DETROIT (2/12/2018) -- The four-game road swing for the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team continues this week as the Titans travel to the Buckeye State for a pair of games starting with the Cleveland State Vikings on Wednesday.

Game time is set for 7 p.m. at the Wolstein Center with Al Pawlowski and Pat Vuyancih on call on ESPN3, while fans can listen to the "Voice of the Titans" Cliff Russell on 910 AM Superstation.

The stretch run for all the Horizon League teams is already underway as the conference prepares for Motor City Madness in early March, held at the brand new Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit.

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 or by calling Detroit Mercy 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 four of the last six as they lead the all-time series, 41-23. 
• Detroit Mercy is 12-17 all-time on the road in the series, but has dropped six of the last seven at the Wolstein Center. 

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 11 Division I opponents on the Titan non-conference schedule are 182-101 (64.3%) already on the year and 10 of those 11 foes have winning records.
• The Titan non-conference schedule currently ranks 30th overall in the nation.

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:
• * 3rd in the HL in scoring at 17.8 ppg.
• * 3rd in the HL in rebounding at 8.7 rpg.
• * 3rd in the HL in 3-point shooting at 43.0%
• 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. He collected his eighth double-double of the year with 13 points and 10 caroms against UIC. 
• His eight double-doubles are fourth in the conference.

CHATMAN ON TOP IN SCORING, REBOUNDING

• Redshirt junior Kameron Chatman posted his 11th, 20-point game of the season tallying a team-high 23 points with five rebounds at Oakland. 
• The 11, 20-point games are the most by a Titan since Paris Bass posted 13 in 2015-16 as well as second 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. 

ANOTHER 30 POINT TITAN

• Junior Josh McFolley tallied a career-high 30 points against UIC.
• The 30-point game marked the sixth on the season for the Titans and he also became the fourth player to register 30 following  Corey Allen (39 vs. Houston Baptist, 34 vs. Youngstown State, 32 vs. Western Michigan) Kameron Chatman (31 at Fort Wayne) and Jermaine Jackson Jr. (32 vs. Youngstown State).

MCFOLLEY FOR 3

• Junior Josh McFolley was in double figures for the third-straight game putting in 13 at Oakland, hitting three more 3-pointers. 
• It is the second time this year he has scored double figures in three-straight games as he ended with a career-high 30 points against UIC, hitting four triples in the process, and tallied 14 against IUPUI. 
• He now has nine 3-pointers in his last three games and has connected from distance in 19 of his 26 games on the year. He also has six games with three or more triples. 
• McFolley now has 10 career 20-point games along with 152 career 3-pointers, ninth in school history and just five away from eighth place and Michael Jackson '95.

PICKING YOUR POCKET

• Junior Josh McFolley has been committing highway robbery at an alarming rate recently posting 15 steals in his last three games.
• He had five at Oakland, his sixth game on the year with at least three steals, and that was after a career-best six steals against UIC. 
• He is currently third in the Horizon League with 1.6 steals per game. 
• In his career, he has recorded a steal in 65 of his 87 career games, including 28 multi-steal contests and 16 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 139 career steals is just three shy of 10th place in school history, occupied by current assistant coach Jermaine Jackson with 142.

HE CAN SCORE

• Sophomore Corey Allen has been in double figures in 17 of his 23 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 11.5 points to go with a team-best 2.8 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals. 
• He also has 68 assists and just 45 turnovers for a 1.5 ratio.
• Jackson Jr. leads all league rookies in made 3-pointers and free throw percentage, is in assists and third in scoring. 

OUR ROYAL PRINCE

• Graduate senior Roschon Prince almost matched his season high finishing with 18 points against UIC as he was 7-of-11 from the floor against the Flames.
• He just grabbed his second double-double of the year registering 10 points and a season-high 13 boards at Oakland. 
• Prince has now been in double figures in scoring eight times in the last 13 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 had 10 points 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 10.5 points and 6.2 rebounds, while shooting 57.4 percent from the field in conference play. 

DRE DAY

• Senior DeShawndre Black stepped into the starting role against IUPUI and he was a big reason for the Titan win as he finished with 13 points, three assists and three rebounds.
• He just netted 11 points at Oakland with four assists, his third double-digit scoring effort of the season behind the 14 versus Siena Heights.
• He ran the point guard to precision against UIC tying a career-high with eight assists against just one turnover. 
• In fact, in his last 10 games, Black has 27 assists with just 11 turnovers, better than a 2.5-to-1 ratio.

A LONG DAY

• Sophomore Cole Long netted a career-high 12 points with seven assists along with five rebounds against IUPUI and then pulled down a career-best nine rebounds and tied his career mark with three blocks against UIC. 
• In limited playing time at Oakland, he recorded three assists and six rebounds in just 13 minutes. 
• Long also has 13 blocks in his last 10 games and is tied for the team lead with 15 overall.
• He made his first start of the season against ETSU and he made the most of it scoring 10 points and handing out four assists. He picked up five assists against Youngstown State and blocked three shots at NKU. 

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.

I SEE YOU CA

• Sophomore Corey Allen set a career high in rebounds with 13 against NKU and has tied his career best with five assists three times this season against Michigan-Dearborn, Houston Baptist and Cleveland State. 
• He posted 34 points against Youngstown State, where he was 8-of-16 from the field, 5-of-9 from three and a career-best 13-of-16 at the line.
• His 13 free throws were the most since Juwan Howard Jr. went 14-of-14 against South Alabama in 2014. 
• He had another game with five triples against Oakland, ending with 24 points. 
• Allen has also now connected on a 3-pointer in 43 of his 52 career games, including 21 with three or more and eight with five or more. 
• On the season, he is second on the team in scoring at 15.6 points per game - seventh in the HL - and ranks second on the team and fifth in three-point shooting (40.3%) as well as third on the team in overall shooting (44.8%). 

MY 5

• The Titans have used 15 different starting line-ups so far on the season.
• Also, no Titan has started all 25 games, while only two have played in all 26 games in senior DeShawndre Black and junior Josh McFolley. 

HIGH POWERED OFFENSE

• The Titans currently rank third in the Horizon League and 71st in the nation in scoring offense at 78.3 points per game. 
• Detroit Mercy has scored at least 71 points in 18 games, including three 100+point efforts. 

GIVE ME THAT

• The Titans set a school record with 25 steals - while forcing 36 turnovers - against Siena Heights on Nov. 25.
• Detroit Mercy has now forced 62 turnovers in the last four games coming up with 11 steals at IUPUI, 12 against UIC and eight at Oakland.
• The 12 steals versus UIC was the most against a DI opponent since posting 12 at Oakland in last year's road victory.

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 six of their last nine games including 13-of-29 versus Cleveland State, 12-of-25 against Youngstown State, 11-of-29 at IUPUI, 11-of-28 against Oakland, 12-of-27 at Wright State and 10-of-22 at Oakland. 
• They have also nailed 10 or more 3-pointers in 13 games this season and lead the HL with 8.9 triples per game, 68th in the nation. 

   

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