2023–24 Troy Trojans men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2023–24 Troy Trojans men's basketball team represented Troy University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Trojans, led by fifth-year head coach Scott Cross , played their home games at Trojan Arena in Troy, Alabama as members of the Sun Belt Conference . They finished the season 20–12, 13–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Sun Belt tournament , they lost to Texas State in the quarterfinals.
Previous season
The Trojans finished the 2022–23 season 20–13, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fifth place.[ 1] The Trojans beat Arkansas State in the second round,[ 2] before losing to James Madison in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament .[ 3]
Offseason
Recruiting classes
2023 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Myles Rigsby CG
Fort Worth, TX
O.D. Wyatt High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sep 13, 2022
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Preseason
Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll
The Trojans were picked to finish in eighth place in the conference's preseason poll.[ 4] Senior guard Christyon Eugene was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team.[ 4] Senior guard Aamer Muhammed was named to the conference preseason third team.[ 4]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team (1st place Votes)
1
James Madison - 176 (7)
2
App State - 159 (2)
3
Old Dominion - 154 (1)
4
Southern Miss - 148
5
Louisiana - 136 (2)
6
South Alabama - 129 (2)
7
Marshall - 119
8
Troy - 91
9
Arkansas State - 84
10
Texas State - 72
11
Georgia State - 69
12
Coastal Carolina - 59
13
Georgia Southern - 42
14
ULM - 32
Roster
2023–24 Troy Trojans men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G/F
0
Kerrington Kiel
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Ramsay High School
Birmingham, Alabama
F
1
Thomas Dowd
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Dothan High School
Dothan, Alabama
G
2
Marcus Rigsby Jr.
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
So
Tyler Junior College
Fort Worth, Texas
G
3
Marcus Friend
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Salem
Albany, New York
F
4
Myles Rigsby
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
O. D. Wyatt High School
Fort Worth, Texas
G
5
Christyon Eugene
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Eastern Florida State College
Spring, Texas
F
10
Jerrell Bellamy
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Chattahoochee Valley Community College
Phenix City, Alabama
F
11
Victor Valdes
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
258 lb (117 kg)
Fr
Zentro Basket Madrid
Monterrey , Nuevo León
G
12
Tayton Conerway
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Ranger College
Burleson, Texas
F
13
Randi Ovalle
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS Fr
Success Unlimited Academy
Santiago , Dominican Republic
G
14
Kamryn Mitchell (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Houston Academy
Dothan, Alabama
F
15
Jackson Fields
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Lawrence E. Elkins High School
Missouri City, Texas
G
21
Braydon Whitaker
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Enterprise State Community College
Slocomb, Alabama
G
23
Aamer Muhammad
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Lubbock Christian
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
C
24
Randarius Jones
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
Louisiana Southwest Community College
Monroe, Louisiana
F
33
Theo Seng
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Eastern Arizona College
Davis, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: November 18, 2023
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023 *11:00 am, ESPN+
Fort Lauderdale
W 92–47
1–0
15 – Conerway
9 – Dowd
6 – Eugene
Trojan Arena (3,321)Troy, AL
November 8, 2023 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Ohio MAC-SBC Challenge
L 70–88
1–1
19 – Eugene
7 –
3 – Eugene
Convocation Center (4,744)Athens, OH
November 10, 2023 *6:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State
L 80–81 2OT
1–2
22 – Dowd
8 – Dowd
6 – Eugene
Gill Coliseum (2,934)Corvallis, OR
November 14, 2023 *7:30 pm, ESPN+
Reinhardt
W 111–46
2–2
15 – Rigsby Jr.
8 – Jones
6 – Conerway
Trojan Arena (2,658)Troy, AL
November 20, 2023 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
Sam Houston Trojan Classic
L 86–88 OT
2–3
15 – Eugene
8 –
5 – Eugene
Trojan Arena (2,321)Troy, AL
November 24, 2023 *4:00 pm, ESPN+
Grambling State Trojan Classic
W 80–67
3–3
23 – Eugene
6 – Dowd
3 –
Trojan Arena (1,843)Troy, AL
November 27, 2023 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Kentucky
L 76–77
3–4
23 – Eugene
7 – Dowd
4 – Muhammad
Baptist Health Arena (1,894)Richmond, KY
December 1, 2023 *7:30 pm, ESPN+
SIU Edwardsville
W 83–60
4–4
21 – Muhammad
5 – Seng
6 – Eugene
Trojan Arena (2,105)Troy, AL
December 9, 2023 *11:30 am, USA
at Dayton
L 70–82
4–5
16 – Eugene
6 – Fields
6 – Eugene
UD Arena (13,407)Dayton, OH
December 12, 2023 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern–New Orleans
W 110–63
5–5
19 – Eugene
8 – Seng
6 – Muhammad
Trojan Arena (1,958)Troy, AL
December 19, 2023 *6:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 25 Ole Miss
L 53–74
5–6
13 – Conerway
6 – Valdes
2 –
SJB Pavilion (7,981)Oxford, MS
December 21, 2023 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky
W 88–81
6–6
24 – Eugene
6 – Rigsby
5 – Eugene
Trojan Arena (1,962)Troy, AL
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina
W 72–65
7–6 (1–0)
20 –
9 –
3 – Eugene
HTC Center (1,424)Conway, SC
January 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Old Dominion
W 86–73
8–6 (2–0)
15 – Conerway
11 – Dowd
5 – Eugene
Trojan Arena (2,889)Troy, AL
January 6, 2024 3:33 pm, ESPN+
Appalachian State
W 66–62
9–6 (3–0)
19 – Muhammad
7 – Valdes
3 –
Trojan Arena (2,673)Troy, AL
January 10, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana
W 79–73
10–6 (4–0)
22 – Eugene
7 – Eugene
5 – Conerway
Trojan Arena (2,798)Troy, AL
January 13, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Miss
W 82–56
11–6 (5–0)
13 – Fields
7 –
6 – Eugene
Trojan Arena (4,121)Troy, AL
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Alabama
L 71–74
11–7 (5–1)
18 – Eugene
10 – Rigsby
3 – Eugene
Mitchell Center (3,169)Mobile, AL
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Miss
L 63–64
11–8 (5–2)
19 – Eugene
7 – Dowd
4 – Muhammad
Reed Green Coliseum (5,587)Hattiesburg, MS
January 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas State
W 78–65
12–8 (6–2)
20 – Rigsby
9 – Rigsby
6 – Conerway
Trojan Arena (2,248)Troy, AL
January 27, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+
South Alabama
W 83–79
13–8 (7–2)
23 – Muhammad
8 – Muhammad
4 – Eugene
Trojan Arena (5,110)Troy, AL
February 1, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia Southern
W 84–63
14–8 (8–2)
28 – Eugene
7 –
3 –
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,627)Statesboro, GA
February 3, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia State
W 78–74
15–8 (9–2)
20 – Rigsby
7 –
3 – Rigsby
GSU Convocation Center (2,624)Atlanta, GA
February 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Marshall
W 82–66
16–8 (10–2)
19 – Rigsby
13 – Dowd
4 – Muhammad
Trojan Arena (3,212)Troy, AL
February 10, 2024 *3:33 pm, ESPN+
Kent State MAC-SBC Challenge
W 78–68
17–8
22 – Rigsby
6 –
4 – Eugene
Trojan Arena (3,912)Troy, AL
February 15, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State
L 71–82
17–9 (10–3)
22 – Muhammad
9 – Dowd
3 – Rigsby
Trojan Arena (4,434)Troy, AL
February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe
W 85–57
18–9 (11–3)
21 – Eugene
6 –
4 – Conerway
Trojan Arena (4,321)Troy, AL
February 22, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Arkansas State
L 71–79
18–10 (11–4)
16 –
5 – Dowd
3 – Valdes
First National Bank Arena (5,107)Jonesboro, AR
February 24, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe
W 84–78
19–10 (12–4)
21 – Eugene
5 – Rigsby
6 – Conerway
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,529)Monroe, LA
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana
W 87–73
20–10 (13–4)
18 – Eugene
8 – Eugene
6 – Rigsby
Cajundome (1,418)Lafayette, LA
March 1, 2024 7:15 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State
L 79–82 OT
20–11 (13–5)
14 – Conerway
7 – Dowd
3 – Valdes
Strahan Arena (2,658)San Marcos, TX
Sun Belt tournament
March 9, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+
(3)
vs. (11) Texas State Quarterfinals
L 68–74
20–12
16 – Conerway
4 –
5 – Conerway
Pensacola Bay Center (2,075)Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central .
Sources:[ 5] [ 6]
References
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