DETROIT (1/9/2018) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team's four-game homestand continues with a pair of contests against Ohio schools starting with the Cleveland State Vikings on Wednesday, Jan. 10.

Opening tip is set for 7 p.m. inside historic Calihan Hall and will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and televised locally on WADL-38 with Dan Dickerson and Earl Cureton on the call as well as on 910 AM Superstation with Cliff Russell providing the play by play.

Fans can still take advantage of two special Titan ticket promotions in the: 

Welcome Back to Calihan Hall:
Purchase a ticket to a men's or women's basketball January home game at Calihan Hall and receive a free ticket for a home game in February
 
Calihan Hall 6 for 5:
Purchase Five (5) Horizon League games and get the sixth game free
Rates start at $20 for WBB and $25 for MBB
 
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

• The Titans won the first eight career meetings and three of the last five as they lead the all-time series, 40-23. 
• Detroit Mercy is also 25-4 all-time at home in the series, winning two of the last three inside historic Calihan Hall.  

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

• Detroit Mercy wraps up its four-game homestand when Youngstown State comes to town on Friday before heading out of the Motor City to face IUPUI on Tuesday.

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.

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 116-70 (62.3%) already on the year. 
• That number has the Titan non-conference schedule ranked 45th overall in the nation. 

TAKING ADVANTAGE

• Despite its 15-of-25 effort against Wright State on Friday, Detroit Mercy has done a great job at the free throw line connecting on 74.8 percent, third in the HL and 49th 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 Jermaine Jackson Jr. (92.7%, 38-of-41), Kameron Chatman (86.7%, 52-of-60),  Josh McFolley (81.0%, 47-of-58) and Corey Allen (80.4%, 45-of-56). 
• In fact, Jackson Jr. tops the HL at the charity stripe and would be top 15 in the nation, but does not have enough makes to qualify.
• He had a streak of 17 made in a row before missing one against ETSU and had another streak of 11 in a row before missing one against Wright State. 

HIGH POWERED OFFENSE

• The Titans currently rank first in the Horizon League and 48th in the nation in scoring offense at 81.5 points per game. 
• Detroit Mercy has scored at least 71 points in 14 games, including three 100+point efforts. 

CLEANING THE GLASS

• Detroit Mercy outrebounded its opponent for the third-straight game tallying a 48-37 margin against NKU.
• The 48 rebounds were also the second most on the season behind only the 49 versus HBU.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE

• The Titans had two players record double-doubles against Wright State, the first time that has happened since last season against Milwaukee.
• Redshirt junior Kameron Chatman posted 13 points and 12 rebounds and junior Tariiq Jones had 15 points and 10 boards. 

ONE STRONG CHATMAN

• Redshirt junior Kameron Chatman - who missed last game with an injury - has been one of the most productive transfers in the NCAA. 
• On the year, he has started all 16 games he has played in and had netted seven 20-point games and six double-doubles. 
• Chatman leads the team and is:
• * 4th in the HL in scoring at 18.0 ppg.
• * 1st in the HL in rebounding at 8.8 rpg.
• * 1st in the HL in 3-point shooting at 46.2%
• * 11th in the HL in overall shooting at 48.3%
• 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 20-point games on the year are third in the HL - behind Oakland's Kendrick Nunn's nine - while his six double-doubles are also tied for second in the conference.

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. 
• The seven rebounds tied for the team lead, while his six defensive caroms led the team. 
• He tallied a season-high 25 points at Green Bay - where he was 8-of-14 from the field with a season-high seven 3-pointers - and with his points against Wright State, he has now scored in double digits in 11 games on the season 
• Jackson Jr. is currently third on the team averaging 11.6 points to go with a team-best 3.5 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals. 
• He also has 59 assists and just 37 turnovers for a 1.6 ratio, tied for sixth in the HL. 
• Jackson Jr. leads all league rookies in scoring, assists and made 3-pointers and is tied for first in steals. 

I SEE YOU CA

• Sophomore Corey Allen has been in double figures in 13 of his 16 games with three 20+ contests and a pair of 30+ games. 
• He has also set a career high in rebounds with eight at Green Bay and tied his career best with five assists in a game this year. 
• On the season, he is second on the team in scoring at 15.3 points per game - seventh in the HL - and ranks second on the team and 11th in the league in three-point shooting (36.5%) as well as third on the team in overall shooting (45.9%). 

COREY SEEING DOUBLE

• Sophomore Corey Allen recorded his first career double-double with 10 points and a career-best 13 rebounds against NKU.

WAY TO REEK

• Junior Tariiq Jones missed seven games with an ankle injury, but has come back strong in the last five averaging 9.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and shooting 48.8 percent (20-of-34). 
• He had a big day posting his first career double-double with a career-best 15 points and 10 rebounds against Wright State.
• He had seven points and three rebounds against Murray State, 13 points and five boards at Green Bay and 12 points with five rebounds at Milwaukee. 
• He started the year with nine points at Virginia Tech and 11 had versus UM-Dearborn before suffering his ankle injury in practice.   

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.
• At Saint Louis on Nov. 22, he posted 18 points and nine rebounds, but his biggest play was the game-winning shot with one second left.
• He tallied a career-high 31 points with 10 rebounds and three steals at Fort Wayne on Nov. 28, going a career-best 11-of-15 from the field and 5-of-6 from behind the arc. 

OUR ROYAL PRINCE

• Graduate senior Roschon Prince is starting to find his rhythm at Detroit Mercy as he was in double figures in scoring with 10 points - hitting all five of his shots - against Wright State an then almost had his second double-double of the year with nine points and 10 boards versus NKU. 
• Before that, he posted his seventh career double-double with a season-high 11 points and 10 rebounds at Milwaukee.
• On the season, he is averaging 6.3 points and 4.0 rebounds, while shooting 58.3 percent from the field, including 13 for his last 18 (72.2%) in the last three games.

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.  

A LONG DAY

• Sophomore Cole Long made his first start of the season against ETSU and he made the most of it scoring a career-high 10 points and handing out a career-best four assists.
• He also grabbed three rebounds in 27 minutes of action. 

PICKING YOUR POCKET

• Junior Josh McFolley is tied for sixth in the Horizon League with 1.43 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 59 of his 77 career games, including 24 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 121 career steals has him approaching top 10 status in school history.