2015–16 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

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.

2015–16 Towson Tigers men's basketball
Vegas 16, Quarterfinals
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record20–13 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSECU Arena
Seasons
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

Previous season

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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

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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

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

Recruiting

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College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Alex Thomas
PF
Hawthorne, New Jersey Coastal Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 21, 2014 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    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:

  • "Towson 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  • "Towson Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 28, 2015.

Roster

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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

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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)
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.

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References

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