2015–16 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

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2015–16 Towson Tigers men's basketball
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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
Seasons
« 2014–15 2016–17 »
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, PA 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, NY Graduated

Incoming transfers

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

Recruiting

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dennis Tunstall
PF		 Medford, NJ 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, NJ 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:

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Roster

2015–16 Towson Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
G 0 Josh Ivory 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Baton Rouge CC Alexandria, LA
G 1 Bryon Hawkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Clinton Christian School Fort Washington, MD
G 2 Jordan McNeil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Mount St. Joseph Balimore, MD
G 3 Deshaun Morman (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Coolidge Senior HS Richmond, VA
F/C 5 Walter Foster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Booker T. Washington Atlanta, GA
F 10 John Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Philadelphia, PA
F 11 Dennis Tunstall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Life Center Academy Medford, NJ
F 15 Timajh Parker-Rivera 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr St. Joseph Milford, CT
F 23 Mike Morsell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. John's College HS Fort Washington, MD
F 24 Arnaud William Adala Moto 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Episcopal Yaoundé, Cameroon
G 25 A. J. Astroth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Wharton Tampa, FL
F 33 Eddie Keith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Edgewater Orlando, FL
F 44 Alex Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Coastal Academy Hawthorne, NJ
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, PA
November 16*
7:00 pm		 Morgan State W 69–61  1–1
 SECU Arena (2,351)
Towson, MD
November 19*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Oklahoma State
Charleston Classic quarterfinals		 L 52–69  1–2
 TD Arena (1,760)
Charleston, SC
November 20*
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Ole Miss
Charleston Classic consolation round		 L 60–76  1–3
 TD Arena (1,220)
Charleston, SC
November 22*
1:30 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Bradley
Charleston Classic 7th place game		 W 62–60  2–3
 TD Arena (1,553)
Charleston, SC
November 25*
7:00 pm		 Gallaudet W 88–45  3–3
 SECU Arena (1,137)
Towson, MD
November 28*
4:00 pm		 at Coppin State W 81–77  4–3
 Physical Education Complex (1,201)
Baltimore, MD
December 2*
7:00 pm		 George Mason W 75–54  5–3
 SECU Arena (1,562)
Towson, MD
December 5*
2:00 pm		 Sacred Heart W 82–74  6–3
 SECU Arena (1,303)
Towson, MD
December 8*
7:30 pm		 at Loyola W 65–54  7–3
 Reitz Arena (892)
Baltimore, MD
December 18*
8:00 pm		 at Fairleigh Dickinson L 68–69  7–4
 Rothman Center (547)
Hackensack, NJ
December 20*
4:30 pm		 Rio Grande W 88–47  8–4
 SECU Arena (1,660)
Towson, MD
December 23*
2:00 pm		 UMBC W 91–65  9–4
 SECU Arena (1,224)
Towson, MD
CAA Regular Season
December 31
4:00 pm		 at William & Mary W 76–69  10–4
(1–0)		 Kaplan Arena (2,531)
Williamsburg, VA
January 2
7:00 pm		 Hofstra L 58–90  10–5
(1–1)		 SECU Arena (2,331)
Towson, MD
January 7
7:00 pm		 UNC Wilmington W 76–60  11–5
(2–1)		 SECU Arena (1,381)
Towson, MD
January 9
4:00 pm		 at James Madison L 59-73  11–6
(2–2)		 JMU Convocation Center (3,197)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 14
7:00 pm		 at Delaware W 79–77  12–6
(3–2)		 Bob Carpenter Center (1,727)
Newark, DE
January 16
4:00 pm, CSN		 Drexel W 69–50  13–6
(4–2)		 SECU Arena (2,000)
Towson, MD
January 21
6:00 pm, CSN		 College of Charleston L 37–40  13–7
(4–3)		 SECU Arena (1,466)
Towson, MD
January 23
1:00 pm		 at Northeastern W 79–72  14–7
(5–3)		 Matthews Arena (1,187)
Boston, MA
January 28
7:00 pm		 at Drexel W 77–70  15–7
(6–3)		 Daskalakis Athletic Center (962)
Philadelphia, PA
January 30
2:00 pm, CSN		 Delaware W 101–97 OT 16–7
(7–3)		 SECU Arena (3,115)
Towson, MD
February 4
7:30 pm		 at College of Charleston L 47–65  16–8
(7–4)		 TD Arena (2,538)
Charleston, SC
February 6
6:00 pm, CSN		 at Elon W 81–77  17–8
(8–4)		 Alumni Gym (1,479)
Elon, NC
February 11
7:00 pm		 Northeastern L 44–47  17–9
(8–5)		 SECU Arena (1,578)
Towson, MD
February 13
4:00 pm, CSN		 William & Mary W 99–82  18–9
(9–5)		 SECU Arena (2,334)
Towson, MD
February 18
7:00 pm		 at Hofstra L 82–84  18–10
(9–6)		 Hofstra Arena (1,958)
Hempstead, NY
February 20
2:00 pm, CSN		 Elon W 67–56  19–10
(10–6)		 SECU Arena (2,736)
Towson, MD
February 25
8:00 pm, CSN		 James Madison W 69–67  20–10
(11–6)		 SECU Arena (2,546)
Towson, MD
February 27
1:00 pm		 at UNC Wilmington L 68–74  20–11
(11–7)		 Trask Coliseum (4,791)
Wilmington, NC
CAA Tournament
March 5
8:30 pm, CSN		 vs. Northeastern
Quarterfinals		 L 60–71  20–12
 Royal Farms Arena (3,450)
Baltimore, MD
Vegas 16
March 28*
9:00 pm, CBSSN		 vs. Oakland
Quarterfinals		 L 72–90  20–13
 Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.towsontigers.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball
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