2023–24 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

2023–24 Troy Trojans men's basketball
2023–24 Troy Trojans men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	20–12 (13–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Scott Cross (5th season);
Associate head coach	Greg Young
Assistant coaches	Brandon Gilbert; Mike Worley; Larry Cordaro; Kelvin Lewis;
Home arena	Trojan Arena (Capacity 6,000)
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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.

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Appalachian State	16	–	2	.889	27	–	7	.794
James Madison †	15	–	3	.833	32	–	4	.889
Troy	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
Arkansas State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	17	.541
Louisiana	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Southern Miss	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Georgia State	8	–	10	.444	14	–	17	.452
South Alabama	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
Georgia Southern	8	–	10	.444	9	–	24	.273
Marshall	7	–	11	.389	13	–	20	.394
Texas State	7	–	11	.389	17	–	18	.486
Louisiana–Monroe	6	–	12	.333	11	–	19	.367
Coastal Carolina	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Old Dominion	3	–	15	.167	7	–	25	.219

† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Myles Rigsby CG	Recruiting 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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]

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
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

Scott Cross (UT Arlington)

Assistant coach(es)

Greg Young (Howard Payne)
Brandon Gilbert (North Texas)
Mike Worley (Denver)
Larry Cordaro (LSU)
Kelvin Lewis (Houston)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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 – 2 Tied	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 – 2 Tied	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 – 2 Tied	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 – 4 Tied	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 – 2 Tied	9 – 2 Tied	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 – 3 Tied	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 – 3 Tied	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 – 2 Tied	3 – 3 Tied	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 – 2 Tied	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 – 2 Tied	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 – 2 Tied	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 – 2 Tied	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 – 2 Tied	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

^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
^ "Troy Completes Comeback; Advances to Face No. 4-Seed James Madison in Quarterfinals". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
^ "Troy falls to James Madison in Sun Belt quarterfinals, 75-72". AL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Sun Belt Conference. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Basketball (M) Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
^ "Troy Trojans 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 8, 2023.

[2] "Troy Completes Comeback; Advances to Face No. 4-Seed James Madison in Quarterfinals". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2023.

[3] "Troy falls to James Madison in Sun Belt quarterfinals, 75-72". AL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2023.

[:0-4] "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Sun Belt Conference. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

[5] "2023-24 Basketball (M) Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2023.

[6] "Troy Trojans 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2023.

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