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Antoine Davis was a three-pointer at the horn short of matching \u201cPistol\u201d Pete Maravich for the all-time NCAA points record.<\/p>\n
In their quarterfinal matchup against Youngstown State, Detroit-Mercy\u2019s star guard Antoine Davis saw double teams for essentially the entirety of the game. He struggled throughout the night, as it was apparent Youngstown State was willing to allow someone else to send them home.<\/p>\n
An underdog in the game, the Titans held the lead for much of the game, even leading by seven with ten minutes to go. Only scoring 7 points in the first half, Davis would eventually see some shots fall in the second half, finishing the game with 22 points on 7-25 shooting.<\/p>\n
Throughout the season, Davis has been very grateful for his position in college basketball history. He echoed similar sentiments tonight. \u201cIt\u2019s just a special feeling. I don\u2019t take any of this for granted at all. I\u2019m thankful for this. Blessed. I still feel like I\u2019m the best scorer of my generation. Nobody can take that from me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also, notably, Davis fell three three-point field goals short of Steph Curry\u2019s single-season record. (Liberty\u2019s Darius McGhee is still a threat to break this record, sitting at 148, 14 behind Curry\u2019s record.)<\/p>\n
Davis\u2019s hopes are not entirely dead yet. The College Basketball Invitational, or CBI, could extend an invite to Detroit-Mercy. \u201cI would love to play in the CBI, NIT, something,\u201d Davis said. \u201cNot even for the record, just to go out on a better note.\u201d His coach and father, Mike Davis, said, \u201cIf they want to play, we\u2019ll play. If they don\u2019t want to play and it\u2019s time to move on, we won\u2019t play.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although falling short of the record tonight, Antoine Davis\u2019s incredible career should be celebrated. He has had his number retired by Detroit-Mercy, after his final regular season game. He will likely be enshrined as a college basketball Hall of Famer. When asked about his basketball career at Detroit-Mercy, Davis commented how special it was. \u201cI had the opportunity to play for my dad. I was a couple of points short of the record. God knows what he\u2019s doing.\u201d<\/p>\n
The discourse around Davis\u2019s march to the all-time scoring record has detractors. Some quickly point out that the extra COVID year Davis received gave him an advantage. Also, Maravich set his career total in a ridiculous three seasons. However, Maravich averaged almost eighteen more shots per game in his career than Davis.<\/p>\n
Davis has his eyes set on the NBA. When asked what he can provide at the next level, Davis said, \u201cThey will get a great shooter, and in my opinion, a scorer, and just somebody that listens and knows the game. Most importantly, I am someone with a chip on their shoulder.\u201d<\/p>\n
Regardless of where Davis ends up next, he has left his mark on the sport as one of the best scorers in history.<\/p>\n
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