1976–77 Detroit Titans men's basketball team

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]

1976–77 Detroit Titans men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 12
1976–77 record25–4
Head coach
Home arenaCalihan Hall
1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 UNLV    293  .906
No. 6 Syracuse    264  .867
No. 12 Detroit    254  .862
Old Dominion    254  .862
Providence    245  .828
Holy Cross    236  .793
St. Bonaventure    236  .793
No. 7 Marquette    257  .781
North Texas State    216  .778
Illinois State    227  .759
No. 10 Notre Dame    227  .759
Oral Roberts    217  .750
Army    208  .714
Milwaukee    198  .704
Georgetown    199  .679
Virginia Tech    1910  .655
James Madison    179  .654
Northwestern State    179  .654
Texas–Pan American    179  .654
Connecticut    1710  .630
UNC Wilmington    1610  .615
Portland State    1610  .615
Iona    1510  .600
Dayton    1611  .593
Fairfield    1611  .593
Georgia Southern    1611  .593
Richmond    1511  .577
Saint Francis (PA)    1511  .577
DePaul    1512  .556
Northeast Louisiana    1512  .556
Stetson    1512  .556
Utah State    1512  .556
Colgate    1311  .542
Navy    1311  .542
Oklahoma City    1412  .538
South Carolina    1412  .538
Valparaiso    1312  .520
Catholic    1313  .500
Fairleigh Dickinson    1313  .500
Loyola (IL)    1313  .500
Maine    1313  .500
Niagara    1313  .500
Rhode Island    1313  .500
Saint Peter's    1313  .500
VCU    1313  .500
Butler    1314  .481
New Hampshire    1214  .462
Northeastern    1214  .462
St. Francis (NY)    1214  .462
Air Force    1215  .444
Denver    1215  .444
Southern Mississippi    1116  .407
Siena    915  .375
Cleveland State    1017  .370
Xavier    1017  .370
Centenary (LA)    1119  .367
Long Island    916  .360
Hawaii    918  .333
Vermont    817  .320
Boston College    818  .308
Charleston Southern    819  .296
Boston University    719  .269
Robert Morris    719  .269
Samford    719  .269
Mercer    619  .240
Hardin–Simmons    621  .222
Houston Baptist    623  .207
Buffalo    521  .192
Wagner    321  .125
Canisius    322  .120
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1976–77 Detroit Titans men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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. http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careercoach
  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.
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