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Date: Tues., Nov. 19, 2013 Tip Time: 7:00 p.m. ET Location:Harrisonburg, Va. Arena: JMU Convocation Center (7,156) Detroit James Madison 2013-14 Schedule/Results TV: none TITANS DUKES DATE OPPONENT TIME Live Stats: jmusports.com Oct. 26 Lawrence Tech (exh.) W, 93-51 Live Video: jmusports.com Record: 1-2 (0-0 HL) Record: 2-2 (0-0 CAA) Live Audio: none Nov. 2 Concordia (exh.) W, 89-50 Last season: 20-13 (12-4 HL) Last season: 21-15 (11-7 CAA) All-time Series: Detroit leads, 1-0 Coach: Ray McCallum Coach: Matt Brady Last Meeting:Detroit 82, JMU 70 School Record: 87-82 (6th year) School Record: 90-84 (6th year) Nov. 8 at South Alabama L, 58-74 2/18/2012 Career Record: 257-231 (16th) Career Record: 163-134 (10th year) Nov. 11 U-M Dearborn W, 106-51 McCallum vs. JMU: 1-0 Brady vs. UDM: 0-1 Nov. 14 at UCONN L, 55-101 BPI: -- RPI: -- BPI: -- RPI: -- Nov. 19 at James Madison 7:00 PM Nov. 22 FAU # 7:00 PM PROBABLE STARTING FIVE Nov. 23 Toledo # 5:30 PM No. Name Pos. PPG RPG APG Nov. 24 Stony Brook # 4:00 PM 23 Carlton Brundidge G 7.0 4.0 1.3 Nov. 30 at South Florida 7:00 PM Dec. 4 at Toledo 7:00 PM 1 Anton Wilson G 8.7 2.0 1.0 Dec. 8 Rhode Island 2:00 PM 2 Juwan Howard Jr. F 18.0 9.0 2.0 Dec. 14 at NC State 7:00 PM 33 Evan Bruinsma F 9.3 7.7 2.0 Dec. 18 at Akron 7:00 PM Dec. 22 at Bowling Green 2:00 PM 15 Ugochukwu Njoku C 3.7 6.3 0.0 Dec. 23 Indiana Tech 12:00 PM Dec. 30 Bethune-Cookman 7:00 PM Bold leads the team Jan. 4 Wright State * 2:00 PM Jan. 8 at Cleveland State * 7:00 PM Jan. 11 Oakland * 7:00 PM Jan. 15 Valparaiso * 7:00 PM DETROIT 2013-14 BASKETBALL ROSTER Jan. 18 at Youngstown State * 7:00 PM Jan. 24 at Milwaukee * 8:00 PM # Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown/High School/Previous 00 Olumide Solanke C 6-11 244 Sr. Lagos, Nigeria/Kobape Community HS (Arkansas Baptist) Jan. 26 at Green Bay * 2:00 PM 1 Anton Wilson G 6-5 191 So. Flint, Mich./Flora MacDonald (N.C.) Jan. 29 UIC * 7:00 PM 2 Juwan Howard Jr. F 6-6 210 Jr. Detroit, Mich./Pershing HS (Western Michigan) Jan. 31 Cleveland State * 7:00 PM 4 Patrick Onwenu F 6-8 210 Jr. Southfield, Mich. / Southfield HS (Highland CC) Feb. 7 at Valparaiso * 9:00 PM 5 Matthew Grant G 6-1 165 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. / Westchester HS 11 Jarod Williams G 6-2 168 Fr.. Danville, Va. / George Washington HS Feb. 9 Youngstown State * 2:00 PM 15 Ugochukwu Njoku C 6-10 220 Sr. Lagos, Nigeria/King’s College (Oakland (MI) CC) Feb. 14 at Oakland * 7:00 PM 21 Jermaine Lippert F 6-8 230 Sr. Munich, Germany/FC Bayern Muenchen (Sheridan College) Feb. 18 at UIC * 8:00 PM 23 Carlton Brundidge ! G 6-2 202 So. Southfield, Mich./Southfield HS (University of Michigan) Feb. 21 at Wright State * 10:00 PM 32 Patrick Ackerman # C 6-11 225 Jr. Rutland, Mass. / Worcester Academy (Penn State) 33 Evan Bruinsma F 6-8 214 Sr. New Era, Mich./Western Michigan Christian Feb. 27 Milwaukee * 7:00 PM 35 Paris Bass G/F 6-8 185 Fr. Birmingham, Mich. / Seaholm High School Mar. 1 Green Bay * TBA ! - DNP the 2012-13 season under NCAA transfer rules. Horizon League Championship # - Will not play the 2013-14 season under NCAA transfer rules. Mar. 4 HL 1st Round TBA Head Coach: Ray McCallum - Sixth Season (Ball State ’83) Mar. 7 HL 2nd Round TBA Assistant Coach: Jay Smith - Sixth Season (Saginaw Valley State ’84) Mar. 8 HL Semifinals TBA Assistant Coach: Ernie Zeigler - First Season (Cleary College ’94) Mar. 11 HL Championship TBA Assistant Coach: Steve Payne -First Season (Ball State ’95) Graduate Assistant: Joel Machota - Second Season (Central Michigan ’11) Graduate Assistant: Andrew McGlynn - Second Season (Towson ’12) Director of Basketball Operations:Mike Faletti - Third Season (Saginaw Valley St. ’05)
* - PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Bruinsma: Bruins-MA # - 2K Sports Classic Onwenu: Owe-en-New All times ET Ugochukwu Njoku: u-goh-CHOO-koo nuh-JOH-koo Olumide Solanke: oh-loo-MEE-day suh-LANG-kee #Team107 TODAY’S GAME ABOUT THE DUKES SCHOOL INFORMATION The University of Detroit Mercy men’s bas- JMU lost its season opener on the road ketball team will stay on road when the Titans against No. 24 Virginia 61-41 (Nov. 8), before visit James Madison on Tuesday (Nov. 19) at picking a pair of wins over the weekend at the Location:...... Detroit, Mich. the JMU Convocation Center. Tip-off is sched- NIU Invitational. The Dukes grabbed their first Founded:...... 1877 uled for 7:00 p.m. ET with live stats and video win of the season against the host Northern Il- Enrollment:...... 5,600 provided on the Titans Gameday Central page. linois 60-55 on Friday (Nov. 15), before topping President:...... Dr. Antoine Garibaldi San Jose State 79-66 on Sunday (Nov. 17). The Athletic Director:...... Robert C. Vowels, Jr. GAMEDAY CENTRAL Dukes only loss over the weekend came on Conference:...... Horizon League Titan fans can follow every UDM game this Saturday to fellow Horizon Leaguer Milwaukee Affiliation:...... NCAA Division I season through men’s basketball GAMEDAY 77-66. Nickname:...... Titans CENTRAL page located on the Titans Athletic Colors:...... Red, White, Blue Website that will keep fans one click away Ron Curry leads JMU in scoring with 12.3 from all the action. This page will feature points per game, while Charles Cooke and Home Facility:...... Calihan Hall (8,295) links for live stats (audio and video when ap- Andrey Semenov average 11.8 ppg. and 11.0 plicable) as well as links for all the latest info ppg., respectively. COACHING STAFF while also making it easy to find the Titans Head Coach: ...... Ray McCallum on social media and to purchase photos and SERIES WITH JMU Record at Detroit: ...... 87-82 (6th season) game tickets. The Game Day Central page also This will be just the second meeting between Overall Record: ...... 257-231 (16th season) carries all the information on each opponent Detroit and James Madison, with the Titans Horizon League Record:...... 43-45 from who is leading the all-time series to who leading the all-time series 1-0. Detroit took the Assistant Coach: ...... Jay Smith won the last game. first game 82-70 at Calihan Hall back in 2012 Assistant Coach...... Ernie Zeigler as part of the ESPN Sears BracketBusters. LAST OUTING Assistant Coach...... Steve Payne The UConn Huskies used a 35-9 run to close CLEANING THE GLASS Dir. of Basketball Operations:...... Mike Faletti the first half en route to topping the Titans Through the first three games of the 2013-14 101-55 Thursday night at Gampel Pavilion as season the Titans are averaging 45.7 rebounds TEAM INFORMATION part of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting the per game, including 19.7 on the offensive 2012-13 Overall Record:...... 20-13 Wound Warrior Project. glass, both are the best in the Horizon League. 2012-13 League Record/Finish:...... 12-4/2nd The 51 and 52 rebounds recorded in the first Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...... 5/5 The Titans led 17-13 with 12:03 left in the two games were the most in game for the Starters Returning/Lost:...... 1/4 first half before UConn responded with a 21-2 Titans since grabbing 50 against Concordia on Newcomers: ...... 6 run over the next seven minutes to take a Nov. 18, 2011. 34-19 lead. Ugochukwu Njoku then responded with a dunk and a free throw to trim the lead Just to note Detroit’s school record for TEAM HISTORY to 13, before the Huskies closed the half with a rebounds in one game is 77 set against Central First Year of Program: ...... 1905-06 13-4 run, including a three-pointer at the horn Michigan on Jan. 30, 1960. All-Time Record: ...... 1,347-1,120 (.546) from Ryan Boatright, to take a 48-26 lead into Horizon League Regular Season Championships: the locker room. FAB TWO? ...... 2 (1998-Tie with UIC, 1999) With the Juwan Howard, Jr., son of U-M All-Time Horizon League Record:...... 226-242 Freshman guard Matthew Grant led Detroit great and Fab Five memeber Juwan Howard, Horizon League Tournament Championships: with a career-high 15 points, while junior for- being a co-captain of the Titans this year, it is ...... 3 (1994, 1999, 2012) ward Juwan Howard, Jr. added 14 points - 10 in just fitting that Detroit has a pair for fresh- the first half – with six rebounds. Senior Evan man making a statement early. Jarod Williams All-Time HL Tournament Record:...... 33-31 Bruinsma led the Titans with a team-high eight began his collegiate career with back-to-back NCAA Appearances:...... 6 rebounds, while pitching in five points and two double digit scoring affairs with 11 points at ...... (1962, 1977, 1979, 1998, 1999, 2012) assists. Junior forward Patrick Onwenu was South Alabama, followed by 12 against U-M All-Time NCAA Record: ...... 3-6 also productive off the bench with five points Dearborn. By doing so Williams became the NIT Appearances: ...... 7 and seven rebounds. true Titan freshman to score in double figures ...... (1960, 1961, 1965, 1978, 2001, 2002, 2013) in his first two collegiate games during the All-Time NIT Record: ...... 5-8 No. 18/19 UConn (3-0) opened the game Coach McCallum Era. with a 6-2 run, off a pair of three-pointers SPORTS INFORMATION from Omar Calhoun, before Howard scored Not to be out done was Williams’ backcourt six-straight points, followed by a three-pointer classmate Matthew Grant who has scored in Sports Information Director: ...... Jeremiah Hergott from Grant to give Detroit an 11-6 lead with double figures over the last two games with 10 Work Phone: ...... (313) 993-1745 15:08 left. Howard scored the first eight points points against U-M Dearborn and a team-high Cell...... (313) 575-1875 for the Titans for the third-straight game. After 15 points at No. 19 UConn. Email: ...... [email protected] a basket from Boatright made the score 11-8, Fax: ...... (313) 993-1765 Grant responded with his second trifecta of Altogether the “Fab Two” have combine to Press Row...... (313) 993-1750 the half to give the Titans their largest lead of average 17.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists Website: ...... www.detroittitans.com the game 14-8 with 13:41 left. A 5-0 Huskies and 2.0 steals per game. Williams is averag- Mailing Address: run then trimmed Detroit’s lead to 14-13 with ing 9.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists Detroit Sports Information just less than 13 minutes remaining before per game, while Grant is averaging 8.3 points, Grant made three-straight free throws, after 2.0 rebounds and a team-high 2.7 assists per 4001 W. McNichols Rd. being fouled in the act of shooting, to put the game. The 17.3 points per game by the tal- Calihan Hall Titans up 17-13. ented backcourt is responsible for 24 percent Detroit, MI 48221 of the Titans scoring this season. BLOCK PARTY CAREER LEADERBOARD UPDATE MEDIA NOTES The Titans have recorded 23 blocked shots through their first three games including 13 TOTAL POINTS POST GAME PROCEDURES against U-M Dearborn. The 13 blocked shots are All post game interviews, except those needed the most for the Titans since swatting 17 against 1. Rashad Phillips, 1998-01...... 2319 for live television, will be conducted in the Media Western Michigan in 1978. 2. John Long, 1975-78...... 2167 Room on the second level of Calihan Hall. The 3. Dave DeBusschere, 1960-62...... 1985 UDM Sports Information Department will let ROAD TEST 4. Willie Green, 1999-03...... 1779 media know on gamedays about post-game The Titans will be on the road for the third 5. Archie Tullos, 1985-88...... 1731 items. time in four games and through the first two 6. Terry Duerod, 1976-79...... 1690 trips out of state the road hasn’t been so kind. On the road, McCallum and the players are 7. Terry Tyler, 1975-78...... 1649 Detroit is 0-2 on the road to start the season 8. Ray McCallum, 2010-12...... 1618 available on a request basis only. All requests and has been held to just 56.5 points per game, 9. Guy Sparrow, 1952-55...... 1608 should be directed to SID Jeremiah Hergott before while its opponents are scoring a blistering 87.5 the end of the game. points per game. The Titans are only shoot- Dwayne Kelley, 1990-93...... 1608 ing 29.6 percent overall on the road, including 11. Jerry Davis, 1979-82...... 1602 INTERVIEW REQUESTS 10.8 percent from downtown. Detroit has also All player and coach interviews must be ar- missed from the charity stripe on the road only ranged through the UDM Sports Information Office connecting on 23-of-36 (63.8 percent) free STEALS**** at least 24 hours in advance. throw opportunities. 1. Jerry Davis, 1979-82...... 195 2. Rashad Phillips, 1998-01...... 190 When you compare those numbers to what Woody Payne, 2006-10...... 190 Generally the Titans will practice from 3-6:00 p.m., the Titans average at home and you can see 4. Ray McCallum, 2010-12...... 175 weekdays, with only the first 15 MINUTES open to what this team is capable of doing. At home De- the media. No interviews will be granted on game troit is 1-0 and scored 106 points shooting 52.3 5. John Long, 1975-78...... 154 days, prior to the game. In addition, the Titan locker percent overall, including 43.5 from beyond the Terry Tyler, 1975-78...... 154 room, training room and weight room are off limits arc and 82.4 percent (28-of-34) for the charity 7. Roy Simms, 1980-83...... 152 to all media personnel, unless special permission stripe. 8. Bill Wood, 1987-90...... 147 has been granted through the SID or the men’s 9. Terry Duerod, 1976-79...... 144 basketball office. DOUBLE TROUBLE 10. Jermaine Jackson, 1996-99...... 142 Juwan Howard, Jr. opened his junior cam- (****No records kept until 1976) paign with 18 points and 11 rebounds at South 2012-13 FINAL STANDINGS Alabama, before dropping in 22 points, while TEAM REC. grabbing 10 boards against U-M Dearborn. 1. Valparaiso 13-3 Howard is the first Titan to open a season with ASSISTS*** 2. Detroit 12-4 back-to-back double-doubles since Eli Holman 1. Kevin McAdoo, 1983-86...... 615 3. Wright St. 10-6 2. Wilbert McCormick, 1977-80...... 611 4. Green Bay 10-6 did in 2010. 5. UIC 7-9 3. Dennis Boyd, 1987-90...... 563 6. Youngstown St. 7-9 NO RESPECT 4. Rashad Phillips, 1998-01...... 548 7. Loyola 5-11 Coming off a season in which it made the NIT 5. Jermaine Jackson, 1996-99...... 509 8. Cleveland St. 5-11 for the seventh time in school history as well 6. Bill Wood, 1987-90...... 474 9. Milwaukee 3-13 as a postseason tournament for the second- 7. Ray McCallum, 2010-12...... 451 straight year, UDM was picked to finish eighth in 8. Michael Jackson, 1992-95...... 422 PLAYER OF THE YEAR the HL preseason poll - voted on by the league’s Ray McCallum, DETROIT coaches, sports information directors and me- 9. Ramsey Nichols, 1990-93...... 412 10. Roy Simms, 1980-83...... 344 ALL-LEAGUE TEAM dia members. The annual poll, along with the First Team preseason teams, were unveiled at the Horizon (***No records kept 1951-73) Ray McCallum...... DETROIT League Media Day at the InterContinental Hotel Ryan Broekhoff...... Valparaiso in Chicago. Kendrick Perry...... Youngstown St. Nick Minnerath...... DETROIT Green Bay was selected as the favorite to win Keifer Sykes...... Green Bay the league with 21 first place votes and 390 Second Team points overall, while Wright State was picked to Ben Averkamp...... Loyola Alec Brown...... Green Bay A NOTE TO THE MEDIA Kevin Van Wijk...... Valparaiso Gary Talton...... UIC Since the consolidation of the University of Detroit and Mercy College of Detroit in 1990, Titan athletic teams Cole Darling...... Wright St. have found themselves referred to in many different forms. In order to maintain consistency, we ask that the media and our opponents continue to refer to us as Detroit or Detroit Titans, and eliminate the use of other names or abbreviations. Thank you for your cooperation and your continuing coverage of the Detroit Titans.
ACCEPTABLE Detroit University of Detroit Mercy Detroit Titans finish second with 389 points, including 22 first points and 4.3 rebounds, while Howard started place votes. Cleveland State was slated to place the first 27 games of the 2012-13 season tallying MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS third with 338 points and two first-place votes. 7.6 points and 3.2 rebounds. All Games:...... 1-1 Oakland is projected to finish fourth totaling The frontline also includes senior centers Home Games:...... 1-0 258 points, ahead of fifth-place Youngstown Ugochukwu Njoku and Olumide Solanke along Road Games:...... 0-1 State’s 219 points, as both teams received with senior forward Jermaine Lippert who all saw Neutral Games:...... 0-0 one first place vote apiece. Defending Horizon playing time last year. Njoku appeared in all 33 Horizon League Games:...... 0-0 League champion Valparaiso was picked sixth games last season and finished with 20 blocked Horizon League Home Games:...... 0-0 (205), followed by UIC (151), Detroit (141) and shots, while Lippert played in 28 games for the Horizon League Road Games:...... 0-0 Milwaukee (69). Titans last season averaging 1.1 points and 1.1 Against the A-10...... 0-0 rebounds per game. The last time Detroit was picked in the bot- Against the ACC...... 0-0 tom half of the Horizon League in the pre- SENIOR DRIVEN Against the BIG EAST:...... 0-0 season poll was the 2009-10 season when the This season Detroit will look upon its four Against the MAAC:...... 0-0 Titans finished with a 20-14 record. seniors Evan Bruinsma, Jermaine Lippert, Ugo- Against the MAC:...... 0-0 chukwu Njoku and Olumide Solanke for leader- Against the MVC...... 0-0 WELCOME TO THE SHOW ship. Last year the four combined to play in 100 Against the OVC:...... 0-0 The Titans welcome an impressive recruiting games and averaged 8.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and Against the Sun Belt...... 0-1 class of five talented student-athletes in Patrick recorded 39 blocked shots. Against the SWAC...... 0-0 Ackerman, Paris Bass, Matthew Grant, Patrick Against Division I Independents:...... 0-0 Onwenu and Jarod Williams to the roster this MEDIA PACKAGE ANNOUNCED year, along with sophomore guard Carlton The announcement was made that men’s Against Non-Division I Schools...... 1-0 Brundidge, who was ineligible last season basketball games will be back on the radio on November Games:...... 1-1 after transferring from U-M. Brundidge was a 97.1 FM The Ticket and 1270 AM. The Titans will December Games:...... 0-0 four-star recruit in both Rivals.com and Scout. also have at least 18 games on WADL or Comcast January Games:...... 0-0 com and was ranked 75th in the 2011 ESPN 100 900, which doesn’t include the games already February Games:...... 0-0 coming out of Southfield High School. announced to be televised on the ESPN Family March Games:...... 0-0 of Networks. The women will also have games Monday Games:...... 1-0 HOWARD, BRUINSMA TEAM CAPTAINS on WADL and Comcast along with other Olympic Tuesday Games:...... 0-0 Detroit head coach Ray McCallum has an- sports teams. Wednesday Games:...... 0-0 nounced that senior forward Evan Bruinsma along with junior forward Juwan Howard, Jr. AROUND THE WORLD WE GO Thursday Games:...... 0-0 have been selected as team captains for the Three student-athletes on the Titans 2013-14 Friday Games:...... 0-1 2013-14 season. roster are from, or lived in, two different coun- Saturday Games:...... 0-0 tries. The “Big Men” seniors Olumide Solanke and Sunday Games:...... 0-0 Both Bruinsma and Howard played in 32 Ugochukwu Njoku are both from Lagos, Nigeria, Overtime Games:...... 0-0 games last year and bring a wealth of experi- while fellow classmate Jermaine Lippert is from Night Games (Start time of 6 p.m. or later):...... 1-1 ence to share with all the new Titans. Munich, Germany. Day Games:...... 0-0 Against the A.P. Top 10:...... 0-0 TITANS TO HOST 2K SPORTS CLASSIC UP NEXT Against the A.P. Top 25:...... 0-0 The field is set for the 19th annual 2K Sports Detroit will return home to host the sub-region- Classic benefiting the Wounded Warrior al round of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting the Against the ESPN/USA Today Top 10:...... 0-0 Project, which includes the sub-regional round Wounded Warrior Project with three games in Against the ESPN/USA Today Top 25:...... 0-0 hosted by the University of Detroit Mercy at three nights against FAU, Toledo and Stony Brook. TV Games:...... 0-0 Calihan Hall from Nov. 22-24. The Titans first game will be against FAU on Friday, Nov. 22 with tip-off scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The 2K Sports Classic benefiting the Wound- at Calihan Hall. That game will be televised live ed Warrior Project has Detroit scheduled to on Comcast Sports 900 and streamed live online host three-straight days of basketball from Nov. by HLN Detroit. 22-24. Each day will consist of a minimum two games, with the Titans closing each day with Detroit will then face Toledo on Saturday (Nov. the nightcap. 23) at 5:30 p.m., followed by Stony Brook on Sunday (Nov. 24). The Toledo game will be tele- The Titans will host Florida Atlantic University vised on live WADL TV 38, while the Stony Brook on Friday (Nov. 22), before playing the Univer- contest will be live on Comcast Sports 900. For sity of Toledo on Saturday (Nov. 23) and Stony more information on Titans basketball please visit Brook University on Sunday (Nov. 24). their Gameday Central page.
MOVING FORWARD Detroit has a core of student-athletes return- ing who either started or participated in more than 30 games last year, including forwards Evan Bruinsma and Juwan Howard, Jr. Bruinsma played in 32 games as a junior averaging 5.6 All-Americans
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr./Elg. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 00 Olumide Solanke C 6-11 244 Sr./Sr. Lagos, Nigeria/Kobape Community HS (Arkansas Baptist) 1 Anton Wilson G 6-5 191 So./So. Flint, Mich./Flora MacDonald (N.C.) 2 Juwan Howard Jr. F 6-6 210 Sr./Jr. Detroit, Mich./Pershing HS (Western Michigan) 4 Patrick Onwenu F 6-8 210 Jr./Jr. Southfield, Mich. / Southfield HS (Highland CC) 5 Matthew Grant G 6-1 165 Fr./Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. / Westchester HS 11 Jarod Williams G 6-2 168 Fr/Fr.. Danville, Va. / George Washington HS 15 Ugochukwu Njoku C 6-10 220 Sr./Sr. Lagos, Nigeria/King’s College (Oakland (MI) Community College) 21 Jermaine Lippert F 6-8 230 Sr./Sr. Munich, Germany/FC Bayern Muenchen (Sheridan College) 23 Carlton Brundidge ! G 6-2 202 Jr./So. Southfield, Mich./Southfield HS (University of Michigan) 32 Patrick Ackerman # C 6-11 225 Jr./Jr. Rutland, Mass. / Worcester Academy (Penn State) 33 Evan Bruinsma F 6-8 214 Sr./Sr. New Era, Mich./Western Michigan Christian 35 Paris Bass G/F 6-8 185 Fr./Fr. Birmingham, Mich. / Seaholm High School ! - DNP the 2012-13 season under NCAA transfer rules. # - Will not play the 2013-14 season under NCAA transfer rules.
Head Coach: Ray McCallum - Sixth Season (Ball State ’83) Assistant Coach: Jay Smith - Sixth Season (Saginaw Valley State ’84) Assistant Coach: Ernie Zeigler - First Season (Cleary College ’94) Assistant Coach: Steve Payne - First Season (Ball State ’95) Graduate Assistant: Joel Machota - Second Season (Central Michigan ’11) Graduate Assistant: Andrew McGlynn - Second Season (Towson ’12) Director of Basketball Operations:Mike Faletti - Third Season (Saginaw Valley St. ’05)
Starters Returning Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr./Elg. GP/GS Ppg. Rpg. Apg. Key Note Juwan Howard, Jr. F 6-6 210 Sr./Jr. 32-27 7.6 3.2 1.5 Scored in double figures 13 times last season.
Other Returnees Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr./Elg. GP/GS Ppg. Rpg. Apg. Key Note Evan Bruinsma F 6-8 214 Sr./Sr. 32-6 5.6 4.3 1.1 Recorded a double-double (12, 10) at Valpo. Ugochukwu Njoku C 6-10 220 Sr./Sr. 33-0 0.9 1.6 0.6* Scored three points with two rebounds at Arizona State. Anton Wilson G 6-5 201 So./So. 30-0 1.8 0.6 0.5 Scored a season-high 14 points against Rochester. Jermaine Lippert F 6-8 230 Sr./Sr. 28-0 1.1 1.1 0.2 Had a season-high seven points and four rebounds vs. UIC *Indicates blocked shots per game.
Newcomers Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Key Note Patrick Ackerman C 6-11 225 Jr. Transfered from Penn State, was rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com. Paris Bass G/F 6-8 185 Fr. Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, averaged 23.4 ppg and 12.4 rpg as a senior. Carlton Brundidge G 6-3 202 So. Transfered from the University of Michigan, played in 15 games as freshman with U-M. Matthew Grant G 6-1 165 Fr. Named the 2013 LA City Section Player of the Year, averaged 15.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, and 2.0 spg. Patrick Onwenu F 6-8 210 Jr. Named NJCAA Division I All-American last year at Highland CC, averaged 17.5 ppg, 6.4 rpg, and 4.2 bpg. Jarod Williams G 6-2 168 Fr. Named the 2013 Danville Register & Bee All-Metro Boys’ Basketball Co-Player of the Year.
Letterwinners Lost Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. GP/S Ppg. Rpg. Apg. Ray McCallum G 6-2 188 Jr. 33/33 18.7 5.1 4.5 Nick Minnerath F 6-8 220 Sr. 33/33 14.6 5.9 1.0 Doug Anderson F 6-6 218 Sr. 33/33 12.1 4.6 1.4 Jason Calliste G 6-2 173 Sr. 33/33 14.4 3.1 3.3 P.J. Boutte G 5-9 153 So. 32/0 1.4 0.9 1.3
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Bruinsma: Bruins-MA Onwenu: Owe-en-New Ugochukwu Njoku: u-goh-CHOO-koo nuh-JOH-koo Olumide Solanke: oh-loo-MEE-day suh-LANG-kee All-Americans Date Opponent Location/TV-Radio Time 10/26/2013 Lawrence Tech (exh.) Detroit, Mich. W, 93-51 11/2/2013 Concordia (exh.) Detroit, Mich. W, 89-50 11/8/2013 at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. (1270 AM) L, 58-74 11/11/2013 U-M Dearborn Detroit, Mich. W, 106-51 11/14/2013 at UCONN # Storrs, Conn. (SNY/ESPN3)(97.1 Webstream) L, 55-101 11/19/2013 at James Madison Harrisonburg, Va. 7:00 p.m. 11/22/2013 FAU # Detroit, Mich. (Comcast 900) 7:00 p.m. 11/23/2013 Toledo # Detroit, Mich. (WADL) 5:30 p.m. 11/24/2013 Stony Brook # Detroit, Mich. (Comcast 900) 4:00 p.m. 11/30/2013 at South Florida Tampa, Fla. (ESPN3) (1270 AM) 7:00 p.m. 12/4/2013 at Toledo Toledo, Ohio 7:00 p.m. 12/8/2013 Rhode Island Detroit, Mich. (WADL) (1270 AM) 2:00 p.m. 12/14/2013 at NC State Raleigh, N.C. (ESPN3) 7:00 p.m. 12/18/2013 at Akron Akron, Ohio (1270 AM) TBA 12/22/2013 at Bowling Green Bowling Green, Ohio (97.1 Webstream) 2:00 p.m. 12/23/2013 Indiana Tech Detroit, Mich. 12:00 p.m. 12/30/2013 Bethune-Cookman Detroit, Mich. (Comcast 900) 7:00 p.m. 1/4/2014 Wright State * Detroit, Mich. (WADL) (97.1 Webstream) 2:00 p.m. 1/8/2014 at Cleveland State * Cleveland, Ohio (1270) 7:00 p.m. 1/11/2014 Oakland * Detroit, Mich. (97.1 Webstream) 7:00 p.m. 1/15/2014 Valparaiso * Detroit, Mich. (Comcast 900) (1270 AM) 7:00 p.m. 1/18/2014 at Youngstown State * Youngstown, Ohio 7:00 p.m. 1/24/2014 at Milwaukee * Milwaukee, Wis. (97.1 Webstream) 8:00 p.m. 1/26/2014 at Green Bay * Green Bay, Wis. (97.1 Webstream) 2:00 p.m. 1/29/2014 UIC * Detroit, Mich. (WADL) (1270 AM) 7:00 p.m. 1/31/2014 Cleveland State * Detroit, Mich. (ESPNU) 7:00 p.m. 2/7/2014 at Valparaiso * Valparaiso, Ind. (ESPNU) 9:00 p.m. 2/9/2014 Youngstown State * Detroit, Mich. (Comcast 900) 2:00 p.m. 2/14/2014 at Oakland * Rochester, Mich. (ESPNU) 7:00 p.m. 2/18/2014 at UIC * Chicago, Ill. (ESPN3) (1270 AM) 8:00 p.m. 2/21/2014 at Wright State * Dayton, Ohio (ESPNU) 10:00 p.m. 2/27/2014 Milwaukee * Detroit, Mich. (Comcast 900) 7:00 p.m. 3/1/2014 Green Bay * Detroit, Mich. (WADL) TBA 3/4/2014 HL 1st Round TBA 3/7/2014 HL 2nd Round (ESPN3) TBA 3/8/2014 HL Semifinals (ESPNU) TBA 3/11/2014 HL Championship (ESPN/ESPN2) TBA
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The Titans continue to enjoy playing their home games in Calihan Hall, long regarded as one of the great places to watch basketball in all of Michigan. UDM’s on- campus facility celebrated its 60th anniversary of service to the Titans in 2012.
After a five-year stretch of playing in Downtown Detroit’s Cobo Arena, the Titans returned games to campus in 1993-94, a move which coincided with major exterior renovations and a rededication of Calihan Hall in September of 1993. A newly- painted playing floor, featuring the new Titans logo, was unveiled for the 2008-09 season. Several League — with stops in Detroit, Chicago and Rochester — of the building’s locker rooms were remodeled in 1998. A Calihan returned to the university in 1948 as the Titans’ head major interior renovation project began one year later and has coach. In 21 years at the helm, he compiled a 306-237 record, continued since. New retractable bleachers were installed in guiding his 1962 team to the NCAA Tournament and three the arena’s lower bowl in 2002, and further renovations and others into the NIT. He also served 13 years as Detroit’s athletic improvements — including the Willie Green men’s basketball director, retiring in 1977. locker room, strength & conditioning area and softball offices — have taken place within the last five years. In a memorable shoot-out the night of Feb. 22, 1988, Bradley All- American guard Hersey Hawkins established the arena scoring Calihan Hall houses the Titan Athletic offices, varsity locker record of 63 points in a 122-107 victory. Guard Archie Tullos rooms, sports medicine facilities, the Thelma Fox Murray running broke the all-time Titans scoring record with 49 points in that track, the Wayne Wheeler Golf Practice Center and the Larry same game. Bleach Fitness Center. It also serves as the basketball practice facility for the Titans all year. During the 2001-02 season, Detroit extended the nation’s longest homecourt winning streak to a remarkable school record The Titan women’s basketball team uses the arena for all of of 39 games before falling to UW-Green Bay, 65-61, on Feb. 11, its home contests. UDM hosted both the 2000 MCC Women’s 2002. Basketball Tournament and 2013 WBI Women's Basketball Tournament in Calihan Hall as well. The arena also continues to During the 60 years since the opening of Calihan Hall, the Titans serve as the host site for numerous games involving the Detroit have enjoyed a 576-227 (.717) homecourt record, including an Public School League, Catholic League and the Michigan High 13-2 record in 2012-13. School Boys State Tournament. Additionally, a large number of campus events are staged in 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 Calihan Hall Record Book played Dec. 2 of that year when Detroit beat Points: 63 - Hersey Hawkins, Bradley (vs. Detroit, Feb. 22, 1988) Kalamazoo, 75-61. Points (Titan): 49 - Archie Tullos (vs. Bradley, Feb. 22, 1988) Points (Team): 135 - Detroit (vs. CCNY, Feb. 10, 1979) In 1977, the 8,295-seat facility’s name was Rebounds: 39 - Dave DeBusschere (vs. Central Michigan, Jan. 30, 1960) changed to Calihan Hall in honor of the Titans’ Victory Margin: 72 (Detroit 114, Western Ontario 43, Jan. 11, 1964) first basketball All-American, the late Bob Attendance: 11,065 (Detroit vs. Marquette, Mar. 4, 1978) Calihan. Following graduation in 1940 and a Win Streak: 39 - 1998-02 (Snapped by Green Bay, 65-61, Feb. 11,2002) professional career in the National Basketball Head Coach
the Horizon League. Detroit finished the year 20-13 overall, its third 20-win season in the past four years.
Coach McCallum guided the biggest turnaround in school history and the There's a buzz in Detroit as the Motor City's lone NCAA fourth best turnaround in the nation in Division I basketball program is again a force with which to be reckoned. Entering his sixth season at the University of Detroit 2010 as the Titans went from 7-23 in his Mercy, head coach Ray McCallum has rebuilt the Titans from the bottom of the Horizon League when he took over to Horizon League champions and an NCAA Tournament appearance in The 20-win campaign was also the fifth 20-win slate in head 2012. coach Ray McCallum’s career (2 Ball State, 3 Detroit).
In his five years at the helm at Detroit, the Titans have Detroit was featured 19 times on television, including a increased their conference win total in every season (2, 9, 10, school-record 16 times on the ESPN Family of Networks. That 11, 12). Detroit has also increased its place in the regular season national audience was able to witness a number of terrific standings each season under McCallum (10th, 7th, T5th, T3rd, performances and players, led by All-American guard Ray 2nd) McCallum, who was selected 36th overall in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings, along with All-Horizon League First The Titans are coming off a season in which they made the NIT Teamer Nick Minnerath and 2013 Denny's Slam Dunk Champion for the seventh time in school history after finishing second in Doug Anderson. Coach McCallum was honored with the 2010 Men of Excellence award by the Michigan Chronicle for the team’s outstanding season and his many service projects within the Detroit community.
Appreciation Foundation in July of 2012.
The energetic and charismatic McCallum – a well-known veteran of more than two decades in college basketball – is absolutely driven to restore the Titans to prominence. Since arriving in Detroit, McCallum's teams have already marked achievements not seen since the NCAA tourney teams of the late-1990s and early-2000s. A target is firmly aimed at returning Titan basketball to the heyday of the 1970s when Calihan Hall was "the" place to be.
“UDM has a great basketball tradition and I’m glad to be part of the next chapter,” coach McCallum said upon his hiring. “I recruited in the area throughout my coaching career and I know the passion for basketball Detroit fans do possess."
McCallum inherited a team that had seven wins the season prior to his arrival. In his second season at UDM, McCallum In 2012, the Titans posted 22 wins – tied for the sixth most directed the best turnaround in school history leading the in school history – as Detroit went on the road and won three Titans to a 20-14 record and a berth in the Horizon League games in the Horizon League Championship, including defeating championship semifinals. The 20 victories marked a 13-win seconded-seeded Cleveland State and top-seeded Valparaiso on improvement from his first season and represented Detroit’s the Crusaders’ home court. UDM would then earn a No. 15 seed first 20-win campaign since 2001. The 13-win turnaround was in the NCAA Tournament, taking on national runner-up Kansas in also the fourth-best in the nation. the second round. For his efforts, the Titan head man was named the Horizon Detroit was featured 15 times on television, including nine League Coach of the Year by CollegeInsider.com. times on the ESPN Family of Networks. The Titans were again led by All-Horizon League First Team and Horizon League How to build on that second-year success? Playing a 2010-11 Championship MVP McCallum. The NBCA also recognized him schedule that included the likes of New Mexico, Syracuse and on its All-District First Team, while he was also a Preseason John Mississippi State in addition to the always-rugged HL slate and Wooden Award Top 50 selection and a Bob Cousy Award Final two-time national finalist Butler to prep his team for the rigors 20 honoree. of tournament play. Media and professional basketball scouts would take notice as McCallum's track record of preparing Eli Holman was named the HL’s Sixth Man of the Year and to next-level-ready players has already produced 10 NBA'ers in his the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Defensive All-America team, coaching career, with more sure to follow. while Chase Simon ended his career with 1,386 points, 17th in Titan history. LaMarcus Lowe turned away 157 shots in his Titan McCallum's Titans played in front of a televised audience 13 career – third in school history – and high-flying guard Doug times in 2010-11 and generated loads of national attention. Anderson was a daily highlight reel and earned the #1 dunk Early in the season, his athletic squad threw a scare into on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top Plays with his throw down in the national-power Syracuse, leading the Orange at the half and Horizon League Championship Quarterfinals victory over Loyola. setting the tone for a campaign that saw Detroit refuse to back down, shrugging-off much more experienced teams and hostile Even more impressive is his work off the court which earned environments. him a Distinguished Service Honoree by the Michigan Youth Detroit would host a HL opening round tournament game for the first time in five seasons, dispatching Loyola with ease (90-69) to head to the quarterfinals. Postseason accolades were plentiful with son Ray McCallum earning the HL Newcomer of the Year and junior Eli Holman grabbing a spot on the league's all-defensive squad. The pair were also listed on the All-HL Second Team. CollegeInsider.com also praised the Detroit duo as McCallum was named to the freshman All-America team and Holman was an honoree on the Mid-Major Defensive All- America team.
McCallum's 2011 squad topped the HL in scoring (74.5 ppg), rebounding (37.5 rpg) and blocked shots (5.0 bpg) and was second in field goal percentage (.464) and steals (7.6 spg).
Despite not having a senior, McCallum still managed to bring aboard more talent with the signing of highly-touted Doug Anderson. Anderson-- an explosive dunker and gifted athlete-- spent two seasons at Mott Community College leading the Bears to a pair of state titles and a national runner-up finish last season.
Ten of McCallum's 14 seasons as a head coach have charted at least 16 wins. He picked-up career win No. 200 with a 71-62 win over Bowling Green during the Legends Classic held at Calihan Hall, Nov. 27, 2010.
Coach McCallum was honored in June of 2010 with the 2010 Men of Excellence award by the Michigan Chronicle for the team’s outstanding season and his many service projects within the Detroit community.
The award is presented by the acclaimed Detroit-based newspaper to local African-American men who motivate and inspire others through their vision and leadership, exceptional achievements and participation in community service. The honorees chosen represent a diverse group of men who have When hired at Detroit, McCallum brought 11 years of head coaching experience with him to UDM, having previously served “Ray McCallum was a great hire for in that role at his alma mater, Ball State (1994-2000), as well as Houston (2001-04). He took four teams to postseason play Detroit. He’s an experienced coach who during his career at those schools. will do great things with the Titans, baby.” –Dick Vitale Quite simply, he brought a winner’s touch with him to all of the stops he has made in his 29-year coaching career, which began at Ball State in 1983-84 as a volunteer assistant coach. He served as an assistant at Wisconsin for the next nine seasons, demonstrated success within their profession or industry and helping a program that hadn’t been to post-season play since are positive role models whose contributions encourage others. 1947 to NIT berths in 1989, 1991 and 1993. He had a brief stint Additionally, the Men of Excellence are committed to a personal as an assistant at Michigan, before quickly returning to Ball State code of ethics that demands ownership, responsibility and to make his head coaching debut during the 1993-94 season. integrity. They are men who exercise discipline, demonstrate personal conviction and courage. These men are public The Cardinals posted a 126-76 record during McCallum’s and private figures who are leaders, motivators, educators, seven-year tenure. McCallum directed Ball State to two NCAA entrepreneurs, corporate executives, civil servants and private Tournament appearances (1995, 2000) and an NIT berth (1998) citizens. and became the first coach in Ball State history to post seven consecutive winning seasons. During his head coaching career at Ball State, McCallum recruited and coached Bonzi Wells, who was the 11th pick of the 1998 NBA Draft. When he left BSU for Houston in 2000, McCallum’s .624 winning percentage was the fourth-best in Mid American Conference history.
McCallum served as head coach at Houston for four seasons. In 2002, he led the Cougars to an 18-15 mark and a berth in the NIT, Houston’s first post-season tournament appearance in nine years. Houston finished 9-7 in Conference USA’s National Division that year, and advanced to the league tournament semi-finals for the first time. During his stay in Houston, he played an integral role in the development of Andre Owens, who spent three years in the pros and is one of 10 NBA players McCallum has coached during their college careers. One week after graduation, the Indiana Pacers selected him in Before arriving at Detroit, McCallum had been a key assistant the 1983 NBA Draft. One of the final players cut in training camp, on the coaching staffs at Oklahoma (2004-06) and Indiana McCallum played briefly in the CBA before returning to Ball State (2006-08), and was a part of four straight trips to the NCAA to begin his coaching career. Tournament with those teams. Recruiting classes at both schools, while McCallum was on their staffs, ranked among McCallum and his wife, Wendy, are the parents of a daughter, the Top 5 in the nation. Oklahoma won its first-ever Big 12 Brittany Rae (23) and son Ray Michael (21), who was selected Conference Championship in 2005 while McCallum was a part 36th overall in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings. of the Sooners staff. Among the coach’s protégés at Indiana was a pair of 2008 Associated Press All-Americans, D.J. White and Eric Gordon, who have since moved on to the NBA as first-round draft picks.
An outstanding player in his own right, McCallum was a member of two state championship teams at Central High School in Muncie, Ind. As a senior in 1979, he was a starting guard and was named the Most Valuable Player of the state championship game after leading Central to its second straight state title.
He stayed in Muncie to play collegiately at Ball State, where he was named the MAC’s Freshman of the Year after leading the Cardinals in scoring with 16.5 points per game. As a sophomore, McCallum again led the Cardinals in scoring, this time with 18.4 points per game, and helped them finish the season with a 20-10 record and a share of the MAC championship. Ball State also earned an NCAA Tournament invitation for the first time in school history that year. The following season, McCallum led the Cardinals in scoring once again with a 17.6 average, and Ball State won its first outright MAC Championship.
As a senior, McCallum was named MAC Player of the Year and conference tournament MVP. He also earned first-team All-MAC honors for the third straight year, ending his career as the MAC’s all-time leading scorer with 2,109 points. Additionally, he won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award as the nation’s best senior under six-feet tall. He became the first BSU athlete to have his jersey retired in any sport. McCallum graduated from Ball State in 1983 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Technology. All-Americans Personal Date of Birth: March 6, 1961 Hometown: West Memphis, AR (Raised in Muncie, IN) High School: Muncie (IN) Central, 1979 College: Ball State University, 1983 (B.S., Industrial Technology)
Coaching Experience Ball State University: 1983-84, Volunteer Assistant Coach University of Wisconsin: 1984-93, Assistant Coach University of Michigan: 1993, Assistant Coach Ball State University: 1993-2000, Head Coach University of Houston: 2000-04, Head Coach University of Oklahoma: 2004-06, Assistant Coach Indiana University: 2006-08, Assistant Coach University of Detroit Mercy: 2008-present, Head Coach
Head Coaching Record Ball State University Year Record Post-Season 1993-94 16-12 1994-95 19-11 NCAA 1995-96 16-12 1996-97 16-13 1997-98 21-8 NIT 1998-99 16-11 1999-00 22-9 NCAA Total 126-76
University of Houston Year Record Post-Season 2000-01 9-20 2001-02 18-15 NIT 2002-03 8-20 2003-04 9-18 Total 44-73
University of Detroit Mercy Year Record Post-Season 2008-09 7-23 2009-10 20-14 2010-11 17-16 2011-12 22-14 NCAA 2012-13 20-13 NIT
Overall Record: 256-229 6 Post-Season Berths All-Americans
Opponent W L Louisiana-Lafayette 0 2 Texas Southern 1 1 Air Force 0 1 Louisville 0 3 Texas Tech 0 2 Akron 9 6 Loyola (Chicago) 10 2 Toledo 11 5 Alabama 0 1 LSU 1 3 Tulane 4 3 Alabama-Birmingham 4 4 Lynn 1 0 Tri-State 1 0 Alabama Stae 2 0 Manchester 1 0 Troy State 1 0 Alaska-Anchorage 1 0 Marshall 3 2 UCLA 0 2 Albany 2 0 Marquette 1 2 UIC 6 4 Alcorn State 3 0 Memphis 1 7 U-M Dearborn 1 0 Aquinas 1 0 Miami (FL) 0 1 UNLV 1 0 Arizona State 1 1 Miami (OH) 6 9 USF 3 5 Auburn 1 1 Michigan 1 3 UTEP 1 2 Austin Peay 1 0 Michigan State 0 1 Valparaiso 5 8 Baylor 0 1 Milwaukee 5 6 Vanderbilt 0 1 Bethune-Cookman 1 0 Mississippi 1 0 Washington 0 1 Bowling Green 10 7 Mississippi State 0 2 Washington State 1 0 Bradley 0 1 Montana Tech 1 0 Western Illinois 1 0 Bucknell 1 0 Mount Saint Mary’s 1 0 Western Kentucky 0 2 Buffalo 3 0 New Mexico 0 1 Western Michigan 13 5 Butler 7 8 Niagara 1 0 Wichita State 0 1 California 0 1 North Carolina State 0 1 Wisconsin 1 2 Canisius 1 0 Northeast Louisiana 1 1 Wright State 7 7 Centenary College 0 2 Northern Illinois 5 1 Youngstown State 9 2 Central Michigan 14 3 Northern Michigan 1 0 Chaminade 2 0 North Texas 1 0 Charlotte 1 2 Notre Dame 0 1 Chicago State 3 0 Ohio 7 8 Cincinnati 0 3 Pittsburgh 0 1 Cleveland State 5 7 Prairie View 1 1 Coastal Carolina 1 0 Purdue 1 1 Concordia 1 0 Quinnipiac 1 0 Connecticut 0 2 Rice 1 3 Coppin State 1 1 Robert Morris 1 0 Cornell 1 0 Rochester (MI) 1 0 DePaul 0 6 Saint Louis 4 2 Drake 1 1 San Diego State 1 2 East Carolina 2 1 San Jose State 1 0 Eastern Michigan 10 10 Shawnee State 1 0 East Tennessee State 0 1 SMU 0 1 George Washington 0 1 South Alabama 0 1 Georgetown 0 1 South Carolina State 0 1 Grand Valley State 1 0 Southeast Missouri State 1 0 Green Bay 5 6 Southern Illinois 1 0 Hawaii 0 1 Southern Mississippi 4 5 Illinois 0 2 Southwest Texas State 2 1 Indiana 0 1 St. John’s 1 1 Indiana Tech 1 0 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) 1 0 Indiana State 4 3 Syracuse 0 2 Jacksonville 1 0 TCU 2 3 James Madison 1 0 Temple 0 1 Kansas 0 2 Tennessee State 1 2 Kent State 7 5 Texas 0 1 Lake Erie 1 0 Texas A&M 1 0 Lamar 1 0 Texas-Arlington 1 0 Assistant Coach
Now in his sixth season on to win its 2003 first-round NCAA Tournament game over 15th- Ray McCallum’s coaching staff, ranked Creighton. assistant coach Jay Smith has brought a wealth of basketball CMU was 95-160 in nine seasons under Smith. The 95 victories experience with him to the rank fourth in Chippewas history while the nine seasons rank as University of Detroit Mercy. the school’s fourth-longest coaching tenure. Smith works with the Titans post players as well as scouting future opponents and coordinating Smith recruited and coached two MAC Players of the Year the playing schedule. in David Webber (2001) and Chris Kaman (2003). Kaman left Central after his junior season and was the sixth overall selection “I’ve known Jay since our college days,” McCallum recalled. in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. Smith’s CMU “I tried to recruit him to Ball State when I was there. Our players earned two first-team All-MAC honors, one second-team relationship has continued for many years. We were on the staff award, eight honorable mention selections and five MAC All- together for a short time at Michigan, and we were competing Freshman Team picks. coaches in the Mid-American Conference. He’ll bring state-wide recognition with him to our school. Smith was also head coach at Grand Valley State for one season – compiling a 23-6 record and guiding the Lakers to a GLIAC Smith is a former head coach at both Grand Valley State and Championship and NCAA Tournament in 1997. He also served on Central Michigan, and also served as an assistant at Kent State the staff at Kent State from 1984-89, where the Golden Flashes and Michigan during his career. made two NIT Appearances, and at Michigan from 1989-96. While at Michigan Smith made two Final Four appearances “He’s produced MAC Champions and he’s developed pro (1992, 1993) and helped in recruiting what some consider to be prospects. That’s going to make him a great addition to our first “the greatest class ever recruited” in the “Fab Five”. Smith also staff. He’s going to work with our big guys. He developed Chris worked with Rumeal Robinson, Loy Vaught, Terry Mills, Eric Riley, Kaman into a (NBA Draft) lottery pick. He worked with (Chris) Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor and Maceo Baston while with the Webber and all those post guys at Michigan who went on to the Maize and Blue. As a player Smith still holds the Michigan state NBA,” coach McCallum added. “So you know he’s going to work record for career scoring after notching 2,841 points at Mio Au with our big guys, too.” Sable High School (1976-79).
Since joining the UDM staff, Smith has helped a pair of Titans Smith graduated from Saginaw Valley State in 1984, and received earn conference honors in center Eli Holman and forward his Master’s in 1986 from Kent State. Smith and his wife Tymi are Xavier Keeling, who were both selected to the All-Horizon the proud parents of two children, son Cooper (14) and daughter League Newcomer team in 2010. Holman-- considered one of Cazzi Renee (8). the top big men in the league and among mid-majors-- led the conference in rebounding, double-doubles and was a Second Team All-HL honoree in 2011. Defensively, Holman was second and another Titan forward LaMarcus Lowe ended his career third in school history in blocks.
Holman would go on to sign a contract with the Houston Rockets to play in the 2012 NBA Summer League.
In his last college assignment, Smith coached Central Michigan for nine years and was named Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year after leading CMU to regular season titles in both 2001 and 2003. His 2003 squad won a school-record 25 games en route to the MAC Tournament championship. CMU went on Assistant Coach
The University of Detroit Mercy men’s basketball team Each season UCLA had a top 15-ranked recruiting class – added a veteran basketball fourth by rivals.com in 2004, 13th by scout.com in 2005 and coach with strong ties to the sixth by foxsports.com in 2006. The Bruins recruited three State of Michigan as head coach McDonald’s All-Americans in the three years Zeigler was on staff. Ray McCallum announced the hiring of Detroit native, Ernie Prior to joining Howland’s staff, Zeigler had one-year stints at Zeigler as an assistant coach on Wednesday (May 29, 2013). Kansas State (2000) and Bowling Green (2001).
“I’m truly blessed and privileged to have the opportunity to Zeigler began his coaching career under his former prep work with coach McCallum and the Detroit staff,” stated Zeigler. coach, Robert Menefee, at his alma mater, Detroit Cody High “Coach McCallum and I go way back and there is nothing better School. Zeigler was an assistant at Cody from 1990-96; in four than to work with one of your friends, especially one you have of those six seasons, Cody was ranked among the top 10 Class A the utmost respect for. Basketball has brought me back home, teams in the state of Michigan. Detroit Cody reached the state I’m excited to be here and join the Titan family.” quarterfinals in 1992 and won the Detroit Public School League West Division championship in 1993. Zeigler coached at Central Michigan for six seasons (2006-12) and led the Chippewas to two Mid-American Conference West From 1992 to 1997, Zeigler was the head AAU coach for Team Division titles and a pair of Michigan MAC Trophies. CMU won Detroit. He guided all six squads to the state AAU Final Four back-to-back West Division titles in 2009 and 2010 and captured and the 1994 squad reached the national AAU quarterfinals. In the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Michigan MAC Trophy for best 1995 and 1997, Team Detroit advanced to the adidas Big Time head-to-head record among in-state league schools in 2010 and Tournament quarterfinals. 2012. Zeigler received a bachelor’s degree in business management The Chippewas reached the MAC Tournament quarterfinals in from Cleary College (Ypsilanti, Mich.) in 1994. He played four of his six seasons and finished below third in the conference collegiately at Schoolcraft College (Livonia, Mich.) from 1984-86, standings just once. For three straight years (2009, 2010 and Armstrong Atlantic State University (Savannah, Ga.) from 1986- 2011) and four times overall (2007), CMU’s recruiting classes 87 and Northwood University (Midland, Mich.) from 1987-88. were ranked atop the MAC by hoopscooponline.com. Ernie and his wife, Seantelle, have two children, Trey and During his tenure at CMU, Zeigler (75-111, .403) mentored Skylar. eight All-MAC selections, six that went on to play professionally.
Zeigler also spent five seasons as an assistant coach under Ben Howland at both Pittsburgh (2002-03) and UCLA (2004-06). The programs achieved great success with Zeigler on staff as Pitt reached the NCAA Sweet 16 both years and finished 2003 with a final Associated Press ranking of No. 4. The 2002 squad won a school-record 29 games while the 2003 team captured the Big East Tournament championship. Both years the Panthers won the Big East West Division championship.
When Howland took the UCLA job, Zeigler joined the Bruins’ staff and helped the team to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. The No. 2-seeded Bruins advanced to the 2006 NCAA championship game but fell to Florida, 73-57. UCLA won the 2006 Pac-10 regular season and tournament championships. Assistant Coach
Ray McCallum added one of his former players to his staff when he hired Steve Payne as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. Payne joined the University of Detroit Mercy men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant in July of 2013.
Payne spent the previous three seasons at Utah Valley University as an assistant coach, where he helped guide the Wolverines to back-to-back Great West Conference regular season titles.
Payne was also part of UVU’s first 20-win season (2012) since 2006-07. The Wolverines also recorded the programs longest win streak at 13-straight games in 2012, which at the time stood as the third longest in the nation.
Before joining UVU, Payne spent time overseas as a player and coach. He spent the 2007-08 basketball season in Nyon, Switzerland and the 2008-09 in Geneva, Switzerland and served as both a player/coach both years.
Payne had a successful playing career, under coach McCallum at Ball State University, where he was a three-time All-Mid American Conference selection and twice helped the Cardinals to MAC regular season and tournament championships and berths in the NCAA Tournament.
He also earned conference tournament MVP honors and was named the Chevrolet Player of the Game two times during his career.
Payne graduated from Ball State with a Bachelor of Arts degree with minors in Criminal Justice and Psychology. He and his wife Carolina have two daughters, Tatiana and Stephanie. All-Americans
Mike Falettiwas named the Titans’ Director of Basketball Operations in the summer of 2011. Prior to his promotion, Falietti served as a graduate manager, aiding the Detroit coaching staff with pre- and post-practice duties and on- campus recruiting, as well as helping to monitor the academic progress of the Titan student-athletes.
No stranger to the basketball sidelines, Faletti spent eight years coaching AAU ball for the Michigan Mustangs’ 15-and- under squad. He helped guide the team to two straight 15-under AAU championships, coaching a number of Division I players, including Michigan’s Zach Gibson and Western Michigan’s David Kool and Andrew Ricks.
He has also served as an assistant coach with Detroit Rogers Academy, helping the school to the 2003 Class D State championship, as well as serving as the men’s basketball team manager at his alma mater, Saginaw Valley State University. Off the court, Faletti has spent time as a freelance writer for the Detroit News, covering high school sports.
Faletti graduated from SVSU in 2005 with a degree in English as well as a minor in history. He graduated with his Master’s in History from UDM in May 2011.
Joel Machota joined the Detroit Titans men’s basketball staff as a graduate assistant coach in July of 2012. At Detroit, he assists the program in a variety of capacities, including film exchange and video, academic performance and office administration.
Machota served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Mid Michigan Community College since the program returned to action in 2010. With the Lakers, he was in charge of skill development, oversaw the team’s strength and conditioning program, managed film break down and exchange, scouted opponents and monitored student-athlete academic progress. During his two years on the staff, MMCC was 29-16, including a winning record of 11-8 in 2011 - the school’s first basketball season in 40 years – and an impressive 18-8 mark last year.
Machota attended Central Michigan for his undergrad, where he served as a men’s basketball manager from 2008- 2010. With CMU, he assisted with daily practices, film, and post player development, while aiding in game day preparation and summer camp schedules. As a member of the staff, he was part of the Chippewas’ Mid-American Conference West Division Championship team in 2009.
Machota attended Warren Woods Tower High School in Warren and lettered in basketball. He then graduated from CMU with a degree in physical education in 2011, and is currently pursuing his masters in school counseling at the University of Detroit Mercy.
Andrew McGlynn is entering his second year as a graduate assistant coach. McGlynn joined UDM in September, 2012.
McGlynn served as the head student manager at Towson University from 2009-12, where he assisted the coaching staff during games, practices and individual workouts. He also worked closely with the Director of Basketball Operations on an extensive away game schedule to ensure a seamless flow of events during travel days. McGlynn worked with the Video Coordinator by organizing an extensive film exchange library of past, present, and future opponents, filming practices and games and breaking down film for self and opponent scouting. He also provided assistance as a scout team member during practice and shootarounds.
McGlynn also worked with the Hoop Group Elite Basketball Camp in Pennsylvania, where he assisted in the set up and break down for entire camp, managed the marketing and distribution of player information packets, while providing support to camp President Rob Kennedy and staff with campers drills, game setup, and player profiles.
Stacey Barns is in her 14th year working in the University of Detroit Mercy’s athletic department and her seventh year as the men’s basketball office manager.
She is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the office, including helping to coordinate travel and schedules for all coaches.
Barns and her husband, Gary, reside in Goodrich and have three children, David, Sarah and Maribeth, all of whom graduated from UDM. #00 • Sr. • Center 6-11 • 244 Lagos, Nigeria/Arkansas Baptist JC
2012-13: Appeared in seven games – all off the bench – as a newcomer … averaged 0.6 points and 0.6 rebounds per game … scored two points and grabbed two rebounds while dishing out one assist at Youngstown State (1/10) ... also scored two points with one rebound against UIC (1/19) … a member of the Detroit Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
PRIOR TO DETROIT: An imposing center who comes to Detroit by way of Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock, Ark. ... averaged 8.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots per game as a sophomore ... played an abbreviated season as a freshman due to injury but managed to grab a half-dozen rebounds per game in the second half of the campaign ... was named to the Presidents list for Academic Achievement after maintaining a perfect 4.0 GPA over two years at Arkansas Baptist.
PERSONAL: Full name is Akinyemi Olumide Solanke ... son of Abel and Abike Solanke of Lagos, Nigeria ... has two siblings Leke and Olusola ... major is economics.
#1 • So.• Guard 6-5 • 191 Flint, Mich./Flora MacDonald (N.C.)
2012-13: Appeared in 30 games – all off the bench – as a newcomer … averaged 1.8 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game … also finished with 12 steals ... scored his first collegiate basket at Bowling Green (11/27) ... finished with two points, two rebounds and one blocked shot against the Falcons ... also had two points and one rebound at Pitt (12/1) ... finished with nine points, 3-for-4 from downtown, with three assists and two steals against Toledo (12/5) ... scored a season-high 14 points on 5-for-8 shooting, including 3-for-6 from deep, against Rochester (12/8) ... had eight points with two assists and one steal against Milwaukee (1/3) ... scored three points with one rebound, one assist, one steal and one blocked shot against Loyola (2/26) ... scored nine points with one rebound, one assist and one steal against Arizona State in the NIT (3/20).
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-year letterwinner at Flint Carman-Ainsworth High School before lettering with Flora MacDonald Academy (N.C.) as a senior in 2012 ... he helped lead the Cougars to their first- ever State Championship along with the 1A North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association title and was tabbed to the NCISAA 1A Boys All-State Team ... he made eight three- pointers en route to scoring 30 points against No. 1 nationally ranked Oak Hill Academy ... he averaged 20.0 points per game as a senior and was tabbed a three star recruit and Top 150 player by Rivals ... he began his high school career at Carman-Ainsworth High School in Flint, where he was regarded as one of the best shooters in the state ... he averaged nearly 15 points per game as a junior earning honorable mention to the Flint Journal’s All- Area team, while helping the squad to a 16-6 record and a trip to the district finals ... he averaged 10.0 points per game as a sophomore.
PERSONAL: Full name is Anton J. Wilson ... son of Anthony Wilson and Monica Murray of Flint, Mich. ... has one sibling ... was born in Flint, Mich. ... major is undecided. #2 • Jr. • Forward 6-6 • 210 Detroit, Mich./Pershing (Western Michigan)
2012-13: Played in 32 of 33 games - starting the first 27 … averaged 7.6 points and 3.2 rebounds per game … shot 36.6 percent from downtown (30-of-82) and 81.5 percent from the charity stripe (44-of-54) … made 23 of his first 24 free attempts to start the season ... came away with 47 assists, 22 steals and 11 blocks on the year … scored in double figures 13 times - including seven-straight games mid-season ... scored 12 points with five rebounds and three assists in his first game against Northern Michigan (11/9) ... had 10 points, five boards, one assist, one steal and one block at St. John’s (11/13) ... scored 16 points - including the first 11 of the game - with six rebounds and one block against Toledo (12/5) ... was named the Horizon League Newcomer of the Week (12/10) ... had 16 points, two rebounds, two steals and two assists against Alabama State (12/10) ... scored 15 points with five boards and two steals against Akron (12/15) ... scored a season- high 18 points with three assists and three rebounds at Syracuse (12/17) ... had 13 points with five rebounds, two steals and two assists against Canisius (12/30) ... scored 16 points against Green Bay (1/5) ... had 10 points with four boards against Wright State (1/21) ... scored 17 points with four rebounds, two assists, one block and two steals against Loyola (1/26) ... also had 11 points with eight rebounds and three assists at Wright State (1/30) ... the Norm Swanson Top Newcomer Award at the end of the year banquet.
2011-12: Redshirted per NCAA transfer guidelines after transferring from Western Michigan University.
AT WESTERN MICHIGAN: 2010-11: Played in all 34 games and made a pair of starts for the Broncos as a freshman ... averaged 9.3 points per game, third-highest total on the squad ... added 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game ... chipped-in 24 blocks and 17 steals total ... had a good free throw percentage, connecting on 63-of-80 from the line (.788) ... drilled 31-of-101 from deep (.307) ... scored in double figures 16 times, including four 20-point games ... registered career-high 24 points in Dec. 21 loss vs. Troy ... notched first of two double-doubles vs. Eastern Illinois (22 pts, 10 rbs) ... later posted 20 points and 10 boards at Bowling Green (Feb. 5).
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner in basketball for the Doughboys ... named Associated Press Class First Team All-State and Detroit News First Team All-State as a senior after averaging 24.7 points, 12.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game for team that finished 18-2 and lost in the regional finals ... won back-to-back Detroit Public School League championships ... competed in the Michigan Three-Point Shootout ... played for the South squad on the Michigan All-Star Team ... Detroit Free Press First Team All-District in 2010, Second Team All-District in 2009 ... averaged 16.2 points, eight rebounds and 1.4 steals per game to help Pershing go 26-1 and win the MHSAA Class A state championship ... played in every game off the bench as a sophomore when Pershing went 25-4 and reached the Class A state championship game.
PERSONAL: Full name is Juwan Antonio Howard, Jr. ... son of Juwan Howard and Markita Blyden ... father was a member of the Fab Five at Michigan and played for the two-time NBA Champion Miami Heat ... mother led Detroit Murray Wright High School to MHSAA Class A girls basketball state championship and was runner-up for Michigan Miss Basketball with 19.4 points, eight rebounds and five assists per game ... mother played college basketball at Salem International ... major is Sociology. #4 • Jr. • Forward 6-8 • 210 Southfield, Mich./Southfield (Highland CC)
AT HIGHLAND CC: 2012-13: An NJCAA Division I All-American Honorable Mention in 2013 ... averaged 17.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 4.2 blocked shots per game for the Highland Community College (Ill.) Cougars ... was also named the All-Arrowhead Conference and Region IV Player of the Year ... finished fourth in the nation blocked shots ... scored a season-high 37 points against Kennedy-King College ... also recorded a career-high 11 blocked shots against Carl Sandburg College.
AT TEXAS SOUTHERN: 2011-12: Played in 28 games, starting two, as a fresham ... averaged 3.2 points and 1.4 rebounds per game ... scored a season-high 11 points with four rebounds in 14 minutes against Alabama State ... also had nine points with two rebounds against Northwestern ... scored seven points against Colorado State ... had eight points, four rebounds and one blocked shot against Arkansas Pine Bluff.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2011 graduate of Southfield High School ... was a member of a Blue Jays squad that made back-to-back appearances in the MHSAA Class A State Semifinals ... played with current Titan Carlton Brundidge ... averaged 18.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.0 blocked shots per game as a senior ... was recruited by Ball State, Duquesne, Creighton and Texas Southern.
PERSONAL: Given name is Patrick Onwenu, Jr. ... born in Detroit, Mich. ... son of Patrick Onwenu, Sr. and Ester Onwenu ... his father is a graduate of UDM ... he has nine siblings (six brothers and three sisters) ... major is business. #5 • Fr. • Guard 6-2 • 165 Los Angeles, Calif./Westchester
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner for head coach Ed Azzam at Westchester High School in Los Angeles ... was named the 2013 LA City Section Player of the Year ... also earned Western League Player of the Year accolades, while receiving MaxPreps All-State honorable mention ... averaged 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals per game as a senior ... helped lead the Comets (29-7) to the LA City Division I title ... was ranked No. 10 among guards in California by MaxPreps ... played AAU for the Compton Magic ... was also recruited by Long Beach State and Utah Valley State among others.
PERSONAL: Full name is Matthew Benjamin Grant ... son of Dalton and Gayle Grant ... youngest of five children Colleen, David, Michael, and Dalton Jr. ... major is undeclared. #11 • Fr. • Guard 6-2 • 168 Danville, Va./George Washington
HIGH SCHOOL: A two-year letterwinner for head coach Thomas Carr at George Washington High School in Danville, Va. ... was named the 2013 Danville Register & Bee All-Metro Boys’ Basketball Co-Player of the Year ... averaged 16.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game his senior season ... was also named to the All-Western Valley District first team and All-Region second team after leading the Eagles to a 21-3 overall record ... the 2012 Western Valley District Tournament MVP ... received scholarship offers from Duquesne, James Madison, Mount St. Mary’s, Norfolk State, Northeastern, Ohio, and Western Kentucky.
PERSONAL: Full name is Jarod D. Williams ... son of Joyce Williams and Gary Hightower ... youngest of three children Tierra and Jamal ... major is undeclared. #15 • Sr. • Center 6-10 • 220 Lagos, Nigeria/ Oakland CC
2012-13: Appeared in all 33 games – off the bench – as a newcomer … averaged 0.8 points and 1.6 rebounds per game … finished with 20 blocked shots ... scored one point with two rebounds and two blocks in his first game as a Titan against Northern Michigan (11/9) ... had two points, two rebounds, one assists and one block at Pitt (12/1) ... grabbed a season-high eight rebounds with one block against Rochester (12/8) ... also had two points with four rebounds and a block at Youngstown State (1/10) ... scored four points with two rebounds and two blocked shots against Valparaiso (1/17) ... had two points, four rebounds, two steals and one block in 15 minutes against UIC (1/19) ... grabbed six rebounds in seven minutes at Wichita State (2/23) ... scored three points with two rebounds and one block against Arizona State in the NIT (3/20) ... earned the Frank R. Gerbig, Sr. Sportsmanship Award at the end of the year banquet … was a member of the Detroit Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
PRIOR TO DETROIT: Comes to Detroit after playing two years at Oakland Community College ... was named the Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Eastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore ... also earned Second Team honors after averaging 8.8 points, 9.2 rebounds and 4.6 blocks per game ... scored 23 points and grabbed 15 rebounds against Schoolcraft ... also had 20 points and 13 rebounds against Macomb and 20 points with 13 rebounds versus Wayne County ... he pulled down 10+ rebounds 13 times on the year, while scoring in double digits on 11 occasions ... he helped lead OCC to a runner-up finish at the NJCAA District 9 Championship Tournament and a No. 8 ranking in the nation as the Raiders were 26-5 on the season and 16-2 in the MCCAA Eastern Conference ... he averaged 6.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.2 blocks as a freshman, while also shooting 56% in 25 games ... he was also a MCCAA Academic All-Conference selection and a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Academic All-American during the 2010-11 campaign.
PERSONAL: Full name is Ugochukwu Njoku ... son of Uzoma and Christiana Njoku of Lagos, Nigeria ... has four siblings Ikechukwu, Emeka, Chinyere and Chinedu ... major is software engineering. #21 • Jr.• Forward 6-8 • 230 Munich, Germany/ Sheridan College
2012-13: Appeared in 28 games – all off the bench – as a newcomer … averaged 1.1 points and 1.1 rebounds per game ... scored two points with two rebounds, one block, and one steal in his first game as a Titan against Northern Michigan (11/9) ... had four points and two rebounds against Drake (11/17) ... also had two points and three rebounds at Pitt (12/1) ... scored four points with three rebounds against Rochester (12/8) ... shot a perfect 3-for-3 to finish with a season-high seven points and four rebounds against UIC (1/19) ... grabbed two rebounds in four minutes against Arizona State in the NIT (3/20).
PRIOR TO DETROIT: Comes to Detroit from Sheridan College (Wyo.) ... averaged 7.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game ... helped lead the Generals to the NJCAA Region 9 championship game as a freshman ... also played for FC Bayern Muenchen where he averaged 23 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 2.5 steals per game ... plsyed with MTSV Schwabing in 2009-10 where he averaged 31 points, 11 rebounds, and 2.3 steals per game.
PERSONAL: Full name is Jermaine Julien Lippert ... son of Johann and Sabine Lippert of Munich, Germany ... has three siblings Leon, Valentin and Sharlene ... major is communications. #23 • So. • Guard 6-3 • 202 Southfield, Mich./Southfield (Michigan)
2012-13: Did not play during the season due to NCAA transfers rules.
AT MICHIGAN: Appeared in 15 games off the bench ... Averaged 0.4 points and 0.5 rebounds per game ... Recorded his first career field goal en route to a career-high three points vs. Alabama A&M (Dec. 17) ... Registered eight rebounds (all defensive), two assists and one steal ... Averaged 2.9 minutes per game ... Played a career-high 13 minutes against Alabama A&M (Dec. 17).
HIGH SCHOOL: Southfield High School (2011) ... Coached by Gary Teasley ... Averaged 20.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists for career ... Finished with a 63-33 record ... Helped Southfield to back-to-back 20-plus win seasons, District 24 titles, Regional 8 titles and trips to the MHSSA Class A State Final Four ... Associated Press Class A All- State first team (2011), special mention (2010), honorable mention (2009) ... Detroit Free Press Class A All-State first team (2011), third team (2010), fifth team (2009) ... Detroit News Class A All-State Dream Team (2011), third team (2010), honorable mention (2009) ... Detroit Free Press All-Metro first team (2011), second team (2010) ... Detroit Free Press All-North first team (2009, `10, `11), honorable mention (2008) ... Detroit News All-North first team (2010, `11), second team (2009) ... As a senior (2010-11): Averaged 20.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists ... Helped Bluejays to a 20-6 record ... Class A State semifinalists ... Lost to Kalamazoo Central (44-42) in semifinal ... Had 14 points, seven rebounds, one assist and one steal ... As a junior (2009-10): Averaged 24.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists ... Helped Bluejays to a 21-6 record ... Class A State semifinalist ... Lost to Ann Arbor Huron (76-64) in semifinal ... Had 22 points, seven rebounds, three assists and four steals ... As a sophomore (2008-09): Averaged 24.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists ... Helped Bluejays to a 9-12 record ... scored season-high 44 points against North Farmington ... As a freshman (2007-08): Averaged 14.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists ... Helped Bluejays to a 13-9 record ... Lost to Ford (83-61) in District semifinal ... Defeated Western International (75-45) in District first round ... AAU: Played with The Family.
PERSONAL: Given name is Carlton James Brundidge ... born in Detroit, Mich. ... son of Debra and Clennie Brundidge ... major is undecided. #32 • Jr. • Center 6-11 • 225 Rutland, Mass./Worcester Academy (Penn State)
2013-14: Will not play this season due to NCAA transfers rules.
AT PENN STATE: 2012-13: Saw action in a career-most 13 games scoring eight points and grabbing three rebounds on the year...played in 11 Big Ten games, scoring six points...scored his first career points with two in a career- most nine minutes in a victory over Bucknell.
2011-12: Saw limited action in 12 games, five in Big Ten play, playing a total of 26 minutes...recorded five rebounds with a season-high three at Boston College...worked hard in practice to improve his post game and in the weight room to add strength and bulk to his 6-11 frame... worked with coach Brad Pantall to add 15 pounds to his frame.
HIGH SCHOOL Tabbed a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and ranked among the top twenty senior-to-be prospects in his region according to the New England Recruiting Report, Ackerman was a standout for the Hilltoppers at Worcester Academy...was nominated for the 2011 McDonalds’s All-American basketball game...had a breakout summer on the AAU circuit, earning All-Tournament Team honors at the GymRat Challenge in Albany, N.Y. in the summer prior to his senior year...Ackerman grew two inches and added twenty-five pounds of muscle between his sophomore and junior seasons... Averaged 10 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game as a junior.
PERSONAL The son of Tom and Gretchen Ackerman...born October 30, 1991 in Wellsboro, Pa....has an older sister, Meghann (26)...father was a high school and college basketball coach serving head coaching stints at NCAA division II programs Mansfield University (north central Pennsylvania) and Assumption College (Worcester, Mass.)...Tom earned PSAC East Coach of the Year honors in 1995 and 1997 while at Mansfield and led the Mounties to a No. 10 national ranking and 1997 NCAA Tournament...He was head coach at Assumption from 1999-00 to 2004-05, leading the Greyhounds to a regular season conference title in 2002. All-Americans#33 • Sr. • Forward 6-8 • 214 New Era, Mich./Western Michigan Christian
2012-13: Played in 32 of 33 games - starting the final six … averaged 5.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game … shot 52% from the field (64-of-123) … came away with 27 steals and 16 blocks on the year … played 19 minutes and finished with two points and three rebounds in the NIT versus Arizona State ... shot 6-for-7 with 15 points and four rebounds in the Horizon League Semifinals against Wright State (3/9) ... notched nine points and six boards in his first start at Wichita State (2/23) ... recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds at Valparaiso (2/16) ... grabbed 10 rebounds and scored four points at Milwaukee (2/7) ... also had nine points and nine rebounds against Wright State (1/30) ... scored a season-high 17 points on 7-for-8 shooting with five rebounds at Youngstown State (1/10) ... scored 12 points against Milwaukee (1/3) and had 14 points and six boards at Pittsburgh (12/1) ... also scored eight points with six boards at St. John’s (11/13) … awarded the Dave DeBusschere Most Improved Award and the William Ebben Academic and Athletic Excellence accolade at the end of the year banquet … a member of the UDM Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and both the Horizon League’s Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2011-12: Played in all 36 games…tallied 4.1 points and 2.5 rebounds in 12.1 minutes of action…shot 50.9% from the field (55-of-108)…came away with 16 steals and 15 blocks on the year…notched one point and five boards in the NCAA Tournament versus Kansas (3/16)…scored a quick 10 points in just 10 minutes of action in the win against James Madison (2/18) ... provided solid minutes in the win vs. Wright State, scoring 10 points in just 14 minutes on 3-for-3 shooting from the floor (1/21) ... scored seven points in the win over Western Michigan (12/8) ... named to the CBE Classic All-Tournament Team ... scored a career-high 17 points (on 7-of-10 shooting) at Bowling Green (11/22) ... recorded first career double-double the next night with 15 points and career- best 12 boards ... had a then-career night versus Concordia (11/18) with nine points and 10 rebounds in the win ... had seven points, two rebounds and two blocks in 12 minutes of work in the season-opening triumph over Lake Erie (11/11)… awarded the Frank R. Gerbig, Sr. Sportsmanship and the William Ebben Academic and Athletic Excellence accolade at the end of the year banquet…a member of the UDM Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and both the Horizon League’s Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2010-11: Played in 28 games as a freshman ... picked up the William Ebben Academic and Athletic Excellence Award at the team’s postseason banquet ... averaged 1.2 points and 1.3 rebounds per game in just over five minutes per contest ... team was 7-2 when he scored ... made half of his shots from the floor (13-of-26) ... came off the bench early in the Milwaukee game (Jan. 1) and snagged four rebounds in just four minutes .... etched a season-best seven points in that game ... scored his first career points on a putback at the Carrier Dome vs. Syracuse (Nov. 16).
PREP CAREER A product of Western Michigan Christian High School, playing for head coach Jim Goodman...Named the Class D Player of the Year as a senior after averaging 21.6 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game... His Player of the Year award was a unanimous decision by an 11-member Associated Press All-State panel and he was also named first team All-State by the AP as well as by the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News…Led the Warriors to three straight Class D state championship, including an impressive performance as a senior when he totaled 25 points, 20 rebounds, five blocks and three steals in the championship game...Scored over 1,000 points in his prep career.
PERSONAL Son of Margaret and Henry Bruinsma...has four siblings...likes to fish in his spare time... is a liberal arts major.
#35 • Fr.• Guard/Forward 6-8 • 185 Birmingham, Mich./Seaholm
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-star recruit by Rivals.com ... averaged 23.4 points and 12.4 rebounds per game as a senior at Seaholm High School .. Maples finished 16-6 overall and reached the second round of the MHSAA playoffs ... was named to both the 2013 Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) All-State Team and the Detroit News All-Metro North first team ... also played AAU for the Michigan Warriors at the 2013 Under Armour Summer Jam ... recieved scholarship offers from Ball State, Florida International, Illinois State, Louisiana Tech, Oakland, Rhode Island, and Toledo ... also was recruited by Arkansas, UConn, Iowa State and Memphis.
PERSONAL: Full name is Paris Nickolas Bass ... son of Kelly Knox-Mullins and Robert Bass step father is Arthur Mullins ... has two siblings one brother and one sister ... his mother played at Mumford High School averaging 20 points and 20 rebounds before playing at Chicago State ... major is undecided. All-Americans
# 00 # 1 # 2 # 4 # 5 Olumide Solanke Anton Wilson Juwan Howard Jr. Patrick Onwenu Matthew Grant Sr. - Center So. - Guard Jr. - Forward Jr. - Forward Fr. - Guard Lagos, Nigeria Flint, Mich. Detroit, Mich. Southfield, Mich. Los Angeles, Calif.
# 11 # 15 # 21 # 23 # 32 Jarod Williams Ugochukwu Njoku Jermaine Lippert Carlton Brundidge Patrick Ackerman Fr. - Guard Sr. - Center Sr. - Forward So. - Guard Jr. - Center Danville, Va. Lagos, Nigeria Munich, Germany Southfield, Mich. Rutland, Mass.
# 33 # 35 Ray McCallum Jay Smith Ernie Zeigler Evan Bruinsma Paris Bass Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Sr. - Forward Fr. - Guard/Forward Sixth Season Sixth Season First Season New Era, Mich. Birmingham, Mich.
Steve Payne Joel Machota Andrew McGlynn Mike Faletti Assistant Coach Graduate Graduate Director of Basketball First Season Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Operations
Detroit Titans Basketball Detroit Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Nov 15, 2013) All-AmericansAll games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-2 1-0 0-2 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-2 1-0 0-2 0-0
Date Opponent Score Att. High Points High Rebounds 11/08/13 at South Alabama 58-74 L 2152 (18)HOWARD, JR., Juwan (11)HOWARD, JR., Juwan 11/11/13 U-M DEARBORN W 106-51 1645 (22)HOWARD, JR., Juwan (10)HOWARD, JR., Juwan 11/14/13 at UConn 55-101 L 8140 (15)GRANT, Matthew (8)BRUINSMA, Evan
* - Conference game Attendance Summary Games Attend Avg/Game Home 1 1645 1645 Away 2 10292 5146 Neutral 0 0 0 Total 3 11937 3979 Detroit Titans Basketball Detroit Season Box Score (as of Nov 15, 2013) All-AmericansAll games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-2 1-0 0-2 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-2 1-0 0-2 0-0
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 02 HOWARD, JR., Juwan 3-3 89 29.7 21-50 .4 2 0 5-14 .3 5 7 7-7 1.000 10 17 27 9.0 4 0 6 6 3 0 54 18.0 33 BRUINSMA, Evan 3-3 93 31.0 6-24 .2 5 0 0-4 .0 0 0 16-20 .8 0 0 11 12 23 7.7 10 0 6 8 4 5 28 9.3 11 WILLIAMS, Jarod 3-0 62 20.7 11-21 .5 2 4 1-4 .2 5 0 4-7 .5 7 1 2 6 8 2.7 6 0 6 6 1 2 27 9.0 01 WILSON, Anton 3-3 71 23.7 10-20 .5 0 0 5-14 .3 5 7 1-1 1.000 1 5 6 2.0 5 0 3 3 4 3 26 8.7 05 GRANT, Matthew 3-0 70 23.3 6-19 .3 1 6 3-13 .2 3 1 10-10 1.000 1 5 6 2.0 6 0 8 4 0 4 25 8.3 23 BRUNDIDGE, Carlton 3-3 78 26.0 9-32 .2 8 1 0-8 .0 0 0 3-9 .3 3 3 4 8 12 4.0 3 0 4 4 1 4 21 7.0 04 ONWENU, Patrick 3-0 47 15.7 7-23 .3 0 4 0-2 .0 0 0 5-6 .8 3 3 11 10 21 7.0 10 0 1 2 1 2 19 6.3 15 NJOKU, Ugochukwu 3-3 51 17.0 5-16 .3 1 3 0-0 .0 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 11 8 19 6.3 5 0 0 2 5 7 11 3.7 21 LIPPERT, Jermaine 3-0 29 9.7 2-4 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 8 0 1 1 3 0 5 1.7 00 SOLANKE, Olumide 2-0 10 5.0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 1 2 3 1.5 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.5 Team 7 4 11 Total...... 3 600 77-210 .3 6 7 14-60 .2 3 3 51-70 .7 2 9 59 78 137 45.7 60 0 35 36 23 27 219 73.0 Opponents...... 3 600 80-190 .4 2 1 27-65 .4 1 5 39-61 .6 3 9 43 85 128 42.7 58 - 44 45 14 15 226 75.3
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Detroit 112 107 219 Opponents 117 109 226 Detroit Titans Basketball Detroit Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 15, 2013) All-AmericansAll games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-2 1-0 0-2 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-2 1-0 0-2 0-0
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 02 HOWARD, JR., Juwan 3-3 89 29.7 21-50 .4 2 0 5-14 .3 5 7 7-7 1.000 10 17 27 9.0 4 0 6 6 3 0 54 18.0 33 BRUINSMA, Evan 3-3 93 31.0 6-24 .2 5 0 0-4 .0 0 0 16-20 .8 0 0 11 12 23 7.7 10 0 6 8 4 5 28 9.3 11 WILLIAMS, Jarod 3-0 62 20.7 11-21 .5 2 4 1-4 .2 5 0 4-7 .5 7 1 2 6 8 2.7 6 0 6 6 1 2 27 9.0 01 WILSON, Anton 3-3 71 23.7 10-20 .5 0 0 5-14 .3 5 7 1-1 1.000 1 5 6 2.0 5 0 3 3 4 3 26 8.7 05 GRANT, Matthew 3-0 70 23.3 6-19 .3 1 6 3-13 .2 3 1 10-10 1.000 1 5 6 2.0 6 0 8 4 0 4 25 8.3 23 BRUNDIDGE, Carlton 3-3 78 26.0 9-32 .2 8 1 0-8 .0 0 0 3-9 .3 3 3 4 8 12 4.0 3 0 4 4 1 4 21 7.0 04 ONWENU, Patrick 3-0 47 15.7 7-23 .3 0 4 0-2 .0 0 0 5-6 .8 3 3 11 10 21 7.0 10 0 1 2 1 2 19 6.3 15 NJOKU, Ugochukwu 3-3 51 17.0 5-16 .3 1 3 0-0 .0 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 11 8 19 6.3 5 0 0 2 5 7 11 3.7 21 LIPPERT, Jermaine 3-0 29 9.7 2-4 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 8 0 1 1 3 0 5 1.7 00 SOLANKE, Olumide 2-0 10 5.0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 1 2 3 1.5 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.5 Team 7 4 11 Total...... 3 600 77-210 .3 6 7 14-60 .2 3 3 51-70 .7 2 9 59 78 137 45.7 60 0 35 36 23 27 219 73.0 Opponents...... 3 600 80-190 .4 2 1 27-65 .4 1 5 39-61 .6 3 9 43 85 128 42.7 58 - 44 45 14 15 226 75.3
TEAM STATISTICS DETROIT OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 219 226 11/08/13 at South Alabama L 58-74 2152 Points per game 73.0 75.3 11/11/13 U-M DEARBORN W 106-51 1645 Scoring margin -2.3 - 11/14/13 at UConn L 55-101 8140 FIELD GOALS-ATT 77-210 80-190 Field goal pct .3 6 7 .4 2 1 * - Conference game 3 POINT FG-ATT 14-60 27-65 3-point FG pct .2 3 3 .4 1 5 3-pt FG made per game 4.7 9.0 FREE THROWS-ATT 51-70 39-61 Free throw pct .7 2 9 .6 3 9 F-Throws made per game 17.0 13.0 REBOUNDS 137 128 Rebounds per game 45.7 42.7 Rebounding margin +3.0 - ASSISTS 35 44 Assists per game 11.7 14.7 TURNOVERS 36 45 Turnovers per game 12.0 15.0 Turnover margin +3.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 1.0 STEALS 27 15 Steals per game 9.0 5.0 BLOCKS 23 14 Blocks per game 7.7 4.7 ATTENDANCE 1645 10292 Home games-Avg/Game 1-1645 2-5146 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Detroit 112 107 219 Opponents 117 109 226 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Detroit vs South Alabama 11/08/13 7:05 p.m. at Mobile, Ala. (Mitchell Center)
Detroit 58 • 0-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 HOWARD, JR., Juwan f 7-22 1-4 3-3 6 5 11 1 18 2 4 1 0 36 33 BRUINSMA, Evan f 3-10 0-1 5-7 5 3 8 4 11 1 2 3 1 34 15 NJOKU, Ugochukwu c 0-7 0-0 0-0 7 2 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 12 01 WILSON, Anton g 1-6 0-4 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 29 23 BRUNDIDGE, Carlton g 6-16 0-2 2-7 2 6 8 0 14 1 1 0 1 31 04 ONWENU, Patrick 1-5 0-0 0-0 3 2 5 4 2 0 1 1 0 14 05 GRANT, Matthew 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 11 WILLIAMS, Jarod 4-7 0-1 3-4 1 2 3 4 11 0 1 0 0 17 21 LIPPERT, Jermaine 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 9 Team 2 2 4 Totals 22-76 1-14 13-21 26 25 51 22 58 5 12 7 5 200
FG % 1st Half: 11-33 33.3% 2nd half: 11-43 25.6% Game: 22-76 28.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 0-6 0.0% 2nd half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 1-14 7.1% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 9-13 69.2% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 13-21 61.9% 3
South Alabama 74 • 1-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 13 Ammons, Mychal f 5-7 1-1 2-4 6 8 14 3 13 0 2 2 0 28 21 Rubit, Augustine f 3-10 0-1 3-5 5 7 12 3 9 0 3 0 0 27 01 Williams, Ken g 2-11 1-7 0-0 0 3 3 2 5 3 2 0 0 30 04 Stevens, Barrington g 4-11 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 3 8 4 2 0 0 29 12 Allen, Antoine g 4-8 4-5 5-6 0 4 4 1 17 1 0 1 0 23 03 Maston, Isaiah 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 Boyanov, Georgi 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 8 20 Saintil, Aakim 3-11 2-6 4-6 1 1 2 3 12 2 0 0 1 17 24 Ferguson, Dionte 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 3 1 0 3 3 0 11 25 Johnson, T.J. 1-3 1-3 2-2 0 4 4 2 5 1 1 0 1 18 32 Karazsia, Austin 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 6 Team 3 1 4 1 Totals 24-66 9-26 17-25 20 33 53 22 74 11 15 7 3 200
FG % 1st Half: 13-33 39.4% 2nd half: 11-33 33.3% Game: 24-66 36.4% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 7-17 41.2% 2nd half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 9-26 34.6% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 12-19 63.2% 2nd half: 5-6 83.3% Game: 17-25 68.0% 5
Officials: Ray Acosta, Landon Brandes, Billy Dunlap Technical fouls: Detroit-None. South Alabama-None. Attendance: 2152
Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Detroit 31 27 58 South Alabama 45 29 74 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics U-M Dearborn vs DETROIT 11/11/13 7:30 p.m. at Historic Calihan Hall
U-M Dearborn 51 • 0-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 FICK, Jeff f 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 18 10 JUHASZ, Balazs f 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 00 KONIOR, Jordan g 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 18 02 STRICKLAND, Jamiel g 8-20 2-4 0-3 3 5 8 3 18 2 6 0 3 33 12 SIELSKI, Dustin g 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 13 03 AHMIC, Nadis 1-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 05 BEIDOUN, Khalil 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 2 2 1 3 0 0 15 13 CALCATERRA, Danny 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 14 KENNEDY, Brandon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 20 THROGMORTON, Gage 5-10 5-8 0-0 1 0 1 5 15 1 2 0 2 17 21 COLE, Brandon 2-7 0-2 1-3 1 3 4 1 5 1 1 0 0 20 22 TILLMAN, MARCUS 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 11 23 RYAN, RAY 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 24 PACKWOOD, Nathanael 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 17 32 DOMBROWSKI, AJ 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 34 HEBDA, Patrick 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 8 Team 4 0 4 Totals 21-63 7-20 2-8 12 14 26 22 51 12 21 0 8 200
FG % 1st Half: 10-30 33.3% 2nd half: 11-33 33.3% Game: 21-63 33.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 4-12 33.3% Game: 7-20 35.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 2-8 25.0% 2
DETROIT 106 • 1-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 HOWARD, JR., Juwan f 7-12 4-7 4-4 3 7 10 2 22 4 1 1 0 21 33 BRUINSMA, Evan f 2-7 0-0 8-9 3 4 7 2 12 3 2 1 4 25 15 NJOKU, Ugochukwu c 4-7 0-0 0-2 4 5 9 0 8 0 1 5 4 21 01 WILSON, Anton g 8-9 4-5 1-1 1 0 1 0 21 2 1 2 0 24 23 BRUNDIDGE, Carlton g 1-6 0-3 1-2 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 23 00 SOLANKE, Olumide 0-1 0-0 3-4 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 6 04 ONWENU, Patrick 4-7 0-0 4-4 4 5 9 2 12 1 1 0 1 17 05 GRANT, Matthew 2-7 1-5 5-5 1 3 4 2 10 7 3 0 4 29 11 WILLIAMS, Jarod 5-7 1-2 1-2 0 4 4 0 12 4 2 1 0 22 21 LIPPERT, Jermaine 1-2 0-1 1-1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 12 Team 2 1 3 Totals 34-65 10-23 28-34 19 33 52 12 106 23 14 13 14 200
FG % 1st Half: 17-33 51.5% 2nd half: 17-32 53.1% Game: 34-65 52.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 7-17 41.2% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 10-23 43.5% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 14-16 87.5% 2nd half: 14-18 77.8% Game: 28-34 82.4% 4,1
Officials: Lamont Simpson, Gerald Morrow, Kendal Smith Technical fouls: U-M Dearborn-None. DETROIT-None. Attendance: 1645
Score by periods 1st 2nd Total U-M Dearborn 24 27 51 DETROIT 55 51 106 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics DETROIT vs UConn 11/14/13 7:00 p.m. at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Conn.
DETROIT 55 • (1-2) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 HOWARD, JR., Juwan f 7-16 0-3 0-0 1 5 6 1 14 0 1 1 0 32 33 BRUINSMA, Evan f 1-7 0-3 3-4 3 5 8 4 5 2 4 0 0 34 15 NJOKU, Ugochukwu c 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 2 18 01 WILSON, Anton g 1-5 1-5 0-0 0 3 3 3 3 0 1 0 1 18 23 BRUNDIDGE, Carlton g 2-10 0-3 0-0 1 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 24 00 SOLANKE, Olumide 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 04 ONWENU, Patrick 2-11 0-2 1-2 4 3 7 4 5 0 0 0 1 16 05 GRANT, Matthew 4-9 2-6 5-5 0 1 1 3 15 1 0 0 0 23 11 WILLIAMS, Jarod 2-7 0-1 0-1 1 0 1 2 4 2 3 0 2 23 21 LIPPERT, Jermaine 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 8 Team 3 1 4 Totals 21-69 3-23 10-15 14 20 34 26 55 7 10 3 8 200
FG % 1st Half: 9-32 28.1% 2nd half: 12-37 32.4% Game: 21-69 30.4% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 1-14 7.1% Game: 3-23 13.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 10-15 66.7% 1
UConn 101 • (3-0) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 NOLAN, Phillip f 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 16 02 DANIELS, DeAndre f 4-10 1-2 2-2 2 2 4 2 11 0 0 1 0 15 11 BOATRIGHT, Ryan g 4-7 2-3 2-2 0 6 6 3 12 7 2 0 1 24 13 NAPIER, Shabazz g 3-4 1-1 3-4 2 6 8 1 10 8 3 0 1 22 21 CALHOUN, Omar g 5-9 3-6 4-4 0 2 2 0 17 0 1 0 0 24 03 SAMUEL, Terrence 2-3 0-1 2-5 0 1 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 17 05 GIFFEY, Niels 5-6 3-4 2-2 2 4 6 0 15 0 0 1 0 19 10 OLANDER, Tyler 2-3 1-1 5-5 0 1 1 2 10 0 0 0 0 7 12 FACEY, Kentan 1-2 0-0 0-3 2 5 7 3 2 1 1 1 0 12 14 LENEHAN, Pat 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 KROMAH, Lasan 2-3 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 14 22 TOLKSDORF, Leon 2-5 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 1 10 25 WATTS, Tor 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 35 BRIMAH, Amida 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 14 Team 1 6 7 Totals 35-61 11-19 20-28 11 38 49 14 101 21 9 7 4 200
FG % 1st Half: 15-29 51.7% 2nd half: 20-32 62.5% Game: 35-61 57.4% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 7-11 63.6% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 11-19 57.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 11-13 84.6% 2nd half: 9-15 60.0% Game: 20-28 71.4% 3
Officials: Donnie Eppley, Tom Courtney, Rod Mrakovich Technical fouls: DETROIT-None. UConn-None. Attendance: 8140 2K SPORTS CLASSIC BENEFITING WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT - STORRS REGIONAL ROUND - GAME 1
Score by periods 1st 2nd Total DETROIT 26 29 55 UConn 48 53 101