University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Hall of Fame Story

Archie Tullos arrived on campus in 1984 and after scoring just 101 points as a freshman, who would have known that he would etch his name in the offensive record books. 

The two-time All-MCC selection would end his career fifth in school history with 1,731 total points, including ninth in the nation in scoring as a senior at 25.1 points, which was the fifth-highest amount in school history. 

During that senior season, he was second in the nation in free throw percentage hitting at 90.8 percent - second in school history - as he helped the Titans make a run as the sixth and final seed, all the way to the MCC Championship, upsetting third-seeded St. Louis and second-seeded Evansville in the process. In that game against Evansville, Tullos scored 41 points and nailed a 3-pointer while being double-teamed with just two seconds left in the contest for the win.

Yet it was another game during his senior season that became legendary as he staged a showdown with Bradley's Hersey Hawkins scoring a Titan record 49 points in the contest, connecting on 18 field goals. It was one of four 40-point games he would tally as a senior. 

When he graduated, he owned two MCC season records by leading the league in three-point shooting percentage with 48.1 percent clip in 1986-87 and the 90.8 free-throw mark in 1987-88. He was also second in career free throw percentage at 88.1 percent, while his 286 field goals as a senior was sixth in the MCC record nook. 

After leaving the Titans, he played in the NBA Summer League, the United States Basketball League, the Continental Basketball League and the World Basketball League.