Davis' Struggling Start Impedes Prospect of Producing Points Like Pistol Pete
Detroit guard Antoine Davis has gotten off to an abysmal start this season, hitting only 1/3 of his field-goal attempts and going 4-for-34 from beyond the three-point arc in the Titans' first four games. But if Davis gets shooting stroke back via tutelage from his father (Mike) and increases 18.3-ppg scoring average by 1/3, he could join legendary Pete Maravich (Louisiana State) as the only player in NCAA history to average more than 24 ppg in three seasons playing under his coaching father. Ricky Berry (San Jose State), Allan Houston (Tennessee) and Tony Bennett (Wisconsin-Green Bay) each averaged more than 20 points per game in at least two seasons in six-year span from 1986-87 through 1991-92. Two seasons ago, Davis and Tres Tinkle (Oregon State) and joined the following list of highest single-season scoring averages for a son playing under his father:
- Pete Maravich (44.5 ppg as Louisiana State senior in 1969-70/coach Press Maravich)
- Pete Maravich (44.2 ppg as Louisiana State junior in 1968-69/Press Maravich)
- Pete Maravich (43.8 ppg as Louisiana State sophomore in 1967-68/Press Maravich)
- Doug McDermott (26.7 ppg as Creighton senior in 2013-14/Greg McDermott)
- Greg Goorjian (26.1 ppg as Loyola Marymount senior in 1982-83/Ed Goorjian)
- Antoine Davis (26.1 ppg as Detroit freshman in 2018-19/Mike Davis)
- Antoine Davis (24.3 ppg as Detroit sophomore in 2019-20/Mike Davis)
- Ricky Berry (24.2 ppg as San Jose State senior in 1987-88/Bill Berry)
- Billy Baron (24.1 ppg as Canisius senior in 2013-14/Jim Baron)
- Allan Houston (23.7 ppg as Tennessee sophomore in 1990-91/Wade Houston)
- Doug McDermott (23.2 ppg as Creighton junior in 2012-13/Greg McDermott)
- Doug McDermott (22.9 ppg as Creighton sophomore in 2011-12/Greg McDermott)
- Allan Houston (22.3 ppg as Tennessee senior in 1992-93/Wade Houston)
- Tony Bennett (21.5 ppg as Wisconsin-Green Bay junior in 1990-91/Dick Bennett)
- Allan Houston (21.1 ppg as Tennessee junior in 1991-92/Wade Houston)
- Mark Acres (20.8 ppg as Oral Roberts junior in 1983-84/Dick Acres)
- Tres Tinkle (20.8 ppg as Oregon State junior in 2018-19/Wayne Tinkle)
- Tee Trotter (20.5 ppg as Maryland-Eastern Shore junior in 2002-03/Thomas Trotter)
- Allan Houston (20.3 ppg as Tennessee freshman in 1989-90/Wade Houston)
- Ricky Berry (20.2 ppg as San Jose State junior in 1986-87/Bill Berry)
- Tony Bennett (20.2 ppg as Wisconsin-Green Bay senior in 1991-92/Dick Bennett)