The 2023–24 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team represented the University of Detroit Mercy during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by sixth-year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at the Calihan Hall. The Titans started the season losing their first 26 games. The Titans' only win of the season came on February 14, 2024 when they defeated IUPUI 81–66. They finished the season 1–31, 1–19 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They lost to Milwaukee in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament.
On March 7, 2024, the school fired head coach Mike Davis. On April 3, Michigan State assistant coach Mark Montgomery was named the team's new coach.
Previous season The Titans finished the 2022-23 season 4–19, 9–11 in Horizon League play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round of the Horizon League tournament, before losing to top-seeded Youngstown State in the quarterfinals. The team was led by graduate student Antoine Davis, who was named Horizon League Player of the Year and was the NCAA's top scorer, finishing three points shy of Pete Maravich's all-time collegiate scoring record.
Offseason Departures Detroit Mercy DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometown Reason for departure Dazemi Anderson 23 F/G 6'7" 230 Graduate South Bend, IN Graduated Antoine Davis 0 G 6'1" 165 Graduate Birmingham, AL Graduated/UDFA signed with Portland Trail Blazers Sonny Johnson 5 G 5'10" 160 Freshman Cleveland, OH Left team Isaiah Jones 13 G/F 6'8" 209 Freshman Nashville, TN Transferred to Oakland Buay Koka 33 C 7'1" 202 Graduate Nasir, South Sudan Graduated Gerald Liddell 11 F 6'8" 203 Senior Cibolo, TX Graduated TJ Moss 1 G 6'4" 180 Graduate Memphis, TN Graduated A.J. Oliver 21 G 6'5" 200 Graduate Birmingham, AL Graduated Arashma Parks 15 F 6'9" 235 Graduate Cleveland, OH Graduated Jordan Phillips 12 F 6'7" 215 Senior Fort Worth, TX Graduated
Incoming transfers Detroit Mercy incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School Jonathan Ammori 21 G 6'4" 180 Junior West Bloomfield, MI Oakland CCTyree Davis 13 F/G 6'6" 190 Sophomore Houston, TX Kilgore College Edoardo Del Cadia 23 F 6'8" 240 Graduate Senigallia, Italy Nicholls Oton Jankovic 33 F 6'10" 205 Graduate Zagreb, Croatia Tulane Trenton Johnson 12 G 6'2" 180 Junior South Bend, IN Vincennes Emmanuel Kuac 6 G/F 6'7" 210 Graduate Calgary, AB New Mexico Mak Manciel 1 G 6'3" 200 Junior Detroit, MI Arkansas StateAbdullah Olajuwon7G6'5"210 FreshmanHouston, TXKansas CityAlex Tchikou2F6'11"230SeniorParis, FranceRhode IslandDonovann Toatley8G5'10"190GraduateLargo, MDBethune–Cookman
2023 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=| Regular season
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