2016–17 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

2016–17 Towson Tigers men's basketball
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2016–17 record 3–3 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach Pat Skerry (6th year)
Assistant coach Kevin Clark
Assistant coach Jim McCarthy
Assistant coach Pat O'Connell
Home arena SECU Arena
2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington 0 0       6 1   .857
Elon 0 0       6 2   .750
College of Charleston 0 0       5 3   .625
William & Mary 0 0       3 2   .600
Northeastern 0 0       4 3   .571
Hofstra 0 0       4 3   .571
Delaware 0 0       4 3   .571
Towson 0 0       4 3   .571
Drexel 0 0       3 4   .429
James Madison 0 0       0 7   .000
2017 CAA Tournament winner
As of December 1, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Towson Tigers men's basketball team represents Towson University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth year head coach Pat Skerry, play their home games at SECU Arena and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Tigers 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.

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

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 
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 
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)  
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:

Recruiting class of 2017

Roster

2016–17 Towson Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Martin, ZaneZane Martin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Ss. Neumann-Goretti Philadelphia, PA
F 1 Matthews, J. J.J. J. Matthews 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Millwood School Midlothian, VA
G 2 McNeil, JordanJordan McNeil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Mount St. Joseph Baltimore, MD
G 3 Morman, DeshaunDeshaun Morman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Coolidge Senior HS
Cincinnati
Richmond, VA
F 4 Gorham, JustinJustin Gorham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Calvert Hall Baltimore, MD
F 5 Foster, WalterWalter Foster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Booker T. Washington Atlanta, GA
F 10 Davis, JohnJohn Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Ss. Neumann-Goretti Philadelphia, PA
F 11 Tunstall, DennisDennis Tunstall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Life Center Academy Medford, NJ
G 22 Starr, BrianBrian Starr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Fort Osage
Colby CC
Kansas City, MO
F 23 Morsell, MikeMike Morsell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So St. John's College HS Fort Washington, MD
F 24 William Adala Moto, ArnaudArnaud William Adala Moto 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Episcopal Yaoundé, Cameroon
F 33 Keith, EddieEddie Keith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Edgewater Orlando, FL
F 44 Thomas, AlexAlex 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

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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 
Towson, MD

11/30/2016*
7:00 PM
Goucher   
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD

12/03/2016*
2:00 PM
Old Dominion   
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD

12/07/2016*
7:00 PM
Loyola (MD)   
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD

12/10/2016*
2:00 PM
Fairleigh Dickinson   
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD

12/17/2016*
7:00 PM
at UMBC   
Retriever Activities Center 
Catonsville, MD

12/21/2016*
5:30 PM
vs. Nevada
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
  
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV

12/22/2016*
3:15 PM
vs. Iona
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
  
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
CAA regular season

12/31/2016
12:00 PM
UNC Wilmington   
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD

01/02/2017
7:00 PM
at James Madison   
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA

01/05/2017
7:30 PM
at College of Charleston   
TD Arena 
Charleston, SC

01/07/2017
7:00 PM
at Elon   
Alumni Gym 
Charleston, NC

01/12/2017
7:00 PM
Delaware   
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD

01/14/2017
2:00 PM, CSN
Northeastern   
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD

01/19/2017
7:00 PM
at Hofstra   
Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY

01/21/2017
2:00 PM, CSN
at Delaware   
Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE

01/26/2017
7:00 PM
College of Charleston   
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD

01/28/2017
7:00 PM
at Northeastern   
Matthews Arena 
Boston, MA

02/02/2017
7:00 PM
Drexel   
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD

02/04/2017
4:00 PM, CSN
William & Mary   
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD

02/09/2017
7:00 PM
Hofstra   
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD

02/11/2017
4:00 PM
at Drexel   
Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA

02/16/2017
7:00 PM
Elon   
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD

02/18/2017
7:00 PM, CSN
James Madison   
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD

02/23/2017
7:00 PM
at UNC Wilmington   
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC

02/25/2017
2:00 PM, CSN
at William & Mary   
Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
CAA Tournament

03/03–06/2017
vs.    
North Charleston Coliseum 
North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

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