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2019-20 TOWSON UNIVERSITY TIGERS BASKETBALL TOWSON (2-3) vs. BUFFALO (2-2) | FRIDAY, NOV. 22, 2019 | 7 P.M. |TD ARENA | CHARLESTON, S.C. | ESPNU & CBS SPORTS RADIO 1300 AM TEAM COMPARISON 2019-20 SCHEDULE TOWSON TIGERS BUFFALO BULLS 2-3 Overall, 0-0 CAA, 2-1 Home, 0-1 Away, 0-1 Neutral Head Coach _____________Pat Skerry Head Coach __________ Jim Whitesale DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Alma Mater ______________ Tufts, ‘92 Alma Mater _____________ Luther ‘82 Tue. Nov. 5 GEORGE WASHINGTON Towson, Md. 72-58 W Career Record ____150-164 (9th season) Career Record ___ 389-303 (25th season) Fri. Nov. 8 BRYN ATHYN Towson, Md. 100-31 W Record at Towson__126-139 (8th season) Record at Buffalo _____2-2 (1st season) Mon. Nov. 11 KENT STATE Towson, Md. 80-84, L OT Thur. Nov. 14 at #15 Florida Gainesville, Fl. 60-66 L 2019-20 STATISTICAL LEADERS 2019-20 STATISTICAL LEADERS Thur. Nov. 21 vs. #18 Xavier # Charleston, S.C. 51-73 L Fri. Nov. 22 vs. Buffalo # Charleston, S.C. 7 p.m. ESPNU Points Points Brian Fobbs _____________ 13.6 ppg Sun. Nov. 24 vs. Missouri State/St. Joseph’s # Charleston, S.C. TBA ESPN2/U Jayvon Graves ____________ 16.0 ppg Sun. Dec. 1 at Cornell Ithaca, N.Y. 4 p.m. Rebounds Rebounds Wed. Dec. 4 at Morgan State Baltimore, Md. 7 p.m. Charles Thompson __________ 6.6 rpg Josh Mballa ______________ 7.0 ppg Sat. Dec. 7 at Vermont Burlington, Vt. 7 p.m. Tue. Dec. 10 UMBC Towson, Md. 7 p.m. FLOSPORTS Assists Assists Fri. Dec. 20 vs. Liberty @ Washington, D.C. 5 p.m. Jakigh Dottin _____________ 3.3 apg Devonta Jordan ____________ 4.7 apg Sat. Dec. 21 vs. Tulane/Akron @ Washington, D.C. TBA Sat. Dec. 28 NORTHEASTERN* Towson, Md. 2 p.m. FLOSPORTS TOWSON TIP-INS Mon. Dec. 30 HOFSTRA* Towson, Md. 2 p.m. FLOSPORTS Thur. Jan. 2 at College of Charleston* Charleston, S.C. 7 p.m. FLOSPORTS • This will be the 3rd meeting all-time between Towson and Buf- Sat. Jan. 4 at UNCW* Wilmington, N.C. 7 p.m. FLOSPORTS Thur. Jan. 9 DREXEL* Towson, Md. 6 p.m. CBS SN falo and 1st since an 87-76 Buffalo win on Nov. 20, 2010. Sat. Jan. 11 DELAWARE* Towson, Md. 2 p.m. FLOSPORTS • Towson is 3-2 all-time against Buffalo. Sat. Jan. 18 JAMES MADISON* Towson, Md. 2 p.m. FLOSPORTS • The Bulls have won two straight against the Tigers. Thur. Jan. 23 at Elon* Elon, N.C. 7 p.m. FLOSPORTS Sat. Jan. 25 at William & Mary* Williamsburg, Va. 4 p.m. FLOSPORTS • Buffalo is the 2nd MAC opponent Towson will play. Thur. Jan. 30 UNCW* Towson, Md. 7 p.m. FLOSPORTS • This is the Tigers fourth consecutive postseason opponent Sat. Feb. 1 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON* Towson, Md. 2 p.m. FLOSPORTS from 2019, Towson is playing. Thur. Feb. 6 at Delaware* Newark, Del. 7 p.m. CBS SN • Towson competed in the 2015 Charleston Classic losing to Sat. Feb. 8 at Drexel* Philadelphia, Pa. 7 p.m. FLOSPORTS Sat. Feb. 15 at James Madison* Harrisonburg, Va. 8 p.m. FLOSPORTS Oklahoma State (69-52) and Mississippi (76-60) before beating Thur. Feb. 20 WILLIAM & MARY* Towson, Md. 7 p.m. FLOSPORTS Bradley (62-60) to capture seventh place. Sat. Feb. 22 ELON* Towson, Md. 2 p.m. FLOSPORTS • Sophomore Jakigh Dottin leads the NCAA in assist to turnover Thur. Feb. 27 at Hofstra* Hempstead, N.Y. 7 p.m. FLOSPORTS ratio. He has 16 assists to two turnovers. Dottin has started 18 Sun. Mar. 1 at Northeastern* Boston, Mass. 4 p.m. CBS SN Sat.-Thur. Mar. 7-12 at CAA Tournament + Washington, D.C. TBA consecutive games. • Towson was picked sixth in the CAA preseason poll. Notes: All times Eastern; Bold denotes home game; * CAA Game; • Brian Fobbs was named to the All-CAA Preseason 1st Team. #- Charleston Classic at TD Arena (Charleston, South Carolina) • Fobbs was named to the Lou Henson Mid-Major Award pre- @ Games at Entertainment & Sports Arena (Washington, D.C.) +-CAA Tournament (Entertainment & Sports Arena -- Washington, D.C.) season watch list. • Fobbs scored Towson’s first basket of the 2019-20 season. • Towson is in a stretch where it is playing nine of 10 games away from SECU Arena (5 neutral site & 4 away games). • The Tigers are 30-14 in the Pat Skerry-era when allowing fewer TOWSON UNIVERSITY than 60 points. We ask that members of the media familiarize themselves with our University. • Freshman Charles Thompson had 17 rebounds against Bryn Athyn, tied for the ninth single-game total in program history. TOWSON is pronounced TOW like towel + Son. • Dennis Tunstall has at least one blocked shot in 49 of the 98 career games he has played in for Towson. IT IS NOT: TOE-son, Townson, Towsond, Townsend, Townsen, Towzen. One N, no Z. • Tunstall is 10th all-time in program history in blocked shots with 83. We are Towson University, no longer Towson State University (and • The Tigers were 32nd nationally in rebounding margin (5.0) haven’t been since July 1, 1997). and 37th in offensive rebounds per game (12.2) last season. • Towson has led the CAA in rebounding margin for five consec- Our mascot is Doc The Tiger, named after Donald “Doc” Minnegan, long-time soccer coach and utive years. athletics department administrator. • Towson lost nine games last season by six or fewer points and dropped an additional two in double overtime. Towson became the “Tigers” in 1962 after John Schuerholz (yes, the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame • Towson will play either Missouri State or Saint Joseph’s on General Manager) pushed for the name change from the “Towson College Knights”. Sunday, Nov. 24. TOWSON ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS: ROB KNOX • ROOM 351 TOWSON CENTER • 8000 YORK ROAD • TOWSON, MD 21252-0001 • PHONE: 410.704.2232 • CELL: 610.800.1044 2019-20 TOWSON TIGER BASKETBALL General Information 2019-20 Roster Location ______________________ Towson, Md. No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / Previous School Founded ___________________________1866 0 Tobias Howard * G 6-2 195 Sr. Lithonia, Ga./Chipola College Enrollment _________________________22,284 1 Demetrius Mims # G/F 6-6 185 R.-Fr. Baltimore, Md./Long Beach State Nickname _________________________ Tigers Colors ____________________Gold, White & Black 3 Allen Betrand * G 6-5 200 So. Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic Arena ____________________ SECU Arena (5,200) 4 Nigel Haughton G 6-1 170 Fr. Bel Air, Md./ South Kent School Opened ____________________________2013 5 Jakigh Dottin * G 6-2 211 So. Cambridge, Mass./Woodstock (Ct.) Academy Affiliation ___________________ NCAA Division I Conference ________Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) 10 Jason Gibson G 6-1 165 Fr. Severna Park, Md./Sidwell Friends President ____________________ Dr. Kim Schatzel 11 Dennis Tunstall * F 6-9 225 R-Sr. Willingboro, N.J. / Life Center Academy Athletics Director _________________ Tim Leonard 12 Juwan Gray ** F 6-8 215 R-Jr. Dover, Del./San Diego Athletics Website __________ www.TowsonTigers.com 15 Chris Caliguiran * G 5-6 140 So. Accokeek, Md./Bishop Ireton Team Information 20 Nakye Sanders * F 6-8 240 R-Sr. Staten Island, N.Y./Duquesne First Year of Basketball ___________________1921 22 Solomon Uyaelunmo * F 6-7 230 So. Miami, Fl./Calvary Christian Academy First NCAA Division I Season ______________1979-80 23 Brian Fobbs * G 6-5 210 Sr. Rochester, N.Y./Genesee Community College Conference Championships _____1990, 1991, 1992 (ECC) 25 Nicolas Timberlake * G 6-4 200 R-Fr. Braintree, Mass./Kimball Union NCAA Appearances/Last ________________ 2/1991 2018-19 Overall Record _________________ 10-22 32 Charles Thompson F 6-7 235 Fr. Fort Washington, Md./St. Stephens & Saint Agnes 2018-19 CAA Record/Finish _____________ 6-12/9th 34 Victor Uyaelunmo # C 7-0 220 R-So. Miami, Fl./USC 2018-19 Postseason _____________ CAA First Round 44 Justin Patterson G 6-5 175 Fr. Bowie, Md./Landon School Starters Returning/Lost ___________________5/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost _______________5/3 Top Returning Scorer _________ Brian Fobbs, 17.5 ppg. * - 2019-20 returner Top Returning Rebounder ______Dennis Tunstall, 7.7 rpg **- sat out 18-19 but eligible this season; # - Sitting out the 2019-20 season Communications Head Coach: Pat Skerry (Tufts, ’92) – 9th season Director _________________________ Dave Vatz Assoc. Director (MBB Contact) ___________ Rob Knox Associate Head Coach: Kevin Clark (Clark, ’81) – 9th season Work Phone: ___________________ 410-704-4571 Assistant Coach: Pat O’Connell (Johns Hopkins ’10) – 4th season Cell Phone: ____________________ 610-800-1044 Assistant Coach: Branden McDonald (Virginia Union, ’11) – 3rd season Email ____________________ [email protected] Assistant Director __________________ John Stark Director of Basketball Operations: Cooper Calonzetti (Medaille ’15) – 1st season Assistant Director _________________ Nicole Curtin Director of Student-Athlete Development: Parfait Bitee (Rhode Island ’07) – 4th season Intern ________________________ Airis Thomas Athletic Trainer: Andrew Cooman (The Ohio State ’14) – 3rd season Administrative Assistant ____________ Carolyn Carter Basketball Office Phone ____________ 410-704-6391 Facebook _________ www.facebook.com/TowsonMBB Twitter _____________________ @Towson_MBB Instagram ___________________ @Towson_MBB PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Allen Betrand ____________________________________________________Allen Bee-Trand Chris Caligurian ________________________________________________ Chris Ca-la-garan Jakigh Dottin ____________________________________________________ Ja-Kigh Dot-tin Solomon Uyaelunmo _______________________________________Solomon Ooo-Yell-A-Mo Dennis Tunstall _________________________________________________ Dennis Ton-Stool SUNDAY - 17 MONDAY - 18 TUESDAY - 19 WEDNESDAY - 20 THURSDAY - 21 FRIDAY - 22 SATURDAY - 23 Practice, 9a-12p Practice, 2p-5p Practice, 2p-5p Practice, 1p-3p Shootaround Shootaround TBA TD Arena 1:15 p.m. 12:15 or 2:15 p.m. Fly to Charleston, S.C. Welcome vs. Xavier, 7 p.m. vs. Buffalo, 7 p.m. Reception, 6:30p USS York Players & coaches Players & coaches available after the available after the game game 2 TOWSONTIGERS.COM • @TOWSON_MBB • #TOWSONTIGERS PAT THE PAT SKERRY FILE BACKGROUND • Born - January 21, 1970 • Hometown - Medford, Massachusetts SKERRY FAMILY • Wife - Kristen Head Coach • Children - sons Ryan and Owen EDUCATION 8th Season • Tufts, ‘92 • Tufts University - 1992 When Pat Skerry was announced as the B.S.