DETROIT (11/9/2021) -- The University of Detroit men's basketball team will begin the season on the road with the first of nine straight outside the Motor City as the Titans open the year at Wyoming on Wednesday, Nov. 10.

The opening tip is set for 9:00 p.m. (EST) at the Arena-Auditorium
and fans can watch the game live on the West Coast Network or listen to the red, white and blue on WLQV 92.7 FM & 1500 AM FaithTalk Detroit with the Voice of Detroit Mercy basketball Dan Hasty.

The Titans return six letterwinners and two starters from last year's team that went 12-10 overall and 10-6 in conference play. The winning record was the first by the team since the 2015-16 season, while the 10 conference wins were the most since 2012-13.

Detroit Mercy was picked to finish fifth in the Horizon League preseason coaches poll recording two first-place votes and 350 points, trailing only defending champions Cleveland State (502), Wright State (463), NKU (406) and Milwaukee (396). It was the highest the Titans have been picked in the HL preseason poll since being selected fourth in 2015.

Senior Antoine Davis was named the Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year for the second time in his career. The three-time Horizon League First Team Selection and an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American last season led the Horizon League in scoring and was third in the nation at 24.0 points per game, a number that has him ranked as the second leading returning scorer in the county this year. 

Also back are seniors Willy Isiani and Matt Johnson, graduate senior Buay Koka, junior Noah Waterman and sophomore Kyle LeGreair. Newcomers with experience include graduate seniors DJ Harvey and Kevin McAdoo, seniors Prince Oduro and Jordan Phillips and junior Madut Akec, all Division I transfers, while junior college transfers Jeramy Shaw and Mohamed Sylla and freshman Bryon Ottrix Jr. will vie for playing time. 

Wyoming - picked to finish tied for eighth in the Mountain West - returns nine letterwinners and three starters from last season's squad that went 14-11 overall and 7-9 in the Moutain West Conference. The Cowboys led the conference in scoring last season at 76.6 points per game and were one of the nation's top three-point shooting teams averaging 10 per game to lead the league and rank 12th in the country. 

After the game, Detroit Mercy will continue its nine-game road trip as it plays a bit closer to home with a match-up at Toledo on Saturday. 

ALL-TIME SERIES

• This is the fifth career meeting between the two schools - and the second in the last three years - with the match-up tied at 2-2.
• The first meeting happened back when Dick Vitale was patrolling the sidelines for the Titans as the red, white and blue defeated the Cowboys, 74-66, in the first game of the Motor City Invite in 1975. 
• The teams met in a home and home series in the early 2000's as Detroit Mercy won in Calihan Hall, 73-57, in 2001 and dropped a 74-60 contest in Laramie in 2002.
• In 2019, the Titans fell 74-49 in a game they trailed at the half, 33-31.  

AGAINST THE MOUNTAIN WEST

• Detroit Mercy is 7-6 all-time against current members of the Mountain West Conference with two wins over Wyoming and Colorado State and victories against New Mexico, San Jose State and Utah State.
• Head coach Mike Davis is 1-3 against the Cowboys with a 1-1 mark at Indiana and a loss with his Texas Southern team on the road in 2017 along with the Titans in 2019. 

PRESEASON ACTION

• This will be the first live look at the Titans as the red, white and blue choose to play two closed scrimmages in the preseason. 

TITANS PICKED FIFTH 

• The Horizon League preseason coaches poll was released with the Titans earning fifth garnering two first-place votes and 350 points, trailing only defending champions Cleveland State (502), Wright State (463), NKU (406) and Milwaukee (396). 
• It was the highest the Titans have been picked in the HL preseason poll since being selected fourth in 2015.

ALL IN THE FAMILY

• Nothing new for the Titans to have a family connection in the program and this season, Detroit Mercy will once again feature three Davis' in head coach Mike Davis, assistant coach Mike Davis Jr. and senior guard Antoine Davis.
• From 2010-13, the Titans had head coach Ray McCallum and star guard Ray McCallum, winning the HL title in 2012 and earning a trip to the NIT in 2013.
• Also, the legendary Bob Calihan coached his son, Bob Calihan Jr., for one season as he transferred to U-D from Loyola for his senior season in 1968-69.

STAT RANKINGS

• Last season as a team, the Titans were top 100 in a number of areas, including fifth in both 3-point field goal percentage (39.1%) and free-throw percentage (80.4%) and 10th in 3-point field goals per game (10.2). 
• The Titans also ranked 11th in least fouls per game (14.3), 50th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.25), 52nd in total 3-pointers (225), 56th in field goal percentage (46.4%) and scoring offense (76.5%), 60th in least turnovers per game (11.5) and 89th in assists per game (14.3).

FROM ALL OVER

• The Detroit Mercy men's basketball team will feature student-athletes from eight states (Alabama, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York and Texas) and four countries (Canada, Georgia, Ivory Coast and the Sudan).

PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR

• Senior Antoine Davis was named the Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year.
• It was the second time he has earned that honor as he was also tabbed with the accolade as a sophomore.
• Last season, the Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American led the Horizon League in scoring and was third in the nation at 24.0 points per game, a number that has him ranked as the second leading returning scorer in the county this year.
• He also led the HL and was second in the nation in 3-point field goals per game (3.77), marking the third-straight year that Davis has been top 10 nationally in 3-point field goals per game. He was among the nation's leaders in a bevy of other categories including: fourth in free-throw percentage with a league-best and school-record 91.7%, 12th in total 3-pointers (83), 22nd in total points (527), 23rd in total field goals (178), 59th in the nation in assists per game (4.8), 64th in the country in 3-point field goal percentage (37.2%) and 92nd in DI in total assists (105).

RACKING UP THE POINTS

• Senior Antoine Davis now has 59 career 20-point games, 20 career 30-point outings and four 40-point contests in just 82 collegiate games and has also scored in double figures in all 82 games - reaching at least 17 points in 66 of them.
• He enters the season with a chance at the NCAA record for most games in double figures, held by La Salle's Lionel Simmons (1986-90) and Campbell's Chris Clemons at 115 (2015-19). 
• Last year, he recorded a HL-best 15, 20-point games, five 30-point outings and a conference high-tying 46 points, just two off his career-high and a HL Tournament record with his 46 coming against Robert Morris in the first round of the playoffs. 
• The 46 points was tied for the league and nation high with Cleveland State's D'Moi Hodge (vs. Purdue Fort Wayne). 
• Last season he also reached at least 23 points in 13-straight games, the best 20-point streak by a Titan since Spencer Haywood's 16-straight in 1968-69 - and to Haywood's resume, most of those were 30-point games. 

AD THE QUICKEST TO 1,000 & 2,000, ON A QUEST FOR SCHOOL RECORD

• Antoine Davis scored 27 points at Notre Dame in the 2019-20 season, 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 - as the fastest Titan to reach 1,000.
• DeBusschere accomplished the feat in his 43rd collegiate game.
• Davis became 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.
• Last year, he passed DeBusschere again (1,978) for third in Titan history as he crossed the 2,000-point plateau in his 81st game, quicker than the other two 2,000-point scorers in John Long (2,167 total - 2,000 in game 102) and Rashad Phillips (2,319 total - 2,000 in game 116). 
• He now begins the season with 2,040 career points, just 127 behind long for second place and 279 in back of Phillips for the all-time school mark. 

ABOUT 2,000 POINTS

• Senior Antoine Davis starts the year with 2,040 career points, the leading active scorer in the country in total points. 
• At the moment, 608 NCAA players have amassed over 2,000 career points and if he is able to get to 2,500, only 73 players have achieved that mark.
• Only 12 players have reached 2,000 career points in the Horizon League as he is ninth in conference history in that category, 874 shy of the all-time mark. 

ONE LETHAL SHOT

• Antoine Davis comes into the year fifth all-time in NCAA history with 3.85, three-point field goals per game.
• He has connected on a 3-pointer in 78 of his 82 collegiate games and ended his junior season with 44 career games with four or more triples, 15 with six or more, eight games with seven or more, and has thrice connected on 10 in his career, tying a school record as well as breaking a conference tournament record. 
• He was the league leader and second in the nation in 3-point field goals per game (3.77) and that marked the third-straight year that Davis has been top 10 nationally in 3-point field goals per game. 
• His 316 career 3-pointers is also second in school and Horizon League history, trailing former Titan Rashad Phillips' 348, while also second among active players in the NCAA behind only Iowa's Jordan Bohannon's 364. 

DAVIS NAMED TO BOB COUSY, LOU HENSON AWARD WATCH LIST

• Antoine Davis began the year on a couple of national award watch lists in the Bob Cousy award and Lou Henson award. 
• The Bob Cousy - given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame - annual honor is now in its 19th year and recognizes the top point guards in Division I men's college basketball. 
• The Lou Henson National Player of the Year award is presented annually to the top mid-major player in Division I.

AMONG THE BESTS

• Senior Antoine Davis ended last year leading the Horizon League and ranking third in the country in scoring at 24.0 points per game, just 0.5 shy of the leader, marking the third-straight season he finished in the top four nationally in scoring (26.1 for third in 2019 and 24.3 for fourth in 2020).
• He also became just the second player in HL history to lead the conference three times joining Loyola's Alfredrick Hughes (1983, 1984, 1985) as he could set put just himself on that pedestal if he were to lead the league again this year.
• His 24.0 ranks him second in the NCAA behind Max Abmas of Oral Roberts (24.5).

HIGH WATERMARK

• Junior Noah Waterman was a great addition to the Titan team a year ago. 
• He became eligible mid-season and played in 15 games with 12 starts and was third on the team in scoring (11.9), fourth in rebounding (4.5) and tied for the team lead with 10 blocks. 
• He shot 55.5% from the field and 52.8% from the outside (38-of-72), scoring in double figures in eight games with one 20-point outing. 
• Waterman started his Titan career with eight points with three assists and came back with 19 points, three rebounds and three assists in game two. 
• He averaged 9.0 points and 3.5 rebounds with a pair of steals in the wins over Green Bay netting 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 4-of-7 from three with two steals, a rebound and an assist in game one
• In the second meeting with Oakland on the road, he posted 12.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game recording 18 points and a career-high eight rebounds and two blocks in the win, hitting 7-of-11 from the field and 4-of-8 from three, while netting six points with seven rebounds and three assists in game one
• He netted 17 points with five rebounds and two blocks in the win at Horizon League champions Cleveland State, going a career-best 5-of-7 from three with three of those in the final three minutes to seal the win and ended the regular season against Robert Morris netting 19 points in game one and a career-high 22 in game two, where he was a career-best 8-of-11 from the field with a career-tying five triples. 
• He then had 19 points and pulled down five rebounds in the Horizon League Championship quarterfinals at NKU. 
• A transfer from Niagara, Waterman played in seven games with five starts until an injury ended his freshman year.
• In high school, he was 6-2 but hit a growth spurt and is now almost seven feet allowing him to play as a guard with his shooting skills. 

HL'S SIXTH MAN RETURNS

• A transfer from St. Bonaventure, Matt Johnson was selected the HL Sixth Man of the Year last season and returns to the Titans for another year. 
• He was just the second Titan to ever receive the HL Sixth Player Of The Year following Eli Holman in 2012. 
• He saw action in all 22 games with eight starts and averaged 8.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists, while shooting 43.2% from the field, 39.2% from three and 94.4% at the free-throw line (17-of-18).
• He ended the year fourth on the team in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals.
• He scored in double-digits eight times with three 20-point performances, grabbed at least five rebounds in eight games and handed out at least three assists in three contests. 
• Johnson posted a then career-high 20 points (7-14 FG, 4-6 3FG) along with five rebounds, three assists, a block and a steal in his Titan debut at Michigan State and followed that up with 15 points and five boards at Notre Dame. 
• He grabbed a career-high eight rebounds and scored 10 points against Wright State in game one and then tied his then career-best with 20 points to go with six rebounds in game two. 
• Later in the season, he recorded a career-high 24 points on a career-best 9-of-14 from the field with six 3-pointers to go with six rebounds in the second victory over Purdue Fort Wayne.
• Before last season, he transferred from St. Bonaventure, where he played in 22 games with one start and scored just 37 total parts. 
• He also played at two junior colleges prior to St. Bonaventure spending his freshman year at Pensacola State and sophomore at Howard College. 

A MCADOO IS BACK

• The name McAdoo is special in Titans' history as Kevin McAdoo Sr. is the school's all-time assist leader with 615 earning four varsity letters between 1982-86.
• Now his son Kevin McAdoo will be wearing the red, white and blue after transferring from Bradley.
• He played last year at Bradley after playing his first two years at Eastern Michigan. 
• Last season, he saw action in 17 games with eight starts and averaged 6.0 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, while posting a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio. 
• He tallied a season-best 13 points at Missouri State and notched 10 points to go along with a career-best five assists at Valparaiso.
• In his first two years at EMU, he played in 59 games with 21 starts and recorded 6.7 points and 1.0 assists per game shooting 42.4-percent overall and 34.4-percent from behind the arc. 
• As a sophomore, he netted 8.6 points and 1.5 assists along with 30 steals and knocking down 40 triples, second on the squad. He scored a personal-best 23 points in the 2017-18 season finale against Sam Houston State and 20 points at Central Michigan in 2018-19.
• As a prep, he earned four letters at West Bloomfield High School and averaged 25.0 points, 5.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game, leading his team to the final four and earning Third-Team All-State honors in his senior campaign. 

DJ LOOKING TO END HIS CAREER ON A HIGH NOTE

• Graduate senior DJ Harvey joined the Titans this season for one more shot at making a run to the NCAA Tournament.
• He started his collegiate career playing two seasons at Notre Dame before playing the last two years at Vanderbilt. 
• After sitting out his first season with the Commodores, saw action in 23 games with 10 starts in 2020-21 and tallied 6.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game and that jumped to 14.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in the SEC Tournament. 
• He shot 38.9 percent overall, 36.8 percent from three and 88.9-percent from the free-throw line with 11 assists and 11 steals, netting double figures eight times, including a season-high 17 points and five rebounds in a win over Texas A&M in the first round of the SEC Tournament. 
• Prior to that, he played 47 games with Notre Dame and averaged 8.6 points and 3.7 rebounds, shooting 38.5-percent with 47, 3-pointers. 
• Some of his big games as a member of the Fighting Irish included posting 18 points at Florida State, 18 points and a season-high eight rebounds against Georgia Tech, 19 points on a career-best four 3-point field goals against Jacksonville, 19 points with five boards versus Purdue and a career-high 19 points with six rebounds and a steal at Illinois.
• As a prep, he averaged 17.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists as a senior year and 15.4 points and 7.1 rebounds as a junior at DeMatha High School as he helped the program to 118 wins in his four years. He was ranked as the No. 1 player in the state of Maryland by 24/7 Sports and MaxPreps and nationally as No. 21 (MaxPreps), No. 43 (SI.com), No. 43 (Scout), No. 44 (247Sports), No. 47 (ESPN) and No. 51 (Rivals).

THE MOTOR CITY HAS A PRINCE

• Senior Prince Oduro transferred to the Titans this past as a four-year Division I transfer, playing in 69 career games at Siena, Mississippi State and South Florida
• A member of the USF Bulls last year, he saw action in 17 games, averaging 2.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game, shooting 45.9-percent from the floor. 
• He scored a season-high eight points and added five rebounds at Wichita State and had six points and four rebounds against Temple in the opening round of the AAC Tournament.
• At Mississippi State in 2019-20, he played in 21 games and averaged 1.2 points and 0.9 rebounds, connecting on 7-of-13 shots.
• As a freshman at Siena in 2017-18, he was an impact player starting 27 of the 31 games he appeared in and earning All-MAAC Rookie Team honors tallying 9.1 points and 5.1 rebounds, shooting 48.4-percent from the field with 21 blocks.
• He notched a season-high 19 points against Niagara and pulled down a season's best 12 rebounds against Manhattan.
• In high school, he played for First Love Christian Academy in Washington, Pennsylvania, and averaged 13.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game as his team garnered a 24-3 record and earned a Slam National Post-Grad Championship appearance during senior season.
• He was the first player in his prep school's history to sign with a Division I program and that was after suiting up for Earl Haig Secondary in his native Canada, where he won a gold medal as Team Canada posted a 6-1 record at the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup in Egypt.

BIG WILLY STYLE

• Senior Willy Isiani is back and as one of the most experienced Titans, he has been a part of the turnaround under head coach Mike Davis.
• Known as a shooter, he is started to learn the post position grabbing a career-high 12 rebounds with eight points at Western Michigan, posting a career-high five assists with six rebounds and two steals at Michigan State and 10 boards with two blocks at Notre Dame last year. He also notched 15 points with seven boards and three assists against Kent State.  
• A native of Tbilisi, Georgia, who is believed to be the first Titan from the country of Georgia, has connected on the three ball on 67 of his 99 career field goals.

TITANS LOOK TO AKEC

• Another newcomer to the program as well as a transfer and former teammate of Prince Oduro, junior Madet Akec will look to make an immediate impact. 
• He competed in 33 games at South Florida the past two seasons, redshirting as a freshman. 
• In his first year, he played in 18 games, with five starts, and averaged 2.1 points and 2.1 rebounds shooting 48.1 percent from the floor and 4-of-11 from three.
• He registered a career-high 10 points and eight rebounds in a road win against Tulane and also posted seven points with six rebounds against Houston
• He then saw action in 15 games last season and averaged 1.7 points and 2.5 rebounds shooting 38.2 percent, while hitting 7-of-19 from behind the arc
• A was also a two-time member of the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
• A native of Tonj, South Sudan, he played high school at Victory Rock Prep in Bradenton, Florida, where he tallied 19.3 points and 9.9 rebounds as a senior, shooting 48.0-percent from three-point range, and 14.7 points and 5.9 rebounds as a junior.
• His brother, Deng Adel, played basketball at Louisville and played in the NBA with Toronto, Cleveland and Brooklyn and is currently playing overseas in Wales.

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 has won the 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 2,040 career points, 346 assists and 112 steals.  
• Compared to his brother, current assistant coach Mike Davis Jr., Antoine has him beat as well as recorded 143 career points, 33 assists and 25 steals in three seasons at UAB from 2006-09.