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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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown 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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
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 2014-08-27.

Roster

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, LA
G 1 Bryon Hawkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Clinton Christian School Fort Washington, MD
G 2 Jordan McNeil Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mount St. Joseph Balimore, MD
G 4 Four McGlynn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Dallastown Area York, PA
F/C 5 Walter Foster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Booker T. Washington Atlanta, GA
F 10 John Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Philadelphia, PA
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, CT
F 23 Mike Morsell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. John's College HS Fort Washington, MD
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, FL
G 32 Jonah Meredith (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Frederick Frederick, MD
F 33 Eddie Keith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Edgewater Orlando, FL
F 44 Jamel Flash 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr West Hempstead West Hempstead, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

[2]

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.

See also

2014–15 Towson Tigers women's basketball team

References

  1. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ http://www.towsontigers.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball
  3. ^ "Towson vs Georgetown (12/07/14 at Verizon Center, WASHINGTON) Box Score". guhoyas.com. Georgetown University. Retrieved 10 December 2014.