The 2016–17 Detroit Titans men's basketball team, also known as Detroit Mercy, represented the

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during the

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. The Titans, led by first-year head coach

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, played their home games at

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 8–23, 6–12 in Horizon League play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they lost to

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in the first round.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2015–16 season 16–15, 9–9 in Horizon League play to finish in sixth place. They defeated

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in the Rirst Round of the Horizon League tournament to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Wright State. On April 1, 2016, head coach

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was fired. He finished at Detroit with an eight-year record of 130–132. On April 22, Bacari Alexander was hired as head coach.

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting class of 2016

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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