TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men's basketball team begins the second half of the Colonial Athletic Association by visiting the conference's coastal communities. The Tigers penultimate CAA road trip starts with a visit to UNCW and concludes with a stop at the College of Charleston.
 

When:	Thursday, January 31, 2019
Where	Trask Coliseum -- Wilmington, N.C.
Time:	7 p.m.
Records:	Towson (7-15, 3-6); UNCW (8-14, 3-6)
Television/Internet:	Stretch Internet
Radio:	CBS Radio 1300 AM with Spiro Morakes
Series History:	UNCW leads 24-15
Social Media Updates:	@Towson_MBB

 
 
Opening Tip

• This is the 40th meeting all-time against UNCW.
• Towson's last win in Wilmington was a 79-73 win on Jan. 2, 2013.
• UNCW has won 8 of the last 10 meetings against the Tigers.
• Towson has won two of its last three games.
• UNCW is 4-6 at home this season.
• Towson has one more regular season road trip in 2018-19.
• Towson has held five of its last 11 opponents under 70 points.
• Six of Towson's losses have been by six points or fewer.

 
Towson Update

• Knocked off Northeastern, 75-72, but fell to Hofstra, 84-61, at home last week.
• Brian Fobbs scored a team-high 20 points with 6 rebounds vs. HU and had 18 points and eight caroms vs. NU.
• Fobbs tallied double digits in 18 straight games and has been TU's leading scorer in 17 of the past 20 contests.
• He's grabbed 29 boards in the last four games.
• Jordan McNeil scored 12 points against NU, which was his fourth double-figure game in CAA play.
• Freshman Jakigh Dottin averaged 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds over the two games.
• Tobias Howard hit four threes and scored 14 points vs. Hofstra.
• Howard has five double-figure efforts in the past seven games and is averaging 10.9 ppg in that stretch.
• Freshman Allen Betrand scored nine points on 4-of-6 FG shooting vs. NU.
• Betrand is averaging 7.3 ppg in his past six outings.
• Towson beat NU 40-22 on the boards and had 18 second-chance points.
• The Tigers top the CAA in rebound margin (+5.9 rpg).

 
A Look At UNCW

• Went 1-1 at home last week, defeating W&M (93-88), but losing to Elon (89-82).
• Devontae Cacok posted double-doubles against W&M (22 pts/16 reb) and Elon (20 pts/19 reb) and also made nine steals last week.
• Cacok tops the CAA with 12.2 rpg and leads the nation with 16 double-doubles.
• Cacok is UNCW's all-time leader in rebounds with 1,125 and moved up to third place on the CAA's all-time list.
• Kai Toews scored a career-high 23 points with seven assists against W&M and had his fifth double-double (13 pts/12 ast) against Elon.
• He ranks second nationally with 7.8 assists per game and has dished out 10+ assists eight times this season.
• Ty Gadsen averaged 19.0 ppg last week, including a team-high 22 points against Elon.
• He's scored double digits in six straight games and is shooting a CAA-best 55.8 percent from three.
• UNCW shot 50.8 percent from the floor against W&M.
• It was the sixth time UNCW has shot better than 50 percent and they are 6-0 in those games.

 
The Last Meeting

• UNCW claimed a 67-61 win on Jan. 5 at SECU Arena.
• Fobbs led the Tigers with 17 points and seven rebounds.
• In addition to scoring 11 points, freshman Solomom Uyaelunmo had nine rebounds in 20 minutes.
• Howard made a trio of 3-pointers to highlight his 11 point performance.
• Nakye Sanders battled early foul trouble to score 10 points in 12 minutes.
• Cacok recorded his 44th career double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds).
• Jay Estime' (13 points), Jaylen Fornes (11) and Shawn O'Connell (10) all reached double figures for the Seahawks.
• UNCW had 13 assists on its 15 first half baskets with Toews leading the way with 10 helpers.

 
Perfection When It Comes to Graduation

• Towson has a perfect men's basketball graduation rate under head coach Pat Skerry.
• The Tigers are 21-for-21.

 
Towson In the Community

• Towson is the Division I national champion of the NCAA Team Works Helper Helper Competition for the Fall 2018 semester. Towson completed the most community service hours among all schools in the competition, including 75 different Division I departments and approximately 300 total programs across the country.
• The Towson men's basketball team has been active in the community since returning to campus in August. Members of the team spoke at Loch Raven Academy, participated in Towson West Elementary School's Back To School Night and the Autism Speaks Walk.
• In addition to the athletic and academic success, the Tigers ranked first nationally in Division I men's team sports for their community service activities in the 2017 NCAA Team Works Helper Helper Community Service Competition.

 
Coaches Powering Forward

• Autism Speaks Coaches Powering Forward will take place on the weekend of February 15-17, 2019.
• Tigers host Drexel on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m.
• The Towson women will host the College of Charleston on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m.
• Last season, more than 375 NCAA coaches participated by wearing an Autism Speaks blue puzzle piece lapel pin to help increase understanding and acceptance of people with autism.
• In total, more than 4,400 pins were worn by coaching staff, officials, broadcasters, and school teams.
• Autism currently affects one in every 59 children in the U.S and for most, is a lifelong condition.

 
CAA Tournament Tickets on Sale

• All-session ticket books for the 2019 CAA Men's Basketball Championship go on sale Thursday, January 10 through TicketMaster (1-800-745-3000), TicketMaster.com and the North Charleston Coliseum Advance Ticket office.
• The CAA's premier event returns to the Lowcountry on March 9-12, 2019 as the North Charleston (S.C.) Coliseum hosts nine games over four days, with the winner earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.
• Ticket books, which provide admission to all games of the tournament, can be purchased for as little as $80.

 
Up Next
Towson plays at College of Charleston on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 4 p.m.