Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball

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Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball
Basketball current event.svg 2024–25 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team
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UniversityUniversity of Detroit Mercy
Head coach Mark Montgomery (1st season)
Conference Horizon League
Location Detroit, Michigan
Arena Calihan Hall
(capacity: 8,295)
Nickname Titans
ColorsRed, white, and blue [1]
     
Uniforms
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Home
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NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1977
NCAA tournament round of 32
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 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 have appeared in the NCAA Tournament six times, most recently in 2012. The Titans are currently coached by Mark Montgomery, who was hired on April 3, 2024. [2] The Titans play their home games at Calihan Hall on the school's McNichols Campus.

Contents

Season by season records

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
1957–58Detroit13–12.520
1958–59Detroit11–14.440
1959–60Detroit20–7.741 NIT 1st Round
1960–61Detroit18–9.667 NIT 1st Round
1961–62Detroit15–12.556 NCAA 1st Round
1962–63Detroit14–12.538
1963–64Detroit14–11.560
1964–65Detroit20–8.714 NIT 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
1976–77 Detroit26–3.897 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1977–78Detroit25–4.862 NIT Quarterfinals
1978–79Detroit22–6.786 NCAA 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
1997–98Detroit25–6.80212–2 NCAA 2nd Round
1998–99Detroit25–6.80212–2 NCAA 2nd Round
1999–2000Detroit20–12.6258–6
2000–01Detroit25–12.67610–4 NIT 4th place
Horizon League
2001–02Detroit18–13.58111–5 NIT 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
2010–11 Detroit17–16.51510–8
2011–12 Detroit22–13.62911–7 NCAA 1st Round
2012–13 Detroit20–13.60612–4 NIT 1st Round
2013–14 Detroit13–19.4066–10
2014–15 Detroit15–18.4557–9
2015–16 Detroit16–15.5169–9
2016–17 Detroit8–23.2585–12
2017–18 Detroit8–24.2504–14
2018–19 Detroit11–20.3558–10
2019–20 Detroit8–23.2586–12
2020–21 Detroit12–10.54510–6
2021–22 Detroit14–16.46710–7 TBC 1st Round
2022–23 Detroit14–19.4249–11
2023–24 Detroit1–31.0311–19
Totals1,440–1,247.536

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

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

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
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 Kansas L 65–50

NIT Results

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

YearRoundOpponentResult
1960 First RoundVillanovaL 88–86
1961 First RoundHoly CrossL 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 RoundDaytonL 80–69
2013 First RoundArizona StateL 83–68

The Basketball Classic results

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

YearRoundOpponentResult
2022 First RoundFlorida Gulf CoastL 79–95

Players

Retired numbers

Detroit Mercy has retired 11 jerseys in program history.

Detroit Mercy Titans retired jerseys
No.PlayerCareerRef.
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:

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. ↑ "Detroit Mercy Hires Mark Montgomery to Lead Titans Men's Basketball Back to Prominence" (Press release). Detroit Mercy Titans. April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "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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