2015–16 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Troy Trojans men's basketball team represented Troy University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by third year head coach Phil Cunningham, played their home games at Trojan Arena and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 4–16 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt Tournament.

2015–16 Troy Trojans men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2015–16 record9–22 (4–16 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coachMarcus Grant
Ben Fletcher
Chase Richardson
Home arenaTrojan Arena (Capacity 5,200)
2015–16 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Little Rock173 .850  305  .857
Louisiana–Monroe155 .750  2014  .588
Texas–Arlington137 .650  2411  .686
Louisiana–Lafayette128 .600  1915  .559
Georgia Southern1010 .500  1417  .452
Georgia State911 .450  1614  .533
Texas State812 .400  1516  .484
South Alabama812 .400  1419  .424
Arkansas State713 .350  1120  .355
Appalachian State713 .350  922  .290
Troy416 .200  922  .290
2016 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Daniel Peace Guard 6–1 182 Junior Decatur, Georgia
2 Jeremy Hollimon Guard 6–2 195 Junior Gulfport, Mississippi
3 Wesley Person, Jr. Guard 6–3 180 Sophomore Brantley, Alabama
4 Kelton Ford Guard 6–0 195 Junior Horse Cave, Kentucky
5 Christian Harrison Guard/Forward 6–6 200 Sophomore Atlanta, Georgia
11 B.J. Miller Guard 6–0 180 Freshman Meridian, Mississippi
12 Jordan Howard Guard 5–11 180 Junior Monroeville, Alabama
14 Jaro Moravek Forward/Center 6–8 240 Sophomore Handlová, Slovakia
21 John Walton III Forward 6–7 220 Senior Memphis, Tennessee
23 Jordon Varnado Forward 6–6 215 Freshman Brownsville, Tennessee
24 Shawn Hopkins Guard/Forward 6–5 185 Freshman Nokia, Finland
30 Alex Hicks Forward 6–8 205 Sophomore Seale, Alabama
32 Damion Ottman Forward 6–8 205 Freshman Macon, Georgia
33 Aaron Ariri Forward/Center 6–8 225 Sophomore Brampton, Ontario

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2015*
7:30 pm
Auburn–Montgomery W 97–70 
Trojan Arena (1,127)
Troy, AL
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at South Florida W 82–77  1–0
USF Sun Dome (4,859)
Tampa, FL
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm
Reinhardt
Mean Green Showcase
W 97–82  2–0
Trojan Arena (827)
Troy, AL
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm
UAB L 63–79  2–1
Trojan Arena (2,887)
Troy, AL
11/23/2015*
5:00 pm
vs. Samford
Mean Green Showcase
L 79–83  2–2
The Super Pit (225)
Denton, TX
11/24/2015*
5:00 pm
vs. Idaho
Mean Green Showcase
L 63–69  2–3
The Super Pit (256)
Denton, TX
11/25/2015*
4:30 pm
at North Texas
Mean Green Showcase
W 86–74  3–3
The Super Pit (1,626)
Denton, TX
12/01/2015*
7:30 pm
Southern Miss W 69–59  4–3
Trojan Arena (1,633)
Troy, AL
12/05/2015*
12:00 pm
Austin Peay L 71–80  4–4
Trojan Arena (1,136)
Troy, AL
12/10/2015*
7:00 pm, FS1
at Seton Hall L 69–78  4–5
Prudential Center (5,549)
Newark, NJ
12/17/2015*
7:00 pm
vs. Paine W 85–77  5–5
Dothan Civic Center (1,135)
Dothan, AL
12/22/2015*
3:00 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss L 80–83 OT 5–6
Tad Smith Coliseum (9,289)
Oxford, MS
12/30/2015
7:30 pm
Arkansas State L 81–84  5–7
(0–1)
Trojan Arena (1,452)
Troy, AL
01/02/2016
4:15 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock L 61–67  5–8
(0–2)
Trojan Arena (1,223)
Troy, AL
01/07/2016
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State L 68–72  5–9
(0–3)
GSU Sports Arena (1,393)
Atlanta, GA
01/09/2016
4:00 pm
at Georgia Southern L 88–93 OT 5–10
(0–4)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,155)
Statesboro, GA
01/14/2016
7:30 pm
UT Arlington L 63–90  5–11
(0–5)
Trojan Arena (1,209)
Troy, AL
01/16/2016
4:15 pm
Texas State W 66–57  6–11
(1–5)
Trojan Arena (1,492)
Troy, AL
01/21/2016
7:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 74–85  6–12
(1–6)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,284)
Monroe, LA
01/23/2016
6:15 pm, ESPN3
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 65–88  6–13
(1–7)
Cajundome (6,064)
Lafayette, LA
01/26/2016
7:30 pm
South Alabama L 58–66  6–14
(1–8)
Trojan Arena (2,224)
Troy, AL
01/28/2016
7:30 pm
Appalachian State L 71–75  6–15
(1–9)
Trojan Arena (1,270)
Troy, AL
02/04/2016
7:15 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 49–72  6–16
(1–10)
Jack Stephens Center (3,385)
Little Rock, AR
02/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas State W 71–70  7–16
(2–10)
Convocation Center (1,627)
Jonesboro, AR
02/11/2016
7:30 pm
Georgia Southern L 71–77  7–17
(2–11)
Trojan Arena (1,326)
Troy, AL
02/13/2016
4:15 pm
Georgia State W 54–53  8–17
(3–11)
Trojan Arena (1,436)
Troy, AL
02/16/2016
7:00 pm
at South Alabama W 61–54  9–17
(4–11)
Mitchell Center (3,027)
Mobile, AL
02/20/2016
2:30 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State L 74–78  9–18
(4–12)
Holmes Center (2,069)
Boone, NC
02/25/2016
7:30 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette L 63–73  9–19
(4–13)
Trojan Arena (1,333)
Troy, AL
02/27/2016
4:15 pm
Louisiana–Monroe L 51–66  9–20
(4–14)
Trojan Arena (1,414)
Troy, AL
03/03/2016
7:30 pm
at Texas State L 57–78  9–21
(4–15)
Strahan Coliseum (1,718)
San Marcos, TX
03/05/2016
7:15 pm
at UT Arlington L 55–90  9–22
(4–16)
College Park Center (2,722)
Arlington, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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