# 2015–16 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Towson Tigers men's basketball team represented Towson University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth year head coach Pat Skerry, played their home games at SECU Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They 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.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 12–20, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in ninth place. They were eliminated in the first round of the CAA tournament where they lost to Elon.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Four McGlynn | 4 | G | 6'2" | 180 | RS Junior | York, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Rhode Island |
| Alex Gavrilovic | 11 | F | 6'9" | 245 | Senior | Strasbourg, France | Graduated |
| Jamel Flash | 44 | F | 6'10" | 220 | RS Senior | West Hempstead, New York | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Deshaun Morman | 3 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Sophomore | Richmond, Virginia | Cincinnati |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dennis Tunstall PF | Medford, New Jersey | Life Center Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 18, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Alex Thomas PF | Hawthorne, New Jersey | Coastal Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 21, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 62 ||||||
| 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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 28, 2015. "Towson Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 28, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 28, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season |||||
| November 14* 3:00 pm | at La Salle | L 76–78 | 0–1 | Tom Gola Arena (3,400) Philadelphia |
| November 16* 7:00 pm | Morgan State | W 69–61 | 1–1 | SECU Arena (2,351) Towson, Maryland |
| November 19* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Oklahoma State Charleston Classic quarterfinals | L 52–69 | 1–2 | TD Arena (1,760) Charleston, South Carolina |
| November 20* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Ole Miss Charleston Classic consolation round | L 60–76 | 1–3 | TD Arena (1,220) Charleston, South Carolina |
| November 22* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Bradley Charleston Classic 7th place game | W 62–60 | 2–3 | TD Arena (1,553) Charleston, South Carolina |
| November 25* 7:00 pm | Gallaudet | W 88–45 | 3–3 | SECU Arena (1,137) Towson, Maryland |
| November 28* 4:00 pm | at Coppin State | W 81–77 | 4–3 | Physical Education Complex (1,201) Baltimore |
| December 2* 7:00 pm | George Mason | W 75–54 | 5–3 | SECU Arena (1,562) Towson, Maryland |
| December 5* 2:00 pm | Sacred Heart | W 82–74 | 6–3 | SECU Arena (1,303) Towson, Maryland |
| December 8* 7:30 pm | at Loyola | W 65–54 | 7–3 | Reitz Arena (892) Baltimore, Maryland |
| December 18* 8:00 pm | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 68–69 | 7–4 | Rothman Center (547) Hackensack, New Jersey |
| December 20* 4:30 pm | Rio Grande | W 88–47 | 8–4 | SECU Arena (1,660) Towson, Maryland |
| December 23* 2:00 pm | UMBC | W 91–65 | 9–4 | SECU Arena (1,224) Towson, Maryland |
| CAA Regular Season |||||
| December 31 4:00 pm | at William & Mary | W 76–69 | 10–4 (1–0) | Kaplan Arena (2,531) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| January 2 7:00 pm | Hofstra | L 58–90 | 10–5 (1–1) | SECU Arena (2,331) Towson, Maryland |
| January 7 7:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | W 76–60 | 11–5 (2–1) | SECU Arena (1,381) Towson, Maryland |
| January 9 4:00 pm | at James Madison | L 59-73 | 11–6 (2–2) | JMU Convocation Center (3,197) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| January 14 7:00 pm | at Delaware | W 79–77 | 12–6 (3–2) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,727) Newark, Delaware |
| January 16 4:00 pm, CSN | Drexel | W 69–50 | 13–6 (4–2) | SECU Arena (2,000) Towson, Maryland |
| January 21 6:00 pm, CSN | College of Charleston | L 37–40 | 13–7 (4–3) | SECU Arena (1,466) Towson, Maryland |
| January 23 1:00 pm | at Northeastern | W 79–72 | 14–7 (5–3) | Matthews Arena (1,187) Boston |
| January 28 7:00 pm | at Drexel | W 77–70 | 15–7 (6–3) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (962) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| January 30 2:00 pm, CSN | Delaware | W 101–97 $^{OT}$ | 16–7 (7–3) | SECU Arena (3,115) Towson, Maryland |
| February 4 7:30 pm | at College of Charleston | L 47–65 | 16–8 (7–4) | TD Arena (2,538) Charleston, South Carolina |
| February 6 6:00 pm, CSN | at Elon | W 81–77 | 17–8 (8–4) | Alumni Gym (1,479) Elon, North Carolina |
| February 11 7:00 pm | Northeastern | L 44–47 | 17–9 (8–5) | SECU Arena (1,578) Towson, Maryland |
| February 13 4:00 pm, CSN | William & Mary | W 99–82 | 18–9 (9–5) | SECU Arena (2,334) Towson, Maryland |
| February 18 7:00 pm | at Hofstra | L 82–84 | 18–10 (9–6) | Mack Sports Complex (1,958) Hempstead, New York |
| February 20 2:00 pm, CSN | Elon | W 67–56 | 19–10 (10–6) | SECU Arena (2,736) Towson, Maryland |
| February 25 8:00 pm, CSN | James Madison | W 69–67 | 20–10 (11–6) | SECU Arena (2,546) Towson, Maryland |
| February 27 1:00 pm | at UNC Wilmington | L 68–74 | 20–11 (11–7) | Trask Coliseum (4,791) Wilmington, North Carolina |
| CAA tournament |||||
| March 5 8:30 pm, CSN | vs. Northeastern Quarterfinals | L 60–71 | 20–12 | Royal Farms Arena (3,450) Baltimore |
| Vegas 16 |||||
| March 28* 9:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Oakland Quarterfinals | L 72–90 | 20–13 | Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, Nevada |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||