2013–14 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

2013–14 Towson Tigers men's basketball
CIT Quarterfinals vs. Murray State, L 73–85
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2013–14 record 25–11 (13–3 CAA)
Head coach Pat Skerry (3rd year)
Assistant coach Kevin Clark
Assistant coach Jim McCarthy
Assistant coach Bruce Shingler
Home arena SECU Arena
2013–14 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Delaware † 14 – 2   .875     25 – 10   .714
Towson 13 – 3   .813     25 – 11   .694
William & Mary 10 – 6   .625     20 – 12   .625
Drexel 8 – 8   .500     16 – 14   .533
Northeastern 7 – 9   .438     11 – 21   .344
College of Charleston 6 – 10   .375     14 – 18   .438
James Madison 6 – 10   .375     11 – 20   .355
Hofstra 5 – 11   .313     10 – 23   .303
UNC Wilmington 3 – 13   .188     9 – 23   .281
† 2014 CAA Tournament winner

The 2013–14 Towson Tigers men's basketball team represented Towson University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third year head coach Pat Skerry, played their home games at the brand new SECU Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 25–11, 13–3 in CAA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA Tournament where they lost to William & Mary. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated USC Upstate and East Tennessee State to advance to the quarterfinals were they lost to Murray State.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Jerome Hairston* Guard 6–3 190 Sophomore Cheyenne, Wyoming
1 Marcus Damas Forward 6–7 210 Senior Bay Shore, New York
2 Marquis Marshall Guard 6–5 170 RS Freshman Reading, Pennsylvania
4 Four McGlynn Guard 6–2 180 RS Sophomore York, Pennsylvania
5 Walter Foster Forward/Center 6–8 230 Freshman Atlanta, Georgia
10 John Davis Forward 6–5 215 Freshman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
12 Barrington Alston Forward 6–8 220 RS Freshman Wilmington, Delaware
15 Timajh Parker-Rivera Forward 6–7 215 Sophomore Milford, Connecticut
20 Jerrelle Benimon Forward 6–8 245 Senior Warrenton, Virginia
22 Rafriel Guthrie Forward/Guard 6–3 210 Senior Washington, D.C.
23 Mike Burwell Guard 6–5 205 Senior East Brunswick, New Jersey
25 A.J. Astroth Guard 6–6 200 Sophomore Tampa, Florida
44 Jamel Flash Forward 6–10 220 Junior West Hempstead, New York

* Jerome Hairston left the team on January 7, 2014 after being suspended.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
10/24/2013* Bloomsburg W 86–65  SECU Arena (1,132)
10/30/2013* Mansfield W 85–65  SECU Arena (929)
Regular season
11/08/2013* Navy W 72–45  1–0 SECU Arena (4,262)
11/12/2013* Morgan State W 95–75  2–0 SECU Arena (2,874)
11/14/2013* Temple W 75–69  3–0 SECU Arena (3,554)
11/17/2013* at Villanova L 44–78  3–1 The Pavilion (6,500)
11/22/2013* at #2 Kansas
(Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round)		 L 58–88  3–2 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
11/26/2013* UMBC W 75–60  4–2 SECU Arena (1,879)
11/29/2013* The Citadel
(Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland)		 W 84–59  5–2 SECU Arena (1,293)
11/30/2013* Abilene Christian
(Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland)		 W 74–47  6–2 SECU Arena (1,120)
12/06/2013* at Stephen F. Austin
(Lumberjack E-Tech Classic)		 L 69–79  6–3 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,823)
12/07/2013* vs. Sam Houston State
(Lumberjack E-Tech Classic)		 L 55–67  6–4 William R. Johnson Coliseum (797)
12/10/2013* Central Penn College W 102–72  7–4 SECU Arena (1,132)
12/18/2013* at Oregon State L 67–76  7–5 Gill Coliseum (3,042)
12/21/2013* at North Dakota State L 82–90  7–6 Bison Sports Arena (2,905)
12/30/2013* New Hampshire W 72–64  8–6 SECU Arena (1,945)
01/04/2014* at Coppin State W 81–79  9–6 Physical Education Complex (1,123)
01/11/2014 UNC Wilmington W 60–53  10–6 (1–0) SECU Arena (1,750)
01/14/2014 at Drexel W 80–68  11–6 (2–0) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,672)
01/19/2014 at College of Charleston W 72–57  12–6 (3–0) TD Arena (3,219)
01/22/2014 Northeastern L 54–57  12–7 (3–1) SECU Arena (1,177)
01/25/2014 at Delaware L 76–83  12–8 (3–2) Bob Carpenter Center (4,138)
01/27/2014 Hofstra W 76–58  13–8 (4–2) SECU Arena (2,328)
02/01/2014 Drexel W 75–73  14–8 (5–2) SECU Arena (3,870)
02/04/2014 James Madison W 80–71  15–8 (6–2) SECU Arena (2,582)
02/08/2014 College of Charleston W 68–61 OT 16–8 (7–2) SECU Arena (3,139)
02/10/2014 at UNC Wilmington
(game postponed from 01/29/2014[2])		 L 53–66  16–9 (7–3) Trask Coliseum (2,451)
02/15/2014 at William & Mary W 85–70  17–9 (8–3) Kaplan Arena (3,306)
02/17/2014 Delaware W 78–63  18–9 (9–3) SECU Arena (4,003)
02/20/2014 at Northeastern W 79–70  19–9 (10–3) Matthews Arena (1,026)
02/22/2014 at Hofstra W 83–77  20–9 (11–3) Hofstra Arena (1,731)
02/26/2014 at James Madison W 69–66  21–9 (12–3) JMU Convocation Center (4,108)
03/01/2014 William & Mary W 70–68  22–9 (13–3) SECU Arena (4,119)
CAA Tournament
03/08/2014 vs. James Madison
(Quarterfinals)		 W 80–71  23–9 Baltimore Arena (4,897)
03/09/2014 vs. William & Mary
(Semifinals)		 L 71–75  23–10 Baltimore Arena (4,051)
CIT
03/19/2014* at USC Upstate
(First round)		 W 63–60  24–10 Hodge Center (N/A)
03/21/2014* at East Tennessee State
(Second round)		 W 83–77  25–10 ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,033)
03/27/2014* at Murray State
(Quarterfinals)		 L 73–85  25–11 CFSB Center (3,063)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ Goodman, Jeff. "Towson sophomore guard Jerome Hairston's career is over with the Tigers, sources told ESPN. Has been suspended since late-November.". ESPN. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  2. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/conversation?gameId=400504293