2016–17 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Towson Tigers men's basketball team represented Towson University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth year head coach Pat Skerry, played their home games at SECU Arena in Towson, Maryland as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in third place. They defeated Northeastern in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to College of Charleston. Despite a 20 win season, the Tigers declined to participate in a postseason tournament.[1]

2016–17 Towson Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record20–13 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSECU Arena
2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Wilmington153 .833296  .829
College of Charleston144 .7782510  .714
Towson117 .6112013  .606
Elon108 .5561814  .563
William & Mary108 .5561714  .548
Northeastern810 .4441516  .484
Hofstra711 .3891517  .469
James Madison711 .3891023  .303
Delaware513 .2781320  .394
Drexel315 .167923  .281
2017 CAA tournament winner

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 20–13, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to CAA tournament. The Tigers received an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Oakland.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Josh Ivory0G6'2"195SeniorAlexandria, LAGraduated
Bryon Hawkins1G6'1"175SophomoreFort Washington, MDTransferred to Morgan State
Timajh Parker-Rivera15F6'7"215SeniorMilford, CTGraduated
A. J. Astroth25G6'6"200RS JuniorTampa, FLGraduate transferred to Prairie View A&M

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Brian Starr22G6'3"190JuniorKansas City, MOJunior college transferred from Colby Community College

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
J. J. Matthews
#39 PF
Richmond, VA Millwood School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 19, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Justin Gorham
#64 PF
Columbia, MD Calvert Hall College High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 4, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Zane Martin
SG
Philadelphia, PA Neumann-Goretti High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "Towson 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  • "Towson Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 12, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Quinton Drayton
SG
Bowie, MD Bowie High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Jun 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
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

2016–17 Towson Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Zane Martin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrSs. Neumann-Goretti Philadelphia, PA
F 1 J. J. Matthews 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrMillwood School Midlothian, VA
G 2 Jordan McNeil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoMount St. Joseph Baltimore, MD
G 3 Deshaun Morman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrCoolidge Senior HS
Cincinnati
Richmond, VA
F 4 Justin Gorham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrCalvert Hall Baltimore, MD
F 5 Walter Foster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrBooker T. Washington Atlanta, GA
F 10 John Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrSs. Neumann-Goretti Philadelphia, PA
F 11 Dennis Tunstall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS FrLife Center Academy Medford, NJ
G 22 Brian Starr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrFort Osage
Colby CC
Kansas City, MO
F 23 Mike Morsell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoSt. John's College HS Fort Washington, MD
F 24 Arnaud William Adala Moto 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SrEpiscopal Yaoundé, Cameroon
F 33 Eddie Keith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrEdgewater Orlando, FL
F 44 Alex Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoCoastal Academy Hawthorne, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016*
7:00 pm, MASN
at George Mason W 77–71  1–0
EagleBank Arena (4,814)
Fairfax, VA
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm
at Morgan State W 78–72  2–0
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,047)
Baltimore, MD
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm
at Maryland
Barclays Center Classic
L 66–71  2–1
Xfinity Center (16,797)
College Park, MD
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Boston College
Barclays Center Classic
L 70–80  2–2
Conte Forum (2,163)
Chestnut Hill, MA
11/25/2016*
5:00 pm
Stony Brook
Barclays Center Classic
W 88–63  3–2
SECU Arena (1,322)
Towson, MD
11/26/2016*
7:30 pm
Robert Morris
Barclays Center Classic
L 66–67  3–3
SECU Arena (1,211)
Towson, MD
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
Goucher W 99–37  4–3
SECU Arena (1,004)
Towson, MD
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm
Old Dominion L 58–60  4–4
SECU Arena (1,871)
Towson, MD
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 70–53  5–4
SECU Arena (1,214)
Towson, MD
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 90–87  6–4
SECU Arena (1,312)
Towson, MD
12/17/2016*
7:00 pm
at UMBC W 73–72  7–4
Retriever Activities Center (1,311)
Catonsville, MD
12/21/2016*
5:30 pm
vs. Nevada
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
L 72–81  7–5
South Point Arena (218)
Enterprise, NV
12/22/2016*
3:15 pm
vs. Iona
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
W 76–69  8–5
South Point Arena (581)
Enterprise, NV
CAA regular season
12/31/2016
12:00 pm
UNC Wilmington L 67–76  8–6
(0–1)
SECU Arena (1,795)
Towson, MD
01/02/2017
7:00 pm
at James Madison L 44–64  8–7
(0–2)
JMU Convocation Center (2,303)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/05/2017
7:30 pm
at College of Charleston L 57–62  8–8
(0–3)
TD Arena (3,296)
Charleston, SC
01/07/2017
7:00 pm
at Elon L 61–72  8–9
(0–4)
Alumni Gym (884)
Elon, NC
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
Delaware W 83–56  9–9
(1–4)
SECU Arena (1,812)
Towson, MD
01/14/2017
2:00 pm, CSN
Northeastern W 74–67  10–9
(2–4)
SECU Arena (1,773)
Towson, MD
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
at Hofstra W 86–80  11–9
(3–4)
Mack Sports Complex (1,331)
Hempstead, NY
01/21/2017
2:00 pm, CSN
at Delaware W 75–58  12–9
(4–4)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,902)
Newark, DE
01/26/2017
7:00 pm
College of Charleston W 83–77 OT 13–9
(5–4)
SECU Arena (2,076)
Towson, MD
01/28/2017
7:00 pm
at Northeastern L 62–69  13–10
(5–5)
Matthews Arena (1,255)
Boston, MA
02/02/2017
7:00 pm
Drexel W 104–103 2OT 14–10
(6–5)
SECU Arena (1,905)
Towson, MD
02/04/2017
4:00 pm, CSN
William & Mary W 82–80  15–10
(7–5)
SECU Arena (3,431)
Towson, MD
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
Hofstra W 69–65  16–10
(8–5)
SECU Arena (1,856)
Towson, MD
02/11/2017
4:00 pm
at Drexel W 69–65  17–10
(9–5)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,009)
Philadelphia, PA
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
Elon W 85–66  18–10
(10–5)
SECU Arena (1,931)
Towson, MD
02/18/2017
7:00 pm, CSN
James Madison W 75–65  19–10
(11–5)
SECU Arena (2,871)
Towson, MD
02/23/2017
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington L 78–83  19–11
(11–6)
Trask Coliseum (4,812)
Wilmington, NC
02/25/2017
2:00 pm, CSN
at William & Mary L 79–83  19–12
(11–7)
Kaplan Arena (3,435)
Williamsburg, VA
CAA tournament
03/04/2017
8:30 pm, CSN
(3) vs. (6) Northeastern
Quarterfinals
W 82–54  20–12
North Charleston Coliseum (4,212)
North Charleston, SC
03/05/2017
4:30 pm, CSN
(3) vs. (2) College of Charleston
Quarterfinals
L 59–67  20–13
North Charleston Coliseum (4,708)
North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

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