1997–98 Detroit Titans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1997–98 Detroit Titans Basketball Detroit Titans wordmark.png 100 Midwestern Collegiate Conference MCC 25–6 12–2 Perry Watson 5th Calihan Hall Midwestern Collegiate Conference Regular season champions NCAA tournament second round The 1997–98 Detroit Titans men's basketball team represented the University of Detroit Mercy in the 1997–98 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 MCC play to win the regular season league title. Playing in the MCC tournament as the No. 1 seed, they defeated UW-Milwaukee in the quarterfinals before losing to Green Bay in the semifinals. Despite the early exit, Detroit received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. The Titans beat No. 7 seed 1997 men St. John's Redmen St. John's in the opening roundSt. John's Falls to Detroit https://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/ncaabasketball/031498bkc-detroit.html The New York Times March 14, 1998 July 9, 2022 before losing to No. 2 seed Purdue in the second round.Purdue Blasts Detroit and Rolls Into St. Louis https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/16/sports/1998-ncaa-tournament-second-round-midwest-purdue-blasts-detroit-roars-into-st.html The New York Times March 16, 1998 July 9, 2022 This 1997–98 team, which tied the school record with 25 wins and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1979, was honored 20 years later.No Longer A Dream, The 1997-98 Titans Made It A Reality https://detroittitans.com/news/2018/1/22/former-titan-student-athletes-no-longer-a-dream-the-1997-98-titans-made-it-a-reality.aspx University of Detroit Mercy January 22, 2018 July 9, 2022 Roster 1997 Detroit Titans y Jermaine Jackson G 6 4 JR Detroit, MI y basketball Rashad Phillips G 5 10 FR Detroit, MI y Desmond Ferguson y G 6 7 SO Lansing, MI Perry Watson https://detroittitans.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1997-98 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Detroit Titans| Regular season Nov 17, 1997 yes yes Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio 66–76 0–1 Nov 25, 1997 yes Wayne State Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 95–59 1–1 Nov 30, 1997 yes Michigan Cobo Arena Detroit, Michigan 53–54 1–2 Dec 3, 1997 yes Bowling Green Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 73–52 2–2 Dec 6, 1997 2:00 pm yes Western Michigan Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 77–59 3–2 Dec 13, 1997 7:00 pm yes yes Michigan State Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan ESPN Plus 68–65 4–2 Dec 16, 1997 yes Central Michigan Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 77–53 5–2 Dec 18, 1997 yes yes Georgia State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia 74–64 6–2 Dec 20, 1997 yes yes Grambling State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ISU Holiday Challenge 74–52 7–2 Dec 21, 1997 9:00 pm yes yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ISU Holiday Challenge CTN 67–56 8,026 8–2 Dec 27, 1997 yes yes Texas Southern Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas 90–75 9–2 Dec 31, 1997 yes yes Bethune–Cookman Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, Florida 79–65 10–2 Jan 3, 1998 1997 men Milwaukee Panthers UW-Milwaukee Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 83–56 11–2 1–0 Jan 5, 1998 1997 men Green Bay Phoenix Green Bay Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 58–41 12–2 2–0 Jan 11, 1998 yes Illinois-Chicago UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 83–88 12–3 2–1 Jan 15, 1998 Wright State Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 80–75 13–3 3–1 Jan 17, 1998 Butler Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 78–67 4,076 14–3 4–1 Jan 19, 1998 yes 1997 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola (IL) Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, Illinois 76–71 15–3 5–1 Jan 24, 1998 1997 men Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 84–70 16–3 6–1 Jan 29, 1998 yes UW-Milwaukee Wisconsin Center Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin 83–68 17–3 7–1 Jan 31, 1998 yes Green Bay Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin 67–64 OT 18–3 8–1 Feb 5, 1998 Loyola (IL) Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 94–65 19–3 9–1 Feb 7, 1998 Illinois-Chicago Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 76–58 20–3 10–1 Feb 12, 1998 yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 54–51 4,213 21–3 11–1 Feb 14, 1998 yes Wright State Ervin J. Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio 68–60 22–3 12–1 Feb 18, 1998 7:05 pm yes Oakland Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 110–61 23–3 Feb 21, 1998 yes Cleveland State Henry J. Goodman Arena Cleveland, Ohio 57–60 23–4 12–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Detroit Titans| MCC tournament Feb 28, 1998 yes 1 UW-Milwaukee 8 Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin Quarterfinals 74–60 24–4 Mar 1, 1998 yes 1 Green Bay 4 Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin Semifinals 65–68 24–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Detroit Titans| NCAA tournament Mar 13, 1998 yes yes 10 MW St. John's 7 MW United Center Chicago, Illinois First Round 66–64 25–5 Mar 15, 1998 yes yes 10 MW Purdue 11 2 MW United Center Chicago, Illinois Second Round 65–80 25–6 AP poll Eastern Time MW Midwest References Detroit Titans Category:Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball seasons Detroit Detroit Titans men's b Detroit Titans men's b