2019–20 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

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.

2019–20 Towson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	19–13 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach	Pat Skerry (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Clark Pat O'Connell Branden McDonald
Home arena	SECU Arena

2019–20 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Hofstra†	14	–	4		.778			26	–	8		.765
William & Mary	13	–	5		.722			21	–	11		.656
Towson	12	–	6		.667			19	–	13		.594
Delaware	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Charleston	11	–	7		.611			17	–	14		.548
Northeastern	9	–	9		.500			17	–	16		.515
Elon	7	–	11		.389			13	–	21		.382
Drexel	6	–	12		.333			14	–	19		.424
UNC Wilmington	5	–	13		.278			10	–	22		.313
James Madison	2	–	16		.111			9	–	21		.300
† 2020 CAA tournament winner

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jordan McNeil	2	G	6'5"	190	RS Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated
Yagizhan Selcuk	10	F	6'7"	235	Freshman	Istanbul, Turkey	Mid-season transferred to Montana
Quinton Drayton	13	G	6'4"	206	RS Freshman	Bowie, MD	Transferred to Moberly Area CC
Alex Thomas	44	F	6'9"	268	Senior	Hawthorne, NJ	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Demetrius Mims	2	G/F	6'6"	170	Sophomore	Baltimore, MD	Transferred from Long Beach State
Victor Uyaelunmo	34	F	6'11"	220	Junior	Miami, FL	Transferred 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2019–20 Towson Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Tobias Howard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Chipola College Lithonia, GA G/F 1 Demetrius Mims  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Long Beach State Baltimore, Maryland G 2 Allen Betrand 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Roman Catholic HS Philadelphia, PA G 4 Nigel Haughton (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr South Kent Bel Air, MD G 5 Jakigh Dottin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 211 lb (96 kg) So Cambridge Rindge & Latin Cambridge, MA G 10 Jason Gibson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Fr Sidwell Friends Severna Park, MD F 11 Dennis Tunstall 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Life Center Academy Willingboro, NJ F 12 Juwan Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr San Diego Dover, DE G 15 Chris Caliguiran (W) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 140 lb (64 kg) So Bishop Ireton Accokeek, MD F 20 Nakye Sanders 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Duquesne Staten Island, NY F 22 Solomon Uyaelunmo   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Calvary Christian HS Fort Lauderdale, FL G 23 Brian Fobbs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Genesee CC New York City, NY G 24 Greg Cross (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Springbrook Silver Spring, MD G 25 Nicolas Timberlake 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Braintree Braintree, MA F 32 Charles Thompson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr St. Stephen's & St. Agnes Fort Washington, MD F 34 Victor Uyaelunmo  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr USC Miami, FL G 44 Justin Patterson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Landon School Bowie, MD	Head coach Pat Skerry (Tufts) Assistant coach(es) Kevin Clark (Clark) Pat O'Connell (Johns Hopkins) Branden McDonald (Virginia Union) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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		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.

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