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

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 sixth-year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at the Calihan Hall. The Titans started the season losing their first 26 games. The Titans' only win of the season came on February 14, 2024 when they defeated IUPUI 81–66. They finished the season 1–31, 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. On April 3, Michigan State assistant coach Mark Montgomery was named the team's new coach.

## 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. 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

Detroit Mercy Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Dazemi Anderson | 23 | F/G | 6'7" | 230 | Graduate | South Bend, IN | Graduated |
| Antoine Davis | 0 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Graduate | Birmingham, AL | Graduated/UDFA signed with Portland Trail Blazers |
| Sonny Johnson | 5 | G | 5'10" | 160 | Freshman | Cleveland, OH | Left team |
| Isaiah Jones | 13 | G/F | 6'8" | 209 | Freshman | Nashville, TN | Transferred to Oakland |
| Buay Koka | 33 | C | 7'1" | 202 | Graduate | Nasir, South Sudan | Graduated |
| Gerald Liddell | 11 | F | 6'8" | 203 | Senior | Cibolo, TX | Graduated |
| TJ Moss | 1 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Graduate | Memphis, TN | Graduated |
| A.J. Oliver | 21 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Graduate | Birmingham, AL | Graduated |
| Arashma Parks | 15 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Graduate | Cleveland, OH | Graduated |
| Jordan Phillips | 12 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Senior | Fort Worth, TX | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Detroit Mercy Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jonathan Ammori | 21 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Junior | West Bloomfield, MI | Oakland CC |
| Tyree Davis | 13 | F/G | 6'6" | 190 | Sophomore | Houston, TX | Kilgore College |
| Edoardo Del Cadia | 23 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Graduate | Senigallia, Italy | Nicholls |
| Oton Jankovic | 33 | F | 6'10" | 205 | Graduate | Zagreb, Croatia | Tulane |
| Trenton Johnson | 12 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | South Bend, IN | Vincennes |
| Emmanuel Kuac | 6 | G/F | 6'7" | 210 | Graduate | Calgary, AB | New Mexico |
| Mak Manciel | 1 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Junior | Detroit, MI | Arkansas State |
| Abdullah Olajuwon | 7 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Freshman | Houston, TX | Kansas City |
| Alex Tchikou | 2 | F | 6'11" | 230 | Senior | Paris, France | Rhode Island |
| Donovann Toatley | 8 | G | 5'10" | 190 | Graduate | Largo, MD | Bethune–Cookman |

### 2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ryan Hurst G | Farmington, MI | North Farmington | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | May 15, 2023 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wayne State (MI) | L 78–88 | | 34 – Stone | 11 – Stone | 4 – Del Cadia | Calihan Hall (1,011) Detroit, MI |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm | | at Toledo | L 60–94 | 0–1 | 20 – Toatley | 6 – Tied | 6 – Toatley | Savage Arena (4,223) Toledo, OH |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati Walton Sports and Entertainment Event | L 61–93 | 0–2 | 25 – Stone | 6 – Olajuwon | 3 – Toatley | Fifth Third Arena (4,267) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 14, 2023* 8:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Ole Miss Walton Sports and Entertainment Event | L 69–70 | 0–3 | 22 – Stone | 10 – Del Cadia | 5 – Tankersley | SJB Pavilion (6,331) Oxford, MS |
| November 18, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Ohio | L 52–71 | 0–4 | 14 – Tankersley | 8 – Tied | 3 – Johnson | Convocation Center (4,411) Athens, OH |
| November 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan | L 72–76 | 0–5 | 34 – Stone | 6 – Stone | 4 – Tied | Calihan Hall (1,003) Detroit, MI |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | L 67–81 | 0–6 | 23 – Stone | 6 – Del Cadia | 4 – Del Cadia | First Community Arena (716) Edwardsville, IL |
| November 29, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland | L 50–65 | 0–7 (0–1) | 18 – Stone | 9 – Stone | 6 – Stone | Calihan Hall (1,211) Detroit, MI |
| December 2, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 58–69 | 0–8 (0–2) | 26 – Stone | 8 – Tied | 5 – Del Cadia | Wolstein Center (1,395) Cleveland, OH |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Ball State | L 65–68 | 0–9 | 18 – Stone | 7 – Tied | 3 – Stone | Calihan Hall (733) Detroit, MI |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Northwestern | L 59–91 | 0–10 | 23 – Tankersley | 11 – Tankersley | 2 – Tied | Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,550) Evanston, IL |
| December 18, 2023* 10:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Loyola Marymount | L 56–76 | 0–11 | 17 – Tankersley | 6 – Del Cadia | 2 – Tied | Gersten Pavilion (926) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Michigan | L 63–75 | 0–12 | 16 – Hurst | 9 – Hurst | 4 – Manciel | McGuirk Arena (1,178) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| December 23, 2023* 1:00 pm, ACCN | | at NC State | L 66–83 | 0–13 | 21 – Toatley | 12 – Del Cadia | 3 – LeGreair | PNC Arena (12,594) Raleigh, NC |
| December 29, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | L 55–67 | 0–14 (0–3) | 22 – Hurst | 6 – Manciel | 3 – Tankersley | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (709) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 31, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 56–91 | 0–15 (0–4) | 16 – Del Cadia | 14 – Del Cadia | 3 – LeGreair | Hilliard Gates Sports Center (1,067) Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Green Bay | L 51–69 | 0–16 (0–5) | 14 – Toatley | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tankersley | Calihan Hall (1,003) Detroit, MI |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | L 61–84 | 0–17 (0–6) | 18 – Tankersley | 8 – Olajuwon | 2 – Tied | Calihan Hall (889) Detroit, MI |
| January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 76–81 | 0–18 (0–7) | 27 – Stone | 7 – Kauc | 4 – Tankersley | Calihan Hall (627) Detroit, MI |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | L 99–102 $^{2OT}$ | 0–19 (0–8) | 36 – Stone | 10 – Stone | 5 – Manciel | UPMC Events Center (884) Moon Township, PA |
| January 20, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | L 64–105 | 0–20 (0–9) | 23 – Tankersley | 5 – Stone | 3 – Manciel | Calihan Hall (881) Detroit, MI |
| January 25, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | L 71–87 | 0–21 (0–10) | 27 – Kuac | 8 – Kuac | 10 – Stone | UWM Panther Arena (2,341) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | L 64–78 | 0–22 (0–11) | 20 – Stone | 5 – Olajuwon | 4 – Tied | Resch Center (2,625) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | L 65–77 | 0–23 (0–12) | 28 – Stone | 9 – Del Cadia | 3 – Stone | Calihan Hall (420) Detroit, MI |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | L 67–75 | 0–24 (0–13) | 25 – Stone | 6 – Stone | 3 – Stone | Calihan Hall (812) Detroit, MI |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 85–92 | 0–25 (0–14) | 29 – Tankersley | 3 – Tied | 6 – Tankersley | Nutter Center (3,363) Dayton, OH |
| February 10, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 67–79 | 0–26 (0–15) | 24 – Tied | 9 – Del Cadia | 4 – Manciel | Truist Arena (3,119) Highland Heights, KY |
| February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | IUPUI | W 81–66 | 1–26 (1–15) | 25 – Stone | 6 – Stone | 3 – Tied | Calihan Hall (611) Detroit, MI |
| February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | L 69–83 | 1–27 (1–16) | 27 – Stone | 6 – Tied | 8 – Tankersley | Calihan Hall (1,213) Detroit, MI |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wright State | L 78–93 | 1–28 (1–17) | 25 – Stone | 5 – Tied | 4 – Tankersley | Calihan Hall (871) Detroit, MI |
| February 28, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 55–69 | 1–29 (1–18) | 22 – Tankersley | 10 – Del Cadia | 3 – Tied | Beeghly Center (3,413) Youngstown, OH |
| March 2, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oakland | L 70–75 | 1–30 (1–19) | 19 – Stone | 7 – Stone | 4 – Tied | Athletics Center O'Rena Rochester, MI |
| Horizon League tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (11) | at (6) Milwaukee First round | L 79–83 | 1–31 | 30 – Stone | 6 – Del Cadia | 4 – Tied | UWM Panther Arena (1,558) Milwaukee, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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