2024–25 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

2024–25 Towson Tigers men's basketball
2024–25 Towson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	1–2 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Pat Skerry (14th season);
Associate head coach	Pat O'Connell
Assistant coaches	Parfait Bitee; Chris Conway; John Auslander; Beruk Asfaw;
Home arena	TU Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hofstra	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Charleston	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
UNC Wilmington	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Delaware	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Drexel	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Northeastern	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
William & Mary	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Campbell	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Elon	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Hampton	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
North Carolina A&T	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Stony Brook	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Towson	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Monmouth	0	–	0	–	0	–	3	.000

† 2025 CAA tournament winner As of November 13, 2024

The 2024–25 Towson Tigers men's basketball team represents Towson University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 14th-year head coach Pat Skerry, play their home games at TU Arena in Towson, Maryland as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2023–24 season 20–14, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in fifth place.^[1] They defeated William & Mary^[2] and UNC Wilmington,^[3] before falling to eventual tournament champions Charleston in the semifinals of the CAA tournament.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 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)	Sr	IUP	London, England
G	2	Jaiden Cole	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	NBA Academy Latin America	Toronto, Ontario
F	3	Tyler Coleman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Paul VI HS	Woodbridge, Virginia
G	4	Dylan Williamson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Our Lady of Good Counsel HS	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G/F	5	Christian May	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Bishop O'Connell HS	Edinburg, Virginia
G	10	Rahdir Hicks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Malvern Prep	Coatesville, Pennsylvania
G/F	11	Mekhi Lowery	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Oswego East HS	Bellwood, Illinois
F	12	Abdou Samb	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	IUPUI	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G/F	13	Chike Ndefo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Vermont Academy	Elmont, New York
G/F	15	Tyler Tejada	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Teaneck HS	Teaneck, New Jersey
G	20	Amir Shaheed	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Atholton HS	Columbia, Maryland
G	21	Mandela Tarke	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Gaithersburg HS	Silver Spring, Maryland
G	22	Ryan Skerry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Dulaney HS	Timonium, Maryland
F	23	Caleb Embeya	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	St. Maria Goretti HS	Kinshasa, DR Congo
G	24	Nendah Tarke	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Coppin State	Gaithersburg, Maryland
F	25	Messiah Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Wofford	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Pat Skerry (Tufts)

Assistant coach(es)

Pat O'Connell (Johns Hopkins)
Parfait Bitee (Rhode Island)
Chris Conway (York College)
John Auslander (Maryland)
Beruk Asfaw (Washington)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024* 12:00 pm	at St. John's	L 46–64	–	Carnesecca Arena (1,742) Queens, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 10:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Mary's	L 69–76	0–1	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,326) Moraga, CA
November 8, 2024* 6:00 pm, FloHoops	Penn State Wilkes-Barre	W 89–34	1–1	TU Arena (1,350) Towson, MD
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+	at South Carolina	L 54–80	1–2	Colonial Life Arena (11,577) Columbia, SC
November 16, 2024* 8:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops	James Madison			TU Arena Towson, MD
November 20, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Nicholls			Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
November 24, 2024* 4:00 pm	at Morgan State			Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
November 28, 2024* 9:30 pm	vs. Kent State Western Slam			VisitLethbridge.com Arena Lethbridge, AB
November 29, 2024* 7:30 pm	vs. Kennesaw State Western Slam			VisitLethbridge.com Arena Lethbridge, AB
November 30, 2024* 9:30 pm	vs. UC Irvine Western Slam			VisitLethbridge.com Arena Lethbridge, AB
December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops	UMBC			TU Arena Towson, MD
December 14, 2024*	vs. Duquesne LeBron James Classic			LeBron James Arena Akron, OH
December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Robert Morris			UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA
December 22, 2024* 1:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops	Bryant			TU Arena Towson, MD
CAA regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at UNC Wilmington			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops	at Charleston			TD Arena Charleston, SC
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops	Northeastern			TU Arena Towson, MD
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops	at Drexel			Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Hofstra			TU Arena Towson, MD
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops	Stony Brook			TU Arena Towson, MD
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	North Carolina A&T			TU Arena Towson, MD
January 27, 2025 9:00 pm, CBSSN	at Northeastern			Matthews Arena Boston, MA
January 30, 2025 6:30 pm, FloHoops	at Delaware			Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
February 1, 2025 6:00 pm, CBSSN	Drexel			TU Arena Towson, MD
February 6, 2025 6:31 pm, FloHoops	at Stony Brook			Island Federal Arena Stony Brook, NY
February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, CBSSN	at Monmouth			OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops	Delaware			TU Arena Towson, MD
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops	Monmouth			TU Arena Towson, MD
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Elon			Schar Center Elon, NC
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops	at Campbell			Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops	William & Mary			TU Arena Towson, MD
March 1, 2025 4:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops	Hampton			TU Arena Towson, MD
CAA tournament
March 7–11, 2025 FloHoops/CBSSN	vs.			Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 4, 2024.
^ "Timeout proves turning point as Towson defeats William & Mary". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
^ "Williamson's 18 lead Towson past UNC Wilmington 66-56 in CAA quarterfinals". AP News. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
^ "Smith leads Charleston past Towson 61-56 in semifinals of CAA Tournament". ABC 4 News. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
^ "Towson Tigers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[2] "Timeout proves turning point as Towson defeats William & Mary". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[3] "Williamson's 18 lead Towson past UNC Wilmington 66-56 in CAA quarterfinals". AP News. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[4] "Smith leads Charleston past Towson 61-56 in semifinals of CAA Tournament". ABC 4 News. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[6] "Towson Tigers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

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