2024–25 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

2024–25 Towson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	13–9 (8–1 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

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Towson	9	–	1		.900			14	–	9		.609
UNC Wilmington	8	–	2		.800			18	–	5		.783
William & Mary	8	–	2		.800			14	–	9		.609
Charleston	7	–	3		.700			17	–	6		.739
Campbell	7	–	3		.700			12	–	11		.522
Elon	6	–	4		.600			15	–	8		.652
Monmouth	5	–	5		.500			7	–	16		.304
Drexel	4	–	6		.400			12	–	11		.522
Hofstra	4	–	6		.400			12	–	11		.522
Northeastern	4	–	6		.400			12	–	11		.522
Delaware	4	–	6		.400			11	–	12		.478
Hampton	3	–	7		.300			11	–	12		.478
Stony Brook	1	–	9		.100			5	–	18		.217
North Carolina A&T	0	–	10		.000			4	–	19		.174
† 2025 CAA tournament winner As of February 3, 2025

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	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			TU Arena  Towson, MD
February 6, 2025 6:31 pm, FloHoops		at Stony Brook			Stony Brook 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

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.