2020–21 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

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]

2020–21 Towson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	4–14 (3–9 CAA)
Head coach	Pat Skerry (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Clark Pat O'Connell Branden McDonald
Home arena	SECU Arena
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	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

Previous season

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

Departures

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

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

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (77)
Chris Biekeu F	Montreal, QB	Vanier College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 15, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (0)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

Roster

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 Pat Skerry (Tufts) Assistant coach(es) Kevin Clark (Clark) Pat O'Connell (Johns Hopkins) Branden McDonald (Virginia Union) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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]