DETROIT (1/4/2020) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team will look for a home weekend sweep for the second-straight season as the Titans battle first-place Wright State Raiders on Sunday, Jan. 5.

Game time is set for 1 p.m., and will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and locally on WADL-38 with Jeremy Otto and Earl Cureton on the call as well as over the air on 910 AM Superstation with Dan Hasty calling the contest. 

Last season, Detroit Mercy swept a weekend home series against Green Bay and Milwaukee.

The Titans are coming off a defensive 66-58 victory over the defending Horizon League champion NKU as they held the Norse to 33.3 percent shooting and outrebounded them, 41-30, to move to 1-1 on the season in league play. 

Sophomore Antoine Davis is currently second in the nation in scoring at 25.0 points per game - just behind Marquette's Markus Howard's 25.6 ppg. - and is also the active leading scorer (25.8 ppg.) and 3-point shooter (4.07 per game) in all of Division I. 

The Titans saw senior Justin Miller post a season-high for the second straight game as he came back from scoring 17 at #1 Gonzaga to net 18 with six rebounds and five assists in the win over NKU, while sophomore Chris Brandon just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine boards. 

Wright State was voted first in the HL preseason coaches poll and is off to a 13-3 overall start and 3-0 in league play after beating Oakland on Friday.

Following the contest, Detroit Mercy will go on the road for four-straight games starting with Cleveland State next Thursday. 

Tickets to all home games start at just $10 and can be purchased by visiting detroittitans.com/tix. 

ALL-TIME SERIES

• The Titans split the season series last year with Wright State, winning at home, as the Raiders lead the all-time series, 32-27. 
• Wright State has still won 12 of the last 16, but Detroit Mercy is 16-11 at Calihan Hall. 

NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE ONE OF THE TOUGHEST

• The non-conference opponents were a combined 258-176 (.594) a year ago, with six teams earning postseason bids.
• So far on the season, the non-conference foes have combined for a 104-71 (59.4%) mark with one more left.
• In total, the red, white and blue played 13 games in the non-conference with nine away from the Motor City.
• The first seven games of the year were on the road and saw the Titans travel just under 10,000 miles round trip (9,980). 
• The seven-games away from home was the longest stretch since the Titans played 10 in a row away from the Motor City at the end of the 2000-01 season, which included two regular-season games, the HL Tournament and a run to the NIT Final Four.

DAVIS 2ND IN NATION IN SCORING

• After finishing third in the nation in scoring last season, sophomore Antoine Davis has his name right back on top of the nation's leaders as he ranks second in the country and leading the Horizon League in scoring at 25.0 points per game. 
• He is just behind Marquette's Markus Howard's 25.6 ppg. 
• Davis now has 11 games on the season with 20 or more points and four 30-point outings.
• He has scored at least 24 points in five of his last six games - with a season-high 35 against SIUE and 31 at #1 Gonzaga. 
• Last year, he topped the HL at 26.1 ppg. and he is the current active leader in Division I in scoring average at 25.8 ppg. 

BASKETBALL BLOODLINES

• Not only do you have the family connections on the staff, but there are a few other family connections between Titans and college coaches, NBA players and former NBA stars:
• * Graduate student Brad Calipari is the son of Kentucky head coach John Calipari
• * Junior Dwayne Rose Jr. is the nephew of current Pistons' guard and 2011 NBA MVP Derrick Rose
• * Sophomore Chris Brandon is the nephew of former NBA player and head coach John Lucas and cousin to former NBA player John Lucas and former Texas standout Jai Lucas
• * Freshman Jamail Pink's uncle is NBA Hall-Of-Famer Clyde Drexler

GETTING THE FREE ONES

• Detroit Mercy has done a great job at the line this year as the Titans are leading the HL and 13th in the country in free-throw percentage at 78.4 percent. 
• The Titans have connected on at least 20 free throws four times this season and are 184 of their last 231 (79.6%). 
• It helps to have two of the best at the line as sophomore Antoine Davis - who has made 38-straight free throws - leads the league and is eighth in the nation (93.4%), while senior Justin Miller is third in the HL and 82nd in the nation at 84.7 percent.

RACKING UP THE POINTS

• Antoine Davis now has 34 career 20-point games and 13 career 30-point outings in just 44 collegiate contests. 
• He has now scored in double figures in all 44 games - reaching at least 17 points in 41 of them - and he also nailed three, 3-pointers against the Bulldogs to extend his three-point shooting streak to 44-straight games, the fifth-longest streak in the country.
• 1. Mack Smith (Eastern Illinois) – 61    
• 2. Justin Jaworski (Lafayette) – 59
• 3. Jaylen Minnett (IUPUI) – 52
• 4. Cameron Healy (Albany) - 47
• 5. Antoine Davis (Detroit Mercy) - 44

DAVIS QUICKEST TO 1,000 POINTS 

• Sophomore Antoine Davis scored a team-high 27 points at Notre Dame, but it was his free throw for 26 that made history giving him 1,000 career points in just 39 games, passing the great Dave DeBusschere - a NBA Hall-Of-Famer who was named one of the top 50 players in NBA history - as the fastest Titan to reach 1,000.
• DeBusschere accomplished the feat in his 43rd collegiate on his way to 1,985. 
• Davis is the 43rd player in school history to eclipse 1,000 career points and just the third second-year player joining DeBusschere (who did it as a junior as freshmen could not play) and sophomore Ray McCallum in 2010-11.
• With his 17 points against NKU, Davis is now 29th in school history with 1,134 points, just 35 shy of 28th place. 

DAVIS' LETHAL SHOT

• Sophomore Antoine Davis hit a season-high seven 3-pointers against SIUE and made five from long range at #1 Gonzaga and three his last time out against NKU. 
• He now has 24 games with four or more triples, eight with six or more and has twice connected on 10 in his young career.
• Davis currently has 179 career 3-pointers and is already seventh in school history, just 23 away from sixth place, while his career 4.07 triples per game is the highest among all active players in DI. 

CLEANING THE GLASS

• Sophomore Chris Brandon has been a monster on the glass in his last six games, averaging 10.1 boards with three-double-digit rebounding games and two contests where he reached nine.
• He just missed his second double-double ending with 10 points and a team-high nine boards against NKU. 
• He posted his first career double-double with 10 points and 12 boards along with tying his career-best with four blocks at #1 Gonzaga. 
• Brandon had a day to remember at Oakland as he grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds to go with six points and three blocks and had 10 boards against SIUE.
• The 18 boards are the most since Greg Grant had 20 against Toledo in 1992.
• On the season, he is tied for first on the team in rebounding at 5.8 per night, while his 2.73 offensive rebounds per game is fifth in the HL and 103rd in the NCAA. 

WATCH YOUR BACK

• Antoine Davis tallied 28 steals as a freshman and had already matched that this year with 28, leading the conference and 48th in the nation at 2.0 per game.
• He has a steal in 13 games this year with a career-high four at Clemson. 

WHOSE STARTING?

• Detroit Mercy has used 10 different starting line-ups in its first 15 games. 

BRADLEY BUCKETS GOES FOR 20

• Graduate student Brad Calipari was back in double figures for the fourth time this season as he posted a team and career-high 20 points, hitting a career-best five 3-pointers against Toledo.
• That was after draining four triples and ending with 12 points at Notre Dame. 
• Calipari is now 27-of-61 overall (44.3%) and 24-of-53 (45.3%) from three this year and is averaging 7.1 points per game. 
• He has also hit at least two 3-pointers in seven games and connected on four or more in four contests. 
• He had 13 points hitting 4-of-6 from long range at Wyoming and came back with a then career-high 16 points with four more triples in the win over UC Irvine. 
• Calipari transferred to Detroit Mercy and will have the rare two years of eligibility as a graduate student as he graduated from Kentucky in just three years with a degree in Business and is enrolled in the Liberal Studies masters program. 
• He spent three seasons at Kentucky and played in 27 games with the Wildcats, under the direction of his dad head coach John Calipari, and was part of 88 wins as the Wildcats advanced to the Elite 8 in 2017 and 2019 and the Sweet 16 in 2018. 

BRANDON SHOWING OFF

• Sophomore Chris Brandon has come alive recently, showing off his high energy and athleticism to grab rebounds, score and block shots.
• Brandon is currently second in the Horizon League with 1.27 blocks per game and 19 total swats on the year. 
• The second-year forward just had 10 points (5-5 FG), nine rebounds and two blocks against NKU. 
• He tied his career-high with four blocks at #1 Gonzaga to go with 10 points and 12 rebounds for his first career double-double.
• He had three blocks and two steals along with his 18 boards at Oakland, and against Toledo, he finished with nine rebounds and four blocks, two of which were coming down the court and breaking up a Rockets' fast-break attempt. 
• One of the most athletic players in the Horizon League, he finished with 12 points and eight rebounds at Clemson. 
• He is now averaging 5.0 points and a team-high 5.8 rebounds, while shooting 68.1 percent (32-of-47) on the season. 
• Last year, he shot 60.8 percent from the field, mostly on getting to the rim and putting back offensive rebounds. 

ANTOINE EARNS JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD NOMINATION 

• Sophomore Antoine Davis was named to the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 list.
• The John R. Wooden Award® presented by Wendy's® is chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts and the list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for the most prestigious honors in college basketball, the Wooden Award All American Team™ and Most Outstanding Player Award. 

MILLER TIME

• Senior transfer Justin Miller had a special moment in his career with a little more than three minutes to go at top-ranked Gonzaga as he posted his 1,000 career collegiate point.
• He ended the contest with 17 points, five caroms and three assists against the Bulldogs and followed that up with a season-high 18 points, six rebounds, season-best five assists and two steals against NKU. 
• He ended with 12 points in the win over SIUE and that was after 13 points and six boards against Northeastern.
• At Clemson, he really made his presence felt posting 13 points and a game-high 13 rebounds before tallying 14 knocking down a pair of triples in the win over UC Irvine. 
• He played the last three seasons for Louisiana Lafayette, seeing action in 97 games with 59 starts and averaging 9.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists, shooting 44.9 percent.  
• In his career, he has scored in double figures in 49 games - including 20 or more four times - with a career-high 22 points on the road at Kansas. 
• For the Titans, he is second on the team in scoring (9.7) and rebounding (5.7). 

MOORE FOR MARQUIS

• Sophomore Marquis Moore tied his season and career-high for the fourth time this year, posting 12 points with eight rebounds against NKU.
• He also had 12 points at Oakland and against SIUE, hitting four 3-pointers, with four rebounds.
• He also tallied his second career double-double with 12 points and a team-high 10 rebounds against Eastern Michigan and recorded eight points and nine rebounds at Wyoming.
• Last season, he had a season-best 11 rebounds at Milwaukee and 10 against IUPUI
• He also registered his first collegiate double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against IUPUI, a team-high on the boards, and posted 12 points and eight rebounds in the Horizon League Championship quarterfinals at NKU. 

GOING AFTER YOU DAD

• Head coach Mike Davis is quick to point out that Antoine Davis is not the defender that he was in college, but in terms of offense, the son is winning that battle.
• Coach Davis starred at Alabama from 1979 to 1983 and totaled 1,211 points in 121 career games, going 478-of- 1003 (47.7%) from the field with 238 assists.
• Antoine now has 1,134 career points, 164 assists and 55 steals.  
• For Brad Calipari, he has already surpassed his dad's, John Calipari, point totals at Division I as he has 96 at DI.  
• Coach Cal played three seasons of college ball, one at UNC Wilmington and two at Clarion. At UNC Wilmington in 1978-79, he posted 29 points hitting 4-of-17 from the field and 21-of-25 at the line. 
• At Clarion, Calipari scored 202 points, but ran the offense with 193 assists. 

HOORAY FOR GORMAN

• Junior walk-on Jordan Gorman came into the Oakland game with just 20 points on the season, but he connected on five 3-pointers and ended with a career-best 15 points against the Golden Grizzlies. 

BIG WILLY STYLE

• Sophomore Willy Isiani had his best game of the season scoring 13 points and grabbing a career-high seven rebounds in the win over UC Irvine and nailed five treys en route to 15 points at Ohio. 
• He had 11 points and tied his career-best with seven rebounds against Northeastern and that was after 11 points, four rebounds, three blocks, two assists and two steals against Toledo. At Notre Dame, he scored 11 points with a couple of 3-pointers.
• He continues to show his prowess from three as 25 of his 31 field goals this season and 45 of 56 in his career have been from behind the arc. 
• Isiani made his long-awaited debut midway through his freshman season and against NKU, he scored nine points, hitting three 3-pointers in just 11 minutes of action, until he suffered a head injury that kept him out for a few games. 
• He came back with four more 3-pointers at Oakland, finishing with 12 points. 
• He tallied a season-high 20 points nailing six more from downtown at IUPUI and finished the year with 14 in the Horizon League Championship quarterfinals at NKU.
• A native of Tbilisi, Georgia, he is believed to be the first Titan from the country of Georgia.