2021–22 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team represented the University of Detroit Mercy in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by fourth-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 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 losing to Northern Kentucky in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to The Basketball Classic postseason tournament, formerly known as the CollegeInsider.com Tournament[1] where they lost to Florida Gulf Coast in the first round.

2021–22 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record14–16 (10–7 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCalihan Hall
Seasons
2021–22 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cleveland State 15 6   .714 20 11   .645
Purdue Fort Wayne 15 6   .714 21 12   .636
Northern Kentucky 14 6   .700 20 12   .625
Wright State 15 7   .682 22 14   .611
Oakland 12 7   .632 20 12   .625
Detroit Mercy 10 7   .588 14 15   .483
Youngstown State 12 9   .571 19 15   .559
UIC 9 10   .474 14 16   .467
Milwaukee 8 14   .364 10 22   .313
Robert Morris 5 16   .238 8 23   .258
Green Bay 4 16   .200 5 25   .167
IUPUI 1 16   .059 3 26   .103
2022 Horizon League tournament winner

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Titans finished the 2020–21 season 12–10, 10–6 in Horizon League play to finish in third place. They defeated Robert Morris in the first round of the Horizon League tournament,[2] before falling to Northern Kentucky in the quarterfinals.[3]

Roster

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2021–22 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) Sr Birmingham, Alabama
G/F 1 Noah Waterman 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Savannah, New York
G 2 Kyle LeGreair 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Detroit, Michigan
G/F 4 DJ Harvey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Bowie, Maryland
F 5 Madut Akec 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Bradenton, Florida
G 10 Bryon Ottrix Jr. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Cincinnati, Ohio
G 11 Jeramy Shaw 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri
F 12 Jordan Phillips 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Fort Worth, Texas
G 13 Matt Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland
F 15 Prince Oduro 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Toronto, Ontario
G 21 Kevin McAdoo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Pontiac, Michigan
C 23 Mohamed Sylla 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Abidjan, Ivory Coast
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) Sr Tbilisi, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 13, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 10, 2021*
9:00 pm, MWN
at Wyoming L 47–85  0–1
Arena-Auditorium (3,259)
Laramie, WY
November 13, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo L 73–81  0–2
Savage Arena (5,086)
Toledo, OH
November 16, 2021*
8:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+
at Mississippi State L 64–77  0–3
Humphrey Coliseum (6,497)
Starkville, MS
November 20, 2021*
2:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+
at Louisville L 67–73  0–4
KFC Yum! Center (12,561)
Louisville, KY
November 27, 2021*
2:00 pm, FloSports
at Hofstra L 84–98  0–5
Mack Sports Complex (1,845)
Hempstead, NY
November 30, 2021*
7:00 pm, FloSports
at Northeastern L 56–66  0–6
Matthews Arena (872)
Boston, MA
December 2, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at IUPUI W 69–45  1–6
(1–0)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (892)
Indianapolis, IN
December 5, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UIC W 64–56  2–6
(2–0)
Credit Union 1 Arena (2,111)
Chicago, IL
December 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kent State L 52–69  2–7
MAC Center (2,176)
Kent, OH
December 11, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Michigan W 83–64  3–7
Calihan Hall (1,873)
Detroit, MI
December 19, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Michigan W 89–75  4–7
Calihan Hall (1,921)
Detroit, MI
December 30, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
January 1, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Robert Morris Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
January 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakland Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
January 7, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Milwaukee W 85–60  5–7
(3–0)
Calihan Hall (2,320)
Detroit, MI
January 9, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Green Bay Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Purdue Fort Wayne L 60–62  5–8
(3–1)
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,113)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 15, 2022
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Cleveland State L 70–72  5–9
(3–2)
Wolstein Center (1,901)
Cleveland, OH
January 20, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay L 63–70  5–10
(3–3)
Resch Center (1,387)
Ashwaubenon, WI
January 22, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Milwaukee W 71–58  6–10
(4–3)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,018)
Milwaukee, WI
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UIC W 80–67  7–10
(5–3)
Calihan Hall (1,795)
Detroit, MI
January 29, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
IUPUI Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
January 31, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Michigan–Dearborn W 96–51  8–10
Calihan Hall (1,211)
Detroit, MI
February 4, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wright State L 59–90  8–11
(5–4)
Nutter Center (2,886)
Dayton, OH
February 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Kentucky W 74–68  9–11
(6–4)
BB&T Arena (3,100)
Highland Heights, KY
February 9, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Robert Morris W 79–62  10–11
(7–4)
UPMC Events Center (703)
Moon Township, PA
February 11, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Youngstown State L 69–82  10–12
(7–5)
Beeghly Center (1,970)
Youngstown, OH
February 13, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oakland L 59–75  10–13
(7–6)
Athletics Center O'rena (3,809)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 18, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Kentucky W 60–52  11–13
(8–6)
Calihan Hall (1,441)
Detroit, MI
February 20, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Wright State W 80–75  12–13
(9–6)
Calihan Hall (1,843)
Detroit, MI
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State W 74–67  13–13
(10–6)
Calihan Hall (1,833)
Detroit, MI
February 26, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne L 78–81  13–14
(10–7)
Calihan Hall (2,524)
Detroit, MI
Horizon League tournament
March 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(6) (11) Green Bay
First Round
W 79–62  14–14
Calihan Hall (1,817)
Detroit, MI
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(6) at (3) Northern Kentucky
Quarterfinals
L 59–77  14–15
BB&T Arena (2,177)
Highland Heights, KY
The Basketball Classic
March 16, 2022*
7:00 pm
at Florida Gulf Coast
First round
L 79–95  14–16
Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Paul, Tony. "Detroit Mercy men's basketball plays on in 2022, will meet FGCU in secondary tournament". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Davis Scores Tournament-Record 46 in First Round Victory Over Colonials". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "#HLMBB Championship Quarterfinal Roundup". Horizon League. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 13, 2021.