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2024–25 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

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2024–25 Troy Trojans men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record3–2 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachGreg Young
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTrojan Arena (Capacity 6,000)
Seasons
2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas State 0 0   3 1   .750
Marshall 0 0   3 1   .750
Georgia Southern 0 0   4 2   .667
James Madison 0 0   3 2   .600
South Alabama 0 0   3 2   .600
Troy 0 0   3 2   .600
Appalachian State 0 0   2 2   .500
Georgia State 0 0   2 2   .500
Southern Miss 0 0   2 2   .500
Old Dominion 0 0   2 3   .400
Texas State 0 0   2 3   .400
Louisiana–Monroe 0 0   2 4   .333
Louisiana 0 0   1 3   .250
Coastal Carolina 0 0   1 3   .250
2025 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of November 21, 2024

The 2024–25 Troy Trojans men's basketball team represents Troy University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by sixth-year head coach Scott Cross, play their home games at Trojan Arena in Troy, Alabama as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

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The Trojans finished the 2023–24 season 20–12, 13–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place.[1] The Trojans lost to Texas State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Marcus Friend 3 G 6'9" 193 Senior Albany, NY Graduated
Christyon Eugene 5 G 6'3" 210 Senior Spring, TX Graduated
Randi Ovalle 13 G 6'7" 225 RS-Freshman Santiago, Dominican Republic Transferred to New Mexico Junior College
Aamer Muhammad 23 G 6'1" 195 Senior Rio Rancho, NM Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Cobi Campbell 13 G 6'2" 195 Junior Puyallup, WA North Idaho College

Recruiting classes

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2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cooper Campbell
CG
Puyallup, WA Phoenix Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 4, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Jackson Porch
G
Guntersville, AL Guntersville High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Evan Griffin
F
Geneva, AL Geneva High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Austin Cross
G
Mansfield, Texas Charles Henderson High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

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Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

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The Trojans were picked to finish in third place in the conference's preseason poll.[3] Sophomore forward Myles Rigsby was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team.[3] Senior guard Tayton Conerway was named to the conference preseason second team.[3]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1 Arkansas State - 193 (12)
2 James Madison - 170 (1)
3 Troy - 155 (1)
4 Louisiana - 144
5 Southern Miss - 133
6 App State - 122
7 Texas State - 89
T8 Georgia Southern - 85
T8 Old Dominion - 85
10 Marshall - 79
11 South Alabama - 78
12 Georgia State - 75
13 Coastal Carolina - 34
14 ULM - 28

Roster

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2024–25 Troy Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Kerrington Kiel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Ramsay High School Birmingham, Alabama
F 1 Thomas Dowd 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Dothan High School Dothan, Alabama
G 2 Marcus Rigsby Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Tyler Junior College Fort Worth, Texas
G 3 Cooper Campbell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Phoenix Prep Puyallup, Washington
F 4 Myles Rigsby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So O. D. Wyatt High School Fort Worth, Texas
F 10 Jerrell Bellamy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City, Alabama
F 11 Victor Valdes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 233 lb (106 kg) So Zentro Basket Madrid Monterrey, Nuevo León
G 12 Tayton Conerway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Ranger College Burleson, Texas
G 13 Cobi Campbell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr North Idaho College Puyallup, Washington
G 14 Kamryn Mitchell (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Houston Academy Dothan, Alabama
F 15 Jackson Fields 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lawrence E. Elkins High School Missouri City, Texas
G 20 Jackson Porch 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Guntersville High School Guntersville, Alabama
G 21 Braydon Whitaker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Enterprise State Community College Slocomb, Alabama
C 24 Randarius Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Louisiana Southwest Community College Monroe, Louisiana
F 25 Evan Griffin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Geneva High School Geneva, Alabama
F 33 Theo Seng 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Eastern Arizona College Davis, California
G 95 Austin Cross 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Charles Henderson High School Mansfield, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 8, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Toledo
MAC-SBC Challenge
W 84–74  1–0
 12  2 Tied   6  Rigsby   6  Conerway  Trojan Arena (3,369)
Troy, AL
November 9, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Orleans W 78–61  2–0
 15  Fields   10  Fields   6  Conerway  Lakefront Arena (1,028)
New Orleans, LA
November 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
at No. 18 Arkansas L 49–65  2–1
 13  Fields   7  Dowd   6  Conerway  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
November 17, 2024*
4:00 p.m., B1G+
at Oregon L 61–82  2–2
 15  Rigsby   8  Conerway   5  Conerway  Matthew Knight Arena (5,394)
Eugene, OR
November 19, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at West Georgia W 84–65  3–2
 15  2 Tied   7  Fields   4  2 Tied  The Coliseum (1,342)
Carrollton, GA
November 25, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTSA
Trojan Turkey Tipoff
      Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
November 29, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Merrimack       Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
December 1, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky       Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
December 10, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Houston       Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
December 14, 2024*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
Middle Georgia State       Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
December 17, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
LaGrange       Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 21, 2024
3:33 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia State       Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
January 2, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Appalachian State       Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
January 4, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Marshall       Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
January 9, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas State       Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
January 11, 2025
3:33 p.m., ESPN+
Arkansas State       Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
January 15, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe       Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
January 18, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Alabama       Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
January 23, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Miss       Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
January 25, 2025
3:33 p.m., ESPN+
South Alabama       Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia Southern       Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
February 1, 2025
3:33 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe       Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
February 5, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at James Madison       Atlantic Union Bank Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
February 8, 2025*
 ESPN+
at 
MAC-SBC Challenge
       
 
February 12, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana       Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
February 15, 2025
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Arkansas State       First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
February 20, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana       Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
February 22, 2025
3:33 p.m., ESPN+
Coastal Carolina       Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
February 25, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Texas State       Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
February 28, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Miss       Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Sun Belt Conference Tournament
March 4–10, 2025
TBA, ESPN+
vs. TBD       Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  2. ^ Stephenson, Creg (March 9, 2024). "Troy eliminated from Sun Belt basketball tournament by Texas State, 74-68". AL.com. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Basketball (M) Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Troy Trojans 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 8, 2024.