Mike Davis at DetroitFrosh Watch: East Carolina's Jayden Gardner wins Freshman of the Week honors after absurd 35-and-20 performances--CBS Sports
Last season: 8–24 overall, 4–14 in the Horizon League, 319th in KenPom
This season: 8–10 overall, 5–1 in the Horizon League, 203rd in KenPom
Don’t let the Titans’ losing record fool you—despite taking their lumps during the nation’s 35th-hardest non-conference schedule, this is a team with very legitimate NCAA tournament hopes. With his son, freshman guard Antoine Davis, playing with the greenest of lights (he takes a whopping 40.0% of Detroit’s shots while on the floor, averaging 27.7 points per game and making 42.1% of his threes), the onetime Indiana coach has already guided the Titans past last season’s league-low win total in conference play, giving them worst-to-first hopes. The next hurdle will be getting past league favorite Northern Kentucky, who dealt Detroit its lone Horizon League loss so far, by 22 points.
4. ANTOINE DAVIS, Detroit
Key stats: 27.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 112.2 KenPom ORtg
In most weeks, Antoine Davis would be a shoo-in to be Frosh of the Week: He scored 29 points in a win over Green Bay on Thursday, then followed it up on Saturday with a 32 point outburst in a win over Milwaukee. Gardner simply went full-blown heat check to steal it from him. In any case, Davis' season-long steadiness and consistency has earned him a spot full-time in the Frosh Watch. He leads all freshmen in points scored per game and is getting his buckets on an efficient diet of 2-pointers and 3-point field goals; he's shooting 42.3 percent from the field and 42.1 percent from 3-point range through 18 games on the season. And as a bonus, Detroit Mercy is turning a corner: The Titans have won five of their last six games after a shaky 3-9 start to the season.
Titans Announce Addition of Transfer Rebekah Justice--detroittitans.com
Oakland men’s basketball defeats Green Bay, 90-78--Oakland Post
Milwaukee Starts Weekend Away At Oakland--mkepanthers.com
@NKUNorseMBB game time at Youngstown State moved to 1 p.m.--nkunorse.com
Horizon League road contest with Cleveland State next up for @NKUNorseMBB--nkunorse.com
Men's Basketball Hosts Wright State Thursday, NKU Game Moved to 1 p.m. Saturday--ysusports.com
Men's Basketball Against NKU Moved to 1 p.m. Saturday--ysusports.com
Women's Basketball Starts Five-Game Homestand Friday vs. Wright State--ysusports.com
#HLWBB Weekly Notebook – January 16--The Horizon League
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