2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2023–24
Prev Year:2022-23
Next Year:2024-25
Team:Detroit Mercy Titans
Conference:Horizon League
Short Conf:Horizon
Record:1–31
Conf Record:1–19
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach1:Mike Davis Jr.
Asst Coach3:Jerica Williams

The 2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team represented the University of Detroit Mercy during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by fifth-year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at the Calihan Hall. The Titans started the season losing their first 26 games.[1] The Titans' only win of the season came on February 14, 2024 when they defeated IUPUI 81–66.[2] They finished the season 1–30, 1–19 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They lost to Milwaukee in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament.

On March 7, 2024, the school fired head coach Mike Davis.[3] On April 3, Michigan State assistant coach Mark Montgomery was named the team's new coach.[4]

Previous season

The Titans finished the 2022-23 season 4–19, 9–11 in Horizon League play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round of the Horizon League tournament, before losing to top-seeded Youngstown State in the quarterfinals.[5] The team was led by graduate student Antoine Davis, who was named Horizon League Player of the Year and was the NCAA's top scorer, finishing three points shy of Pete Maravich's all-time collegiate scoring record.[6]

Offseason

Departures

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Dazemi Anderson 23 F/G 6'7" 230 Graduate Graduated
Antoine Davis0 G 6'1" 165 Graduate Graduated/UDFA signed with Portland Trail Blazers
Sonny Johnson 5 G 5'10" 160 Freshman Left team
Isaiah Jones 13 G/F 6'8" 209 Freshman Transferred to Oakland
Buay Koka 33 C 7'1" 202 Graduate Graduated
Gerald Liddell 11 F 6'8" 203 Senior Graduated
TJ Moss 1 G 6'4" 180 Graduate Graduated
A.J. Oliver 21 G 6'5" 200 Graduate Graduated
Arashma Parks 15 F 6'9" 235 Graduate Graduated
Jordan Phillips 12 F 6'7" 215 Senior Graduated

Incoming transfers

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jonathan Ammori 21 G 6'4" 180 Junior West Bloomfield, MIOakland CC
Tyree Davis 13 F/G 6'6" 190 Sophomore Houston, TXKilgore College
Edoardo Del Cadia 23 F 6'8" 240 Graduate Senigallia, ItalyNicholls
Oton Jankovic 33 F 6'10" 205 Graduate Zagreb, CroatiaTulane
Trenton Johnson 12 G 6'2" 180 Junior South Bend, INVincennes
Emmanuel Kuac 6 G/F 6'7" 210 Graduate Calgary, ABNew Mexico
Mak Manciel 1 G 6'3" 200 Junior Detroit, MIArkansas State
Abdullah Olajuwon7G6'5"210 FreshmanHouston, TXKansas City
Alex Tchikou2F6'11"230SeniorParis, FranceRhode Island
Donovann Toatley8G5'10"190GraduateLargo, MDBethune–Cookman

2023 recruiting class

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season |-!colspan=9 style=| Horizon League tournament|-Source[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Winless Detroit Mercy Titans 5.5-point favorites to beat IUPUI Jaguars . February 14, 2024 . February 14, 2024.
  2. Web site: . Rasmussen . Karl . Lone Fan Storms Court After College Basketball Team's First Win of the Season . February 14, 2024 . February 14, 2024.
  3. Web site: Chavkin . Daniel . 2024-03-07 . Former Big Ten Head Coach Fired After 1–31 Season in Horizon League . 2024-04-10 . Sports Illustrated . en-us.
  4. Web site: 2024-04-03 . Detroit Mercy hires Spartans asst. Montgomery . 2024-04-10 . ESPN.com . en.
  5. Web site: 2023-03-03 . Antoine Davis four points from new NCAA career scoring mark as Detroit Mercy falls in conference tournament . 2023-10-13 . CBSSports.com . en.
  6. Web site: 2023-03-03 . Davis falls short in bid to break Maravich's scoring mark . 2023-10-13 . AP News . en.
  7. News: 2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule . en . Detroit Mercy Titans . August 29, 2023.