2024–25 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

2024–25 Towson Tigers men's basketball
2024–25 Towson Tigers men's basketball
CAA regular season champions
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	22–11 (16–2 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

2024–25 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
	16	–	2	.889	22	–	11	.667
UNC Wilmington †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
Charleston	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
William & Mary	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
Campbell	10	–	8	.556	15	–	17	.469
Monmouth	10	–	8	.556	13	–	20	.394
Northeastern	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Drexel	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
Elon	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Hampton	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Hofstra	6	–	12	.333	15	–	18	.455
Delaware	5	–	13	.278	16	–	20	.444
Stony Brook	4	–	14	.222	8	–	24	.250
North Carolina A&T	3	–	15	.167	7	–	25	.219

† 2025 CAA tournament winner

The 2024–25 Towson Tigers men's basketball team represented Towson University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 14th-year head coach Pat Skerry, played 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	Rank^#	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	W 67–63	2–2	TU Arena (3,036) Towson, MD
November 20, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Nicholls	W 70–64	3–2	Stopher Gymnasium (655) Thibodaux, LA
November 24, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Morgan State	W 64–60	4–2	Hill Field House (687) Baltimore, MD
November 28, 2024* 9:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. Kent State Western Slam	L 54–65	4–3	VisitLethbridge.com Arena (1,256) Lethbridge, AB
November 29, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. Kennesaw State Western Slam	L 63–67 ^OT	4–4	VisitLethbridge.com Arena Lethbridge, AB
November 30, 2024* 9:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. UC Irvine Western Slam	L 60–67	4–5	VisitLethbridge.com Arena (1,603) Lethbridge, AB
December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops		UMBC	L 71–84	4–6	TU Arena (1,965) Towson, MD
December 14, 2024* 6:00 pm		vs. Duquesne LeBron James Classic	L 47–65	4–7	LeBron James Arena (814) Akron, OH
December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Robert Morris	L 67–68	4–8	UPMC Events Center (754) Moon Township, PA
December 22, 2024* 1:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops		Bryant	W 70–65	5–8	TU Arena (1,500) Towson, MD
CAA regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at UNC Wilmington	W 65–61 ^OT	6–8 (1–0)	Trask Coliseum (4,719) Wilmington, NC
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Charleston	L 69–77	6–9 (1–1)	TD Arena (5,116) Charleston, SC
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops		Northeastern	W 80–73	7–9 (2–1)	TU Arena (1,020) Towson, MD
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Drexel	W 93–82 ^OT	8–9 (3–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,436) Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Hofstra	W 65–60	9–9 (4–1)	TU Arena (2,016) Towson, MD
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops		Stony Brook	W 53–49	10–9 (5–1)	TU Arena (2,611) Towson, MD
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops		North Carolina A&T	W 83–67	11–9 (6–1)	TU Arena (1,857) Towson, MD
January 27, 2025 9:00 pm, CBSSN		at Northeastern	W 75–65	12–9 (7–1)	Matthews Arena (645) Boston, MA
January 30, 2025 6:30 pm, FloHoops		at Delaware	W 76–66	13–9 (8–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,193) Newark, DE
February 1, 2025 6:00 pm, CBSSN		Drexel	W 55–54	14–9 (9–1)	TU Arena (3,204) Towson, MD
February 6, 2025 6:31 pm, FloHoops		at Stony Brook	W 66–59	15–9 (10–1)	Stony Brook Arena (1,526) Stony Brook, NY
February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, CBSSN		at Monmouth	W 73–67	16–9 (11–1)	OceanFirst Bank Center (2,756) West Long Branch, NJ
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops		Delaware	W 75–70	17–9 (12–1)	TU Arena (3,302) Towson, MD
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops		Monmouth	W 80–54	18–9 (13–1)	TU Arena (3,104) Towson, MD
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Elon	L 63–69	18–10 (13–2)	Schar Center (1,859) Elon, NC
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Campbell	W 76–67	19–10 (14–2)	Gore Arena (2,171) Buies Creek, NC
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops		William & Mary	W 88–73	20–10 (15–2)	TU Arena (4,750) Towson, MD
March 1, 2025 4:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops		Hampton	W 75–72	21–10 (16–2)	TU Arena (4,705) Towson, MD
CAA tournament
March 9, 2025 12:00 pm, FloHoops	(1)	vs. (8) Drexel Quarterfinals	W 82–76	22–10	CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C.
March 10, 2025 6:00 pm, CBSSN	(1)	vs. (12) Delaware Semifinals	L 72–82	22–11	CareFirst 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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