2017–18 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Troy Trojans men's basketball team represented Troy University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fifth-year head coach Phil Cunningham, played their home games at Trojan Arena in Troy, Alabama as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They defeated South Alabama in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Georgia State.

2017–18 Troy Trojans men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record16–17 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marcus Grant
  • Ben Fletcher
  • Adam Howard
Home arenaTrojan Arena (Capacity 5,200)
Seasons
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana 16 2   .889 27 7   .794
Georgia State 12 6   .667 24 11   .686
Georgia Southern 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Texas–Arlington 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
Louisiana–Monroe 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Troy 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Appalachian State 9 9   .500 15 18   .455
Coastal Carolina 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
South Alabama 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Texas State 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Arkansas State 6 12   .333 11 21   .344
Little Rock 4 14   .222 7 25   .219
2018 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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The Trojans finished the 2016–17 season 22–15, 20–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State and Texas State to win the Sun Belt tournament. As a result, the Trojans received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 15 seed. They lost in the first round to Duke

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Daniel Peace G 6'1" 182 Senior Decatur, GA Graduated.
Jeremy Hollimon G 6'3" 195 Senior Gulfport, MS Graduated.
Devon Walker F 6'6" 203 Senior Winter Haven, FL Graduated.

Incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Javan Johnson
PG
Decatur, Alabama Austin High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
De'Lazarus Keys
PF
Orlando, Florida Central Florida Christian Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Malik Burnett
PG
Huntsville, Alabama Lee High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2017–18 Troy Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Kevin Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr St. Louis, Missouri
G 3 Wesley Person 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Brantley, Alabama
F 4 Juan Davis, Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr West Point, Mississippi
G 11 B.J. Miller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Meridian, Mississippi
G 13 Darian Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Montgomery, Alabama
F/C 14 Jaro Moravek 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Handlová, Slovakia
F 22 Whit Moreman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So LaGrange, Georgia
F 23 Jordon Varnado 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Brownsville, Tennessee
G/F 24 Shawn Hopkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Nokia, Finland
F 30 Alex Hicks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Seale, Alabama
G/F 15 Atakan Sahinkaya 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Fr Istanbul, Turkey
G 5 Malik Burnett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Huntsville, Alabama
F 1 Javan Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Decatur, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 1, 2017*
7:15 pm
Georgia Southwestern State L 87–88 
Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
Nov. 5, 2017*
2:00 pm
at Mercer
Hurricane Relief exhibition
L 73–77 
Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 10, 2017*
9:30 pm
vs. North Dakota
Rainbow Classic
L 80–83  0–1
Stan Sheriff Center (5,764)
Honolulu, HI
Nov. 12, 2017*
7:30 pm
vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Rainbow Classic
W 81–57  1–1
Stan Sheriff Center (5,180)
Honolulu, HI
Nov. 13, 2017*
12:00 am
at Hawaii
Rainbow Classic
L 67–72 OT 1–2
Stan Sheriff Center (5,078)
Honolulu, HI
Nov. 16, 2017*
7:00 pm
Brewton–Parker W 106–71  2–2
Trojan Arena (1,363)
Troy, AL
Nov. 20, 2017*
7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 8 Kentucky
Adolph Rupp Classic
L 62–70  2–3
Rupp Arena (19,548)
Lexington, KY
Nov. 22, 2017*
6:00 pm
at East Tennessee State
Adolph Rupp Classic
W 73–65  3–3
Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
Nov. 27, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Delaware State
Adolph Rupp Classic
W 95–64  4–3
Trojan Arena (1,201)
Troy, AL
Nov. 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UIC
Adolph Rupp Classic
W 87–66  5–3
Trojan Arena (1,093)
Troy, AL
Dec. 5, 2017*
7:00 pm
UAB L 78–90  5–4
Trojan Arena (3,213)
Troy, AL
Dec. 10, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Miss L 71–89  5–5
Reed Green Coliseum (1,937)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec. 16, 2017*
7:00 pm
vs. Arkansas
North Little Rock Showcase
L 63–88  5–6
Verizon Arena (16,416)
North Little Rock, AR
Dec. 19, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Austin Peay L 73–75  5–7
Dunn Center (1,519)
Clarksville, TN
Dec. 21, 2017*
6:00 pm
Milligan W 80–67  6–7
Dothan Civic Center (856)
Dothan, AL
Sun Belt Conference regular season
Dec. 29, 2017
7:15 pm, ESPN3
Georgia Southern L 80–86  6–8
(0–1)
Trojan Arena (2,361)
Troy, AL
Dec. 31, 2017
3:15 pm, ESPN3
Georgia State W 68–66  7–8
(1–1)
Trojan Arena (1,835)
Troy, AL
Jan. 4, 2018
7:15 pm
at Texas–Arlington L 76–86  7–9
(1–2)
College Park Center (1,868)
Arlington, TX
Jan. 6, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Texas State L 56–57  7–10
(1–3)
Strahan Coliseum (1,560)
San Marcos, TX
Jan. 13, 2018
3:05 pm
at South Alabama W 79–64  8–10
(2–3)
Mitchell Center (3,014)
Mobile, AL
Jan. 20, 2018
4:15 pm, ESPN3
Coastal Carolina L 73–74  8–11
(2–4)
Trojan Arena (2,891)
Troy, AL
Jan. 22, 2018
7:15 pm, ESPN3
Appalachian State W 81–79  9–11
(3–4)
Trojan Arena (3,017)
Troy, AL
Jan. 25, 2018
7:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 71–76  9–12
(3–5)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,651)
Monroe, LA
Jan. 27, 2018
2:00 pm
at Louisiana L 69–81  9–13
(3–6)
Cajundome (4,865)
Lafayette, LA
Feb. 3, 2018
4:15 pm, ESPN3
South Alabama W 80–63  10–13
(4–6)
Trojan Arena (3,266)
Troy, AL
Feb. 8, 2018
7:15 pm, ESPN3
Arkansas State W 89–83 OT 11–13
(5–6)
Troy Arena (1,851)
Troy, AL
Feb. 10, 2018
4:15 pm, ESPN3
Little Rock W 82–64  12–13
(6–6)
Trojan Arena (1,721)
Troy, AL
Feb. 15, 2018
7:30 pm
at Coastal Carolina W 66–65  13–13
(7–6)
HTC Center (1,518)
Conway, SC
Feb. 17, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State L 54–65  13–14
(7–7)
Holmes Center (2,407)
Boone, NC
Feb. 22, 2018
7:15 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana L 76–81  13–15
(7–8)
Trojan Arena (2,236)
Troy, AL
Feb. 24, 2018
4:15 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe W 73–67  14–15
(8–8)
Trojan Arena (2,317)
Troy, AL
Mar. 1, 2018
7:15 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State W 83–70  15–15
(9–8)
GSU Sports Arena (1,793)
Atlanta, GA
Mar. 3, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia Southern L 83–89  15–16
(9–9)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,264)
Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 7, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) vs. (10) South Alabama
First round
W 69–62  16–16
Lakefront Arena (986)
New Orleans, LA
Mar 9, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) vs. (2) Georgia State
Quarterfinals
L 51–73  16–17
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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