Coach Jim Hardin's four-year contract was up in 1973 and the University of Detroit needed to look elsewhere for a new head men's basketball coach. Hardin's four years at University of Detroit came after legendary coach Bob Calihan's long tenure. Hardin was a military man, and he brought […]

The man who did so much for the University of Detroit was immortalized on its basketball court Monday night. But it was what the university did for him that had Dick Vitale in tears earlier that afternoon. "This city was so good to me," he said, crying, during a press […]

What's on your Christmas list this year? An Ipad? Laptop? Maybe a pony? Fans of NBA basketball are sure to get exactly what they are looking for when their favorite players hit the hardwood once again on Christmas day. There will be five games, including marquee matchups such as Derrick […]

Check their Vital(e) signs. The Titans have a heartbeat again! Dick Vitale may have left his name on the court in Calihan Hall Monday night but the mark he left on the Titans' season was much more important. Detroit limped into Monday's contest losers of five of its last six […]

With less than three weeks to the Dec. 5 nationally televised Dick Vitale Court dedication against St. John's, UDM is gearing up for one of the most important on-campus events in quite some time. "From an athletic standpoint, it will be the biggest event on campus probably in close to […]

When I first had the opportunity to meet Dick Vitale in the 1970s, I was a junior high school player at the University of Detroit High School. The university's men's basketball team was using our high school gym to hold practice sessions. After our practice was over, I would stay […]