Saturday, July 27, 2024
After a second straight season finishing below .500, coach Ray McCallum is on the hot seat. He has now officially lost more games than he has won while in Detroit. A 15-18 record in 2014-15, including a seventh-place Horizon League finish, could prove to be the penultimate straw in his […]
Jalen Gibson is one of three freshmen on the men’s basketball team. Continuing with his “entrance interview” series on incoming Titans, VN sports writer Karic Jones sat down with Gibson. Jalen, you played at River Rouge. Are you from there or did you move to River Rouge for high […]
When it comes to a sports program, there are always people doing a lot of things behind the scenes. Two graduate assistants (GAs) – Matthew Hasse and Kal Riebau – play a key role with the Titan men’s basketball program. Players know they help with film, practice, class attendance and […]
Dr. Ivan Joseph is a well known sports psychologist and the athletic director at Ryerson University. Before he was at Ryerson, he was a national championship wining soccer coach. Joseph has recruited many players in his days as a coach, interacted with many more as an athletic director, and impacted […]
Why did you choose Detroit? McFolley: The team treated me like family. Coach Mac (Ray McCallum) has had players in the NBA and overseas. I also wanted to be close to home. Blackshear: Me and Josh wanted to play together so I thought Detroit the best fit and I committed. […]
While this past summer was fun and I enjoyed all the traveling and playing I did, school is back in full effect. Classes are moving pretty fast, and it is the time until basketball season begins. Over these first weeks back to school, things have been going well. Being a […]
After a heartbreaking loss in the Horizon League Championship last spring, the UDM women’s tennis team hopes to bounce back under new head coach Aaron Paajanen. “They were disappointed last year … with being so close and not making it,” said Paajanen. “They want to compete for that league title.” […]
After the departure of the women’s basketball coach after last season, University of Detroit Mercy Athletics Director Robert Vowels was faced with the task of filling the position. On May 5, Vowels made the announcement that he had found the person for the job. Just one day following the announcement […]
It was a very busy summer for me with all the traveling and workouts I had going on. I was fortunate enough to be one of 27 college players across the country invited to the Nike Skills Academy in Los Angeles. It was a great learning experience because of the […]
Even though competition and conference meets for track and field are just in the spring, the commitment to the sport is year round. These student-athletes work hard, practice, travel and run year-round in order to prepare for their spring season, which involves both indoor and outdoor competition. The Horizon League is […]
