2011–12 Detroit Titans men's basketball team
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Horizon League Tournament Champions
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NCAA Tournament Midwest Region 15 Seed, Second Round
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| Conference | Horizon League |
| 2011–12 record | 22–14 (11–7 Horizon) |
| Head coach | Ray McCallum |
| Assistant coach | Carlos Briggs |
| Assistant coach | Jay Smith |
| Assistant coach | Derek Thomas |
| Home arena | Calihan Hall |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit† | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (IL) | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2012 Horizon League Tournament winner As of March 6, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll |
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The 2011–12 Detroit Titans men's basketball team represents the University of Detroit Mercy in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Ray McCallum. The Titans play their home games at Calihan Hall and are members of the Horizon League.
10/29/2011 – Detroit vs Madonna
Detroit played host to the Madonna University Crusaders, an NAIA school in the Titans' first exhibition game of the season. Nick Minnerath had a team high 27 points, going 5 of 8 from three point range, grabbed 8 rebounds, and recorded 4 steals. Detroit led 48–27 at half-time, and scored 64 more in the second half en route to a 112–52 victory.
11/05/2011 – Detroit vs Ashland
Detroit's final warmup game before the regular season came against NCAA Division II Ashland University Eagles. The Titans started strong, hitting 9 of their first 11 shots taken. Ashland fought back to get the game to 22–17 with 8 minutes remaining in the first half, but the Titans surged again to take the 55–32 lead at half-time with Jason Calliste scoring 15 points being 4–of–4 from the field along with five assists, two rebounds, and three steals in the opening frame as his team shot 76.9% on field goals. Detroit never looked back and ended the night with a 96–65 victory on 66.7% shooting. Ray McCallum shot 8–of–10 on the night and lead Detroit in scoring with 24 points, adding three steals and five rebounds.
11/11/2011 – Detroit vs Lake Erie
The Detroit Titans opened the season at Calihan Hall in dominant fashion, defeating the NCAA Division II Lake Erie College Storm 95–57. Lake Erie held Detroit scoreless for the first four minutes of the game, going up 6–0 before Nick Minnerath hit a three-pointer, his first points of 19 tallied in the half. Detroit eventually took the lead 11–10 and soon after scored 18 unanswered points, ending the half on a run of 37–8 to go up 48–20. Chase Simon led the charge in the second half, scoring 22 of his game high 24 points in the frame. Overall he was 8–of–12 shooting in 28 minutes on the floor. Minnerath finished with 23 points and 8 rebounds in the victory, and Ray McCallum added 7 assists and 15 points.
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