# 2017–18 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

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

## 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

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Javan Johnson PG | Decatur, Alabama | Austin High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov. 1, 2017* 7:15 pm | | Georgia Southwestern State | L 87–88 | | Trojan Arena Troy, AL |
| Nov. 5, 2017* 2:00 pm | | at Mercer Hurricane Relief exhibition | L 73–77 | | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov. 10, 2017* 9:30 pm | | vs. North Dakota Rainbow Classic | L 80–83 | 0–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,764) Honolulu, HI |
| Nov. 12, 2017* 7:30 pm | | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Rainbow Classic | W 81–57 | 1–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,180) Honolulu, HI |
| Nov. 13, 2017* 12:00 am | | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic | L 67–72 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,078) Honolulu, HI |
| Nov. 16, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Brewton–Parker | W 106–71 | 2–2 | Trojan Arena (1,363) Troy, AL |
| Nov. 20, 2017* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 8 Kentucky Adolph Rupp Classic | L 62–70 | 2–3 | Rupp Arena (19,548) Lexington, KY |
| Nov. 22, 2017* 6:00 pm | | at East Tennessee State Adolph Rupp Classic | W 73–65 | 3–3 | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN |
| Nov. 27, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Delaware State Adolph Rupp Classic | W 95–64 | 4–3 | Trojan Arena (1,201) Troy, AL |
| Nov. 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UIC Adolph Rupp Classic | W 87–66 | 5–3 | Trojan Arena (1,093) Troy, AL |
| Dec. 5, 2017* 7:00 pm | | UAB | L 78–90 | 5–4 | Trojan Arena (3,213) Troy, AL |
| Dec. 10, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Southern Miss | L 71–89 | 5–5 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,937) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Dec. 16, 2017* 7:00 pm | | vs. Arkansas North Little Rock Showcase | L 63–88 | 5–6 | Verizon Arena (16,416) North Little Rock, AR |
| Dec. 19, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Austin Peay | L 73–75 | 5–7 | Dunn Center (1,519) Clarksville, TN |
| Dec. 21, 2017* 6:00 pm | | Milligan | W 80–67 | 6–7 | Dothan Civic Center (856) Dothan, AL |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season ||||||
| Dec. 29, 2017 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia Southern | L 80–86 | 6–8 (0–1) | Trojan Arena (2,361) Troy, AL |
| Dec. 31, 2017 3:15 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia State | W 68–66 | 7–8 (1–1) | Trojan Arena (1,835) Troy, AL |
| Jan. 4, 2018 7:15 pm | | at Texas–Arlington | L 76–86 | 7–9 (1–2) | College Park Center (1,868) Arlington, TX |
| Jan. 6, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Texas State | L 56–57 | 7–10 (1–3) | Strahan Coliseum (1,560) San Marcos, TX |
| Jan. 13, 2018 3:05 pm | | at South Alabama | W 79–64 | 8–10 (2–3) | Mitchell Center (3,014) Mobile, AL |
| Jan. 20, 2018 4:15 pm, ESPN3 | | Coastal Carolina | L 73–74 | 8–11 (2–4) | Trojan Arena (2,891) Troy, AL |
| Jan. 22, 2018 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | | Appalachian State | W 81–79 | 9–11 (3–4) | Trojan Arena (3,017) Troy, AL |
| Jan. 25, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 71–76 | 9–12 (3–5) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,651) Monroe, LA |
| Jan. 27, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Louisiana | L 69–81 | 9–13 (3–6) | Cajundome (4,865) Lafayette, LA |
| Feb. 3, 2018 4:15 pm, ESPN3 | | South Alabama | W 80–63 | 10–13 (4–6) | Trojan Arena (3,266) Troy, AL |
| Feb. 8, 2018 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | | Arkansas State | W 89–83 $^{OT}$ | 11–13 (5–6) | Troy Arena (1,851) Troy, AL |
| Feb. 10, 2018 4:15 pm, ESPN3 | | Little Rock | W 82–64 | 12–13 (6–6) | Trojan Arena (1,721) Troy, AL |
| Feb. 15, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | W 66–65 | 13–13 (7–6) | HTC Center (1,518) Conway, SC |
| Feb. 17, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Appalachian State | L 54–65 | 13–14 (7–7) | Holmes Center (2,407) Boone, NC |
| Feb. 22, 2018 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana | L 76–81 | 13–15 (7–8) | Trojan Arena (2,236) Troy, AL |
| Feb. 24, 2018 4:15 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 73–67 | 14–15 (8–8) | Trojan Arena (2,317) Troy, AL |
| Mar. 1, 2018 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia State | W 83–70 | 15–15 (9–8) | GSU Sports Arena (1,793) Atlanta, GA |
| Mar. 3, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia Southern | L 83–89 | 15–16 (9–9) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,264) Statesboro, GA |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (10) South Alabama First round | W 69–62 | 16–16 | Lakefront Arena (986) New Orleans, LA |
| Mar 9, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (2) Georgia State Quarterfinals | L 51–73 | 16–17 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||