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2021–22 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

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2021–22 Troy Trojans men's basketball
Paradise Classic champion
CBI, First Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record20–12 (10–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kenneth Mangrum
  • Byron Jones
  • Mike Worley
Home arenaTrojan Arena (Capacity 6,000)
Seasons
2021–22 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas State 12 3   .800 21 8   .724
Appalachian State 12 6   .667 19 15   .559
Georgia State 9 5   .643 18 11   .621
Troy 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
South Alabama 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
Arkansas State 8 7   .533 18 11   .621
Coastal Carolina 8 8   .500 19 14   .576
Louisiana 8 9   .471 16 15   .516
UT Arlington 7 10   .412 11 18   .379
Georgia Southern 5 11   .313 13 16   .448
Louisiana–Monroe 5 13   .278 13 18   .419
Little Rock 3 11   .214 9 19   .321
2022 Sun Belt Tournament winner

The 2021–22 Troy Trojans men's basketball team represented Troy University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by third-year head coach Scott Cross, played their home games at Trojan Arena in Troy, Alabama as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 10–6 in SBC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Little Rock in the quarterfinals of the SBC tournament before losing to Louisiana in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost to Abilene Christian in the first round.

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Trojans finished the 2020–21 season 11–17, 4–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place in the East Division.

Roster

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2021–22 Troy Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Kieffer Punter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Bronx, NY
G 1 TK Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Memphis, TN
G 5 Christyon Eugene 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Spring, TX
F 10 Zay Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Birmingham, AL
G 11 Desmond Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Montgomery, AL
G 12 Kirk Cole 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Yukon, OK
F 13 Khalyl Waters 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Douglasville, GA
G 14 Jakevan Leftridge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Dallas, TX
G 15 Duke Miles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Montgomery, AL
G 20 Nick O'Brien 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Troy, AL
G 21 Duke Deen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr Shreveport, LA
F 22 Rifen Miguel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Luanda, Angola
F 23 Efe Odigie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Houston, TX
F 24 Nick Stampley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Broward County, FL
F 30 Christian Turner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Grand Prairie, TX
F 32 Lydell Geffrard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr New York, NY
G 34 DJ Roberts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Monroeville, AL
F 35 Nate Tshimanga 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 6, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:30pm, ESPN+
Carver W 104–42  1–0
 17  D. Williams   8  Z. Williams   9  Deen  Trojan Arena (3,037)
Troy, AL
November 13, 2021*
8:00 pm, FS2
at Butler L 59–70  1–1
 13  Odigie   6  Deen   4  Deen  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,227)
Indianapolis, IN
November 16, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville State W 69–65 3OT 2–1
 20  Deen   11  Z. Williams   2  Deen  Trojan Arena (2,159)
Troy, AL
November 19, 2021*
3:00 pm, CUSA.tv
vs. North Dakota
The Paradise Classic
L 72–74  2–2
 15  Punter   8  Odigie   6  Deen  FAU Arena (122)
Boca Raton, FL
November 20, 2021*
3:00 pm, CUSA.tv
vs. UT Martin
The Paradise Classic
W 80–67  3–2
 17  Deen   11  Z. Williams   5  Deen  FAU Arena (352)
Boca Raton, FL
November 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv
at Florida Atlantic
The Paradise Classic
W 83–78 OT 4–2
 17  Deen   7  Odigie   4  Miles  FAU Arena (988)
Boca Raton, FL
November 28, 2021*
11:00 am, SECN
at No. 23 Florida L 45–84  4–3
 10  Dean   7  Odigie   2  Dean  Exactech Arena (8,875)
Gainesville, FL
December 1, 2021*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Rust W 81–48  5–3
 14  D. Williams   9  Miguel   7  Deen  Trojan Arena (1,937)
Troy, AL
December 5, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana L 68–72  5–4
 18  Odigie   10  Odigie   4  Tied  Trojan Arena (1,805)
Troy, AL
December 11, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech W 75–72  6–4
 13  Stampley   11  Stampley   3  Tied  Eblen Center (679)
Cookeville, TN
December 14, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Alabama A&M W 66–57  7–4
 19  D. Williams   7  Z. Williams   4  Deen  Trojan Arena (1,567)
Troy, AL
December 18, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas Baptist W 84–64  8–4
 17  Tied   10  Miguel   4  Tied  Trojan Arena (1,879)
Troy, AL
December 22, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer W 69–65  9–4
 21  D. Williams   9  Z. Williams   2  D. Williams  Hawkins Arena (1,256)
Macon, GA
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State W 78–63  10–4
(1–0)
 22  Odigie   7  Z. Williams   4  Deen  Strahan Arena (1,122)
San Marcos, TX
January 1, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington L 57–62  10–5
(1–1)
 13  Odigie   12  Z. Williams   3  Z. Williams  College Park Center (1,574)
Arlington, TX
January 6, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Carolina W 69–59  11–5
(2–1)
 13  Odigie   10  Z. Williams   3  Leftridge  Trojan Arena (1,833)
Troy, AL
January 8, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Appalachian State W 68–53  12–5
(3–1)
 11  Odigie   12  Stampley   5  Deen  Trojan Arena (0)
Troy, AL
January 13, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia Southern Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
January 15, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
January 20, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe W 73–65  13–5
(4–1)
 18  Z. Williams   7  Z. Williams   4  Miles  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,682)
Monroe, LA
January 22, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana L 59–69  13–6
(4–2)
 14  Odigie   9  Odigie   2  Odigie  Cajundome (3,150)
Lafayette, LA
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Alabama L 63–82  13–7
(4–3)
 13  Turner   8  Williams   4  Miles  Mitchell Center (4,146)
Mobile, AL
January 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
South Alabama W 77–68  14–7
(5–3)
 22  Miles   15  Odigie   7  Miles  Trojan Center (4,546)
Troy, AL
February 3, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia State W 67–63  15–7
(6–3)
 17  Odigie   11  Odigie   4  Williams  GSU Sports Arena (1,038)
Atlanta, GA
February 5, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia Southern W 61–52  16–7
(7–3)
 12  Odigie   6  Punter   8  Miles  Hanner Fieldhouse (2,144)
Statesboro, GA
February 10, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State W 79–77  17–7
(8–3)
 19  Odigie   7  Williams   8  Deen  Trojan Center (2,917)
Troy, AL
February 12, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock L 62–66  17–8
(8–4)
 14  Eugene   9  Turner   3  Eugene  Trojan Center (4,128)
Troy, AL
February 17, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Appalachian State W 67–61  18–8
(9–4)
 17  Odigie   12  Odigie   5  Deen  Holmes Center (3,017)
Boone, NC
February 19, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina L 63–73  18–9
(9–5)
 10  Tied   8  Williams   4  Eugene  HTC Center (1,349)
Conway, SC
February 23, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Arlington W 59–53  19–9
(10–5)
 15  Williams   10  Odigie   5  Dean  Trojan Center (3,346)
Troy, AL
February 25, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Texas State L 61–66  19–10
(10–6)
 19  Odigie   9  Odigie   3  Miles  Trojan Center (4,438)
Troy, AL
Sun Belt tournament
March 5, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (12) Little Rock
Quarterfinals
W 69–62  20–10
 16  Odigie   11  Odigie   5  Deen  Pensacola Bay Center (2,313)
Pensacola, FL
March 6, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (8) Louisiana
Semifinals
L 57–66  20–11
 19  Miles   7  Deen   2  Miles  Pensacola Bay Center (1,985)
Pensacola, FL
CBI
March 20, 2022
6:30 pm, FloHoops
(11) vs. (6) Abilene Christian
First Round
L 70–82  20–12
 18  Waters   9  Odigie   4  Tied  Ocean Center (762)
Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Basketball (M) Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2021.