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2019–20 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team

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2019–20 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record8–23 (6–12 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCalihan Hall
Seasons
2019–20 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 15 3   .833 25 7   .781
Northern Kentucky 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Green Bay 11 7   .611 17 16   .515
Youngstown State 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
UIC 10 8   .556 18 17   .514
Oakland 8 10   .444 14 19   .424
Cleveland State 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Milwaukee 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
Detroit Mercy* 6 12   .333 8 23   .258
IUPUI 3 15   .167 7 25   .219
* Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2020 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2019–20 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team represented the University of Detroit Mercy in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by second-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 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.[1]

Previous season

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The Titans finished the 2018–19 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.[2]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure[3]
Cole Long 11 F 6'8" 206 Junior St. John's, NL Transferred to Memorial University of Newfoundland
Lamar Hamrick 21 G 6'4" 190 Junior New Castle, DE Transferred to Portland State

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Years Eligible Previous school[4][5]
Justin Miller 2 F 6'6" 268 Senior Beaver Dam, KY 1 Louisiana
Dwayne Rose Jr. 4 G 6'4" 195 Junior Crete, IL 2 Southwestern Illinois College
Brad Calipari 12 G 6'0" 179 Graduate Student Franklin Lakes, NJ 2 Kentucky
Alonde LeGrand 13 7 6'7" 205 Junior Harlem, NY 2 State Fair CC
B. J. Maxwell 24 G 6'4" 200 Graduate Student Austin, TX 1 Abilene Christian

Roster

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2019–20 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) 160 lb (73 kg) So Birmingham, Alabama
G/F 1 Marquis Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Los Angeles, California
F 2 Justin Miller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 268 lb (122 kg) Sr Beaver Dam, Kentucky
G 4 Dwayne Rose Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Crete, Illinois
G 5 Jordan Gorman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Fort Wayne, Indiana
F 10 Boe Nguidjol 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Los Angeles, California
G 11 B.J. Maxwell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Austin, Texas
G 12 Brad Calipari 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) GS Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
F 13 Alonde LeGrand 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Harlem, New York
F 14 Sam Hofman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Brussels, Belgium
G 15 Jamail Pink 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
G/F 21 Chris Brandon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Houston, Texas
F 41 Willy Isiani 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Tbilisi, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 15, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 10, 2019*
4:00 pm, ACCNX
at NC State L 65–84  0–1
 28  Davis   9  Nguidjol   4  Davis  PNC Arena (13,430)
Raleigh, NC
November 17, 2019*
3:00 pm, ACCNX
at Clemson L 65–87  0–2
 26  Davis   13  Miller   6  Davis  Littlejohn Coliseum (5,804)
Clemson, SC
November 19, 2019*
9:00 pm, MWN
at Wyoming L 49–76  0–3
 13  Calipari   9  Moore   3  Davis  Arena-Auditorium (2,967)
Laramie, WY
November 24, 2019*
3:00 pm
vs. UC Irvine
MGM Resorts Main Event
W 86–74  1–3
 23  Davis   7  Nguidjol   6  Davis  Clark High School (411)
Las Vegas, NV
November 25, 2019*
3:00 pm
vs. Louisiana
MGM Resorts Main Event
L 62–81  1–4
 30  Davis   4  Moore   4  Davis  Clark High School (113)
Las Vegas, NV
November 30, 2019*
1:00 pm
at Ohio L 81–91  1–5
 33  Davis   6  LeGrand   8  Davis  Convocation Center (3,030)
Athens, OH
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kent State L 57–92  1–6
 23  Davis   9  Miller   6  Davis  MAC Center (2,030)
Kent, OH
December 7, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Michigan L 51–55  1–7
 16  Davis   10  Moore   2  Tied  Calihan Hall (1,925)
Detroit, MI
December 10, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCN
at Notre Dame L 71–110  1–8
 27  Davis   6  Miller   4  Davis  Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,441)
Notre Dame, IN
December 14, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Toledo L 72–80  1–9
 20  Calipari   9  Brandon   7  LeGrand  Calihan Hall (1,654)
Detroit, MI
December 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northeastern L 61–74  1–10
 26  Davis   7  Isiani   3  LeGrand  Calihan Hall (1,151)
Detroit, MI
December 21, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
SIU Edwardsville W 81–55  2–10
 35  Davis   10  Brandon   5  LeGrand  Calihan Hall (1,003)
Detroit, MI
December 28, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oakland L 69–78  2–11
(0–1)
 24  Davis   18  Brandon   6  Davis  Athletics Center O'rena (3,792)
Auburn Hills, MI
December 30, 2019*
9:00 pm, RSNW
at No. 1 Gonzaga L 72–93  2–12
 31  Davis   12  Brandon   3  Miller  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Kentucky W 66–58  3–12
(1–1)
 18  Miller   9  Brandon   5  Miller  Calihan Hall (1,323)
Detroit, MI
January 5, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Wright State L 69–70  3–13
(1–2)
 24  Davis   12  Miller   6  Davis  Calihan Hall (1,103)
Detroit, MI
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cleveland State L 59–64  3–14
(1–3)
 15  Davis   16  Brandon   4  Davis  Wolstein Center (973)
Cleveland, OH
January 11, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Youngstown State L 67–69  3–15
(1–4)
 16  Miller   9  Brandon   5  Davis  Beeghly Center (2,510)
Youngstown, OH
January 16, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Milwaukee W 90–84  4–15
(2–4)
 29  Davis   14  Brandon   5  Davis  UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,150)
Milwaukee, WI
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay L 80–83  4–16
(2–5)
 17  Davis   15  Brandon   7  Davis  Resch Center (1,937)
Ashwaubenon, WI
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
IUPUI W 76–64  5–16
(3–5)
 27  Davis   12  Brandon   5  Tied  Calihan Hall (1,624)
Detroit, MI
January 25, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
UIC W 70–69  6–16
(4–5)
 16  Moore   8  Brandon   4  Davis  Calihan Hall (1,866)
Detroit, MI
January 31, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Oakland L 64–77  6–17
(4–6)
 26  Davis   6  Rose Jr.   6  Davis  Calihan Hall (2,021)
Detroit, MI
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wright State L 86–98  6–18
(4–7)
 28  Davis   14  Brandon   9  Davis  Nutter Center (4,344)
Fairborn, OH
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Kentucky L 65–84  6–19
(4–8)
 21  Rose Jr.   14  Brandon   3  Tied  BB&T Arena (6,231)
Highland Heights, KY
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State L 72–76  6–20
(4–9)
 34  Davis   11  Moore   5  Davis  Calihan Hall (1,275)
Detroit, MI
February 15, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State L 66–67 OT 6–21
(4–10)
 20  Moore   17  Brandon   4  Davis  Calihan Hall (1,274)
Detroit, MI
February 21, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Green Bay L 67–84  6–22
(4–11)
 29  Davis   7  Moore   2  Tied  Calihan Hall (1,211)
Detroit, MI
February 23, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Milwaukee W 79–73  7–22
(5–11)
 27  Davis   11  Tied   6  Davis  Calihan Hall (1,247)
Detroit, MI
February 27, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at UIC L 67–84  7–23
(5–12)
 26  Davis   8  Rose Jr.   5  Davis  Credit Union 1 Arena (2,529)
Chicago, IL
February 29, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at IUPUI W 90–88  8–23
(6–12)
 43  Davis   10  Brandon   4  Gorman  Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,252)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[6]

References

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  1. ^ Crawford, Kirkland; Thomas, Chris (May 9, 2019). "Detroit Mercy basketball not eligible for NCAA tournament after low APR score". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Titans Fall In Horizon League Championship Quarterfinals At NKU". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits.
  4. ^ "2019 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits.
  5. ^ "Titans Announce 2019-20 Roster" (Press release). Detroit Mercy Titans. September 25, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved October 15, 2019.