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Men’s basketball splits series at home

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( Photo / Troy Athletics ) Desmond Williams dribbles into the key on Saturday against a Georgia Southern defender. Troy split the games this weekend 1-1. Hanna Cooper Editor-In-Chief The Troy men’s basketball team split the home series against Georgia Southern last weekend in Trojan Arena. The Trojans gathered the win on Friday night, 68-56, before falling in the series finale on Saturday, 79-64. The trio of Duke Miles, Jakevan Leftridge and Nick Stampley proved to be the difference Friday for the Trojans. Miles recorded a career-best 20 points, nailed…

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Trojans beat Mountaineers on the road 80-60

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( Photo / Troy Athletics ) Head Coach Chanda Rigby talks to Alexus Dye and Felmas Koranga during a timeout. Hanna Cooper Editor-In-Chief The Troy women’s basketball team continues to roll through the Sun Belt Conference sweeping a pair of contests against Appalachian State last weekend at the Holmes Convocation Center in Boone, North Carolina. Last Friday night, Troy defeated the Mountaineers, 80-60, powered by Tiyah Johnson who posted her first career double-double. The senior scored a game-high 17 points and collected 10 boards. “I think we had a lot…

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Troy’s Kenneth Mangrum making plays

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Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer Troy men’s basketball’s Kenneth Mangrum was named as a “Top Men’s Basketball Assistant,” according to Stadium.com on Tuesday.  “It is a very deserving honor for Coach Mangrum,” Head Coach Scott Cross said. “He works very hard.  “He was on my staff for five years at UT Arlington and is going on his second year here with me at Troy. He is a guy that I trust 100% with everything that I do.”  Mangrum, Troy basketball’s assistant coach, found himself at fourth on the list. Mangrum also…

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Men’s basketball team loses last regular season home game

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Michael Shipma Staff Writer The Troy men’s basketball team lost its past two contests, with a road loss to Texas State 67-61 and a loss to Georgia State 75-64 in its final home game. With the loss to Georgia State, the Trojans (10-18, 5-14 Sun Belt) have been eliminated from having a spot in the Sun Belt championship tournament. Looking to bounce back from a tough loss at home against UALR, Troy traveled to San Marcos, Texas, to play Texas State (13-14, 7-11 Sun Belt) on Thursday, Feb. 26. The…

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Women’s basketball extends winning streak to seven games

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer The Trojans’ women’s basketball team extended its win streak to seven this week, while senior forward Ronita Garrett picked up another Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week award. Garrett, who also was named CollegeSportsMadness.com’s Sun Belt Player of the Week, had two more double-doubles last week in Troy’s two wins. She now has 20 double-doubles, which is the most in the Sun Belt. She also leads the Sun Belt in rebounding, averaging 11.1 rebounds per game. The Trojans started the week on Thursday, Feb. 26,…

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