# 2012–13 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Towson Tigers men's basketball team represented Towson University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second year head coach Pat Skerry, played their home games at the Towson Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. Due to low APR scores, the Tigers were ineligible for post season play, including the CAA Tournament. They finished the season 18–13, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. This was the Tigers' last season playing home games at the Towson Center as they moved to their new home, Tiger Arena, in 2013–14.

## NCAA single season turnaround record

The 2012–13 team's record of 18–13 was a 17.5-game win improvement from the year before, which set the new NCAA Division I record for a single-season turnaround (in 2011–12 they had finished 1–31). The 2002–03 Mercer Bears and 2003–04 UTEP Miners basketball teams had each formerly held the record of 17-game improvements.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Jerome Hairston | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Freshman | Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| 1 | Marcus Damas | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Junior | Bay Shore, New York |
| 2 | Marquis Marshall | Guard | 6–5 | 170 | Freshman | Reading, Pennsylvania |
| 3 | Kris Walden | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Sophomore | Richmond, Virginia |
| 4 | Four McGlynn | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Sophomore | York, Pennsylvania |
| 5 | D. Cimini | Guard | 5-9 | 170 | Freshman | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 10 | Bryan Blackstone | Guard | 5–10 | 185 | Senior | Ivyland, Pennsylvania |
| 11 | Christian Collins | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Junior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 12 | Barrington Alston | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Freshman | Wilmington, Delaware |
| 15 | Timajh Parker-Rivera | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Freshman | Milford, Connecticut |
| 20 | Jerrelle Benimon | Forward | 6–8 | 245 | Junior | Warrenton, Virginia |
| 22 | Rafriel Guthrie | Forward/Guard | 6–3 | 210 | Junior | Washington, D.C. |
| 23 | Mike Burwell | Guard | 6–5 | 205 | Junior | East Brunswick, New Jersey |
| 24 | Bilal Dixon | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 245 | Senior | Jersey City, New Jersey |
| 32 | Jeremy Schulkin | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Freshman | Chesterfield, New Jersey |
| 44 | Jamel Flash | Forward | 6–10 | 220 | Sophomore | West Hempstead, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2012* 7:00 pm | Bloomsburg | W 87–65 | | Towson Center Towson, Maryland |
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm | Goldey-Beacom | W 72–64 | | Towson Center Towson, Maryland |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:30 pm | at College of Charleston | L 58–75 | 0–1 | TD Arena (4,215) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 11/16/2012* 8:00 pm | vs. Radford Comfort Suites Invitational | W 75–67 | 1–1 | Alumni Coliseum (250) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 11/17/2012* 6:00 pm | at Eastern Kentucky Comfort Suites Invitational | L 69–71 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Alumni Coliseum (1,400) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 11/18/2012* 7:00 pm | vs. Kennesaw State Comfort Suites Invitational | W 69–63 | 2–2 | Alumni Coliseum (150) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 11/19/2012* 1:00 pm | vs. Cincinnati Christian Comfort Suites Invitational | W 79–40 | 3–2 | Alumni Coliseum (100) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 11/26/2012* 7:30 pm | at Loyola (MD) | L 53–65 | 3–3 | Reitz Arena (1,376) Baltimore |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm | at UMBC | L 62–66 | 3–4 | Retriever Activities Center (1,627) Catonsville, Maryland |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm | at Vermont | W 68–64 | 4–4 | Patrick Gym (2,073) Burlington, Vermont |
| 12/08/2012* 12:00 pm, MASN | at No. 15 Georgetown | L 40–46 | 4–5 | Verizon Center (8,322) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/12/2012* 7:00 pm | at Temple | L 61–72 | 4–6 | Liacouras Center (4,625) Philadelphia |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm | North Dakota State | L 48–65 | 4–7 | Towson Center (1,634) Towson, Maryland |
| 12/19/2012* 7:30 pm | Coppin State | L 61–64 | 4–8 | Towson Center (1,018) Towson, Maryland |
| 12/29/2012* 4:00 pm, P12N | at Oregon State | W 67–66 $^{OT}$ | 5–8 | Gill Coliseum (3,847) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 01/02/2013 7:00 pm | at UNC Wilmington | W 79–74 | 6–8 (1–0) | Trask Coliseum (3,331) Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 01/05/2013 4:00 pm | at Drexel | W 69–66 | 7–8 (2–0) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,071) Philadelphia |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm | William & Mary | W 99–86 $^{2OT}$ | 8–8 (3–0) | Towson Center (1,008) Towson, Maryland |
| 01/12/2013 12:00 pm | Northeastern | L 59–70 | 8–9 (3–1) | Towson Center (1,814) Towson, Maryland |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm | at Delaware | W 69–66 | 9–9 (4–1) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,242) Newark, Delaware |
| 01/19/2013 12:00 pm | James Madison | W 73–47 | 10–9 (5–1) | Towson Center (1,677) Towson, Maryland |
| 01/21/2013 7:00 pm | Georgia State | L 69–71 | 10–10 (5–2) | Towson Center (1,441) Towson, Maryland |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm | George Mason | L 67–77 | 10–11 (5–3) | Towson Center (2,005) Towson, Maryland |
| 01/26/2013 7:00 pm | at William & Mary | L 56–63 | 10–12 (5–4) | Kaplan Arena (3,091) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | at Old Dominion | W 68–66 | 11–12 (6–4) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,971) Norfolk, Virginia |
| 02/04/2013 7:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | W 81–68 | 12–12 (7–4) | Towson Center (1,368) Towson, Maryland |
| 02/06/2013 7:00 pm | Delaware | W 85–65 | 13–12 (8–4) | Towson Center (2,409) Towson, Maryland |
| 02/09/2013 2:00 pm | at Georgia State | W 90–82 $^{OT}$ | 14–12 (9–4) | GSU Sports Arena (1,772) Atlanta |
| 02/12/2013 7:00 pm, CSNMA | at James Madison | L 70–75 | 14–13 (9–5) | JMU Convocation Center (2,957) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 02/16/2013 4:00 pm | at Hofstra | W 57–50 | 15–13 (10–5) | Mack Sports Complex (2,756) Hempstead, New York |
| 02/23/2013 12:00 pm | Drexel | W 72–71 | 16–13 (11–5) | Towson Center (1,822) Towson, Maryland |
| 02/26/2013 7:00 pm, CSNMA+ | George Mason | W 85–81 $^{OT}$ | 17–13 (12–5) | Patriot Center (3,956) Fairfax, Virginia |
| 03/02/2013 4:00 pm | Hofstra | W 67–64 | 18–13 (13–5) | Towson Center (4,119) Towson, Maryland |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||