2022–23 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

2022–23 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2023 Sun Belt Tournament winner;

2022–23 Troy Trojans men's basketball
2022–23 Troy Trojans men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Scott Cross (4th season);
Associate head coach	Kenneth Mangrum
Assistant coaches	Byron Jones; Mike Worley;
Home arena	Trojan Arena (Capacity 6,000)
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Troy Trojans men's basketball team will represent Troy University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fourth-year head coach Scott Cross, will play their home games at Trojan Arena in Troy, Alabama as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2021–22 season 20–12, 10–6 in SBC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated South Alabama in the quarterfinals of the SBC Tournament before losing to Louisiana in the semifinals. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitataional where they lost to Abilene Christian in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
TK Smith	1	G	6'5"	185	Junior	Memphis, TN	Graduate transferred
Desmond Williams	11	G	6'1"	165	Sophomore	Montgomery, AL	Transferred to UT Martin
Khalyl Waters	13	F	6'5"	190	Senior	Douglasville, GA	Graduated
Jakevan Leftridge	14	G	6'7"	180	Sophomore	Dallas, TX	Transferred
Nick O'Brien	20	G	6'0"	180	Freshman	Troy, AL	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Duke Deen	21	G	5'8"	160	Freshman	Shreveport, LA	Transferred to Panola College
Rifen Miguel	22	F	6'8"	240	Junior	Luanda, Angola	Transferred to UT Martin
Efe Odigie	23	F	6'9"	240	Junior	Houston, TX	Graduate transferred to SMU
Nick Stampley	24	F	6'6"	210	Senior	Broward County, FL	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Darius McNeill	1	G	6'3"	185	GS Senior	Houston, TX	UTSA
Nelson Phillips	11	G	6'4"	190	RS Senior	Waner Robins, GA	Georgia State

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Randi Ovalle SF	Charlotte, NC	Victory Christian Center School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 16, 2021
Randi Ovalle SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Andre Young PG	Mableton, GA	Pebblebrook High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 20, 2022
Andre Young PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jackson Fields SF	Houston, TX	Elkins High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Apr 21, 2022
Jackson Fields SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Myles Rigsby CG	O.D. Wyatt High School	Houston, TX	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 13, 2022
Myles Rigsby CG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

The Trojans were picked to finish in 10th place in the conference's preseason poll.^[1] Senior forward Zay Williams was named to the preseason All-SBC Third Team.^[1]

Roster

2022–23 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kieffer Punter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	All Hallows HS Tyler JC	Bronx, NY
G	1	Darius McNeill	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Westfield HS UTSA	Houston, TX
G	3	Duke Miles	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Montgomery, AL
G	5	Christyon Eugene	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Spring, TX
F	10	Zay Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Birmingham, AL
G	12	Kirk Cole (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Yukon, OK
F	21	Nate Tshimanga	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
F	30	Christian Turner	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Grand Prairie, TX
F	32	Lydell Geffrard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	New York, NY
G	34	DJ Roberts	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Monroeville, AL

Head coach

Scott Cross (UT Arlington)

Assistant coach(es)

Kenneth Mangrum (North Texas)
Byron Jones (Eastern Kentucky)
Mike Worley (Denver)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Montevallo	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
November 10, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	MUW	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
November 14, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	at Florida State	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
November 17, 2022* 4:00 p.m.	vs. Merrimack Zootown Classic	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
November 18, 2022* 6:00 p.m.	vs. St. Thomas (MN) Zootown Classic	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
November 19, 2022* 8:30 p.m.	at Montana Zootown Classic	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
November 22, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern-New Orleans	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
November 28, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN	at Arkansas	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m.	at SIU Edwardsville	Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL
December 5, 2022* 9:00 p.m.	at San Diego State	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
December 10, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tennessee Tech	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
December 17, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana	University Center Hammond, LA
December 21, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Mercer	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
December 31, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas State	Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX
January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 7, 2023 4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 12, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Georgia State	GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
January 14, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Appalachian State	Holmes Center Boone, NC
February 16, 2023 7:30 p.m.	at Arkansas State	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
January 19, 2023 6:00 p.m.	James Madison	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 21, 2023 4:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
January 28, 2023 3:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 4, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas State	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 9, 2023 7:15 p.m.	South Alabama	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 11, 2023 4:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 18, 2023 6:00 p.m.	at Marshall	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 22, 2023 6:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
February 24, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Coastal Carolina	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
Sun Belt tournament
February 28–March 6, 2023 TBA, ESPN+/ESPN2	vs.	Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
^ "2022–23 Basketball (M) Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

[:0-1] "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 2022-11-02.

[2] "2022–23 Basketball (M) Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

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2022–23 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

2023 recruiting class

Preseason

Roster

Schedule and results

References

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2022–23 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Appalachian State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
James Madison	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marshall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Troy	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2023 Sun Belt Tournament winner