2010–11 Detroit Titans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2010–11 Detroit Titans Basketball Detroit Titans wordmark.png 175 Horizon League Horizon 17–16 10–8 Ray McCallum Carlos Briggs 4th Jay Smith 3rd Derek Thomas 3rd Calihan Hall The 2010–11 Detroit Titans men's basketball team represented the University of Detroit Mercy in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Ray McCallum. The Titans played their home games at Calihan Hall and were members of the Horizon League. 2010 recruiting class no no 2010 Ray McCallum, Jr. Point Guard Beverly Hills, MI Detroit Country Day School 6 1 179 5 4 96 Jordan Manuel Power Forward Indianapolis, IN T.C. Howe High School 6 9 190 3 3 90 Frank Williams Shooting Guard Raytown, MO Raytown High School 6 5 141 2 0 89 Evan Bruinsma Power Forward New Era, MI Western Michigan Christian High School 6 7 185 0 0 70 Chris Blake Shooting Guard Mobile, AL Trinity Valley C.C. 6 4 190 0 2 40 Nick Minnerath Power Forward Truro, MA Jackson C.C. 6 8 205 0 0 40 2010 Men's Basketball Recruiting – Scouts Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN – Detroit Titans Basketball Recruiting 2010 2174 2010-09-03 yes Roster 2010 Detroit Titans y 1 Chase Simon G 6 6 210 JR Detroit, MI 2 Chris Blake G 6 5 190 JR Mobile, AL 3 Ray McCallum, Jr. y G 6 1 185 FR Beverly Hills, MI 5 Donavan Foster G 5 11 160 JR Chicago, IL 10 Jason Calliste G 6 2 165 SO Scarborough, ON y 20 LaMarcus Lowe F/C 6 11 210 JR Flint, MI 21 Connor Clark G/F 6 7 200 FR Parma, MI 24 John Hoskins F 6 10 210 SO Warren, MI 32 Eli Holman F/C 6 10 255 JR Richmond, CA y 33 Evan Bruinsma y F 6 7 205 FR New Era, MI 34 Nick Minnerath y F 6 8 220 FR Truro, MA Ray McCallum (Ball State) Carlos Briggs (Baylor) Jay Smith (Saginaw Valley State) Derek Thomas (Missouri-St. Louis) http://www.detroittitans.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball 2010-11-12 Schedule |- !colspan=9| Exhibition October 30 4:30 pm yes 2010 Hillsdale Chargers Hillsdale Calihan Hall Detroit, MI 82–60 November 6 4:30 pm yes 2010 Lake Superior State Lakers Lake Superior State Calihan Hall Detroit, MI 101–61 |- !colspan=9| Regular season November 13 9:30 pm yes yes New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, NM LoboTV 54–63 0–1 November 16 7:00 pm yes yes Syracuse 11 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN3 55–66 0–2 November 19 7:30 pm yes 2010 Indiana Tech Warriors Indiana Tech Calihan Hall Detroit, MI HLN 93–62 1–2 November 22 8:00 pm yes yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS 76–82 1–3 November 26 7:30 pm yes Albany Calihan Hall Detroit, MI HLN 84–82 2OT 2–3 November 27 7:00 pm yes 2010 Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Calihan Hall Detroit, MI HLN 71–62 3–3 November 28 5:30 pm yes 2010 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara Calihan Hall Detroit, MI HLN 96–77 4–3 December 1 7:00 pm yes Akron Calihan Hall Detroit, MI HLN 69–77 4–4 December 4 12:00 pm Wright State Calihan Hall Detroit, MI HLN 78–69 5–4 1–0 December 8 7:00 pm yes yes Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI Bronco Insider 69–71 5–5 December 11 2:00 pm yes yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI Eagles All-Access 68–65 OT 6–5 December 18 7:00 pm yes yes 2010 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan McGuirk Arena Mt. Pleasant, MI ESPNU 75–49 7–5 December 22 8:05 pm yes yes 2010 Bradley Braves Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL Bradley All-Access 65–73 7–6 December 30 7:00 pm Green Bay Calihan Hall Detroit, MI HLN 79–56 8–6 2–0 January 1 1:00 pm Milwaukee Calihan Hall Detroit, MI HLN 81–84 OT 8–7 2–1 January 6 8:00 pm yes Loyola Chicago Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL HLN 83–71 9–7 3–1 January 8 2:00 pm yes UIC UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL HLN 72–69 10–7 4–1 January 14 7:00 pm Butler Calihan Hall Detroit, MI ESPNU 63–87 10–8 4–2 January 16 1:00 pm Valparaiso Calihan Hall Detroit, MI HLN 68–78 10–9 4–3 January 20 7:30 pm yes Cleveland State Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH HLN 69–81 10–10 4–4 January 22 7:05 pm yes Youngstown State Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH HLN 73–69 11–10 5–4 January 28 9:00 pm yes Milwaukee U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI ESPNU 67–72 11–11 5–5 January 30 2:00 pm yes Green Bay Resch Center Green Bay, WI HLN 74–85 11–12 5–6 February 3 7:00 pm UIC Calihan Hall Detroit, MI HLN 77–63 12–12 6–6 February 5 2:00 pm Loyola Chicago Calihan Hall Detroit, MI HLN 81–71 13–12 7–6 February 7 7:00 pm Cleveland State Calihan Hall Detroit, MI HLN 81–78 14–12 8–6 February 10 8:05 pm yes Valparaiso Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN HLN 74–82 14–13 8–7 February 12 8:00 pm yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN ESPN2 51–66 14–14 8–8 February 16 7:00 pm Youngstown State Calihan Hall Detroit, MI HLN 91–79 15–14 9–8 February 19 8:05 pm yes yes Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, IA ESPN BracketBusters 76–84 15–15 February 25 7:00 pm yes Wright State Nutter Center Dayton, OH ESPNU 77–67 16–15 10–8 |- !colspan=9| Horizon League tournament March 1 7:00 pm 5 Loyola Chicago 8 Calihan Hall Detroit, MI First Round HLN 90–69 17–15 March 4 8:30 pm yes 5 Valparaiso 4 U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI Quarterfinals ESPN3 78–88 17–16 Coaches' Poll Eastern Time. Game by game summary November 2010 Team1st Half2nd HalfFinalUDM 21 33 54UNM 32 31 63 11/13/2010 – Detroit at New Mexico The Titans opened the season with an 11-point loss to the New Mexico Lobos of the Mountain West Conference with a final score of 63–54. Junior Eli Holman led the team in scoring with 15 points and also grabbed 13 rebounds. The game was described as sloppy, with both teams committing a combined 40 turnovers. Detroit shot 4 of 22 from beyond the arc and shot 31% from the field.http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=201011130404 New Mexico opens with 63–54 win over Detroit Associated Press 14 November 2010 Yahoo! Sports 21 November 2010 Team1st Half2nd HalfFinalUDM 28 25 55SYR 25 41 66 11/16/2010 – Detroit at #11 Syracuse Detroit played aggressive on defense and hit a few well-timed shots, putting the Titans up 28 to 25 at half-time. However, Syracuse went on a 17–4 run in the first six minutes of the second half to take a commanding lead at 42–32. Syracuse proceeded to turn the ball over three straight times, resulting in a 10–2 rally by Detroit that cut the lead to just two points with the score 44–42 with 9:29 to go in the game. Syracuse responded with a 13–2 run to make the game 53–42 at 8:20, and Detroit would not come close for the rest of the game. The Titans of Detroit fell to the 11th ranked team in the country, Syracuse, 66–55. Eli Holman led the team in points and rebounds for the second straight game, scoring 17 and pulling down 10 boards.http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=201011160553 Jardine leads No. 10 Syracuse over Detroit 66–55 Associated Press 16 November 2010 Yahoo! Sports 21 November 2010 Team1st Half2nd HalfFinalIT 28 34 62UDM 45 48 93 11/19/2010 – Detroit vs Indiana Tech Detroit had its home opener at Callihan Hall against the NCAA Division II Indiana Tech Warriors. The Titans routed Indiana Tech en route to a 93–62 victory. Detroit shot 54% from the field on 31 of 57 shooting. Chase Simon and Eli Holman both pulled down 7 rebounds each. Holman led the team in scoring for the third game in a row, scoring 21 points in front of a crowd of almost 3,000.http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201011190165 Detroit beats Indiana Tech 93–62 in home opener Associated Press 20 November 2010 Yahoo! Sports 21 November 2010http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=201011190165 Detroit 93, Indiana Tech 62 – Box Score 20 November 2010 Yahoo! Sports 21 November 2010 Team1st Half2nd HalfFinalUDM 32 44 76MSU 40 42 82 11/22/2010 – Detroit at Mississippi State The Titans traveled to Starkville, Mississippi to go up against the Mississippi State Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference. The Bulldogs opened the game with an 18–12 lead just 4 minutes into the game, but the Titans fought back to take a 22–18 lead with 12:44 left in the half. Mississippi State went on the offensive, taking a commanding 40–32 lead at half-time. Detroit avoided foul trouble to help stay in the game, not allowing Mississippi State a single free throw attempt until the second half. Detroit opened up the final frame by making 9 of 14 shots from the field in the first 8 minutes, bringing the Titans within a single basket at 57–54. The Bulldogs pushed the lead back to 10 at 66–56 with 8:42 left in the game, but the Titans did not go away, hitting several layups and jump shots down the stretch to be down by just 3 once again at 76–73 with just over a minute to play. The Titans missed many key free throws in the final 1:14. The Bulldogs made 6-of-8 in the last 28 seconds of the game to put Detroit away 82–76. Jason Calliste led the Titans in scoring with 20 points. Ray McCallum, Jr. and Chase Simon scored 16 and 17 points apiece, but combined a 0 for 9 effort on 3-Pointers. Eli Holman led the team in rebounds for the fourth straight game, grabbing 10 against the Bulldogs.http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=201011220366 Mississippi State knocks off Detroit 82–76 Associated Press 22 November 2010 Yahoo! Sports 21 November 2010http://detroittitans.com/news/2010/11/22/MBB_1122101951.aspx Titans Fall at Mississippi State, 82–76 22 November 2010 University of Detroit Mercy Athletics 22 November 2010http://detroittitans.com/custompages/MBB/2010-11%20Stats%20&%20Box%20Scores/ms1122.htm Detroit vs Mississippi State (11–22–10 at Starkville, Miss. (Humphrey Coliseum)) 22 November 2010 University of Detroit Mercy Athletics 22 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101219153937/http://detroittitans.com/custompages/MBB/2010-11%20Stats%20%26%20Box%20Scores/ms1122.htm 19 December 2010 dead dmy-all Team1st Half2nd HalfOT2OTFinalALB 42 26 4 10 82UDM 39 29 4 12 84 11/26/2010 – Detroit vs Albany The Albany Great Danes were very strong from three-point land, hitting 9 of 14 in the first half and 14 of 27 overall. As a result of their barrage, they led at half-time against the Titans 42–39. Detroit battled back to take the lead, but Albany hit a three pointer as time expired, tying the game at 68 at the end of regulation. The Titans led throughout most of the first overtime, but with the clock running down and Detroit up 72–69, Billy Allen of Albany again hit a three pointer as the buzzer sounded. In the second overtime, the Titans quickly built a six-point lead to bring the score to 78–72 and would not relinquish the lead for the rest of the game. A free throw by Ray McCallum put the Titans up 84–82 with 7 seconds to play. Albany's Ralph Watts attempted a last second three-pointer for the win but missed, giving the Detroit Titans their second victory of the season. Eli Holman led the charge for Detroit, scoring a career-high 27 points and grabbing a team-high 15 rebounds.http://detroittitans.com/news/2010/11/26/MBB_1126103831.aspx Holman Lifts Titans In Double Overtime Victory 84–82 26 November 2010 University of Detroit Mercy Athletics 26 November 2010 Team1st Half2nd HalfFinalBGSU 24 38 62UDM 31 40 71 11/27/2010 – Detroit vs Bowling Green Detroit's second opponent in two nights was the Bowling Green Falcons of the Mid-American Conference. The Titans got out to an 8–0 start and went on to win 71–62. Eli Holman recorded his fourth double-double of the season, scoring 13 points and taking in 14 rebounds. Five Titans had 10 more points on the night, and they shot 55 percent from the field in the second half to keep the Falcons at bay.http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=201011270165 Detroit beats Indiana Tech 93–62 in home opener Associated Press 20 November 2010 Yahoo! Sports 21 November 2010http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201011270165 Detroit 71, Bowling Green 62 – Box Score 20 November 2010 Yahoo! Sports 21 November 2010 Team1st Half2nd HalfFinalNIA 33 44 77UDM 52 44 96 11/28/2010 – Detroit vs Niagara Detroit's final challenge in the Legends Classic was to get past the Niagara Purple Eagles of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Niagara started the game with a dunk, but not long after that the Titans rattled off a 9–0 run. The Titans' Nick Minnerath answered Niagara's dunk with one of his own, sparking a large run to the end of the half where Detroit was up 52–33, shooting 53% from the field. The Titans started the second half picking up where they left off, going on an 8–0 run to bring their lead to 27. Detroit took a then season-low six three-point field goal attempts, opting instead to pound it inside and take jumpers which led to an overall shooting percentage of 48% on the evening. This was a radical change from their offensive scheme against Syracuse earlier in the season, and it paid off with an easy 96–77 win over the Purple Eagles. Five Titans were in double figures in points on the night. Two of them recorded double-doubles for the Titans. LaMarcus Lowe had 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Eli Holman recorded his 6th double-double in 7 games, posting up 11 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Ray McCallum led the team in scoring with 21 points while Jason Calliste put up a strong performance of 17 points on just 3 field goals in 6 attempts, but also 9 for 10 from the free throw line. Minnerath and Holman were named to the Legends Classic All-Tournament Team, with Holman taking Most Valuable Player honors.http://detroittitans.com/custompages/MBB/2010-11%20Stats%20&%20Box%20Scores/ms1122.htm Niagara vs Detroit (11/28/10 at Detroit, Mich. (Calihan Hall)) 28 November 2010 University of Detroit Mercy Athletics 6 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101219153937/http://detroittitans.com/custompages/MBB/2010-11%20Stats%20%26%20Box%20Scores/ms1122.htm 19 December 2010 dead dmy-all http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=201011270165 Detroit Blows Past Niagara, 96–77 28 November 2010 University of Detroit Mercy Athletics 6 February 2011http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=201011280165 Detroit blows out Niagara 96–77 Associated Press 28 November 2010 Yahoo! Sports 6 February 2011 December 2010 Team1st Half2nd HalfFinalAKR 36 41 77UDM 37 32 69 12/1/2010 – Detroit vs Akron Detroit entered its second game of five against the MAC, this time hosting the Akron Zips. Chase Simon had a season-high 24 points including 20 in the second half, Eli Holman came just short of another double-double with a 13 rebounds and 9 points, and Ray McCallum contributed with 8 points, 10 assists, and 6 rebounds, but it proved to not be enough. The Titans fought to keep pace with Akron all game long, being down by one 37–36 at half-time, but the Zips' play in the second half overwhelmed Detroit in the second with Akron's lead ballooning as high as 11, leading to the Titans' first home loss of the season 77–69. It was the first lost for the Titans against a MAC school in seven games, and Akron also broke Detroit's nine straight wins against non-conference opponents at home.http://detroittitans.com/news/2010/12/1/MBB_1201105939.aspx?path=mbball Detroit Suffers First Home Setback 1 December 2010 University of Detroit Mercy Athletics 8 February 2011http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201012010165 Akron 77, Detroit 69 – Box Score 1 December 2010 Yahoo! Sports 8 February 2011 Team1st Half2nd HalfFinalWSU 30 39 69UDM 39 39 78 12/4/2010 – Detroit vs Wright State Detroit opened Horizon League play at home against the Wright State Raiders. The Titans scored 10 of the first 12 points in the game, and never trailed. In the first half, Eli Holman hit for 5–6 from the field with 12 points and 8 rebounds, leading Detroit to a 39–30 lead at the half. Wright State fought back in the second half to get the lead to as little as 67–64, but Detroit hit the majority of their free throws down the stretch and Holman capped it off with a dunk with 21 seconds remaining as he helped the Titans win 78–69. Jason Calliste led all scorers with 20 points on 4–of–5 shooting, all for threes, and 8–of–11 on free throws. Holman had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Ray McCallum added 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists.http://detroittitans.com/news/2010/12/4/MBB_1204101453.aspx?path=mbball Gritty Performance Gives Titans Win in League Opener 4 December 2010 University of Detroit Mercy Athletics 6 November 2011 Team1st Half2nd HalfFinalUDM 27 42 69WMU 33 38 71 12/8/2010 – Detroit at Western Michigan The Titans began a three-game road trip in the state of Michigan, starting off by facing the Western Michigan Broncos. Western Michigan led by as much as 11 in the opening frame, but Detroit successfully rallied in the last minute to cut the lead to 6 going into the break at 33–27 WMU. The Broncos scored the first 6 points of the second half, but Detroit scored 10 straight to bring the Titans within 2 at 39–37. Ray McCallum hit a three–pointer to tie the game up at 48–48. Western Michigan again got out to a big lead, up 9, but a series of points in the paint tied the game up once again at 66–66 with 2:11 remaining. The Broncos' Mike Douglas hit two free throws and a trey to put his team up five with less than a minute to go. Jason Calliste converted a three–point play to cut the Bronco lead to 2. With just four seconds left, McCallum had his shot blocked, and the Titans failed to get off another clear shot as they fell to Western Michigan 71–69. McCallum led the team in scoring with 19 points. Eli Holman had 14 rebounds and 6 points.http://detroittitans.com/news/2010/12/8/MBB_1208100617.aspx Titans Drop Tight One at Western Michigan, 71-69 8 December 2010 University of Detroit Mercy Athletics 2 December 2011http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=201012080640 Western Michigan holds on over Detroit 71-69 8 December 2010 Rivals.com from Yahoo! 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