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Freshman Jack Ballantyne and the Titans will face NKU on Friday.

Men's Basketball

@DetroitMBB Heads To NKU On Sunday

DETROIT (1/27/2018) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team will look for a split on this weekend road trip as the Titans travel to NKU on Sunday.

Game time is set for 1 p.m. at BB&T Arena as the game will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and over the radio with Cliff Russell on the call on 910 AM Superstation.

Detroit Mercy is coming off a tough road game at first place Wright State on Friday night as redshirt junior Kameron Chatman posted his ninth 20-point game of the season with 24 points. 

Detroit Mercy will return home next week as IUPUI (Feb. 2) and UIC (Feb. 4) visit Calihan Hall. 

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 just the sixth career meeting between the two schools as NKU leads the all-time series, 4-1.
  • NKU has won three in a row, while the Titans are 1-1 on the road with a win in 2016. 

CALIHAN HALL TURNS 65
  • The 2017-18 season marks the 65th anniversary of historic Calihan Hall.
  • 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.  

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 DI conferences.

HOMEGROWN 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 144-87 (61.5%) already on the year. 
  • That number has the Titan non-conference schedule ranked 48th overall in the nation.

MY 5
  • The Titans have used 12 different starting line-ups so far on the season.
  • Only Jermaine Jackson Jr. has started all 22 games this year for the red, white and blue, while only Jackson Jr., senior DeShawndre Black and junior Josh McFolley are the only Titans to play in all 22 games. 

HIGH POWERED OFFENSE
  • The Titans currently rank second in the Horizon League and 55th in the nation in scoring offense at 80.5 points per game. 
  • Detroit Mercy has scored at least 71 points in 17 games, including three 100+point efforts. 

ONE STRONG CHATMAN
  • Kameron Chatman - who missed three games with an injury before coming back at IUPUI - has been one of the most productive transfers in the NCAA. 
  • Chatman leads the team and is:
  • * 4th in the HL in scoring at 18.2 ppg.
  • * 2nd in the HL in rebounding at 8.7 rpg.
  • * 1st in the HL in 3-point shooting at 46.8%
  • He started conference play with two-straight 20-point games netting 22 at Green Bay - along with 11 rebounds and a career-high five assists - and 20 at Milwaukee, while adding another double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds against Wright State. 
  • His seven double-doubles are tied for third in the conference.

ANOTHER 20 FOR CHATMAN
  • Redshirt junior Kameron Chatman is coming off his ninth 20-point game of the season as he was 8-of-13 from the field and 4-of-5 from behind the arc at Wright State. 
  • The nine 20-point games are the most since Paris Bass posted 13 in 2015-16 as well as third in the Horizon League. 
  • Chatman is also leading the team in rebounding at 8.7 per night and is trying to become just the sixth Titan since 1980 to lead the team in scoring and rebounding following:
  • 2015-16 - Paris Bass - 18.4 ppg., 8.0 rpg. 
  • 1988-89 - Darian McKinney - 16.1 ppg., 6.7 rpg.
  • 1982-83 - Doug Chappell - 17.6 ppg., 8.1 rpg.
  • 1981-82 - Joe Kopicki - 18.6 ppg., 10.5 rpg.
  • 1979-1980 - Earl Cureton - 20.0 ppg., 9.1 rpg.

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. 
  • After going three games in a row knocking in no more than six treys, the Titans have now hit 10 or more triples in five-straight games including 13-of-29 versus Cleveland State, 12-of-25 against Youngstown State, 11-of-29 at IUPUI, 11-of-28 against Oakland and 12-of-27 at Wright State. 
  • They have now hit 10 or more 3-pointers in 12 games this season and lead the HL with 9.4 triples per game, 40th in the nation. 

TAKING ADVANTAGE
  • Detroit Mercy has done a great job at the free throw line connecting on 74.5 percent, third in the HL and 77th in the country.
  • Detroit Mercy has hit 80.0 percent or more at the line in seven games, including some great performances in 18-of-22 at Virginia Tech, 20-of-23 versus Seattle, 13-of-15 in the road win at Saint Louis, 12-of-14 versus Toledo and 17-of-20 against Western Michigan.  
  • Some of the top free throw shooters include Kameron Chatman (88.2%, 60-of-68), Jermaine Jackson Jr. (86.5%, 45-of-52), Corey Allen (81.7%, 67-of-82) and Josh McFolley (79.4%, 50-of-63), who all reside in the top 14 in the Horizon League. 

SECOND HALF FIREPOWER
  • The Titans shot over 50.0 percent for the fourth time this season against Oakland, ending at 52.5 percent (33-of-63), including 67.7 percent (21-of-31) in the second half with seven three-pointers and 57 total points. 
  • In the win over Cleveland State, Detroit Mercy shot 70.4 percent (19-of-27) in the second half, scoring 53 points in the process. 
  • In the win against Youngstown State, the Titans shot 47.0 percent overall, but 58.6 percent (17-of-29) in the second half where they were also 8-of-11 from behind the arc and scored 59 points. 
  • Detroit Mercy ranks second in the league in three-point field goal percentage (36.1%) and sixth in field goal shooting (44.2%). 

HE CAN SCORE
  • Sophomore Corey Allen has been in double figures in 16 of his 21 games with six 20+ contests and three 30+ games. 
  • He tied for the team lead with 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting with five treys against Oakland.
  • He poured in a game-high 25 points going 9-of-14 from the field with eight rebounds and had the game-winning layup as time expired over Cleveland State. He followed that up with a game-high 34 points on 8-of-16 shooting with five 3-pointers and a career-best 13-of-16 at the line against Youngstown State. 

JJJ FILLING UP THE STAT SHEET
  • Rookie Jermaine Jackson Jr. posted stats all around as a true freshman on the road in his collegiate debut at Virginia Tech tallying 16 points with seven rebounds and three assists.  
  • He tallied his third 20-point game of the season with a game-high 22 points at IUPUI. 
  • Jackson Jr. had a monster game scoring a season-best 32 points against Youngstown State - one shy of a Titan freshman record - on 12-of-17 shooting with six 3-pointers. 
  • He is the only freshman in the Horizon League this season with a 30-point game. 
  • The rookie tallied a then season-high 25 points at Green Bay - where he was 8-of-14 from the field with a season-high seven 3-pointers and has now scored in double figures in 14 games on the year.
  • Jackson Jr. is currently third on the team averaging 12.1 points to go with a team-best 3.0 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals. 
  • He also has 66 assists and just 45 turnovers for a 1.5 ratio, eighth in the HL. 
  • Jackson Jr. leads all league rookies in scoring, made 3-pointers and free throw percentage and is second in assists and third in steals. 

OUR ROYAL PRINCE
  • Graduate senior Roschon Prince tallied 13 points and six rebounds against Oakland and has now been in double figures in scoring five times in the last eight games.
  • He had 10 points and nine rebounds against Youngstown State and that was after a season-high 19 points and eight rebounds versus Cleveland State.
  • He ended with 10 points - hitting all five of his shots - against Wright State and almost recorded a double-double with nine points and 10 boards versus NKU. 
  • He posted his first Titan double-double - and the seventh of his career - with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Milwaukee.
  • After averaging 5.1 points and 3.2 rebounds in his first 12 games, Prince is tallying 9.8 points and 6.0 rebounds, while shooting 59.0 percent from the field in conference play.

PAIR OF 30'S
  • Maybe a Titan first in the long and storied history of the program as two players went for 30 points in the win over Youngstown State.
  • Sophomore Corey Allen led the way with 34 points, while freshman Jermaine Jackson Jr. tallied 32. 
  • It is the most points by a pair of Titans since Feb. 27, 2000, when Desmond Ferguson (35) and Rashad Phillips (28) totaled 63 in am 88-48 win over Milwaukee. 
  • Research is still being conducted to see if two Titans with 30 points has ever happened in school history. 

30X3
  • Sophomore Corey Allen tallied his third 30-point game of the year - and fourth of his career - with a game-high 34 points against Youngstown State.
  • He was 8-of-16 from the field, 5-of-9 from three and a career-best 13-of-16 at the free throw line, netting 22 in the second half. 
  • Allen poured in 32 against Western Michigan on Dec. 9 going 12-of-21 overall with five treys and scored 19 points in the second half. 
  • Earlier this season against Houston Baptist, he posted a game, career-high and Belmont Curb Event Center record with 39 shooting 12-of-20 from the field and 7-of-13 from long range to go with a career-tying five assists. 
  • The 39 points were the most since Jaleel Hogan had 39 in a win at Oakland last year and are the most by any player in the HL this season. 
  • His three 30-point games are tied for the second most in the conference and are the most by a Titan since Willie Green had five during the 2002-03 campaign.

PICKING YOUR POCKET
  • Junior Josh McFolley is tied for ninth in the Horizon League with 1.22 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 62 of his 83 career games, including 25 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 124 career steals has him approaching top 10 status in school history.

JACK CAN BALL
  • Freshman Jack Ballantyne posted a season-high nine points with four rebounds against Siena Heights. 
  • He had eight points and a season-high four assists in the victory over Cleveland State and scored eight points with three rebounds in the Metro Series battle with Oakland. 
  • He grabbed a season-best five boards against Western Michigan, and in his collegiate debut, he knocked down a three at Virginia Tech midway through the first half that gave the Titans a 24-23 lead at the time.

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