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2014–15 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

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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
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

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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

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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

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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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
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

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2014–15 Towson Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Josh Ivory 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Baton Rouge CC Alexandria, Louisiana
G 1 Bryon Hawkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Clinton Christian School Fort Washington, Maryland
G 2 Jordan McNeil Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mount St. Joseph Baltimore
G 4 Four McGlynn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Dallastown Area York, Pennsylvania
F/C 5 Walter Foster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Booker T. Washington Atlanta
F 10 John Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Philadelphia
F 11 Alex Gavrilovic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr IMG Academy Strasbourg, France
F 15 Timajh Parker-Rivera 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr St. Joseph Milford, Connecticut
F 23 Mike Morsell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. John's College HS Fort Washington, Maryland
F 24 Arnaud William Adala Moto Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Episcopal Yaoundé, Cameroon
G 25 A. J. Astroth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Wharton Tampa, Florida
G 32 Jonah Meredith (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Frederick Frederick, Maryland
F 33 Eddie Keith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Edgewater Orlando, Florida
F 44 Jamel 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

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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, 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)
Mack Sports Complex (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

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2014–15 Towson Tigers women's basketball team

References

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