1976–77 Detroit Titans men's basketball team

1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

Detroit Titans men's basketball
1976–77 Detroit Titans men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 12
1976–77 record	25–4
Head coach	Dick Vitale (4th season)
Home arena	Calihan Hall

The 1976–77 Detroit Titans men's basketball team represented the University of Detroit in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Dick Vitale. The Titans play their home games at Calihan Hall and were an independent with no conference affiliation.[1]

Roster

1976–77 Detroit Titans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
F	John Long	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
C	Terry Tyler	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
G	Terry Duerod	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So
G	Dennis Boyd	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr
F	Ron Bostick	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr
F	Jeff Whitlow	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So
G	Turono Anderson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
G	Wilbert McCormick	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr
G	Dave Niles	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr
C	Keith Jackson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr
F	Wilbur Ross	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Dick Vitale (Seton Hall)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-01-01

Schedule

The loss against Minnesota was subsequently turned into a win, when Minnesota forfeited the game.[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
1976*		Eastern Michigan	W 80–62	1–0	(8,122) Detroit, MI
1976*		Minnesota	L 80–104	1–1	(7,346) Detroit, MI
1976*		Oakland	W 113–45	2–1	(2,543) Detroit, MI
December 9, 1976*		at Cleveland State	W 78–66	3–1	Public Hall[3] (966) Cleveland, OH
1976*		Iowa Wesleyan	W 133–79	4–1	(2,703) Detroit, MI
Mar 1, 1977*	No. 15	at Loyola (IL)	L 71–79	24–3	Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1977*	No. 12	vs. Middle Tennessee State	W 93–76	25–3	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 17, 1977*	No. 12	vs. No. 1 Michigan	L 81–86	25–4	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

References

"Detroit Titans Men's Basketball All-Time Scores" (PDF). University of Detroit Mercy. 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careercoach
"2013-14 Cleveland State Men's Basketball Media Guide ;Pages 63-104 - Records and History" (PDF). Cleveland State University. 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.

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[1] "Detroit Titans Men's Basketball All-Time Scores" (PDF). University of Detroit Mercy. 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

[2] ttp://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careercoach

[3] "2013-14 Cleveland State Men's Basketball Media Guide ;Pages 63-104 - Records and History" (PDF). Cleveland State University. 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.

Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball
Venues	Calihan Hall (1952–1989, 1994–present) Cobo Arena (1989–1994)
People	Head coaches NBA players
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 UNLV		–		–	29	–	3	.906
No. 6 Syracuse		–		–	26	–	4	.867
No. 12 Detroit		–		–	25	–	4	.862
Old Dominion		–		–	25	–	4	.862
Providence		–		–	24	–	5	.828
Holy Cross		–		–	23	–	6	.793
St. Bonaventure		–		–	23	–	6	.793
No. 7 Marquette		–		–	25	–	7	.781
North Texas State		–		–	21	–	6	.778
Illinois State		–		–	22	–	7	.759
No. 10 Notre Dame		–		–	22	–	7	.759
Oral Roberts		–		–	21	–	7	.750
Army		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Milwaukee		–		–	19	–	8	.704
Georgetown		–		–	19	–	9	.679
Virginia Tech		–		–	19	–	10	.655
James Madison		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Northwestern State		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Texas–Pan American		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Connecticut		–		–	17	–	10	.630
UNC Wilmington		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Portland State		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Iona		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Dayton		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Fairfield		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Georgia Southern		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Richmond		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	15	–	11	.577
DePaul		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Northeast Louisiana		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Stetson		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Utah State		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Colgate		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Navy		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Oklahoma City		–		–	14	–	12	.538
South Carolina		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Valparaiso		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Catholic		–		–	13	–	13	.500