2019–20 Towson Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record19–13 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSECU Arena
2019–20 CAA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Hofstra144 .778268  .765
William & Mary135 .7222111  .656
Towson126 .6671913  .594
Delaware117 .6112211  .667
Charleston117 .6111714  .548
Northeastern99 .5001716  .515
Elon711 .3891321  .382
Drexel612 .3331419  .424
UNC Wilmington513 .2781022  .313
James Madison216 .111921  .300
2020 CAA tournament winner

The 2019–20 Towson Tigers men's basketball team represent Towson University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by ninth-year head coach Pat Skerry, play their home games at the SECU Arena in Towson, Maryland as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2018–19 season 10–22, 6–12 in CAA play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to James Madison.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jordan McNeil2G6'5"190RS SeniorBaltimore, MDGraduated
Yagizhan Selcuk10F6'7"235FreshmanIstanbul, TurkeyMid-season transferred to Montana
Quinton Drayton13G6'4"206RS FreshmanBowie, MDTransferred to Moberly Area CC
Alex Thomas44F6'9"268SeniorHawthorne, NJGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Demetrius Mims2G/F6'6"170SophomoreBaltimore, MDTransferred from Long Beach State
Victor Uyaelunmo34F6'11"220JuniorMiami, FLTransferred from USC

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Charles Thompson
C
Alexandria, VA St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Aug 18, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 51
Jason Gibson
PG
Washington, D.C. Sidwell Friends School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Mar 4, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Darrick Jones Jr.
SG
Richmond, VA Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 24, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Cory Barnes, Jr.
PG
Lewes, DE Archbishop John Carroll High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Jun 25, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Chris Biekeu
PF
Montreal, QC Vanier College 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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

2019–20 Towson Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Tobias Howard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrChipola College Lithonia, GA
G/F 1 Demetrius Mims Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoLong Beach State Baltimore, Maryland
G 2 Allen Betrand 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoRoman Catholic HS Philadelphia, PA
G 4 Nigel Haughton (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrSouth Kent Bel Air, MD
G 5 Jakigh Dottin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)211 lb (96 kg) SoCambridge Rindge & Latin Cambridge, MA
G 10 Jason Gibson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
FrSidwell Friends Severna Park, MD
F 11 Dennis Tunstall 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrLife Center Academy Willingboro, NJ
F 12 Juwan Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrSan Diego Dover, DE
G 15 Chris Caliguiran (W) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)140 lb (64 kg) SoBishop Ireton Accokeek, MD
F 20 Nakye Sanders 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SrDuquesne Staten Island, NY
F 22 Solomon Uyaelunmo Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoCalvary Christian HS Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 23 Brian Fobbs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrGenesee CC New York City, NY
G 24 Greg Cross (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)213 lb (97 kg) JrSpringbrook Silver Spring, MD
G 25 Nicolas Timberlake 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrBraintree Braintree, MA
F 32 Charles Thompson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrSt. Stephen's & St. Agnes Fort Washington, MD
F 34 Victor Uyaelunmo Current redshirt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrUSC Miami, FL
G 44 Justin Patterson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrLandon School Bowie, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm
George Washington W 72–58  1–0
SECU Arena (2,005)
Towson, MD
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm
Bryn Athyn W 100–31  2–0
SECU Arena (1,210)
Towson, MD
November 11, 2019*
7:00 pm
Kent State L 80–84  2–1
SECU Arena (1,823)
Towson, MD
November 14, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 15 Florida
Charleston Classic non bracket game
L 60–66  2–2
O'Connell Center (8,055)
Gainesville, FL
November 21, 2019*
7:00 am, ESPNU
vs. No. 18 Xavier
Charleston Classic quarterfinals
L 51–73  2–3
TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 22, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Buffalo
Charleston Classic consolation 2nd round
L 73–76  2–4
TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 24, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Saint Joseph's
Charleston Classic 7th place game
W 76–64  3–4
TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
December 1, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cornell Cancelled [1] Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Morgan State W 76–59  4–4
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,789)
Baltimore, MD
December 7, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont L 38–55  4–5
Patrick Gym (2,970)
Burlington, VT
December 10, 2019*
7:00 pm
UMBC W 77–71  5–5
SECU Arena (1,811)
Towson, MD
December 20, 2019*
5:00 pm
vs. Liberty
DC Holiday Hoops semifinals
L 54–66  5–6
Entertainment and Sports Arena (707)
Washington, D.C.
December 21, 2019*
1:00 pm
vs. Tulane
DC Holiday Hoops 3rd place game
W 86–82 OT 6–6
Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
December 28, 2019
2:00 pm
Northeastern L 45–61  6–7
(0–1)
SECU Arena (1,102)
Towson, MD
December 30, 2019
2:00 pm
Hofstra L 67–75  6–8
(0–2)
SECU Arena (1,225)
Towson, MD
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm
at College of Charleston L 69–81  6–9
(0–3)
TD Arena (3,350)
Charleston, SC
January 4, 2020
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington W 67–60  7–9
(1–3)
Trask Coliseum (2,899)
Wilmington, NC
January 9, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Drexel W 89–73  8–9
(2–3)
SECU Arena (1,123)
Towson, MD
January 11, 2020
2:00 pm
Delaware
Rivalry
W 83–68  9–9
(3–3)
SECU Arena (1,402)
Towson, MD
January 18, 2020
2:00 pm
James Madison W 69–61  10–9
(4–3)
SECU Arena (1,320)
Towson, MD
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm
at Elon W 72–61  11–9
(5–3)
Schar Center (1,732)
Elon, NC
January 25, 2020
4:00 pm
at William & Mary W 70–58  12–9
(6–3)
Kaplan Arena (4,848)
Williamsburg, VA
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 77–66  13–9
(7–3)
SECU Arena (2,112)
Towson, MD
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm
College of Charleston L 70–79  13–10
(7–4)
SECU Arena (2,408)
Towson, MD
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Delaware
Rivalry
L 78–84  13–11
(7–5)
Bob Carpenter Center (4,675)
Newark, DE
February 8, 2020
2:00 pm
at Drexel W 76–69  14–11
(8–5)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,162)
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm
Regents W 71–55  15–11
SECU Arena (1,096)
Towson, MD
February 15, 2020
8:00 pm
at James Madison W 63–48  16–11
(9–5)
JMU Convocation Center (2,959)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm
William & Mary L 51–61  16–12
(9–6)
SECU Arena (2,613)
Towson, MD
February 22, 2020
2:00 pm
Elon W 84–71  17–12
(10–6)
SECU Arena (2,511)
Towson, MD
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm
at Hofstra W 76–65  18–12
(11–6)
Mack Sports Complex (3,194)
Hempstead, NY
March 1, 2020
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at Northeastern W 75–72  19–12
(12–6)
Matthews Arena (1,803)
Boston, MA
CAA tournament
March 8, 2020
8:30 pm
(3) vs. (6) Northeastern
Quarterfinals
L 62–72  19–13
Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2]

References

  1. "Basketball Doubleheader For Sunday Has Been Canceled". cornellbigred.com. Cornell Athletics. December 1, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  2. "Towson University Athletics - 2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". TowsonTigers.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
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