2020–21 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team

2020–21 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball
2020–21 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	12–10 (10–6 Horizon)
Head coach	Mike Davis (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Davis Jr.; Tracy Dildy;
Home arena	Calihan Hall
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wright State	16	–	4	.800	18	–	6	.750
Cleveland State †	16	–	4	.800	19	–	8	.704
Detroit Mercy	10	–	6	.625	12	–	10	.545
Northern Kentucky	11	–	7	.611	14	–	11	.560
Oakland	10	–	10	.500	12	–	18	.400
Youngstown State	9	–	11	.450	15	–	12	.556
IUPUI	7	–	9	.438	8	–	10	.444
Milwaukee	7	–	10	.412	10	–	12	.455
Green Bay	8	–	12	.400	8	–	17	.320
UIC	6	–	10	.375	9	–	13	.409
Purdue Fort Wayne	6	–	14	.300	8	–	15	.348
Robert Morris	3	–	12	.200	4	–	15	.211

† 2021 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2020–21 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team represented the University of Detroit Mercy in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by third-year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at Calihan Hall in Detroit, Michigan as members of the Horizon League. The Titans finished the season 12–10, 10–6 in Horizon League play, to finish in third place.^[1]

Previous season[edit]

The Titans finished the 2019–20 season 8–23, 6–12 in Horizon League play, to finish in ninth place. Due to low APR scores, the Titans were ineligible for postseason play.^[2]

Roster[edit]

2020–21 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Antoine Davis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Birmingham, AL
G/F	1	Noah Waterman	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Savannah, NY
G	2	Kyle Legreair	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Detroit, MI
G	4	Dwayne Rose Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Crete, IL
G/F	10	Bul Kuol	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Canberra, Australia
G	12	Brad Calipari	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Franklin Lakes, NJ
G	13	Matt Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Baltimore, MD
F	15	Taurean Thompson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	GS	New York, NY
G	20	Jamail Pink	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	So	Houston, TX
G/F	21	Chris Brandon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Jr	Houston, TX
G	25	Marquell Fraser	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Hamilton, ON
G	30	Joey Liedel	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Erie, MI
C	33	Buay Koka	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	GS	Nasir, South Sudan
F	41	Willy Isiani	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Tbilisi, Georgia
G	55	Caileb Brown	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Lansing, MI

Head coach

Mike Davis (Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Davis Jr. (UAB)
Tracy Dildy (UIC)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 25, 2020

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 4, 2020* 5:00 pm, BTN		at No. 8 Michigan State	L 76–83	0–1	Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI
December 6, 2020* 7:00 pm, ACCN		at Notre Dame	L 70–78	0–2	Purcell Pavilion (84) Notre Dame, IN
December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Kent State	L 66–80	0–3	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
December 12, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Michigan	W 67–57	1–3	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
December 19, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Wright State	L 70–93	1–4 (0–1)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
December 20, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Wright State	L 72–85	1–5 (0–2)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
December 26, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Oakland	L 75–77 ^OT	1–6 (0–3)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
December 27, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Oakland	L 80–83	1–7 (0–4)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
January 15, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Green Bay	W 86–61	2–7 (1–4)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
January 16, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Green Bay	W 68–65	3–7 (2–4)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oakland	L 81–86	3–8 (2–5)	Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, MI
January 23, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oakland	W 82–72	4–8 (3–5)	Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, MI
January 29, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Youngstown State	W 78–75	5–8 (4–5)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
January 30, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Youngstown State	W 77–72	6–8 (5–5)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
February 5, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 82–72	7–8 (6–5)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
February 6, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 83–56	8–8 (7–5)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
February 12, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Cleveland State	W 89–83	9–8 (8–5)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
February 13, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cleveland State	L 64–71	9–9 (8–6)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
February 19, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Robert Morris	W 85–74	10–9 (9–6)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Robert Morris	W 80–61	11–9 (10–6)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
Horizon League tournament
February 25, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	(12) Robert Morris First round	W 83–73	12–9	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
March 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	at (4) Northern Kentucky Quarterfinals	L 69–70	12–10	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Men's College Basketball Standings - 2020-21 Horizon League Standings". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^ Crawford, Kirkland and Thomas, Chris (May 9, 2019). "Detroit Mercy basketball not eligible for NCAA tournament after low APR score". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[1] "Men's College Basketball Standings - 2020-21 Horizon League Standings". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2024.

[2] Crawford, Kirkland and Thomas, Chris (May 9, 2019). "Detroit Mercy basketball not eligible for NCAA tournament after low APR score". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

[3] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

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