2022–23 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

2022–23 Towson Tigers men's basketball
2022–23 Towson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	21–12 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach	Pat Skerry (12th season);
Associate head coach	Pat O'Connell
Assistant coaches	Parfait Bitee; Chris Conway;
Home arena	SECU Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hofstra	16	–	2	.889	25	–	10	.714
Charleston †	16	–	2	.889	31	–	4	.886
Towson	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
UNC Wilmington	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
Drexel	10	–	8	.556	17	–	15	.531
Delaware	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
North Carolina A&T	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
William & Mary	7	–	11	.389	13	–	20	.394
Elon	6	–	12	.333	8	–	24	.250
Stony Brook	6	–	12	.333	11	–	22	.333
Northeastern	6	–	12	.333	10	–	20	.333
Hampton	5	–	13	.278	8	–	24	.250
Monmouth	5	–	13	.278	7	–	26	.212

† 2023 CAA tournament winner

The 2022–23 Towson Tigers men's basketball team represented Towson University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 12th-year head coach Pat Skerry, played their home games at the SECU Arena in Towson, Maryland as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season[edit]

The Tigers finished the 2021–22 season 25–9, 15–3 in CAA play to finish as CAA regular season co-champions, alongside UNC Wilmington.^[1] As the top seed in the CAA tournament, they defeated Northeastern in the quarterfinals,^[2] before being upset by No. 5 seed and eventual tournament champions Delaware in the semifinals.^[3] As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Tigers earned an automatic bid to the NIT, where they lost in the first round to Wake Forest.^[4]

Roster[edit]

2022–23 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ryan Conway	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Seton Hall	Baltimore, Maryland
G/F	1	Sekou Sylla	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Nova Southeastern	Brooklyn, New York
F	3	Tyler Coleman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Paul VI HS	Woodbridge, Virginia
G	4	Dylan Williamson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Our Lady of Good Counsel HS	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G/F	5	Christian May	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Bishop O'Connell HS	Edinburg, Virginia
G	10	Rahdir Hicks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Malvern Prep	Coatesville, Pennsylvania
G	11	Jason Gibson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Sidwell Friends School	Severna Park, Maryland
F/C	13	Chase Paar	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	George Washington	Mount Airy, Maryland
G	22	Nygal Russell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Southeast Missouri State	Houston, Texas
G	25	Nicolas Timberlake	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Kimball Union Academy	Braintree, Massachusetts
F	30	Cole Paar	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Glenelg Country School	Mount Airy, Maryland
F	32	Charles Thompson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School	Fort Washington, Maryland
G	33	Brandon Held	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Marriotts Ridge HS	Marriottsville, Maryland
F/C	35	Chris Biekeu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Vanier College	Montreal, Quebec
F	42	Malik Missouri	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Gilman School	Baltimore, Maryland
G	45	Olugbemi Joseph	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Bowie HS	Bowie, Maryland
G	55	Cam Holden	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	UT Martin	Forsyth, Georgia

Head coach

Pat Skerry (Tufts)

Assistant coach(es)

Pat O'Connell (Johns Hopkins)
Parfait Bitee (Rhode Island)
Chris Conway (York College)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 10, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	L 76–78	–	Hagan Arena (634) Philadelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Albany	W 67–62	1–0	SECU Arena (3,242) Towson, MD
November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+		at UMass	W 67–55	2–0	Mullins Center (4,435) Amherst, MA
November 13, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Penn	W 80–74	3–0	The Palestra (1,539) Philadelphia, PA
November 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	W 56–53	4–0	Greensboro Coliseum (2,172) Greensboro, NC
November 22, 2022* 7:00 pm, NBCSWA/FloHoops		Coppin State	W 83–67	5–0	SECU Arena (1,732) Towson, MD
November 25, 2022* 4:00 pm, BeTheBeast Event Live+		vs. Fairfield Hostilo Hoops Community Classic	L 69–74	5–1	Enmarket Arena (331) Savannah, GA
November 26, 2022* 2:30 pm, BeTheBeast Event Live+		vs. South Alabama Hostilo Hoops Community Classic	W 62–60	6–1	Enmarket Arena (233) Savannah, GA
November 27, 2022* 5:00 pm, BeTheBeast Event Live+		vs. Mercer Hostilo Hoops Community Classic	W 70–60	7–1	Enmarket Arena (215) Savannah, GA
December 2, 2022* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at LIU	W 74–64	8–1	Steinberg Wellness Center (310) Brooklyn, NY
December 7, 2022* 9:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Clemson	L 75–80	8–2	Littlejohn Coliseum (4,788) Clemson, SC
December 11, 2022* 4:00 pm, NBCSWA/FloHoops		Navy	L 69–71 ^OT	8–3	SECU Arena (2,075) Towson, MD
December 17, 2022* 1:00 pm		vs. Northern Iowa Legends of Basketball Chicago Hoops Showcase	L 66–83	8–4	United Center Chicago, IL
December 22, 2022* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bryant	L 59–69	8–5	Chace Athletic Center (985) Smithfield, RI
CAA regular season
December 31, 2022 12:00 pm, NBCSWA/FloHoops		College of Charleston	L 74–76 ^OT	8–6 (0–1)	SECU Arena (2,472) Towson, MD
January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Drexel	W 64–58	9–6 (1–1)	SECU Arena (1,265) Towson, MD
January 7, 2023 6:31 pm, FloHoops		at Stony Brook	W 67–55	10–6 (2–1)	Island Federal Arena (2,125) Stony Brook, NY
January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Delaware	L 59–72	10–7 (2–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,671) Newark, DE
January 14, 2023 3:00 pm, CBSSN		Monmouth	W 68–48	11–7 (3–2)	SECU Arena (1,801) Towson, MD
January 16, 2023 12:00 pm, NBCSWA/FloHoops		Hofstra	W 68–47	12–7 (4–2)	SECU Arena (2,155) Towson, MD
January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at North Carolina A&T	W 79–67	13–7 (5–2)	Corbett Sports Center (5,700) Greensboro, NC
January 21, 2023 4:00 pm, FloHoops		at Elon	W 66–62	14–7 (6–2)	Schar Center (1,672) Elon, NC
January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Northeastern	W 72–63	15–7 (7–2)	SECU Arena (1,212) Towson, MD
January 28, 2023 4:00 pm, NBCSWA/FloHoops		William & Mary	W 92–73	16–7 (8–2)	SECU Arena (2,325) Towson, MD
February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Hofstra	L 72–76	16–8 (8–3)	Mack Sports Complex (2,023) Hempstead, NY
February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Hampton	W 86–72	17–8 (9–3)	SECU Arena (2,140) Towson, MD
February 11, 2023 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Drexel	L 66–73 ^OT	17–9 (9–4)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,448) Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at William & Mary	L 66–68	17–10 (9–5)	Kaplan Arena (2,005) Williamsburg, VA
February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Delaware	W 95–72	18–10 (10–5)	SECU Arena (3,010) Towson, MD
February 18, 2023 4:00 pm, NBCSWA/FloHoops		North Carolina A&T	W 87–75	19–10 (11–5)	SECU Arena (3,598) Towson, MD
February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at College of Charleston	L 75–83	19–11 (11–6)	TD Arena (5,102) Charleston, SC
February 25, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at UNC Wilmington	W 57–53	20–11 (12–6)	Trask Coliseum (4,844) Wilmington, NC
CAA tournament
March 5, 2023 8:30 pm, FloHoops	(3)	vs. (6) Delaware Quarterfinals	W 86–60	21–11	Entertainment and Sports Arena (2,089) Washington, D.C.
March 6, 2023 8:30 pm, CBSSN	(3)	vs. (2) College of Charleston Semifinals	L 72–77	21–12	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[edit]

^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". Colonial Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "Timberlake Scores 23 of 25 in Second Half to Lead Towson to CAA Semifinals". Colonial Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "Towson Men's Basketball Falls in CAA Semifinal Round to Delaware". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "Towson men's basketball falls to Wake Forest, 74-64, in program's first NIT appearance". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "2022-23 Towson Tigers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[1] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". Colonial Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[2] "Timberlake Scores 23 of 25 in Second Half to Lead Towson to CAA Semifinals". Colonial Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[3] "Towson Men's Basketball Falls in CAA Semifinal Round to Delaware". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[4] "Towson men's basketball falls to Wake Forest, 74-64, in program's first NIT appearance". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[5] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[6] "2022-23 Towson Tigers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

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2022–23 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

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Schedule and results[edit]

References[edit]

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