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CAA Basketball: 2018-19 preseason power rankings

By Holden Walter-Warner

WICHITA, KS - NOVEMBER 13: Guard Grant Riller (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
WICHITA, KS - NOVEMBER 13: Guard Grant Riller (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /
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LAWRENCE, KS – NOVEMBER 22: Head coach Pat Skerry of the Towson Tigers reacts from the bench during the game against the Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse on November 22, 2013 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KS – NOVEMBER 22: Head coach Pat Skerry of the Towson Tigers reacts from the bench during the game against the Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse on November 22, 2013 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

8. Towson Tigers

2017-18 season record: 18-14 (8-10 CAA)

Towson actually managed to finish with a winning record last season, but that success may be shortlived.

Their best player from a year ago was Zane Martin. He averaged 19.8 points per game, shooting 38% from 3-point range and becoming one of the most lethal scorers in the CAA. Then he transferred to New Mexico.

Guard Mike Morsell is also gone, having graduated after averaging double-digit scoring in his last three seasons at Towson. In other words, the cupboard is looking awfully bare for the Tigers.

The team’s top six scorers from a year ago are gone. The top returning scorer is redshirt senior Jordan McNeil, who averaged 4.7 points per game last year; that doesn’t feel like the recipe for a season of contention in the conference.

Unsurprisingly, the team skews young, with four true freshmen expected to make the roster. That could make the Tigers dangerous in a couple of years, but they’re due to experience plenty of growing pains in 2018-19.

Pat Skerry has been the head coach since 2011, so he’s seen both good and bad times. The Tigers won ONE game during his first season – total. So Skerry will be okay when the team suffers their first losing season since 2014-15.