WHEN: November 8, 2025
WHO: Houston Cougars
WHERE: Houston, Texas – Fertitta Center
TV/Stream: ESPN+
All-Time Series: Houston leads 1-0
Pat Skerry Era Series: Houston leads 1-0
 
TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men's basketball team will head to Houston to face the No. 2 ranked team in the country, the Houston Cougars.
 
SCOUTING HOUSTON
The Houston Cougars ended the 2025-26 campaign as national runner ups and show no signs of being anything short of that this season. They were ranked first in the preseason KenPom rankings and second in both the coaches and AP preseason polls. They opened up their season with a 75-57 win over Lehigh. Their starting five all played over 20 minutes against Lehigh with Milos Uzan (37) and Emanuel Sharp (35) leading the way. Sharp led the way scoring with 24 points on 7 of 13 from the field and 9 of 10 from the charity stripe. From beyond the arc, the Cougars shot 7 of 21 against Lehigh. Chris Cenac Jr. posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Houston led for 19:42 after making the first shot of the game.
 
RETURNERS
Towson is one of only five schools to have a conference player of the year return to their school for the 2025-26 season in Tyler Tejada. The Tigers are also the only team in the CAA to return All-CAA players in Tejada and Dylan Williamson.
 
TRANSFERS
Towson added some key names in the portal. Jack Doumbia comes from Wright State and was used in over 28% of their possessions. Tyler Schmidt joins Towson after a year at Valparaiso where he shot .465 from the field, .382 from deep and .855 from the charity stripe. Mor Seck provides length in the lanes at 7'0" with a 7'3.5" wingspan after spending last season at Fresno State.
 
RECORD NOTES (Pat Skerry era)
9-7 on the eighth day of the month
79-80 on Saturdays
34-38 on Saturdays on the road
53-44 in November
0-5 against Big 12 schools
1-4 against teams from Texas
87-106 on the road