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Updated Oct 28, 2009 11:00 AM ET
     
 
SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Towson is counting on scoring punch from Isaiah Philmore and Rashawn Polk. Philmore is a 6-7 forward from John Carroll School in Fallston, Md., where he is the all-time leading scorer with 1,776 points. He averaged 17.2 points a game over a 103-game career and just missed 1,000 rebounds, averaging 9.5 a game. Polk is a 6-2 guard from Guilford Technical College, where he averaged 24.2 points a game. He tied the school single-game scoring record with 40 points on 17 of 21 shooting.

Other newcomers:

--G Josh Brown, transferred in from Mt. Olive College and redshirted last year. He helped Mt. Olive to a 47-15 record over two seasons. He averaged 8.8 points a game and made 40 3-point shots to lead the team.

--Erique Gumbs is a 6-9 forward out of Cravel Academy in Newark, Del. He was the 2007-08 Player of the Year in Delaware, leading his team to the state championship as a junior. He averaged 13.5 points and 11.0 rebounds as they won their first ever state title. As a senior he averaged 18 points and 11 rebounds.

--Danny Quinn is a 6-7 forward who redshirted last year after transferring from Catholic University. He played sparingly as a freshman but as sophomore he played in all 25 games with 11 starts and led the team with a 57.7 shooting percentage.

KEY EARLY-SEASON GAMES: Towson is more or less easing itself into the season with no games scheduled against BCS conference teams. The Tigers are home for games against Miami of Ohio and Buffalo, then head to Navy and for a highlight game at Dayton, a team that won a round in the NCAA Tournament last year. The conference opener is a tall task, even at home, against high scoring Hofstra and potential Player of the Year Charles Jenkins.

PROGRAM DIRECTION: Pat Kennedy's building program took a hit last year when it lost 22 games, the most since his first season when the Tigers dropped 23. After five years, things may be coming together though as Kennedy seems to have some firepower, at least in his backcourt.

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP: PG Troy Franklin, SG Josh Thornton, SG Brian Morris, SF Jarrell Smith, PF Calvin Lee.

ROSTER REPORT:

--The sprained knee that kept F Jarrel Smith's out of the final home game is fully healed and he is ready to go. He set a school record with 32 starts last year.

--G Jimmy Smith, Jarrel Smith's brother who transferred to Towson from Colorado State, has been cleared to play after sitting out last year with a chronic knee condition.



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