2016–17 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

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2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings

	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

The 2016–17 Towson Tigers men's basketball team represents Towson University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth year head coach Pat Skerry, play their home games at SECU Arena and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 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. They were invited 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 2016-08-12. "Towson Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.

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 2016-08-12. "Towson Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.

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 (John Hopkins) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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  Towson, MD
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM		Goucher			SECU Arena  Towson, MD
12/03/2016* 2:00 PM		Old Dominion			SECU Arena  Towson, MD
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM		Loyola (MD)			SECU Arena  Towson, MD
12/10/2016* 2:00 PM		Fairleigh Dickinson			SECU Arena  Towson, MD
12/17/2016* 7:00 PM		at UMBC			Retriever Activities Center  Catonsville, MD
12/21/2016* 5:30 PM		vs. Nevada Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic			South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
12/22/2016* 3:15 PM		vs. Iona Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic			South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
CAA regular season
12/31/2016 12:00 PM		UNC Wilmington			SECU Arena  Towson, MD
01/02/2017 7:00 PM		at James Madison			JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, VA
01/05/2017 7:30 PM		at College of Charleston			TD Arena  Charleston, SC
01/07/2017 7:00 PM		at Elon			Alumni Gym  Charleston, NC
01/12/2017 7:00 PM		Delaware			SECU Arena  Towson, MD
01/14/2017 2:00 PM, CSN		Northeastern			SECU Arena  Towson, MD
01/19/2017 7:00 PM		at Hofstra			Hofstra Arena  Hempstead, NY
01/21/2017 2:00 PM, CSN		at Delaware			Bob Carpenter Center  Newark, DE
01/26/2017 7:00 PM		College of Charleston			SECU Arena  Towson, MD
01/28/2017 7:00 PM		at Northeastern			Matthews Arena  Boston, MA
02/02/2017 7:00 PM		Drexel			SECU Arena  Towson, MD
02/04/2017 4:00 PM, CSN		William & Mary			SECU Arena  Towson, MD
02/09/2017 7:00 PM		Hofstra			SECU Arena  Towson, MD
02/11/2017 4:00 PM		at Drexel			Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
02/16/2017 7:00 PM		Elon			SECU Arena  Towson, MD
02/18/2017 7:00 PM, CSN		James Madison			SECU Arena  Towson, MD
02/23/2017 7:00 PM		at UNC Wilmington			Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, NC
02/25/2017 2:00 PM, CSN		at William & Mary			Kaplan Arena  Williamsburg, VA
CAA Tournament
03/03–06/2017		vs.			North Charleston Coliseum  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