1998–99 Detroit Titans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1998–99 Detroit Titans Basketball Detroit Titans wordmark.png 100 Horizon League Horizon 25–6 12–2 Perry Watson 6th Calihan Hall Midwestern Collegiate Conference Regular season champions NCAA tournament second round The 1998–99 Detroit Titans men's basketball team represented the University of Detroit Mercy in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by coach Perry Watson, the Titans played their home games at Calihan Hall as members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. They finished the season 25–6 overall, 12–2 in Horizon League play to win the regular season league title. Playing in the MCC tournament as the No. 1 seed, they defeated UIC, Cleveland State, and Butler to win the conference tournament title and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the South region. The Titans beat No. 5 seed UCLA in the opening roundTitans Reign Over Bruins, 56-53 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/colbask/longterm/1999/men/articles/ucladetroit12.htm The Washington Post March 12, 1999 August 13, 2022 before losing to No. 4 seed Ohio State in the second round.Buckeyes show no mercy for Detroit https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1999/03/14/buckeyes-show-no-mercy-for-detroit/ Tampa Bay Times March 14, 1998 August 13, 2022 This 1998–99 team, which tied the school record with 25 wins, reached the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons for the first, and only, time in school history. Roster 1998 Detroit Titans y Jermaine Jackson G 6 4 162 Sr Detroit, Michigan y basketball 3 Rashad Phillips G 5 10 204 So Detroit, Michigan y Desmond Ferguson y G 6 7 203 Jr Lansing, Michigan Bacari Alexander F 6 6 Sr y Detroit, Michigan Daniel Whye F 6 8 Jr Walter Craft C 6 11 264 So Detroit, Michigan Darius Belin G 6 4 179 Fr Detroit, Michigan Julian Van Dyke F 6 7 Jr Brandon Gray G 6 3 So Michael Jordan F 6 6 So Russell Howard F 6 4 So Kareem Maine G 185 So Detroit, Michigan Cliff Austin G 5 10 162 So Detroit, Michigan Paul Whiting F 6 5 Sr Perry Watson https://detroittitans.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1998-99 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Detroit Titans| Regular season Nov 17, 1998 yes 1998 men Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman 84–50 1–0 Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan Nov 19, 1998 yes yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 55–62 1–1 Nov 24, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 72–70 2–1 Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio Nov 28, 1998 yes 1998 men Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern 72–51 3–1 Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan Dec 1, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 63–51 4–1 University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan Dec 4, 1998 yes yes Gonzaga Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Hawkeye Invitational 49–48 5–1 Dec 5, 1998 yes yes Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Hawkeye Invitational 60–61 10,978 5–2 Dec 9, 1998 yes 1998 men Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 60–51 6–2 Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan Dec 12, 1998 yes 1998 men Wayne State Tartars Wayne State 68–62 7–2 Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan Dec 19, 1998 yes yes 1998 men UMass Minutemen UMass 46–59 7–3 Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts Dec 28, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Grambling State Tigers Grambling State Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational 67–56 8–3 Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas Dec 29, 1998 yes yes 1998 men UTEP Miners UTEP Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational 47–44 9–3 Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas Jan 2, 1999 yes 1998 men Milwaukee Panthers Milwaukee 71–54 10–3 1–0 Klotsche Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jan 4, 1999 yes 1998 men Green Bay Phoenix Green Bay 43–37 11–3 2–0 Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin Jan 7, 1999 1998 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola 58–39 12–3 3–0 Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan Jan 9, 1999 1998 men UIC Flames Illinois–Chicago 70–42 13–3 4–0 Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan Jan 16, 1999 yes 1998 men Butler Bulldogs Butler 46–59 13–4 4–1 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Jan 19, 1999 yes Wright State 68–56 14–4 5–1 Ervin J. Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio Jan 23, 1999 yes 1998 men Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State 73–58 15–4 6–1 Henry J. Goodman Arena Cleveland, Ohio Jan 28, 1999 Milwaukee 78–53 16–4 7–1 Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan Jan 30, 1999 Green Bay 67–54 17–4 8–1 Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan Feb 4, 1999 yes Loyola 69–72 17–5 8–2 Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, Illinois Feb 6, 1999 yes Illinois-Chicago 69–50 18–5 9–2 UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois Feb 11, 1999 Butler 62–52 19–5 10–2 Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan Feb 13, 1999 Wright State 64–46 20–5 11–2 Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan Feb 20, 1999 Cleveland State 78–66 21–5 12–2 Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan |- !colspan=9 style=Detroit Titans| MWCC Tournament Feb 27, 1999 yes yes 1998 men UIC Flames Illinois-Chicago UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois Quarterfinals 55–51 22–5 Feb 28, 1999 yes yes 1998 men Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois Semifinals 80–65 23–5 Mar 2, 1999 yes yes 1998 men Butler Bulldogs Butler UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois Championship game 72–65 24–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Detroit Titans| NCAA Tournament Mar 11, 1999 yes yes 12 S UCLA 15 5 S RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana First Round 56–53 25–5 Mar 13, 1999 yes yes Ohio State 14 4 S RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana Second Round 44–75 25–6 AP poll S South References Detroit Titans Category:Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball seasons Detroit Detroit Titans men's b Detroit Titans men's b