#6/6 Men’s Basketball Tips off at Charleston Classic

Thursday, November 16

TD Arena – Charleston, S.C.

5:30 p.m. CT

University of Houston

Towson

#6/6 Men’s Basketball Tips off at Charleston Classic

11/15/2023 4:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Cougars meet Towson for first time at 5:30 p.m. (CST) Thursday inside TD Arena

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Winners of three straight games during the first eight days of its season, the University of Houston Men's Basketball program hits the road for the first time to compete in the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic later this week.

The sixth-ranked Cougars meet Towson in the First Round at 5:30 p.m. (CST) Thursday, inside TD Arena. The tournament continues Friday and wraps up Sunday.

Houston enters the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic following a 79-48 win over Stetson inside Fertitta Center on Monday night. Against the Hatters, senior guard LJ Cryer led all players with 21 points, thanks to three 3-pointers, while senior guard Damian Dunn totaled 15 points with three treys of his own.

With that win, senior forward J'Wan Roberts tied guard Marcus Sasser and forward Fabian White Jr. as the winningest student-athletes in Fertitta Center history with his 49^th home victory.

With his performance Monday, Cryer moved into the team lead with 15.0 points per game. Dunn and sophomore guard Emanuel Sharp are tied for second with 12.7 points per game while Roberts and junior guard Ramon Walker Jr. are tied for the team lead with 5.7 rebounds per contest.

Senior point guard Jamal Shead tops the team with 6.7 assists per game.

TUNE IN
• Fans can watch Thursday's game on ESPN2 with Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Debbie Antonelli (analyst) calling the action.
• Fans can hear Thursday's game on 950 AM KPRC and the Varsity Network app with Jeremy Branham (play-by-play) calling the action. The pregame show begins at 5:15 p.m. (CST), Thursday.
• Fans can follow live stats by visiting StatBroadcast.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.

ABOUT TOWSON
• Towson brings a 2-1 record into Thursday's First-Round game.
• The Tigers are 2-1 in 2023-24 with wins in each of their last two games.
• In their most recent action, Towson claimed a 66-62 win over Robert Morris at home on Monday.
• Against Robert Morris, graduate forward Charles Thompson led the Tigers with 14 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks. Freshman guard Tyler Tejada finished with 13 points and seven rebounds while sophomore guard Christian May added 11 points with three rebounds. Junior forward Tomiwa Sulaiman posted 10 points with four rebounds in the win.
• This season, Tejada leads Towson with 12.0 points per game. Thompson stands second on the team with 11.3 points per game but leads the Tigers with 9.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per contest. Redshirt freshman guard Dylan Williamson paces the team with 3.3 assists per game.
• Head Coach Pat Skerry is in his 13th season at Towson and his 15th year as a collegiate head coach.
• Jones has posted a 195-186 record with Towson and is 219-211 in his career.
• Previously built a 24-25 record at Curry (1996-98) .
• Thursday's game will be the first time Skerry has faced Houston during his career.
• Thursday's game will be the first time Skerry has faced Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson during their careers.
• 1992 graduate of Tufts.

SERIES HISTORY vs. TOWSON
• Thursday's game will be the first time Houston has faced Towson in Men's Basketball in school history.

UP NEXT
• Following Thursday's game, Houston continues its stay at the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic.
• The Cougars will face the winner/loser of Utah-Wake Forest on Friday. Game time will be 4:30 p.m. (EST) with a Friday win and 7 p.m. (EST) with a Friday loss.
• Sunday's opponent, game time and broadcasting network will be determined by the bracket results.
• All Houston Men's Basketball games can be heard on 950 AM KPRC and the Varsity Network app.

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JOIN the 50-50-CLUB
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Fans who join the 50-50 Club will receive embroidered Jordan Brand team apparel, invitations to exclusive events, regular updates about the program and much more.

For more information or to sign up, fans may visit uhcougars.com/5050club or click here. To join the 50-50 Club, fans may call Cougar Pride at 713-743-GoUH (4687).

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