Jaeson Maravich was working out at a gym about a week ago when he found out that one of his dad's most unassailable records was in jeopardy.
YPSILANTI, MI - DECEMBER 18: Antoine Davis #0 of the Detroit Mercy Titans is introduced before a college basketball game against the"m" at the George Gervin GameAbove Center on December 18, 2022 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Jaeson Maravich was working out at a gym about a week ago when he found out that one of his dad’s most unassailable records was in jeopardy.
Whether the younger Davis can catch Maravich will hinge on how far Detroit Mercy can advance in this week’s Horizon League tournament. If the eighth-seeded Titans make the quarterfinals, Davis would need to average 32 points to break the record, a daunting but not impossible feat for a volume shooter averaging a national-best 28.1 points this season. If Detroit Mercy overachieves and reaches the semifinals, then Davis eclipsing 3,667 goes from possible to probable.
Maravich played at LSU in an era when freshmen weren’t yet varsity-eligible. For three years, he averaged an unfathomable, almost mythic 44.2 points per game despite not having the benefit of a shot clock or 3-point line. Davis has put up 25.3 points per game for a Detroit Mercy program that has posted a losing record in all but one his five seasons. He has taken advantage of the NCAA waiver granting athletes an extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19 disruptions.
While Antoine’s pursuit of Maravich’s scoring record didn’t officially start until he first donned a Detroit Mercy jersey five years ago, the truth is that he began chasing basketball immortality long before that. Mike pushed Antoine to treat basketball like a full-time job soon after Texas Southern hired him in 2012 and the family relocated to Houston.
Just like Maravich joined scrimmages and pickup games with his dad’s NC State players when he was still in high school, Antoine did the same at Texas Southern. Mike still has videos of Antoine running the scout team offense and torching defenders five years older than him with his lightning-quick first step and impossibly deep 3-point range.
Until he entered the transfer portal to explore his options last spring, Antoine insists he never once thought he could chase Maravich’s scoring record. He assumed that was out of reach until he visited BYU and received an unexpected recruiting pitch.Before Antoine Davis arrived last April, BYU coach Mark Pope had a spiral-bound book made to give to the coveted Detroit Mercy transfer.
Even so, Pope’s presentation on the steps of the Marriott Center left an impression. For the first time, Antoine thought about what it would be like to outscore the man whose instructional videos he watched as a kid. For the first time, breaking the record became a goal for him, albeit a distant second to making the NCAA tournament.
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