2022–23 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team

2022–23 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record14–19 (9–11 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCalihan Hall
Seasons
2022–23 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Youngstown State 15 – 5   .750 24 – 10   .706
Milwaukee 14 – 6   .700 22 – 12   .647
Cleveland State 14 – 6   .700 21 – 14   .600
Northern Kentucky † 14 – 6   .700 22 – 13   .629
Oakland 11 – 9   .550 13 – 19   .406
Wright State 10 – 10   .500 18 – 15   .545
Robert Morris 10 – 10   .500 16 – 17   .485
Detroit Mercy 9 – 11   .450 14 – 19   .424
Purdue Fort Wayne 9 – 11   .450 17 – 15   .531
IUPUI 2 – 18   .100 5 – 27   .156
Green Bay 2 – 18   .100 3 – 29   .094
† 2023 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2022–23 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team represented the University of Detroit Mercy in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by fifth-year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at Calihan Hall in Detroit, Michigan, as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 13–18, 9–11 in Horizon League play to tie for eighth place. They defeated Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament before losing to Youngstown State in the quarterfinals.

Titans guard Antoine Davis moved into second place on the all-time Division I men's scoring list behind LSU great Pete Maravich, passing Portland State's Freeman Williams on January 21, 2023.[1] Davis finished his college career with 3,664 points, which fell three points shy of Maravich's record of 3,667.[2]

Previous season

The Titans finished the 2021–22 season 14–15, 10–7 in Horizon League play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Green Bay in the first round of the Horizon League tournament,[3] before falling to Northern Kentucky in the quarterfinals.[4] They were invited to The Basketball Classic, where they lost to Florida Gulf Coast in the first round.[5]

Roster

2022–23 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) GS Birmingham, Alabama
G 1 TJ Moss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Memphis, Tennessee
G 2 Kyle LeGreair 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
G 4 Marcus Tankersley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Chattanooga, Tennessee
G 5 Sonny Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Cleveland, Ohio
G 10 Jamail Pink 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 164 lb (74 kg) So Houston, Texas
F 11 Gerald Liddell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Cibolo, Texas
F 12 Jordan Phillips 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Fort Worth, Texas
G/F 13 Isaiah Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Fr Nashville, Tennessee
G 14 Jayden Stone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Perth, Australia
F 15 Arashma Parks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Cleveland, Ohio
G 21 A.J. Oliver 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Birmingham, Alabama
G/F 23 Damezi Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS South Bend, Indiana
C 33 Buay Koka 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 202 lb (92 kg) GS Nasir, South Sudan
G 41 Tobin Schwannecke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Traverse City, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 24, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 8, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Rochester W 93–65  1–0
 Calihan Hall (1,735)
Detroit, MI
November 11, 2022*
1:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ 		at Boston College L 66–70  1–1
 Conte Forum (4,830)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 16, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ohio W 88–74  2–1
 Calihan Hall (1,587)
Detroit, MI
November 19, 2022*
6:00 pm, CUSA.tv 		at Florida Atlantic
Paradise Invitational 		L 55–76  2–2
 Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (1,420)
Boca Raton, FL
November 21, 2022*
12:00 pm 		vs. Bryant
Paradise Invitational 		L 88–98  2–3
 Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (105)
Boca Raton, FL
November 23, 2022*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Charlotte W 70–49  3–3
 Calihan Hall (1,707)
Detroit, MI
November 25, 2022*
4:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington State L 54–96  3–4
 Beasley Coliseum (3,275)
Pullman, WA
December 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Purdue Fort Wayne W 75–66  4–4
(1–0) 		Memorial Coliseum (1,495)
Fort Wayne, IN
December 3, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State L 77–92  4–5
(1–1) 		Wolstein Center (1,409)
Cleveland, OH
December 7, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tulsa W 76–72  5–5
 Reynolds Center (3,012)
Tulsa, OK
December 10, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Charlotte L 80–82 OT 5–6
 Dale F. Halton Arena (2,704)
Charlotte, NC
December 18, 2022*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan L 77–79  5–7
 George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,823)
Ypsilanti, MI
December 21, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cincinnati L 54–72  5–8
 Fifth Third Arena (9,519)
Cincinnati, OH
December 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Green Bay W 76–59  6–8
(2–1) 		Calihan Hall (1,543)
Detroit, MI
December 31, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Milwaukee L 81–84  6–9
(2–2) 		Calihan Hall (1,533)
Detroit, MI
January 6, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wright State L 85–90  6–10
(2–3) 		Nutter Center (4,488)
Dayton, OH
January 8, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Kentucky L 76–78 OT 6–11
(2–4) 		Truist Arena (2,480)
Highland Heights, KY
January 12, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Youngstown State L 79–84  6–12
(2–5) 		Calihan Hall (1,333)
Detroit, MI
January 14, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Robert Morris W 87–75  7–12
(3–5) 		Calihan Hall (1,667)
Detroit, MI
January 21, 2023
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at IUPUI W 89–77  8–12
(4–5) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,101)
Indianapolis, IN
January 23, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Oakland L 67–76  8–13
(4–6) 		Calihan Hall (2,553)
Detroit, MI
January 27, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Robert Morris L 77–85  8–14
(4–7) 		UPMC Events Center (1,413)
Moon Township, PA
January 29, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State L 63–73  8–15
(4–8) 		Beeghly Center (4,187)
Youngstown, OH
February 2, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cleveland State W 85–67  9–15
(5–8) 		Calihan Hall (1,413)
Detroit, MI
February 4, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Purdue Fort Wayne W 85–52  10–15
(6–8) 		Calihan Hall (2,021)
Detroit, MI
February 9, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee L 89–94  10–16
(6–9) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,768)
Milwaukee, WI
February 11, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Green Bay W 76–71  11–16
(7–9) 		Kress Events Center (1,403)
Green Bay, WI
February 17, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oakland W 96–74  12–16
(8–9) 		Athletics Center O'rena (3,942)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 19, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		IUPUI W 81–68  13–16
(9–9) 		Calihan Hall (1,917)
Detroit, MI
February 23, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky L 64–67  13–17
(9–10) 		Calihan Hall (1,335)
Detroit, MI
February 25, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wright State L 71–82  13–18
(9–11) 		Calihan Hall (3,107)
Detroit, MI
Horizon League tournament
February 28, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(8) (9) Purdue Fort Wayne
First round 		W 81–68  14–18
 Calihan Hall (1,663)
Detroit, MI
March 2, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(8) at (1) Youngstown State
Quarterfinals 		L 66–71  14–19
 Beeghly Center (5,584)
Youngstown, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Medcalf, Myron (January 21, 2023). "Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis No. 2 on NCAA D-I scoring list". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Points Men's Career Leaders and Records". www.sports-reference.com.
  3. ^ "Keeps Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship First Round Roundup". Horizon League. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "Titans Championship Run Comes To An End At NKU". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "FGCU beats Detroit Mercy 95-79 in The Basketball Classic". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "2022-23 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 24, 2022.