2014–15 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Towson Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record12–20 (5–13 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSECU Arena
Seasons
2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
William & Mary126 .6672013 .606
UNC Wilmington126 .6671814 .563
Northeastern126 .6672312 .657
James Madison126 .6671914 .576
Hofstra108 .5562014 .588
Delaware99 .5001020 .333
Drexel99 .5001119 .367
Elon612 .3331518 .455
Towson513 .2781220 .375
College of Charleston315 .167924 .273
2015 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jerome Hairston0G6'3"190SophomoreCheyenne, WyomingSuspended[1]
Marcus Damas1F6'7"210SeniorBay Shore, New YorkGraduated
Marquis Marshall2G6'5"170RS FreshmanReading, PennsylvaniaTransferred to East Stroudsburg
Barrington Alston12F6'8"220RS FreshmanWilmington, DelawareTransferred to College of Central Florida
Jerrelle Benimon20F6'8"245SeniorWarrenton, VirginiaGraduated
Rafriel Guthrie22F/G6'3"210SeniorWashington, D.C.Graduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Josh Ivory0G6'2"200JuniorAlexandria, LouisianaBaton Rouge Community College
Alex Gavrilovic11F6'9"246SeniorStrasbourg, FranceDayton
Arnaud William Adala Moto24F6'6"225JuniorYaoundé, CameroonWake Forest

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Eddie Keith
SF
Orlando, FloridaEdgewater High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)Nov 1, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 69
Allen Costley
SF
BaltimoreMilford Mill Academy6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg)Jul 30, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Byron Hawkins
PG
Upper Marlboro, MarylandClinton Christian School6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)171 lb (78 kg)Sep 9, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Mike Morsell
PF
Washington, D.C.Saint John's College High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)Jan 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jordan McNeil
SG
Baltimore, MarylandMount St. Joseph High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)183 lb (83 kg)Sep 9, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 August 27, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Towson Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Josh Ivory6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrBaton Rouge CCAlexandria, Louisiana
G1Bryon Hawkins6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrClinton Christian SchoolFort Washington, Maryland
G2Jordan McNeil  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrMount St. JosephBaltimore
G4Four McGlynn6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)RS JrDallastown AreaYork, Pennsylvania
F/C5Walter Foster6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg)SoBooker T. WashingtonAtlanta
F10John Davis6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)SoSaints John Neumann and Maria GorettiPhiladelphia
F11Alex Gavrilovic6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg)SrIMG AcademyStrasbourg, France
F15Timajh Parker-Rivera6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)JrSt. JosephMilford, Connecticut
F23Mike Morsell6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrSt. John's College HSFort Washington, Maryland
F24Arnaud William Adala Moto  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg)JrEpiscopalYaoundé, Cameroon
G25A. J. Astroth6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)RS SoWhartonTampa, Florida
G32Jonah Meredith (W)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)160 lb (73 kg)SoFrederickFrederick, Maryland
F33Eddie Keith6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg)FrEdgewaterOrlando, Florida
F44Jamel Flash6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg)RS SrWest HempsteadWest Hempstead, New York
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
OpponentResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2014*
8:00 pm
Slippery RockW 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 StateW 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 OT4–1
Multipurpose Activity Center (1,225)
West Long Branch, New Jersey
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm
GoucherW 97–43 5–1
SECU Arena (1,504)
Towson, Maryland
11/29/2014*
1:00 pm
at UMBCW 77–66 6–1
Retriever Activities Center (676)
Catonsville, Maryland
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Coppin StateW 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 TempleL 64–76 7–3
Liacouras Center (2,308)
Philadelphia
12/20/2014*
7:00 pm
La SalleL 53–67 7–4
SECU Arena (2,104)
Towson, Maryland
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm
at NavyL 56–61 7–5
Alumni Hall (1,064)
Annapolis, Maryland
12/29/2014*
7:00 pm
Fairleigh DickinsonL 84–85 OT7–6
SECU Arena (1,664)
Towson, Maryland
01/03/2015
4:00 pm
at James MadisonL 52–61 7–7 (0–1)
JMU Convocation Center (2,731)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/05/2015
7:00 pm
ElonW 57–53 8–7 (1–1)
SECU Arena (1,274)
Towson, Maryland
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
DrexelL 41–55 8–8 (1–2)
SECU Arena (1,285)
Towson, Maryland
01/10/2015
2:00 pm, CSN
NortheasternL 49–52 8–9 (1–3)
SECU Arena (1,507)
Towson, Maryland
01/14/2015
7:00 pm
at DelawareL 64–67 OT8–10 (1–4)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,765)
Newark, Delaware
01/17/2015
12:00 pm, CSN
William & MaryL 72–85 8–11 (1–5)
SECU Arena (1,889)
Towson, Maryland
01/22/2015
7:00 pm
at ElonW 53–51 9–11 (2–5)
Alumni Gym (1,141)
Elon, North Carolina
01/24/2015
8:00 pm, ASN
at UNC WilmingtonL 65–69 9–12 (2–6)
Trask Coliseum (4,590)
Wilmington, North Carolina
01/29/2015
7:00 pm
College of CharlestonW 74–70 10–12 (3–6)
SECU Arena (2,816)
Towson, Maryland
01/31/2015
8:00 pm, ASN
at HofstraW 86–72 11–12 (4–6)
Mack Sports Complex (2,122)
Hempstead, New York
02/04/2015
7:00 pm
at NortheasternL 62–69 11–13 (4–7)
Matthews Arena (955)
Boston
02/07/2015
2:00 pm
James MadisonL 61–63 11–14 (4–8)
SECU Arena (3,847)
Towson, Maryland
02/10/2015
6:00 pm, CSN
at DrexelL 49–53 11–15 (4–9)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,301)
Philadelphia
02/15/2015
12:30 pm, NBCSN
at College of CharlestonW 53–50 12–15 (5–9)
TD Arena (2,232)
Charleston, South Carolina
02/18/2015
7:00 pm
HofstraL 82–87 12–16 (5–10)
SECU Arena (1,610)
Towson, Maryland
02/21/2015
2:00 pm
UNC WilmingtonL 69–73 12–17 (5–11)
SECU Arena (1,773)
Towson, Maryland
02/25/2015
7:00 pm
at William & MaryL 50–65 12–18 (5–12)
Kaplan Arena (3,227)
Williamsburg, Virginia
02/28/2015
2:00 pm
DelawareL 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 OT12–20
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