Men’s basketball: Another one
Kyle Davis is leaving the Utah State men’s basketball team. The announcement came on Tuesday from head coach Stew Morrill after rumors involving Davis leaving surfaced last Thursday.
“Kyle did a good job in his year at Utah State,” Morrill said. “We will work hard to fill the opening created by his departure.”
Davis was the third player to announce his departure since the end of the season, joining center Jordan Stone and guard Danny Berger. With five seniors on last season’s team – Sean Harris, Preston Medlin, Spencer Butterfield, Tenale Roland and Jarred Shaw – the basketball team has lost eight players since March 13.
Davis led the team in blocks with 39 on the season after missing three games due to a knee injury. Davis was second on the team in rebounds with 7.6 per game and averaged 9.1 points per game, making him fourth on the team in scoring.
Since graduating from Alta High School in Draper, Utah, Davis went on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and played the 2012-13 season at Southern Utah University. Wherever Davis goes to play next will be his third team in three years.
With Davis leaving, there will be two players who saw more than 10 minutes per game for the Aggies in the 2013-14 season returning for the 2014-15 season. They are Jalen Moore, who averaged 17.5 minutes per game, and Marcel Davis, who averaged 17.
USU will reload with junior college transfers and freshmen next season. The 2013-14 season was the Aggies’ first in the Mountain West, and they finished 7-11 in conference and 18-14 overall.
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