2017–18 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

2017–18 Troy Trojans men's basketball
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2017–18 record 0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach Phil Cunningham (5th season)
Assistant coach Marcus Grant
Ben Fletcher
Adam Howard
Home arena Trojan Arena (Capacity 5,200)
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Arkansas State 0 0       0 0  
Appalachian State 0 0       0 0  
Coastal Carolina 0 0       0 0  
Georgia Southern 0 0       0 0  
Georgia State 0 0       0 0  
Little Rock 0 0       0 0  
Louisiana–Lafayette 0 0       0 0  
Louisiana–Monroe 0 0       0 0  
South Alabama 0 0       0 0  
Texas–Arlington 0 0       0 0  
Texas State 0 0       0 0  
Troy 0 0       0 0  
† 2018 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Troy Trojans men's basketball team representS Troy University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fifth-year head coach Phil Cunningham, play their home games at Trojan Arena in Troy, Alabama and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2016–17 season 22–15, 20–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State and Texas State to win the Sun Belt Tournament. As a result, the Trojans received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 15 seed. They lost in the First Round to Duke

Off-season

Departures

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Daniel Peace G 6'1" 182 Senior Decatur, GA Graduated.
Jeremy Hollimon G 6'3" 195 Senior Gulfport, MS Graduated.
Devon Walker F 6'6" 203 Senior Winter Haven, FL Graduated.

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Javan Johnson
PG
Decatur, Alabama Austin High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
De'Lazarus Keys
PF
Orlando, Florida Central Florida Christian Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Malik Burnett
PG
Huntsville, Alabama Lee High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

Roster

2016–17 Troy Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Baker, KevinKevin Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri
G 3 Person, WesleyWesley Person 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Brantley, Alabama
F 4 Davis, Jr., JuanJuan Davis, Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr West Point, Mississippi
G 11 Miller, B.J.B.J. Miller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Meridian, Mississippi
G 13 Adams, DarianDarian Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Montgomery, Alabama
F/C 14 Moravek, JaroJaro Moravek 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Handlová, Slovakia
F 15 Boykin, JoshuaJoshua Boykin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Enterprise, Alabama
F 22 Moreman, WhitWhit Moreman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr LaGrange, Georgia
F 23 Varnado, JordonJordon Varnado 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Brownsville, Tennessee
G/F 24 Hopkins, ShawnShawn Hopkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Nokia, Finland
F 30 Hicks, AlexAlex Hicks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Seale, Alabama
F/C 33 Ariri, AaronAaron Ariri 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Regular season

Nov. 20, 2017*
vs. Kentucky
Adolph Rupp Classic
  
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY

Dec. 29, 2017
Georgia Southern   
Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL

Dec. 31, 2017
Georgia State   
Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL

Jan. 4, 2018
at Texas–Arlington   
College Park Center 
Arlington, TX

Jan. 6, 2018
at Texas State   
Strahan Coliseum 
San Marcos, TX

Jan. 13, 2018
at South Alabama   
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL

Jan. 18, 2018
Appalachian State   
Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL

Jan. 20, 2018
Coastal Carolina   
Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL

Jan. 25, 2018
at Louisiana–Monroe   
Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA

Jan. 27, 2018
at Louisiana–Lafayette   
Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA

Feb. 3, 2018
South Alabama   
Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL

Feb. 8, 2018
Arkansas State   
Troy Arena 
Troy, AL

Feb. 10, 2018
Little Rock   
Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL

Feb. 15, 2018
at Coastal Carolina   
HTC Center 
Conway, SC

Feb. 17, 2018
at Appalachian State   
Holmes Center 
Boone, NC

Feb. 22, 2018
Louisiana–Lafayette   
Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL

Feb. 24, 2018
Louisiana–Monroe   
Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL

Mar. 1, 2018
at Georgia State   
GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta, GA

Mar. 3, 2018
at Georgia Southern   
Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt Tournament

Mar. 6–11, 2018
vs.    
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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