Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2023–24 |
Prev Year: | 2022–23 |
Next Year: | 2024–25 |
Team: | Troy Trojans |
Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
Short Conf: | Sun Belt |
Record: | 20–12 |
Conf Record: | 13–5 |
Hc Year: | 5th |
Asst Coach1: | Brandon Gilbert |
Asst Coach2: | Mike Worley |
Asst Coach3: | Larry Cordaro |
Stadium: | Trojan Arena (Capacity 6,000) |
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.
The Trojans finished the 2022–23 season 20–13, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1] The Trojans beat Arkansas State in the second round,[2] before losing to James Madison in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.[3]
The Trojans were picked to finish in eighth place in the conference's preseason poll.[4] 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 | ||
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 |
|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Sun Belt regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Sun Belt tournament|-Sources:[5] [6]