Trojans Open Regular Season Friday

Friday, November 12

Troy, Ala.

7:00 p.m.

Troy University

Huntingdon College

Photo by: Kevin Glackmeyer

11/11/2010 8:39:56 PM | Basketball (M)

Tip-Off Set for 7 pm in Sartain Hall

By: Taylor Bryan

GAME NOTES

Troy meets Huntingdon College to tip-off the 2010-11 college basketball season on Friday night at 7 pm in Sartain Hall.

Huntingdon College
Mike Pugh (Auburn,)
Record at Huntingdon: 33-42 (4th year)
Overall Record: Same
Record vs. Troy: 0-0

Troy
Don Maestri (Southern Miss, 1969)
Record at Troy: 477-323 (28th year)
Overall Record: Same
Record vs. Huntingdon: 2-0

LAST GAME
Troy picked up an 84-74 win over West Alabama in an exhibition game on Monday night in Sartain Hall.

NEXT GAME
The Trojans play their first road game on Monday night in Tuscaloosa against the University of Alabama.

ON THE AIR
Radio: Troy ISP Sports Network; 94.7 FM WTBF in Troy, 560 AM WOOF in Dothan; Barry McKnight (pxp), Jerry Miller (analyst)
Webcast: Buddy Johnson (pxp), Ben Stanfield (analyst)
On the web: www.troytrojans.com (audio); Trojan All-Access (video)

RANKINGS (through 11/11)
Troy: # RPI, # Sagarin
FAU: # RPI, # Sagarin

THE SERIES
Troy leads 22-16

Current streak: Troy won 2
Troy's last win in series: 108-95 (12/14/98)
Last meeting: Troy 108, Huntingdon 95 (12/14/98)
Last five games: Troy leads 4-1
Troy's last win at Sartain Hall: 108-95 (12/14/98)
Huntingdon's last win at Sartain Hall: Never in D1 era
Troy's record at Sartain Hall: 11-6
Troy's home streak: Won 3
Troy's longest winning / losing streak in series: 6 / 2

Notes: Troy and Huntingdon College have met 38 times in a long series that dates back to 1959 … Troy holds a 22-16 all-time advantage, including 2-0 in games during the Don Maestri era … The Trojans are 11-6 all-time against the Hawks in Troy … The two schools last met on December 14, 1998 with the Trojans take a 108-95 victory behind 32 points and eight 3-pointers by Robert Rushing.

QUICK HITTERS
The Trojans are ready to kick-off the 2010-11 regular season and have the first opportunity to get more valuable experience for a relatively young squad.
•    Troy is aiming to improve upon its exhibition win over West Alabama in its regular season opener with Huntingdon College from near-by Montgomery.
•    The Trojans return just three players that played double-digit minutes a season ago, but do add a pair of guards with starting experience.
•    Both Regis Huddleston and Travis Lee redshirted last season to save a year of eligibility and will be counted on for big minutes this season. Lee will be counted on once he returns from knee surgery. He is expected to miss the first month of the season.
•    Vernon Taylor, Levan Patsatsia and Bernard Toombs each played double-digit minutes as juniors a season ago. All three are being looked to as starters going into the new season.
•    Troy is 33-27 all-time in season openers, including 6-10 as a Division I program. Head coach Don Maestri is 14-14 in openers.
•    The Trojans are opening the season against a non-Division I opponent for the second straight season and the seventh time since moving to Division I for the 1993-94 season. Troy is 5-1 all-time in those openers against non-DI's and has won five straight. Its only loss came against Faulkner on November 26, 1994, 115-110.
•    Troy head coach Don Maestri is beginning his 29th season at the helm of the Trojans program. Associate head coach David Felix is taking it one step further. Felix is set to start his 30th year.