2024–25 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

2024–25 Towson Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceCoastal Athletic Association
Record6–8 (1–0 CAA)
Head coach
Associate head coachPat O'Connell
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTU Arena
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Charleston 1 0   1.000 11 3   .786
Elon 1 0   1.000 10 4   .714
Northeastern 1 0   1.000 9 5   .643
William & Mary 1 0   1.000 7 7   .500
Campbell 1 0   1.000 6 8   .429
Towson 1 0   1.000 6 8   .429
Monmouth 1 0   1.000 3 11   .214
Hampton 1 1   .500 8 6   .571
UNC Wilmington 0 1   .000 10 4   .714
Drexel 0 1   .000 8 6   .571
Hofstra 0 1   .000 8 6   .571
Delaware 0 1   .000 7 7   .500
Stony Brook 0 1   .000 4 10   .286
North Carolina A&T 0 2   .000 4 11   .267
2025 CAA tournament winner
As of January 2, 2025

The 2024–25 Towson Tigers men's basketball team represents Towson University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 14th-year head coach Pat Skerry, play their home games at TU Arena in Towson, Maryland as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2023–24 season 20–14, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in fifth place.[1] They defeated William & Mary[2] and UNC Wilmington,[3] before falling to eventual tournament champions Charleston in the semifinals of the CAA tournament.[4]

Roster

2024–25 Towson Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Tomiwa Sulaiman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr IUP London, England
G 2 Jaiden Cole 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So NBA Academy Latin America Toronto, Ontario
F 3 Tyler Coleman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Paul VI HS Woodbridge, Virginia
G 4 Dylan Williamson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Our Lady of Good Counsel HS Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G/F 5 Christian May 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Bishop O'Connell HS Edinburg, Virginia
G 10 Rahdir Hicks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Malvern Prep Coatesville, Pennsylvania
G/F 11 Mekhi Lowery 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Oswego East HS Bellwood, Illinois
F 12 Abdou Samb 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr IUPUI Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G/F 13 Chike Ndefo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Vermont Academy Elmont, New York
G/F 15 Tyler Tejada 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Teaneck HS Teaneck, New Jersey
G 20 Amir Shaheed 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Atholton HS Columbia, Maryland
G 21 Mandela Tarke 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Gaithersburg HS Silver Spring, Maryland
G 22 Ryan Skerry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Dulaney HS Timonium, Maryland
F 23 Caleb Embeya 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr St. Maria Goretti HS Kinshasa, DR Congo
G 24 Nendah Tarke 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Coppin State Gaithersburg, Maryland
F 25 Messiah Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Wofford Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024*
12:00 pm
at St. John's L 46–64 
Carnesecca Arena (1,742)
Queens, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
10:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Mary's L 69–76  0–1
University Credit Union Pavilion (3,326)
Moraga, CA
November 8, 2024*
6:00 pm, FloHoops
Penn State Wilkes-Barre W 89–34  1–1
TU Arena (1,350)
Towson, MD
November 12, 2024*
7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+
at South Carolina L 54–80  1–2
Colonial Life Arena (11,577)
Columbia, SC
November 16, 2024*
8:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops
James Madison W 67–63  2–2
TU Arena (3,036)
Towson, MD
November 20, 2024*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Nicholls W 70–64  3–2
Stopher Gymnasium (655)
Thibodaux, LA
November 24, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Morgan State W 64–60  4–2
Hill Field House (687)
Baltimore, MD
November 28, 2024*
9:30 pm, ESPN+
vs. Kent State
Western Slam
L 54–65  4–3
VisitLethbridge.com Arena (1,256)
Lethbridge, AB
November 29, 2024*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
vs. Kennesaw State
Western Slam
L 63–67 OT 4–4
VisitLethbridge.com Arena 
Lethbridge, AB
November 30, 2024*
9:30 pm, ESPN+
vs. UC Irvine
Western Slam
L 60–67  4–5
VisitLethbridge.com Arena (1,603)
Lethbridge, AB
December 7, 2024*
1:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops
UMBC L 71–84  4–6
TU Arena (1,965)
Towson, MD
December 14, 2024*
6:00 pm
vs. Duquesne
LeBron James Classic
L 47–65  4–7
LeBron James Arena (814)
Akron, OH
December 17, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Robert Morris L 67–68  4–8
UPMC Events Center (754)
Moon Township, PA
December 22, 2024*
1:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops
Bryant W 70–65  5–8
TU Arena (1,500)
Towson, MD
CAA regular season
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at UNC Wilmington W 65–61 OT 6–8
(1–0)
Trask Coliseum (4,719)
Wilmington, NC
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Charleston TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops
Northeastern TU Arena 
Towson, MD
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Hofstra TU Arena 
Towson, MD
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops
Stony Brook TU Arena 
Towson, MD
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, FloHoops
North Carolina A&T TU Arena 
Towson, MD
January 27, 2025
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at Northeastern Matthews Arena 
Boston, MA
January 30, 2025
6:30 pm, FloHoops
at Delaware Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE
February 1, 2025
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Drexel TU Arena 
Towson, MD
February 6, 2025
6:31 pm, FloHoops
at Stony Brook Island Federal Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
February 8, 2025
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at Monmouth OceanFirst Bank Center 
West Long Branch, NJ
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops
Delaware TU Arena 
Towson, MD
February 15, 2025
2:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops
Monmouth TU Arena 
Towson, MD
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at Elon Schar Center 
Elon, NC
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Campbell Gore Arena 
Buies Creek, NC
February 27, 2025
7:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops
William & Mary TU Arena 
Towson, MD
March 1, 2025
4:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops
Hampton TU Arena 
Towson, MD
CAA tournament
March 7–11, 2025
 FloHoops/CBSSN
vs.  Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Timeout proves turning point as Towson defeats William & Mary". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Williamson's 18 lead Towson past UNC Wilmington 66-56 in CAA quarterfinals". AP News. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Smith leads Charleston past Towson 61-56 in semifinals of CAA Tournament". ABC 4 News. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Towson Tigers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2024.