On The Horizon

13. Antoine Davis – Detroit Mercy Titans

2021-22 stats: 23.9 ppg and 4.4 apg

There’s no player in NCAA Basketball that has a greener light than Davis, who after four years is the all-time leading scorer for the Titans. His career average is over 24 ppg and he has a chance to finish in the top 10 all-time after this season. Davis is an elite scorer in the Horizon League and should have a number of 30+ point performances once again.

If Davis averages over 25+ and leads the country in scoring, he might have a chance to make a finalist group. But his team needs to be at the top of the league standings and actually be good in order to have a resume that’s more than gaudy numbers. If that doesn’t change then his odds are low.

Phoenix by Position: front court--Phear The Phoenix
Phoenix Set to Host St. Norbert in First Exhibition of the Season--greenbayphoenix.com

Women's Basketball Set to Host UW-Oshkosh in Exhibition--greenbayphoenix.com

Wright State women’s basketball: Hoffman sees potential in revamped Raiders--Dayton Daily News

YSU’s Barnes excited for year ahead--Warren Tribune Chronicle

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Cleveland State Women’s Basketball To Host Ursuline In Exhibition Contest--csuvikings.com

Antoine Davis Named Preseason Candidate For Bob Cousy Award--detroittitans.com

Veteran NKU men picked to finish first in Horizon League hoops--Link NKY

Wright State basketball: Raiders still have room for improvement in Nagy’s eyes--Dayton Daily News

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Shh! It’s a (Not So) Secret!--HoriZone Roundtable

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Horizon League Media Day Recap and Response--Hoops HD
Amid changing landscape, Oakland's Kampe, Detroit's Davis have no exit plans--Detroit News

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2022-23 Pre-Season CBI/Basketball Classic Bracketology--Happening Hoops

CBI (16 Teams Alphabetical)

American (Patriot)
Bowling Green (MAC)
Eastern Washington (Big Sky)
George Washington (A10)
Georgia Tech (ACC)
Lipscomb (ASUN)
Merrimack (NEC)
Missouri (SEC)
Northern Colorado (Big Sky)
Oakland (Horizon)
Portland (WCC)
Rider (MAAC)
Stetson (ASUN)
Stonehill (NEC)
Tarleton State (WAC)
UTEP (CUSA)

Basketball Classic (I just Put 32 Teams Also Alphabetical)

Albany (America East)
Army (Patriot)
Ball State (MAC)
Cal State Bakersfield (Big West)
Cal State Fullerton (Big West)
Delaware (CAA)
Detroit Mercy (Horizon)
Gardner Webb (Big South)
Georgia State (Sun Belt)
Harvard (Ivy)
Hawaii (Big West)
High Point (Big South)
Howard (MEAC)
Indiana State (MVC)
James Madison (Sun Belt)
Kent State (MAC)
Little Rock (OVC)
Loyola MD (Patriot)
Murray State (MVC)
Niagara (MAAC)
Oral Roberts (Summit)
Princeton (Ivy)
Saint Francis Brooklyn (NEC)
Sam Houston State (WAC)
Stony Brook (CAA)
UC San Diego (Big West)
UMass Lowell (America East)
USC Upstate (Big South)
UT Martin (OVC)
Utah State (MW)
Tennessee State (OVC)
Yale (Ivy)

With a revamped squad, Vikings men’s basketball aims higher in 2022-2023--CSU Cauldron

PtP Podcast: Season preview with Will Ryan--Phear The Phoenix

All Golden Grizzlies See Action in Exhibition Win--goldengrizzlies.com

Preseason NIT Bracketology--NIT Bracketology

Also Considered: UCF, Davidson, San Francisco, Abilene Christian, UNCG, Akron, IPFW, Northwestern, Pittsburgh, Wichita St., St. Bonaventure, Richmond, Santa Clara, Western Kentucky

Kahliel Spear Named to Horizon League Preseason All-League Second Team--Colonial Sports Network

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Best of the Rest: Mid-major 2022-23 preview, picks, predictions for teams outside power conferences--CBS Sports

Ten mid-major players to know

5. Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy

Back in May I profiled Davis' decision to stay at the school where he's become a local legend. With 2,734 points, and thanks to the bonus COVID season, Davis is destined to become a top-five scorer in D-I history. Question is if he can get to No. 2, behind the late, great Pete Maravich and his 3,667 points. Davis averaged 23.9 points last season. If he averages 24 per game and plays 34 games (a reasonable projection), he'll finish with 3,550 points -- comfortably No. 2 all time, but still more than 100 points behind Maravich. Regardless, the hope here is that Detroit Mercy can have a good year in the Horizon League, as it would bring some relevance to Davis' final season. He's never played in the NCAA tourney and Detroit last made it there in 2012.

Projected mid- and low-major league champions

Horizon Wright State Raiders

Cleveland State Men’s Basketball Picked 7th in #HLMBB Preseason Poll--csuvikings.com

Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis named Horizon League preseason player of the year--Detroit Free Press
Detroit's Antoine Davis, Horizon preseason POY, set to embark on historic season--Detroit News
Davis Tabbed #HLMBB Preseason Player Of The Year, Titans Picked Sixth--detroittitans.com

JAGUARS PICKED 11TH IN #HLMBB PRESEASON POLL--iupuijags.com

Media Day Helps Panthers Set Stage For 2022-23 Season--mkepanthers.com

Walstad One of 25 Named to Mid-Major Preseason Watch List--mkepanthers.com

Men’s Basketball selected as Horizon League Favorite; Warrick, Faulkner and Vinson named All-League--nkunorse.com

Northern Kentucky University men's basketball picked first in Horizon, women's team fourth--Cincinnati Enquirer

2022-23 #HLMBB Preseason Poll and Teams Revealed on Wednesday--goldengrizzlies.com

Men’s Hoops Picked as Co-Favorites For 2023 Horizon League Title--gomastodons.com

Robert Morris men's basketball picked 8th in Horizon League preseason poll--Trib Live
Robert Morris Ranks Eighth in Horizon League Preseason Poll; Spear named to Second Team--Colonial Sports Network
Spear Earns Preseason #HLMBB Accolades--rmucolonials.com

Wright State picked third in HL preseason poll, put two on all-league team--Dayton Daily News
Raiders picked third in #HLMBB preseason poll; Calvin and Davis earn preseason recognition--wsuraiders.com

Dwayne Cohill Named Preseason All-Horizon League First-Team; Penguins Picked Fifth--ysusports.com

Purdue Fort Wayne, Northern Kentucky Tied for #HLMBB Favorites, Detroit Mercy’s Davis Named Preseason Player of the Year--The Horizon League

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Leo Named #HLWBB Preseason Player Of The Year; Vikings Selected Third In Preseason Poll--csuvikings.com

NCAA Basketball: Top 100 returning players for 2022-23 season--Busting Brackets

52. Antoine Davis – Detroit Mercy Titans

2021-22 stats: 23.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg and 4.4 apg

One of NCAA Basketball’s top scorers over the past four years, Davis is the school’s all-time leading scorer and has a good chance to crack the top 10 in the sport’s history. Davis was the Co-Horizon League Player of the Year last season, with games such as 39 points against Milwaukee and 38 versus Green Bay as examples. The volume scorer and shooting didn’t have fewer than 15 points in any game last year and with the greenest of green lights, look for that feat to be replicated.

Women's Basketball Picked to Finish Second in Horizon League--greenbayphoenix.com

IUPUI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PICKED SIXTH IN #HLWBB PRESEASON POLL--iupuijags.com

Oregon State transfer Ahmad Rand's history with coach Bart Lundy led him to UWM--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

2022-23 Horizon League Preseason Poll Released--mkepanthers.com

Women's Basketball Selected Fourth in Horizon League Preseason Poll--nkunorse.com

Breanne Beatty earns Preseason Second Team All-Horizon League honors--goldengrizzlies.com
Women's basketball picked seventh in Preseason Horizon League Poll--goldengrizzlies.com

Shayla Sellers Named Preseason All-Horizon League Second Team--gomastodons.com

Robert Morris Selected Ninth in Horizon League Preseason Poll--Colonial Sports Network
Horizon League Releases 2022-23 Preseason Poll--rmucolonials.com

Women’s basketball: Rebuilding Raiders picked 10th in Horizon League poll--Dayton Daily News
Horizon League releases Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll--wsuraiders.com

YSU’s Calhoun optimistic about 2022-23 season--Warren Tribune Chronicle

YSU tabbed 1st in Horizon--Warren Tribune Chronicle
Penguins Tabbed Horizon League Favorites; Ritz Garners Preseason All-League Honors--ysusports.com

Youngstown State Voted #HLWBB Favorite, CSU’s Leo Named Preseason Player of the Year--The Horizon League