2011-2012 Season Preview: Detroit

Filed under Season Preview on November 4th, 2011

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The 2011-2012 season kicks off for Detroit basketball in Detroit on November 11 against Lake Erie. The Titans are looking to match or perhaps beat last season's run. They'll be returning players who gave them 99% of total their minutes last season and adding the contributions of only one incoming freshman.
Detroit finished last year with an overall record of 14-14

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, placing 5th in the Horizon with their 10-8 conference record. The Titans will have to get by without Connor Clark (1 MPG), who left the team.

Familiar faces for the Titans are sophomore Ray McCallum (13.5 points/game), senior Chase Simon (13.5 points/game), senior Eli Holman (1.6 blocked shots/game), senior Nick Minnerath (11.2 points/game), and junior Jason Calliste (1.2 assists/game).

The Titans get new blood, freshman 5-8 P.J. Boutte. Also coming aboard are 6-4 junior Brandon Romain, 6-5 junior Doug Anderson, and 6-6 sophomore Juwan Howard Jr. (transferred from Western Michigan).

The Titans go up against one AP preseason Top 25 opponent, at #19 Alabama on December 11th. Detroit kicks off Horizon play on December 1st against Youngstown State.

• Since 2001, Detroit has an overall winning percentage of 47.4%.
• The Titans have an average conference finish of 7.8 over the last 5 seasons. Over the past 15 the team has an average finish of 4.3.
• The average final RPI (last year) of opponents on this year's schedule is 141.5.
• This year's opponent with the highest RPI from last year is Notre Dame (#10).
• This year's opponent with the lowest RPI from last year is Youngstown State (#294).

Tags: Connor Clark, Ray McCallum, Chase Simon, Eli Holman, Nick Minnerath, Jason Calliste, P.J. Boutte, Brandon Romain, Doug Anderson, Juwan Howard Jr.