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
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	20–13 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach	Pat Skerry (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Clark Jim McCarthy Pat O'Connell
Home arena	SECU Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Wilmington †	15	–	3		.833			29	–	6		.829
College of Charleston	14	–	4		.778			25	–	10		.714
Towson	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Elon	10	–	8		.556			18	–	14		.563
William & Mary	10	–	8		.556			17	–	14		.548
Northeastern	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
Hofstra	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
James Madison	7	–	11		.389			10	–	23		.303
Delaware	5	–	13		.278			13	–	20		.394
Drexel	3	–	15		.167			9	–	23		.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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Josh Ivory	0	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Alexandria, LA	Graduated
Bryon Hawkins	1	G	6'1"	175	Sophomore	Fort Washington, MD	Transferred to Morgan State
Timajh Parker-Rivera	15	F	6'7"	215	Senior	Milford, CT	Graduated
A. J. Astroth	25	G	6'6"	200	RS Junior	Tampa, FL	Graduate transferred to Prairie View A&M

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Brian Starr	22	G	6'3"	190	Junior	Kansas City, MO	Junior 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: "Towson 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 12, 2016. "Towson Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 12, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 12, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Towson Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Zane Martin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Ss. Neumann-Goretti Philadelphia, PA F 1 J. J. Matthews 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Millwood School Midlothian, VA G 2 Jordan McNeil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Mount St. Joseph Baltimore, MD G 3 Deshaun Morman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Coolidge Senior HS Cincinnati Richmond, VA F 4 Justin Gorham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Calvert Hall Baltimore, MD F 5 Walter Foster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Booker T. Washington Atlanta, GA F 10 John Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Ss. Neumann-Goretti Philadelphia, PA F 11 Dennis Tunstall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Life Center Academy Medford, NJ G 22 Brian Starr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Fort Osage Colby CC Kansas City, MO F 23 Mike Morsell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So St. 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 Sr Episcopal Yaoundé, Cameroon F 33 Eddie Keith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Edgewater Orlando, FL F 44 Alex Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Coastal Academy Hawthorne, NJ	Head coach Pat Skerry (Tufts) Assistant coach(es) Kevin Clark (Clark) Jim McCarthy (Hamilton College) Pat O'Connell (Johns Hopkins) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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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

• 2016–17 Towson Tigers women's basketball team

References

1. "Towson Declines Postseason Invitation".
2. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".