1976–77 Detroit Titans men's basketball team

1976–77 Detroit Titans men's basketball
Conference Independent
1976–77 record 25–4
Head coach Dick Vitale
Home arena Calihan Hall
1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 UNLV       29 3   .906
#6 Syracuse       26 4   .867
#12 Detroit       25 4   .862
Old Dominion       25 4   .862
Providence       24 5   .828
Holy Cross       23 6   .793
St. Bonaventure       23 6   .793
#7 Marquette       25 7   .781
North Texas       21 6   .778
Illinois State       22 7   .759
#10 Notre Dame       22 7   .759
Oral Roberts       21 7   .750
Army       20 8   .714
Milwaukee       19 8   .704
Georgetown       19 9   .679
Virginia Tech       19 10   .655
James Madison       17 9   .654
Northwestern State       17 9   .654
Texas–Rio Grande Valley       17 9   .654
Connecticut       17 10   .630
UNC Wilmington       16 10   .615
Portland State       16 10   .615
Iona       15 10   .600
Dayton       16 11   .593
Fairfield       16 11   .593
Georgia Southern       16 11   .593
Richmond       15 11   .577
Saint Francis (PA)       15 11   .577
DePaul       15 12   .556
Louisiana–Monroe       15 12   .556
Stetson       15 12   .556
Utah State       15 12   .556
Colgate       13 11   .542
Navy       13 11   .542
Oklahoma City       14 12   .538
South Carolina       14 12   .538
Valparaiso       13 12   .520
Catholic       13 13   .500
Fairleigh Dickinson       13 13   .500
Loyola (IL)       13 13   .500
Maine       13 13   .500
Niagara       13 13   .500
Rhode Island       13 13   .500
Saint Peter's       13 13   .500
VCU       13 13   .500
Butler       13 14   .481
New Hampshire       12 14   .462
Northeastern       12 14   .462
St. Francis (NY)       12 14   .462
Air Force       12 15   .444
Denver       12 15   .444
Southern Mississippi       11 16   .407
Siena       9 15   .375
Cleveland State       10 17   .370
Xavier       10 17   .370
Centenary (LA)       11 19   .367
Long Island       9 16   .360
Hawaii       9 18   .333
Vermont       8 17   .320
Boston College       8 18   .308
Charleston Southern       8 19   .296
Boston University       7 19   .269
Robert Morris       7 19   .269
Samford       7 19   .269
Mercer       6 19   .240
Hardin–Simmons       6 21   .222
Houston Baptist       6 23   .207
Buffalo       5 21   .192
Wagner       3 21   .125
Canisius       3 22   .120
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976–77 Detroit Titans men's basketball team represented the University of Detroit in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Dick Vitale. The Titans play their home games at Calihan Hall and were an independent with no conference affiliation.[1]

Roster

1976–77 Detroit Titans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F Long, JohnJohn Long 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
C Tyler, TerryTerry Tyler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr
G Duerod, TerryTerry Duerod 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
G Boyd, DennisDennis Boyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
F Bostick, RonRon Bostick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr
F Whitlow, JeffJeff Whitlow 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
G Anderson, TuronoTurono Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
G McCormick, WilbertWilbert McCormick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
G Niles, DaveDave Niles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
C Jackson, KeithKeith Jackson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr
F Ross, WilburWilbur Ross 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-01-01

Schedule

The loss against Minnesota was subsequently turned into a win, when Minnesota forfeited the game.[2]

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season

1976*
Eastern Michigan W 80–62  1–0
 (8,122)
Detroit, MI

1976*
Minnesota L 80–104  1–1
 (7,346)
Detroit, MI

1976*
Oakland W 113–45  2–1
 (2,543)
Detroit, MI

December 9, 1976*
at Cleveland State W 78–66  3–1
Public Hall[3] (966)
Cleveland, OH

1976*
Iowa Wesleyan W 133–79  4–1
 (2,703)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Detroit Titans Men's Basketball All-Time Scores" (PDF). University of Detroit Mercy. 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careercoach
  3. "2013-14 Cleveland State Men's Basketball Media Guide ;Pages 63-104 - Records and History" (PDF). Cleveland State University. 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
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