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, WY	Suspended^[1]
Marcus Damas	1	F	6'7"	210	Senior	Bay Shore, NY	Graduated
Marquis Marshall	2	G	6'5"	170	RS Freshman	Reading, PA	Transferred to East Stroudsburg
Barrington Alston	12	F	6'8"	220	RS Freshman	Wilmington, DE	Transferred to College of Central Florida
Jerrelle Benimon	20	F	6'8"	245	Senior	Warrenton, VA	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, LA	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	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Eddie Keith SF	Orlando, FL	Edgewater High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 1, 2013
Eddie Keith SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Allen Costley SF	Baltimore, MD	Milford Mill Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 30, 2013
Allen Costley SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Byron Hawkins PG	Upper Marlboro, MD	Clinton Christian School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Sep 9, 2013
Byron Hawkins PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Mike Morsell PF	Washington, DC	Saint John's College High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 13, 2014
Mike Morsell PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jordan McNeil SG	Baltimore, MD	Mount St. Joseph High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Sep 9, 2013
Jordan McNeil SG	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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-08-27.

Roster

2014–15 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Ivory, JoshJosh Ivory	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Baton Rouge CC	Alexandria, LA
1.5 !G	1	Hawkins, BryonBryon Hawkins	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Clinton Christian School	Fort Washington, MD
1.5 !G	2	McNeil, JordanJordan McNeil	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mount St. Joseph	Balimore, MD
1.5 !G	4	McGlynn, FourFour McGlynn	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Dallastown Area	York, PA
4.5 !F/C	5	Foster, WalterWalter Foster	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Booker T. Washington	Atlanta, GA
3.5 !F	10	Davis, JohnJohn Davis	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti	Philadelphia, PA
3.5 !F	11	Gavrilovic, AlexAlex Gavrilovic	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.0 !Sr	IMG Academy	Strasbourg, France
3.5 !F	15	Parker-Rivera, TimajhTimajh Parker-Rivera	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Joseph	Milford, CT
3.5 !F	23	Morsell, MikeMike Morsell	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. John's College HS	Fort Washington, MD
3.5 !F	24	William Adala Moto, ArnaudArnaud William Adala Moto	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Episcopal	Yaoundé, Cameroon
1.5 !G	25	Astroth, A. J.A. J. Astroth	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Wharton	Tampa, FL
1.5 !G	32	Meredith, JonahJonah Meredith (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2.0 !So	Frederick	Frederick, MD
3.5 !F	33	Keith, EddieEddie Keith	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Edgewater	Orlando, FL
3.5 !F	44	Flash, JamelJamel Flash	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	West Hempstead	West Hempstead, NY

Head coach

Pat Skerry (Tufts)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Clark (Clark)
Jim McCarthy (Hamilton College)
Bill Phillips (St. Augustine's)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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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, MD
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, AL
11/17/2014* 7:00 PM	at Morgan State	W 51–46	1–1	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,874) Baltimore, MD
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, NJ
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, NJ
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, NJ
11/26/2014* 7:00 PM	Goucher	W 97–43	5–1	SECU Arena (1,504) Towson, MD
11/29/2014* 1:00 PM	at UMBC	W 77–66	6–1	Retriever Activities Center (676) Catonsville, MD
12/03/2014* 7:00 PM	Coppin State	W 84–76	7–1	SECU Arena (2,154) Towson, MD
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, PA
12/20/2014* 7:00 PM	La Salle	L 53–67	7–4	SECU Arena (2,104) Towson, MD
12/22/2014* 7:00 PM	at Navy	L 56–61	7–5	Alumni Hall (1,064) Annapolis, MD
12/29/2014* 7:00 PM	Fairleigh Dickinson	L 84–85 ^OT	7–6	SECU Arena (1,664) Towson, MD
01/03/2015 4:00 PM	at James Madison	L 52–61	7–7 (0–1)	JMU Convocation Center (2,731) Harrisburg, VA
01/05/2015 7:00 PM	Elon	W 57–53	8–7 (1–1)	SECU Arena (1,274) Towson, MD
01/08/2015 7:00 PM	Drexel	L 41–55	8–8 (1–2)	SECU Arena (1,285) Towson, MD
01/10/2015 2:00 PM, CSN	Northeastern	L 49–52	8–9 (1–3)	SECU Arena (1,507) Towson, MD
01/14/2015 7:00 PM	at Delaware	L 64–67 ^OT	8–10 (1–4)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,765) Newark, DE
01/17/2015 12:00 PM, CSN	William & Mary	L 72–85	8–11 (1–5)	SECU Arena (1,889) Towson, MD
01/22/2015 7:00 PM	at Elon	W 53–51	9–11 (2–5)	Alumni Gym (1,141) Elon, NC
01/24/2015 8:00 PM, ASN	at UNC Wilmington	L 65–69	9–12 (2–6)	Trask Coliseum (4,590) Wilmington, NC
01/29/2015 7:00 PM	College of Charleston	W 74–70	10–12 (3–6)	SECU Arena (2,816) Towson, MD
01/31/2015 8:00 PM, ASN	at Hofstra	W 86–72	11–12 (4–6)	Hofstra Arena (2,122) Hempstead, NY
02/04/2015 7:00 PM	at Northeastern	L 62–69	11–13 (4–7)	Matthews Arena (955) Boston, MA
02/07/2015 2:00 PM	James Madison	L 61–63	11–14 (4–8)	SECU Arena (3,847) Towson, MD
02/10/2015 6:00 PM, CSN	at Drexel	L 49–53	11–15 (4–9)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,301) Philadelphia, PA
02/15/2015 12:30 PM, NBCSN	at College of Charleston	W 53–50	12–15 (5–9)	TD Arena (2,232) Charleston, SC
02/18/2015 7:00 PM	Hofstra	L 82–87	12–16 (5–10)	SECU Arena (1,610) Towson, MD
02/21/2015 2:00 PM	UNC Wilmington	L 69–73	12–17 (5–11)	SECU Arena (1,773) Towson, MD
02/25/2015 7:00 PM	at William & Mary	L 50–65	12–18 (5–12)	Kaplan Arena (3,227) Williamsburg, VA
02/28/2015 2:00 PM	Delaware	L 60–65	12–19 (5–13)	SECU Arena (3,893) Towson, MD
CAA Tournament
03/06/2015 6:00 PM	vs. Elon First round	L 69–74 ^OT	12–20	Royal Farms Arena (2,552) Baltimore, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ Goodman, Jeff. "Towson sophomore guard Jerome Hairston's career is over with the Tigers, sources told ESPN. Has been suspended since late-November.". ESPN. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
↑ http://www.towsontigers.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball
↑ "Towson vs Georgetown (12/07/14 at Verizon Center, WASHINGTON) Box Score". guhoyas.com. Georgetown University. Retrieved 10 December 2014.

Towson Tigers men's basketball

Venues	Towson Center (1976–2013) SECU Arena (2013–present)

Culture & lore	Doc NCAA single-season win improvement record

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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2014–15 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

Previous Season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule

See also

References