Nike #HLMBB Players of the Week (March 2)
INDIANAPOLIS – Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis averaged 34.5 points per game, including a 43-point performance in the regular season finale to earn Nike® #HLMBB Player of the Week. Amari Davis of Green Bay earns his 10th Nike® #HLMBB Freshman of the Week honor after averaging 12.0 points and 6.0 rebounds to help the Phoenix earn the No. 3 seed at the Horizon League Basketball Championships and a first-round bye as the Horizon League announced its final men’s basketball weekly honors on Monday.
#HLMBB Player of the Week
Antoine Davis | Detroit Mercy | Sophomore | Guard | Birmingham, Ala.
Davis ended his sophomore campaign in a big way averaging 34.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals in the final two games of the season. The sophomore shot 47.9 percent from the field (23-48), 37.5 percent from 3-point range (9-24) and 82.3 percent from the line (14-17). He started the week with 26 points, five assists and tying his career high with five steals at UIC. Davis then put on a show in the regular season finale with a season-high 43 points hitting 15-of-28 from the field with six 3-pointers in the win at IUPUI. The 43 points was the most by a Horizon League player in game this season. It was his third career 40-point game and in two seasons, he has 1,513 career points, 13th in school history and 233 triples.
#HLMBB Freshman of the Week
Amari Davis | Green Bay | Freshman | Guard | Trotwood, Ohio
Davis made it a perfect 10 on #HLMBB Freshman of the Week awards as he once again was key to the Phoenix’s success, averaging 12.0 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game to help GB earn the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship. The Phoenix knocked off Youngstown State 102-92, with Davis scoring 15 points, which served as the ultimate battle for the top-three seed. The Trotwood, Ohio, native then had nine points against Cleveland State, finishing 9-for-20 on the week and playing 30 minutes in each game. Davis is second on GB in scoring with 15.8 points per game, and has scored the second-most points in program history as a freshman and the fifth-most in HL history.
2019-20 Nike® #HLMBB Players of the Week
November 11 – Daniel Oladapo, Oakland
November 18 – Marcus Burk, IUPUI
November 25 – Dantez Walton, Northern Kentucky
December 2 – Dantez Walton, Northern Kentucky
December 9 – Dantez Walton, Northern Kentucky
December 16 – Tyler Sharpe, Northern Kentucky
December 23 – JayQuan McCloud, Green Bay
December 31 – Loudon Love, Wright State
January 6 – Torrey Patton, Cleveland State
January 13 – Te’Jon Lucas, Milwaukee
January 20 – Tyler Sharpe, Northern Kentucky
January 27 – Marcus Burk, IUPUI
February 3 – Rashad Williams, Oakland
February 10 – Te’Jon Lucas, Milwaukee
February 17 – Xavier Hill-Mais, Oakland & Loudon Love, Wright State
February 24 – Xavier Hill-Mais, Oakland
March 2 – Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
2019-20 Nike® #HLMBB Freshmen of the Week
November 11 – Amari Davis, Green Bay
November 18 – Mike DePersia, IUPUI
November 25 – Grant Basile, Wright State
December 2 – Amari Davis, Green Bay
December 9 – Amari Davis, Green Bay
December 16 – Amari Davis, Green Bay
December 23 – Tanner Holden, Wright State
December 31 – Blake Lampman, Oakland
January 6 – Amari Davis, Green Bay
January 13 – Blake Lampman, Oakland
January 20 – Amari Davis, Green Bay
January 27 – Tanner Holden, Wright State
February 3 – Amari Davis, Green Bay
February 10 – Amari Davis, Green Bay
February 17 – Amari Davis, Green Bay
February 24 – Hugo Ferreira, Cleveland State
March 2 – Amari Davis, Green Bay