2018–19 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

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2018–19 Troy Trojans men's basketball
TroyUniversityTrojans-logo.gif
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2018–19 record12–18 (5–13 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marcus Grant
  • Ben Fletcher
  • Mike Worley
Home arenaTrojan Arena
(Capacity 6,000)
Seasons
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia State 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
UT Arlington 12 6   .667 17 16   .515
Georgia Southern 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Texas State 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
Louisiana 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Coastal Carolina 9 9   .500 17 17   .500
Louisiana–Monroe 9 9   .500 19 16   .543
South Alabama 8 10   .444 17 17   .500
Arkansas State 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Appalachian State 6 12   .333 11 21   .344
Little Rock 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Troy 5 13   .278 12 18   .400
2019 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

The 2018–19 Troy Trojans men's basketball team represents Troy University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by sixth-year head coach Phil Cunningham, play their home games at Trojan Arena in Troy, Alabama as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season[]

The Trojans finished the 2017–18 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.

Roster[]

2018–19 Troy Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Devante Foster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Stockbridge, Georgia
F 1 Javan Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Decatur, Alabama
G 2 KJ Simon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Orlando, Florida
G 3 Darian Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Montgomery, Alabama
G 5 Malki Burnett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Huntsville, Alabama
F 10 Zay Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama
G 11 BJ Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Meridian, Mississippi
G 12 Charles Norman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Durham, North Carolina
G 13 Jalen Tuck 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Troy, Alabama
G/F 15 Atakan Sahinkaya 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Istanbul, Turkey
G 21 Eric Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama
G 22 Spencer Rodgers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Buford, Georgia
F 23 Jordon Varnado 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Brownsville, Tennessee
F 30 Alex Hicks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Seale, Alabama
F 35 Davion Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Columbus, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2019

Schedule and results[]

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm
Fort Valley State W 95–60  1–0
Trojan Arena (2,562)
Troy, AL
Nov 10, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Saint Louis
Barclays Center Classic
L 58–62  1–1
Chaifetz Arena (6,523)
St. Louis, Missouri
Nov 12, 2018*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Pittsburgh
Barclays Center Classic
W 75–64  1–2
Petersen Events Center (3,285)
Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 15, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Miss L 66–81  1–3
Troy Arena (3,007)
Troy, AL
Nov 18, 2018*
2:00 pm
Central Arkansas
Barclays Center Classic
W 82–77  2–3
Troy Arena (1,312)
Troy, AL
Nov 24, 2018*
11:30 am
North Alabama
Barclays Center Classic
W 77–58  3–3
Troy Arena (1,423)
Troy, AL
Nov 29, 2018*
7:15 pm, ESPN+
Austin Peay L 74–79 OT 3–4
Troy Arena (2,761)
Troy, AL
Dec 3, 2018*
7:15 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 11 Florida State L 67–83  3–5
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (7,838)
Tallahassee, FL
Dec 12, 2018*
2:15 pm
Carver College W 88–43  4–5
Troy Arena (1,512)
Troy, AL
Dec 16, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Kentucky W 87–81  5–5
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,285)
Bowling Green, KY
Dec 21, 2018*
7:00 pm
at UAB W 74–73  6–5
Bartow Arena (3,212)
Birmingham, AL
Dec 29, 2018*
12:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 71–63  7–5
Troy Arena (1,887)
Troy, AL
Sun Belt Conference regular season
Jan 3, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Carolina L 75–88  7–6
(0–1)
Trojan Arena (2,131)
Troy, AL
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Appalachian State W 89–85  8–6
(1–1)
Trojan Arena (1,902)
Troy, AL
Jan 10, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Little Rock L 59–73  8–7
(1–2)
Jack Stephens Center (1,318)
Little Rock, AR
Jan 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas State W 90–85 OT 9–7
(2–2)
First National Bank Arena (1,802)
Jonesboro, AR
Jan 17, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia Southern L 82–90  9–8
(2–3)
Trojan Arena (3,021)
Troy, AL
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State W 77–75  10–8
(3–3)
Trojan Arena (3,117)
Troy, AL
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe L 69–75  10–9
(3–4)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (5,107)
Monroe, LA
Jan 26, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana L 81–86  10–10
(3–5)
Cajundome (4,068)
Lafayette, LA
Feb 2, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Alabama L 75–81  10–11
(3–6)
Mitchell Center (4,469)
Mobile, AL
Feb 7, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock L 70—84  10—12
(3—7)
Trojan Arena (3,228)
Troy, AL
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State W 84-79  11-12
(4-7)
Trojan Arena (2,214)
Troy, AL
Feb 13, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia State L 63-77  11-12
(4-8)
GSU Sports Arena (1,426)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 15, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Georgia Southern L 51-76  11-14
(4-9)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,349)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 23, 2019
4:15 pm, ESPN+
South Alabama L 52-68  11-15
(4-10)
Trojan Arena (3,049)
Troy, AL
Feb 28, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas State L 44-58  11-16
(4-11)
Trojan Arena (2,649)
Troy, AL
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Arlington L 66-79  11-17
(4-12)
Trojan Arena (2,112)
Troy, AL
Mar 7, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Appalachian State L 64-72  11-18
(4-13)
Holmes Center (572)
Boone, North Carolina
Mar 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina W 74-67  12-18
(5-13)
HTC Center (1,099)
Conway, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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