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.
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The Basketball Classic, First Round | |
Conference | Horizon League |
Record | 14–16 (10–7 Horizon) |
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Home arena | Calihan Hall |
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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
editIn 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]
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ Paul, Tony. "Detroit Mercy men's basketball plays on in 2022, will meet FGCU in secondary tournament". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Davis Scores Tournament-Record 46 in First Round Victory Over Colonials". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "#HLMBB Championship Quarterfinal Roundup". Horizon League. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 13, 2021.