Gameday Central - Milwaukee DETROIT (2/12/2016) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team will play its final home game of the regular season as the Titans host the Milwaukee Panthers on Homecoming, Saturday, Feb. 13.
Tickets to the game start at just $10 ($6 for seniors and children under 13) and can be purchased at the game or online by
clicking here.Game time is set for 3:00 p.m. (EST) on Dick Vitale Court in Calihan Hall and will be broadcast live on ESPN3.com and the Watch ESPN App and locally on WADL with
Denny Kapp and Earl Cureton on the call. The Voice of the Titans
Dan Leach will also have all the action on the radio on CBS Sports Radio 1270 AM.
Prior to the game, the Titans will honor their two seniors in
Carlton Brundidge and
Anton Wilson. Brundidge has played in 104 career games - 89 with Detroit - and has scored 549 points, grabbed 208 rebounds and handed out 138 assists. Wilson has played in 119 career games and has scored 919 points, while ranking fifth in school history with 191, 3-pointers.
The Titans have won three of their last four and will need to end the season strong to finish in the top half of the standings. Detroit is 12-12 overall and 6-7 in the Horizon League for fifth place, just a game out of third behind Green Bay and Milwaukee.
The Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament - #MotorCityMadness - will take place just 9.2 miles away from campus at Joe Louis Arena from March 5-8. The top two teams from the HL will receive a double bye into the semifinals. For tickets, visit
motorcitymadness.horizonleague.org, Ticketmaster or call 313-471-7575.
Remember to mention Detroit to sit in the Titan fan section.
DETROIT VS. MILWAUKEEThe Titans have lost four of the last five to Milwaukee and now trail the overall series, 25-21.
Detroit has won three of the last four against the Panthers in Calihan Hall and is 12-8 all-time in the Motor City in the series.
ABOUT THE PANTHERSMilwaukee ended a two-game losing streak with a 93-85 victory at Oakland on Thursday. Milwaukee beat Detroit in the first meeting this season and is looking for another victory that could end up being a key tiebreaker.
Matt Tiby leads the team and is in the top 10 in the Horizon League in both scoring (14.9) and rebounding (8.7). Akeem Springs is tallying 14.3 points and 5.3 rebounds, while Jordan Johnson is posting 12.8 points and a team-best 8.2 assists, second in the HL.
Milwaukee is fourth in the league in scoring at 79.5 points and also fourth in defense giving up 73.3.
LOOKING AHEADPack a suitcase and get ready to listen to
Dan Leach on the radio as the Titans will end the season with four-straight road games starting with a trip to Northern Kentucky on Tuesday, Feb. 16.
HL SCHEDULE PUZZLEThe Horizon League schedule has been interesting for the Titans this season.
Detroit played its first five league games and seven of its 10 contests in January at home.
All that time at home means February will be a heavy travel month with six of eight on the road, including the Titans last four games and the final two at Valparaiso and Oakland, the top two teams in the HL preseason poll.
STRONG AT HOMEDetroit is 10-4 on Dick Vitale Court this year and winners of 13 of its last 17 home games.
On the year, Detroit is averaging 87.2 points at home and allowing 79.1, all while shooting 47.8 percent from the field.
On the road, Detroit is 2-8 this season and 3-14 in its last 17 away from Calihan Hall. On the year, the Titans are averaging 80.2 points and giving up 89.4.
SO CLOSEDetroit has suffered eight of its 12 losses by single digits, including six by five points or less and three games by one possession.
In Horizon League play, UDM has dropped a one-point game at Wright State (77-76) and against Green Bay (86-85), a three-point setback at Milwaukee (83-80), a home contest against Oakland (86-82) and an overtime decision at Green Bay (115-108).
GETTING DEFENSIVEDetroit has 13 games on the year with seven or more steals, 10 with five or more blocks and seven games in which the opponent has turned it over 15 or more times.
UDM is second in the Horizon League with 13.75 forced turnovers per game.
POINTS, POINTS, POINTSThe Titans are 12th in the nation - and third in the HL - in scoring averaging 84.3 points, behind only Oakland (86.2) and Green Bay (85.4).
The 84.3 points are the best offensive numbers since averaging 92.6 points during the 1977-78 season under coach Dick Vitale.
The Titans have also scored 90 or more points seven times, the most since scoring 90 or more seven times in the 1987-88 campaign.
THE EXTRA PASSThe Titans totaled 18 assists in their win over Youngstown State on Jan. 2, tied for the second most on the season with the 18 against Central State and behind the 22 versus UM-Dearborn.
UDM is 7-2 on the season when it records more assists than its opponent.
OFFENSIVE ATTACKDetroit has scored at least 75 points in 19 of its 24 games, including 88 or more nine times and 90 or more on seven occasions.
UDM has also made at least 30 field goals 10 times and has posted 39 twice.
The Titans are second in the HL in shooting at 46.3 percent, trailing only Milwaukee (46.7%). They have also posted 50% or higher six times, and 47% or higher 13 times.
Detroit had an explosive game on offense as it scored 94 points and shot 53.8% (35-of-65) from the field at Youngstown State. That was after tallying 49.0% (24-of-49) at Cleveland State, including 52.0% in the second half. In the win over Wright State, Detroit shot 47.3% overall and 60.0% in the second half (12-of-20).
Against Oakland, UDM was at 52.4% (33-of-63) - including 58.1% (18-of-31) in the second half - while at Green Bay, the Titans were 48.7% (38-of-78), including 50% (25-of-50) in the second half and overtime.
GETTING TO THE LINEThe Titans are attacking the rim and getting a chance to score some easy points.
Detroit has visited the free throw line 393 times in HL play, connecting on 273 (69.5%), leading the Horizon League in both attempts and makes in league-only games.
In the win over Wright State, Detroit was 28-of-37 (75.7%), while WSU was just 7-of-10.
Detroit was also 31-of-39 (79.5%) at the line in the win over UIC, setting a season high in made free throws.
That was after going 25-of-29 (86.2%) in the win over Youngstown State and 28-of-42 (66.7%) in the triumph over Cleveland State.
The 42 free throws were the most since attempting 43 against Stony Brook in 2013.
BLOCK PARTYThe Titans have recorded four or more blocks 18 times this year, and they are third in the Horizon League and 62nd in the nation with 4.4 blocks per game.
That is all without a single athlete on the roster taller than 6-8.
CLEANING THE GLASSDetroit totaled a season-high 53 rebounds in the win over Youngstown State, outrebounding the Penguins by 33 (53-20).
The 53 boards were the most since grabbing 55 against Niagara in a 96-77 win in 2010.
It was the third time this season Detroit has recorded 45 or more boards as it had 52 against Central State and 45 at Oral Roberts.
UDM has also outrebounded its last three opponents winning the boards against Wright State (31-21), at Cleveland State (39-27) and Youngstown State (33-31).
The Titans are 10-3 on the season when outrebounding their counterpart.
WHAT A SENIOR YEARSenior
Anton Wilson has 20 double-digit scoring games with three 20-point efforts.
He is second on the team in scoring at 14.9 ppg., - seventh in the HL. His 72 treys lead UDM and his 3.0 three-point field goals per game is second in the HL and 30th in the nation.
DOUBLE 2XSophomores
Paris Bass and
Jaleel Hogan each recorded a double-double against Green Bay on Thursday.
Bass led the team with 24 points and 13 rebounds, while Hogan tallied 18 points and tied his career high with 10 boards.
The two performances marked the first time Detroit has had two players in double figures since Feb. 12, 2013, when Nick Minnerath had 34 points and 12 boards and
Ray McCallum totaled 16 points and 13 rebounds in a 92-62 victory over Cleveland State.
GLASS MANSophomore
Paris Bass collected a career-high 17 rebounds at Cleveland State, which was just 10 less than what the entire CSU team recorded.
His 17 rebounds are the most by a Titan since Feb. 14, 2010, when Eli Holman had 18 vs. Milwaukee.
#1 SHOOTING 3'SSharpshooting senior
Anton Wilson continues to make his name show up in the Titan record books.
He shot 41.8 percent from behind the arc last season, a number that ranks sixth in school history as he was 56-of-134 from long distance.
This season, he is hitting the three at 45.0 percent (72-of-160), which is second in school history (48.1% by Archie Tullos in 1987). He is also fifth in the HL and 13th in the nation.
His 72, 3-pointers on the season is a new career high surpassing the 56 he had last year, and is the third-straight season he has made 50 treys in a season.
With his four triples in the season opener, he passed Titan legend and 12-year NBA veteran Willie Green and is now fifth in school history with 191 career 3-pointers.
He is also currently second in UDM history with a 41.7 three-point field goal percentage.
Titan Career 3-Point Field Goal Leaders1. Rashad Phillips, 1998-01 - 348
2. Desmond Ferguson, 1998-00 - 235
3. Dwayne Kelley, 1990-93 - 224
4. Jon Goode, 2005-08 - 202
5.
Anton Wilson, 2012-pre. - 191
Titan Career 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Leaders1. Archie Tullos, 1985-88 - .433
2.
Anton Wilson, 2012-pre. - .417
3. Bill Wood, 1987-90 - .415
TRIPLE 3 SPECIALITYAnton Wilson started the season with back-to-back games hitting four 3-pointers, and he added another game with four treys at #16/13 Vanderbilt. He also hit a season-high five treys vs. Bowling Green and in the win Wright State, one off his career best.
Wilson has now made a triple in all 24 games this season.
He also has 18 career game with four or more treys, 86 career games with at least two 3-pointers and 33 games knocking down at least three treys.
BACK-TO-BACK 20'SJunior
Chris Jenkins tallied back-to-back 20-point games for the first time in his career as he registered a team-high 20 at Milwaukee and a team-best 25 at Green Bay.
With his 20 points at Cleveland State last weekend, he now has six career 20-point games - five this year.
His career high in points is 26 against UCF earlier this season.
In the last seven games, he is tallying 13.8 points on 29-of-61 (47.5%) from the field and 18-of-37 (48.6%) from three along with 4.3 rebounds.
LONG RANGE CJJunior
Chris Jenkins set a career high with six 3-pointers at Cleveland State on Feb. 6 going 6-of-8 from distance.
ONE BIG FISHSophomore
Paris Bass - who missed the first seven games due to a suspension for violation of team rules - has been a force on the offensive and defensive side of the ball.
He is coming off his third double-double of the season with a team-high 24 points and 13 rebounds against Green Bay.
That came after a weekend where he led the team with 20 points - 18 in the second half - in the triumph over Youngstown State and posted a career-high 17 rebounds at Cleveland State.
He also tied his career high for the third time with 28 points at Wright State, which included six rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals.
Some other great games, included 20 points, eight rebounds, a career-high six assists, three blocks and a steal against Oakland and 23 points, eight rebounds, three assists and six blocks at Green Bay.
LURKING IN THE WATERSophomore
Paris Bass returned to action in a big way against Bowling Green as the reigning HL Freshman of the Year posted a team-high 25 points, while tallying eight rebounds, three assists and two steals. In his second game, he tallied 23 points in a win over UCF.
Since he returned to the court, he has recorded double figures in 13 of his 17 contests, pulled down seven rebounds in 11 games and has had three assists or more nine times, not to mention eight 20-point outings and three double-doubles.
He is averaging 17.4 ppg., 7.4 rpg., and 2.4 apg., and would rank fifth in the HL in scoring, sixth in rebounding and 15th in assists if he had enough games to qualify.
DOUBLE-UP CHRISJunior
Chris Jenkins has scored in double figures 14 times already, which includes four 20-point games, a career high in points and three double-doubles.
He netted his career-high 26 points with 10 rebounds and three steals in the win over UCF and had a great week in Wisconsin with 20 points at Milwaukee and 25 at Green Bay, team highs in both games.
He has also tallied 17 points and 11 rebounds against Toledo - where he also has a career-best four blocks.
He has twice tied his career high with four steals in a game and at Oral Roberts, Jenkins had 16 points and a career-tying 13 rebounds.
On the year, the do-it-all Titan has:
- 14 games in double figures
- 17 games with five or more rebounds
- 9 games with two or more assists
- 5 games with two or more steals.
He is currently third on the team and 13th in the HL in scoring (12.9), while standing second on the team and tied for 13th in the league in field-goal percentage (48.7%).
He is also among the team leaders and the top 15 in the Horizon League in:
3-Point Field Goal Percentage (44.6%) - 7th
Free throw percentage (76.5%) - 8th
Rebounding (5.9) - T9th
Steals (1.1) - 13tth
JAROD'S OFFENSE Junior
Jarod Williams has found his offense as of late, scoring in double figures in four of the last seven game, and tying his season high with 12 points in back-to-back games at Milwaukee and Green Bay. He also had 12 at Vanderbilt back in December.
JA-LETHALSophomore
Jaleel Hogan has been in double figures 14 times on the year, including the last five games. He is also coming off his second double-double of the year with 18 points and a season-tying 10 boards against Green Bay.
Back on Jan. 16, he tallied a career-high 20 points with eight rebounds against Oakland.
He had his first career double-double with 14 points and 10 boards vs. Bowling Green.
He is fourth on the team with 4.2 rebounds and fourth netting 10.4 points per game, all while shooting 57.9 percent, second in the HL.
PAINT MANWith his strength, sophomore
Jaleel Hogan is uncanny in the paint showcased by his career 59.4 (165-of-278) field-goal percentage.
He had 10 points at Cleveland State on 5-of-6 from the field, the sixth time this season he has missed just one shot or has been perfect.
He was 7-of-7 against Youngstown State, 7-of-8 shooting against NKU, 5-of-6 at Wright State, 5-of-6 versus Northeastern and 4-of-5 at Western Kentucky.
On the year, he is second in the HL in field-goal percentage at 57.9 percent.
Last season, he ended the year with a blistering 62.0 field goal percentage (62-of-100), which would rank third in school history for a single season, but was 25 shot attempts shy from qualifying for that mark.
EASY POINTSSenior
Anton Wilson is a career 85.0 percent shooter at the free throw line connecting on 130-of-150 career attempts.
With his 150 career attempts, he now has the qualifying mark for the school record book, where he sits third all-time in free-throw percentage.
He is also 63-of-72 (87.5%) this season to lead the Horizon League. His makes and attempts are the most ever he has registered at the charity stripe in his career.
HIGH-SCORING ROOKIEFreshman
Josh McFolley has scored in double figures 11 times this year, including 16 points against Youngstown State - the most he has scored in HL play.
He also pulled down a season-best four boards in three of the last four games and had a season-best four steals at Cleveland State.
McFolley scored a season-high 20-points in a victory over Northeastern, 19 at Eastern Michigan and 16 in the win versus Toledo.
He handed out a season-high six assists in the win over Cleveland State.
He is currently fifth on the team with 9.5 ppg. - third among HL rookies.
He leads all HL freshmen in three-point field goals per game (1.7) - 11th in the HL - and is second among rookies in three-point field goal percentage (37.7%).
WILSON!, OH WILSON!Senior
Anton Wilson was a man on a mission in the HL opening win over Youngstown State as he posted a career-high 34 points – including 26 in the second half.
Wilson was a career-best 10-of-18 shooting and 11-of-11 at the line with three treys.
Wilson tied his career high of 21 before he even hit his first three of the game.
He is one of eight HL players to net 30 or more in a game this season with his 34 markers tying for the fifth most in the HL.
CB'S FINAL STANDCarlton Brundidge has had a career year so far in his final season of eligibility.
He is coming off an 18-point, seven-rebound performance against Green Bay in just 20 minutes of action.
He is currently third on the team with 2.2 assists and is sixth on the team in scoring (9.1) and sixth in rebounding (3.4). He also leads the team with a 1.9 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Earlier in the year, he posted a career-best 23 points at Oral Roberts - 17 in the second half - where he was a career-high 10-of-19 from the field with five boards and two assists.
He also had 12 points at Pittsburgh, and against UM-Dearborn, he scored 10 points and handed out a career-high nine helpers.
