Troy Returns Home Against UT Arlington Saturday

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TROY, Alabama – After more than a month away from home, Troy will return back to Trojan Arena to take on UT Arlington on Saturday at 4:15 p.m. There will be a live video stream on ESPN3 with Ali Forbes and Barry McKnight on the call. Jeremy Miller will have a live radio broadcast on TroyTrojans.com.

On Monday, the Trojans earned a key road win and the first Sun Belt win of the season with a 80-77 win at Georgia State. Jeremy Hollimon sank all six of his free throw attempts in the final three minutes to clinch the win.

The past two games have been an offensive explosion for Juan Davis, Jr. Davis, Jr., came off the bench against Georgia Southern to score a career-high 21 points on a career-high five 3-pointers.

That performance earned him his first career start against Georgia State, which saw the forward put up 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field. Davis, Jr., made a career-high six field goals in both games and shot a combined 9-of-11 from 3-point range.

UT Arlington will provide a stiff test for the Trojans as the Mavericks are 12-4 this season and 2-1 in the Sun Belt. UT Arlington is a perfect 6-0 on the road and notched the program's first ever win against Texas on Nov. 29 at Texas, 72-61.

SERIES HISTORY
UT Arlington 12-4 (2-1)
Overall Series: UT Arlington, 4-2
Streak: UT Arlington, W2
Last: UT Arlington 90 Troy 55 in Arlington, Texas on Mar. 5, 2016

PLAYERS TO WATCH
TROY TROJANS
Jordon Varnado: 14.7 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 23 blocks
Wesley Person: 13.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 37 3-pointers

UT ARLINGTON MAVERICKS
Kevin Hervey: 15.0 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 19 steals
Jalen Jones: 12.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 39.1 percent on 3-pointers

NOTEWORTHY
• The Mavericks handed the Trojans everything they could handle last season in two wins. UT Arlington won 90-63 in Troy and 90-55 at home to close out the season.

• Jeremy Hollimon has scored in double-digits for 11-straight games. The senior is now averaging 11.5 points per game on 51.5 percent shooting from the field.

• The win against Georgia State marked the ninth win of the season, tying the total win amount from all of last year. Troy still has 15 games to play in the regular season.

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

Troy Returns Home Against UT Arlington Saturday

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Juan Davis, Jr.

Jeremy Hollimon

Wesley Person

Jordon Varnado

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