“When you look good, you play good.” From his days as an amateur and professional basketball player to founding and operating his own sportswear company, it’s a phrase Desmond Ferguson ’00 knows quite well. The former Detroit Mercy student-athlete remembers how similar basketball uniforms looked growing up around sports in …
University of Detroit Mercy has announced its Hall Of Fame Class of 2023 with 13 outstanding individuals and one team that will be remembered forever in Titan history. Detroit Mercy established its Sports Hall of Fame in 1977 to honor the student-athletes, coaches and administrators who have helped develop the …
Antoine Davis became the Horizon League’s all-time leading scorer on Thursday, helping lead Detroit Mercy men’s basketball to a 75-66 road victory over preseason league favorite, Purdue Fort Wayne. Davis made three consecutive 3-pointers in a span of 90 seconds later in the contest to break the record and give the Titans …
Throughout the school year, Pat Higo fields calls for photos and other materials as an archives and special collections librarian at University of Detroit Mercy. But there’s a specific collection Higo receives more requests for than any other and it’s been part of the University’s legacy for decades. “At least …
On Nov. 8, the University lost one of its most cherished Jesuits, Fr. Gerald “Jerry” F. Cavanagh, S.J. He was 91. Fr. Cavanagh was a welcoming and friendly face on the McNichols Campus for 42 years. He welcomed students, staff and faculty alike with an open ear, a 100-watt smile …
Of the nearly 336,000 U.S. Air Force airmen serving on active duty today, fewer than 1% have achieved the rank of colonel and less than a quarter of those are women. Only after dedicating a minimum of 22 years serving in the military and three years in the previous rank …
In 2003, Faye Alexander Nelson ’75, ’81 became the inaugural president and CEO of Detroit RiverFront Conservancy. Most people she talked to about the post told her it was a mistake, and that the project was a fool’s errand. No one wanted to visit downtown Detroit at the time and …
Patrick Kelly, S.J. ’83 has long been invested in sports, from playing them at a high level as a youth and in college to writing and teaching about them. He’s now taking his passion to a higher calling, as he recently was part of an international summit on sports and …
Whether it was laughing at an improv show, touring the historic neighborhoods on a bike, taking in the glow of the Titan Tailgate bonfire, catching up with friends and classmates or enjoying the old-fashioned BBQ, Detroit Mercy’s 2022 Homecoming had something for everyone. Hundreds of people — alumni, students, faculty …
It was 1977. The Titans were thriving. Men’s basketball was coming off a historic year, winning a school-record 25 games, 21 in a row, beating eventual NCAA champion Marquette on the road, and winning a game in the NCAA Tournament. What do we need to take the next step in …
