Antoine Davis, 3 points from NCAA record, reacts to backlash
INDIANAPOLIS (BVM) 鈥� Detroit Mercy鈥檚 Antoine Davis has ended his college basketball career with 3,664 points. The Titan landed four points shy of breaking Pete Maravich鈥檚 NCAA all-time Division I scoring record of 3,667 鈥� which was set with the LSU Tigers in 1970.听
Davis, a 6-foot-1, 24-year-old guard, on March 2 in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament against Youngstown State. Since his final attempt at the record, Davis has been receiving a ton of hate across his social media 鈥� simply because fans are claiming that Davis didn鈥檛 deserve the coveted college basketball record anyways.听
鈥淢y career can鈥檛 and won鈥檛 be taken away from me,鈥� 鈥淚f people were in my shoes, they would feel the same way. It鈥檚 weird how people are moving about this.鈥澨�
Davis is seemingly discouraged that fans are trying to disqualify his career point total through the likes of these facts:听
– Maravich set the NCAA career scoring record in three seasons while Davis spent 5 years playing college basketball .听
– Davis has played in while Maravich played in just 鈥� meaning Davis had 61 more opportunities to break the record.听
– Maravich averaged 44.2 points throughout his career while Davis averaged far less at 25.4.听
– Maravich didn鈥檛 have the benefit of the 3-point shot since the . Davis鈥檚 3-pointers have totaled
– Unlike Davis, Maravich didn鈥檛 have the benefit of the shot clock.听
Many were also quick to point out that Maravich couldn’t play on the varsity team as a freshman due to then-NCAA rules. So, Maravich鈥檚 career total would look more like thanks to his 741 points as a freshman.听
But on Davis鈥� side, some could argue that he鈥檚 faced stiffer competition. It鈥檚 been more than five decades since Maravich played at LSU, and today, players are arguably bigger, better and stronger. At the very least, Davis should always be in the conversation as one of the greatest scorers in college basketball history simply because no one has gotten nearly as close to Maravich鈥檚 record.听
For the 2022-23 season, Davis is the (28.2 points per game). The so it鈥檚 no surprise why they didn鈥檛 qualify for the NCAA tourney or NIT.
Notably, the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) almost gave Detroit Mercy a chance to be among the 16 teams in the tournament But, 听
Overall, Davis will likely stay as the No. 2 scorer in NCAA D-I men鈥檚 basketball history for quite some time. Davis seems hopeful for his NBA career and will likely pass on his shooting skills as a coach after a pro career.听
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— Antoine Davis馃 (@Youngdvs13)
