Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball
Detroit Mercy Titans | |||
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Titans | |||
Colors | Red, white, and blue[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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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 |
The Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team is the
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.
Season by season records
- NOTE: The Titans did not field a basketball team in 1907–08 and 1908–09.
Season | Team | Overall record | Pct. | Conf. record | Postseason |
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Independent | |||||
1905–06 | Detroit | 3–1 | .750 | ||
1906–07 | Detroit | 1–3 | .250 | ||
1909–10 | Detroit | 2–3 | .400 | ||
1910–11 | Detroit | 6–0 | 1.000 | ||
1911–12 | Detroit | 6–5 | .545 | ||
1912–13 | Detroit | 13–0 | 1.000 | ||
1913–14 | Detroit | 6–3 | .667 | ||
1914–15 | Detroit | 3–5 | .375 | ||
1915–16 | Detroit | 7–3 | .700 | ||
1916–17 | Detroit | 5–4 | .556 | ||
1917–18 | Detroit | 13–5 | .722 | ||
1918–19 | Detroit | 4–5 | .444 | ||
1919–20 | Detroit | 12–7 | .632 | ||
1920–21 | Detroit | 10–8 | .556 | ||
1921–22 | Detroit | 2–13 | .133 | ||
1922–23 | Detroit | 9–7 | .563 | ||
1923–24 | Detroit | 9–8 | .529 | ||
1924–25 | Detroit | 6–6 | .500 | ||
1925–26 | Detroit | 13–6 | .684 | ||
1926–27 | Detroit | 8–9 | .471 | ||
1927–28 | Detroit | 11–4 | .733 | ||
1928–29 | Detroit | 4–11 | .267 | ||
1929–30 | Detroit | 10–9 | .526 | ||
1930–31 | Detroit | 10–9 | .526 | ||
1931–32 | Detroit | 8–8 | .500 | ||
1932–33 | Detroit | 12–5 | .706 | ||
1933–34 | Detroit | 7–8 | .467 | ||
1934–35 | Detroit | 4–10 | .286 | ||
1935–36 | Detroit | 12–5 | .706 | ||
1936–37 | Detroit | 11–5 | .688 | ||
1937–38 | Detroit | 16–4 | .800 | ||
1938–39 | Detroit | 15–5 | .750 | ||
1939–40 | Detroit | 14–9 | .609 | ||
1940–41 | Detroit | 11–10 | .524 | ||
1941–42 | Detroit | 13–8 | .619 | ||
1942–43 | Detroit | 15–5 | .750 | ||
1943–44 | Detroit | 13–7 | .650 | ||
1944–45 | Detroit | 8–12 | .400 | ||
1945–46 | Detroit | 15–8 | .652 | ||
1946–47 | Detroit | 12–13 | .480 | ||
1947–48 | Detroit | 7–15 | .318 | ||
1948–49 | Detroit | 12–10 | .545 | ||
Missouri Valley Conference | |||||
1949–50 | Detroit | 20–6 | .769 | 7–5 | |
1950–51 | Detroit | 17–14 | .548 | 7–7 | |
1951–52 | Detroit | 14–12 | .538 | 4–6 | |
1952–53 | Detroit | 12–14 | .462 | 4–6 | |
1953–54 | Detroit | 11–17 | .393 | 1–9 | |
1954–55 | Detroit | 15–11 | .577 | 2–8 | |
1955–56 | Detroit | 13–12 | .520 | 3–9 | |
1956–57 | Detroit | 11–15 | .423 | 5–9 | |
Independent | |||||
1957–58 | Detroit | 13–12 | .520 | ||
1958–59 | Detroit | 11–14 | .440 | ||
1959–60 | Detroit | 20–7 | .741 | NIT 1st Round | |
1960–61 | Detroit | 18–9 | .667 | NIT 1st Round | |
1961–62 | Detroit | 15–12 | .556 | NCAA 1st Round
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1962–63 | Detroit | 14–12 | .538 | ||
1963–64 | Detroit | 14–11 | .560 | ||
1964–65 | Detroit | 20–8 | .714 | NIT Quarterfinals | |
1965–66 | Detroit | 17–8 | .680 | ||
1966–67 | Detroit | 10–15 | .400 | ||
1967–68 | Detroit | 13–12 | .520 | ||
1968–69 | Detroit | 16–10 | .615 | ||
1969–70 | Detroit | 7–18 | .280 | ||
1970–71 | Detroit | 14–12 | .538 | ||
1971–72 | Detroit | 18–6 | .750 | ||
1972–73 | Detroit | 16–9 | .640 | ||
1973–74 | Detroit | 17–9 | .654 | ||
1974–75 | Detroit | 17–9 | .654 | ||
1975–76 | Detroit | 19–8 | .704 | ||
1976–77 | Detroit | 26–3 | .897 | NCAA Sweet Sixteen
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1977–78 | Detroit | 25–4 | .862 | NIT Quarterfinals | |
1978–79 | Detroit | 22–6 | .786 | NCAA 1st Round
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1979–80 | Detroit | 14–13 | .519 | ||
Midwestern City Conference | |||||
1980–81 | Detroit | 9–18 | .333 | 1–5 | |
1981–82 | Detroit | 10–17 | .370 | 6–6 | |
1982–83 | Detroit | 12–17 | .414 | 6–8 | |
1983–84 | Detroit | 8–20 | .286 | 4–10 | |
Midwestern Collegiate Conference | |||||
1984–85 | Detroit | 16–12 | .571 | 8–6 | |
1985–86 | Detroit | 14–15 | .483 | 7–5 | |
1986–87 | Detroit | 7–21 | .250 | 2–10 | |
1987–88 | Detroit | 7–23 | .233 | 2–8 | |
1988–89 | Detroit | 7–21 | .250 | 4–8 | |
1989–90 | Detroit | 10–18 | .357 | 3–11 | |
1990–91 | Detroit | 9–19 | .321 | 2–12 | |
1991–92 | Detroit | 12–17 | .414 | 1–9 | |
1992–93 | Detroit | 15–12 | .556 | 7–7 | |
1993–94 | Detroit | 16–13 | .552 | 5–5 | |
1994–95 | Detroit | 13–15 | .464 | 9–5 | |
1995–96 | Detroit | 18–11 | .621 | 8–8 | |
1996–97 | Detroit | 16–13 | .552 | 11–5 | |
1997–98 | Detroit | 25–6 | .802 | 12–2 | NCAA 2nd Round
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1998–99 | Detroit | 25–6 | .802 | 12–2 | NCAA 2nd Round
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1999–2000 | Detroit | 20–12 | .625 | 8–6 | |
2000–01 | Detroit | 25–12 | .676 | 10–4 | NIT 4th place |
Horizon League | |||||
2001–02 | Detroit | 18–13 | .581 | 11–5 | NIT Opening Round |
2002–03 | Detroit | 18–12 | .600 | 9–7 | |
2003–04 | Detroit | 19–11 | .633 | 10–6 | |
2004–05 | Detroit | 14–16 | .467 | 9–7 | |
2005–06 | Detroit | 16–16 | .500 | 8–8 | |
2006–07 | Detroit | 11–19 | .367 | 6–10 | |
2007–08 | Detroit | 7–23 | .233 | 3–15 | |
2008–09 | Detroit | 7–23 | .233 | 2–16 | |
2009–10 | Detroit | 20–14 | .588 | 9–9 | |
2010–11 | Detroit | 17–16 | .515 | 10–8 | |
2011–12 | Detroit | 22–13 | .629 | 11–7 | NCAA 1st Round
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2012–13 | Detroit | 20–13 | .606 | 12–4 | NIT 1st Round |
2013–14 | Detroit | 13–19 | .406 | 6–10 | |
2014–15 | Detroit | 15–18 | .455 | 7–9 | |
2015–16 | Detroit | 16–15 | .516 | 9–9 | |
2016–17 | Detroit | 8–23 | .258 | 5–12 | |
2017–18 | Detroit | 8–24 | .250 | 4–14 | |
2018–19 |
Detroit | 11–20 | .355 | 8–10 | |
2019–20 | Detroit | 8–23 | .258 | 6–12 | |
2020–21 | Detroit | 12–10 | .545 | 10–6 | |
2021–22 | Detroit | 14–16 | .467 | 10–7 | TBC 1st Round |
2022–23 | Detroit | 14–19 | .424 | 9–11 | |
2023–24 | Detroit | 1–31 | .031 | 1–19 | |
Totals | 1,440–1,247 | .536 |
Postseason
NCAA tournament results
The Titans have appeared in six
NCAA Tournaments
. Their combined record is 3–6.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1962 |
– | First Round | Western Kentucky | L 90–81 |
1977 |
– | First Round Sweet Sixteen |
Middle Tennessee State Michigan |
W 93–76 L 86–81 |
1979 |
#7 | First Round | #10 Lamar | L 95–87 |
1998 |
#10 | First Round Second Round |
#7 St. John's #2 Purdue |
W 66–64 L 80–65 |
1999 |
#12 | First Round Second Round |
#5 UCLA #4 Ohio State |
W 56–53 L 75–44 |
2012 |
#15 | First Round | #2 Kansas |
L 65–50 |
NIT Results
The Titans have appeared in seven National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 5–8.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1960 | First Round | Villanova | L 88–86 |
1961 | First Round | Holy Cross | L 86–82 |
1965 | First Round Quarterfinals |
La Salle NYU |
W 93–86 L 87–76 |
1978 | First Round Quarterfinals |
VCU North Carolina State |
W 94–86 L 84–77 |
2001 | First 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 |
2002 | Opening Round | Dayton | L 80–69 |
2013 | First Round | Arizona State | L 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 |
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2022 | First Round | Florida Golf Coast | L 79–95 |
Players
Retired numbers
Detroit Mercy has retired 11 jerseys in program history.
Detroit Mercy Titans retired jerseys | |||||
No. | Player | Career | Ref. | ||
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0 | Antoine Davis | 2018–2023 | [3] | ||
3 | Rashad Phillips | 1997–2001 | [4] | ||
17 | Bob Calihan | 1937–1940 | [4] | ||
22 | Dave DeBusschere | 1959–1962 | [4] | ||
24 | Earl Cureton | 1978–1980 | [4] | ||
32 | Eli Holman | 2009–2012 | [5] | ||
34 | Willie Green | 1999–2003 | [4] | ||
42 | Terry Duerod | 1975–1979 | [4] | ||
44 | Terry Tyler | 1974–1978 | [4] | ||
45 | Spencer Haywood | 1968–1969 | [4] | ||
50 | John Long |
1974–1978 | [4] |
Titans in the NBA
23 Detroit alumni have gone on to play in the NBA. They include:
- Paris Bass
- Dennis Boyd
- Earl Cureton
- Dave DeBusschere
- Terry Duerod
- Bill Ebben
- Desmond Ferguson
- Willie Green
- Spencer Haywood
- Jermaine Jackson
- Lee Knorek
- Joe Kopicki
- John Long
- Ray McCallum, Jr.
- Dorie Murrey
- Gino Sovran
- Guy Sparrow
- Art Stolkey
- Norm Swanson
- Terry Tyler
- Owen Wells
- Frank Russell
- Terry Thomas
In the late seventies, Coach
Basketball Hall of Fame
.
Alumni who played in the NBA G League:
References
- ^ "University of Detroit Mercy Brand Standards Guide" (PDF). September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ "Mike Davis hired by Detroit Mercy; press conference Thursday". Detroit News. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "University of Detroit retires jersey of Earl 'The Twirl' Cureton". spinalcolumnonline.com. January 26, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ Men's Basketball To Retire Eli Holman's Jersey On Jan. 25 at detroittitans.com, 14 Jan 2020
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