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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