2023–24 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

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

2023–24 Troy Trojans men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record0-0 (0-0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachKenneth Mangrum
Assistant coaches
  • Byron Jones
  • Mike Worley
Home arenaTrojan Arena (Capacity 6,000)
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Appalachian State00 00  
Arkansas State00 00  
Coastal Carolina00 00  
Georgia Southern00 00  
Georgia State00 00  
James Madison00 00  
Louisiana00 00  
Louisiana–Monroe00 00  
Marshall00 00  
Old Dominion00 00  
South Alabama00 00  
Southern Miss00 00  
Texas State00 00  
Troy00 00  
2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

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

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

References

  1. "2022-23 Troy Trojans Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
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