2015–16 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

2015–16 Towson Tigers men's basketball
Vegas 16, Quarterfinals
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2015–16 record 20–13 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach Pat Skerry (5th year)
Assistant coach Kevin Clark
Assistant coach Jim McCarthy
Assistant coach Bruce Shingler
Home arena SECU Arena
2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Hofstra 14 4   .778     24 10   .706
UNC Wilmington 14 4   .778     25 8   .758
Towson 11 7   .611     20 13   .606
James Madison 11 7   .611     21 11   .656
William & Mary 11 7   .611     20 11   .645
Northeastern 9 9   .500     18 15   .545
College of Charleston 8 10   .444     17 14   .548
Elon 7 11   .389     16 16   .500
Drexel 3 15   .167     6 25   .194
Delaware 2 16   .111     7 23   .233
2016 CAA Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Towson Tigers men's basketball team represented Towson University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth year head coach Pat Skerry, played their home games at SECU Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament to CAA Tournament. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Oakland.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 12–20, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in ninth place. They were eliminated in the first round of the CAA Tournament where they lost to Elon.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Four McGlynn 4 G 6'2" 180 RS Junior York, Pennsylvania Transferred to Rhode Island
Alex Gavrilovic 11 F 6'9" 245 Senior Strasbourg, France Graduated
Jamel Flash 44 F 6'10" 220 RS Senior West Hempstead, New York Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Deshaun Morman 3 G 6'3" 195 Sophomore Richmond, Virginia Cincinnati

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dennis Tunstall
PF
Medford, New Jersey Life Center Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 18, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Alex Thomas
PF
Hawthorne, New Jersey Coastal Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 21, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 62
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2015–16 Towson Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Ivory, JoshJosh Ivory 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Baton Rouge CC Alexandria, Louisiana
G 1 Hawkins, BryonBryon Hawkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Clinton Christian School Fort Washington, Maryland
G 2 McNeil, JordanJordan McNeil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Mount St. Joseph Baltimore
G 3 Morman, DeshaunDeshaun Morman (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Coolidge Senior HS Richmond, Virginia
F/C 5 Foster, WalterWalter Foster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Booker T. Washington Atlanta
F 10 Davis, JohnJohn Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Philadelphia
F 11 Tunstall, DennisDennis Tunstall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Life Center Academy Medford, New Jersey
F 15 Parker-Rivera, TimajhTimajh Parker-Rivera 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr St. Joseph Milford, Connecticut
F 23 Morsell, MikeMike Morsell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. John's College HS Fort Washington, Maryland
F 24 William Adala Moto, ArnaudArnaud William Adala Moto 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Episcopal Yaoundé, Cameroon
G 25 Astroth, A. J.A. J. Astroth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Wharton Tampa, Florida
F 33 Keith, EddieEddie Keith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Edgewater Orlando, Florida
F 44 Thomas, AlexAlex Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Coastal Academy Hawthorne, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: July 28, 2015

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-Conference Regular season

November 14*
3:00 pm
at La Salle L 76–78  0–1
Tom Gola Arena (3,400)
Philadelphia

November 16*
7:00 pm
Morgan State W 69–61  1–1
SECU Arena (2,351)
Towson, Maryland

November 19*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Oklahoma State
Charleston Classic quarterfinals
L 52–69  1–2
TD Arena (1,760)
Charleston, South Carolina

November 20*
3:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Ole Miss
Charleston Classic consolation round
L 60–76  1–3
TD Arena (1,220)
Charleston, South Carolina

November 22*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Bradley
Charleston Classic 7th place game
W 62–60  2–3
TD Arena (1,553)
Charleston, South Carolina

November 25*
7:00 pm
Gallaudet W 88–45  3–3
SECU Arena (1,137)
Towson, Maryland

November 28*
4:00 pm
at Coppin State W 81–77  4–3
Physical Education Complex (1,201)
Baltimore

December 2*
7:00 pm
George Mason W 75–54  5–3
SECU Arena (1,562)
Towson, Maryland

December 5*
2:00 pm
Sacred Heart W 82–74  6–3
SECU Arena (1,303)
Towson, Maryland

December 8*
7:30 pm
at Loyola W 65–54  7–3
Reitz Arena (892)
Baltimore, Maryland

December 18*
8:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 68–69  7–4
Rothman Center (547)
Hackensack, New Jersey

December 20*
4:30 pm
Rio Grande W 88–47  8–4
SECU Arena (1,660)
Towson, Maryland

December 23*
2:00 pm
UMBC W 91–65  9–4
SECU Arena (1,224)
Towson, Maryland
CAA Regular Season

December 31
4:00 pm
at William & Mary W 76–69  10–4
(1–0)
Kaplan Arena (2,531)
Williamsburg, Virginia

January 2
7:00 pm
Hofstra L 58–90  10–5
(1–1)
SECU Arena (2,331)
Towson, Maryland

January 7
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 76–60  11–5
(2–1)
SECU Arena (1,381)
Towson, Maryland

January 9
4:00 pm
at James Madison L 59-73  11–6
(2–2)
JMU Convocation Center (3,197)
Harrisonburg, Virginia

January 14
7:00 pm
at Delaware W 79–77  12–6
(3–2)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,727)
Newark, Delaware

January 16
4:00 pm, CSN
Drexel W 69–50  13–6
(4–2)
SECU Arena (2,000)
Towson, Maryland

January 21
6:00 pm, CSN
College of Charleston L 37–40  13–7
(4–3)
SECU Arena (1,466)
Towson, Maryland

January 23
1:00 pm
at Northeastern W 79–72  14–7
(5–3)
Matthews Arena (1,187)
Boston

January 28
7:00 pm
at Drexel W 77–70  15–7
(6–3)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (962)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

January 30
2:00 pm, CSN
Delaware W 101–97 OT 16–7
(7–3)
SECU Arena (3,115)
Towson, Maryland

February 4
7:30 pm
at College of Charleston L 47–65  16–8
(7–4)
TD Arena (2,538)
Charleston, South Carolina

February 6
6:00 pm, CSN
at Elon W 81–77  17–8
(8–4)
Alumni Gym (1,479)
Elon, North Carolina

February 11
7:00 pm
Northeastern L 44–47  17–9
(8–5)
SECU Arena (1,578)
Towson, Maryland

February 13
4:00 pm, CSN
William & Mary W 99–82  18–9
(9–5)
SECU Arena (2,334)
Towson, Maryland

February 18
7:00 pm
at Hofstra L 82–84  18–10
(9–6)
Hofstra Arena (1,958)
Hempstead, New York

February 20
2:00 pm, CSN
Elon W 67–56  19–10
(10–6)
SECU Arena (2,736)
Towson, Maryland

February 25
8:00 pm, CSN
James Madison W 69–67  20–10
(11–6)
SECU Arena (2,546)
Towson, Maryland

February 27
1:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington L 68–74  20–11
(11–7)
Trask Coliseum (4,791)
Wilmington, North Carolina
CAA Tournament

March 5
8:30 pm, CSN
vs. Northeastern
Quarterfinals
L 60–71  20–12
Royal Farms Arena (3,450)
Baltimore
Vegas 16

March 28*
9:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Oakland
Quarterfinals
L 72–90  20–13
Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, Nevada
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

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