Nike #HLMBB Players of the Week (February 1)
INDIANAPOLIS – Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis posted back-to-back 20-point performances and added 6.0 assists per game to help the Titans to a weekend sweep on the road to earn Nike® #HLMBB Player of the Week, while Oakland’s Trey Townsend averaged a double-double with 15.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per game including recording a career-best 19 points as the Golden Grizzlies went 2-0 on the road to claim Nike® #HLMBB Freshman of the Week as the Horizon League announced its men’s basketball weekly awards on Monday.
#HLMBB Player of the Week
Antoine Davis | Detroit Mercy | Junior | Guard | Birmingham, Ala.
Davis led the Titans to a weekend sweep at Youngstown State as Detroit Mercy has now won five of their last six games as he averaged 24.5 points, 6.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals. He shot 42.9 percent (18-of-42) from the field and 32.9 percent (9-of-23) from behind the arc. He was the game-high scorer in both games, starting the weekend with 25 points, hitting five 3-pointers, seven assists, three rebounds and three steals on Friday. On Saturday, Davis came back with 24 points, six boards and five helpers including hitting the go-ahead free throws with under a minute to go in the come-from-behind win. It marked the sixth consecutive game that Davis has posted 20 or more points. He is now second in the League in scoring (20.9), free-throw percentage (85.4) and 3-point field goals per game (3.1), while also fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (31.7) and sixth in assists (4.3).
#HLMBB Freshman of the Week
Trey Townsend | Oakland | Freshman | Forward | Oxford, Mich.
Townsend averaged a double-double with 15.0 points and 10.5 rebounds while shooting 60 percent (12-of-20) from the floor to lead the Oakland men’s basketball team to a series sweep at Purdue Fort Wayne. Townsend notched 11 points and a career-best 12 rebounds for his second career double-double in the series opener on Friday. He closed out the weekend adding a career-high 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting along with nine rebounds and two blocks. The native of Oxford, Mich. led the Golden Grizzlies with 21 rebounds, three steals, and two blocks on the weekend.
2020-21 Nike® #HLMBB Players of the Week
November 30 – RayQuawndis Mitchell, UIC
December 7 – Rashad Williams, Oakland
December 14 – Rashad Williams, Oakland & Loudon Love, Wright State
December 21 – D’Moi Hodge, Cleveland State
December 28 – Tanner Holden, Wright State
January 4 – Naz Bohannon, Youngstown State
January 11 – Jarred Godfrey, Purdue Fort Wayne
January 18 – Jalen Moore, Oakland
January 25 – Grant Basile, Wright State
February 1 – Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
2020-21 Nike® #HLMBB Freshmen of the Week
November 30 – Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
December 7 – Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
December 14 – David Böhm, Northern Kentucky
December 21 – Trey Townsend, Oakland
December 28 – Micah Parrish, Oakland
January 4 – Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
January 11 – Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
January 18 – Myles Hunter, Youngstown State
January 25 – Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
February 1 – Trey Townsend, Oakland