# 2022–23 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team represented the University of Detroit Mercy in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by fifth-year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at Calihan Hall in Detroit, Michigan, as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 13–18, 9–11 in Horizon League play to tie for eighth place. They defeated Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament before losing to Youngstown State in the quarterfinals.
Titans guard Antoine Davis moved into second place on the all-time Division I men's scoring list behind LSU great Pete Maravich, passing Portland State's Freeman Williams on January 21, 2023. Davis finished his college career with 3,664 points, which fell three points shy of Maravich's record of 3,667.

## Previous season

The Titans finished the 2021–22 season 14–15, 10–7 in Horizon League play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Green Bay in the first round of the Horizon League tournament, before falling to Northern Kentucky in the quarterfinals. They were invited to The Basketball Classic, where they lost to Florida Gulf Coast in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rochester | W 93–65 | 1–0 | Calihan Hall (1,735) Detroit, MI |
| November 11, 2022* 1:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Boston College | L 66–70 | 1–1 | Conte Forum (4,830) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Ohio | W 88–74 | 2–1 | Calihan Hall (1,587) Detroit, MI |
| November 19, 2022* 6:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | at Florida Atlantic Paradise Invitational | L 55–76 | 2–2 | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (1,420) Boca Raton, FL |
| November 21, 2022* 12:00 pm | | vs. Bryant Paradise Invitational | L 88–98 | 2–3 | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (105) Boca Raton, FL |
| November 23, 2022* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charlotte | W 70–49 | 3–3 | Calihan Hall (1,707) Detroit, MI |
| November 25, 2022* 4:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 54–96 | 3–4 | Beasley Coliseum (3,275) Pullman, WA |
| December 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 75–66 | 4–4 (1–0) | Memorial Coliseum (1,495) Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 3, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 77–92 | 4–5 (1–1) | Wolstein Center (1,409) Cleveland, OH |
| December 7, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tulsa | W 76–72 | 5–5 | Reynolds Center (3,012) Tulsa, OK |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | L 80–82 $^{OT}$ | 5–6 | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,704) Charlotte, NC |
| December 18, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Michigan | L 77–79 | 5–7 | George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,823) Ypsilanti, MI |
| December 21, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | L 54–72 | 5–8 | Fifth Third Arena (9,519) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Green Bay | W 76–59 | 6–8 (2–1) | Calihan Hall (1,543) Detroit, MI |
| December 31, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | L 81–84 | 6–9 (2–2) | Calihan Hall (1,533) Detroit, MI |
| January 6, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 85–90 | 6–10 (2–3) | Nutter Center (4,488) Dayton, OH |
| January 8, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 76–78 $^{OT}$ | 6–11 (2–4) | Truist Arena (2,480) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | L 79–84 | 6–12 (2–5) | Calihan Hall (1,333) Detroit, MI |
| January 14, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | W 87–75 | 7–12 (3–5) | Calihan Hall (1,667) Detroit, MI |
| January 21, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | W 89–77 | 8–12 (4–5) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,101) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 23, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland | L 67–76 | 8–13 (4–6) | Calihan Hall (2,553) Detroit, MI |
| January 27, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | L 77–85 | 8–14 (4–7) | UPMC Events Center (1,413) Moon Township, PA |
| January 29, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 63–73 | 8–15 (4–8) | Beeghly Center (4,187) Youngstown, OH |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | W 85–67 | 9–15 (5–8) | Calihan Hall (1,413) Detroit, MI |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 85–52 | 10–15 (6–8) | Calihan Hall (2,021) Detroit, MI |
| February 9, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | L 89–94 | 10–16 (6–9) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,768) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | W 76–71 | 11–16 (7–9) | Kress Events Center (1,403) Green Bay, WI |
| February 17, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oakland | W 96–74 | 12–16 (8–9) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,942) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 19, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | IUPUI | W 81–68 | 13–16 (9–9) | Calihan Hall (1,917) Detroit, MI |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 64–67 | 13–17 (9–10) | Calihan Hall (1,335) Detroit, MI |
| February 25, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wright State | L 71–82 | 13–18 (9–11) | Calihan Hall (3,107) Detroit, MI |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| February 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | (9) Purdue Fort Wayne First round | W 81–68 | 14–18 | Calihan Hall (1,663) Detroit, MI |
| March 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | at (1) Youngstown State Quarterfinals | L 66–71 | 14–19 | Beeghly Center (5,584) Youngstown, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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