Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball

The Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team is the college basketball team that represents University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit, Michigan, and competes in NCAA Division I men's basketball as a member of the Horizon League. Traditionally, the Titans have been a fair "mid-major" program, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen in 1977 and to the Round of 32 in 1998 and 1999. The Titans are currently coached by Mike Davis, who was hired on June 13, 2018.[2] The Titans play their home games at Calihan Hall on the school's McNichols Campus.

Detroit Mercy Titans
2022–23 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Detroit Mercy
Head coachMike Davis (5th season)
ConferenceHorizon League
LocationDetroit, Michigan
ArenaCalihan Hall
(Capacity: 8,295)
NicknameTitans
ColorsRed, white, and blue[1]
     
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1977
NCAA tournament round of 32
1977, 1998, 1999
NCAA tournament appearances
1962, 1977, 1979, 1998, 1999, 2012
Conference tournament champions
1994, 1999, 2012
Conference regular season champions
1998, 1999

Season by season records
  • NOTE: The Titans did not field a basketball team in 1907–08 and 1908–09.
SeasonTeamOverall recordPct.Conf. recordPostseason
Independent
1905–06Detroit3–1.750
1906–07Detroit1–3.250
1909–10Detroit2–3.400
1910–11Detroit6–01.000
1911–12Detroit6–5.545
1912–13Detroit13–01.000
1913–14Detroit6–3.667
1914–15Detroit3–5.375
1915–16Detroit7–3.700
1916–17Detroit5–4.556
1917–18Detroit13–5.722
1918–19Detroit4–5.444
1919–20Detroit12–7.632
1920–21Detroit10–8.556
1921–22Detroit2–13.133
1922–23Detroit9–7.563
1923–24Detroit9–8.529
1924–25Detroit6–6.500
1925–26Detroit13–6.684
1926–27Detroit8–9.471
1927–28Detroit11–4.733
1928–29Detroit4–11.267
1929–30Detroit10–9.526
1930–31Detroit10–9.526
1931–32Detroit8–8.500
1932–33Detroit12–5.706
1933–34Detroit7–8.467
1934–35Detroit4–10.286
1935–36Detroit12–5.706
1936–37Detroit11–5.688
1937–38Detroit16–4.800
1938–39Detroit15–5.750
1939–40Detroit14–9.609
1940–41Detroit11–10.524
1941–42Detroit13–8.619
1942–43Detroit15–5.750
1943–44Detroit13–7.650
1944–45Detroit8–12.400
1945–46Detroit15–8.652
1946–47Detroit12–13.480
1947–48Detroit7–15.318
1948–49Detroit12–10.545
Missouri Valley Conference
1949–50Detroit20–6.7697–5
1950–51Detroit17–14.5487–7
1951–52Detroit14–12.5384–6
1952–53Detroit12–14.4624–6
1953–54Detroit11–17.3931–9
1954–55Detroit15–11.5772–8
1955–56Detroit13–12.5203–9
1956–57Detroit11–15.4235–9
Independent
1957–58 Detroit13–12.520
1958–59Detroit11–14.440
1959–60Detroit20–7.741NIT 1st Round
1960–61Detroit18–9.667NIT 1st Round
1961–62Detroit15–12.556NCAA 1st Round
1962–63Detroit14–12.538
1963–64Detroit14–11.560
1964–65Detroit20–8.714NIT Quarterfinals
1965–66Detroit17–8.680
1966–67Detroit10–15.400
1967–68Detroit13–12.520
1968–69Detroit16–10.615
1969–70Detroit7–18.280
1970–71Detroit14–12.538
1971–72Detroit18–6.750
1972–73Detroit16–9.640
1973–74Detroit17–9.654
1974–75Detroit17–9.654
1975–76Detroit19–8.704
1976–77Detroit26–3.897NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1977–78Detroit25–4.862NIT Quarterfinals
1978–79Detroit22–6.786NCAA 1st Round
1979–80Detroit14–13.519
Midwestern City Conference
1980–81Detroit9–18.3331–5
1981–82Detroit10–17.3706–6
1982–83Detroit12–17.4146–8
1983–84Detroit8–20.2864–10
Midwestern Collegiate Conference
1984–85Detroit16–12.5718–6
1985–86Detroit14–15.4837–5
1986–87Detroit7–21.2502–10
1987–88Detroit7–23.2332–8
1988–89Detroit7–21.2504–8
1989–90Detroit10–18.3573–11
1990–91Detroit9–19.3212–12
1991–92Detroit12–17.4141–9
1992–93Detroit15–12.5567–7
1993–94Detroit16–13.5525–5
1994–95Detroit13–15.4649–5
1995–96Detroit18–11.6218–8
1996–97Detroit16–13.55211–5
1997–98Detroit25–6.80212–2NCAA 2nd Round
1998–99Detroit25–6.80212–2NCAA 2nd Round
1999–2000Detroit20–12.6258–6
2000–01Detroit25–12.67610–4NIT 4th place
Horizon League
2001–02Detroit18–13.58111–5NIT Opening Round
2002–03Detroit18–12.6009–7
2003–04Detroit19–11.63310–6
2004–05Detroit14–16.4679–7
2005–06Detroit16–16.5008–8
2006–07Detroit11–19.3676–10
2007–08Detroit7–23.2333–15
2008–09Detroit7–23.2332–16
2009–10Detroit20–14.5889–9
2010–11Detroit17–16.51510–8
2011–12Detroit22–13.62911–7NCAA 1st Round
2012–13Detroit20–13.60612–4NIT 1st Round
2013–14Detroit13–19.4066–10
2014–15Detroit15–18.4557–9
2015–16Detroit16–15.5169–9
2016–17Detroit8–23.2585–12
2017–18Detroit8–24.2504–14
2018–19Detroit11–20.3558–10
2019–20Detroit8–23.2586–12
2020–21Detroit12–10.54510–6
2021–22Detroit14–16.46710–7TBC 1st Round
2022–23Detroit14–19.4249–11
Totals1,439–1,216.542

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Titans have appeared in six NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–6.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1962–First RoundWestern KentuckyL 90–81
1977–First Round
Sweet Sixteen		Middle Tennessee State
Michigan		W 93–76
L 86–81
1979#7First Round#10 LamarL 95–87
1998#10First Round
Second Round		#7 St. John's
#2 Purdue		W 66–64
L 80–65
1999#12First Round
Second Round		#5 UCLA
#4 Ohio State		W 56–53
L 75–44
2012#15First Round#2 KansasL 65–50

NIT Results

The Titans have appeared in seven National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 5–8.

Year Round Opponent Result
1960First RoundVillanovaL 88–86
1961First RoundHoly CrossL 86–82
1965First Round
Quarterfinals		La Salle
NYU		W 93–86
L 87–76
1978First Round
Quarterfinals		VCU
North Carolina State		W 94–86
L 84–77
2001First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game		Bradley
Connecticut
Dayton
Alabama
Memphis		W 68–49
W 67–61
W 59–42
L 74–63
L 86–71
2002Opening RoundDaytonL 80–69
2013First RoundArizona StateL 83–68

The Basketball Classic results

The Titans have appeared in The Basketball Classic one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2022First RoundFlorida Golf CoastL 79–95

Players

Retired numbers
Main article: List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers

Detroit Mercy has retired 11 jerseys in program history.

Detroit Mercy Titans retired jerseys
No. Player Career Ref.
0Antoine Davis2018–2023[3]
3Rashad Phillips1997–2001[4]
17Bob Calihan1937–1940[4]
22Dave DeBusschere1959–1962[4]
24Earl Cureton1978–1980[4]
32Eli Holman2009–2012[5]
34Willie Green1999–2003[4]
42Terry Duerod1975–1979[4]
44Terry Tyler1974–1978[4]
45Spencer Haywood1968–1969[4]
50John Long1974–1978[4]

Titans in the NBA

23 Detroit alumni have gone on to play in the NBA. They include:

In the late seventies, Coach Dick Vitale led the Titans to two NCAA tournament appearances before heading the Detroit Pistons and later embarking on a broadcasting career that would put him in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Alumni who played in the NBA G League:

References
  1. "University of Detroit Mercy Brand Standards Guide" (PDF). September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. "Mike Davis hired by Detroit Mercy; press conference Thursday". Detroit News. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  3. "Titans open Horizon tourney with win, Davis (38 points) on brink of record". detroitnews.com. February 28, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023. Davis, the fifth-year senior guard whose No. 0 was hanging in the rafters at Calihan Hall for the first time for all to see Tuesday – it was retired by Detroit Mercy following the final regular-season game – made back-to-back 3's about 12 minutes into the game, opening up a 24-16 lead. He had 15 points at that point.
  4. "University of Detroit retires jersey of Earl 'The Twirl' Cureton". spinalcolumnonline.com. January 26, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  5. Men's Basketball To Retire Eli Holman's Jersey On Jan. 25 at detroittitans.com, 14 Jan 2020


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