List of Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball head coaches
Appearance
The following is a list of Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball head coaches. There have been 22 head coaches of the Titans in their 116-season history.[1]
Detroit Mercy's current head coach is Mike Davis. He was hired as the Titans' head coach in June 2018,[2] replacing Bacari Alexander, who was fired after the 2020–21 season.[3]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
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1 | 1905–1907 | C. B. Lundy | 2 | 4–4 | .500 |
2 | 1909–1913 1916–1919 |
Royal R. Campbell | 7 | 49–22 | .690 |
3 | 1913–1916 | Walter Hardy | 5 | 30–10 | .750 |
4 | 1919–1922 | James M. Brown | 3 | 24–28 | .462 |
5 | 1922–1923 | Paul Harbrecht | 1 | 9–7 | .563 |
6 | 1923–1925 | John Barrett | 2 | 15–14 | .517 |
7 | 1925–1929 | Gus Dorais | 4 | 36–30 | .545 |
8 | 1929–1930 | Louis Conroy | 1 | 10–9 | .526 |
9 | 1930–1946 | Lloyd Brazil | 16 | 185–118 | .611 |
10 | 1946–1948 | John Shada | 2 | 19–28 | .404 |
11 | 1948–1969 | Bob Calihan | 21 | 306–237 | .564 |
12 | 1969–1973 | Jim Harding | 4 | 55–45 | .550 |
13 | 1973–1977 | Dick Vitale | 4 | 78–30 | .722 |
14 | 1977–1979 | Smokey Gaines | 2 | 47–10 | .825 |
15 | 1979–1982 | Willie McCarter | 3 | 33–48 | .407 |
16 | 1982–1987[a] | Don Sicko | 6 | 57–88 | .393 |
17 | 1987–1988* | John Mulroy | 1 | 7–20 | .259 |
18 | 1988–1993 | Ricky Byrdsong | 5 | 53–87 | .379 |
19 | 1993–2008[b] | Perry Watson | 15 | 261–198 | .569 |
20 | 2008–2016 | Ray McCallum | 8 | 130–132 | .496 |
21 | 2016–2018 | Bacari Alexander | 2 | 16–47 | .254 |
22 | 2018–present | Mike Davis | 5 | 59–88 | .401 |
Totals | 22 coaches | 116 seasons | 1,468–1,301 | .530 | |
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source[1] |
- ^ Sicko resigned three games into the 1987–88 season. Mulroy served as interim coach for the remainder of the season.[4]
- ^ Watson took a leave of absence in January 2008 for medical reasons. Assistant coach Kevin Mondro oversaw the team in his absence,[5] but Detroit Mercy credits the team's record during this period to Watson.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "All-Time Coaching Records" (PDF). Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ Farrell, Perry A. (June 13, 2018). "Detroit Mercy hires ex-Indiana coach Mike Davis as basketball coach". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ Paul, Tony (March 26, 2018). "Detroit Mercy fires Bacari Alexander after two seasons". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ Atkins, Harry (March 12, 1988). "University of Detroit Basketball Program Copes With Years Of Losing". Associated Press. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ "UDM basketball coach Perry Watson takes indefinite medical leave". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 7, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2023.