Motor City's Antoine Davis Motoring Toward Career Scoring Leader Pistol Pete

January 8th, 2023 - 12:04

Detroit senior graduate guard Antoine Davis, benefiting from an extra year of eligibility because of pandemic considerations, is averaging at least 23.9 ppg for the fifth straight season. Previously, Tennessee's Allan Houston was the only player to average more than 20 points per game all four campaigns while playing under his father. Two years ago, Davis joined legendary Pete Maravich (Louisiana State) as the only players in NCAA history to average at least 24 ppg in three seasons playing under his coaching father. Maravich, the NCAA's all-time scoring leader, competed in an era when freshmen were ineligible. If Davis participates in two Horizon League Tournament contests, the nation's all-time leader in three-point field goals would need to average 31.7 ppg the remainder of the campaign to surpass Maravich's career total of 3,667 points.

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. Four seasons ago, Davis and Tres Tinkle (Oregon State) joined the following list of highest single-season scoring averages for a son playing under his father: