Troy Trojans men's basketball

Troy Trojans

2016–17 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

University

Troy University

Conference

Sun Belt
East Division

Location

Troy, AL

Head coach

Phil Cunningham (4th year)

Arena

Trojan Arena
(Capacity: 5,200)

Nickname

Trojans

Colors

Cardinal, Silver, and Black^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

NCAA Tournament champions

NCAA Tournament appearances

2003

Conference tournament champions

2003

Conference regular season champions

1994, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010

The Troy Trojans men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball of Troy University. The program is classified in NCAA Division I and the team competes in the Sun Belt Conference.

The current head coach of the Trojans is Phil Cunningham. The team currently plays their home games in Trojan Arena, which was built in 2012 and replaced the old arena known as Sartain Hall.

History

Troy's first season was in 1950 under then head coach Buddy Brooks. As of the end of the 2012–2013 season, the Troy Trojans program holds a 989–784 overall record since the team was first formed in 1950.

The Troy Trojans basketball program is currently under the direction of head coach Phil Cunningham. He replaced long-time head coach Don Maestri, who is the winningest coach in Troy University history and who won numerous conference coach-of-the-year awards during his tenure. He was inducted into the Wiregrass Sports Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Dothan, Alabama on June 7, 2008. He was later inducted into the Troy Sport Hall of Fame in 2012.

The Trojans appeared in the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a 14-seed after winning the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament and faced 3-seeded Xavier in the first round but lost 71–59. The Trojans were the champions of the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2003 and defeated Central Florida for the conference tournament championship in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2004, the Trojans participated in the NIT in Buffalo, New York, against Niagara University. After finishing 3rd in the conference in 2009, the Trojans would make an appearance in the first annual CBI tournament, where they would host College of Charleston, only to lose in a classic 91–93. They would finish the season with a 19–13 record. In 2010, Troy won their first ever Sun Belt regular season title and made it to the finals of Sun Belt Conference Tournament before losing a thriller to North Texas, 63–66. The team received an invite to the NIT Tournament where they would fall to Ole Miss in the first round, 65–84. The Trojans finished the 2010 season with a 20–13 (13–5) record.

The Trojan basketball team is recognized in recent Division I Basketball history for leading the nation in 3-pointers for seven different seasons (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2005, and 2006), making 1068 3-pointers over the course of 89 games (11.66 per game) during those three seasons.

Before Troy's accession to Division I, Troy was one of the most successful basketball teams in Division II before they transitioned to Division I. In 1988, the team made it to the Elite 8 of the Division II Tournament before falling to Alaska-Anchorage, 72–77. Five years later, the team advanced all the way to the NCAA Division II national championship game against Cal-State Bakersfield, only to finish as runner-up by falling to the Roadrunners, 72–85.

One of Troy's most famous claim to fame, however, is their game against DeVry (when DeVry had athletics) on January 12, 1992 when the Trojans came out victorious by the NCAA-record score of 258–141. This game is the current highest scoring game in NCAA basketball history [1].

Coaches

Years	Coach	Record
1950–1951	Buddy Brooks	3–15
1951–1956	Leonard Serfustini	75–52
1956–1973	John Archer	304–185
1973–1982	Wes Bizilia	102–129
1982–2013	Don Maestri	500–404
2013–Present	Phil Cunningham	11–20

All-Americans

Darryl Thomas (Div. II)
Anthony Reed (Div. II)
Terry McCord (Div. II)
O'Darien Bassett (Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major All-America Team)
Greg Davis (ESPN All-America Team)

Postseason Results

Division I

NCAA Tournament results

The Trojans have appeared in the NCAA Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2003	First Round	Xavier	L 59–71

NIT results

The Trojans have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2004	First Round	Niagara	L 83–87
2010	First Round	Mississippi	L 65–84

CBI results

The Trojans have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2009	First Round	College of Charleston	L 91–93

Division II

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1976	First Round Second Round	Jacksonville State Alabama-Huntsville	W 88–85 L 69–74
1977	First Round Second Round	Lincoln North Alabama	W 81–75 70–77
1988	First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite 8 Consolation Round	Virginia Union North Carolina Central Gannon Alaska-Anchorage Florida Southern	W 75–71 W 66–65 W 100–79 L 72–77 L 84–94
1991	First Round Second Round	Florida Southern North Alabama	W 78–73 L 86–93
1993	First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final 4 Championship	Bye Florida Southern Delta State Washburn Southern New Hampshire Cal State-Bakersfield	Bye W 75–72 W 110–93 W 94–82 W 126–123 L 72–85

NAIA

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1956	First Round	Southern Miss Birmingham Southern	L 45–49 L 60–74
1957	First Round	Ball State	L 70–98
1958	First Round	IUP	L 73–90
1959	First Round Second Round	St. Bernard Illinois State	W 78–73 L 50–98
1961	First Round	St. Bernard	L 87–102

Division I Records/Championships

Division I

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Troy State (East Coast Conference) (1993–1994)
1993–1994	Don Maestri	13–14	5–0	1st	—
Troy State (Mid-Continent Conference) (1994–1997)
1994–1995	Don Maestri	12–15	10–8		—
1995–1996	Don Maestri	11–16	8–10		—
1996–1997	Don Maestri	17–10	10–6		—
Troy State (Atlantic Sun Conference) (1997–2005)
1997–1998	Don Maestri	7–20	5–11		—
1998–1999	Don Maestri	10–17	6–10		—
1999–2000	Don Maestri	17–11	13–5	1st	—
2000–2001	Don Maestri	19–12	12–6		—
2001–2002	Don Maestri	18–10	14–6	1st	—
2002–2003	Don Maestri	26–6	14–2	1st	NCAA 1st Round
2003–2004	Don Maestri	24–7	18–2	1st	NIT 1st Round
2004–2005	Don Maestri	12–18	10–10	8th	—
Troy (Sun Belt Conference) (2005–Present)
2005–2006	Don Maestri	14–15	6–9	T-4th (West)	—
2006–2007	Don Maestri	13–17	8–10	T-4th (East)	—
2007–2008	Don Maestri	12–19	4–14	6th (East)	—
2008–2009	Don Maestri	19–13	14–4	2nd (East)	CBI 1st Round
2009–2010	Don Maestri	20–13	13–5	T-1st (East)	NIT 1st Round
2010–2011	Don Maestri	8–21	6–10	T-4th (East)
2011–2012	Don Maestri	10–18	5–11	T-5th (East)
2012–2013	Don Maestri	12–21	6–14	6th (East)
Don Maestri:		294–293	87–139
2013–2014	Phil Cunningham	11–20	6–12	8th
Total:		305–313
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

↑ "2015 Troy Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2016-03-27.

External links

Official website

Troy Trojans men's basketball

Venues	Sartain Hall (1962–2012) Trojan Arena (2012–present)

Culture & lore	History Highest scoring game in NCAA history

People	Head coaches All-Americans

Seasons	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Sun Belt Conference men's basketball

Teams	Appalachian State Mountaineers Arkansas State Red Wolves Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia State Panthers Little Rock Trojans Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks South Alabama Jaguars Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas State Bobcats Troy Trojans

Championships and awards	Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

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