2016–17 Detroit Titans men's basketball team

2016–17 Detroit Titans men's basketball
Conference Horizon League
2016–17 record 1–6 (0–0 Horizon)
Head coach Bacari Alexander (1st year)
Assistant coach Jermaine Jackson
Assistant coach Canaan Chatman
Assistant coach Pete Kahler
Home arena Calihan Hall
2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Oakland 0 0       8 1   .889
Valparaiso 0 0       7 1   .875
Wright State 0 0       6 3   .667
Northern Kentucky 0 0       5 3   .625
UIC 0 0       4 3   .571
Youngstown State 0 0       5 4   .556
Green Bay 0 0       4 4   .500
Milwaukee 0 0       3 5   .375
Cleveland State 0 0       2 5   .286
Detroit 0 0       1 7   .125
2017 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of December 3, 2016; 

The 2016–17 Detroit Titans men's basketball team represents the University of Detroit Mercy during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by first year head coach Bacari Alexander, play their home games at Calihan Hall as members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

The Titans finished the season 16–15, 9–9 in Horizon League play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Youngstown State in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Wright State.

On April 1st, head coach Ray McCallum was fired.[1] He finished at Detroit with an eight year record of 130–132. On April 22, 2016, Bacari Alexander was hired as head coach.[2]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Anton Wilson 1 G 6'5" 210 Senior Flint, MI Graduated
Jalen Gibson 2 F 6'7" 213 Freshman Detroit, MI Transferred
Carlton Brundidge 4 G 6'2" 204 RS Senior Southfield, MI Graduated
Paris Bass 35 F/G 6'8" 200 RS Sophomore Birmingham, MI Playing professional overseas

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
DeShawndre Black 4 G 6'2" 175 Junior Westland, MI Junior college transferred from Schoolcraft College.
Kameron Chatman 10 G/F 6'8" 215 Junior Portland, OR Transferred from Michigan. Under NCAA transfer rules, Chatman will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Isaiah Jones 32 C 6'11" 240 Junior Sacramento, CA Junior college transferred from Mt. San Jacinto College

Recruiting class of 2016

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Corey Allen
PG
Ypslinati, MI Ypslianti High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 13, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

Roster

2016–17 Detroit Titans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G/F 0 Jenkins, ChrisChris Jenkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Detroit, MI
G 1 Allen, CoreyCorey Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Fr Ypsilanti, MI
G 2 Robinson, Jr., PatrickPatrick Robinson, Jr. 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Brampton, ON
G 4 Black, DeShawndreDeShawndre Black 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Westland, MI
G 5 Grant, MatthewMatthew Grant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Los Angeles, CA
G/F 10 Chatman, KameronKameron Chatman (I)  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Portland, OR
G 11 Williams, JarodJarod Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Danville, VA
F/C 13 Eichler, MalikMalik Eichler 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Fr Berlin, Germany
F 13 Long, ColeCole Long 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr St. John's, NL
F 15 Foster-Smith, AaronAaron Foster-Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Taylor, MI
G 20 Joubert, JacobJacob Joubert (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr North Farmington, MI
F 21 Hogan, JaleelJaleel Hogan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Saginaw, MI
G 23 McFolley, JoshJosh McFolley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Detroit, MI
F 25 Blackshear, GeraldGerald Blackshear 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) So Detroit, MI
F/C 32 Jones, IsaiahIsaiah Jones 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Antelope, CA
G 55 Carter III, EdEd Carter III (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Detroit, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2016–10–17

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

Oct 29*
7:00 pm
Wayne State L 79–85 
 23  Jenkins  13  Jenkins  2  3 Tied  Calihan Hall (2,555)
Detroit, MI

Nov 7*
7:00 pm
Ferris State L 79–85 
 19  Allen  10  Blackshear  3  Williams  Calihan Hall (1,409)
Detroit, MI
Non-conference regular season

Nov 11*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Adrian W 99–69  1–0
 16  Allen  10  Williams  5  Carter III  Calihan Hall (1,009)
Detroit, MI

Nov 14*
7:00 pm
at East Tennessee State L 78–107  1–1
 25  McFolley  5  Jenkins  5  Jenkins  Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,026)
Johnson City, TN

Nov 18*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 69–89  1–2
 16  McFolley, Hogan  9  Jenkins  3  Jenkins  State Farm Center (10,396)
Champaign, IL

Nov 20*
5:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Florida State
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 71–100  1–3
 18  Jenkins  4  Jenkins  4  McFolley  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center 
Tallahssee, FL

Nov 23*
2:00 pm, America East TV
at New Hampshire
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 70–86  1–4
 18  Hogan  7  Blackshear  4  McFolley  Lundholm Gym (477)
Durham, NH

Nov 26*
2:00 pm, ESPN3/WADL-38
Manhattan
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 81–84 2OT 1–5
 19  Hogan  9  Hogan  7  Black  Calihan Hall (1012)
Detroit, MI

Nov 30*
7:00 pm, ESPN3/WADL
Eastern Michigan L 61–87  1–6
 20  Allen  9  Hogan  3  Black  Calihan Hall (1,250)
Detroit, MI

Dec 3*
8:00 pm
at Murray State   
                CFSB Center 
Murray, KY

Dec 7*
7:00 pm
at Toledo   
                Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH

Dec 10*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling Green   
                Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH

Dec 17*
2:00 pm, ESPN3/WADL
WKU   
                Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI

Dec 22*
7:00 pm, ESPN3/WADL
IPFW   
                Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
Horizon League regular season

Dec 29
7:30 pm, ESPN3/WADL
Northern Kentucky   
                Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI

Dec 31
3:30 pm, ESPN3/WADL
Wright State   
                   Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI

Jan 6
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at UIC   
                   UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL

Jan 8
1:00 pm, ASN
at Valparaiso   
                   Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN

Jan 13
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Oakland   
                   Athletics Center O'rena 
Rochester, MI

Jan 16
7:00 pm, ESPN3/WADL
Youngstown State   
                   Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI

Jan 20
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wright State   
                   Nutter Center 
Dayton, OH

Jan 22
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky   
                   BB&T Arena 
Highland Heights, KY

Jan 27
7:00 pm, ESPN3/WADL
Milwaukee   
                   Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI

Jan 29
2:00 pm, ESPN3/WADL
Green Bay   
                   Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI

Feb 2
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cleveland State   
                   Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH

Feb 4
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown State   
                   Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH

Feb 17
7:00 pm, ESPN3/WADL
UIC   
                   Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI

Feb 10
7:00 pm, ESPN3/WADL
Oakland   
                   Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI

Feb 19
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso   
                   Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI

Feb 21
7:00 pm, ESPN3/WADL
Cleveland State   
                   Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI

Feb 24
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Milwaukee   
                   Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI

Feb 26
3:00 pm, ASN
at Green Bay   
                   Resch Center 
Green Bay, WI
Horizon League Tournament

Mar 3–7
vs.    
                Joe Louis Arena 
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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