# 2018–19 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Troy Trojans men's basketball team represented Troy University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by sixth-year head coach Phil Cunningham, played their home games at Trojan Arena in Troy, Alabama as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Previous season

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.

## Schedule and results

| 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. ||||||