DETROIT (8/20/2018) -- University of Detroit Mercy head men's basketball coach Mike Davis has been busy all summer looking for talented student-athletes and today, he has announced his first recruiting coup.
 
The first announced recruiting class consists of four freshmen and a junior college transfer, fifth year senior and a Division I transfer. 
 
"This is the start of a good, hard working group of guys," said head coach Mike Davis. "I feel that we have done a great job assembling student-athletes who were under recruited and have something to prove. "We will have more signees coming, but I think we have guys who want to work hard." 
 
Harrison Curry – Jr. – F – 6-7 – 230-LB – Ann Arbor, Mich./Legacy (SC) (Louisiana Tech)

• Will have to sit out this season (pending a waiver) and will have two years of eligibility left
• A transfer from Louisiana Tech, where he saw action in one game last season before missing the rest of the year with a knee injury
• Before that, played at Pensacola State College for two years and was ranked the No. 45 best junior college player in the country in 2017
• Averaged double figures in both years, including a team-high 14.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore
• Tabbed First Team All-Conference as he shot 46.0-percent from the field and 37.0-percent from three-point range
• He scored in double figures 20 times while also having six games of posting 20+ points and three double-doubles with a career-high 29 against Northwest Florida State, where he drained five 3-pointers 
• As a freshman, averaged 11.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. 
• Originally from Ann Arbor, he played his senior year of high school at Legacy Charter School in South Carolina and averaged a double-double with 15.7 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, and was named the Offensive MVP and Male Athlete of the Year
• His dad played basketball at Western Michigan

 
Antoine Davis – Fr. – G –  6-1 – 170-LB – Birmingham, Ala./Homeschool

• A 3-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals
• Ranked 20th in the state of Texas and the 15th best recruit in the Houston area for the Class of 2018 by the Houston Chronicle
• As a senior with the Homeschool Christian Youth Association in Houston, he led his team with 23.0 points per game
• Played AAU on the Nike EYBL Summer Circuit with Houston Hoops in 2017 and averaged 13.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game
• Son of Titan head men's basketball coach Mike Davis

 
Jacob Holland – Gr. – G – 6-4 – 200-LB – Los Lunas, NM/Los Lunas (New Mexico University)

• Started all 25 games he appeared in and led New Mexico University in scoring at 14.7 points per game to go with 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists
• Shot 43.9 percent from the field and 71.5 percent at the free throw line
• Netted double figures in 19 games and posted 20 or more five times with a career-best 20 points shooting 9-of-16 from the field with a pair of 3-pointers and 10-of-16 at the line against Northern New Mexico College
• Prior to that was at Fresno State for a year but did not play
• Started his collegiate career at Otero Junior Collegeand earned First-Team All-Region honors as a sophomore after he averaged 12.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game
• In high school, he tallied 22.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game as a senior, while leading his team to a state runner-up finish
• Tabbed First Team All-District as a junior and senior and First Team All-State and New Mexico Player of the Year as a senior

 
Willy Isiani – Fr. – 6-8 – 200-LB – Tbilisi, Georgia /ASI Prep (CA)

• Spent last season with ASI Prep Academy and averaged 8.4 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 40.0-perent from behind the arc
• Prior to that, he suited up overseas for CB Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria B and MIA Academy Tbilisi
• Played in the 2017 FIBA U-20 European Championship Division B for Georgia

 
Tra'Quan Knight – Jr. – G – 6-3 – 180-LB – Pensacola, Fla./Pensacola (Shelton State)

• Selected Third Team NJCAA All-American, All-Region and the Alabama Community College Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore at Shelton State
• Posted 14.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game, while shooting 54.1 percent overall last season
• Had a season-high 27 points against Wallace State Community College-Hanceville and also collected three double-doubles including 17 points, 11 rebounds and five assists against Lurleen B. Wallace Community College in the conference tournament
• Started his collegiate career averaging 15.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists, while shooting 55.0 percent from the field and that saw him earn All-Conference and All-Region accolades
• Was in double figures in scoring in 27 of his 32 games with seven 20+ point contests and a season-high 25 points twice against Snead State Community College
• Earned three varsity letters in basketball at Pensacola High School before playing his senior year at Santa Margherita Academy in Genoa, Italy, and was tabbed All-Conference twice
• Averaged 16.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists as a prep

 
Marquis Moore – Fr. – G/F – 6-6 – 215-LB – Los Angeles, Calif./Woodstock Academy (CT)

• Played for Woodstock Academy in Connecticut as a senior on a team that saw nine players earn Division I scholarships
• Helped the Centaurs to 35 wins, a Power 5 Conference AAA title and a trip to the national prep championship semifinals
• Averaged 9.6 points and 4.0 rebounds per game
• Helped Westchester High School to a city championship
• Played AAU with Earl Watson and I-Can All-Stars

 
Boe Nguidjol – Fr. – F – 6-8 – 220-LB – Los Angeles, Calif./Middlebrooks Academy 

• Spent his last prep season at Middlebrooks Academy and averaged 16.0 points and 12.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 60.0 percent from the field
• Prior to that, he played for Central City Value High School in Los Angeles, where he led the team with 23.0 points and 14.9 rebounds per game as a junior
• Named to the All-CIF Los Angeles City Section Team in 2016 and 2017
• Played AAU with Compton Magic Select

 
The Titans recently released their non-conference schedule with nine road games and four home contests as the 2018-19 campaign is set to begin on Nov. 6 at Western Michigan.