Tier 3: So You're Saying There's a Chance?
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Northern Kentucky: Drew McDonald is the best big guy you don't know about. The 6'8" senior forward is averaging 19.2 points and 10.1 rebounds, and he shoots 43% from three. Get him against a small team and he could go off.
FROSH WATCH@DetroitMBB Hosts Cleveland State On Thursday On Military Appreciation Night--detroittitans.com
These are the top 10 freshman performers in college basketball.
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3. ANTOINE DAVIS, Detroit
Key stats: 27.3 ppg, 3.5 apg, 1.0 spg
Antoine Davis missed his first game of the season on Saturday against IUPUI with an undisclosed injury, but he made a strong statement in his lone game this past week by dropping 28 points and knocking down 5-of-7 attempts from beyond the arc. Davis this season is now shooting an effectual 41 percent from the 3-point line and 42.2 percent from the floor, all while recording a usage rate of 36.6, ranking him fourth among all college players.
Horizon Loudon Love C Wright StateFour-game winning streak puts Wright State back in Horizon League race--Dayton Daily News
Horizon Mary Dunn F Youngstown StatePenguins Host Oakland Thursday to Start Second Half of HL Play--ysusports.com
If you haven’t lost in almost a month and have a two-game lead in your league standings, there’s a good chance people have taken notice.Drew McDonald's 30 points rally Northern Kentucky to win over Milwaukee--Cincinnati Enquirer
That’s especially true for Northern Kentucky, which entered The Other Top 25 at 21 this week on the heels of six straight wins and 10 wins in 11 games.
Drew McDonald has established himself as one of the underrated stars of the mid-major world. Last time out against Milwaukee, he scored 30 points on 6-10 shooting from three to go with 13 rebounds and four assists. And that’s a fairly typical performance from him. He’s leading the Horizon League in three-point shooting percentage in conference (50 percent), and ranks fourth in the Horizon in overall scoring average (19.2 ppg) and rebounding (10.1 rpg).
The Norse will get a true road test on Friday at IUPUI. If they can win that, there’s only one real stumbling block left en route to running the table the rest of the way.
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The Other Top 25: Week 12
RANK TEAM RECORD LAST WEEK POINTS ... 21 Northern Kentucky 18-4 NR 57
Titans Downed At UIC--detroittitans.comQuick volley fire hopefully on time: Give us your MidMajor Frosh lineup & also Transfer lineup (grad or whatever), biggest upset of the season so far, and ur 4 picks for Minneapolis atm. Cheers
— MaceoBaller16 (@MaceoBaller16) January 23, 2019
We open things up with a few questions from @MaceoBaller16. For a mid-major freshman starting lineup, I’d go with:
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SG: Antoine Davis (Detroit– 27.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.5 apg, .420/.410/.857)
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Plenty of good names to choose from here, but I feel pretty good about having the perhaps best Pick-and-roll point guard in the country in Pickett being paired with a stud secondary ballhandler who can shoot it in Davis and a roll man in Bassey who can’t be stopped down low.
Side Dishes:Horizon League-leading Northern Kentucky hosts Green Bay on Thursday--Cincinnati Enquirer
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Northern Kentucky is atop the Horizon League, solidifying its position with an 87-65 win over Wisconsin-Green Bay. Seven-foot-1 sophomore reserve Chris Vogt topped his single-digit career high for scoring in the first half and finished with 20 points plus a career-high 14 rebounds and three blocks. The Norse are now 17-4 and two games clear of the field in the Horizon at 7-1.
FROSH WATCHWindy City Up Next For The Titans--detroittitans.com
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3. ANTOINE DAVIS, Detroit
Key stats: 27.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 111.3 ORtg
This is a Frosh Watch record: there has never been a player from a single-bid league to reach as high as No. 3 in our rankings. Antoine Davis, who won FOTW two weeks ago, is flirting with history. Few players have ever averaged 27.0 points or more as a freshman. What's more, Davis has 91 3-pointers in 19 games. Barring injury, he's going to be the record holder for most treys by a freshman in D-I history. Can he catch Stephen Curry's all-time record of 162?
...NKU plays host to talented Green Bay in regionally televised Horizon League clash on Thursday night--Northern Kentucky Tribune
Also receiving votes: Saint Mary’s 35, Old Dominion 31, Georgia State 30, Northern Kentucky 29, Jacksonville State 27, Loyola University Chicago 20, Stony Brook 19, UC Irvine 17, Charleston 9, Loyola Marymount 7, Montana 6, Bowling Green 4, Dayton 2.
