Detroit Titans men's basketball

Detroit Titans

2016–17 Detroit Titans men's basketball team

University

University of Detroit Mercy

Conference

Horizon

Location

Detroit, MI

Head coach

Bacari Alexander (1st year)

Arena

Calihan Hall
(Capacity: 8,295)

Nickname

Titans

Colors

Red, White, and Blue^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen

1977

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

1962, 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 Titans men's basketall team is the college basketball team that represents the University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit, Michigan, and competes in NCAA Division I men's basketball as a member of the Horizon League.

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
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
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
1977–78	Detroit	25–4	.862		NIT Quarterfinals
1978–79	Detroit	22–6	.786		NCAA 1st Round
1979–80	Detroit	14–13	.519
Horizon League
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
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 Mercy	9–19	.321	2–12
1991–92	Detroit Mercy	12–17	.414	1–9
1992–93	Detroit Mercy	15–12	.556	7–7
1993–94	Detroit Mercy	16–13	.552	5–5
1994–95	Detroit Mercy	13–15	.464	9–5
1995–96	Detroit Mercy	18–11	.621	8–8
1996–97	Detroit Mercy	16–13	.552	11–5
1997–98	Detroit Mercy	25–6	.802	12–2	NCAA 2nd Round
1998–99	Detroit Mercy	25–6	.802	12–2	NCAA 2nd Round
1999–2000	Detroit Mercy	20–12	.625	8–6
2000–01	Detroit Mercy	25–12	.676	10–4	NIT 4th place
2001–02	Detroit Mercy	18–13	.581	11–5	NIT Opening Round
2002–03	Detroit Mercy	18–12	.600	9–7
2003–04	Detroit Mercy	19–11	.633	10–6
2004–05	Detroit Mercy	14–16	.467	9–7
2005–06	Detroit Mercy	16–16	.500	8–8
2006–07	Detroit Mercy	11–19	.367	6–10
2007–08	Detroit Mercy	7–23	.233	3–15
2008–09	Detroit Mercy	7–23	.233	2–16
2009–10	Detroit Mercy	20–14	.588	9–9
2010–11	Detroit Mercy	17–16	.515	10–8
2011–12	Detroit Mercy	22–13	.629	11–7	NCAA 2nd Round
2012–13	Detroit Mercy	20–13	.606	12–4	NIT 1st Round
2013–14	Detroit Mercy	13–19	.406	6–10
2014–15	Detroit Mercy	15–18	.455	7–9
Totals		1,378–1,153	.544

Postseason

NCAA Tournament results

The Titans have appeared in six NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–5.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
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	Second 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/Score
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

Titans in the National Basketball Association

22 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.

References

↑ "University of Detroit Mercy Brand Standards Guide" (PDF). 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2016-09-23.

External links

Official website

Detroit Titans men's basketball

Venues	Calihan Hall (1952–present)

People	Head coaches NBA players

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Horizon League men's basketball

Teams	Cleveland State Vikings Detroit Titans Green Bay Phoenix Milwaukee Panthers Northern Kentucky Norse Oakland Golden Grizzlies UIC Flames Valparaiso Crusaders Wright State Raiders Youngstown State Penguins

Championships and awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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