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List of Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball head coaches

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Mike Davis coaching for the Indiana Hoosiers
Mike Davis, the current head coach of the Detroit Mercy Titans.

The following is a list of Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball head coaches. There have been 22 head coaches of the Titans in their 116-season history.[1]

Detroit Mercy's current head coach is Mike Davis. He was hired as the Titans' head coach in June 2018,[2] replacing Bacari Alexander, who was fired after the 2020–21 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1905–1907 C. B. Lundy 2 4–4 .500
2 1909–1913
1916–1919
Royal R. Campbell 7 49–22 .690
3 1913–1916 Walter Hardy 5 30–10 .750
4 1919–1922 James M. Brown 3 24–28 .462
5 1922–1923 Paul Harbrecht 1 9–7 .563
6 1923–1925 John Barrett 2 15–14 .517
7 1925–1929 Gus Dorais 4 36–30 .545
8 1929–1930 Louis Conroy 1 10–9 .526
9 1930–1946 Lloyd Brazil 16 185–118 .611
10 1946–1948 John Shada 2 19–28 .404
11 1948–1969 Bob Calihan 21 306–237 .564
12 1969–1973 Jim Harding 4 55–45 .550
13 1973–1977 Dick Vitale 4 78–30 .722
14 1977–1979 Smokey Gaines 2 47–10 .825
15 1979–1982 Willie McCarter 3 33–48 .407
16 1982–1987[a] Don Sicko 6 57–88 .393
17 1987–1988* John Mulroy 1 7–20 .259
18 1988–1993 Ricky Byrdsong 5 53–87 .379
19 1993–2008[b] Perry Watson 15 261–198 .569
20 2008–2016 Ray McCallum 8 130–132 .496
21 2016–2018 Bacari Alexander 2 16–47 .254
22 2018–present Mike Davis 5 59–88 .401
Totals 22 coaches 116 seasons 1,468–1,301 .530
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Sicko resigned three games into the 1987–88 season. Mulroy served as interim coach for the remainder of the season.[4]
  2. ^ Watson took a leave of absence in January 2008 for medical reasons. Assistant coach Kevin Mondro oversaw the team in his absence,[5] but Detroit Mercy credits the team's record during this period to Watson.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "All-Time Coaching Records" (PDF). Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Farrell, Perry A. (June 13, 2018). "Detroit Mercy hires ex-Indiana coach Mike Davis as basketball coach". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  3. ^ Paul, Tony (March 26, 2018). "Detroit Mercy fires Bacari Alexander after two seasons". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  4. ^ Atkins, Harry (March 12, 1988). "University of Detroit Basketball Program Copes With Years Of Losing". Associated Press News. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "UDM basketball coach Perry Watson takes indefinite medical leave". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 7, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2023.