2016–17 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

2016–17 Towson Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record20–13 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSECU Arena
Seasons
2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington † 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829
College of Charleston 14 – 4   .778 25 – 10   .714
Towson 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Elon 10 – 8   .556 18 – 14   .563
William & Mary 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Northeastern 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Hofstra 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
James Madison 7 – 11   .389 10 – 23   .303
Delaware 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
Drexel 3 – 15   .167 9 – 23   .281
† 2017 CAA tournament winner

The 2016–17 Towson Tigers men's basketball team represented Towson University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth year head coach Pat Skerry, played their home games at SECU Arena in Towson, Maryland as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in third place. They defeated Northeastern in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to College of Charleston. Despite a 20 win season, the Tigers declined to participate in a postseason tournament.[1]

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2015–16 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. The Tigers received an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Oakland.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Josh Ivory 0 G 6'2" 195 Senior Alexandria, LA Graduated
Bryon Hawkins 1 G 6'1" 175 Sophomore Fort Washington, MD Transferred to Morgan State
Timajh Parker-Rivera 15 F 6'7" 215 Senior Milford, CT Graduated
A. J. Astroth 25 G 6'6" 200 RS Junior Tampa, FL Graduate transferred to Prairie View A&M

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Brian Starr 22 G 6'3" 190 Junior Kansas City, MO Junior college transferred from Colby Community College

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
J. J. Matthews
#39 PF 		Richmond, VA Millwood School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 19, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Justin Gorham
#64 PF 		Columbia, MD Calvert Hall College High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 4, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Zane Martin
SG 		Philadelphia, PA Neumann-Goretti High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "Towson 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  • "Towson Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 12, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

College recruiting information (2017)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Quinton Drayton
SG 		Bowie, MD Bowie High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Jun 20, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
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

2016–17 Towson Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Zane Martin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Ss. Neumann-Goretti Philadelphia, PA
F 1 J. J. Matthews 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Millwood School Midlothian, VA
G 2 Jordan McNeil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Mount St. Joseph Baltimore, MD
G 3 Deshaun Morman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Coolidge Senior HS
Cincinnati 		Richmond, VA
F 4 Justin Gorham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Calvert Hall Baltimore, MD
F 5 Walter Foster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Booker T. Washington Atlanta, GA
F 10 John Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Ss. Neumann-Goretti Philadelphia, PA
F 11 Dennis Tunstall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Life Center Academy Medford, NJ
G 22 Brian Starr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Fort Osage
Colby CC 		Kansas City, MO
F 23 Mike Morsell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So St. John's College HS Fort Washington, MD
F 24 Arnaud William Adala Moto 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Episcopal Yaoundé, Cameroon
F 33 Eddie Keith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Edgewater Orlando, FL
F 44 Alex Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Coastal Academy Hawthorne, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016*
7:00 pm, MASN 		at George Mason W 77–71  1–0
 EagleBank Arena (4,814)
Fairfax, VA
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Morgan State W 78–72  2–0
 Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,047)
Baltimore, MD
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm 		at Maryland
Barclays Center Classic 		L 66–71  2–1
 Xfinity Center (16,797)
College Park, MD
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Boston College
Barclays Center Classic 		L 70–80  2–2
 Conte Forum (2,163)
Chestnut Hill, MA
11/25/2016*
5:00 pm 		Stony Brook
Barclays Center Classic 		W 88–63  3–2
 SECU Arena (1,322)
Towson, MD
11/26/2016*
7:30 pm 		Robert Morris
Barclays Center Classic 		L 66–67  3–3
 SECU Arena (1,211)
Towson, MD
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm 		Goucher W 99–37  4–3
 SECU Arena (1,004)
Towson, MD
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm 		Old Dominion L 58–60  4–4
 SECU Arena (1,871)
Towson, MD
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm 		Loyola (MD) W 70–53  5–4
 SECU Arena (1,214)
Towson, MD
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm 		Fairleigh Dickinson W 90–87  6–4
 SECU Arena (1,312)
Towson, MD
12/17/2016*
7:00 pm 		at UMBC W 73–72  7–4
 Retriever Activities Center (1,311)
Catonsville, MD
12/21/2016*
5:30 pm 		vs. Nevada
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic 		L 72–81  7–5
 South Point Arena (218)
Enterprise, NV
12/22/2016*
3:15 pm 		vs. Iona
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic 		W 76–69  8–5
 South Point Arena (581)
Enterprise, NV
CAA regular season
12/31/2016
12:00 pm 		UNC Wilmington L 67–76  8–6
(0–1) 		SECU Arena (1,795)
Towson, MD
01/02/2017
7:00 pm 		at James Madison L 44–64  8–7
(0–2) 		JMU Convocation Center (2,303)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/05/2017
7:30 pm 		at College of Charleston L 57–62  8–8
(0–3) 		TD Arena (3,296)
Charleston, SC
01/07/2017
7:00 pm 		at Elon L 61–72  8–9
(0–4) 		Alumni Gym (884)
Elon, NC
01/12/2017
7:00 pm 		Delaware W 83–56  9–9
(1–4) 		SECU Arena (1,812)
Towson, MD
01/14/2017
2:00 pm, CSN 		Northeastern W 74–67  10–9
(2–4) 		SECU Arena (1,773)
Towson, MD
01/19/2017
7:00 pm 		at Hofstra W 86–80  11–9
(3–4) 		Mack Sports Complex (1,331)
Hempstead, NY
01/21/2017
2:00 pm, CSN 		at Delaware W 75–58  12–9
(4–4) 		Bob Carpenter Center (2,902)
Newark, DE
01/26/2017
7:00 pm 		College of Charleston W 83–77 OT 13–9
(5–4) 		SECU Arena (2,076)
Towson, MD
01/28/2017
7:00 pm 		at Northeastern L 62–69  13–10
(5–5) 		Matthews Arena (1,255)
Boston, MA
02/02/2017
7:00 pm 		Drexel W 104–103 2OT 14–10
(6–5) 		SECU Arena (1,905)
Towson, MD
02/04/2017
4:00 pm, CSN 		William & Mary W 82–80  15–10
(7–5) 		SECU Arena (3,431)
Towson, MD
02/09/2017
7:00 pm 		Hofstra W 69–65  16–10
(8–5) 		SECU Arena (1,856)
Towson, MD
02/11/2017
4:00 pm 		at Drexel W 69–65  17–10
(9–5) 		Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,009)
Philadelphia, PA
02/16/2017
7:00 pm 		Elon W 85–66  18–10
(10–5) 		SECU Arena (1,931)
Towson, MD
02/18/2017
7:00 pm, CSN 		James Madison W 75–65  19–10
(11–5) 		SECU Arena (2,871)
Towson, MD
02/23/2017
7:00 pm 		at UNC Wilmington L 78–83  19–11
(11–6) 		Trask Coliseum (4,812)
Wilmington, NC
02/25/2017
2:00 pm, CSN 		at William & Mary L 79–83  19–12
(11–7) 		Kaplan Arena (3,435)
Williamsburg, VA
CAA tournament
03/04/2017
8:30 pm, CSN 		(3) vs. (6) Northeastern
Quarterfinals 		W 82–54  20–12
 North Charleston Coliseum (4,212)
North Charleston, SC
03/05/2017
4:30 pm, CSN 		(3) vs. (2) College of Charleston
Quarterfinals 		L 59–67  20–13
 North Charleston Coliseum (4,708)
North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Towson Declines Postseason Invitation".
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".