Troy University Athletics
Thursday, January 2
Boone, NC
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Men’s Basketball Heads to App State to Open 2025
1/1/2025 9:00:00 AM | Basketball (M)
TROY, Ala. – Coming off a win in its conference opener, the Troy men's basketball team opens its Sun Belt road slate on Thursday night as it heads up the mountains to take on App State at the Holmes Convocation Center in Boone, N.C.
Troy (8-4, 1-0 SBC) dominated Georgia State, 77-57, last time out. Myles Rigsby scored a season-high, and tied his career-high, with 22 points on 6-10 shooting. App State (6-6, 0-1 SBC) dropped its first conference game on the road against Louisiana and fell at North Texas last time out.
Game Information
Matchup: Troy at App State
When: Thursday, January 2, 2025 | 5:30 p.m. CT
Where: Boone, N.C. | Holmes Convocation Center (8,325)
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Media Network
Live Stats: Troystats.com
The Trojans are looking to move to 2-0 to open conference play for the second-straight season. Troy continues to play an efficient offense as the calendar flips to 2025. The Trojans' 45.9 percent shooting clip is second in the Sun Belt this season. When shooting 40 percent or better this year, Troy is 8-1.
While Rigsby is Troy's lone scorer averaging double-digit points (12.7), five other players are scoring 7.0 or more points this season. Tayton Conerway is second on the team at 9.4 points, while also leading the way with 4.1 assists. He has three or more assists in 10 of 12 game this year and is seventh in the conference in assists per game and total assists (49).
On defense, the Trojans continue to do a good job forcing teams into mistakes. Their opponents are averaging 15.3 turnovers per game, which leads the Sun Belt and is 40th in the country. A majority of Troy's forced turnovers are coming via steals. The Trojans 10.3 steals per game is tied for first in the Sun Belt (South Alabama) and is 13th among all Division I teams. Conerway is leading Troy with 2.8 steals per game, which also leads the SBC and is seventh in the nation.
One of the keys to success this season has been Troy's roster stability. Head coach Scott Cross has put the same starting lineup – Marcus Rigsby Jr., Tayton Conerway, Myles Rigsby, Thomas Dowd and Jackson Fields – on the court for all 12 games. Last season, Troy's longest starting lineup streak was six games.
Scouting App State
The Mountaineers have lost three straight games, with its last win coming against Mid-Atlantic Christian on Dec. 3. CJ Huntley is leading the team with 14.5 points a night, while Myles Tate is sitting at 14.0.
App State is averaging 70.0 points per game, while its opponents are scoring 65.0.
The last time Troy and App State faced off was Jan. 6, 2024, in Trojan Arena, which resulted in a 66-62 win for the Trojans over the eventual Sun Belt regular season champions. Troy got 19 points from Aamer Muhammad, while Conerway had 15 and Victor Valdes had 12.
The Trojans have won five of the last six matchups. The last time Troy won in Boone was a 67-61 victory on Feb. 17, 2022. App State leads the all-time series 12-10.
Notables
• Scott Cross is in his sixth season at the helm for Troy men's basketball, and his 18th as a Division I men's basketball head coach. While at Troy he has put together an 88-80 record, which includes three straight seasons of 20 or more wins. In each of those three seasons, he has also led the Trojans to 10 or more conference wins.
• Troy opened its Sun Belt slate with a dominating 77-57 win over Georgia State. The Trojans were led by Myles Rigsby, who tied his career-high with 22 points on 6-10 shooting.
• The victory marked the 100th win for Troy men's basketball inside Trojan Arena (100-77). Under Scott Cross, Troy is 55-22 at home.
• The Trojans have now opened their Sun Belt schedule with a win in back-to-back seasons.
• The Trojans entered 2024-25 picked to finish third in the Sun Belt Coaches Preseason Poll, which is the highest it had been selected to finish since the start of the 2017-18 season. Troy received one first-place vote.
• Troy leads the Sun Belt Conference in turnovers forced per game with 15.33, which is also good for 40th in the country.
• The Trojans are second in the conference in bench points per game (29.83), fastbreak points (13.42), field goal percentage (45.9), free throw percentage (72.1), rebound margin (+6.8) and scoring margin and steals per game (10.3).
• Scott Cross has started all 12 games this season with the same starting lineup (Rigsby Jr., Conerway, Rigsby, Dowd and Fields). The longest streak of the same starting lineup last season was six games.
Troy (8-4, 1-0 SBC) dominated Georgia State, 77-57, last time out. Myles Rigsby scored a season-high, and tied his career-high, with 22 points on 6-10 shooting. App State (6-6, 0-1 SBC) dropped its first conference game on the road against Louisiana and fell at North Texas last time out.
Game Information
Matchup: Troy at App State
When: Thursday, January 2, 2025 | 5:30 p.m. CT
Where: Boone, N.C. | Holmes Convocation Center (8,325)
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Media Network
Live Stats: Troystats.com
The Trojans are looking to move to 2-0 to open conference play for the second-straight season. Troy continues to play an efficient offense as the calendar flips to 2025. The Trojans' 45.9 percent shooting clip is second in the Sun Belt this season. When shooting 40 percent or better this year, Troy is 8-1.
While Rigsby is Troy's lone scorer averaging double-digit points (12.7), five other players are scoring 7.0 or more points this season. Tayton Conerway is second on the team at 9.4 points, while also leading the way with 4.1 assists. He has three or more assists in 10 of 12 game this year and is seventh in the conference in assists per game and total assists (49).
On defense, the Trojans continue to do a good job forcing teams into mistakes. Their opponents are averaging 15.3 turnovers per game, which leads the Sun Belt and is 40th in the country. A majority of Troy's forced turnovers are coming via steals. The Trojans 10.3 steals per game is tied for first in the Sun Belt (South Alabama) and is 13th among all Division I teams. Conerway is leading Troy with 2.8 steals per game, which also leads the SBC and is seventh in the nation.
One of the keys to success this season has been Troy's roster stability. Head coach Scott Cross has put the same starting lineup – Marcus Rigsby Jr., Tayton Conerway, Myles Rigsby, Thomas Dowd and Jackson Fields – on the court for all 12 games. Last season, Troy's longest starting lineup streak was six games.
Scouting App State
The Mountaineers have lost three straight games, with its last win coming against Mid-Atlantic Christian on Dec. 3. CJ Huntley is leading the team with 14.5 points a night, while Myles Tate is sitting at 14.0.
App State is averaging 70.0 points per game, while its opponents are scoring 65.0.
The last time Troy and App State faced off was Jan. 6, 2024, in Trojan Arena, which resulted in a 66-62 win for the Trojans over the eventual Sun Belt regular season champions. Troy got 19 points from Aamer Muhammad, while Conerway had 15 and Victor Valdes had 12.
The Trojans have won five of the last six matchups. The last time Troy won in Boone was a 67-61 victory on Feb. 17, 2022. App State leads the all-time series 12-10.
Notables
• Scott Cross is in his sixth season at the helm for Troy men's basketball, and his 18th as a Division I men's basketball head coach. While at Troy he has put together an 88-80 record, which includes three straight seasons of 20 or more wins. In each of those three seasons, he has also led the Trojans to 10 or more conference wins.
• Troy opened its Sun Belt slate with a dominating 77-57 win over Georgia State. The Trojans were led by Myles Rigsby, who tied his career-high with 22 points on 6-10 shooting.
• The victory marked the 100th win for Troy men's basketball inside Trojan Arena (100-77). Under Scott Cross, Troy is 55-22 at home.
• The Trojans have now opened their Sun Belt schedule with a win in back-to-back seasons.
• The Trojans entered 2024-25 picked to finish third in the Sun Belt Coaches Preseason Poll, which is the highest it had been selected to finish since the start of the 2017-18 season. Troy received one first-place vote.
• Troy leads the Sun Belt Conference in turnovers forced per game with 15.33, which is also good for 40th in the country.
• The Trojans are second in the conference in bench points per game (29.83), fastbreak points (13.42), field goal percentage (45.9), free throw percentage (72.1), rebound margin (+6.8) and scoring margin and steals per game (10.3).
• Scott Cross has started all 12 games this season with the same starting lineup (Rigsby Jr., Conerway, Rigsby, Dowd and Fields). The longest streak of the same starting lineup last season was six games.
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