2018–19 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team represented the University of Detroit Mercy during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by first-year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at Calihan Hall as members of the Horizon League. They finished the 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,

2018–19 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	11–20 (8–10 Horizon)
Head coach	Mike Davis (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Davis Jr. Tracy Dildy Keith Legree
Home arena	Calihan Hall
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wright State	13	–	5		.722			21	–	14		.600
Northern Kentucky †	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
Oakland	11	–	7		.611			16	–	17		.485
Green Bay	10	–	8		.556			21	–	17		.553
UIC	10	–	8		.556			16	–	16		.500
Youngstown State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	20		.375
Detroit Mercy	8	–	10		.444			11	–	20		.355
IUPUI	8	–	10		.444			16	–	17		.485
Cleveland State	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
Milwaukee	4	–	14		.222			9	–	22		.290
† 2019 Horizon League tournament winner

Previous season

The Titans finished the season 8–24, 4–14 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Green Bay.

On March 26, 2018, the school fired head coach Bacari Alexander after two seasons.^[1] On June 13, the school hired Texas Southern head coach Mike Davis as the Titans' new coach.^[2]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure[3]
Kameron Chatman	0	G/F	6'9"	225	RS Junior	Portland, OR	Declared for Draft
Jermaine Jackson Jr.	1	G	5'10"	172	Freshman	Shelby Township, MI	Transferred
Roschon Prince	2	F	6'6"	235	Senior	Long Beach, CA	Graduated
DeShawndre Black	4	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Westland, MI	Graduated
Corey Allen	5	G	6'3"	206	Sophomore	Ypsilanti, MI	Transferred to Georgia State
Tariq Jones	10	F	6'7"	200	Junior	Detroit, MI	Transferred
Malik Eichler	12	F/C	7'0"	226	Sophomore	Berlin, Germany	Transferred to Madonna
Jake Ballantyne	13	F	6'9"	240	Freshman	Shelby Township, MI	Transferred to LIU Brooklyn
Jacob Joubert	15	G	6'2"	187	Freshman	Farmington Hills, MI	Transferred to Wayne State
Bass Ollie	20	G	6'4"	182	Freshman	Kalamazoo, MI	Transferred to Kalamazoo College
Jaleel Hogan	21	F	6'7"	260	Senior	Saginaw, MI	Graduated
Ed Carter III	24	G	6'1"	179	Sophomore	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Xavier University of Louisiana
Isaiah Jones	35	C/F	6'11"	222	Senior	Antelope, CA	Graduated

Roster

2018–19 Detroit Titans men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Antoine Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Homeschool Birmingham, AL G/F 1 Marquis Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Woodstock Academy (CT) Los Angeles, CA G 2 Tra'Quan Knight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Pensacola Shelton State CC Pensacola, FL G 4 Jacob Holland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Los Lunas New Mexico Highlands Fresno State Otero JC Los Lunas, NM G 5 Juan Parrilla Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Crosby College of the Siskiyous Waterbury, CN F 10 Boe Nguidjol 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Middlebrooks Academy Los Angeles, CA F 11 Cole Long 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Athlete Institute St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador G/F 13 Chris Brandon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Bellaire Houston, TX G/F 14 Derrien King 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Cathedral Angelo State Wichita, KS G 15 Darrell Riley Jr. 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr North Division Williston State Milwaukee, WI G 21 Lamar Hamrick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Georges Technical San Jacinto College New Castle, DE G 23 Josh McFolley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Sr Western International High School Detroit, MI F 24 Harrison Curry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Legacy (SC) Louisiana Tech Ann Arbor, MI F 25 Gerald Blackshear Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Western International High School Detroit, MI G 35 Jordan Gorman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Nelson Snider Wright State Lake Campus Fort Wayne, IN F 41 Willy Isiani 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr ASI Prep (CA) Tbilisi, Georgia F 55 Musiol Gjysma 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Sterling Heights High School Rochester College Sterling Heights, MI	Head coach Mike Davis (basketball coach) (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 9, 2018 [4]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2018* 7:30 pm		Wayne State (MI) City College Series	W 79–76		20 – Davis	9 – Brandon	4 – Davis	Calihan Hall  Detroit, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Michigan	L 76–89	0–1	32 – Davis	10 – Blackshear Jr.	3 – Tied	University Arena (1798) Kalamazoo, MI
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Temple Legends Classic	L 67–83	0–2	30 – Davis	9 – Brandon	6 – McFolley	Liacouras Center (4,649) Philadelphia, PA
Nov 12, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS1		at Butler	L 63–84	0–3	20 – Davis	7 – Blackshear Jr.	2 – Tied	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,741) Indianapolis, IN
Nov 15, 2018* 10:00 pm, P12N		at California Legends Classic	Cancelled[5]					Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
Nov 19, 2018* 7:30 pm, FloHoops		at Loyola (MD) Legends Classic	W 91–63	1–3	42 – Davis	9 – Blackshear Jr.	5 – Davis	Calihan Hall (1,343) Detroit, MI
Nov 20, 2018* 7:30 pm, FloHoops		at Bowling Green Legends Classic	W 82–67	2–3	32 – Davis	7 – King	56 – Davis	Calihan Hall (1,367) Detroit, MI
Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	W 78–74	3–3	24 – Davis	7 – Davis	7 – Davis	Convocation Center (1,226) Ypsilanti, MI
Nov 28, 2018* 7:05 pm, ESPN3		Kent State	L 72–76	3–4	30 – Davis	9 – Hamrick	4 – Hamrick	Calihan Hall (1,170) Detroit, MI
Dec 1, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Akron	L 59–71	3–5	27 – Davis	7 – McFolley	2 – Davis	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,364) Akron, OH
Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dayton	L 59–98	3–6	18 – Davis	4 –  3 6ied	4 – Davis	UD Arena (12,700) Dayton, OH
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Toledo	L 57–101	3–7	19 – Davis	6 – Davis	4 – Davis	Savage Arena (3,629) Toledo, OH
Dec 15, 2018* 1:0 pm, ESPN+		Ohio	L 61–63	3–8	19 – Davis	9 – Brandon	2 – 3 tied	Calihan Hall (1,656) Detroit, MI
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, FS2		at Xavier	L 55–69	3–9	19 – Davis	8 – King	6 – McFolley	Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH
Horizon League regular season
Dec 28, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	W 78–66	4–9 (1–0)	27 – Davis	8 – Hamrick	4 – Hamrick	Beeghly Center (2,129) Youngstown, OH
Dec 30, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cleveland State	W 73–61	5–9 (2–0)	17 – Davis	11 – Hamrick	6 – Davis	Wolstein Center (885) Cleveland, OH
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Wright State	W 79–58	6–9 (3–0)	48 – Davis	8 – Blackshear Jr.	5 – McFolley	Calihan Hall (1,243) Detroit, MI
Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	L 73–95	6–10 (3–1)	33 – Davis	6 – Tied	4 – McFolley	Calihan Hall (1,241) Detroit, MI
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Green Bay	W 101–83	7–10 (4–1)	29 – McFolley	10 – Curry	5 – Davis	Calihan Hall (1,405) Detroit, MI
Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Milwaukee	W 93–84	8–10 (5–1)	32 – Davis	8 – Brandon	7 – Davis	Calihan Hall (3,010) Detroit, MI
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Oakland	L 73–79	8–11 (5–2)	19 – Davis	8 – Blackshear Jr.	4 – Moore	Calihan Hall (4,125) Detroit, MI
Jan 24, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC	L 67–79	8–12 (5–3)	28 – Davis	8 – Blackshear Jr.	4 – King	Credit Union 1 Arena (2,782) Chicago, IL
Jan 26, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at IUPUI	L 65–80	8–13 (5–4)	20 – Isiana	7 – Curry	7 – Riley Jr.	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,482) Indianapolis, IN
Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cleveland State	W 78–64	9–13 (6–4)	29 – Davis	14 – Blackshear Jr.	4 – Isiana	Calihan Hall (1,805) Detroit, MI
Feb 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Youngstown State	L 70–72	9–14 (6–5)	23 – Davis	11 – Blackshear Jr.	3 – Hamrick	Calihan Hall (1,817) Detroit, MI
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	L 65–97	9–15 (6–6)	26 – Davis	5 – Curry	4 – Davis	BB&T Arena (3,025) Highland Heights, KY
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wright State	L 60–83	9–16 (6–7)	17 – Davis	8 – Curry	1 – Davis	Nutter Center (5,045) Fairborn, OH
Feb 14, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Milwaukee	W 90–84	10–16 (7–7)	27 – Davis	11 – Moore	4 – Davis	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,506) Milwaukee, WI
Feb 16, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Green Bay	L 73–82	10–17 (7–8)	22 – Davis	7 – Curry	4 – Davis	Resch Center (2,419) Ashwaubenon, WI
Feb 23, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Oakland	L 75–95	10–18 (7–9)	20 – Davis	10 – Blackshear Jr.	6 – Davis	Athletics Center O'rena (4,141) Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 28, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		IUPUI	W 87–85	11–18 (8–9)	23 – McFolley	10 – Moore	6 – Davis	Calihan Hall (1,786) Detroit, MI
Mar 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		UIC	L 71–80	11–19 (8–10)	25 – Davis	7 – Blackshear Jr.	4 – McFolley	Calihan Hall (1,963) Detroit, MI
Horizon League tournament
March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	(2) Northern Kentucky Quarterfinals	L 88–99	11–20	30 – Davis	8 – Moore	8 – Davis	BB&T Arena (3,394) Highland Heights, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time[6].

References

1. Farrell, Perry A. (March 26, 2018). "Bacari Alexander out as Detroit Mercy's basketball coach after 2 seasons". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
2. "Detroit Mercy to hire Mike Davis as head coach". Detroit News. June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
3. "2018 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits.
4. "2018–19 Men's Basketball Roster". Retrieved October 9, 2018.
5. "Men's Basketball Game At Cal Cancelled Due To Poor Air Quality". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics.
6. "Detroit Titans – 2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". detroittitans.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.