2020–21 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

2020–21 Towson Tigers men's basketball
2020–21 Towson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	4–14 (3–9 CAA)
Head coach	Pat Skerry (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin Clark; Pat O'Connell; Branden McDonald;
Home arena	SECU Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Towson Tigers men's basketball team represented Towson University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 10th-year head coach Pat Skerry, played their home games at the SECU Arena in Towson, Maryland as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 4–14, 3–9 in CAA play to finish ninth place. They lost to Elon in the first round of the CAA tournament.^[1]

2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
James Madison	8	–	2	.800	13	–	7	.650
Northeastern	8	–	2	.800	10	–	9	.526
Charleston	6	–	4	.600	9	–	10	.474
Hofstra	8	–	6	.571	13	–	10	.565
Delaware	5	–	4	.556	7	–	8	.467
Drexel †	4	–	5	.444	12	–	8	.600
William & Mary	4	–	6	.400	7	–	10	.412
Elon	4	–	7	.364	10	–	9	.526
Towson	3	–	9	.250	4	–	14	.222
UNC Wilmington	1	–	6	.143	7	–	10	.412

† 2021 CAA tournament winner

Previous season edit

The Tigers finished the 2019–20 season 19–13, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in third place.^[2] They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to Northeastern.^[3]

Offseason edit

Departures edit

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Allen Betrand	2	G	6'5"	200	Sophomore	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Transferred to Rhode Island^[4]
Nigel Haughton	4	G	6'1"	170	Freshman	Bel Air, Maryland	Transferred to Chestnut Hill College
Dennis Tunstall	11	F	6'9"	225	RS Senior	Willingboro, New Jersey	Graduated
Nakye Sanders	20	F	6'8"	240	RS Senior	Staten Island, New York	Graduated
Brian Fobbs	23	G	6'5"	210	Senior	Rochester, New York	Graduated

Incoming transfers edit

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Curtis Holland III	0	G	6'2"	220	Junior	Churchton, Maryland	Transferred from High Point
Cam Allen	3	G	6'1"	185	Graduate	Greenville, South Carolina	Transferred from Cal State Bakersfield

2020 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Darrick Jones Jr. G	Richmond, VA	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 24, 2019
Darrick Jones Jr. G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Chris Biekeu F	Montreal, QB	Vanier College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 15, 2019
Chris Biekeu F	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 edit

2020–21 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Curtis Holland III	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	High Point University	Churchton, Maryland
G/F	1	Demetrius Mims	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Long Beach State	Baltimore, Maryland
G	2	Zane Martin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Neumann-Goretti	Philadelphia, PA
G	3	Cam Allen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Cal State Bakersfield	Greenville, South Carolina
G	5	Jakigh Dottin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Jr	Woodstock Academy	Cambridge, MA
G	11	Jason Gibson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Sidwell Friends	Severna Park, MD
F	12	Juwan Gray	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	San Diego	Dover, DE
G	15	Chris Caliguiran (W)	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	140 lb (64 kg)	Jr	Bishop Ireton	Accokeek, MD
F	22	Solomon Uyaelunmo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Calvary Christian HS	Fort Lauderdale, FL
G	23	Darrick Jones Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Oak Hill Academy	Richmond, Virginia
G	24	Greg Cross (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Sr	Springbrook	Silver Spring, MD
G	25	Nicolas Timberlake	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Kimball Union	Braintree, MA
F	32	Charles Thompson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	St. Stephen's & St. Agnes	Fort Washington, MD
C	34	Victor Uyaelunmo	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	USC	Miami, FL
F	35	Chris Biekeu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Vanier College	Montreal, Quebec
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 edit

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 1:30 pm, FloHoops		No. 4 Virginia Bubbleville	L 54–89	0–1	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
November 26, 2020* 3:30 pm, FloHoops		San Francisco Bubbleville	L 68–79	0–2	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
November 27, 2020* 4:30 pm, FloHoops		Buffalo Bubbleville	L 65–74	0–3	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
December 1, 2020* 7:00 pm, BTN		at Maryland	Canceled due to COVID-19		Xfinity Center College Park, MD
December 5, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMBC	Postponed due to COVID-19		UMBC Event Center Catonsville, MD
December 7, 2020* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		George Washington	Postponed due to COVID-19		SECU Arena Towson, MD
December 16, 2020* 5:00 pm, FloHoops		La Salle	Postponed due to COVID-19		SECU Arena Towson, MD
December 23, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason	L 65–70	0–4	EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
December 26, 2020* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		Coppin State	W 78–73	1–4	SECU Arena Towson, MD
December 29, 2020* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iona	Postponed due to COVID-19		Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY
December 30, 2020* 6:00 pm, FloHoops		Morgan State	Postponed due to COVID-19		SECU Arena Towson, MD
CAA regular season
January 3, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops		James Madison	Postponed due to COVID-19		SECU Arena Towson, MD
January 5, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at James Madison	Postponed due to COVID-19		Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
January 9, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops		at Elon	Postponed due to COVID-19		Schar Center Elon, NC
January 10, 2021 12:00 pm, FloHoops		at Elon	Postponed due to COVID-19		Schar Center Elon, NC
January 16, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops		James Madison	L 72–81	1–5 (0-1)	SECU Arena Towson, MD
January 18, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops		UNC Wilmington	W 72–69	2–5 (1–1)	SECU Arena Towson, MD
January 19, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops		UNC Wilmington	W 78–74	3–5 (2–1)	SECU Arena Towson, MD
January 23, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Hofstra	L 58–71	3–6 (2–2)	Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY
January 24, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Hofstra	L 69–74	3–7 (2–3)	Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY
January 27, 2021 4:00 pm, MASN		at James Madison	L 63–78	3–8 (2–4)	Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
January 30, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops		William & Mary	L 74–84	3–9 (2–5)	SECU Arena Towson, MD
January 31, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops		William & Mary	L 74–75	3–10 (2–6)	SECU Arena Towson, MD
February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops		at Charleston	L 88–90 ^2OT	3–11 (2–7)	TD Arena (1,493) Charleston, SC
February 7, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops		at Charleston	L 53–66	3–12 (2–8)	TD Arena (1,445) Charleston, SC
February 13, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops		Northeastern	L 67–76	3–13 (2–9)	SECU Arena Towson, MD
February 14, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops		Northeastern	W 68–57	4–13 (3–9)	SECU Arena Towson, MD
CAA tournament
March 6, 2021 3:00 pm, FloHoops	(9)	vs. (8) Elon First round	L 48–69	4–14	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[5]^[6]^[7]

References edit

^ "Towson vs. Elon - Game Summary - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
^ "2019-20 Towson Tigers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
^ "Northeastern vs. Towson - Game Summary - March 8, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
^ Fenton, Josh. "Towson's Betrand Transferring to URI - Revolving Door Continues". GoLocalProv. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
^ "Towson University Athletics - 2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". TowsonTigers.com. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Towson Tigers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Towson Tigers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2021.

[1] "Towson vs. Elon - Game Summary - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 11, 2021.

[2] "2019-20 Towson Tigers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2021.

[3] "Northeastern vs. Towson - Game Summary - March 8, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 11, 2021.

[4] Fenton, Josh. "Towson's Betrand Transferring to URI - Revolving Door Continues". GoLocalProv. Retrieved November 11, 2021.

[5] "Towson University Athletics - 2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". TowsonTigers.com. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[6] "2020-21 Towson Tigers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 11, 2021.

[7] "2020-21 Towson Tigers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2021.

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