INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 19, 2021) -- University of Detroit Mercy senior Antoine Davis added another accolade to his illustrious career as the star guard was named the Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year, announced the conference office on Tuesday. 

The preseason coaches poll was also released with the Titans earning fifth garnering two first-place votes and 350 points, trailing only defending champions Cleveland State (502), Wright State (463), NKU (406) and Milwaukee (396). 

It was the highest the Titans have been picked in the HL preseason poll since being selected fourth in 2015.

Davis was named the Preseason Player of the Year for the second time as he was selected as a sophomore in 2019. 

The leading scorer in the Horizon League and the second leading returning scorer in the country, Davis netted 24.0 points per game a season ago - just 0.5 shy of the nation's lead - as he led the conference in scoring for the third-straight year, only the second person to ever do that joining Loyola's Alfredrick Hughes. 

An Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American, Davis has scored 2,040 points in his career, third in school history and ninth all-time in the record books, trailing the school record held by Rashad Phillips by 279 points (2,319) and the conference record held by Hughes by 874 points (2,914). 

He is also second in school and Horizon League history with 316, 3-pointers, behind Phillips' mark of 348 by just 32 triples. 

He owns four of the top 11 scoring performances in school history - with a career-high of 48 points - and has 59 career 20-point games, 20 career 30-point outings and four 40-point contests in just 82 collegiate games. He has scored in double figures in all 82 collegiate games - reaching at least 17 points in 66 of them - as he looks to break the NCAA record of 115-straight games in double figures.

The three-time First Team All-HL player, Daivs was the league leader and second in the nation in 3-point field goals per game (3.77) and minutes per game (38:34), marking the third-straight year that he ranked in the top 10 nationally in 3-point field goals per game. He was also top-25 nationally claiming fourth in free-throw percentage with a league-best and school-record 91.7%, 12th in total 3-pointers (83), 22nd in total points (527) and 23rd in total field goals (178), where he was first in the HL. He ranked sixth in the conference and 59th in the nation in assists per game (4.8), third in the league and 64th in the country in 3-point field goal percentage (37.2%) and 92nd in DI in total assists (105).

Last season, he posted a conference-best 15, 20-point games, five 30-point outings and a conference high-tying 46 points, just two off his career-high and setting the conference championship scoring record. At one point, he had a streak of reaching at least 23 points in 13-straight games, the best 20-point streak by a Titan since Spencer Haywood's 16-straight in 1968-69. 

The two-time Lou Henson All-American finished the year hitting a school-record 51-straight free throws, the longest current streak in the country, while his 3.85, three-point field goals per game is currently fifth all-time in NCAA history. 

The Titans are currently preparing for the season and will kick off the year with nine straight road games, starting with the season opener Nov. 10 at Wyoming.

#HLMBB Preseason Poll - Results
School (1st-place) – Votes
Cleveland State (30) – 502
Wright State (9) – 463
Northern Kentucky (1) – 406
Milwaukee (2) – 396
Detroit Mercy (2) – 350
Oakland – 340
Youngstown State – 214
UIC – 204
Purdue Fort Wayne – 169
RMU – 157
Green Bay – 146
IUPUI - 85
 
Preseason Player of the Year
Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
 
Preseason All-League First Team (alphabetical order by school)
Torrey Patton, Cleveland State
Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
Patrick Baldwin Jr., Milwaukee
Jalen Moore, Oakland
Grant Basile, Wright State
 
Preseason All-League Second Team (alphabetical order by school)
DeAndre Gholston, Milwaukee
Trevon Faulkner, Northern Kentucky
Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
Jarred Godfrey, Purdue Fort Wayne
Tanner Holden, Wright State