2025–26 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team

2025–26 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball
2025–26 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	5–7 (2–1 Horizon)
Head coach	Mark Montgomery (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Lamar Chapman; Mike Peck; LaMonta Stone; Chris MacMartin; Ian Jones; Collyn Richardson;
Home arena	Calihan Hall

2025–26 Horizon League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Milwaukee	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	6	.500
Oakland	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	7	.462
Robert Morris	2	–	1	.667	10	–	4	.714
Youngstown State	2	–	1	.667	8	–	5	.615
Purdue Fort Wayne	2	–	1	.667	8	–	6	.571
Detroit Mercy	2	–	1	.667	5	–	7	.417
Wright State	1	–	1	.500	5	–	7	.417
Northern Kentucky	1	–	2	.333	9	–	5	.643
Green Bay	1	–	2	.333	6	–	7	.462
IU Indy	0	–	3	.000	4	–	9	.308
Cleveland State	0	–	3	.000	4	–	10	.286

† 2026 Horizon League tournament winner As of December 21, 2025

The 2025–26 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team represents the University of Detroit Mercy during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by second-year head coach Mark Montgomery, play their home games at Calihan Hall in Detroit, Michigan as members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

The Titans finished the 2024–25 season 8–24, 4–16 in Horizon League play, to finish in tenth place.^[1] They were defeated by Northern Kentucky in the first round of the Horizon League tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 8, 2025, the Horizon League released their preseason poll. Detroit Mercy was picked to finish ninth in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

Horizon League Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	Milwaukee	428 (24)
2	Oakland	384 (7)
3	Youngstown State	364 (2)
4	Robert Morris	345 (8)
5	Purdue Fort Wayne	287 (1)
6	Northern Kentucky	274
7	Wright State	221
8	Cleveland State	217 (2)
9	Detroit Mercy	176
10	IU Indy	115
11	Green Bay	93
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-Horizon League Teams

Preseason All-Horizon League Teams
Team	Player	Position	Year
First	Orlando Lovejoy	Guard	Senior

Source:^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Tyler Spratt	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Cleveland State	Farmington, Michigan
G/F	2	Je'kel Cotton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Lima Senior High School	Lima, Ohio
G/F	4	Keshawn Fisher	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Overtime Elite	Detroit, Michigan
G	5	Orlando Lovejoy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Eastern Michigan	Detroit, Michigan
C	6	Xavier Istomin-Monroe	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Royal Crown Academic School	Sydney, Australia
G/F	7	Ayden Carter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Walsh	Fremont, Ohio
G	10	Nate Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Grand Rapids Christian High School	Grand Rapids, Michigan
G	11	Lance Stone	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Renaissance High School	Detroit, Michigan
G	13	Jared Lary	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Aquinas	Grand Rapids, Michigan
F	20	London Maiden	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Blinn College	Cleveland, Ohio
F	23	Legend Geeter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Eastern Michigan	River Rouge, Michigan
G	25	Zak Abdalla	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Trinity Prep	Las Vegas, Nevada
F	30	Ryan Kalambay	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Fort Erie Academy	Brampton, Ontario
G	33	TJ Nadeau	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Detroit Catholic Central High School	South Lyon, Michigan

Head coach

Mark Montgomery (Michigan State)

Assistant coach(es)

Lamar Chapman (Lane College)
Mike Peck (Northwood)
LaMonta Stone (UM–Dearborn)
Chris MacMartin (Northern Illinois)
Ian Jones (East Carolina)
Collyn Richardson (Toledo)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 23, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2025* 7:00 pm	Grand Valley State	W 86–70	–	17 – Nadeau	8 – Johnson	4 – Lovejoy	Calihan Hall (1,011) Detroit, MI
October 30, 2025* 5:00 pm	vs. Central State Horatio Williams Foundation Hoops & Culture Event	W 75–67	–	21 – Lovejoy	10 – Maiden	4 – Lovejoy	Wayne State Fieldhouse Detroit, MI
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at UIC	L 71–91	0–1	18 – Carter	5 – Tied	3 – Lovejoy	Credit Union 1 Arena (1,155) Chicago, IL
November 7, 2025* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at Notre Dame	L 70–102	0–2	24 – Nadeau	7 – Tied	6 – Lovejoy	Joyce Center (7,608) Notre Dame, IN
November 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Cleary	W 92–54	1–2	16 – Nadeau	10 – Cotton	6 – Stone	Calihan Hall (1,001) Detroit, MI
November 15, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Toledo	L 83−90	1−3	18 – Lovejoy	8 – Spratt	5 – Lovejoy	Savage Arena (3,797) Toledo, OH
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Michigan	L 62−72	1−4	20 – Lovejoy	6 – Lovejoy	2 – Lovejoy	Calihan Hall (1,839) Detroit, MI
November 21, 2025* 6:30 pm, BTN	at No. 17 Michigan State	L 56–84	1–5	14 – Lovejoy	6 – Geeter	4 – Lovejoy	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
November 23, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at DePaul	L 75–95	1–6	14 – Nadeau	5 – Geeter	7 – Stone	Wintrust Arena (3,339) Chichago, IL
November 29, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Niagara	W 70–66	2–6	16 – Maiden	8 – Maiden	4 – Tied	Gallagher Center (747) Lewiston, NY
December 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	IU Indy	W 92–78	3–6 (1–0)	21 – Carter	9 – Maiden	4 – Tied	Calihan Hall (787) Detroit, MI
December 6, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cleveland State	W 71–59	4–6 (2–0)	26 – Nadeau	9 – Geeter	6 – Lovejoy	Wolstein Center (1,655) Cleveland, OH
December 14, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Purdue Fort Wayne	L 77–81	4–7 (2–1)	16 – Nadeau	9 – Fisher	3 – Geeter	Memorial Coliseum (2,383) Fort Wayne, IN
December 20, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Siena Heights	W 91–60	5–7	20 – Nadeau	7 – Kalambay	3 – Lovejoy	Calihan Hall (1,313) Detroit, MI
December 29, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Youngstown State						Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
January 2, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Robert Morris						Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
January 9, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Wright State						Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
January 11, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Cleveland State						Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Kentucky						Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at IU Indy						The Jungle Indianapolis, IN
January 21, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Purdue Fort Wayne						Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
January 24, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Oakland Metro Series						Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
January 30, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Kentucky						Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
February 4, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Milwaukee						UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Green Bay						Resch Center Ashwaubenon, WI
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Wright State						Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
February 15, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Youngstown State						Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
February 20, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Milwaukee						Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
February 22, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Green Bay						Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
February 25, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Robert Morris						UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA
February 28, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Oakland Metro Series						OU Credit Union O'rena Auburn Hills, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
^ "NKU advances in the Horizon League Tournament with rout of Detroit Mercy". WLWT. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Milwaukee Earns Top Spot in 2025-26 Under Armour #HLMBB Preseason Poll". Horizon League. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
^ "Detroit Mercy Titans 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

[2] "NKU advances in the Horizon League Tournament with rout of Detroit Mercy". WLWT. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

[poll-3] "Milwaukee Earns Top Spot in 2025-26 Under Armour #HLMBB Preseason Poll". Horizon League. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

[5] "Detroit Mercy Titans 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

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