2018–19 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

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.

2018–19 Troy Trojans men's basketball
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 5,200)
2018–19 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Georgia State135 .722  2410  .706
UT Arlington126 .667  1716  .515
Georgia Southern126 .667  2112  .636
Texas State126 .667  2410  .706
Louisiana108 .556  1913  .594
Coastal Carolina99 .500  1717  .500
Louisiana–Monroe99 .500  1916  .543
South Alabama810 .444  1717  .500
Arkansas State711 .389  1319  .406
Appalachian State612 .333  1121  .344
Little Rock513 .278  1021  .323
Troy513 .278  1218  .400
2019 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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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