# 2023–24 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Troy Trojans men's basketball team represented Troy University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fifth-year head coach Scott Cross, played their home games at Trojan Arena in Troy, Alabama as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 13–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they lost to Texas State in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2022–23 season 20–13, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The Trojans beat Arkansas State in the second round, before losing to James Madison in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.

## Offseason
### Recruiting classes
#### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| 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 |
| Star ratings: 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. Senior guard Christyon Eugene was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team. Senior guard Aamer Muhammed was named to the conference preseason third team.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team (1st place Votes) |
| 1 | James Madison - 176 (7) |
| 2 | App State - 159 (2) |
| 3 | Old Dominion - 154 (1) |
| 4 | Southern Miss - 148 |
| 5 | Louisiana - 136 (2) |
| 6 | South Alabama - 129 (2) |
| 7 | Marshall - 119 |
| 8 | Troy - 91 |
| 9 | Arkansas State - 84 |
| 10 | Texas State - 72 |
| 11 | Georgia State - 69 |
| 12 | Coastal Carolina - 59 |
| 13 | Georgia Southern - 42 |
| 14 | ULM - 32 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Fort Lauderdale | W 92–47 | 1–0 | 15 – Conerway | 9 – Dowd | 6 – Eugene | Trojan Arena (3,321) Troy, AL |
| November 8, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Ohio MAC-SBC Challenge | L 70–88 | 1–1 | 19 – Eugene | 7 – 2 Tied | 3 – Eugene | Convocation Center (4,744) Athens, OH |
| November 10, 2023* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | L 80–81 $^{2OT}$ | 1–2 | 22 – Dowd | 8 – Dowd | 6 – Eugene | Gill Coliseum (2,934) Corvallis, OR |
| November 14, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Reinhardt | W 111–46 | 2–2 | 15 – Rigsby Jr. | 8 – Jones | 6 – Conerway | Trojan Arena (2,658) Troy, AL |
| November 20, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sam Houston Trojan Classic | L 86–88 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | 15 – Eugene | 8 – 2 Tied | 5 – Eugene | Trojan Arena (2,321) Troy, AL |
| November 24, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Grambling State Trojan Classic | W 80–67 | 3–3 | 23 – Eugene | 6 – Dowd | 3 – 2 Tied | Trojan Arena (1,843) Troy, AL |
| November 27, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 76–77 | 3–4 | 23 – Eugene | 7 – Dowd | 4 – Muhammad | Baptist Health Arena (1,894) Richmond, KY |
| December 1, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 83–60 | 4–4 | 21 – Muhammad | 5 – Seng | 6 – Eugene | Trojan Arena (2,105) Troy, AL |
| December 9, 2023* 11:30 am, USA | | at Dayton | L 70–82 | 4–5 | 16 – Eugene | 6 – Fields | 6 – Eugene | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| December 12, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern–New Orleans | W 110–63 | 5–5 | 19 – Eugene | 8 – Seng | 6 – Muhammad | Trojan Arena (1,958) Troy, AL |
| December 19, 2023* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 25 Ole Miss | L 53–74 | 5–6 | 13 – Conerway | 6 – Valdes | 2 – 4 Tied | SJB Pavilion (7,981) Oxford, MS |
| December 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | W 88–81 | 6–6 | 24 – Eugene | 6 – Rigsby | 5 – Eugene | Trojan Arena (1,962) Troy, AL |
| Sun Belt regular season |||||||||
| December 30, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | W 72–65 | 7–6 (1–0) | 20 – 2 Tied | 9 – 2 Tied | 3 – Eugene | HTC Center (1,424) Conway, SC |
| January 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | W 86–73 | 8–6 (2–0) | 15 – Conerway | 11 – Dowd | 5 – Eugene | Trojan Arena (2,889) Troy, AL |
| January 6, 2024 3:33 pm, ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | W 66–62 | 9–6 (3–0) | 19 – Muhammad | 7 – Valdes | 3 – 3 Tied | Trojan Arena (2,673) Troy, AL |
| January 10, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana | W 79–73 | 10–6 (4–0) | 22 – Eugene | 7 – Eugene | 5 – Conerway | Trojan Arena (2,798) Troy, AL |
| January 13, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 82–56 | 11–6 (5–0) | 13 – Fields | 7 – 3 Tied | 6 – Eugene | Trojan Arena (4,121) Troy, AL |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | L 71–74 | 11–7 (5–1) | 18 – Eugene | 10 – Rigsby | 3 – Eugene | Mitchell Center (3,169) Mobile, AL |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | L 63–64 | 11–8 (5–2) | 19 – Eugene | 7 – Dowd | 4 – Muhammad | Reed Green Coliseum (5,587) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 78–65 | 12–8 (6–2) | 20 – Rigsby | 9 – Rigsby | 6 – Conerway | Trojan Arena (2,248) Troy, AL |
| January 27, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | South Alabama | W 83–79 | 13–8 (7–2) | 23 – Muhammad | 8 – Muhammad | 4 – Eugene | Trojan Arena (5,110) Troy, AL |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | W 84–63 | 14–8 (8–2) | 28 – Eugene | 7 – 2 Tied | 3 – 3 Tied | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,627) Statesboro, GA |
| February 3, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | W 78–74 | 15–8 (9–2) | 20 – Rigsby | 7 – 2 Tied | 3 – Rigsby | GSU Convocation Center (2,624) Atlanta, GA |
| February 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marshall | W 82–66 | 16–8 (10–2) | 19 – Rigsby | 13 – Dowd | 4 – Muhammad | Trojan Arena (3,212) Troy, AL |
| February 10, 2024* 3:33 pm, ESPN+ | | Kent State MAC-SBC Challenge | W 78–68 | 17–8 | 22 – Rigsby | 6 – 2 Tied | 4 – Eugene | Trojan Arena (3,912) Troy, AL |
| February 15, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | L 71–82 | 17–9 (10–3) | 22 – Muhammad | 9 – Dowd | 3 – Rigsby | Trojan Arena (4,434) Troy, AL |
| February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 85–57 | 18–9 (11–3) | 21 – Eugene | 6 – 2 Tied | 4 – Conerway | Trojan Arena (4,321) Troy, AL |
| February 22, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Arkansas State | L 71–79 | 18–10 (11–4) | 16 – 2 Tied | 5 – Dowd | 3 – Valdes | First National Bank Arena (5,107) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 24, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 84–78 | 19–10 (12–4) | 21 – Eugene | 5 – Rigsby | 6 – Conerway | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,529) Monroe, LA |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | W 87–73 | 20–10 (13–4) | 18 – Eugene | 8 – Eugene | 6 – Rigsby | Cajundome (1,418) Lafayette, LA |
| March 1, 2024 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 79–82 $^{OT}$ | 20–11 (13–5) | 14 – Conerway | 7 – Dowd | 3 – Valdes | Strahan Arena (2,658) San Marcos, TX |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (11) Texas State Quarterfinals | L 68–74 | 20–12 | 16 – Conerway | 4 – 2 Tied | 5 – Conerway | Pensacola Bay Center (2,075) Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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