The 2016–17 Detroit Titans men's basketball team, also known as Detroit Mercy, represented 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, played their home games at Calihan Hall as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 8–23, 6–12 in Horizon League play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they lost to Milwaukee in the first round.
Previous season The Titans finished the 2015–16 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 1, 2016, head coach Ray McCallum was fired. He finished at Detroit with an eight-year record of 130–132. On April 22, Bacari Alexander was hired as head coach.
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/in the D-League
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
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Horizon League regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Horizon League tournament
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