2014–15 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

2014–15 Towson Tigers men's basketball
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2014–15 record 12–20 (5–13 CAA)
Head coach Pat Skerry (4th year)
Assistant coach Kevin Clark
Assistant coach Jim McCarthy
Assistant coach Bruce Shingler
Home arena SECU Arena
2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
William & Mary 12 6   .667     20 13   .606
UNC Wilmington 12 6   .667     18 14   .563
Northeastern 12 6   .667     23 12   .657
James Madison 12 6   .667     19 14   .576
Hofstra 10 8   .556     20 14   .588
Delaware 9 9   .500     10 20   .333
Drexel 9 9   .500     11 19   .367
Elon 6 12   .333     15 18   .455
Towson 5 13   .278     12 20   .375
College of Charleston 3 15   .167     9 24   .273
2015 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Towson Tigers men's basketball team represented Towson University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth year head coach Pat Skerry, played their home games at SECU Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 12–20, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Tournament to Elon.

Previous Season

The Tigers finished the season 25–11, 13–3 in CAA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA Tournament where they lost to William & Mary. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated USC Upstate and East Tennessee State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Murray State.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jerome Hairston 0 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Cheyenne, Wyoming Suspended[1]
Marcus Damas 1 F 6'7" 210 Senior Bay Shore, New York Graduated
Marquis Marshall 2 G 6'5" 170 RS Freshman Reading, Pennsylvania Transferred to East Stroudsburg
Barrington Alston 12 F 6'8" 220 RS Freshman Wilmington, Delaware Transferred to College of Central Florida
Jerrelle Benimon 20 F 6'8" 245 Senior Warrenton, Virginia Graduated
Rafriel Guthrie 22 F/G 6'3" 210 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Josh Ivory 0 G 6'2" 200 Junior Alexandria, Louisiana Baton Rouge Community College
Alex Gavrilovic 11 F 6'9" 246 Senior Strasbourg, France Dayton
Arnaud William Adala Moto 24 F 6'6" 225 Junior Yaoundé, Cameroon Wake Forest

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Eddie Keith
SF
Orlando, Florida Edgewater High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nov 1, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Allen Costley
SF
Baltimore Milford Mill Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 30, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Byron Hawkins
PG
Upper Marlboro, Maryland Clinton Christian School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Sep 9, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Mike Morsell
PF
Washington, D.C. Saint John's College High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 13, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jordan McNeil
SG
Baltimore, Maryland Mount St. Joseph High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sep 9, 2013 
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:

Roster

2014–15 Towson Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Ivory, JoshJosh Ivory 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Baton Rouge CC Alexandria, Louisiana
G 1 Hawkins, BryonBryon Hawkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Clinton Christian School Fort Washington, Maryland
G 2 McNeil, JordanJordan McNeil  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mount St. Joseph Baltimore
G 4 McGlynn, FourFour McGlynn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Dallastown Area York, Pennsylvania
F/C 5 Foster, WalterWalter Foster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Booker T. Washington Atlanta
F 10 Davis, JohnJohn Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Philadelphia
F 11 Gavrilovic, AlexAlex Gavrilovic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr IMG Academy Strasbourg, France
F 15 Parker-Rivera, TimajhTimajh Parker-Rivera 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr St. Joseph Milford, Connecticut
F 23 Morsell, MikeMike Morsell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. John's College HS Fort Washington, Maryland
F 24 William Adala Moto, ArnaudArnaud William Adala Moto  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Episcopal Yaoundé, Cameroon
G 25 Astroth, A. J.A. J. Astroth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Wharton Tampa, Florida
G 32 Meredith, JonahJonah Meredith (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Frederick Frederick, Maryland
F 33 Keith, EddieEddie Keith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Edgewater Orlando, Florida
F 44 Flash, JamelJamel Flash 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr West Hempstead West Hempstead, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

[2]

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/07/2014*
8:00 PM
Slippery Rock W 69–57 
SECU Arena (1,543)
Towson, Maryland
Regular season

11/14/2014*
9:00 PM
at Alabama
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
L 54–82  0–1
Coleman Coliseum (10,345)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

11/17/2014*
7:00 PM
at Morgan State W 51–46  1–1
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,874)
Baltimore

11/21/2014*
5:00 PM
vs. Central Connecticut
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 58–49  2–1
Multipurpose Activity Center (1,428)
West Long Branch, New Jersey

11/22/2014*
5:00 PM
vs. Bethune-Cookman
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 63–42  3–1
Multipurpose Activity Center (1,357)
West Long Branch, New Jersey

11/23/2014*
4:30 PM
at Monmouth
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 79–75 OT 4–1
Multipurpose Activity Center (1,225)
West Long Branch, New Jersey

11/26/2014*
7:00 PM
Goucher W 97–43  5–1
SECU Arena (1,504)
Towson, Maryland

11/29/2014*
1:00 PM
at UMBC W 77–66  6–1
Retriever Activities Center (676)
Catonsville, Maryland

12/03/2014*
7:00 PM
Coppin State W 84–76  7–1
SECU Arena (2,154)
Towson, Maryland

12/07/2014*
12:00 PM, FS1
at Georgetown
BB&T Classic
L 46–78  7–2
Verizon Center (8,756[3])
Washington, D.C.

12/10/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Temple L 64–76  7–3
Liacouras Center (2,308)
Philadelphia

12/20/2014*
7:00 PM
La Salle L 53–67  7–4
SECU Arena (2,104)
Towson, Maryland

12/22/2014*
7:00 PM
at Navy L 56–61  7–5
Alumni Hall (1,064)
Annapolis, Maryland

12/29/2014*
7:00 PM
Fairleigh Dickinson L 84–85 OT 7–6
SECU Arena (1,664)
Towson, Maryland

01/03/2015
4:00 PM
at James Madison L 52–61  7–7 (0–1)
JMU Convocation Center (2,731)
Harrisonburg, Virginia

01/05/2015
7:00 PM
Elon W 57–53  8–7 (1–1)
SECU Arena (1,274)
Towson, Maryland

01/08/2015
7:00 PM
Drexel L 41–55  8–8 (1–2)
SECU Arena (1,285)
Towson, Maryland

01/10/2015
2:00 PM, CSN
Northeastern L 49–52  8–9 (1–3)
SECU Arena (1,507)
Towson, Maryland

01/14/2015
7:00 PM
at Delaware L 64–67 OT 8–10 (1–4)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,765)
Newark, Delaware

01/17/2015
12:00 PM, CSN
William & Mary L 72–85  8–11 (1–5)
SECU Arena (1,889)
Towson, Maryland

01/22/2015
7:00 PM
at Elon W 53–51  9–11 (2–5)
Alumni Gym (1,141)
Elon, North Carolina

01/24/2015
8:00 PM, ASN
at UNC Wilmington L 65–69  9–12 (2–6)
Trask Coliseum (4,590)
Wilmington, North Carolina

01/29/2015
7:00 PM
College of Charleston W 74–70  10–12 (3–6)
SECU Arena (2,816)
Towson, Maryland

01/31/2015
8:00 PM, ASN
at Hofstra W 86–72  11–12 (4–6)
Hofstra Arena (2,122)
Hempstead, New York

02/04/2015
7:00 PM
at Northeastern L 62–69  11–13 (4–7)
Matthews Arena (955)
Boston

02/07/2015
2:00 PM
James Madison L 61–63  11–14 (4–8)
SECU Arena (3,847)
Towson, Maryland

02/10/2015
6:00 PM, CSN
at Drexel L 49–53  11–15 (4–9)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,301)
Philadelphia

02/15/2015
12:30 PM, NBCSN
at College of Charleston W 53–50  12–15 (5–9)
TD Arena (2,232)
Charleston, South Carolina

02/18/2015
7:00 PM
Hofstra L 82–87  12–16 (5–10)
SECU Arena (1,610)
Towson, Maryland

02/21/2015
2:00 PM
UNC Wilmington L 69–73  12–17 (5–11)
SECU Arena (1,773)
Towson, Maryland

02/25/2015
7:00 PM
at William & Mary L 50–65  12–18 (5–12)
Kaplan Arena (3,227)
Williamsburg, Virginia

02/28/2015
2:00 PM
Delaware L 60–65  12–19 (5–13)
SECU Arena (3,893)
Towson, Maryland
CAA Tournament

03/06/2015
6:00 PM
vs. Elon
First round
L 69–74 OT 12–20
Royal Farms Arena (2,552)
Baltimore, Maryland
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2014–15 Towson Tigers women's basketball team

References

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