2018–19 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2018–19
Team:Detroit Mercy Titans
Conference:Horizon League
Short Conf:Horizon
Record:11–20
Conf Record:8–10
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Mike Davis Jr.
Asst Coach3:Keith Legree

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,

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 Chatman0 G/F 6'9" 225 RS Junior Declared for Draft
Jermaine Jackson Jr. 1 G 5'10" 172 Freshman Transferred
Roschon Prince 2 F 6'6" 235 Senior Graduated
DeShawndre Black 4 G 6'2" 185 Senior Graduated
Corey Allen 5 G 6'3" 206 Sophomore Transferred to Georgia State
Tariq Jones 10 F 6'7" 200 Junior Transferred
Malik Eichler 12 F/C 7'0" 226 Sophomore 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 Transferred to Wayne State
Bass Ollie 20 G 6'4" 182 Freshman Transferred to Kalamazoo College
Jaleel Hogan 21 F 6'7" 260 Senior 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 Graduated

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: Bacari Alexander out as Detroit Mercy's basketball coach after 2 seasons. Detroit Free Press. Perry A.. Farrell. March 26, 2018. March 26, 2018.
  2. News: 2018-06-13. Detroit Mercy to hire Mike Davis as head coach. en-US. Detroit News. 2018-06-13.
  3. Web site: 2018 D1 Basketball Transfers . Verbal Commits.