2024–25 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

2024–25 Troy Trojans men's basketball
2024–25 Troy Trojans men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Scott Cross (6th season);
Associate head coach	Greg Young
Assistant coaches	Brandon Gilbert; Mike Worley; Larry Cordaro; Kelvin Lewis;
Home arena	Trojan Arena (Capacity 6,000)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Appalachian State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
James Madison	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marshall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Troy	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 2024–25 Troy Trojans men's basketball team will represent Troy University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by sixth-year head coach Scott Cross, will 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.^[1] The Trojans lost to Texas State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.^[2]

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Cooper Campbell CG	Recruiting 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)
Jackson Porch G	Recruiting 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
Evan Griffin F	Recruiting 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)
Austin Cross G	Recruiting 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

Roster

2024–25 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Kerrington Kiel	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Ramsay High School	Birmingham, Alabama
F	1	Thomas Dowd	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Dothan High School	Dothan, Alabama
G	2	Marcus Rigsby Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Jr	Tyler Junior College	Fort Worth, Texas
G	3	Cooper Campbell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Phoenix Prep	Puyallup, Washington
F	4	Myles Rigsby	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	O. D. Wyatt High School	Fort Worth, Texas
F	10	Jerrell Bellamy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Chattahoochee Valley Community College	Phenix City, Alabama
F	11	Victor Valdes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	So	Zentro Basket Madrid	Monterrey, Nuevo León
G	12	Tayton Conerway	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Ranger College	Burleson, Texas
G	13	Cobi Campbell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	North Idaho College	Puyallup, Washington
G	14	Kamryn Mitchell (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Houston Academy	Dothan, Alabama
F	15	Jackson Fields	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Lawrence E. Elkins High School	Missouri City, Texas
G	20	Jackson Porch	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Guntersville High School	Guntersville, Alabama
G	21	Braydon Whitaker	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Enterprise State Community College	Slocomb, Alabama
C	24	Randarius Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Louisiana Southwest Community College	Monroe, Louisiana
F	25	Evan Griffin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Geneva High School	Geneva, Alabama
F	33	Theo Seng	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Eastern Arizona College	Davis, California
G	95	Austin Cross	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Charles Henderson High School	Mansfield, Texas

Head coach

Scott Cross (UT Arlington)

Assistant coach(es)

Greg Young (Howard Payne)
Brandon Gilbert (North Texas)
Mike Worley (Denver)
Larry Cordaro (LSU)
Kelvin Lewis (Houston)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 8, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* ESPN+	Toledo MAC-SBC Challenge	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
November 9, 2024*	at New Orleans	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
November 13, 2024*	at Arkansas	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
November 17, 2024*	at Oregon	Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
November 19, 2024*	at West Georgia	The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
November 25, 2024* ESPN+	UTSA	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
November 29, 2024* ESPN+	Merrimack	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
December 1, 2024* ESPN+	Eastern Kentucky	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
December 14, 2024* ESPN+	Middle Georgia State	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
December 17, 2024* ESPN+	LaGrange	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 21, 2024 ESPN+	Georgia State	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 2, 2025 ESPN+	at Appalachian State	Holmes Center Boone, NC
January 4, 2025 ESPN+	at Marshall	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 9, 2025 ESPN+	Texas State	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 11, 2025 ESPN+	Arkansas State	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 15, 2025 ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe	Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Alabama	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
January 23, 2025 ESPN+	Southern Miss	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 25, 2025 ESPN+	South Alabama	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 30, 2025 ESPN+	Georgia Southern	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 1, 2025 ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 5, 2025 ESPN+	at James Madison	Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 8, 2025* ESPN+	at MAC-SBC Challenge
February 12, 2025 ESPN+	at Louisiana	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 15, 2025 ESPN+	at Arkansas State	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
February 20, 2025 ESPN+	Louisiana	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 22, 2025 ESPN+	Coastal Carolina	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 25, 2025 ESPN+	at Texas State	Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
February 28, 2025 ESPN+	at Southern Miss	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Sun Belt Conference Tournament
March 4–10, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	vs. TBD	Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
^ Stephenson, Creg (March 9, 2024). "Troy eliminated from Sun Belt basketball tournament by Texas State, 74-68". AL.com. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Basketball (M) Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ "Troy Trojans 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[2] Stephenson, Creg (March 9, 2024). "Troy eliminated from Sun Belt basketball tournament by Texas State, 74-68". AL.com. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Basketball (M) Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[4] "Troy Trojans 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

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