The No. 17 Kansas Jayhawks are set to take on the Towson Tigers in a few hours as Tuesday night’s affair marks the penultimate conference game for the Jayhawks.
This season, Towson sits with a 6-4 record, with their Coastal Athletic competition soon to get underway.
Prior to Tuesday’s matchup, Kansas head coach Bill Self spoke with the media, previewing some of the dangers Towson possesses.
“I think they're good. I think they play really hard and are extremely active. They can shoot it from four spots,” quoted Self.
“I think they got a nice team, and I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's game. Hopefully we'll come out and play with the passion and the energy and the pace that good teams play with.”
Leading the Tigers this season is Tyler Tejada. Tejada thrives as both a guard and a forward and leads Towson with 18.8 points per game. Following Tejada is guard Dylan Williamson. Williamson has notched 15.6 points, and the final player who averages 10+ points is forward Jack Doumbia Jr., who manages 12.1 points per game.
Towson’s KenPom rating currently ranks the Tigers as the nation’s 142nd best team. Towson’s 74th-rated strength of schedule has shown that their schedule has by no means been a cakewalk.
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The Tigers have taken on the No. 2 Houston Cougars in a 65-48 loss and the UCF Golden Knights in an 86-61 loss.
Head coach Pat Skerry started his heading into the 2011-12 season, and his career started with a very rocky 1-31 record. Yet Skerry has managed to turn Towson into a consistent force within conference play, having led the Tigers to four-straight 20+ win seasons, and an overall 241-214 mark.
The stats point to Towson’s biggest strength being in its defense. Towson holds the nation’s 63rd-best points per game, with just 68.9 points per game allowed. Skerry’s defense also holds a stubborn 30.1% three-point rate, which sits 61st.
Tipoff is set for 8 p.m CT with streaming available on ESPN 2.