Antoine Davis (born October 3, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Detroit Mercy Titans. He was twice named the Horizon League Player of the Year, a five-time All-Horizon League First Team selection, and finished his career as NCAA Division I's second all-time leading scorer with 3,664 points and all-time three-point shot maker.
| No. 0 – Stockton Kings | |
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| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 3, 1998 Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Houston Homeschool Athletics (Houston, Texas) |
| College | Detroit Mercy (2018–2023) |
| NBA draft | 2023: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2023–present |
| Career history | |
| 2023–2024 | Rip City Remix |
| 2024–present | Stockton Kings |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life
editDavis 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 Houston Homeschool Athletics (aka HHA Mavericks, fka SATCH Mavericks), 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 HHA.[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
editDavis 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 NCAA 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.[a][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] On May 9, he announced that he was returning to UDM.[16]
During his final season at UDM in 2022–23, he reached several statistical milestones. First, on December 1, 2022, he became the Horizon League's all-time leading scorer, passing Alfredrick Hughes of Loyola Chicago.[17] Nine days later, Davis became the 11th Division I men's player with 3,000 career points.[18] Davis' next milestone came on January 14, 2023, when he passed Wofford's Fletcher Magee for the most career three-pointers in D-I men's history.[19] Davis has since moved into second place on the all-time D-I men's scoring list behind LSU great Pete Maravich, passing Portland State's Freeman Williams on January 21, 2023.[20] On February 27, 2023, Davis repeated as the Horizon League Player of the Year. In the process he became the first player in league history to be named to the all-league first team five times.[21] Davis finished his career with 3,664 points, three points shy of the all-time scoring record held by Maravich.[22]
Professional career
editRip City Remix (2023–2024)
editAfter going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Davis joined the Portland Trail Blazers for the 2023 NBA Summer League[23] and on October 2, 2023, he signed with them.[24] However, he was waived on October 10[25] and on October 30, he joined the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League.[26]
Stockton Kings (2024–present)
editOn October 18, 2024, Davis signed with the Sacramento Kings,[27] but was waived that day.[28] On October 27, he joined the Stockton Kings.[29]
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
| * | Led NCAA Division I |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Detroit Mercy | 30 | 29 | 37.4 | .400 | .380 | .857 | 3.1 | 3.6 | .9 | .0 | 26.1 |
| 2019–20 | Detroit Mercy | 30 | 30 | 36.7 | .380 | .324 | .901 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.7 | .1 | 24.3 |
| 2020–21 | Detroit Mercy | 22 | 22 | 38.5 | .424 | .372 | .917 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 1.5 | .0 | 24.0 |
| 2021–22 | Detroit Mercy | 29 | 29 | 37.0 | .429 | .379 | .882 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 1.0 | .0 | 23.9 |
| 2022–23 | Detroit Mercy | 33 | 33 | 37.4 | .414 | .412 | .907 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .1 | 28.2* |
| Career | 144 | 143 | 37.3 | .408 | .375 | .892 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 1.3 | .0 | 25.4 | |
Personal life
editDavis' father, Mike Davis, is the previous 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.[30] Davis' older brother, Mike Davis Jr., is an assistant coach for Detroit Mercy.[31]
See also
editFootnotes
edit- ^ Normally, Davis would have exhausted his athletic eligibility after the 2021–22 season. However, the NCAA 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
edit- ^ a b Quinn, Brendan (November 21, 2018). "The backward lives of Mike and Antoine Davis". The Athletic. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Lage, Larry (March 1, 2019). "Detroit Mercy's Davis breaks Curry's freshman 3-point record". Associated Press. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Antoine Davis". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ Miller, Kerry (January 24, 2019). "Antoine Davis Joins Duke's Zion Williamson as CBB's Other Unstoppable Freshman". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Grau, Hal (April 14, 2019). "Coach's Corner: Coach's All-America Team is a little different". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Boyle, John (March 2, 2020). "Wright State's Love named Horizon League Player of the Year". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "Davis Finishes Top 10 In Nation In Five Categories". Detroit Titans. March 31, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hladik, Matt (April 24, 2022). "Star Transfer Antoine Davis Is Down To 5 Schools". The Spun. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ Paul, Tony (May 9, 2022). "Detroit Mercy scoring king Antoine Davis won't transfer, after all, after landing NIL deal". Detroit News. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "Antoine Davis becomes Horizon League's all-time leading scorer". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 1, 2022. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "Saturday's state basketball: Davis scores 3,000th point but UDM falls in OT". The Detroit News. Associated Press. December 10, 2022. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ Medcalf, Myron (January 14, 2023). "Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis sets NCAA D-I career 3-point record". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ Medcalf, Myron (January 21, 2023). "Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis No. 2 on NCAA D-I scoring list". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ^ "Davis Repeats As Horizon League Player Of The Year". DetroitTitans.com. February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ Paul, Tony (March 6, 2023). "So close! Detroit Mercy's Davis falls three points shy of Maravich's scoring record". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ "Trail Blazers Announce NBA 2K24 NBA Summer League 2023 Roster". NBA.com. June 30, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Trail Blazers Sign Five Players". NBA.com. October 2, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Trail Blazers Sign George Conditt". NBA.com. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ Holdahl, Casey [@CHold] (October 30, 2023). "The @ripcityremix begin training camp for their inagural [sic] season today at the @trailblazers practice facility. Here's who they're taking into camp..." (Tweet). Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Kings Announce Roster Moves". NBA.com. October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ Hill, Arthur (October 19, 2024). "Kings Waive Antoine Davis, Shareef O'Neal, Drew Timme". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ "Stockton Kings Announce 2024-25 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 27, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ "Mike Davis". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ 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.