Troy University Athletics
Saturday, March 8
Pensacola, Fla.
8 p.m.
Troy University
vs
Old Dominion
Troy Set to Open Sun Belt Tournament in Quarterfinals
3/7/2025 3:19:00 PM | Basketball (M)
TROY, Ala. – Coming off a regular season championship, the Troy men's basketball team is set to open its play in the Sun Belt Tournament on Saturday at 8 p.m., in the quarterfinal round at the Pensacola Bay Center. Troy will play against the winner of tonight's game between App State and Old Dominion.
Troy (20-10, 13-5) enters postseason play as the No. 3 seed and is looking for its first Sun Belt Tournament Championship since the 2016-17 season. The Trojans have won 20 games and 10 or more conference games in each of the last four seasons.
The Trojans defeated App State on the road earlier this season and did not play Old Dominion.
Game Information
The Matchup: No. 3 Troy vs. No. 6 App State / No. 10 Old Dominion
When: Saturday, March 8, 2025 | 8 p.m.
Where: Pensacola, Fla. | Pensacola Bay Center (10,000)
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Media Network
Live Stats: TroyTrojans.com
Troy, who fell in the quarterfinals of last season's tournament, looks to will its way to Sunday night's semifinal game against James Madison. A key to the Trojans having success this weekend will be the play of Tayton Conerway, who was named the Sun Belt Player of the Year on Monday afternoon.
Conerway, a senior guard from Texas, leads Troy in scoring at 13.7 points per game this season. In Troy's 18 conference games Conerway averaged 16.2 points per contest which was 11th in the Sun Belt. He scored in double-digits in 23 of 30 games and scored at least 10 points in all but one conference game. On the season, Conerway ranked seventh in the Sun Belt with a 46.6 percent field goal percentage and ranked first in steals (91) and third in total assists (149).
Another key to Troy's success this season, and something that will play a crucial role in postseason play, is its experience and consistency. Troy returned 12 players from last year's team and has had the same starting lineup in 24 games (Conerway, Marcus Rigsby Jr., Myles Rigsby, Thomas Dowd and Jackson Fields). The Trojans are 18-6 in those games.
Troy's defense has also been at the top of the conference this year and will be an important factor in the tournament. The Trojans are holding its opponent's 41 percent shooting this season, which ranks fourth in the Sun Belt. It's also giving up the third-fewest points in the SBC at 65.3. Troy leads the conference in steals per game (9.7) and is second in blocks per game (4.6).
Under head coach Scott Cross, Troy has won at least one conference tournament game in all but two seasons.
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 a 100-86 record, which includes three straight seasons of 20 or more wins. The Trojans have also won 10 or more conference games in each of the last four years, including 2024-25.
• Cross sits in sole possession of the fourth most wins by a head coach in program history. He is four away from tying Wes Bizilia for third.
• The Trojans clinched the regular season championship on Friday night after beating Southern Miss 70-58 in Hattiesburg. Troy needed some help from Texas State, who defeated James Madison in double overtime.
• It's Troy's first regular season championship title since 2010, when it was the East Division champions.
• Tayton Conerway was named the Sun Belt Player of the Year, the conference announced on Monday afternoon.
• A senior guard from Burleson, Texas, Conerway scored a team-leading 13.7 points per game.
• In Troy's 18 conference games Conerway averaged 16.2 points per contest which was 11th in the Sun Belt.
• He scored in double-digits in 23 of 30 games and scored at least 10 points in all but one conference game.
• On the season, Conerway ranked seventh in the Sun Belt with a 46.6 percent field goal percentage and ranked first in steals (91) and third in total assists (149).
• It's the second straight year that Conerway has earned an individual Sun Belt honor. He was the 2024 Sun Belt Sixth Man of the Year.
• Conerway was also named to the All-Sun Belt First Team.
• 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.
• As the No. 3 seed, Troy will need to win three games in three days to punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament.
• The Trojans are looking for their first conference tournament championship since the 2016-17 season and their first under Cross.
Troy (20-10, 13-5) enters postseason play as the No. 3 seed and is looking for its first Sun Belt Tournament Championship since the 2016-17 season. The Trojans have won 20 games and 10 or more conference games in each of the last four seasons.
The Trojans defeated App State on the road earlier this season and did not play Old Dominion.
Game Information
The Matchup: No. 3 Troy vs. No. 6 App State / No. 10 Old Dominion
When: Saturday, March 8, 2025 | 8 p.m.
Where: Pensacola, Fla. | Pensacola Bay Center (10,000)
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Media Network
Live Stats: TroyTrojans.com
Troy, who fell in the quarterfinals of last season's tournament, looks to will its way to Sunday night's semifinal game against James Madison. A key to the Trojans having success this weekend will be the play of Tayton Conerway, who was named the Sun Belt Player of the Year on Monday afternoon.
Conerway, a senior guard from Texas, leads Troy in scoring at 13.7 points per game this season. In Troy's 18 conference games Conerway averaged 16.2 points per contest which was 11th in the Sun Belt. He scored in double-digits in 23 of 30 games and scored at least 10 points in all but one conference game. On the season, Conerway ranked seventh in the Sun Belt with a 46.6 percent field goal percentage and ranked first in steals (91) and third in total assists (149).
Another key to Troy's success this season, and something that will play a crucial role in postseason play, is its experience and consistency. Troy returned 12 players from last year's team and has had the same starting lineup in 24 games (Conerway, Marcus Rigsby Jr., Myles Rigsby, Thomas Dowd and Jackson Fields). The Trojans are 18-6 in those games.
Troy's defense has also been at the top of the conference this year and will be an important factor in the tournament. The Trojans are holding its opponent's 41 percent shooting this season, which ranks fourth in the Sun Belt. It's also giving up the third-fewest points in the SBC at 65.3. Troy leads the conference in steals per game (9.7) and is second in blocks per game (4.6).
Under head coach Scott Cross, Troy has won at least one conference tournament game in all but two seasons.
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 a 100-86 record, which includes three straight seasons of 20 or more wins. The Trojans have also won 10 or more conference games in each of the last four years, including 2024-25.
• Cross sits in sole possession of the fourth most wins by a head coach in program history. He is four away from tying Wes Bizilia for third.
• The Trojans clinched the regular season championship on Friday night after beating Southern Miss 70-58 in Hattiesburg. Troy needed some help from Texas State, who defeated James Madison in double overtime.
• It's Troy's first regular season championship title since 2010, when it was the East Division champions.
• Tayton Conerway was named the Sun Belt Player of the Year, the conference announced on Monday afternoon.
• A senior guard from Burleson, Texas, Conerway scored a team-leading 13.7 points per game.
• In Troy's 18 conference games Conerway averaged 16.2 points per contest which was 11th in the Sun Belt.
• He scored in double-digits in 23 of 30 games and scored at least 10 points in all but one conference game.
• On the season, Conerway ranked seventh in the Sun Belt with a 46.6 percent field goal percentage and ranked first in steals (91) and third in total assists (149).
• It's the second straight year that Conerway has earned an individual Sun Belt honor. He was the 2024 Sun Belt Sixth Man of the Year.
• Conerway was also named to the All-Sun Belt First Team.
• 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.
• As the No. 3 seed, Troy will need to win three games in three days to punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament.
• The Trojans are looking for their first conference tournament championship since the 2016-17 season and their first under Cross.
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