# 2024–25 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Troy Trojans men's basketball team represents Troy University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by sixth-year head coach Scott Cross, play their home games at Trojan Arena in Troy, Alabama as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2023–24 season 20–12, 13–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. The Trojans lost to Texas State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Marcus Friend | 3 | G | 6'9" | 193 | Senior | Albany, NY | Graduated |
| Christyon Eugene | 5 | G | 6'3" | 210 | Senior | Spring, TX | Graduated |
| Randi Ovalle | 13 | G | 6'7" | 225 | RS-Freshman | Santiago, Dominican Republic | Transferred to New Mexico Junior College |
| Aamer Muhammad | 23 | G | 6'1" | 195 | Senior | Rio Rancho, NM | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Cobi Campbell | 13 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Junior | Puyallup, WA | North Idaho College |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Cooper Campbell CG | Puyallup, WA | Phoenix Prep | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 4, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| Jackson Porch G | Guntersville, AL | Guntersville High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Evan Griffin F | Geneva, AL | Geneva High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | N/A | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Austin Cross G | Mansfield, Texas | Charles Henderson High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | |
| 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Preseason
### Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Trojans were picked to finish in third place in the conference's preseason poll. Sophomore forward Myles Rigsby was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team. Senior guard Tayton Conerway was named to the conference preseason second team.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team (1st place Votes) |
| 1 | Arkansas State - 193 (12) |
| 2 | James Madison - 170 (1) |
| 3 | Troy - 155 (1) |
| 4 | Louisiana - 144 |
| 5 | Southern Miss - 133 |
| 6 | App State - 122 |
| 7 | Texas State - 89 |
| T8 | Georgia Southern - 85 |
| T8 | Old Dominion - 85 |
| 10 | Marshall - 79 |
| 11 | South Alabama - 78 |
| 12 | Georgia State - 75 |
| 13 | Coastal Carolina - 34 |
| 14 | ULM - 28 |

## 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 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Toledo MAC-SBC Challenge | W 84–74 | 1–0 | 12 – 2 Tied | 6 – Rigsby | 6 – Conerway | Trojan Arena (3,369) Troy, AL |
| November 9, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Orleans | W 78–61 | 2–0 | 15 – Fields | 10 – Fields | 6 – Conerway | Lakefront Arena (1,028) New Orleans, LA |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at No. 18 Arkansas | L 49–65 | 2–1 | 13 – Fields | 7 – Dowd | 6 – Conerway | Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 17, 2024* 4:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Oregon | L 61–82 | 2–2 | 15 – Rigsby | 8 – Conerway | 5 – Conerway | Matthew Knight Arena (5,394) Eugene, OR |
| November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at West Georgia | W 84–65 | 3–2 | 15 – 2 Tied | 7 – Fields | 4 – 2 Tied | The Coliseum (1,342) Carrollton, GA |
| November 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTSA Trojan Turkey Tipoff | W 86–72 | 4–2 | 17 – M. Rigsby | 6 – Conerway | 6 – Valdes | Trojan Arena (2,234) Troy, AL |
| November 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Merrimack Trojan Turkey Tipoff | L 68–72 | 4–3 | 15 – Rigsby | 8 – Dowd | 3 – 3 Tied | Trojan Arena (2,263) Troy, AL |
| December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | W 84–74 | 5–3 | 20 – Rigsby | 5 – Bellamy | 5 – Conerway | Trojan Arena (2,346) Troy, AL |
| December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 15 Houston | L 42–62 | 5–4 | 10 – Dowd | 8 – Conerway | 1 – 4 Tied | Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX |
| December 14, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Middle Georgia State | W 87–53 | 6–4 | 13 – Fields | 8 – Rigsby | 4 – Rigsby Jr. | Trojan Arena (2,451) Troy, AL |
| December 17, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | LaGrange | W 105–60 | 7–4 | 15 – Jones | 9 – Fields | 4 – Coo. Campbell | Trojan Arena (2,124) Troy, AL |
| Sun Belt regular season |||||||||
| December 21, 2024 3:33 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia State | W 77–57 | 8–4 (1–0) | 22 – Rigsby | 6 – Dowd | 5 – Conerway | Trojan Arena (2,672) Troy, AL |
| January 2, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | W 69–61 | 9–4 (2–0) | 16 – Conerway | 6 – 2 Tied | 8 – Conerway | Holmes Center (2,408) Boone, NC |
| January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marshall | W 58–57 | 10–4 (3–0) | 20 – Conerway | 9 – Dowd | 3 – 2 Tied | Cam Henderson Center (4,014) Huntington, WV |
| January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | L 73–74 | 10–5 (3–1) | 15 – Conerway | 6 – Dowd | 4 – Conerway | Trojan Arena (2,123) Troy, AL |
| January 11, 2025 3:33 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | L 78–84 | 10–6 (3–2) | 32 – Conerway | 7 – Dowd | 7 – Conerway | Trojan Arena (3,456) Troy, AL |
| January 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 77–58 | 11–6 (4–2) | 16 – Campbell | 10 – Kiel | 12 – Conerway | Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,154) Monroe, LA |
| January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | L 63–64 | 11–7 (4–3) | 23 – Conerway | 6 – 3 Tied | 4 – Conerway | Mitchell Center (5,148) Mobile, AL |
| January 25, 2025 3:33 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Alabama | W 65–55 | 12–7 (5–3) | 15 – Rigsby | 10 – Fields | 9 – Conerway | Trojan Arena (5,041) Troy, AL |
| January 27, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 70–61 | 13–7 (6–3) | 17 – Conerway | 9 – Dowd | 4 – Conerway | Trojan Arena (2,432) Troy, AL |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 81–74 | 14–7 (7–3) | 15 – Conerway | 8 – Dowd | 5 – Conerway | Trojan Arena (2,781) Troy, AL |
| February 1, 2025 3:33 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 87–50 | 15–7 (8–3) | 17 – Rigsby Jr. | 8 – Conerway | 5 – Conerway | Trojan Arena (3,672) Troy, AL |
| February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison | L 61–64 | 15–8 (8–4) | 18 – Conerway | 7 – Conerway | 5 – Conerway | Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,754) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 8, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) MAC-SBC Challenge | L 62–69 | 15–9 | 20 – Conerway | 8 – Dowd | 4 – Valdes | Millett Hall (1,817) Oxford, OH |
| February 12, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | W 74–56 | 16–9 (9–4) | 19 – 2 Tied | 12 – Dowd | 7 – Conerway | Cajundome (1,128) Lafayette, LA |
| February 15, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | W 71–70 | 17–9 (10–4) | 20 – Fields | 8 – 2 Tied | 4 – 2 Tied | First National Bank Arena (7,036) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | L 69–72 | 17–10 (10–5) | 16 – Conerway | 13 – Conerway | 8 – Conerway | Trojan Arena (3,978) Troy, AL |
| February 22, 2025 3:33 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 83–66 | 18–10 (11–5) | 21 – Conerway | 9 – Dowd | 8 – Conerway | Trojan Arena (4,212) Troy, AL |
| February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | W 74–69 | 19–10 (12–5) | 24 – Conerway | 10 – Dowd | 3 – 2 Tied | Strahan Arena (1,291) San Marcos, TX |
| February 28, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | W 70–58 | 20–10 (13–5) | 25 – Rigsby | 12 – Dowd | 3 – Conerway | Reed Green Coliseum (3,174) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (10) Old Dominion Quarterfinals | W 75–59 | 21–10 | 18 – Conerway | 8 – Rigsby | 3 – Valdes | Pensacola Bay Center (2,669) Pensacola, FL |
| March 9, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) James Madison Semifinals | W 79–60 | 22–10 | 22 – Conerway | 11 – Dowd | 4 – Conerway | Pensacola Bay Center (3,362) Pensacola, FL |
| March 10, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (3) | vs. (4) Arkansas State Championship | W 94–81 | 23–10 | 21 – Conerway | 9 – Dowd | 3 – Conerway | Pensacola Bay Center (3,187) Pensacola, FL |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 21, 2025* 6:10 p.m., CBS | (14 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 18 Kentucky First Round | | | | | | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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