2015–16 Towson Tigers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
Incoming transfers
Recruiting
Roster
2015–16 Towson Tigers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Josh Ivory
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Baton Rouge CC
Alexandria, Louisiana
G
1
Bryon Hawkins
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Clinton Christian School
Fort Washington, Maryland
G
2
Jordan McNeil
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS Fr
Mount St. Joseph
Baltimore
G
3
Deshaun Morman (I)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Coolidge Senior HS
Richmond, Virginia
F/C
5
Walter Foster
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Booker T. Washington
Atlanta
F
10
John Davis
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti
Philadelphia
F
11
Dennis Tunstall
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Life Center Academy
Medford, New Jersey
F
15
Timajh Parker-Rivera
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
St. Joseph
Milford, Connecticut
F
23
Mike Morsell
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
St. John's College HS
Fort Washington, Maryland
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, Florida
F
33
Eddie Keith
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Edgewater
Orlando, Florida
F
44
Alex 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
[ 1]
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)
Mack Sports Complex (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