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West Georgia
Troy Returns Home to Host West Georgia Monday Night
11/30/2025 11:00:00 AM | Basketball (M)
TROY, Ala. - Following a six-game, 5-500 mile road swing, Troy men's basketball returns to Trojan Arena on Monday night to take on West Georgia. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m.
The Trojans finished the road trip – which featured four games in California and two in Florida – 2-4. The highlight came on Nov. 18, when Troy took down preseason Mountain West favorite San Diego State in double overtime, 108-107. The win was Troy's highest-ranked KenPom win since the site began tracking college basketball in 1997.
Troy was most recently in action on Nov. 26 against Saint Francis in the consolation game of Coconut Hoops. Troy won, 74-64, behind 18 points and 11 rebounds from Thomas Dowd. Dowd's seventh rebound of the game was the 500th for the Dothan native's career. He is the sixth player in Troy's Division I era (1993-present) to accomplish the feat, and having played 74 career games is the second-fastest to the milestone behind Jordon Varnado (2015-19).
Troy and West Georgia have met 21 times previously, with Troy's 84-65 win in Carrollton last season being the first meeting since the 1991-92 season.
Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. - Trojan Arena (5,200)
The Matchup: Troy vs. West Georgia
When: Monday, December 1 – 6 p.m. CT
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Media Network
Tickets: TroyTrojans.com/tickets
Gimme That
Troy is currently tied for second in the nation in total steals, with 94. The Trojans are also 18th across America in steals per game at 10.4. Thomas Dowd leads Troy with 18 steals, while Cooper Campbell and Victor Valdes have 16 and 15, respectively.
Putting Up Numbers
Thomas Dowd is one of just four players across Division I to have averaged at least 15.0 points and 11.0 rebounds to open the season. He is joined by Delrocco Gillespie (Kent State), JT Toppin (Texas Tech) and Michael Ajayi (Butler). Dowd has played the most games of the group with nine.
Scouting West Georgia
West Georgia enters Monday's game following an eight-day break. The Wolves most recently fell to Georgia Tech, 66-82 on Nov. 23. Shelton Williams-Dryden leads West Georgia in scoring at 19.0 points per game. Williams-Dryden is also averaging 10.0 rebounds, and has three double-doubles so far this season. Josh Smith is second on the team in scoring at 15.7 points per contest.
Up Next
Troy will remain at home, welcoming in Division III opponent LaGrange on Saturday, Dec. 6. Tip-off is set for 3:33 p.m., with the game streaming on ESPN+.
Notables
- Scott Cross is in his seventh season at the helm of the Trojans, amassing a 108-91 record during his time at Troy. Over the last four seasons, Troy has won 20-plus games each year, including 10-plus Sun Belt contests.
- Following its six-game road trip, Troy will now be away from home just one time before Jan. 7. The stretch will see the Trojans play five games at home while making a trip to in-state opponent UAB on Dec. 14. Troy will not play outside of the state of Alabama again until its Jan. 7 game at Arkansas State.
- Monday night marks the 22nd meeting all-time between Troy and West Georgia. The two teams played for the first time since 1992 last season - the teams met regularly throughout the 1980's and early '90s as part of the Gulf South Conference.
- Troy has faced the difficult challenge of replacing just over 60 percent of its scoring from last season. A multitude of Trojans have led the way so far this season, with Cooper Campbell leading the scoring output at 16.0 points per game. Thomas Dowd has added 15.9 points and a Sun Belt-leading 11.1 rebounds per contest.
