At this point in his career, Eric Davis Jr. anticipated that he’d be playing for a paycheck — reasonable aspirations for a former four-star prospect out of the talent factory that is Saginaw, Michigan.
Rather, Davis’ third season away from the high school ranks is being spent as a junior for the Texas Longhorns. Given the circumstances surrounding the program right now, that’s ideal news for Shaka Smart, who has endured his share of roster turnover since taking over in Austin ahead of the 2015-16 season. During a week that came accompanied with the news that star guard Andrew Jones has been diagnosed with leukemia and fellow guard Kerwin Roach II is out indefinitely with a fractured left hand, Davis continued his recent rise and put forth his best effort as a Longhorn to date.