Top transfer guard Antoine Davis signs new NIL deal, impacting decision

Ahead of his big transfer decision announcement on Monday afternoon, Detroit grad transfer Antoine Davis reportedly signed a new NIL deal with GlowBalls, a Chinese basketball manufacturer, according to Jeff Goodman. That deal apparently had a direct impact on his transfer decision as he told Stadium that he will not transfer out of Detroit after all.

“Antoine Davis told Stadium he will remain at Detroit and finish his career playing for the Titans,’ Goodman tweeted. “Was leaning towards BYU, but source said NIL deals — which he will split with teammates — helped him decide to remain at UD.”

Through the deal, which is worth potentially in the six-figure range, Davis will produce custom basketball with logos and designs that he’ll make with a marketing team.

NIL deals lock Antoine Davis in with Detroit

On3’s Joe Tipton announced last Thursday that Davis would be announcing his commitment decision on Monday. The top choices were Maryland, Georgetown, BYU, Kansas State, or a return to Detroit.

The reigning Horizon League Player of the Year sits No. 22 on the NCAA D-I all-time scoring list with 2,374 points. At Detroit, Davis played for his father, head coach Mike Davis.

He was third in the nation in scoring this past season at 23.9 points per game. Davis had higher averages in each of the previous three seasons (26.1 as a freshman in 2018-19, 24.3 as a sophomore and 24.0 as a junior).

The shooting guard visited each of the four schools. His last two official visits were to Kansas State and BYU.

When he entered the portal, Davis heard from top programs across the country. The 6-foot-1, 165-pound guard heard from Kentucky, Memphis, Auburn, Alabama, Ohio State and more.

Davis was the seventh best-available prospect in the NCAA transfer portal, according to On3’s transfer rankings.