Award in 2000 and was inducted to the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. In 2011, Detroit Mercy named its basketball court at Calihan Hall in his honor. Highlights from the Detroit Mercy Titans men's and women's basketball teams include appearances in the 2011-12 postseason. The women's basketball team participated in the WNIT Tournament for the first time ever and finished with its first 20-win season (20-14) since 1997, when the team made its only NCAA Tournament appearance. The men's basketball team captured the 2011-12 Horizon League Championship and reached the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in its history and first since 1999. Detroit Mercy has been a host institution for several NCAA Tournament men's basketball games. The university hosted the 2008 NCAA Midwest Regional and 2009 NCAA Final Four, played at Ford Field, as well as the 2018 NCAA First and Second Round games, played at Little Caesar's Arena. In 2021, Detroit Mercy and Oakland University will team up to co-host the 2021 NCAA First and Second Round games, scheduled to be played at Little Caesar's Arena. All home basketball games feature the Titan Pep Band. Football Detroit Titans football was played from 1896 to 1964. The team staked a claim to college football's national championship with a 9–0 record in 1928. Gus Dorais, coach of the Titans from 1925 to 1942, was inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954. He also coached the NFL's Detroit Lions. Notable people University of Detroit Mercy and its predecessor institutions have graduated or employed many notable people over the years. See the main article for some examples: Photo galleries McNichols Campus Corktown Campus (School of Dentistry) Riverfront Campus (School of Law) See also Detroit Collaborative Design Center of the University of Detroit Mercy Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy had a common early history with the university. Detroit Titans track and field Detroit Mercy Titans List of Jesuit sites References Further reading External links Detroit Mercy Athletics website Library holdings of books, maps, etc, relating to the University of Detroit and the University of Detroit Mercy University of Detroit Mercy Detroit Catholic universities and colleges in Michigan Educational institutions established in 1877 1877 establishments in Michigan Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities University of Detroit Mercy University of Detroit Mercy University of Detroit Mercy