The Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team is the college basketball team which represents University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit and competes in NCAA Division I men's basketball as a member of the Horizon League. Traditionally, the Titans have been a fair "mid-major" program, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen in 1977 and to the Round of 32 in 1998 and 1999. The Titans have appeared in the NCAA Tournament six times, most recently in 2012. The Titans are coached by Mark Montgomery, who was hired on April 3, 2024. They play their home games at Calihan Hall on the school's McNichols Campus.

Season-by-season records NOTE: The Titans did not field a basketball team in 1907–08 and 1908–09.

Season Team Overall record Pct. Conf. record Postseason Independent 1905–06 Detroit 3–1 .750 1906–07 Detroit 1–3 .250 1909–10 Detroit 2–3 .400 1910–11 Detroit 6–0 1.000 1911–12 Detroit 6–5 .545 1912–13 Detroit 13–0 1.000 1913–14 Detroit 6–3 .667 1914–15 Detroit 3–5 .375 1915–16 Detroit 7–3 .700 1916–17 Detroit 5–4 .556 1917–18 Detroit 13–5 .722 1918–19 Detroit 4–5 .444 1919–20 Detroit 12–7 .632 1920–21 Detroit 10–8 .556 1921–22 Detroit 2–13 .133 1922–23 Detroit 9–7 .563 1923–24 Detroit 9–8 .529 1924–25 Detroit 6–6 .500 1925–26 Detroit 13–6 .684 1926–27 Detroit 8–9 .471 1927–28 Detroit 11–4 .733 1928–29 Detroit 4–11 .267 1929–30 Detroit 10–9 .526 1930–31 Detroit 10–9 .526 1931–32 Detroit 8–8 .500 1932–33 Detroit 12–5 .706 1933–34 Detroit 7–8 .467 1934–35 Detroit 4–10 .286 1935–36 Detroit 12–5 .706 1936–37 Detroit 11–5 .688 1937–38 Detroit 16–4 .800 1938–39 Detroit 15–5 .750 1939–40 Detroit 14–9 .609 1940–41 Detroit 11–10 .524 1941–42 Detroit 13–8 .619 1942–43 Detroit 15–5 .750 1943–44 Detroit 13–7 .650 1944–45 Detroit 8–12 .400 1945–46 Detroit 15–8 .652 1946–47 Detroit 12–13 .480 1947–48 Detroit 7–15 .318 1948–49 Detroit 12–10 .545 Missouri Valley Conference 1949–50 Detroit 20–6 .769 7–5 1950–51 Detroit 17–14 .548 7–7 1951–52 Detroit 14–12 .538 4–6 1952–53 Detroit 12–14 .462 4–6 1953–54 Detroit 11–17 .393 1–9 1954–55 Detroit 15–11 .577 2–8 1955–56 Detroit 13–12 .520 3–9 1956–57 Detroit 11–15 .423 5–9 Independent1957–58 Detroit 13–12 .520 1958–59 Detroit 11–14 .440 1959–60 Detroit 20–7 .741 NIT 1st Round 1960–61 Detroit 18–9 .667 NIT 1st Round 1961–62 Detroit 15–12 .556 NCAA 1st Round 1962–63 Detroit 14–12 .538 1963–64 Detroit 14–11 .560 1964–65 Detroit 20–8 .714 NIT Quarterfinals 1965–66 Detroit 17–8 .680 1966–67 Detroit 10–15 .400 1967–68 Detroit 13–12 .520 1968–69 Detroit 16–10 .615 1969–70 Detroit 7–18 .280 1970–71 Detroit 14–12 .538 1971–72 Detroit 18–6 .750 1972–73 Detroit 16–9 .640 1973–74 Detroit 17–9 .654 1974–75 Detroit 17–9 .654 1975–76 Detroit 19–8 .704 1976–77 Detroit 26–3 .897 NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1977-78 Detroit 25–4 .862 NIT Quarterfinals 1978-79 Detroit 22–6 .786 NCAA 1st Round 1979–80 Detroit 14–13 .519 Midwestern City Conference 1980–81 Detroit 9–18 .333 1–5 1981–82 Detroit 10–17 .370 6–6 1982–83 Detroit 12–17 .414 6–8 1983–84 Detroit 8–20 .286 4–10 Midwestern Collegiate Conference 1984–85 Detroit 16–12 .571 8–6 1985–86 Detroit 14–15 .483 7–5 1986–87 Detroit 7–21 .250 2–10 1987–88 Detroit 7–23 .233 2–8 1988–89 Detroit 7–21 .250 4–8 1989–90 Detroit 10–18 .357 3–11 1990–91 Detroit 9–19 .321 2–12 1991–92 Detroit 12–17 .414 1–9 1992–93 Detroit 15–12 .556 7–7 1993–94 Detroit 16–13 .552 5–5 1994–95 Detroit 13–15 .464 9–5 1995–96 Detroit 18–11 .621 8–8 1996–97 Detroit 16–13 .552 11–5 1997–98 Detroit 25–6 .802 12–2 NCAA 2nd Round 1998–99 Detroit 25–6 .802 12–2 NCAA 2nd Round 1999–2000 Detroit 20–12 .625 8–6 2000–01 Detroit 25–12 .676 10–4 NIT 4th place Horizon League 2001–02 Detroit 18–13 .581 11–5 NIT Opening Round 2002–03 Detroit 18–12 .600 9–7 2003–04 Detroit 19–11 .633 10–6 2004–05 Detroit 14–16 .467 9–7 2005–06 Detroit 16–16 .500 8–8 2006–07 Detroit 11–19 .367 6–10 2007–08 Detroit 7–23 .233 3–15 2008–09 Detroit 7–23 .233 2–16 2009–10 Detroit 20–14 .588 9–9 2010–11 Detroit 17–16 .515 10–8 2011–12 Detroit 22–13 .629 11–7 NCAA 1st Round 2012–13 Detroit 20–13 .606 12–4 NIT 1st Round 2013–14 Detroit 13–19 .406 6–10 2014–15 Detroit 15–18 .455 7–9 2015–16 Detroit 16–15 .516 9–9 2016–17 Detroit 8–23 5–12 2017–18 Detroit 8–24 4–14 2018–19 Detroit 11–20 8–10 2019–20 Detroit 8–23 .258 6–12 2020–21 Detroit 12–10 .545 10–6 2021–22 Detroit 14–16 .467 10–7 TBC 1st Round2022–23 Detroit 14–19 9–11 2023–24 Detroit 1–31 1–19 2024–25 Detroit 8–24 4–16 2025–26 Detroit 17–15 12–8 Totals 1,465–1,286

Postseason NCAA tournament results The Titans have appeared in six NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–6.

1962 – First Round Western Kentucky L 81–90 1977 – First RoundSweet Sixteen Middle Tennessee StateMichigan W 93–76L 81–86 1979 #7 First Round #10 Lamar L 87–95 1998 #10 First RoundSecond Round #7 St. John's #2 Purdue W 66–64L 65–80 1999 #12 First RoundSecond Round #5 UCLA #4 Ohio State W 56–53L 44–75 2012 #15 First Round #2 Kansas L 50–65

NIT Results The Titans have appeared in seven National Invitation Tournaments and their combined record is 5–8.

1960 First Round Villanova L 86–88 1961 First Round Holy Cross L 82–86 1965 First RoundQuarterfinals La SalleNYU W 93–86L 76–87 1978 First RoundQuarterfinals VCUNorth Carolina State W 94–86L 77–84 2001 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals3rd Place Game BradleyConnecticutDaytonAlabamaMemphis W 68–49W 67–61W 59–42L 63–74L 71–86 2002 Opening Round Dayton L 69–80 2013 First Round Arizona State L 68–83

The Basketball Classic results The Titans have appeared in The Basketball Classic one time. Their record is 0–1.

2022 First Round Florida Gulf Coast L 79–95

Players Retired numbers

Detroit Mercy has retired 11 jerseys in program history.

Detroit Mercy Titans retired jerseys No.PlayerCareerRef. 0 Antoine Davis 2018–2023 3 Rashad Phillips 1997–2001 17 Bob Calihan 1937–1940 22 Dave DeBusschere 1959–1962 24 Earl Cureton 1978–1980 32 Eli Holman 2009–2012 Men's Basketball To Retire Eli Holman's Jersey On Jan. 25 at detroittitans.com, 14 Jan 2020 34 Willie Green 1999–2003 42 Terry Duerod 1975–1979 44 Terry Tyler 1974–1978 45 Spencer Haywood 1968–1969 50 John Long 1974–1978

Titans in the NBA 23 Detroit alumni have gone on to play in the NBA including:

Paris Bass Dennis Boyd Earl Cureton Dave DeBusschere Terry Duerod Bill Ebben Desmond Ferguson Willie Green Spencer Haywood Jermaine Jackson Lee Knorek Joe Kopicki John Long Ray McCallum, Jr. Dorie Murrey Gino Sovran Guy Sparrow Art Stolkey Norm Swanson Terry Tyler Owen Wells Frank Russell Terry Thomas

In the late seventies, Coach Dick Vitale led the Titans to two NCAA tournament appearances before coaching the Detroit Pistons and later embarking on a broadcasting career leading to him being put in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Alumni who played in the NBA G League are: Rashad Phillips Marc Mazur

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