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
Corey Allen PG	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Detroit Titans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
2.5 !G/F	0	Jenkins, ChrisChris Jenkins	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	1	Allen, CoreyCorey Allen	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Ypsilanti, MI
1.5 !G	2	Robinson, Jr., PatrickPatrick Robinson, Jr.	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brampton, ON
1.5 !G	4	Black, DeShawndreDeShawndre Black	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Westland, MI
1.5 !G	5	Grant, MatthewMatthew Grant	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Los Angeles, CA
2.5 !G/F	10	Chatman, KameronKameron Chatman (I)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Portland, OR
1.5 !G	11	Williams, JarodJarod Williams	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Danville, VA
4.5 !F/C	13	Eichler, MalikMalik Eichler	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Berlin, Germany
3.5 !F	13	Long, ColeCole Long	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. John's, NL
3.5 !F	15	Foster-Smith, AaronAaron Foster-Smith	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Taylor, MI
1.5 !G	20	Joubert, JacobJacob Joubert (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	North Farmington, MI
3.5 !F	21	Hogan, JaleelJaleel Hogan	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Saginaw, MI
1.5 !G	23	McFolley, JoshJosh McFolley	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2.0 !So	Detroit, MI
3.5 !F	25	Blackshear, GeraldGerald Blackshear	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	2.0 !So	Detroit, MI
4.5 !F/C	32	Jones, IsaiahIsaiah Jones	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Antelope, CA
1.5 !G	55	Carter III, EdEd Carter III (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Detroit, MI

Head coach

Bacari Alexander (Detroit)

Assistant coach(es)

Jermaine Jackson (Detroit)
Canaan Chatman (Portland)
Pete Kahler (Xavier)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016–10–17

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	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

↑ http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2016/04/01/detroit-mercy-fires-ray-mccallum/82532828/
↑ "Former Titan Bacari Alexander Named Head Men's Basketball Coach". DetroitTitans.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.

Detroit Titans men's basketball

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