2025–26 Towson Tigers men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Towson Tigers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Coastal Athletic Association |
| Record | 6–5 (0–0 CAA) |
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| Associate head coach | Pat O'Connell Parfait Bitee |
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| Home arena | TU Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 CAA tournament winner As of December 18, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Towson Tigers men's basketball team represents Towson University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers,led by 15th-year head coach Pat Skerry, play their home games at TU Arena in Towson, Maryland as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.
Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2024–25 season 22–11, 16–2 in CAA play, to finish as CAA regular season champions.[1] They defeated Drexel in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament,[2] before being upset by #12 seed Delaware in the semifinals.[3]
Preseason
On October 2, 2025, the CAA released their preseason coaches poll. Towson was picked to finish first in the conference, while receiving seven first-place votes.[4]
Preseason rankings
| Place | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | Towson | 136 (7) | |
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 132 (5) | |
| 3 | Charleston | 130 (1) | |
| 4 | William & Mary | 93 | |
| 5 | Hampton | 80 | |
| 6 | Monmouth | 76 | |
| 7 | Campbell | 75 | |
| T-8 | Hofstra | 66 | |
| Northeastern | |||
| 10 | Drexel | 63 | |
| 11 | Stony Brook | 41 | |
| 12 | Elon | 35 | |
| 13 | North Carolina A&T | 17 | |
| (#) first-place votes | |||
Source:[4]
CAA Preseason Player of the Year
| Player | Year | Position |
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| Tyler Tejada | Junior | Guard/Forward |
Source:[4]
Preseason All-CAA Teams
| Player | Year | Position |
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| Tyler Tejada | Junior | Guard/Forward |
| Dylan Williamson | RS Junior | Guard |
Source:[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 18, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 5 St. John's | L 63–73 | – |
Carnesecca Arena (5,260) Queens, NY | |||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 9:00 pm, MNMT |
vs. Loyola (MD) Hall of Fame Series Baltimore |
W 67–56 | 1–0 |
CFG Bank Arena (3,167) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
| November 8, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 2 Houston | L 48–65 | 1–1 |
Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX | |||||||
| November 11, 2025* 7:30 pm, FloCollege |
Wilson | W 101–62 | 2–1 |
TU Arena (2,044) Towson, MD | |||||||
| November 14, 2025* 7:00 pm, FloCollege/MNMT |
Norfolk State | W 51–41 | 3–1 |
TU Arena (2,323) Towson, MD | |||||||
| November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at James Madison | L 75–81 | 3–2 |
Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,072) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
| November 24, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN2 |
vs. Rhode Island ESPN Events Invitational Adventure Bracket quarterfinals |
W 62–55 | 4–2 |
State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL | |||||||
| November 25, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. Liberty ESPN Events Invitational Adventure Bracket semifinals |
W 72–69 | 5–2 |
State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL | |||||||
| November 26, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. UC San Diego ESPN Events Invitational Adventure Bracket championship game |
L 73–87 | 5–3 |
State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL | |||||||
| December 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, FloCollege |
Cornell | W 93–80 | 6–3 |
TU Arena (2,215) Towson, MD | |||||||
| December 7, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UCF | L 61–86 | 6–4 |
Addition Financial Arena (5,346) Orlando, FL | |||||||
| December 16, 2025* 9:00 pm, ESPN |
at No. 17 Kansas | L 49–73 | 6–5 |
Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 19, 2025* 6:00 pm, FloCollege |
Notre Dame (MD) | TU Arena Towson, MD | |||||||||
| December 22, 2025* 2:00 pm, FloCollege/MNMT |
Sacred Heart | TU Arena Towson, MD | |||||||||
| CAA regular season | |||||||||||
| December 29, 2025 5:00 pm |
at William & Mary | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA | |||||||||
| December 31, 2025 2:30 pm |
at Hampton | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA | |||||||||
| January 3, 2026 6:00 pm, FloCollege/MNMT |
Monmouth | TU Arena Towson, MD | |||||||||
| January 8, 2026 12:30 pm, FloCollege/MNMT |
Hofstra | TU Arena Towson, MD | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 2:00 pm |
at Northeastern | Cabot Center Boston, MA | |||||||||
| January 15, 2026 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
Charleston | TU Arena Towson, MD | |||||||||
| January 19, 2026 1:00 pm, CBSSN |
Drexel | TU Arena Towson, MD | |||||||||
| January 22, 2026 7:00 pm |
at Elon | Schar Center Elon, NC | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 2:00 pm |
at North Carolina A&T | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC | |||||||||
| January 29, 2026 9:00 pm, CBSSN |
UNC Wilmington | TU Arena Towson, MD | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege/MNMT |
Hampton | TU Arena Towson, MD | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 4:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Hofstra | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY | |||||||||
| February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege/MNMT |
Stony Brook | TU Arena Towson, MD | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Monmouth | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||||
| February 22, 2026 2:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Drexel | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
| February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege |
Elon | TU Arena Towson, MD | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege/MNMT |
Campbell | TU Arena Towson, MD | |||||||||
| March 3, 2026 6:30 pm |
at Stony Brook | Stony Brook Arena Stony Brook, NY | |||||||||
| CAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6–10, 2026 TBA |
vs. | CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
References
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 18, 2025.
- ^ "Drexel Falls Just Short to Towson in CAA Quarterfinals, 82-76". Drexel University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
- ^ "2025 CAA Tournament: No. 12 seed Delaware's run continues with upset of top-seeded Towson to reach final". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Towson Tabbed 2025-26 CAA Men's Basketball Favorite; Tyler Tejada Named Preseason Player of the Year". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 18, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
- ^ "Towson Tigers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2025.