2020–21 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team

2020–21 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record12–10 (10–6 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCalihan Hall
Seasons
2020–21 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 16 – 4   .800 18 – 6   .750
Cleveland State † 16 – 4   .800 19 – 8   .704
Detroit Mercy 10 – 6   .625 12 – 10   .545
Northern Kentucky 11 – 7   .611 14 – 11   .560
Oakland 10 – 10   .500 12 – 18   .400
Youngstown State 9 – 11   .450 15 – 12   .556
IUPUI 7 – 9   .438 8 – 10   .444
Milwaukee 7 – 10   .412 10 – 12   .455
Green Bay 8 – 12   .400 8 – 17   .320
UIC 6 – 10   .375 9 – 13   .409
Purdue Fort Wayne 6 – 14   .300 8 – 15   .348
Robert Morris 3 – 12   .200 4 – 15   .211
† 2021 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2020–21 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team represented the University of Detroit Mercy in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by third-year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at Calihan Hall in Detroit, Michigan as members of the Horizon League. The Titans finished the season 12–10, 10–6 in Horizon League play, to finish in third place.[1]

Previous season

The Titans finished the 2019–20 season 8–23, 6–12 in Horizon League play, to finish in ninth place. Due to low APR scores, the Titans were ineligible for postseason play.[2]

Roster

2020–21 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Antoine Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Birmingham, AL
G/F 1 Noah Waterman 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Savannah, NY
G 2 Kyle Legreair 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Detroit, MI
G 4 Dwayne Rose Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Crete, IL
G/F 10 Bul Kuol 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Canberra, Australia
G 12 Brad Calipari 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Franklin Lakes, NJ
G 13 Matt Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Baltimore, MD
F 15 Taurean Thompson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS New York, NY
G 20 Jamail Pink 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 164 lb (74 kg) So Houston, TX
G/F 21 Chris Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Houston, TX
G 25 Marquell Fraser 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Hamilton, ON
G 30 Joey Liedel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Erie, MI
C 33 Buay Koka 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 202 lb (92 kg) GS Nasir, South Sudan
F 41 Willy Isiani 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Tbilisi, Georgia
G 55 Caileb Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Lansing, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 25, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 4, 2020*
5:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 8 Michigan State L 76–83  0–1
 Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, MI
December 6, 2020*
7:00 pm, ACCN 		at Notre Dame L 70–78  0–2
 Purcell Pavilion (84)
Notre Dame, IN
December 8, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Kent State L 66–80  0–3
 Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
December 12, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Western Michigan W 67–57  1–3
 University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
December 19, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Wright State L 70–93  1–4
(0–1) 		Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
December 20, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Wright State L 72–85  1–5
(0–2) 		Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
December 26, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Oakland L 75–77 OT 1–6
(0–3) 		Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
December 27, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Oakland L 80–83  1–7
(0–4) 		Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
January 15, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Green Bay W 86–61  2–7
(1–4) 		Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
January 16, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Green Bay W 68–65  3–7
(2–4) 		Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
January 22, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oakland L 81–86  3–8
(2–5) 		Athletics Center O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
January 23, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oakland W 82–72  4–8
(3–5) 		Athletics Center O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
January 29, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Youngstown State W 78–75  5–8
(4–5) 		Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
January 30, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Youngstown State W 77–72  6–8
(5–5) 		Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
February 5, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		Purdue Fort Wayne W 82–72  7–8
(6–5) 		Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
February 6, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		Purdue Fort Wayne W 83–56  8–8
(7–5) 		Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
February 12, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Cleveland State W 89–83  9–8
(8–5) 		Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
February 13, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State L 64–71  9–9
(8–6) 		Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
February 19, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		Robert Morris W 85–74  10–9
(9–6) 		Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
February 20, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		Robert Morris W 80–61  11–9
(10–6) 		Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
Horizon League tournament
February 25, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) (12) Robert Morris
First round 		W 83–73  12–9
 Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
March 2, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) at (4) Northern Kentucky
Quarterfinals 		L 69–70  12–10
 BB&T Arena 
Highland Heights, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

References

  1. ^ "Men's College Basketball Standings - 2020-21 Horizon League Standings". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Crawford, Kirkland and Thomas, Chris (May 9, 2019). "Detroit Mercy basketball not eligible for NCAA tournament after low APR score". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2020.