2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team

2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball
2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	0–0 (0–0 Horizon)
Head coach	Mike Davis (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Davis Jr.; Donnie Marsh; Kerry Rupp; Jerica Williams;
Home arena	Calihan Hall
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Horizon League men's basketball standings
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

The 2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team will represent 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, will play their home games at the Calihan Hall.

Previous season

The Titans finished the 2022-23 season in eighth place in the Horizon League with a record of 14–19, including 9–11 in conference play. They defeated Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round of the Horizon League tournament, before losing to top-seeded Youngstown State in the quarterfinals.^[1] 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.^[2]

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

Milwaukee 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
Ryan Hurst G	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.

Roster

2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Mak Manciel	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Arkansas State	Detroit, Michigan
F	2	Alex Tchikou	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Rhode Island	Paris, France
G	4	Marcus Tankersley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Veritas Academy	Chattanooga, Tennessee
G	5	Kyle LeGreair	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Cass Technical HS	Detroit, Michigan
G/F	6	Emmanuel Kuac	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	New Mexico	Calgary, Alberta
G	7	Abdullah Olajuwon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Kansas City	Houston, Texas
G	8	Donovann Toatley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Bethune–Cookman	Largo, Maryland
G	10	Jamail Pink (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Clear Lake HS	Houston, Texas
G	11	Ryan Hurst	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	North Farmington HS	Farmington, Michigan
G	12	Trenton Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Vincennes	South Bend, Indiana
G/F	13	Tyree Davis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Kilgore College	Houston, Texas
G	14	Jayden Stone	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Grand Canyon	Perth, Australia
G	21	Jonathan Ammori	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Oakland CC	West Bloomfield, Michigan
F	23	Edoardo Del Cadia	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Nicholls	Senigallia, Italy
F	33	Oton Jankovic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Tulane	Zagreb, Croatia
G	41	Tobin Schwannecke (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Grand Valley State	Traverse City, Michigan

Head coach

Mike Davis (Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 12, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 7:00 pm	Wayne State	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm	at Toledo	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cincinnati Walton Sports and Entertainment Event	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
November 14, 2023* 8:00 pm, SECN+	at Ole Miss Walton Sports and Entertainment Event	SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
November 18, 2023* 2:00 pm	at Ohio	Convocation Center Athens, OH
November 21, 2023* 7:00 pm	Eastern Michigan	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm	at SIU Edwardsville	First Community Arena Edwardsville, IL
November 29, 2023 7:00 pm	Oakland	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
December 2, 2023 3:00 pm	at Cleveland State	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm	Ball State	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, BTN+	at Northwestern	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
December 18, 2023* 10:00 pm	at Loyola Marymount	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm	at Central Michigan	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
December 23, 2023* 1:00 pm, ACCN	at NC State	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
December 29, 2023 7:00 pm	at IUPUI	Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN
December 31, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Purdue Fort Wayne	Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm	Green Bay	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm	Milwaukee	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
January 13, 2024 1:00 pm	Northern Kentucky	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm	at Robert Morris	UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA
January 20, 2024 4:00 pm	Youngstown State	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
January 25, 2024 8:00 pm	at Milwaukee	UWM Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm	at Green Bay	Resch Center Ashwaubenon, WI
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm	Cleveland State	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
February 3, 2024 1:00 pm	Robert Morris	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Wright State	Nutter Center Dayton, OH
February 10, 2024 4:00 pm	at Northern Kentucky	Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm	IUPUI	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Purdue Fort Wayne	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm	Wright State	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
February 28, 2024 6:30 pm	at Youngstown State	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
March 2, 2024 6:00 pm	at Oakland	Athletics Center O'Rena Rochester, MI
Horizon League tournament

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[3]

References

^ "Antoine Davis four points from new NCAA career scoring mark as Detroit Mercy falls in conference tournament". CBSSports.com. March 3, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
^ "Davis falls short in bid to break Maravich's scoring mark". AP News. March 3, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Detroit Mercy Titans. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

[1] "Antoine Davis four points from new NCAA career scoring mark as Detroit Mercy falls in conference tournament". CBSSports.com. March 3, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.

[2] "Davis falls short in bid to break Maravich's scoring mark". AP News. March 3, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Detroit Mercy Titans. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

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