2019–20 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team

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]

2019–20 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
2019–20 record8–23 (6–12 Horizon)
Head coachMike Davis (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCalihan Hall
2019–20 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wright State153 .833  257  .781
Northern Kentucky135 .722  239  .719
Green Bay117 .611  1716  .515
Youngstown State108 .556  1815  .545
UIC108 .556  1817  .514
Oakland810 .444  1419  .424
Cleveland State711 .389  1121  .344
Milwaukee711 .389  1219  .387
Detroit Mercy*612 .333  823  .258
IUPUI315 .167  725  .219
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2020 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure[3]
Cole Long11F6'8"206JuniorSt. John's, NLTransferred to Memorial University of Newfoundland
Lamar Hamrick21G6'4"190JuniorNew Castle, DETransferred to Portland State

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownYears EligiblePrevious school[4][5]
Justin Miller2F6'6"268SeniorBeaver Dam, KY1Louisiana
Dwayne Rose Jr.4G6'4"195JuniorCrete, IL2Southwestern Illinois College
Brad Calipari12G6'0"179Graduate StudentFranklin Lakes, NJ2Kentucky
Alonde LeGrand1376'7"205JuniorHarlem, NY2State Fair CC
B. J. Maxwell24G6'4"200Graduate StudentAustin, TX1Abilene Christian

Roster

2019–20 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference 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
Horizon League regular season
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

  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.
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