List of Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball head coaches. There have been 23 head coaches of the Titans in their 117-season history.^[1]^[2]

Detroit Mercy's current head coach is Mark Montgomery. He was hired as the Titans' head coach on April 3rd, 2024,^[3] replacing Mike Davis, who did not return after the 2023–24 season.^[4]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1905–1907	C. B. Lundy	2	4–4	.500
2	1909–1913 1916–1919	Royal R. Campbell	7	49–22	.690
3	1913–1916	Walter Hardy	5	30–10	.750
4	1919–1922	James M. Brown	3	24–28	.462
5	1922–1923	Paul Harbrecht	1	9–7	.563
6	1923–1925	John Barrett	2	15–14	.517
7	1925–1929	Gus Dorais	4	36–30	.545
8	1929–1930	Louis Conroy	1	10–9	.526
9	1930–1946	Lloyd Brazil	16	185–118	.611
10	1946–1948	John Shada	2	19–28	.404
11	1948–1969	Bob Calihan	21	306–237	.564
12	1969–1973	Jim Harding	4	55–45	.550
13	1973–1977	Dick Vitale	4	78–30	.722
14	1977–1979	Smokey Gaines	2	47–10	.825
15	1979–1982	Willie McCarter	3	33–48	.407
16	1982–1987^[a]	Don Sicko	6	57–88	.393
17	1987–1988*	John Mulroy	1	7–20	.259
18	1988–1993	Ricky Byrdsong	5	53–87	.379
19	1993–2008^[b]	Perry Watson	15	261–198	.569
20	2008–2016	Ray McCallum	8	130–132	.496
21	2016–2018	Bacari Alexander	2	16–47	.254
22	2018–2024	Mike Davis	5	59–88	.401
23	2024–Present	Mark Montgomery	1	8–24	.250
Totals		22 coaches	116 seasons	1,468–1,301	.530
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

^ Sicko resigned three games into the 1987–88 season. Mulroy served as interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[5]
^ Watson took a leave of absence in January 2008 for medical reasons. Assistant coach Kevin Mondro oversaw the team in his absence,^[6] but Detroit Mercy credits the team's record during this period to Watson.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "All-Time Coaching Records" (PDF). Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
^ "Mark Montgomery - Men's Basketball Coach". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
^ Crawford, Kirkland (April 3, 2024). "Michigan State basketball's Mark Montgomery hired as Detroit Mercy's head coach". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ Alter, Marlowe. "Mike Davis out as Detroit Mercy men's basketball coach after 6 years, 1-31 season". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
^ Atkins, Harry (March 12, 1988). "University of Detroit Basketball Program Copes With Years Of Losing". Associated Press News. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
^ "UDM basketball coach Perry Watson takes indefinite medical leave". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 7, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

[SickoMulroy-6] Sicko resigned three games into the 1987–88 season. Mulroy served as interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[5]

[Watson-8] Watson took a leave of absence in January 2008 for medical reasons. Assistant coach Kevin Mondro oversaw the team in his absence,^[6] but Detroit Mercy credits the team's record during this period to Watson.^[1]

[RecordBook-1] "All-Time Coaching Records" (PDF). Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

[2] "Mark Montgomery - Men's Basketball Coach". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

[3] Crawford, Kirkland (April 3, 2024). "Michigan State basketball's Mark Montgomery hired as Detroit Mercy's head coach". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[4] Alter, Marlowe. "Mike Davis out as Detroit Mercy men's basketball coach after 6 years, 1-31 season". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

[5] Atkins, Harry (March 12, 1988). "University of Detroit Basketball Program Copes With Years Of Losing". Associated Press News. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

[7] "UDM basketball coach Perry Watson takes indefinite medical leave". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 7, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

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