2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team

2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record1–31 (1–19 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCalihan Hall
Seasons
2023–24 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oakland † 15 – 5   .750 24 – 12   .667
Youngstown State 14 – 6   .700 22 – 10   .688
Green Bay 13 – 7   .650 18 – 14   .563
Wright State 13 – 7   .650 18 – 14   .563
Northern Kentucky 12 – 8   .600 18 – 15   .545
Milwaukee 12 – 8   .600 20 – 15   .571
Cleveland State 11 – 9   .550 21 – 15   .583
Purdue Fort Wayne 11 – 9   .550 23 – 13   .639
Robert Morris 6 – 14   .300 10 – 22   .313
IUPUI 2 – 18   .100 6 – 26   .188
Detroit Mercy 1 – 19   .050 1 – 31   .031
† 2024 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team represented the University of Detroit Mercy during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by sixth-year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at the Calihan Hall. The Titans started the season losing their first 26 games.[1] The Titans' only win of the season came on February 14, 2024 when they defeated IUPUI 81–66.[2] They finished the season 1–31, 1–19 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They lost to Milwaukee in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament.

On March 7, 2024, the school fired head coach Mike Davis.[3] On April 3, Michigan State assistant coach Mark Montgomery was named the team's new coach.[4]

Previous season

The Titans finished the 2022-23 season 4–19, 9–11 in Horizon League play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round of the Horizon League tournament, before losing to top-seeded Youngstown State in the quarterfinals.[5] The team was led by graduate student Antoine Davis, who was named Horizon League Player of the Year and was the NCAA's top scorer, finishing three points shy of Pete Maravich's all-time collegiate scoring record.[6]

Offseason

Departures

Detroit Mercy Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Dazemi Anderson 23 F/G 6'7" 230 Graduate South Bend, IN Graduated
Antoine Davis 0 G 6'1" 165 Graduate Birmingham, AL Graduated/UDFA signed with Portland Trail Blazers
Sonny Johnson 5 G 5'10" 160 Freshman Cleveland, OH Left team
Isaiah Jones 13 G/F 6'8" 209 Freshman Nashville, TN Transferred to Oakland
Buay Koka 33 C 7'1" 202 Graduate Nasir, South Sudan Graduated
Gerald Liddell 11 F 6'8" 203 Senior Cibolo, TX Graduated
TJ Moss 1 G 6'4" 180 Graduate Memphis, TN Graduated
A.J. Oliver 21 G 6'5" 200 Graduate Birmingham, AL Graduated
Arashma Parks 15 F 6'9" 235 Graduate Cleveland, OH Graduated
Jordan Phillips 12 F 6'7" 215 Senior Fort Worth, TX Graduated

Incoming transfers

Detroit Mercy Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jonathan Ammori 21 G 6'4" 180 Junior West Bloomfield, MI Oakland CC
Tyree Davis 13 F/G 6'6" 190 Sophomore Houston, TX Kilgore College
Edoardo Del Cadia 23 F 6'8" 240 Graduate Senigallia, Italy Nicholls
Oton Jankovic 33 F 6'10" 205 Graduate Zagreb, Croatia Tulane
Trenton Johnson 12 G 6'2" 180 Junior South Bend, IN Vincennes
Emmanuel Kuac 6 G/F 6'7" 210 Graduate Calgary, AB New Mexico
Mak Manciel 1 G 6'3" 200 Junior Detroit, MI Arkansas State
Abdullah Olajuwon 7 G 6'5" 210 Redshirt Freshman Houston, TX Kansas City
Alex Tchikou 2 F 6'11" 230 Senior Paris, France Rhode Island
Donovann Toatley 8 G 5'10" 190 Graduate Largo, MD Bethune–Cookman

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ryan Hurst
G 		Farmington, MI North Farmington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) May 15, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.


Roster

2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Mak Manciel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Arkansas State Detroit, Michigan
F 2 Alex Tchikou 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Rhode Island Paris, France
G 4 Marcus Tankersley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Veritas Academy (FL) Chattanooga, Tennessee
G 5 Kyle LeGreair 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Cass Technical HS Detroit, Michigan
G/F 6 Emmanuel Kuac 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS New Mexico Calgary, Alberta
G 7 Abdullah Olajuwon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Kansas City Houston, Texas
G 8 Donovann Toatley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Bethune–Cookman Largo, Maryland
G 10 Jamail Pink (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Clear Lake HS Houston, Texas
G 11 Ryan Hurst 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr North Farmington HS Farmington, Michigan
G 12 Trenton Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Vincennes South Bend, Indiana
G/F 13 Tyree Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Kilgore College Houston, Texas
G 14 Jayden Stone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Grand Canyon Perth, Australia
G 21 Jonathan Ammori 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Oakland CC West Bloomfield, Michigan
F 23 Edoardo Del Cadia 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Nicholls Senigallia, Italy
F 33 Oton Jankovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Tulane Zagreb, Croatia
G 41 Tobin Schwannecke (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Grand Valley State Traverse City, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 12, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wayne State (MI) L 78–88 
 34 – Stone   11 – Stone   4 – Del Cadia  Calihan Hall (1,011)
Detroit, MI
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm 		at Toledo L 60–94  0–1
  20 – Toatley   6 – Tied   6 – Toatley  Savage Arena (4,223)
Toledo, OH
November 10, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cincinnati
Walton Sports and Entertainment Event 		L 61–93  0–2
  25 – Stone   6 – Olajuwon   3 – Toatley  Fifth Third Arena (4,267)
Cincinnati, OH
November 14, 2023*
8:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Ole Miss
Walton Sports and Entertainment Event 		L 69–70  0–3
  22 – Stone   10 – Del Cadia   5 – Tankersley  SJB Pavilion (6,331)
Oxford, MS
November 18, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ohio L 52–71  0–4
  14 – Tankersley   8 – Tied   3 – Johnson  Convocation Center (4,411)
Athens, OH
November 21, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan L 72–76  0–5
  34 – Stone   6 – Stone   4 – Tied  Calihan Hall (1,003)
Detroit, MI
November 25, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at SIU Edwardsville L 67–81  0–6
  23 – Stone   6 – Del Cadia   4 – Del Cadia  First Community Arena (716)
Edwardsville, IL
November 29, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Oakland L 50–65  0–7
(0–1) 		 18 – Stone   9 – Stone   6 – Stone  Calihan Hall (1,211)
Detroit, MI
December 2, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State L 58–69  0–8
(0–2) 		 26 – Stone   8 – Tied   5 – Del Cadia  Wolstein Center (1,395)
Cleveland, OH
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ball State L 65–68  0–9
  18 – Stone   7 – Tied   3 – Stone  Calihan Hall (733)
Detroit, MI
December 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, BTN+ 		at Northwestern L 59–91  0–10
  23 – Tankersley   11 – Tankersley   2 – Tied  Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,550)
Evanston, IL
December 18, 2023*
10:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Loyola Marymount L 56–76  0–11
  17 – Tankersley   6 – Del Cadia   2 – Tied  Gersten Pavilion (926)
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan L 63–75  0–12
  16 – Hurst   9 – Hurst   4 – Manciel  McGuirk Arena (1,178)
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 23, 2023*
1:00 pm, ACCN 		at NC State L 66–83  0–13
  21 – Toatley   12 – Del Cadia   3 – LeGreair  PNC Arena (12,594)
Raleigh, NC
December 29, 2023
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at IUPUI L 55–67  0–14
(0–3) 		 22 – Hurst   6 – Manciel   3 – Tankersley  Indiana Farmers Coliseum (709)
Indianapolis, IN
December 31, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Purdue Fort Wayne L 56–91  0–15
(0–4) 		 16 – Del Cadia   14 – Del Cadia   3 – LeGreair  Hilliard Gates Sports Center (1,067)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 4, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Green Bay L 51–69  0–16
(0–5) 		 14 – Toatley   6 – Tied   3 – Tankersley  Calihan Hall (1,003)
Detroit, MI
January 6, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Milwaukee L 61–84  0–17
(0–6) 		 18 – Tankersley   8 – Olajuwon   2 – Tied  Calihan Hall (889)
Detroit, MI
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky L 76–81  0–18
(0–7) 		 27 – Stone   7 – Kauc   4 – Tankersley  Calihan Hall (627)
Detroit, MI
January 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Robert Morris L 99–102 2OT 0–19
(0–8) 		 36 – Stone   10 – Stone   5 – Manciel  UPMC Events Center (884)
Moon Township, PA
January 20, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Youngstown State L 64–105  0–20
(0–9) 		 23 – Tankersley   5 – Stone   3 – Manciel  Calihan Hall (881)
Detroit, MI
January 25, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee L 71–87  0–21
(0–10) 		 27 – Kuac   8 – Kuac   10 – Stone  UWM Panther Arena (2,341)
Milwaukee, WI
January 27, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Green Bay L 64–78  0–22
(0–11) 		 20 – Stone   5 – Olajuwon   4 – Tied  Resch Center (2,625)
Ashwaubenon, WI
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cleveland State L 65–77  0–23
(0–12) 		 28 – Stone   9 – Del Cadia   3 – Stone  Calihan Hall (420)
Detroit, MI
February 3, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Robert Morris L 67–75  0–24
(0–13) 		 25 – Stone   6 – Stone   3 – Stone  Calihan Hall (812)
Detroit, MI
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wright State L 85–92  0–25
(0–14) 		 29 – Tankersley   3 – Tied   6 – Tankersley  Nutter Center (3,363)
Dayton, OH
February 10, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Kentucky L 67–79  0–26
(0–15) 		 24 – Tied   9 – Del Cadia   4 – Manciel  Truist Arena (3,119)
Highland Heights, KY
February 14, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		IUPUI W 81–66  1–26
(1–15) 		 25 – Stone   6 – Stone   3 – Tied  Calihan Hall (611)
Detroit, MI
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Purdue Fort Wayne L 69–83  1–27
(1–16) 		 27 – Stone   6 – Tied   8 – Tankersley  Calihan Hall (1,213)
Detroit, MI
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wright State L 78–93  1–28
(1–17) 		 25 – Stone   5 – Tied   4 – Tankersley  Calihan Hall (871)
Detroit, MI
February 28, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State L 55–69  1–29
(1–18) 		 22 – Tankersley   10 – Del Cadia   3 – Tied  Beeghly Center (3,413)
Youngstown, OH
March 2, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oakland L 70–75  1–30
(1–19) 		 19 – Stone   7 – Stone   4 – Tied  Athletics Center O'Rena 
Rochester, MI
Horizon League tournament
March 5, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(11) at (6) Milwaukee
First round 		L 79–83  1–31
  30 – Stone   6 – Del Cadia   4 – Tied  UWM Panther Arena (1,558)
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[7]

References

  1. ^ "Winless Detroit Mercy Titans 5.5-point favorites to beat IUPUI Jaguars". Fox Sports. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Rasmussen, Karl (February 14, 2024). "Lone Fan Storms Court After College Basketball Team's First Win of the Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Chavkin, Daniel (March 7, 2024). "Former Big Ten Head Coach Fired After 1–31 Season in Horizon League". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Detroit Mercy hires Spartans asst. Montgomery". ESPN.com. April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Antoine Davis four points from new NCAA career scoring mark as Detroit Mercy falls in conference tournament". CBSSports.com. March 3, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "Davis falls short in bid to break Maravich's scoring mark". AP News. March 3, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Detroit Mercy Titans. Retrieved August 29, 2023.