Antoine Davis

Antoine Davis (born October 3, 1998) is an American college basketball player for the Detroit Mercy Titans of the Horizon League.

Antoine Davis
No. 0 – Detroit Mercy Titans
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueHorizon League
Personal information
Born (1998-10-03) October 3, 1998
Bloomington, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolHomeschool Christian Youth
(Houston, Texas)
CollegeDetroit Mercy (2018–present)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

Davis was born in Bloomington, Indiana, where his father, Mike Davis, was a member of the Indiana Hoosiers basketball coaching staff under Bob Knight.[1] He started training for basketball at age 12 and worked with well-known coach John Lucas II in Houston, Texas.[2] In part to continue his partnership with Lucas, he was homeschooled from seventh grade through high school and played basketball for the Homeschool Christian Youth Association (HCYA), a private homeschool support organization based in Houston.[3][4] Davis played for Houston Hoops on the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) circuit and averaged 23 points per game as a senior for HCYA.[5] A consensus three-star recruit, he was considered undersized, at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 150 pounds (68 kg), and did not receive offers from any major NCAA Division I programs.[6] After originally signing with Houston, Davis walked on to Detroit Mercy, where his father had been appointed head coach.[1]

College career

Davis scored 32 points in his debut for Detroit Mercy against Western Michigan. He had 42 points against Loyola (MD) several weeks later, setting a Detroit freshman record.[2] Davis scored 48 points in a win over Wright State, hitting 10-of-15 three-pointers. In the season finale, Davis scored 30 points versus Northern Kentucky, and the Titans finished 11–20. Davis finished the season with 132 three-pointers, surpassing the freshman record of 122 set by Stephen Curry. He became the first freshman to be named to the First Team All-Horizon League team since Gordon Hayward.[3] Davis had 23 games in which he scored 20 or more points, and his 784 points was one behind Rashad Phillips' single-season school record 785 points in the 2000–01 season.[7] Davis was the third-leading scorer in NCAA Division I with 26.1 points per game, to go with 3.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.[8]

On February 29, 2020, Davis scored a season-high 43 points including two clinching free throws with 5.3 seconds remaining in a 90–88 victory over IUPUI.[9] Davis was named to the First Team All-Horizon League at the conclusion of the regular season.[10] He led the league in scoring with 24.3 points per game while also averaged 4.5 assists per game.[11]

Davis passed the 2,000 career point mark on February 25, 2021 in a semifinal Horizon League Tournament game against Robert Morris. Davis scored 46 points, three shy of the school's single-game scoring mark, while connecting on 10 three-pointers.[12]

Davis was named the 2022 Horizon League co-Player of the Year alongside Jamal Cain of Oakland. Davis also became the first player in Horizon League history to be named to the First Team All-Conference in four straight seasons.[13] After that season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal, signaling an intent to explore other options for his final season of athletic eligibility.[lower-alpha 1][14] However, he remained open to returning to UDM for his final season, listing it as one of his five finalists on April 24.[15]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Detroit Mercy 302937.4.400.380.8573.13.60.90.026.1
2019–20 Detroit Mercy 303036.7.380.324.9013.14.51.70.124.3
2020–21 Detroit Mercy 222238.5.424.372.9172.94.81.50.024.0
2021–22 Detroit Mercy 292937.0.429.379.8823.64.41.00.023.9
Career 11111037.3.406.364.8873.24.31.30.024.6

Personal life

Davis' father, Mike Davis, is currently the head basketball coach at Detroit Mercy. Mike has coached various NCAA Division I teams, including Indiana, where he was an assistant to legendary coach Bob Knight before succeeding him.[16] Davis' older brother, Mike Davis Jr., is an assistant coach for Detroit Mercy.[17]

See also

Footnotes
  1. Normally, Davis would have exhausted his athletic eligibility after the 2021–22 season. However, the NCAA has ruled that the 2020–21 season, which was extensively disrupted by COVID-19, would not be counted against the eligibility of any basketball player.

References
  1. Quinn, Brendan (November 21, 2018). "The backward lives of Mike and Antoine Davis". The Athletic. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  2. Fuchs, Jeremy (December 12, 2018). "Under the Tutelage of His Dad, Antoine Davis Has Been One of the Nation's Biggest Surprises". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  3. Wertheim, Jon (June 3, 2019). "Detroit Mercy Star Antoine Davis Out to Prove There's Not Just One Way to the NBA". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  4. Lage, Larry (March 1, 2019). "Detroit Mercy's Davis breaks Curry's freshman 3-point record". Associated Press. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  5. "Antoine Davis". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  6. Miller, Kerry (January 24, 2019). "Antoine Davis Joins Duke's Zion Williamson as CBB's Other Unstoppable Freshman". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  7. Paul, Tony (March 6, 2019). "Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis (26.1 ppg) says he'll be back next season". The Detroit News. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  8. Grau, Hal (April 14, 2019). "Coach's Corner: Coach's All-America Team is a little different". Frederick News Post. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  9. "Saturday's state basketball: Davis scores season-high 43 in Detroit Mercy's 90–88 victory". The Detroit News. February 29, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  10. Boyle, John (March 2, 2020). "Wright State's Love named Horizon League Player of the Year". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  11. "Davis Finishes Top 10 In Nation In Five Categories". Detroit Titans. March 31, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  12. "UDM's Antoine Davis scores 46 (3 off program record) in first DI men's postseason game of season". Detroit News. February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  13. Crawford, Kirkland (February 28, 2022). "Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis, Oakland's Jamal Cain: Horizon League co-Players of the Year". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  14. Borzello, Jeff (April 14, 2022). "Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis, No. 22 scorer in college basketball history, to enter transfer portal". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  15. Hladik, Matt (April 24, 2022). "Star Transfer Antoine Davis Is Down To 5 Schools". The Spun. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  16. "Mike Davis". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  17. Quinn, Brendan (October 21, 2019). "Detroit Mercy's Mike Davis Jr., and a season of hope after his stroke". The Athletic. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
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