Gaines, ex-Globetrotter, college coach, dies at 80
David "Smokey" Gaines, the former Harlem Globetrotters and ABA player who coached at Detroit-Mercy and San Diego State, has died. He was 80.
2020 ScheduleAll times ET
2020 Schedule
9th in Horizon
- 11/10L 84-65
- 11/17L 87-65
- 11/19L 76-49
- 11/24W 86-74
- 11/25L 81-62
- 11/30L 91-81
- 12/3L 92-57
- 12/7L 55-51
- 12/10L 110-71
- 12/14L 80-72
- 12/19L 74-61
- 12/21W 81-55
- 12/28L 78-69
- 12/301L 93-72
- 1/3W 66-58
- 1/5L 70-69
- 1/9L 64-59
- 1/11L 69-67
- 1/16W 90-84
- 1/18L 83-80
- 1/23W 76-64
- 1/25W 70-69
- 1/31L 77-64
- 2/6L 98-86
- 2/8L 84-65
- 2/13L 76-72
- 2/15L 67-66
- 2/21L 84-67
- 2/23W 79-73
- 2/27L 84-67
- 2/29W 90-88
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Davis scores season-high 43 in Detroit Mercy's 90-88 victory
Antoine Davis scored a season-high 43 points and his two free throws with 5.3 seconds remaining provided the winning points in Detroit Mercy's 90-88 victory over IUPUI on Saturday in a regular-season finale.
Boahen scores 19 to lead UIC past Detroit Mercy 84-67
Godwin Boahen had 19 points off the bench to carry Illinois-Chicago to an 84-67 win over Detroit Mercy on Thursday night.
Detroit Mercy's appeal of postseason ban denied
Detroit Mercy's appeal of its postseason ban for men's basketball has been denied.
Davis scores 27, Detroit Mercy holds off Milwaukee 79-73
Antoine Davis scored 27 points, Marquise Moore added 18 more and Detroit Mercy rallied past Milwaukee 79-73 on Sunday, ending a six-game losing streak.
McCloud has 32 to carry Green Bay over Detroit Mercy 84-67
JayQuan McCloud tied his career high with 32 points as Green Bay defeated Detroit Mercy 84-67 on Friday night.
Patton's late 3 in OT sends Cleveland St. past Detroit Mercy
Algevon Eichelber scored 17 points and Deante Johnson scored 15 and Cleveland State beat Detroit Mercy 67-66 in overtime on Saturday.
Covington, Bohannon lift Youngstown St. past Detroit 76-72
Garrett Covington had 16 points to lead five players in double figures and Youngstown State held off Detroit Mercy 76-72 on Thursday night.
Send-half run sends N. Kentucky racing from Detroit Mercy
Jalen Tate scored 24 points and Tyler Sharpe scored 17 and Northern Kentucky pulled away from Detroit Mercy in the second half for an 84-65 win on Saturday.
Wampler scores 25 as Wright State defeats Detroit 98-86
Bill Wampler had 25 points as Wright State won its eighth straight home game, beating Detroit Mercy 98-86 on Thursday night.
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Williams scores 37 to carry Oakland over Detroit 77-64
Rashad Williams had a career-high 37 points with seven 3-pointers as Oakland beat Detroit 77-64 on Friday night.
LeGrand hits game-winner, Detroit edges UIC 70-69
Alonde LeGrand scored the go-ahead basket with .4 seconds remaining and Detroit-Mercy defeated Illinois-Chicago 70-69 on Saturday.
Detroit Mercy hands IUPUI its 4th straight loss, 76-64
Antoine Davis had 27 points as Detroit Mercy beat IUPUI 76-64 on Thursday night.
Davis, McCloud help Green Bay hold off Detroit Mercy 83-80
Amari Davis scored 19 points, JayQuan McCloud brushed up against a triple-double and Green Bay held off Detroit Mercy 83-80 on Saturday, surviving two 3-point shots in the final four seconds.
'You can't say it's because of my dad anymore': Brad Calipari finds himself -- and the court -- in Detroit
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Davis propels Detroit Mercy to 90-84 win over Milwaukee
Antoine Davis hit six 3-pointers and scored 29 points and Detroit Mercy jumped out to a big first-half lead and held off Milwaukee 90-84 on Thursday night.
Bohannon jumper lifts Youngstown past Detroit Mercy 69-67
Naz Bohannon hit a 20-foot jumper from the right baseline with 22.8 seconds to play and Youngstown State edged Detroit Mercy 69-67 on Saturday.
Beaudion leads Cleveland State past Detroit 64-59
Craig Beaudion scored 17 points and Cleveland State beat Detroit 64-59 on Thursday night.
Love, Hall lift Wright State over Detroit Mercy 70-69
Loudon Love scored 23 points and grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds and Jaylon Hall hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining in the game to lift Wright State to a 70-69 victory over Detroit Mercy on Sunday.
Miller leads balanced Detroit Mercy past N. Kentucky 66-58
Justin Miller dominated inside with 18 points, six rebounds and five assists, led four players into double figures and Detroit Mercy topped defending Horizon League champ Northern Kentucky 66-58 on Friday night.
Petrusev leads No. 1 Gonzaga over Detroit Mercy 93-72
Filip Petrusev scored 22 points as top-ranked Gonzaga beat Detroit Mercy 93-72 on Monday night to wrap up the non-conference season.
Hill-Mais' 21 pts. sparks Oakland past Detroit Mercy 84-71
Xavier Hill-Mais recorded 21 points and 10 rebounds as Oakland won its Horizon League opener by beating rival Detroit Mercy 84-71 on Saturday afternoon.
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2019-20 Horizon Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 15-3 | - | 25-7 |
| Northern Kentucky | 13-5 | 2 | 23-9 |
| Green Bay | 11-7 | 4 | 17-16 |
| Youngstown State | 10-8 | 5 | 18-15 |
| UIC | 10-8 | 5 | 18-17 |
| Oakland | 8-10 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Milwaukee | 7-11 | 8 | 12-19 |
| Cleveland State | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| Detroit Mercy | 6-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
| IUPUI | 3-15 | 12 | 7-25 |
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Team Stats
Points Per Game70.2232nd
Rebounds Per Game36.1177th
Assists Per Game10.4420th
Points Allowed78.1
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 3-6 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 6 |