2012–13 Detroit Titans men's basketball team

2012–13 Detroit Titans men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference Horizon League
2012–13 record 20–13 (12–4 Horizon)
Head coach Ray McCallum
Assistant coach Carlos Briggs
Assistant coach Jay Smith
Home arena Calihan Hall
2012–13 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Valparaiso † 13 – 3   .813     26 – 8   .765
Detroit 12 – 4   .750     20 – 13   .606
Wright State 10 – 6   .625     23 – 13   .639
Green Bay 10 – 6   .625     18 – 16   .529
UIC 7 – 9   .438     18 – 16   .529
Youngstown State 7 – 9   .438     18 – 16   .529
Loyola (IL) 5 – 11   .313     15 – 16   .484
Cleveland State 5 – 11   .313     14 – 18   .438
Milwaukee 3 – 13   .188     8 – 24   .250
† 2013 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Detroit Titans men's basketball team represented the University of Detroit Mercy in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Ray McCallum. The Titans played their home games at Calihan Hall and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 20–13, 12–4 in Horizon League play to finish in second place. They lost in the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament to Wright State. They received an invitation to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Arizona State.

Roster

2012–13 Detroit Titans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
C 00 Solanke, OlumideOlumide Solanke style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 244 lb (111 kg) Jr Lagos, Nigeria
G 1 Dos Santos, GabrielGabriel Dos Santos style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Coral Springs, FL
F 2 Howard, Jr., JuwanJuwan Howard, Jr. style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) So Detroit, MI
G 3 McCallum, Jr., RayRay McCallum, Jr. (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Beverly Hills, MI
G 4 Brundidge, CarltonCarlton Brundidge  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 202 lb (92 kg) So Southfield, MI
G 5 Ivezaj, TomeTome Ivezaj (W)  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Sterling Heights, MI
G 10 Calliste, JasonJason Calliste (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 173 lb (78 kg) Jr Scarborough, ON
G 11 Boutte, P.J.P.J. Boutte style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 151 lb (68 kg) So Indianapolis, IN
C 15 Njoku, UgochukwuUgochukwu Njoku style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lagos, Nigeria
F 21 Lippert, JermaineJermaine Lippert style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Munich, Germany
F 23 Anderson, DougDoug Anderson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Kalamazoo, MI
G 32 Wilson, AntonAnton Wilson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Flint, MI
F 33 Bruinsma, EvanEvan Bruinsma style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 208 lb (94 kg) Jr New Era, MI
F 34 Minnerath, NickNick Minnerath (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Truro, MA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2012-12-03

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
10/27/2012* Ryerson W 87-55  Calihan Hall
11/03/2012* Tiffin W 123–71  Calihan Hall (1,288)
Regular Season
11/09/2012* Northern Michigan W 88–53  1–0 Calihan Hall (1,429)
11/13/2012* at St. John's
(ESPN College Hoops Tipoff Marathon)		 L 74–77  1–1 Carnesecca Arena (3,506)
11/17/2012* Drake W 85–79  2–1 Calihan Hall (2,047)
11/24/2012* at Miami (FL) L 62–77  2–2 BankUnited Center (2,946)
11/27/2012* at Bowling Green L 65–70  2–3 Stroh Center (1,661)
12/01/2012* at Pittsburgh L 61–74  2–4 Petersen Events Center (9,179)
12/05/2012* Toledo W 79–73  3–4 Calihan Hall (1,552)
12/08/2012* Rochester W 102–67  4–4 Calihan Hall (1,340)
12/10/2012* Alabama State W 81–68  5–4 Calihan Hall (1,520)
12/15/2012* Akron W 80–73  6–4 Calihan Hall (1,639)
12/17/2012* at #3 Syracuse
(Gotham Classic)		 L 68–72  6–5 Carrier Dome (17,902)
12/19/2012* at Alcorn State
(Gotham Classic)		 W 74–58  7–5 Davey Whitney Complex (50)
12/30/2012* Canisius
(Gotham Classic)		 W 83–78  8–5 Calihan Hall (2,717)
01/03/2013 Milwakuee W 74–59  9–5 (1–0) Calihan Hall (2,315)
01/05/2013 Green Bay W 84–76  10–5 (2–0) Calihan Hall (3,016)
01/10/2013 at Youngstown State W 101–60  11–5 (3–0) Beeghly Center (2,202)
01/12/2013 at Cleveland State L 62–74  11–6 (3–1) Wolstein Center (4,101)
01/17/2013 Valparaiso L 88–89  11–7 (3–2) Calihan Hall (3,418)
01/19/2013 UIC W 98–47  12–7 (4–2) Calihan Hall (4,863)
01/21/2013 Wright State L 62–64  12–8 (4–3) Calihan Hall (2,115)
01/26/2013 at Loyola–Chicago W 75–63  13–8 (5–3) Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,746)
01/30/2013 at Wright State W 83–76  14–8 (6–3) Nutter Center (4,151)
02/01/2013 Youngstown State W 88–77  15–8 (7–3) Calihan Hall (2,126)
02/07/2013 at Milwakuee W 82–74  16–8 (8–3) Klotsche Center (1,590)
02/09/2013 at Green Bay L 59–68  16–9 (8–4) Resch Center (3,515)
02/12/2013 Cleveland State W 92–62  17–9 (9–4) Calihan Hall (2,056)
02/16/2013 at Valparaiso W 84–74  18–9 (10–4) Athletics–Recreation Center (5,166)
02/23/2013* at Wichita State
(ESPN BracketBusters)		 L 79–94  18–10 Charles Koch Arena (10,425)
02/26/2013 Loyola–Chicago W 76–75  19–10 (11–4) Calihan Hall (1,357)
02/28/2013* at Temple
(Gotham Classic)		 L 78–83  19–11 Liacouras Center (4,452)
03/02/2013 UIC W 79–67  20–11 (12–4) UIC Pavilion (3,560)
2013 Horizon League Tournament
03/09/2013 vs. Wright State
(Semifinals)		 L 54–56  20–12 Athletics–Recreation Center (3,285)
2013 NIT
03/20/2013* #(6) at (3) Arizona State
(First Round)		 L 68–83  20–13 Wells Fargo Arena (3,519)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

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