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2020–21 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

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2020–21 Towson Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record4–14 (3–9 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSECU Arena
Seasons
2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 8 2   .800 13 7   .650
Northeastern 8 2   .800 10 9   .526
Charleston 6 4   .600 9 10   .474
Hofstra 8 6   .571 13 10   .565
Delaware 5 4   .556 7 8   .467
Drexel 4 5   .444 12 8   .600
William & Mary 4 6   .400 7 10   .412
Elon 4 7   .364 10 9   .526
Towson 3 9   .250 4 14   .222
UNC Wilmington 1 6   .143 7 10   .412
2021 CAA tournament winner

The 2020–21 Towson Tigers men's basketball team represented Towson University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 10th-year head coach Pat Skerry, played their home games at the SECU Arena in Towson, Maryland as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 4–14, 3–9 in CAA play to finish ninth place. They lost to Elon in the first round of the CAA tournament.[1]

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the 2019–20 season 19–13, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in third place.[2] They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to Northeastern.[3]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Allen Betrand 2 G 6'5" 200 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Transferred to Rhode Island[4]
Nigel Haughton 4 G 6'1" 170 Freshman Bel Air, Maryland Transferred to Chestnut Hill College
Dennis Tunstall 11 F 6'9" 225 RS Senior Willingboro, New Jersey Graduated
Nakye Sanders 20 F 6'8" 240 RS Senior Staten Island, New York Graduated
Brian Fobbs 23 G 6'5" 210 Senior Rochester, New York Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Curtis Holland III 0 G 6'2" 220 Junior Churchton, Maryland Transferred from High Point
Cam Allen 3 G 6'1" 185 Graduate Greenville, South Carolina Transferred from Cal State Bakersfield

2020 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Darrick Jones Jr.
G
Richmond, VA Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 24, 2019 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 77
Chris Biekeu
F
Montreal, QB Vanier College 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nov 15, 2019 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
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:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2020–21 Towson Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Curtis Holland III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr High Point University Churchton, Maryland
G/F 1 Demetrius Mims 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Long Beach State Baltimore, Maryland
G 2 Zane Martin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Neumann-Goretti Philadelphia, PA
G 3 Cam Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Cal State Bakersfield Greenville, South Carolina
G 5 Jakigh Dottin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr Woodstock Academy Cambridge, MA
G 11 Jason Gibson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Sidwell Friends Severna Park, MD
F 12 Juwan Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr San Diego Dover, DE
G 15 Chris Caliguiran (W) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Jr Bishop Ireton Accokeek, MD
F 22 Solomon Uyaelunmo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Calvary Christian HS Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 23 Darrick Jones Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy Richmond, Virginia
G 24 Greg Cross (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr Springbrook Silver Spring, MD
G 25 Nicolas Timberlake 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Kimball Union Braintree, MA
F 32 Charles Thompson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So St. Stephen's & St. Agnes Fort Washington, MD
C 34 Victor Uyaelunmo 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr USC Miami, FL
F 35 Chris Biekeu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Vanier College Montreal, Quebec
G 44 Justin Patterson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Landon School Bowie, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
1:30 pm, FloHoops
No. 4 Virginia
Bubbleville
L 54–89  0–1
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 26, 2020*
3:30 pm, FloHoops
San Francisco
Bubbleville
L 68–79  0–2
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 27, 2020*
4:30 pm, FloHoops
Buffalo
Bubbleville
L 65–74  0–3
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
December 1, 2020*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Maryland Canceled due to COVID-19 Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
December 5, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC Postponed due to COVID-19 UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
December 7, 2020*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
George Washington Postponed due to COVID-19 SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
December 16, 2020*
5:00 pm, FloHoops
La Salle Postponed due to COVID-19 SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
December 23, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Mason L 65–70  0–4
EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
December 26, 2020*
2:00 pm, FloHoops
Coppin State W 78–73  1–4
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
December 29, 2020*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Iona Postponed due to COVID-19 Hynes Athletic Center 
New Rochelle, NY
December 30, 2020*
6:00 pm, FloHoops
Morgan State Postponed due to COVID-19 SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
CAA regular season
January 3, 2021
1:00 pm, FloHoops
James Madison Postponed due to COVID-19 SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
January 5, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at James Madison Postponed due to COVID-19 Atlantic Union Bank Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
January 9, 2021
1:00 pm, FloHoops
at Elon Postponed due to COVID-19 Schar Center 
Elon, NC
January 10, 2021
12:00 pm, FloHoops
at Elon Postponed due to COVID-19 Schar Center 
Elon, NC
January 16, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops
James Madison L 72–81  1–5
(0-1)
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
January 18, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops
UNC Wilmington W 72–69  2–5
(1–1)
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
January 19, 2021
1:00 pm, FloHoops
UNC Wilmington W 78–74  3–5
(2–1)
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
January 23, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Hofstra L 58–71  3–6
(2–2)
Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, NY
January 24, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Hofstra L 69–74  3–7
(2–3)
Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, NY
January 27, 2021
4:00 pm, MASN
at James Madison L 63–78  3–8
(2–4)
Atlantic Union Bank Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
January 30, 2021
1:00 pm, FloHoops
William & Mary L 74–84  3–9
(2–5)
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
January 31, 2021
1:00 pm, FloHoops
William & Mary L 74–75  3–10
(2–6)
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
February 6, 2021
1:00 pm, FloHoops
at Charleston L 88–90 2OT 3–11
(2–7)
TD Arena (1,493)
Charleston, SC
February 7, 2021
1:00 pm, FloHoops
at Charleston L 53–66  3–12
(2–8)
TD Arena (1,445)
Charleston, SC
February 13, 2021
1:00 pm, FloHoops
Northeastern L 67–76  3–13
(2–9)
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
February 14, 2021
1:00 pm, FloHoops
Northeastern W 68–57  4–13
(3–9)
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
CAA tournament
March 6, 2021
3:00 pm, FloHoops
(9) vs. (8) Elon
First round
L 48–69  4–14
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Towson vs. Elon - Game Summary - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Towson Tigers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Northeastern vs. Towson - Game Summary - March 8, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Fenton, Josh. "Towson's Betrand Transferring to URI - Revolving Door Continues". GoLocalProv. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Towson University Athletics - 2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". TowsonTigers.com. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "2020-21 Towson Tigers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "2020-21 Towson Tigers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2021.