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2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball
2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	1–31 (1–19 Horizon)
Head coach	Mike Davis (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Davis Jr.; Donnie Marsh; Jerica Williams;
Home arena	Calihan Hall
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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 fifth-year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at the Calihan Hall. The Titans started the season losing their first 26 games.^[1] The Titans' only win of the season came on February 14, 2024 when they defeated IUPUI 81–66.^[2] They finished the season 1–30, 1–19 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They lost to Milwaukee in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament.

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On March 7, 2024, the school fired head coach Mike Davis.^[3] On April 3, Michigan State assistant coach Mark Montgomery was named the team's new coach.^[4]

Offseason

Schedule and results

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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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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

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

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
Ryan Hurst G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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.

2023–24_Detroit_Mercy_Titans_men's_basketball_team

2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team

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Offseason

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2023 recruiting class

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oakland †	15	–	5	.750	24	–	12	.667
Youngstown State	14	–	6	.700	22	–	10	.688
Green Bay	13	–	7	.650	18	–	14	.563
Wright State	13	–	7	.650	18	–	14	.563
Northern Kentucky	12	–	8	.600	18	–	15	.545
Milwaukee	12	–	8	.600	20	–	15	.571
Cleveland State	11	–	9	.550	21	–	15	.583
Purdue Fort Wayne	11	–	9	.550	23	–	13	.639
Robert Morris	6	–	14	.300	10	–	22	.313
IUPUI	2	–	18	.100	6	–	26	.188
Detroit Mercy	1	–	19	.050	1	–	31	.031

† 2024 Horizon League tournament winner