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Two more Trojans enter transfer portal; one finds new home

April 2, 2020 Sports

(Photo/Troy Athletics) Ty Gordon, who averaged 12.4 points per game last season, has reportedly entered the transfer portal. Two men’s basketball players have entered the transfer portal, and another has found a home at a different Division I school. Tahj Small, a guard from Durham, North Carolina, and Ty Gordon, a guard from Tunica, Mississippi, have both decided to enter the transfer portal, according to Verbal Commits. K.J. Simon, a guard from Orlando, Florida, announced he will be transferring to Bethune-Cookman, which is in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – that…

Three Trojans enter transfer portal

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 Sports

(Photo/Chris Wallace) Darian Adams ready to shoot during a game vs Little Rock Kennedy Roy Staff Writer Two Troy men’s team basketball players and a women’s team basketball player have decided to enter the transfer portal. Darian Adams and Davion Thomas of the men’s basketball team announced they would be moving on to another program. Adams, a guard from Montgomery, Alabama, completed his third season with the Trojans in March. “I’ve learned and experienced so much during my time at Troy, and it doesn’t feel right to say that my…

Sun Belt Conference cancels basketball tournament amid coronavirus concerns

March 12, 2020 Sports

The Sun Belt Conference has decided to cancel the remaining games of both its men’s and women’s basketball tournament. The announcement comes an hour after the conference decided to hold the tournament without fans in the arena. “After further discussion with the Presidents and Chancellors and Directors of Athletics and mounting concerns surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Sun Belt Conference has decided to cancel the remaining games of the 2020 Sun Belt Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships scheduled for March 14-15 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans,” the…

Men’s basketball falls in final games

March 4, 2020 Sports

(Photo/Pawan Khanal) Freshman guard Desmond Williams posted nine points and four assists against Texas-Arlington. Scott Shelton Sports Editor The men’s basketball team ended its regular season with a loss on the road to South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama, and a loss at home to UT-Arlington. The loss to the Jaguars and the Mavericks puts Troy’s record at 9-22 overall and 5-15 in the Sun Belt Conference heading into the conference tournament. “This certainly wasn’t the way that anyone wanted the season to go,” Head Coach Scott Cross said. “We went…

Men’s basketball falls to Coastal, App State

February 26, 2020 Sports

(Photo/Pawan Khanal) The Trojans fell on the road for the first time since losing to the Georgia Southern Eagles on Jan.30. Scott Shelton Sports Editor The men’s basketball team suffered losses on the road last Thursday at Coastal Carolina in Conway, South Carolina, and Appalachian State in Boone, North Carolina. The loss extends the team’s losing streak to five games and puts the Trojans’ record at 9-20 overall and 5-13 in the Sun Belt Conference with two games remaining in the regular season before the conference tournament. Against Coastal Carolina,…