2017–18 Detroit Titans men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Detroit Titans men's basketball team, also known as Detroit Mercy, represented the University of Detroit Mercy during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by second-year head coach Bacari Alexander, played their home games at Calihan Hall as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 8–24, 4–14 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Green Bay.

2017–18 Detroit Titans men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record8–24 (4–14 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCalihan Hall
Seasons
2017–18 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Kentucky 15 3   .833 22 10   .688
Wright State 14 4   .778 25 10   .714
UIC 12 6   .667 20 16   .556
Oakland 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Milwaukee 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
IUPUI 8 10   .444 11 19   .367
Green Bay 7 11   .389 13 20   .394
Cleveland State 6 12   .333 12 23   .343
Youngstown State 6 12   .333 8 24   .250
Detroit 4 14   .222 8 24   .250
2018 Horizon League Tournament winner

On March 26, 2018, the school fired head coach Bacari Alexander after two seasons.[1] On June 5, the school hired Texas Southern head coach Mike Davis as the Titans' new coach.[2]

Previous season

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The Titans finished the season 8–23, 6–12 in Horizon League play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they lost Milwaukee in the first round.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Chris Jenkins 0 G/F 6'8" 200 RS Senior Detroit, MI Graduated
Patrick Robinson Jr. 2 G 5'11" 170 Senior Brampton, ON Graduated
Matthew Grant 5 G 6'0" 177 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Jarod Williams 11 G 6'3" 220 Senior Danville, VA Graduated
Aaron Foster-Smith 15 F 6'7" 236 Sophomore Taylor, MI Transferred

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Roschon Price 2 F 6'6" 235 RS Senior Long Beach, CA Transferred from Long Beach State. Will eligible to play since Price graduated from Long Beach State.
Tariiq Jones 10 F 6'7" 200 Junior Detroit, MI Junior college transferred from Schoolcraft College
Musiol

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55 F 6’7 235 Junior Sterling Heights, Michigan Transferred From Rochester College

Recruiting class of 2017

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jermaine Jackson, Jr.
PG
Detroit, MI Dakota High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jul 20, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jack Ballantyne
PF
Warren, MI Dakota High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Oct 1, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 6, 2017.

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2017*
7:00 pm
Wayne State (MI)
City College Series
L 77–79 
 19  Jackson   8  Allen   3  Black  Calihan Hall (3,089)
Detroit, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia Tech
2K Sports Classic campus game
L 79–111  0–1
 23  Chatman   7  Tied   4  Allen  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Michigan–Dearborn W 105–82  1–1
 17  Chatham   7  Tied   5  Tied  Calihan Hall (1,112)
Detroit, MI
Nov 18, 2017*
2:00 pm
vs. Seattle
2K Sports Classic
L 71–102  1–2
 18  Allen   6  Prince   2  Jackson Jr  Curb Event Center 
Nashville, TN
Nov 19, 2017*
4:00 pm
vs. Houston Baptist
2K Sports Classic
W 116–109 OT 2–2
 39  Allen   16  Chatman   8  Jackson Jr.  Curb Event Center (350)
Nashville, TN
Nov 22, 2017*
8:00 pm, FSMW
at Saint Louis
2K Sports Classic
W 72–70  3–2
 22  McFolley   9  Tied   4  Allen  Chaifetz Arena (6,026)
St. Louis, MO
Nov 25, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Siena Heights W 131–69  4–2
 23  Chatman   9  Chatman   13  Jackson Jr.  Calihan Hall (1,137)
Detroit, MI
Nov 28, 2017*
7:05 pm, CN81
at Fort Wayne L 82–91  4–3
 31  Chatman   10  Chatman   2  3 tied  Memorial Coliseum (1,357)
Fort Wayne, IN
Dec 3, 2017*
9:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA L 73–106  4–4
 18  Chatman   7  Chatman   3  Tied  Pauley Pavilion (6,109)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3
Toledo L 86–89  4–5
 24  McFolley   8  Chatman   4  Jackson Jr  Calihan Hall (1,218)
Detroit, MI
Dec 9, 2017*
2:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3
Western Michigan L 79–87  4–6
 32  Allen   10  Hogan   2  3 tied  Calihan Hall (1,307)
Detroit, MI
Dec 16, 2017*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Michigan
Detroit Showcase
L 58–90  4–7
 18  Chatman   13  Chatman   2  McFolley  Little Caesars Arena (20,645)
Detroit, MI
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
East Tennessee State L 73–81  4–8
 20  Chatman   10  Chatman   4  Long  Calihan Hall (893)
Detroit, MI
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3
Murray State L 72–81  4–9
 16  Tied   7  Prince   4  Jackson Jr.  Calihan Hall (1,107)
Detroit, MI
Horizon League regular season
Dec 28, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Green Bay L 83–95  4–10
(0–1)
 25  Jackson Jr.   11  Chatman   5  Tied  Resch Center (2,284)
Green Bay, WI
Dec 30, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Milwaukee L 79–87  4–11
(0–2)
 20  Chatman   10  Prince   3  Chatman  UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (986)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 5, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Wright State L 73–80  4–12
(0–3)
 13  Chatman   12  Chatman   4  Tied  Calihan Hall (561)
Detroit, MI
Jan 7, 2018
2:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3
Northern Kentucky L 54–56  4–13
(0–4)
 10  3 tied   13  Allen   3  Tied  Calihan Hall (1,061)
Detroit, MI
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3
Cleveland State W 85–84  5–13
(1–4)
 25  Allen   8  Tied   5  Allen  Calihan Hall (1,027)
Detroit, MI
Jan 12, 2018
7:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3
Youngstown State W 93–91  6–13
(2–4)
 34  Allen   9  Prince   5  Long  Calihan Hall (1,154)
Detroit, MI
Jan 16, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at IUPUI L 73–80  6–14
(2–5)
 15  Jones   12  Chatman   4  Tied  Indiana Farmers Coliseum (561)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 20, 2018
4:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3
Oakland L 86–92  6–15
(2–6)
 24  Tied   10  Chatman   3  Tied  Calihan Hall (3,257)
Detroit, MI
Jan 26, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wright State L 55–87  6–16
(2–7)
 24  Chatman   6  Chatman   3  Tied  Nutter Center (7,453)
Fairborn, OH
Jan 28, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky L 44–72  6–17
(2–8)
 11  Allen   10  Chatman   3  Chatman  BB&T Arena (3,696)
Highland Heights, KY
Feb 2, 2018
7:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3
IUPUI W 74–60  7–17
(3–8)
 21  Chatman   8  Chatman   7  Long  Calihan Hall (1,018)
Detroit, MI
Feb 4, 2018
2:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3
UIC L 69–78  7–18
(3–9)
 30  McFolley   10  Chatman   8  Black  Calihan Hall (1,113)
Detroit, MI
Feb 9, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Oakland L 78–87  7–19
(3–10)
 23  Chatman   13  Price   4  Black  Athletics Center O'rena (3,664)
Rochester, MI
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cleveland State L 72–75  7–20
(3–11)
 22  Prince   9  Prince   6  Allen  Wolstein Center (1,101)
Cleveland, OH
Feb 16, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown State W 94–84  8–20
(4–11)
 26  Chatman   11  Chatman   3  Tied  Beeghly Center (3,137)
Youngstown, OH
Feb 19, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at UIC L 87–94  8–21
(4–12)
 30  Chatman   9  Chatman   5  Tied  UIC Pavilion (1,206)
Chicago, IL
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3
Milwaukee L 49–72  8–22
(4–13)
 13  Allen   7  Chatman   2  Tied  Calihan Hall (1,102)
Detroit, MI
Feb 24, 2018
2:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3
Green Bay L 97–107  8–23
(4–14)
 34  McFolley   10  Prince   5  Black  Calihan Hall (1,547)
Detroit, MI
Horizon League tournament
Mar 2, 2018
5:30 pm, ESPN3
(10) vs. (7) Green Bay
First round
L 81–93  8–24
 20  Chatman   6  Prince   5  Prince  Little Caesars Arena (4,248)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[3].

References

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  1. ^ Farrell, Perry A. (March 26, 2018). "Bacari Alexander out as Detroit Mercy's basketball coach after 2 seasons". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  2. ^ "Detroit Mercy to hire Mike Davis as head coach". CollegeBasketballTalk. June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Detroit Titans – 2017–18 Men's Basketball Schedule". detroittitans.com. Retrieved November 2, 2017.