# 2017–18 Detroit Titans men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Detroit Titans men's basketball team, also known as Detroit Mercy, represented the University of Detroit Mercy during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by second-year head coach Bacari Alexander, played their home games at Calihan Hall as members of the Horizon League. They 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. On June 5, the school hired Texas Southern head coach Mike Davis as the Titans' new coach.

## Previous season

The Titans 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 Milwaukee in the first round.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Chris Jenkins | 0 | G/F | 6'8" | 200 | RS Senior | Detroit, MI | Graduated |
| Patrick Robinson Jr. | 2 | G | 5'11" | 170 | Senior | Brampton, ON | Graduated |
| Matthew Grant | 5 | G | 6'0" | 177 | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
| Jarod Williams | 11 | G | 6'3" | 220 | Senior | Danville, VA | Graduated |
| Aaron Foster-Smith | 15 | F | 6'7" | 236 | Sophomore | Taylor, MI | Transferred |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Roschon Price | 2 | F | 6'6" | 235 | RS Senior | Long Beach, CA | Transferred from Long Beach State. Will eligible to play since Price graduated from Long Beach State. |
| Tariiq Jones | 10 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Junior | Detroit, MI | Junior college transferred from Schoolcraft College |
| Musiol Gjysma | 55 | F | 6’7 | 235 | Junior | Sterling Heights, Michigan | Transferred From Rochester College |

## Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jermaine Jackson, Jr. PG | Detroit, MI | Dakota High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Jul 20, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jack Ballantyne PF | Warren, MI | Dakota High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Oct 1, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 6, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov 4, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Wayne State (MI) City College Series | L 77–79 | | 19 – Jackson | 8 – Allen | 3 – Black | Calihan Hall (3,089) Detroit, MI |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Tech 2K Sports Classic campus game | L 79–111 | 0–1 | 23 – Chatman | 7 – Tied | 4 – Allen | Cassell Coliseum (9,275) Blacksburg, VA |
| Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Michigan–Dearborn | W 105–82 | 1–1 | 17 – Chatham | 7 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Calihan Hall (1,112) Detroit, MI |
| Nov 18, 2017* 2:00 pm | | vs. Seattle 2K Sports Classic | L 71–102 | 1–2 | 18 – Allen | 6 – Prince | 2 – Jackson Jr | Curb Event Center Nashville, TN |
| Nov 19, 2017* 4:00 pm | | vs. Houston Baptist 2K Sports Classic | W 116–109 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | 39 – Allen | 16 – Chatman | 8 – Jackson Jr. | Curb Event Center (350) Nashville, TN |
| Nov 22, 2017* 8:00 pm, FSMW | | at Saint Louis 2K Sports Classic | W 72–70 | 3–2 | 22 – McFolley | 9 – Tied | 4 – Allen | Chaifetz Arena (6,026) St. Louis, MO |
| Nov 25, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Siena Heights | W 131–69 | 4–2 | 23 – Chatman | 9 – Chatman | 13 – Jackson Jr. | Calihan Hall (1,137) Detroit, MI |
| Nov 28, 2017* 7:05 pm, CN81 | | at Fort Wayne | L 82–91 | 4–3 | 31 – Chatman | 10 – Chatman | 2 – 3 tied | Memorial Coliseum (1,357) Fort Wayne, IN |
| Dec 3, 2017* 9:00 pm, P12N | | at UCLA | L 73–106 | 4–4 | 18 – Chatman | 7 – Chatman | 3 – Tied | Pauley Pavilion (6,109) Los Angeles, CA |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3 | | Toledo | L 86–89 | 4–5 | 24 – McFolley | 8 – Chatman | 4 – Jackson Jr | Calihan Hall (1,218) Detroit, MI |
| Dec 9, 2017* 2:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | L 79–87 | 4–6 | 32 – Allen | 10 – Hogan | 2 – 3 tied | Calihan Hall (1,307) Detroit, MI |
| Dec 16, 2017* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Michigan Detroit Showcase | L 58–90 | 4–7 | 18 – Chatman | 13 – Chatman | 2 – McFolley | Little Caesars Arena (20,645) Detroit, MI |
| Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | East Tennessee State | L 73–81 | 4–8 | 20 – Chatman | 10 – Chatman | 4 – Long | Calihan Hall (893) Detroit, MI |
| Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3 | | Murray State | L 72–81 | 4–9 | 16 – Tied | 7 – Prince | 4 – Jackson Jr. | Calihan Hall (1,107) Detroit, MI |
| Horizon League regular season |||||||||
| Dec 28, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Green Bay | L 83–95 | 4–10 (0–1) | 25 – Jackson Jr. | 11 – Chatman | 5 – Tied | Resch Center (2,284) Green Bay, WI |
| Dec 30, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Milwaukee | L 79–87 | 4–11 (0–2) | 20 – Chatman | 10 – Prince | 3 – Chatman | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (986) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 5, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Wright State | L 73–80 | 4–12 (0–3) | 13 – Chatman | 12 – Chatman | 4 – Tied | Calihan Hall (561) Detroit, MI |
| Jan 7, 2018 2:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3 | | Northern Kentucky | L 54–56 | 4–13 (0–4) | 10 – 3 tied | 13 – Allen | 3 – Tied | Calihan Hall (1,061) Detroit, MI |
| Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3 | | Cleveland State | W 85–84 | 5–13 (1–4) | 25 – Allen | 8 – Tied | 5 – Allen | Calihan Hall (1,027) Detroit, MI |
| Jan 12, 2018 7:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3 | | Youngstown State | W 93–91 | 6–13 (2–4) | 34 – Allen | 9 – Prince | 5 – Long | Calihan Hall (1,154) Detroit, MI |
| Jan 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at IUPUI | L 73–80 | 6–14 (2–5) | 15 – Jones | 12 – Chatman | 4 – Tied | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (561) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 20, 2018 4:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3 | | Oakland | L 86–92 | 6–15 (2–6) | 24 – Tied | 10 – Chatman | 3 – Tied | Calihan Hall (3,257) Detroit, MI |
| Jan 26, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wright State | L 55–87 | 6–16 (2–7) | 24 – Chatman | 6 – Chatman | 3 – Tied | Nutter Center (7,453) Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 28, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Kentucky | L 44–72 | 6–17 (2–8) | 11 – Allen | 10 – Chatman | 3 – Chatman | BB&T Arena (3,696) Highland Heights, KY |
| Feb 2, 2018 7:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3 | | IUPUI | W 74–60 | 7–17 (3–8) | 21 – Chatman | 8 – Chatman | 7 – Long | Calihan Hall (1,018) Detroit, MI |
| Feb 4, 2018 2:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3 | | UIC | L 69–78 | 7–18 (3–9) | 30 – McFolley | 10 – Chatman | 8 – Black | Calihan Hall (1,113) Detroit, MI |
| Feb 9, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Oakland | L 78–87 | 7–19 (3–10) | 23 – Chatman | 13 – Price | 4 – Black | Athletics Center O'rena (3,664) Rochester, MI |
| Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | L 72–75 | 7–20 (3–11) | 22 – Prince | 9 – Prince | 6 – Allen | Wolstein Center (1,101) Cleveland, OH |
| Feb 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Youngstown State | W 94–84 | 8–20 (4–11) | 26 – Chatman | 11 – Chatman | 3 – Tied | Beeghly Center (3,137) Youngstown, OH |
| Feb 19, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UIC | L 87–94 | 8–21 (4–12) | 30 – Chatman | 9 – Chatman | 5 – Tied | UIC Pavilion (1,206) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3 | | Milwaukee | L 49–72 | 8–22 (4–13) | 13 – Allen | 7 – Chatman | 2 – Tied | Calihan Hall (1,102) Detroit, MI |
| Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3 | | Green Bay | L 97–107 | 8–23 (4–14) | 34 – McFolley | 10 – Prince | 5 – Black | Calihan Hall (1,547) Detroit, MI |
| Horizon League tournament |||||||||
| Mar 2, 2018 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | (10) | vs. (7) Green Bay First round | L 81–93 | 8–24 | 20 – Chatman | 6 – Prince | 5 – Prince | Little Caesars Arena (4,248) Detroit, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||