DETROIT (12/18/2017) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team will look to get back to its winning ways as the Titans host East Tennessee State on Tuesday, Dec. 19.

Game time is set for 7 p.m., and will be broadcast live on ESPN3 with Dan Leach and Earl Cureton on the call as well as over the airwaves with Cliff Russell providing the action on 910 AM Superstation.

The Titans have two more games left before conference play begins as they look for some revenge against ETSU as the Buccaneers won last year's initial meeting in Johnson City, Tennessee. 

Detroit Mercy has dropped five in a row and will open up its Horizon League slate next week.

Tickets can be purchased online, over the phone (313-993-1700 ext. 7301) or in person at Calihan Hall. For more information on tickets, contact Director of Ticket Operations & Sales Justin Hairston at 313-993-1700 ext. 7301 or at hairstjj1@udmercy.edu.

ALL-TIME MATCH-UP

• This is only the second career meeting between the two schools as East Tennessee State won last year's game, 107-78, at home. 

CALIHAN HALL TURNS 65

• The 2017-18 season marks the 65th anniversary of historic Calihan Hall, the home of the men's and women's basketball teams.
• The dedication of the University's Memorial Building, as it was known back then, took place May 25, 1952. The first basketball game was played Dec. 2 of that year when the U-D men beat Kalamazoo, 75-61. 
• In 1977, the name was changed to Calihan Hall in honor of the Titans' first basketball All-American, the late Bob Calihan.
• On Dec. 5, 2011, the floor of Calihan Hall was dedicated to former coach Dick Vitale.  

HOME GROWN TITANS

• Detroit Mercy's roster features 17 players with 12 hailing from the state of Michigan, including four from the city of Detroit.

TOUGH NON-CONFERENCE SLATE

• The 13 opponents on the Titan non-conference schedule combined to go 257-205 (55.6%) last season, and the 11 DI foes are 74-46 (62.1%) already on the year. 
• Four of the non-conference opponents earned bids to the NCAA Tournament (East Tennessee State, Michigan, UCLA, Virginia Tech), one to the CBI (Toledo) and two to the CIT (Fort Wayne, Houston Baptist). 

VS. THE VOLUNTEER STATE

• This is the third-straight year that Detroit Mercy will play a team from the state of Tennessee as the Titans are 8-7 all-time against programs from the state. 
• In 2015, the Titans played at Vanderbilt, while last year they visited ETSU. 
• One of the biggest victories in school history came against a Tennessee school when the Titans upset No. 4 Memphis State - now known as Memphis - 71-66, on Feb. 28, 1985. 

OPENING UP LCA

• Detroit Mercy opened up Joe Louis Arena with a game against Michigan in 1979 and just made history again this past Saturday by playing Michigan in the first-ever college basketball game at Little Caesars Arena 
• The Titans and Wolverines opened Joe Louis Arena with the first-ever event for the facility on Dec. 12, 1979, in front of over 12,000 fans.
• This weekend's game was part of the Hitachi College Basketball Showcase that also saw Oakland face Michigan State and the event saw a LCA record 20, 695 fans attend. 

MOTOR CITY MADNESS TICKETS NOW ON SALE

• Tickets for the 2018 Little Caesars Horizon League Men's and Women's Basketball Championship — to be played at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit — are on sale now at HorizonLeague.com, the Little Caesars Arena Box Office, or the Little Caesars Arena Ticket Sales and Service Office (313-471-7575). Fans can also purchase tickets by calling or visiting their favorite school's box office.
• Ticket prices for Motor City Madness, which will take place March 2-6, begin at $15 per day
• Last season, 29,240 fans were in attendance, which ranked 12th out of 32 NCAA Division I conferences.

REACHING 100

• The Titans reached the 100-point mark for the third time this season with a 131-69 victory over Siena Heights on Nov. 25. 
• The Titans also reached 100 in a 116-109 victory over Houston Baptist in overtime and a 105-82 win over UM-Dearborn. 
• The 131 points are the fourth most in school history and the most since tallying a school record 135 against CCNY in 1979. 
• The 116 points against HBU at the 2K Sports Classic Belmont Subregional broke Belmont's Curb Event Center record for most points.
• Detroit Mercy has now reached 100 points 94 times in its history and the three times in a season is the most since hitting 100 on three occasions during the 1979-80 campaign.  

HIGH POWERED OFFENSE

• The Titans currently rank first in the Horizon League and 20th in the nation in scoring offense at 86.5 points per game. 
• Detroit Mercy has scored at least 71 points in 10 games, including three 100+point efforts. 
• Last season, the Titans hit 80 points 12 times and 90 on five occasions, tying for third in the HL in offense at 77.0 ppg., - 85th in the nation. 

TAKING ADVANTAGE

• Detroit Mercy has done a great job at the free throw line this season connecting on 176-of-227 for 77.5 percent, second in the HL and 21st in the country.
• The Titans started the year 18-of-22 at Virginia Tech and were 20-of-23 versus Seattle, 24-of-30 against Houston Baptist, 13-of-15 in the road win at Saint Louis, 20-of-25 at Fort Wayne, 12-of-14 against Toledo and 17-of-20 against Western Michigan.
• Some of the top free throw shooters include Jermaine Jackson Jr. (96.3%, 26-of-27), Kameron Chatman (83.8%, 31-of-37), Corey Allen (81.0%, 34-of-42), Josh McFolley (80.0%, 28-of-35) and Roschon Price (78.9%, 15-of-19). 
• In fact, Jackson Jr. would lead the HL and be among the leaders in the nation in free throw shooting, but is just a few made free throws made for qualifying for national stats. 

LET IT FLY

• Detroit Mercy set a school record hoisting up 43 three-point attempts against Houston Baptist on Nov. 19, nailing 12 of them.
• The previous record was 36 against Dayton in 1991. 
• Against Siena Heights, Detroit Mercy was 17-of-28 from behind the arc, just one triple shy of tying the school record of 18 against Milwaukee on Feb. 26, 2000. 
• Detroit Mercy leads the Horizon League and is 64th in the country with 9.3 triples per game. 
• Last year, the Titans were second in the HL in three-point field goal percentage at 37.2 percent as well as third in the conference with 8.1 treys per game. 

ANOTHER 30?

• Sophomore Corey Allen tallied his second 30-point game of the season pouring in 32 against Western Michigan on Dec. 9. 
• He was 12-of-21 overall with five 3-pointers and scored 19 points in the second half. 
• Earlier this season against Houston Baptist, he hit his first three triples and ended the game with a career-high and Belmont Curb Event Center record 39 points, surpassing the 33 he had at home against Fort Wayne last season.
• In that game, he was a career-best 12-of-20 from the field and 7-of-13 from long range to go with five rebounds and career-tying five assists. 
• The 39 points were the most by a Titan since teammate Jaleel Hogan had 39 in a road win at Oakland last year.
• His two 30-point games are the most since Juwan Howard Jr., had a pair in the 2013-14 season, while the last Titan to have three 30-point contests in a season was Willie Green, who had five during the 2002-03 campaign.

I SEE YOU CA

• Sophomore Corey Allen has been in double figures in all 11 games this year, with three 20+ contests and a pair of 30+ games. 
• He has also set a career high in rebounds with six against UM-Dearborn and tied his career best with five assists in a game. 
• On the season, he leads the team in scoring at 18.0 points per game - third in the HL - and ranks second on the team and fourth in the league in shooting at 49.3 percent. 

JALEEL REACHES 1,000

• With his second basket of the game at Fort Wayne on Nov. 28, senior Jaleel Hogan became the 41st Titan in school history to post 1,000 points.
• Hogan enters today's game with 1,042 career points, which ranks 37th in school history just 17 behind Larry Salci '68 for 36th. 
• He registered his first double-double of the season with a season-high 16 points and 10 rebounds against Western Michigan.
• Hogan is currently fifth on the team with 8.8 points per game, shooting 60.9 percent from the field.

KAM'S THE MAN

• The Titans needed everyone's help to get the overtime victory over Houston Baptist on Nov. 19 and redshirt junior Kameron Chatman did his part posting his first career double-double with 22 points and a career-high 16 rebounds.
• His previous high in rebounds was nine as a freshman at Michigan against Syracuse, while it was the most boards by a Titan since Chris Jenkins had 16 against Fort Wayne last year.
• At Saint Louis on Nov. 22, he posted 18 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals, but his biggest play was the game-winning shot with just one second remaining.
• He is coming off his third double-double of the year with a team-high 18 points and 13 rebounds against Michigan. 

CHATMAN ON FIRE

• Redshirt junior Kameron Chatman continued his strong start to the season tallying a career-high 31 points and collecting 10 rebounds with three steals at Fort Wayne on Nov. 28 and led the team with 18 points and seven boards at UCLA. 
• The game at Fort Wayne marked his fourth 20+-point game of the season as he was a career-best 11-of-15 from the field and 5-of-6 from behind the arc. It was also his second career double-double. 
• Chatman is second on the team and fourth in the HL in scoring at 17.9 points and leads the conference in rebounding at 8.5 per night. 

JJJ FILLING UP THE STAT SHEET

• Rookie Jermaine Jackson Jr. posted stats all around as a true freshman on the road at Virginia Tech tallying 16 points with seven rebounds and three assists.
• The seven rebounds tied for the team lead, while his six defensive rebounds topped the team. 
• He has now scored in double digits in eight of the 11 games on the season and is third on the team averaging 11.3 points to go with a team-best 3.8 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game. 
• He also has 42 assists and just 27 turnovers for a 1.6 ratio, seventh in the HL. 
• Jackson Jr. leads all league rookies in scoring, assists and steals. 

FRESHMAN RECORDS

• Freshman Jermaine Jackson Jr. has already established a pair of Titan freshman records with 13 assists and nine steals, achieved in the win over Siena Heights on Nov. 25. 
• He broke the Titan freshman record of 10 assists by Bill Wood, who did it twice during the 1986-87 season, while the freshman steal record is believed to be five accomplished six times since 1981. 

ALMOST A TRIPLE-DOUBLE

• Freshman Jermaine Jackson Jr., nearly had the first Titan triple-double since Terry Tyler in 1977 finishing with 16 points, a season-high 13 assists and nine steals against Siena Heights.
• The last Titan to have at least nine steals in a game was when Jerry Davis set a school record with 10 against John Carroll on Dec. 10, 1980, while the 13 assists by Jackson Jr. is the most since Feb. 10, 2000, when Rashad Phillips had 14 at Butler.
• The 13 assists are also tied for the eighth most in school history. 

PICKING YOUR POCKET

• Junior Josh McFolley is tied for fifth in the Horizon League with 1.73 steals per game. 
• He has three games on the year with at least three steals, including tying his career high with five against Siena Heights. 
• In his career, he has recorded a steal in 56 of his 72 career games, including 23 multi-steal contests and 13 with at least three takeaways.
• McFolley led the conference in steals per game (2.00) and total steals (62), ranking 26th and 35th in the NCAA, respectively, last season.
• His 116 career steals has him approaching top 10 status in school history.

GIVE ME THAT

• The Titans set a school record with 25 steals - while forcing 36 turnovers - against Siena Heights on Nov. 25, and are third in the HL and 33rd in the nation with 8.2 steals per game. 

 

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