DETROIT (8/1/2023) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team will welcome another graduate transfer for the upcoming season as Donovann Toatley (Largo, Md. / Riverdale Baptist School (Bethune-Cookman) has joined the Titans. 

A 5-10, 175-lb guard from Maryland, Toatley has played in 45 games with eight starts in his previous stops at Bethune-Cookman, Monmouth and Tennessee-Chattanooga. He did not play in any games last season at Bethune-Cookman, but suited up for 17 games at Monmouth in 2020-21, averaging 7.3 points. 

"He is a really good point guard," said head coach Mike Davis. "He is quick and fast and has the ability to lead our team both offensively and defensively."

He scored a career-high 17 points at Niagara, hitting 6-of-11 from the field and 3-of-6 from three and also had 13 points against Marist, 16 points versus Canisius and 13 points with three steals against St. Peter's.

As a freshman at Chattanooga in 2018-19, he played in 28 contests for the Mocs, starting eight, and scored 11.4 points per game, second on the team, while shooting 42.1 percent. He led the team with 82 assists, good for an average of just shy of three per contest, and he netted 17 double-figure scoring games with a career-high 19 points against Western Carolina, at East Tennessee and at UT Martin. Toatley also had five points and a career-best 10 assists at Mississippi.

Prior to college, he prepped at Riverdale Baptist School and became the all-time leading scorer in program history, netting 1,271 points in two seasons, along with 249 assists in 51 contests. 

He is the eighth Titan in the recruiting class following graduate seniors Oton Jankovic and Emmanuel Kuac, seniors Jadan Coleman, Alex Tchikou and Jay Allen-Tovar, junior Mak Manciel and freshman Ryan Hurst.