Nike #HLMBB Players of the Week (February 21)
INDIANAPOLIS – Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis averaged a League-best 25.5 points per game including a 31-point performance to help the Titans remain unbeaten at home to earn his third Nike® #HLMBB Player of the Week honor of the season, while UIC’s Jace Carter posted three-straight games of double-digit points and shot over 50 percent from 3-point range to collect the Nike® #HLMBB Freshman of the Week award as the Horizon League announced its men’s basketball weekly honors on Monday.
HLMBB Player of the Week
Antoine Davis | Detroit Mercy | Senior | Guard | Birmingham, Ala.
Davis led the Titans to a home sweep to keep the red, white and blue alive for one of the top four seeds in the Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship as he averaged 25.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.5 assists per game in wins over Northern Kentucky and Wright State. The senior started the week by netting a game-high 20 points against the Norse on 7-of-14 shooting including hitting four 3-pointers to go along with three rebounds, two assists and two steals. He followed that game up with his fifth 30-point game of the season and the 25th of his career with 31 points and another four 3-pointers against WSU. For the week, Davis led the League in scoring and finished top-10 in field-goal percentage and 3-point field goal percentage. He now has 2,605 career points, tying former Pistons great and McNeese State standout Joe Dumars for 37th in NCAA history, while his 411 career triples are tied for 16th.
#HLMBB Freshman of the Week
Jace Carter | UIC | Freshman | Guard | Titusville, Fla.
Carter helped the Flames to a 2-1 week including a split of their final road trip of the regular season with three double-figure scoring performances. The freshman began the week tying for a team-high with 12 points on 3-of-5 shooting with two 3-pointers against IUPUI on Monday. He then opened the road trip with a career-high 17 points on a career-best 6-made field goals, including five triples, while bringing in five rebounds at Youngstown State. Carter backed up the performance with 16 points and seven rebounds in an overtime win at RMU. Carter once again finished 6-for-11 from the field but dominated the offensive glass. Five of Carter’s seven rebounds came on the offensive side of the floor. For the weekend, Carter averaged 15.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting 55.6 percent from the floor and 50.0 percent from 3-point range.
2021-22 Nike® #HLMBB Players of the Week
November 15 – Grant Basile, Wright State
November 22 – Jamal Cain, Oakland
November 29 – Jamal Cain, Oakland
December 6 – Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
December 13 – Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky & Dwayne Cohill, Youngstown State
December 20 – D’Moi Hodge, Cleveland State
December 27 – Grant Basile, Wright State
January 3 – Jamal Cain, Oakland
January 10 – Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
January 17 – Kevin Johnson, UIC
January 24 – Tanner Holden, Wright State
January 31 – Michael Akuchie, Youngstown State
February 7 – Grant Basile, Wright State
February 14 – Jamal Cain, Oakland
February 21 – Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
2021-22 Nike® #HLMBB Freshmen of the Week
November 15 – Patrick Baldwin Jr., Milwaukee
November 22 – Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky
November 29 – Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky
December 6 – Patrick Baldwin Jr., Milwaukee
December 13 – Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky
December 20 – Hubie Pivorius, Northern Kentucky
December 27 – AJ Braun, Wright State
January 3 – Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky
January 10 – Kamari McGee, Green Bay
January 17 – Kamari McGee, Green Bay
January 24 – Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky
January 31 – Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky
February 7 – Cade Meyer, Green Bay
February 14 – Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky
February 21 – Jace Carter, UIC