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UDM’s Ray McCallum, Jr. to forego senior year, enter NBA Draft

| April 28, 2013 | 12:58 pm | 1 Comment
UDM’s Ray McCallum, Jr. to forego senior year, enter NBA Draft

The 2012 Horizon League Player of the Year will not be around to go back-to-back.  Detroit Mercy guard Ray McCallum, Jr. has announced that he will forego his senior year of eligibility and enter the NBA Draft.  In a move [...]

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Detroit Mercy’s Ray McCallum Jr. wins Horizon League Player of the Year

| March 4, 2013 | 10:01 pm | 0 Comments
Detroit Mercy’s Ray McCallum Jr. wins Horizon League Player of the Year

As someone who has been to ten University of Detroit Mercy home games this season, there was no doubt in my mind that Titans junior point guard Ray McCallum, Jr. was the best player in the Horizon League this year. [...]

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UDM’s Doug Anderson’s two monster jams vs. Cleveland State

| February 12, 2013 | 11:33 pm | 1 Comment
UDM’s Doug Anderson’s two monster jams vs. Cleveland State

Stop me if you have heard this before, Doug Anderson had two monster dunks tonight.  Anderson had enough of Detroit Mercy’s 92-62 win over Cleveland State Tuesday night, so he decided to leave the gym…through [...]

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“Dunking Doug Anderson” – best dunker in the country – compilation video

| January 23, 2013 | 10:02 am | 1 Comment
“Dunking Doug Anderson” – best dunker in the country – compilation video

University of Detroit Mercy’s Doug Anderson is the best dunker in the college game.  And he’s certainly been celebrated on this site before  (here, here, here and the nastiest one – here).  And my red [...]

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Doug Anderson’s three monster alley oops vs. Syracuse (VIDEO)

| December 17, 2012 | 8:41 pm | 3 Comments
Doug Anderson’s three monster alley oops vs. Syracuse (VIDEO)

Syracuse invited the Detroit Mercy Titans to town because the Carrier Dome roof needed a cleaning.  Titans senior skywalker Doug Anderson provided that service as well as his weekly monster dunk from a lob from P.J. Boutte. [...]

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UDM accuses Syracuse of cooling off Carrier Dome for practice

| December 16, 2012 | 10:56 pm | 1 Comment
UDM accuses Syracuse of cooling off Carrier Dome for practice

Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim will have a shot for his 900th career victory Monday night as the Orange face the University of Detroit Mercy at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. Syracuse plays UDM at home Monday and then [...]

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Doug Anderson throws down half-court alley oop lob (VIDEO)

| December 10, 2012 | 10:57 pm | 1 Comment
Doug Anderson throws down half-court alley oop lob (VIDEO)

What goes up, must come down.  And if University of Detroit Mercy’s Doug Anderson has anything to do with it, the “what” will come down hard.  Monday night against Alabama State, Ray McCallum Jr. threw [...]

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Detroit Mercy’s Doug Anderson throws down 360 windmill

| March 16, 2012 | 3:17 am | 1 Comment
Detroit Mercy’s Doug Anderson throws down 360 windmill

If you haven’t seen University of Detroit Mercy junior forward Doug Anderson play, you aren’t looking high enough. With a vertical leap equal to a the Challenger space shuttle, Anderson has throw down a dunk or [...]

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The Detroit Mercy Titans are going dancing.

| March 7, 2012 | 4:36 am | 2 Comments
The Detroit Mercy Titans are going dancing.

Just four seasons ago, Ray McCallum, Sr. went 7-23 overall and 2-16 in the Horizon League conference during his first season at the helm of the University of Detroit Mercy men’s basketball program. After adding the [...]

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Detroit Mercy half court shot for a trip to South Beach

| February 19, 2012 | 3:35 am | 0 Comments
Detroit Mercy half court shot for a trip to South Beach

Saturday afternoon, the name of a University of Detroit Mercy basketball fan was selected out of a hat. After signing up for a contest put on by Detroit radio station 98.7 Amp Radio, the lucky contestant was a half court [...]

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Video: Detroit Mercy’s Doug Anderson nasty monster dunk

| February 3, 2012 | 1:40 am | 4 Comments
Video: Detroit Mercy’s Doug Anderson nasty monster dunk

University of Detroit Mercy small forward Doug Anderson has been cleared for take off. Anderson, a 6’6″ junior college transfer from Mott Community College, is the best athlete Detroit basketball has seen in the [...]

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Detroit Mercy dedicates court to Dick Vitale

| December 6, 2011 | 4:02 pm | 0 Comments
Detroit Mercy dedicates court to Dick Vitale

Monday night was a magical night at Calihan Hall on the campus of the University of Detroit Mercy. A place that is used to hosting men’s basketball games in front of two to three thousand fans received double that [...]

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Detroit Mercy guard Ray McCallum, Jr. scores on bounce shot

| November 29, 2011 | 3:02 pm | 1 Comment
Detroit Mercy guard Ray McCallum, Jr. scores on bounce shot

Nobody knew about this play over the weekend because the University of Detroit Mercy doesn’t seem to know how to get their men’s basketball program publicity. No one is expecting to see them on ESPN or even ESPNU [...]

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Daughters of Calihan Hall do not want "Dick Vitale Court"

| June 28, 2011 | 4:02 pm | 0 Comments
Daughters of Calihan Hall do not want "Dick Vitale Court"

The daughters of the late Bob Calihan – former University of Detroit athletic director, men’s basketball coach, the school’s first All-American player and namesake for the University of Detroit [...]

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