Tag: men’s basketball

Troy advances to 2nd round of SBC tourney

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Michael Shipma Sports Editor The Troy men’s basketball team advanced to the second day of the Sun Belt Conference Championship in New Orleans on Wednesday night thanks to  a 69-62 victory over 10th-seeded South Alabama. The Trojans were led by the usual suspects in Jordon Varnado and Wesley Person, who combined for 39 points to help secure the win. Troy got off to a slow start in the first half, shooting a lowly 32.4 percent from the field on its way to a 35-29 deficit going into halftime. After scoring…

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Person makes history, Troy picks up win on Senior Night

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Michael Shipma Sports Editor A slow first half kept the Troy men’s basketball team out of the win column with an 81-76 loss on Thursday at home against Louisiana, but it bounced back two days later to defeat Louisiana-Monroe 73-67 on a historic night for Wesley Person. The senior guard from Brantley poured in 17 points on Senior Night against the Warhawks on his way to 2,003 career points, making him the first Trojan to surpass 2,000 career points. Person is also just the seventh player in Sun Belt Conference…

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Men of Troy squeak past Coastal Carolina, fall at App. State

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Jahaan Bharucha Staff Writer The Troy men’s basketball team found mixed results during a two-game road trip to the Carolinas as it defeated Coastal Carolina 66-65 before losing 65-54 to Appalachian State. A win in Saturday’s contest with the Mountaineers could have provided Trojan Head Coach Phil Cunningham his first five-game win streak in Sun Belt play. However, following a last minute free throw to give his team a win over Coastal Carolina on Thursday, the Trojans struggled to get much going offensively at Appalachian State two days later. The…

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Men of Troy win third straight following wins over Arkansas State, UALR

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Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer Troy picked up a pair of wins in Trojan Arena to put together a three-game win streak, starting on Thursday with a six-point overtime win over Arkansas State before taking down Little Rock 82-64. The Troy men’s basketball team now enters the last stretch of its regular season on its longest win streak since November following a weekend of Sun Belt matchups. The Trojans are in the middle of the conference standings tied for sixth with South Alabama. On Thursday, the Trojans gave Trojan Arena its…

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Troy men’s basketball completes regular season sweep of South Alabama

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Jahaan Bharucha Contributor The Troy men’s basketball team swept its regular season series against South Alabama with an 80-63 victory in front of a record crowd on Saturday. The home team cruised past the in-state rival Jaguars in front of 3,266 fans in Trojan Arena, the largest crowd to witness a Sun Belt Conference game in its five-year history. The Trojans had a record-breaking game, with five Trojans scoring in double-digits. It was a historic night for the junior Kevin Baker, who recorded his first double-double in his Troy career…

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