Antoine Davis Falls Short of Pete Maravich’s NCAA Scoring Record

Moreover, Davis has picked up 584 extra points on 3-pointers, a shot unavailable to Pistol Pete, who got only 2 points a basket no matter how long his jumper. And Maravich loved long shots. In truth, he loved to shoot from anywhere, taking 3,166 shots in his career to Davis’s 2,961. Still, Maravich outshot Davis, .438 to .409.

Say this for Davis though. It is not as if many other college players are closing in on Maravich’s record. The next best active player, Taevion Kinsey of Marshall, has 2,623 points, more than 1,000 behind Davis. A word should also be said about the modern college game, which is indisputably faster, more athletic and better defended than the game of the 1960s.

One similarity: Both players played for their father. Maravich was coached by Press Maravich at L.S.U., while Davis is coached by Mike Davis at Detroit Mercy. Neither father seems to have told his son to cut back on his shooting.

In contrast, there were few questions when LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s career scoring record in the N.B.A. this year, given that he played fewer games and required fewer shots to pass Abdul-Jabbar.

After L.S.U., Maravich was drafted third overall and went on to a 10-year career in the N.B.A. with five All-Star selections and a scoring average of 24.2 points a game.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/sports/ncaabasketball/pete-maravich-antoine-davis-detroit-mercy.html