2013-14 Titans Schedule

DETROIT (10/3/13) – With its first scheduled contest less than a month away, the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team began preparations for the 2013-14 season last Friday with its first official practice.

While Friday marked the open of practice, the Titans were busy over the summer laying the groundwork for the upcoming season. Thanks to an NCAA rule instituted last summer, UDM was able to participate in two hours of practice for six weeks.

The Titans welcomed an impressive recruiting class of five talented student-athletes in Patrick Ackerman, Paris Bass, Matthew Grant, Patrick Onwenu and Jarod Williams to the roster, along with sophomore guard Carlton Brundidge, who was ineligible last season after transferring from U-M. Brundidge was a four-star recruit in both Rivals.com and Scout.com and was ranked 75th in the 2011 ESPN 100 coming out of Southfield High School.

Detroit also has a core of student-athletes returning who either started or participated in more than 30 games last year including forwards Evan Bruinsma and Juwan Howard, Jr. Bruinsma played in 32 games last year averaging 5.6 points and 4.3 rebounds, while Howard started the first 27 games of the 2012-13 season averaging 7.6 points and 3.2 rebounds.

The Titans are coming off a season in which they made the NIT for the seventh time in school history after finishing second in the Horizon League. Detroit finished the year 20-13 overall, its third 20-win season in the past four years. The Titans open with a pair of exhibition games on Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 against Lawrence Tech and Concordia, respectively, before they tip-off their regular season on Friday, Nov. 8 at South Alabama. Detroit's home opener is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 11 against U-M Dearborn at Calihan Hall.

Season tickets for the 2013-14 men's basketball team are now on sale. Don't miss a chance to have guaranteed priority seating to watch the Titans at historic Calihan Hall. For more information on season and general ticket information, click here or call the Detroit Ticket Office at (313) 993-1700.