2019-20 TOWSON UNIVERSITY TIGERS BASKETBALL UMBC (4-5) at TOWSON (5-5) | TUESDAY, DEC. 10, 2019 | 7 P.M. | SECU ARENA| TOWSON, MD. | FLOSPORTS & CBS SPORTS RADIO 1300 AM TEAM COMPARISON 2019-20 SCHEDULE TOWSON TIGERS UMBC RETRIEVERS 4-5 Overall, 0-0 CAA, 2-1 Home, 1-2 Away, 1-2 Neutral Head Coach _____________Pat Skerry Head Coach ____________Ryan Odom DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Alma Mater ______________ Tufts, ‘92 Alma Mater ______ Hampden-Sydney ‘96 Tue. Nov. 5 GEORGE WASHINGTON Towson, Md. 72-58 W Career Record ____152-165 (9th season) Career Record ____ 101-63 (6th season) Fri. Nov. 8 BRYN ATHYN Towson, Md. 100-31 W Record at Towson__128-140 (8th season) Record at UMBC ____ 72-42 (4th 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 Thur. Nov. 21 vs. #18 Xavier # Charleston, S.C. 51-73 L 2019-20 STATISTICAL LEADERS Fri. Nov. 22 vs. Buffalo # Charleston, S.C. 73-76 L Points Points Brian Fobbs _____________ 14.3 ppg Sun. Nov. 24 vs. Saint Joseph’s # Charleston, S.C. 76-64 W Darnell Rogers ____________ 14.0 ppg Sun. Dec. 1 at Cornell Ithaca, N.Y. Canceled Rebounds Rebounds Wed. Dec. 4 at Morgan State Baltimore, Md. 76-59 W Nakye Sanders _____________ 7.0 rpg Arkel Lamar ______________ 4.8 ppg Sat. Dec. 7 at Vermont Burlington, Vt. 38-55 L 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 _____________ 2.6 apg Darnell Rogers _____________ 4.2 ppg 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 • Towson leads the all-time series, 39-20. Sat. Jan. 4 at UNCW* Wilmington, N.C. 7 p.m. FLOSPORTS Thur. Jan. 9 DREXEL* Towson, Md. 6 p.m. CBS SN • Towson has won 6 straight against UMBC including last year’s Sat. Jan. 11 DELAWARE* Towson, Md. 2 p.m. FLOSPORTS 80-76 decision in double overtime on the road. Sat. Jan. 18 JAMES MADISON* Towson, Md. 2 p.m. FLOSPORTS • UMBC’s last win over Towson was a 66-62 decision in 2012. Thur. Jan. 23 at Elon* Elon, N.C. 7 p.m. FLOSPORTS Sat. Jan. 25 at William & Mary* Williamsburg, Va. 4 p.m. FLOSPORTS • This is the 2nd straight game against an America East oppo- Thur. Jan. 30 UNCW* Towson, Md. 7 p.m. FLOSPORTS nent. Sat. Feb. 1 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON* Towson, Md. 2 p.m. FLOSPORTS • Towson is 23-3 against in-state opponents since the start of Thur. Feb. 6 at Delaware* Newark, Del. 7 p.m. CBS SN the 2012-13 season. Sat. Feb. 8 at Drexel* Philadelphia, Pa. 7 p.m. FLOSPORTS Sat. Feb. 15 at James Madison* Harrisonburg, Va. 8 p.m. FLOSPORTS • Three of Towson’s five losses this season have been by six Thur. Feb. 20 WILLIAM & MARY* Towson, Md. 7 p.m. FLOSPORTS points or less. In each game, TU led or was either tied with less Sat. Feb. 22 ELON* Towson, Md. 2 p.m. FLOSPORTS than 90 seconds remaining. Thur. Feb. 27 at Hofstra* Hempstead, N.Y. 7 p.m. FLOSPORTS • Interestingly, all three games were tied at halftime. Sun. Mar. 1 at Northeastern* Boston, Mass. 4 p.m. CBS SN Sat.-Thur. Mar. 7-12 at CAA Tournament + Washington, D.C. TBA • Towson was picked sixth in the CAA preseason poll. • Brian Fobbs was named to the All-CAA Preseason 1st Team. Notes: All times Eastern; Bold denotes home game; * CAA Game; • Fobbs was named to the Lou Henson Mid-Major Award pre- #- Charleston Classic at TD Arena (Charleston, South Carolina) season watch list. @ Games at Entertainment & Sports Arena (Washington, D.C.) +-CAA Tournament (Entertainment & Sports Arena -- Washington, D.C.) • Fobbs scored Towson’s first basket of the 2019-20 season. • Fobbs had a career best four steals against Vermont. • This is Towson’s first home game in 29 days. • The Tigers are 31-15 in the Pat Skerry-era when allowing fewer than 60 points, including 3-1 this season. TOWSON UNIVERSITY • Nakye Sanders has grabbed at least 6 rebounds in 6 straight We ask that members of the media familiarize themselves with our University. games. • Dennis Tunstall has at least one blocked shot in 53 of the 102 TOWSON is pronounced TOW like towel + Son. career games he has played in for Towson. • Tunstall is 10th all-time in program history in blocked shots IT IS NOT: TOE-son, Townson, Towsond, Townsend, Townsen, Towzen. One N, no Z. with 89. • Jakigh Dottin had a stretch this season of 53 minutes over We are Towson University, no longer Towson State University (and three games this season without a turnover. haven’t been since July 1, 1997). • Towson has held 3 of their last 4 opponents below 40 percent shooting. Our mascot is Doc The Tiger, named after Donald “Doc” Minnegan, long-time soccer coach and • The Tigers lead the CAA in scoring defense (69.6), field-goal athletics department administrator. percentage defense (38.8) and steals (8.1). • Towson returns to action on Friday, Dec. 20 against undefeat- Towson became the “Tigers” in 1962 after John Schuerholz (yes, the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame ed Liberty in the D.C. Hoops Fest for a 5 p.m. tip-off. General Manager) pushed for the name change from the “Towson College Knights”. 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. ! - out for 2019-20 season after season-ending surgery. Communications Director _________________________ Dave Vatz Assoc. Director (MBB Contact) ___________ Rob Knox Head Coach: Pat Skerry (Tufts, ’92) – 9th season Work Phone: ___________________ 410-704-4571 Associate Head Coach: Kevin Clark (Clark, ’81) – 9th season Cell Phone: ____________________ 610-800-1044 Assistant Coach: Pat O’Connell (Johns Hopkins ’10) – 4th season Email ____________________ [email protected] Assistant Director __________________ John Stark Assistant Coach: Branden McDonald (Virginia Union, ’11) – 3rd season Assistant Director _________________ Nicole Curtin Director of Basketball Operations: Cooper Calonzetti (Medaille ’15) – 1st season Intern ________________________ Airis Thomas Director of Student-Athlete Development: Parfait Bitee (Rhode Island ’07) – 4th season Administrative Assistant ____________ Carolyn Carter Athletic Trainer: Andrew Cooman (The Ohio State ’14) – 3rd season 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 - 8 MONDAY - 9 TUESDAY - 10 WEDNESDAY - 11 THURSDAY - 12 FRIDAY - 13 SATURDAY - 14 Practice Practice, 2p-5p Shootaround, OFF OFF Practice, TBA Practice, TBA 12:30p vs. UMBC, 7 p.m. Players & coaches available after the 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.