1976–77 Detroit Titans men's basketball team

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1976–77 Detroit Titans men's basketball
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NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 12
1976–77 record25–4
Head coach
Home arenaCalihan Hall
Seasons
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1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 UNLV   29 3   .906
No. 6 Syracuse   26 4   .867
No. 12 Detroit   25 4   .862
Old Dominion   25 4   .862
Providence   24 5   .828
Holy Cross   23 6   .793
St. Bonaventure   23 6   .793
No. 7 Marquette   25 7   .781
North Texas State   21 6   .778
Illinois State   22 7   .759
No. 10 Notre Dame   22 7   .759
Oral Roberts   21 7   .750
Army   20 8   .714
Milwaukee   19 8   .704
Georgetown   19 9   .679
Virginia Tech   19 10   .655
James Madison   17 9   .654
Northwestern State   17 9   .654
Texas–Pan American   17 9   .654
Connecticut   17 10   .630
UNC Wilmington   16 10   .615
Portland State   16 10   .615
Iona   15 10   .600
Dayton   16 11   .593
Fairfield   16 11   .593
Georgia Southern   16 11   .593
Richmond   15 11   .577
Saint Francis (PA)   15 11   .577
DePaul   15 12   .556
Northeast Louisiana   15 12   .556
Stetson   15 12   .556
Utah State   15 12   .556
Colgate   13 11   .542
Navy   13 11   .542
Oklahoma City   14 12   .538
South Carolina   14 12   .538
Valparaiso   13 12   .520
Catholic   13 13   .500
Fairleigh Dickinson   13 13   .500
Loyola (IL)   13 13   .500
Maine   13 13   .500
Niagara   13 13   .500
Rhode Island   13 13   .500
Saint Peter's   13 13   .500
VCU   13 13   .500
Butler   13 14   .481
New Hampshire   12 14   .462
Northeastern   12 14   .462
St. Francis (NY)   12 14   .462
Air Force   12 15   .444
Denver   12 15   .444
Southern Mississippi   11 16   .407
Siena   9 15   .375
Cleveland State   10 17   .370
Xavier   10 17   .370
Centenary (LA)   11 19   .367
Long Island   9 16   .360
Hawaii   9 18   .333
Vermont   8 17   .320
Boston College   8 18   .308
Charleston Southern   8 19   .296
Boston University   7 19   .269
Robert Morris   7 19   .269
Samford   7 19   .269
Mercer   6 19   .240
Hardin–Simmons   6 21   .222
Houston Baptist   6 23   .207
Buffalo   5 21   .192
Wagner   3 21   .125
Canisius   3 22   .120
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976–77 Detroit Titans men's basketball team represented the University of Detroit in the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Dick Vitale. The Titans play their home games at Calihan Hall and were an independent with no conference affiliation.[1]

Roster[]

1976–77 Detroit Titans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F John Long 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
C Terry Tyler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr
G Terry Duerod 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
G Dennis Boyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
F Ron Bostick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr
F Jeff Whitlow 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
G Turono Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
G Wilbert McCormick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
G Dave Niles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
C Keith Jackson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr
F Wilbur Ross 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-01-01

Schedule[]

The loss against Minnesota was subsequently turned into a win, when Minnesota forfeited the game.[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
1976*
Eastern Michigan W 80–62  1–0
 (8,122)
Detroit, MI
1976*
Minnesota L 80–104  1–1
 (7,346)
Detroit, MI
1976*
Oakland W 113–45  2–1
 (2,543)
Detroit, MI
December 9, 1976*
at Cleveland State W 78–66  3–1
Public Hall[3] (966)
Cleveland, OH
1976*
Iowa Wesleyan W 133–79  4–1
 (2,703)
Detroit, MI
Mar 1, 1977*
No. 15 at Loyola (IL) L 71–79  24–3
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1977*
No. 12 vs. Middle Tennessee State W 93–76  25–3
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 17, 1977*
No. 12 vs. No. 1 Michigan L 81–86  25–4
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Detroit Titans Men's Basketball All-Time Scores" (PDF). University of Detroit Mercy. 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA® Career Statistics".
  3. ^ "2013-14 Cleveland State Men's Basketball Media Guide ;Pages 63-104 - Records and History" (PDF). Cleveland State University. 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.[permanent dead link]
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