GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Horizon League Notes

DETROIT (11/7/12) –The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team will officially begin its 2012-13 season on Friday, Nov. 9 when the Titans host Northern Michigan University at Calihan Hall. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be streamed live on the Horizon League Network. The game will also be Engineering and Science Night at Calihan Hall.

ENGINEERING & SCIENCE NIGHT
As part of Engineering and Science Night at Calihan Hall, students from the College of Engineering and Science will be presenting their autonomous vehicle project during halftime and Dean Gary Kuleck will serve as guest coach for the game.  Along with the presentation, all kids 12 and younger will receive a Titan Athletic bookmark (while supplies last).

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Titan fans can follow every UDM game this season through men's basketball GAMEDAY CENTRAL page located on the Titans Athletic Website that will keep fans one click away from all the action. This page will feature links for live stats (audio and video when applicable) as well as links for all the latest info while also making it easy to find the Titans on social media and to purchase photos and game tickets. The Game Day Central page also carries all the information on each opponent from who is leading the all-time series to who won the last game.

LAST TIME OUT
Detroit concluded its exhibition season with a 123-71 slaying of the Tiffin Dragons Saturday night at Calihan Hall. Six Titans scored in double figures led by Nick Minnerath and Jason Calliste, who combined for 45 points.

Minnerath led all scorers with 24 points, going 8-of-10 from the field with three triples in just 17 minutes of action. Calliste netted 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting with three 3-pointers, four rebounds and three assists. Ray McCallum added 16 points, a team-high five assists and three steals, while Doug Anderson slammed home 16 points, mostly via the dunk. P.J. Boutte and Evan Bruinsma each tallied double digits coming off the bench as Boutte finished with 11 markers and four helpers, while Bruinsma totaled 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

Detroit outrebounded Tiffin, 39-27, and had a sensational day running the offense generating 25 assists to just 10 turnovers. Defensively, UDM forced 25 Tiffin turnovers; coming away with 13 steals in the contest. Detroit shot 57.1 percent from the field, hitting 44-of-77 field goals, including 13-of-28 from behind the arc. The Titans ended the preseason averaging 105 points in their two games

ABOUT THE WILDCATS
The Northern Michigan Wildcats are NCAA Division II members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). The Wildcats finished 9-17 last season and 5-14 in the GLIAC and return eight players from the 2011-12 squad along with five newcomers. Senior forward TJ Cameron finished last season with 182 points, 82 rebounds, 45 assists and 20 steals, and was named the Wildcats team MVP.

NMU opened its 2012-13 season with an exhibition game at No. 5 Michigan on Thursday (Nov. 1) in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines jumped out of the gates with a 17-0 run to start the game, and defeated the Wildcats 83-47. The Wildcats were led in scoring by freshman center Matt Iverson with 14 points in his first game in the Green and Gold. Also in double figures was junior forward Matt Craggs with 13 points on 6-for-10 shooting.

TITANS RECEIVING VOTES IN MID-MAJOR POLL
Detroit finished with a perfect 2-0 record in the preseason and capped that off by receiving votes in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll released this week. The Titans totaled 117 points in this year's first edition of the poll, which is the second most in receiving votes. Detroit is also one of just three Horizon League teams represented as Valparaiso was ranked 21st and Cleveland State received three votes.

The Mid-Major Poll is made up of teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Great West, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast.

O CAPTAINS! DETROIT CAPTAINS!
Detroit Titans head men's basketball coach Ray McCallum announced that senior forward Nick Minnerath along with junior guards Jason Calliste and Ray McCallum have been selected as team captains for the 2012-13 season.

Minnerath is one of only two seniors on the team and is returning to lineup after missing a majority of the season last year due to injury. Minnerath the 2010-11 Titans co-MVP averaged 11.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game as a junior, including six 20-point games over the final two months of action. Calliste, the team's sharp-shooter, led the squad in three-pointers made (56) and three-point percentage (34.4) and finished the season starting 34 games and averaging 10.2 points per game. McCallum had a tremendous sophomore season earning a host of accolades and honors. He was named the Robert Calihan Team MVP and an All-Horizon League First Team selection - the first by a Titan since 2003 - as well as the Horizon League Championship MVP.

TITANS PICKED SECOND
The UDM men's basketball team was picked to finish second in the Horizon League preseason poll voted on by the league's coaches, sports information directors and media members. The reigning HL Tournament Champions totaled 332 points – including four first-place votes – trailing only Valparaiso's 382 points and 40 first-place selections. Green Bay was picked to finish third with 283 points, while Youngstown State was fourth with 243 and Cleveland State fifth tallying 230. Rounding out the poll was Milwaukee (178), Loyola (105), UIC (96) and Wright State (86).

McCALLUM NAMED HL PRESEASON POY
Junior guard Ray McCallum was named the Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year for the second-straight season, following a super sophomore year that saw him lead the Titans in scoring (15.4 ppg), assists (4.0 apg) and steals (1.6 spg).

McCallum, the Horizon League Tournament MVP last year, helped lead the Titans to the League crown and their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1999. He was named to the Lou Henson All-America team as well as the National Basketball Coaches Association (NBCA) All-District First Team and the National All-Jesuit Team after a superb season that saw him become the 37th Titan to surpass 1,000 career points and the first to do it as a sophomore.

TWO FOR THE SHOW
Two Titans were named to the 2012-13 Preseason All-Horizon League teams as Ray McCallum, the HL Preseason Player of the Year, was named to the All-Horizon League First Team and senior Nick Minnerath to the All-League Second Team. Minnerath the 2010-11 Titans co-MVP averaged 11.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game as a junior, including six 20-point games over the final two months of action. He averaged 12.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in the first five games last year before enduring a season ending injury.

UP NEXT
Detroit will hit the road for the first time when the Titans invade the Big Apple to face St. John's as part of the ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon. The game is set for Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 2:00 p.m., at Carnesecca Arena and will be televised live on ESPN.