Antoine Davis

Davis was born in Bloomington, Indiana, where his father, Mike Davis, was a member of the Indiana Hoosiers basketball coaching staff under Bob Knight.{{cite web |last1=Quinn |first1=Brendan |title=The backward lives of Mike and Antoine Davis |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/667371/2018/11/21/the-backward-lives-of-mike-and-antoine-davis/ |website=The Athletic |access-date=December 2, 2019 |date=November 21, 2018}} He started training for basketball at age 12 and worked with well-known coach John Lucas II in Houston, Texas.{{cite magazine |last1=Fuchs |first1=Jeremy |title=Under the Tutelage of His Dad, Antoine Davis Has Been One of the Nation's Biggest Surprises |magazine=Sports Illustrated |url=https://www.si.com/college/2018/12/12/detroit-mercy-titans-antoine-davis-father-mike-coach |access-date=December 2, 2019 |date=December 12, 2018}} 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.{{cite magazine |last1=Wertheim |first1=Jon |title=Detroit Mercy Star Antoine Davis Out to Prove There's Not Just One Way to the NBA |magazine=Sports Illustrated |url=https://www.si.com/college/2019/06/03/antoine-davis-detroit-mercy-mike-davis-nba |access-date=December 2, 2019 |date=June 3, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Lage |first1=Larry |title=Detroit Mercy's Davis breaks Curry's freshman 3-point record |publisher=Associated Press |date=March 1, 2019 |url=https://apnews.com/427e963352284113ba232ddd8fdad85c |access-date=December 3, 2019}} Davis played for Houston Hoops on the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) circuit and averaged 23 points per game as a senior for HHA.{{cite web |title=Antoine Davis |url=https://detroittitans.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/antoine-davis/4925 |publisher=University of Detroit Mercy Athletics |access-date=December 3, 2019}} A consensus three-star recruit, he was considered undersized, at {{convert|6|ft|1|in|m|2}} and {{convert|150|lbs|kg|0}}, and did not receive offers from any major NCAA Division I programs.{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Kerry |title=Antoine Davis Joins Duke's Zion Williamson as CBB's Other Unstoppable Freshman |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2816937-antoine-davis-joins-dukes-zion-williamson-as-cbbs-other-unstoppable-freshman |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=December 3, 2019 |date=January 24, 2019}} After originally signing with Houston, Davis walked on to Detroit Mercy, where his father had been appointed head coach.

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. 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. 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.{{cite news |last1=Paul |first1=Tony |title=Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis (26.1 ppg) says he'll be back next season |work=The Detroit News |date=March 6, 2019 |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2019/03/06/detroit-mercys-antoine-davis-26-1-ppg-says-hell-back-next-season/3089591002/ |access-date=December 3, 2019}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Grau |first1=Hal |title=Coach's Corner: Coach's All-America Team is a little different |work=The Frederick News-Post |date=April 14, 2019 |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/collegiate/coach-s-corner-coach-s-all-america-team-is-a/article_fb83b24a-78d8-502d-bff1-6f980f4eac2e.html |access-date=December 3, 2019}}

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.{{cite news |title=Saturday's state basketball: Davis scores season-high 43 in Detroit Mercy's 90–88 victory |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2020/02/29/antoine-davis-scores-season-high-43-detroit-mercys-90-88-victory/4915321002/ |access-date=March 3, 2020 |work=The Detroit News |date=February 29, 2020}} Davis was named to the First Team All-Horizon League at the conclusion of the regular season.{{cite news |last1=Boyle |first1=John |title=Wright State's Love named Horizon League Player of the Year |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/wright-state-love-named-horizon-league-player-the-year/e3vNuUpUfHZitqXAdJmVxK/ |access-date=March 3, 2020 |work=Dayton Daily News |date=March 2, 2020}} He led the league in scoring with 24.3 points per game while also averaged 4.5 assists per game.{{cite web |title=Davis Finishes Top 10 In Nation In Five Categories |url=https://detroittitans.com/news/2020/3/31/mens-basketball-davis-finishes-top-10-in-nation-in-five-categories.aspx |website=Detroit Titans |access-date=April 3, 2020 |date=March 31, 2020}}

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.{{cite news|title=UDM's Antoine Davis scores 46 (3 off program record) in first DI men's postseason game of season |website=Detroit News|date=February 25, 2021 |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2021/02/25/antoine-davis-scores-46-detroit-mercy-wins-first-di-mens-postseason-game-season/6821572002/|access-date=February 26, 2021}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Crawford |first1=Kirkland |title=Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis, Oakland's Jamal Cain: Horizon League co-Players of the Year |work=Detroit Free Press |date=February 28, 2022 |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2022/02/28/detroit-mercy-antoine-davis-oakland-jamal-cain-horizon-league-players-year/9320576002/ |access-date=February 28, 2022}} After that season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal, signaling an intent to explore other options for his final season of athletic eligibility.{{efn|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.}}{{cite news |first=Jeff |last=Borzello |title=Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis, No. 22 scorer in college basketball history, to enter transfer portal |date=April 14, 2022 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33738438/detroit-mercy-antoine-davis-no-22-scorer-college-basketball-history-enter-transfer-portal |website=ESPN.com |access-date=April 23, 2022}} However, he remained open to returning to UDM for his final season, listing it as one of his five finalists on April 24.{{cite web|url=https://thespun.com/college-hoops/star-transfer-antoine-davis-is-down-to-5-schools |title=Star Transfer Antoine Davis Is Down To 5 Schools |first=Matt |last=Hladik |website=The Spun |date=April 24, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022}} On May 9, he announced that he was returning to UDM.{{cite web|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2022/05/09/hes-back-after-exploring-transfer-antoine-davis-stick-detroit-mercy/9703409002/ |title=Detroit Mercy scoring king Antoine Davis won't transfer, after all, after landing NIL deal |first=Tony |last=Paul |website=Detroit News |date=May 9, 2022 |access-date=May 21, 2022}}

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.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35160437/antoine-davis-becomes-horizon-league-all-leading-scorer |title=Antoine Davis becomes Horizon League's all-time leading scorer |agency=Associated Press |website=ESPN.com |date=December 1, 2022 |access-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202202043/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35160437/antoine-davis-becomes-horizon-league-all-leading-scorer |url-status=live }} Nine days later, Davis became the 11th Division I men's player with 3,000 career points.{{cite news |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2022/12/11/saturdays-state-basketball-davis-scores-3000th-point-but-udm-falls-in-ot/69718244007/ |title=Saturday's state basketball: Davis scores 3,000th point but UDM falls in OT |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=The Detroit News |date=December 10, 2022 |access-date=December 11, 2022 |archive-date=December 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211091642/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2022/12/11/saturdays-state-basketball-davis-scores-3000th-point-but-udm-falls-in-ot/69718244007/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35447528/detroit-mercy-antoine-davis-sets-ncaa-career-3-point-record |title=Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis sets NCAA D-I career 3-point record |first=Myron |last=Medcalf |website=ESPN.com |date=January 14, 2023 |access-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-date=January 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114235310/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35447528/detroit-mercy-antoine-davis-sets-ncaa-career-3-point-record |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35496894/detroit-mercy-antoine-davis-now-no-2-ncaa-scoring-list |title=Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis No. 2 on NCAA D-I scoring list |first=Myron |last=Medcalf |website=ESPN.com |date=January 21, 2023 |access-date=January 24, 2023}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://detroittitans.com/news/2023/2/27/davis-repeats-as-horizon-league-player-of-the-year.aspx |title=Davis Repeats As Horizon League Player Of The Year |website=DetroitTitans.com |date=February 27, 2023 |access-date=February 27, 2023}} Davis finished his career with 3,664 points, three points shy of the all-time scoring record held by Maravich.{{cite news|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2023/03/02/detroit-mercys-davis-comes-up-three-points-short-of-maravichs-scoring-record/69963182007/ |title=So close! Detroit Mercy's Davis falls three points shy of Maravich's scoring record |newspaper=The Detroit News |first=Tony |last=Paul |date=March 6, 2023 |access-date=March 6, 2023}}

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Davis joined the Portland Trail Blazers for the 2023 NBA Summer League{{cite web|title=Trail Blazers Announce NBA 2K24 NBA Summer League 2023 Roster|url=https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/trail-blazers-announce-nba-2k24-nba-summer-league-2023-roster|website=NBA.com|date=June 30, 2023|access-date=October 4, 2023}} and on October 2, 2023, he signed with them.{{cite web|title=Trail Blazers Sign Five Players|url=https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/trail-blazers-sign-five-players|website=NBA.com|date=October 2, 2023|access-date=October 4, 2023}} However, he was waived on October 10{{cite web|title=Trail Blazers Sign George Conditt|url=https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/trail-blazers-sign-george-conditt|website=NBA.com|date=October 10, 2023|access-date=October 11, 2023}} and on October 30, he joined the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League.{{cite tweet|first=Casey|last=Holdahl|title=The @ripcityremix begin training camp for their {{as written|ina|gural [sic]}} season today at the @trailblazers practice facility. Here's who they're taking into camp...|number=1719017456981696590|user=CHold|date=October 30, 2023|access-date=November 12, 2023}}

On October 18, 2024, Davis signed with the Sacramento Kings,{{cite web|title=Kings Announce Roster Moves|url=https://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-announce-roster-moves-2|website=NBA.com|date=October 18, 2024|access-date=October 20, 2024}} but was waived that day.{{cite web|first=Arthur|last=Hill|title=Kings Waive Antoine Davis, Shareef O’Neal, Drew Timme|url=https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2024/10/kings-waive-antoine-davis-shareef-oneal-drew-timme.html|website=HoopsRumors.com|date=October 19, 2024|access-date=October 20, 2024}} On October 27, he joined the Stockton Kings.{{cite web|title=Stockton Kings Announce 2024-25 Training Camp Roster|url=https://stockton.gleague.nba.com/news/stockton-kings-announce-2024-25-training-camp-roster|website=NBA.com|date=October 27, 2024|access-date=October 27, 2024}}

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19

| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Mercy

| 30 || 29 || 37.4 || .400 || .380 || .857 || 3.1 || 3.6 || .9 || .0 || 26.1

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20

| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Mercy

| 30 || 30 || 36.7 || .380 || .324 || .901 || 3.1 || 4.5 || 1.7 || .1 || 24.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21

| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Mercy

| 22 || 22 || 38.5 || .424 || .372 || .917 || 2.9 || 4.8 || 1.5 || .0 || 24.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22

| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Mercy

| 29 || 29 || 37.0 || .429 || .379 || .882 || 3.6 || 4.4 || 1.0 || .0 || 23.9

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23

| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Mercy

| 33 || 33 || 37.4 || .414 || .412 || .907 || 3.0 || 3.6 || 1.2 || .1 || style="background:#cfecec;" |28.2*

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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 144 || 143 || 37.3 || .408 || .375 || .892 || 3.2 || 4.1 || 1.3 || .0 || 25.4

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Davis' 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.{{cite web |title=Mike Davis |url=https://detroittitans.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/mike-davis-jr-/1017 |publisher=University of Detroit Mercy Athletics |access-date=December 3, 2019}} Davis' older brother, Mike Davis Jr., is an assistant coach for Detroit Mercy.{{cite web |last1=Quinn |first1=Brendan |title=Detroit Mercy's Mike Davis Jr., and a season of hope after his stroke |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1295342/2019/10/21/detroit-mercys-mike-davis-jr-and-a-season-of-hope-after-his-stroke/ |website=The Athletic |access-date=December 3, 2019 |date=October 21, 2019}}

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