2023–24 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

2023–24 Towson Tigers men's basketball
2023–24 Towson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	20–14 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach	Pat Skerry (13th season);
Associate head coach	Pat O'Connell
Assistant coaches	Parfait Bitee; Chris Conway;
Home arena	SECU Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charleston †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
Drexel	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
Hofstra	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
UNC Wilmington	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Towson	11	–	7	.611	20	–	14	.588
Delaware	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Stony Brook	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Monmouth	10	–	8	.556	18	–	15	.545
Campbell	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Northeastern	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Elon	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
North Carolina A&T	5	–	13	.278	7	–	25	.219
William & Mary	4	–	14	.222	10	–	23	.303
Hampton	3	–	15	.167	9	–	24	.273

† 2024 CAA tournament winner

The 2023–24 Towson Tigers men's basketball team represents Towson University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 13th-year head coach Pat Skerry, play their home games at the SECU Arena in Towson, Maryland as members of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).

Previous season[edit]

The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 20–11, 12–6 in CAA play, to finish as in a tie for third place with UNC Wilmington. As the No. 3 seed in the CAA tournament, they defeated Delaware in the quarterfinals before losing to No. 1 seed Charleston in the semifinals.

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Tomiwa Sulaiman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	IUP	London, England
G	2	Jaiden Cole	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	NBA Academy Latin America	Toronto, ON
F	3	Tyler Coleman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Paul VI HS	Woodbridge, VA
G	4	Dylan Williamson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Our Lady of Good Counsel HS	Upper Marlboro, MD
G/F	5	Christian May	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Bishop O'Connell HS	Edinburg, VA
G	10	Rahdir Hicks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Malvern Prep	Coatesville, PA
G/F	11	Mekhi Lowery	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Oswego East HS	Bellwood, IL
F/C	13	Chase Paar	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	GS	George Washington	Mount Airy, MD
G/F	15	Tyler Tejada	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Teaneck HS	Teaneck, NJ
G	20	Kordell Lewis	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Richard Montgomery HS	Rockville, MD
F	23	Marcus Watson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	North Carolina A&T	Buford, GA
G	24	Nendah Tarke	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Coppin State	Gaithersburg, MD
F	25	Messiah Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Wofford	Chicago, IL
F	30	Cole Paar	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Fr	Glenelg Country School	Mount Airy, MD
F	32	Charles Thompson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	GS	St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School	Fort Washington, MD
G	33	Brandon Held	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Marriotts Ridge HS	Marriottsville, MD
G	45	Jackson Prince	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Westlake HS	Waldorf, MD

Head coach

Pat Skerry (Tufts)

Assistant coach(es)

Pat O'Connell (Johns Hopkins)
Parfait Bitee (Rhode Island)
Chris Conway (York College)
John Auslander (Maryland)
Caleb Kupa (West Chester)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 16, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:30 p.m., P12N		at Colorado	L 57–75	0–1	CU Events Center (6,078) Boulder, CO
November 9, 2023* 8:00 p.m.		at Coppin State	W 70–49	1–1	Physical Education Complex (1,106) Baltimore, MD
November 13, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Robert Morris	W 66–62	2–1	SECU Arena (1,903) Towson, MD
November 16, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. No. 6 Houston Charleston Classic quarterfinals	L 49–65	2–2	TD Arena Charleston, SC
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Wake Forest Charleston Classic consolation 2nd round	L 61–71	2–3	TD Arena (3,029) Charleston, SC
November 19, 2023* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. North Texas Charleston Classic 7th-place game	L 39–65	2–4	TD Arena Charleston, SC
November 26, 2023* 4:00 pm, FloHoops		Morgan State	W 67–58	3–4	SECU Arena (1,613) Towson, MD
December 1, 2022* 8:00 p.m.		at South Dakota State	L 48–61	3–5	Frost Arena (2,326) Brookings, SD
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		UMass	W 81–71	4–5	SECU Arena (1,802) Towson, MD
December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., MASN		at UMBC	W 89–73	5–5	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,513) Catonsville, MD
December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Bryant Holiday Hoopfest	L 93–101 ^2OT	5–6	UBS Arena Elmont, NY
December 22, 2022* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops		Nicholls	W 65–55	6–6	SECU Arena (2,011) Towson, MD
December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		Arcadia	W 97–46	7–6	SECU Arena (2,624) Towson, MD
CAA regular season
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Monmouth	L 43–51	7–7 (0–1)	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,484) West Long Branch, NJ
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		UNC Wilmington	W 67–64	8–7 (1–1)	SECU Arena (1,832) Towson, MD
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Stony Brook	W 73–64 ^OT	9–7 (2–1)	SECU Arena (1,025) Towson, MD
January 13, 2024 12:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Northeastern	L 59–67	9–8 (2–2)	Matthews Arena (1,015) Boston, MA
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Charleston	W 82–78	10–8 (3–2)	TD Arena (4,858) Charleston, SC
January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., NBCSWA/FloHoops		Campbell	W 77–43	11–8 (4–2)	SECU Arena (2,108) Towson, MD
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Drexel	W 70–67	12–8 (5–2)	SECU Arena (2,804) Towson, MD
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at Delaware	W 67–56	13–8 (6–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,792) Newark, DE
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Northeastern	W 83–76	14–8 (7–2)	SECU Arena (1,950) Towson, MD
February 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Hofstra	L 56–59	14–9 (7–3)	Mack Sports Complex (3,743) Hempstead, NY
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Delaware	L 62–74	14–10 (7–4)	SECU Arena (3,505) Towson, MD
February 12, 2024 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		Elon	W 80–55	15–10 (8–4)	SECU Arena (2,112) Towson, MD
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at William & Mary	W 61–52	16–10 (9–4)	Kaplan Arena (2,352) Williamsburg, VA
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Hampton	L 61–67	16–11 (9–5)	Hampton Convocation Center (2,421) Hampton, VA
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Monmouth	W 80–61	17–11 (10–5)	SECU Arena (1,910) Towson, MD
February 24, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBSSN		Charleston	L 56–72	17–12 (10–6)	SECU Arena (4,322) Towson, MD
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at North Carolina A&T	W 84-58	18–12 (11–6)	Corbett Sports Center (2,953) Greensboro, NC
March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at UNC Wilmington	L 64–75	18–13 (11–7)	Trask Coliseum (5,100) Wilmington, NC
CAA tournament
March 9, 2024 2:30 p.m., FloHoops	(5)	vs. (13) William & Mary Second round	W 67-56	19–13	Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,883) Washington, D.C.
March 10, 2024 2:30 pm, FloHoops	(5)	vs. (4) UNC Wilmington Quarterfinals	W 66–56	20–13	Entertainment and Sports Arena (2,108) Washington, D.C.
March 11, 2024 6:00 pm, CBSSN	(5)	vs. (1) Charleston Semifinals	L 56–61	20–14	Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Sources^[1]^[2]

References[edit]

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Towson Tigers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[2] "2023-24 Towson Tigers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

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