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

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 35.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result/Score
1962 - First Round Western Kentucky L 9081
1977 - First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Middle Tennessee State
Michigan
W 9376
L 8681
1979 7 First Round (10) Lamar L 9587
1998 10 First Round
Second Round
(7) St. John's
(2) Purdue
W 6664
L 8065
1999 12 First Round
Second Round
(5) UCLA
(4) Ohio State
W 5653
L 7544
2012 15 Second Round (2) Kansas L 65–50

NIT Results

The Titans have appeared in seven National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 58.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1960 First Round Villanova L 8886
1961 First Round Holy Cross L 8682
1965 First Round
Quarterfinals
La Salle
NYU
W 9386
L 8776
1978 First Round
Quarterfinals
VCU
North Carolina State
W 9486
L 8477
2001 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game
Bradley
Connecticut
Dayton
Alabama
Memphis
W 6849
W 6761
W 5942
L 7463
L 8671
2002 Opening Round Dayton L 8069
2013 First Round Arizona State L 8368

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

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

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