Troy In Honolulu For Game Against Hawai'i

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HONOLULU, Hawai'i – After a two-game stretch in Eastern Illinois and San Francisco, the Troy men's basketball team will finish its current road trip with a matchup at Hawai'i Friday night at midnight central time.

The Trojans (2-3) are looking for the first road win on the season after dropping the first three games away from Trojan Arena. On the current trip, Troy dropped the second half of the home-and-home series against Eastern Illinois, 71-67, in a game decided in the final 15 seconds.

That was followed by a 79-67 loss at San Francisco that put the Trojans under .500 for the first time on the year. Despite Wesley Person's season-high 24 points, Troy was weighed down by San Francisco shooting 42.9 percent from 3-point range.

Both Jordon Varnado and Wesley Person have started the season much in the same way that they left off last season. Varnado leads the team in points at 14.4 per game and rebounds at 7.4 per game while Person comes in just behind at 13.8 points per game.

Hawai'I is currently 3-2 on the season. The Rainbow Warriors started with a one-point loss to SIU Edwardsville, 69-68, then rallied for two straight wins over Texas State and FAU before falling to UNC, 83-68. In Hawai'i's last outing, the Rainbow Warriors defeated UH Hilo, 86-55.

SERIES HISTORY
HAWAI'I (3-2)
Overall Series: Never
Streak: Never
Last: Never

PLAYERS TO WATCH
TROY
Jordon Varnado: 14.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 10.0 blocks
Wesley Person: 13.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg, five 3-pointers at San Francisco

HAWAI'I
Allen Noah: 19.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, eight steals
Sheriff Drammeh: 14.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 17 assists

NOTEWORTHY
• Not only have the Trojans never faced the Rainbow Warriors, Troy has never played a team in the Big West Conference.

• Jordon Varnado is seventh in the Sun Belt in rebounding, 12^th in scoring and 16^th in minutes played.

• The Trojans currently rank fourth in the conference in scoring at 78.0 points per game.

For more information on Troy men's basketball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on social media at @TroyMensHoops.

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Players Mentioned

Wesley Person

Jordon Varnado

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