2018–19 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

2018–19 Troy Trojans men's basketball
2018–19 Troy Trojans men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	12–18 (5–13 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Phil Cunningham (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Marcus Grant; Ben Fletcher; Mike Worley;
Home arena	Trojan Arena; (Capacity 6,000)
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Phil Cunningham (Campbellsville)

Assistant coach(es)

Marcus Grant (Mississippi State)
Ben Fletcher (Troy)
Mike Worley (Denver)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2019

Schedule and results[edit]

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Date time, TV	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.

References[edit]

^ "2021-22 Basketball (M) Schedule".

[1] "2021-22 Basketball (M) Schedule".

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2018–19 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

Previous season[edit]

Roster[edit]

Schedule and results[edit]

References[edit]

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