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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW 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. "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.
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