2017–18 Detroit Titans men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2017–18 Detroit Titans men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record8–24 (4–14 Horizon)
Head coach
  • Bacari Alexander (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jermaine Jackson
  • Canaan Chatman
  • Pete Kahler
Home arenaCalihan Hall
Seasons
2017–18 Horizon League men's basketball standings
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 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

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.

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

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

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

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

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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

Schedule and results

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

  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.
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