2025–26 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

2025–26 Towson Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceCoastal Athletic Association
Record6–5 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach
Associate head coachPat O'Connell
Parfait Bitee
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Conway
  • John Auslander
  • Beruk Asfaw
Home arenaTU Arena
2025–26 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
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

CAA Preseason Poll
Place Team Points
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

CAA Preseason Player of the Year
Player Year Position
Tyler Tejada Junior Guard/Forward

Source:[4]

Preseason All-CAA Teams

Preseason All-CAA First Team
Player Year Position
Tyler Tejada Junior Guard/Forward
Dylan Williamson RS Junior Guard

Source:[4]

Roster

2025–26 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) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Howard Community College Baltimore, Maryland
G 1 Tyler Schmidt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Valparaiso Valparaiso, Indiana
G 2 Jaiden Cole 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr NBA Academy Latin America Toronto, Ontario
F 3 Tyler Coleman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Paul VI High School Woodbridge, Virginia
G 4 Dylan Williamson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Our Lady of Good Counsel High School Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 5 Jon Barton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr St. John's College High School Waldorf, Maryland
F 12 Abdou Samb 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr IUPUI Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G/F 13 Chike Ndefo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Vermont Academy Elmont, New York
G/F 15 Tyler Tejada 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Teaneck High School Teaneck, New Jersey
G 21 Jack Doumbia Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Wright State Lanham, Maryland
G 22 Ryan Skerry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Dulaney High School Timonium, Maryland
F 23 Caleb Embeya 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So St. Maria Goretti High School Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
G/F 24 Jaquan Womack 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Paul VI High School Manassas, Virginia
F 30 Brandon Holmes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Mount Saint Joseph High School Columbia, Maryland
C 41 Mor Seck 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Fresno State Ngayene Daour, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 18, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  2. ^ "Drexel Falls Just Short to Towson in CAA Quarterfinals, 82-76". Drexel University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  6. ^ "Towson Tigers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2025.