The 2017–18 Detroit Titans men's basketball team, also known as Detroit Mercy, represented the University of Detroit Mercy during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by second-year head coach Bacari Alexander, played their home games at Calihan Hall as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 8–24, 4–14 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Green Bay.
On March 26, 2018, the school fired head coach Bacari Alexander after two seasons. On June 5, the school hired Texas Southern head coach Mike Davis as the Titans' new coach.
Previous season The Titans finished the season 8–23, 6–12 in Horizon League play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they lost Milwaukee in the first round.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Chris Jenkins 0 G/F 6'8" 200 RS Senior Detroit, MI Graduated Patrick Robinson Jr. 2 G 5'11" 170 Senior Brampton, ON Graduated Matthew Grant 5 G 6'0" 177 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated Jarod Williams 11 G 6'3" 220 Senior Danville, VA Graduated Aaron Foster-Smith 15 F 6'7" 236 Sophomore Taylor, MI Transferred
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Roschon Price 2 F 6'6" 235 RS Senior Long Beach, CA Transferred from Long Beach State. Will eligible to play since Price graduated from Long Beach State. Tariiq Jones 10 F 6'7" 200 Junior Detroit, MI Junior college transferred from Schoolcraft CollegeMusiol Gjysma55F6’7235JuniorSterling Heights, MichiganTransferred From Rochester College
Recruiting class of 2017
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Horizon League regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Horizon League tournament
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