2018–19 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team

2018–19 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record11–20 (8–10 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCalihan Hall
Seasons
2018–19 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 13 – 5   .722 21 – 14   .600
Northern Kentucky † 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743
Oakland 11 – 7   .611 16 – 17   .485
Green Bay 10 – 8   .556 21 – 17   .553
UIC 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500
Youngstown State 8 – 10   .444 12 – 20   .375
Detroit Mercy 8 – 10   .444 11 – 20   .355
IUPUI 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
Cleveland State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Milwaukee 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
† 2019 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2018–19 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team represented the University of Detroit Mercy during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by first-year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at Calihan Hall as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 11–20 overall, 8–10 in Horizon League play, ending in a 3-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to eventual tournament champion Northern Kentucky,

Previous season

The Titans 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 13, the school hired Texas Southern head coach Mike Davis as the Titans' new coach.[2]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure[3]
Kameron Chatman 0 G/F 6'9" 225 RS Junior Portland, OR Declared for Draft
Jermaine Jackson Jr. 1 G 5'10" 172 Freshman Shelby Township, MI Transferred
Roschon Prince 2 F 6'6" 235 Senior Long Beach, CA Graduated
DeShawndre Black 4 G 6'2" 185 Senior Westland, MI Graduated
Corey Allen 5 G 6'3" 206 Sophomore Ypsilanti, MI Transferred to Georgia State
Tariq Jones 10 F 6'7" 200 Junior Detroit, MI Transferred
Malik Eichler 12 F/C 7'0" 226 Sophomore Berlin, Germany Transferred to Madonna
Jake Ballantyne 13 F 6'9" 240 Freshman Shelby Township, MI Transferred to LIU Brooklyn
Jacob Joubert 15 G 6'2" 187 Freshman Farmington Hills, MI Transferred to Wayne State
Bass Ollie 20 G 6'4" 182 Freshman Kalamazoo, MI Transferred to Kalamazoo College
Jaleel Hogan 21 F 6'7" 260 Senior Saginaw, MI Graduated
Ed Carter III 24 G 6'1" 179 Sophomore Detroit, MI Transferred to Xavier University of Louisiana
Isaiah Jones 35 C/F 6'11" 222 Senior Antelope, CA Graduated

Roster

2018–19 Detroit Titans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Antoine Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Homeschool Birmingham, AL
G/F 1 Marquis Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Woodstock Academy (CT) Los Angeles, CA
G 2 Tra'Quan Knight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Pensacola
Shelton State CC 		Pensacola, FL
G 4 Jacob Holland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Los Lunas
New Mexico Highlands
Fresno State
Otero JC 		Los Lunas, NM
G 5 Juan Parrilla Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Crosby
College of the Siskiyous 		Waterbury, CN
F 10 Boe Nguidjol 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Middlebrooks Academy Los Angeles, CA
F 11 Cole Long 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Athlete Institute St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
G/F 13 Chris Brandon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Bellaire Houston, TX
G/F 14 Derrien King 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Cathedral
Angelo State 		Wichita, KS
G 15 Darrell Riley Jr. 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr North Division
Williston State 		Milwaukee, WI
G 21 Lamar Hamrick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Georges Technical
San Jacinto College 		New Castle, DE
G 23 Josh McFolley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Sr Western International High School Detroit, MI
F 24 Harrison Curry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Legacy (SC)
Louisiana Tech 		Ann Arbor, MI
F 25 Gerald Blackshear Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Western International High School Detroit, MI
G 35 Jordan Gorman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Nelson Snider
Wright State Lake Campus 		Fort Wayne, IN
F 41 Willy Isiani 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr ASI Prep (CA) Tbilisi, Georgia
F 55 Musiol Gjysma 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Sterling Heights High School
Rochester College 		Sterling Heights, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 9, 2018 [4]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2018*
7:30 pm 		Wayne State (MI)
City College Series 		W 79–76 
 20 – Davis   9 – Brandon   4 – Davis  Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Western Michigan L 76–89  0–1
  32 – Davis   10 – Blackshear Jr.   3 – Tied  University Arena (1798)
Kalamazoo, MI
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Temple
Legends Classic 		L 67–83  0–2
  30 – Davis   9 – Brandon   6 – McFolley  Liacouras Center (4,649)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov 12, 2018*
6:30 pm, FS1 		at Butler L 63–84  0–3
  20 – Davis   7 – Blackshear Jr.   2 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,741)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 15, 2018*
10:00 pm, P12N 		at California
Legends Classic 		Cancelled[5] Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
Nov 19, 2018*
7:30 pm, FloHoops 		at Loyola (MD)
Legends Classic 		W 91–63  1–3
  42 – Davis   9 – Blackshear Jr.   5 – Davis  Calihan Hall (1,343)
Detroit, MI
Nov 20, 2018*
7:30 pm, FloHoops 		at Bowling Green
Legends Classic 		W 82–67  2–3
  32 – Davis   7 – King   56 – Davis  Calihan Hall (1,367)
Detroit, MI
Nov 24, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan W 78–74  3–3
  24 – Davis   7 – Davis   7 – Davis  Convocation Center (1,226)
Ypsilanti, MI
Nov 28, 2018*
7:05 pm, ESPN3 		Kent State L 72–76  3–4
  30 – Davis   9 – Hamrick   4 – Hamrick  Calihan Hall (1,170)
Detroit, MI
Dec 1, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Akron L 59–71  3–5
  27 – Davis   7 – McFolley   2 – Davis  James A. Rhodes Arena (2,364)
Akron, OH
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dayton L 59–98  3–6
  18 – Davis   4 –  3 6ied    4 – Davis  UD Arena (12,700)
Dayton, OH
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Toledo L 57–101  3–7
  19 – Davis   6 – Davis   4 – Davis  Savage Arena (3,629)
Toledo, OH
Dec 15, 2018*
1:0 pm, ESPN+ 		Ohio L 61–63  3–8
  19 – Davis   9 – Brandon   2 – 3 tied   Calihan Hall (1,656)
Detroit, MI
Dec 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, FS2 		at Xavier L 55–69  3–9
  19 – Davis   8 – King   6 – McFolley  Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
Horizon League regular season
Dec 28, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State W 78–66  4–9
(1–0) 		 27 – Davis   8 – Hamrick   4 – Hamrick  Beeghly Center (2,129)
Youngstown, OH
Dec 30, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State W 73–61  5–9
(2–0) 		 17 – Davis   11 – Hamrick   6 – Davis  Wolstein Center (885)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wright State W 79–58  6–9
(3–0) 		 48 – Davis   8 – Blackshear Jr.   5 – McFolley  Calihan Hall (1,243)
Detroit, MI
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky L 73–95  6–10
(3–1) 		 33 – Davis   6 – Tied   4 – McFolley  Calihan Hall (1,241)
Detroit, MI
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Green Bay W 101–83  7–10
(4–1) 		 29 – McFolley   10 – Curry   5 – Davis  Calihan Hall (1,405)
Detroit, MI
Jan 12, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Milwaukee W 93–84  8–10
(5–1) 		 32 – Davis   8 – Brandon   7 – Davis  Calihan Hall (3,010)
Detroit, MI
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Oakland L 73–79  8–11
(5–2) 		 19 – Davis   8 – Blackshear Jr.   4 – Moore  Calihan Hall (4,125)
Detroit, MI
Jan 24, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UIC L 67–79  8–12
(5–3) 		 28 – Davis   8 – Blackshear Jr.   4 – King  Credit Union 1 Arena (2,782)
Chicago, IL
Jan 26, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at IUPUI L 65–80  8–13
(5–4) 		 20 – Isiana   7 – Curry   7 – Riley Jr.  Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,482)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cleveland State W 78–64  9–13
(6–4) 		 29 – Davis   14 – Blackshear Jr.   4 – Isiana  Calihan Hall (1,805)
Detroit, MI
Feb 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Youngstown State L 70–72  9–14
(6–5) 		 23 – Davis   11 – Blackshear Jr.   3 – Hamrick  Calihan Hall (1,817)
Detroit, MI
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Kentucky L 65–97  9–15
(6–6) 		 26 – Davis   5 – Curry   4 – Davis  BB&T Arena (3,025)
Highland Heights, KY
Feb 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wright State L 60–83  9–16
(6–7) 		 17 – Davis   8 – Curry   1 – Davis  Nutter Center (5,045)
Fairborn, OH
Feb 14, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee W 90–84  10–16
(7–7) 		 27 – Davis   11 – Moore   4 – Davis  UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,506)
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 16, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Green Bay L 73–82  10–17
(7–8) 		 22 – Davis   7 – Curry   4 – Davis  Resch Center (2,419)
Ashwaubenon, WI
Feb 23, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Oakland L 75–95  10–18
(7–9) 		 20 – Davis   10 – Blackshear Jr.   6 – Davis  Athletics Center O'rena (4,141)
Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 28, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		IUPUI W 87–85  11–18
(8–9) 		 23 – McFolley   10 – Moore   6 – Davis  Calihan Hall (1,786)
Detroit, MI
Mar 2, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UIC L 71–80  11–19
(8–10) 		 25 – Davis   7 – Blackshear Jr.   4 – McFolley  Calihan Hall (1,963)
Detroit, MI
Horizon League tournament
March 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) (2) Northern Kentucky
Quarterfinals 		L 88–99  11–20
  30 – Davis   8 – Moore   8 – Davis  BB&T Arena (3,394)
Highland Heights, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[6].

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". Detroit News. June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits.
  4. ^ "2018–19 Men's Basketball Roster". Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Game At Cal Cancelled Due To Poor Air Quality". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics.
  6. ^ "Detroit Titans – 2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". detroittitans.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.