Micah Shrewsberry labels Tae Davis as day-to-day

Micah Shrewsberry revealed forward Tae Davis was day-to-day following Notre Dame’s loss to Florida State. Davis did not play in the 67-58 defeat to the Seminoles.

However, he could return for Monday’s matchup against Boston College. But it remains to be seen after falling funny, as Shrewsberry put it, in practice ahead of the FSU game.

Since it’s a short turnaround before the Boston College game, Davis might still be unavailable.

“He landed funny yesterday and he wanted to play today,” Shrewsberry said. “So he’s day to day, so we’ll see. You know it’s a quick turnaround playing Boston College on Monday. Appreciate that ACC. Last I checked … there’s only two teams in the league that play on one day rest this whole season, right? Not that I went through everybody’s schedule and checked that out to see if anybody else plays on one day rest, but we do and there’s no excuses for us.

“But hopefully he can take the rest of today and tomorrow and be back to help us. If not we got to fight. We got to fight. No excuses. No excuses for us not to go there and fight.”

In 16 games this season, Davis averages 8.3 points per game, 5.8 rebounds per game, 0.8 assists per game and shoots 61% from the floor.

As a member of the Class of 2022, Davis was a three-star recruit out of Indianapolis (Ind.) Warren Central when he committed to Seton Hall, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 5 overall prospect in the state, the No. 39 small forward in the class and the No. 157 overall prospect in the class.

“I think just, like, coach Shrewsberry giving me the opportunity to and believing in me, and my teammates believing in me as well,” Davis said of his early season success. “Just trying to play hard. That’s our motto, just to play hard for each other.”

When Shrewsberry went to Penn State, he tried to recruit Davis — then a 6-foot-6 guard — there, too. Despite being listed as a forward and standing 6-foot-9 now, the first-year Irish coach has always seen him as a guard who can really help a team with the ball in his hands.

“I think he’s just getting more and more confident as it goes,” Shrewsberry said after the Western Michigan game. “I kind of expected this from him.

“He’s getting good at attacking close-outs, he’s reading things, he’s getting to the rim. The next stage for him is, now, develop his playmaking even more. But he’s playing really confident, and we gotta keep him here.”