# 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.

## 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

| 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. |||||