Troy Announces Fast Break Fundraising Campaign for Men’s & Women’s Basketball

TROY, Ala. – Coming off a Sun Belt Championship season on the men's side and a 10^th straight top-four finish on the women's side, Troy Athletics announced a comprehensive fundraising campaign to support both basketball programs. Fans can donate to the Fast Break Fundraising Campaign at various levels based on the combined 39 wins between the two programs.

"We are proud to be home to two of the best basketball programs in the Sun Belt Conference year after year," Director of Athletics Brent Jones said. "The Fast Break Campaign is a great way for our amazing fans to continue to provide championship resources for our championship teams."

Fans can donate at five different levels based on a dollar amount per combined win after the men's team won 20 games for a fourth straight season and the women's team finished with 19 victories.

Fast Break Campaign Donation Levels – TroyTrojans.com/FastBreak
$10 per win = $390
$50 per win = $1,950
$100 per win = $3,900
$250 per win = $9,750
$500 per win = $19,500

"Competing at the highest level has become tougher & tougher in this new era of college athletics," Cross said. "We are very, very thankful for all our Trojans supporters; you have made a difference for us. Please help us continue to build and grow our basketball programs here at Troy so we can continue to compete for championships in men's and women's basketball each and every year."

"In today's climate of athletics, fan-based supporters are a vital component of any college athletics program seeking to compete at championship levels," Rigby said. "We appreciate every Troy Athletics supporter who makes winning possible for us, and we hope they will team up with us, once again, through the Fast Break Campaign to keep winning at the forefront of the Troy Trojan brand."

Men's basketball earned its first regular season conference championship since 2009-10 on a fourth consecutive 20-plus win season. The Trojans have won double-digit conference games the last seasons as Tayton Conerway led the team with 13.7 points, including 16 per game during league play. The senior guard also set the pace in Troy program history with 91 steals, which is fourth in SBC single-season history.

Women's basketball enters as the No. 3 seed for the fourth time in head coach Chanda Rigby's tenure. It's also the eighth time in the last 10 seasons Troy's entered as a top three seed and 10th straight year in the top four. Troy dominated the court as the nation's leader in rebounding with 49 per game, with the league's leader in rebounds (10.5) and double-doubles (14), Zay Dyer.

Both teams open play in the Sun Belt Tournament on Sunday as the three-seed in their respective brackets. The women open at 2:30 p.m., followed by the men at 8 p.m.

Troy University Athletics

Troy Announces Fast Break Fundraising Campaign for Men’s & Women’s Basketball

Players Mentioned

Tayton Conerway

Zay Dyer

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