# 2019–20 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Troy Trojans men's basketball team represented Troy University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by first-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 9–22, 5–15 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt tournament.

## Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2018–19 season 12–18, 5–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for last place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt tournament.
On March 11, 2019, it was announced that head coach Phil Cunningham was relieved of his duties, ending his six-year tenure with the team. On March 26, TCU assistant and former UT Arlington head coach Scott Cross was announced as Troy's next head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| November 7, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UAB | L 75–76 | 0–1 | Trojan Arena (5,010) Troy, AL |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Chattanooga | L 68–74 | 0–2 | Troy Arena (1,917) Troy, AL |
| November 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, BTN | at Indiana | L 62–100 | 0–3 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| November 18, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Carver | W 84–57 | 1–3 | Troy Arena (1,894) Troy, AL |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | at Texas A&M | L 52–56 | 1–4 | Reed Arena (5,271) College Station, TX |
| November 23, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Samford | L 60–72 | 1–5 | Pete Hanna Center (553) Homewood, AL |
| November 25, 2019* 7:00 pm | at Alabama A&M | L 66–80 | 1–6 | Elmore Gymnasium (586) Normal, AL |
| November 30, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Shorter | W 104–53 | 2–6 | Troy Arena (1,862) Troy, AL |
| December 4, 2019* 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | North Alabama | W 71–63 | 3–6 | Troy Arena (2,514) Troy, AL |
| December 11, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Jacksonville State | W 60–55 | 4–6 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,034) Jacksonville, AL |
| December 15, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Chattanooga | L 80–84 $^{OT}$ | 4–7 | McKenzie Arena (2,261) Chattanooga, TN |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season |||||
| December 19, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Coastal Carolina | W 77–59 | 5–7 (1–0) | Troy Arena (2,005) Troy, AL |
| December 21, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Appalachian State | L 65–70 | 5–8 (1–1) | Troy Arena (1,349) Troy, AL |
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 63–79 | 5–9 (1–2) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,547) Monroe, LA |
| January 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Louisiana | L 62–79 | 5–10 (1–3) | Cajundome (3,467) Lafayette, LA |
| January 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Texas State | W 71–63 | 6–10 (2–3) | Strahan Arena (1,183) San Marcos, TX |
| January 9, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Little Rock | W 76–71 | 7–10 (3–3) | Trojan Arena (2,815) Troy, AL |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Arkansas State | L 68–76 $^{OT}$ | 7–11 (3–4) | First National Bank Arena (1,377) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 16, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Georgia Southern | L 66–82 | 7–12 (3–5) | Trojan Arena (2,673) Troy, AL |
| January 18, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Georgia State | W 75–65 | 8–12 (4–5) | Trojan Arena (2,282) Troy, AL |
| January 22, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Little Rock | L 63–81 | 8–13 (4–6) | Jack Stephens Center (1,051) Little Rock, AR |
| January 25, 2020 4:15 pm, ESPN+ | Arkansas State | L 62–78 | 8–14 (4–7) | Trojan Arena (2,538) Troy, AL |
| January 30, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Georgia Southern | L 57–86 | 8–15 (4–8) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,035) Statesboro, GA |
| February 1, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Georgia State | W 84–78 | 9–15 (5–8) | GSU Sports Arena (2,543) Atlanta, GA |
| February 7, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | South Alabama | L 66–70 | 9–16 (5–9) | Trojan Arena (4,523) Troy, AL |
| February 13, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Louisiana–Monroe | L 71–74 | 9–17 (5–10) | Trojan Arena (2,222) Troy, AL |
| February 15, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Louisiana | L 77–81 | 9–18 (5–11) | Trojan Arena (2,327) Troy, AL |
| February 20, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Coastal Carolina | L 60–90 | 9–19 (5–12) | HTC Center (1,111) Conway, SC |
| February 22, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Appalachian State | L 59–68 | 9–20 (5–13) | Holmes Center (2,137) Boone, NC |
| February 29, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at South Alabama | L 63–78 | 9–21 (5–14) | Mitchell Center (4,219) Mobile, AL |
| March 3, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | UT Arlington | L 64–78 | 9–22 (5–15) | Trojan Arena (3,006) Troy, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||
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