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
Conference	Horizon League
Record	8–23 (6–12 Horizon)
Head coach	Mike Davis (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Davis Jr. Tracy Dildy Keith Legree
Home arena	Calihan Hall
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

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

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

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 Mike Davis (Alabama) Assistant coach(es) Mike Davis Jr. (UAB) Tracy Dildy (UIC) Keith Legree (Cincinnati) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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
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

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.