2023–24 Troy Trojans men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record3–4 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachGreg Young
Assistant coaches
  • Brandon Gilbert
  • Mike Worley
Home arenaTrojan Arena (Capacity 6,000)
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 22 James Madison0–0 –8–0  1.000
Appalachian State0–0 –6–2  .750
Louisiana0–0 –5–3  .625
Southern Miss0–0 –4–4  .500
Troy0–0 –4–4  .500
Louisiana–Monroe0–0 –3–3  .500
South Alabama0–0 –4–5  .444
Georgia State0–0 –3–4  .429
Old Dominion0–0 –3–4  .429
South Alabama0–0 –4–5  .444
Texas State0–0 –3–5  .375
Coastal Carolina0–0 –2–5  .286
Marshall0–0 –2–5  .286
Arkansas State0–0 –2–6  .250
Georgia Southern0–0 –0–8  .000
† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of December 4, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Troy Trojans men's basketball team represents Troy University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fifth-year head coach Scott Cross, play their home games at Trojan Arena in Troy, Alabama as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2022–23 season 20–13, 11–7 in SBC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The Trojans beat Arkansas State in the second round before losing to Jame Madison in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.[1]

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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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.[2] Senior guard Christyon Eugene was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team.[2] Senior guard Aamer Muhammed was named to the conference preseason third team.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1James Madison - 176 (7)
2App State - 159 (2)
3Old Dominion - 154 (1)
4Southern Miss - 148
5Louisiana - 136 (2)
6South Alabama - 129 (2)
7Marshall - 119
8Troy - 91
9Arkansas State - 84
10Texas State - 72
11Georgia State - 69
12Coastal Carolina - 59
13Georgia Southern - 42
14ULM - 32

Roster

2023–24 Troy Trojans men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
0 Kerrington Kiel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrRamsay HS Birmingham, AL
F 1 Thomas Dowd 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrDothan HS Dothan, AL
G 2 Marcus Rigsby Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)203 lb (92 kg) SoMacArthur HS
Tyler JC		 Fort Worth, TX
G 3 Marcus Friend 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)193 lb (88 kg) SrGreen Tech Charter HS
Davis & Elkins College
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Salem		 Albany, NY
F 4 Myles Rigsby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrO. D. Wyatt HS Fort Worth, TX
G 5 Christyon Eugene 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrSpring HS
East Florida State		 Spring, TX
F 10 Jerrell Bellamy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrCentral HS
Chattahoochee Valley CC		 Phenix City, AL
F 11 Victor Valdes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)258 lb (117 kg) FrZentro Basket Madrid Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
G 12 Tayton Conerway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)186 lb (84 kg) JrCentennial HS
Grayson College
Ranger College		 Burleson, TX
F 13 Randi Ovalle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS FrSuccess Unlimited Academy Santiago, DR
G 14 Kamryn Mitchell (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoHouston Academy Dothan, AL
F 15 Jackson Fields 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoLawrence E. Elkins HS Missouri City, TX
G 21 Braydon Whitaker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrSlocomb HS
Enterprise State CC		 Slocomb, AL
G 23 Aamer Muhammad 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrCleveland HS
Lubbock Christian		 Rio Rancho, NM
C 24 Randarius Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrCarroll HS
Paris Junior College
Louisiana Southwest CC		 Monroe, LA
F 33 Theo Seng 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrDavis HS
San Francisco State
Sacramento State
Eastern Arizona College		 Davis, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 18 November 2023

Schedule and results

References

  1. ↑ "2022-23 Troy Trojans Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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