2020–21 Troy Trojans men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2020–21 Troy Trojans men's basketball team represented Troy University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by second-year head coach Scott Cross, played their home games at Trojan Arena in Troy, Alabama as members of the Sun Belt Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the East Division.
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
East Division
Record11–17 (4–12 Sun Belt)
Headcoach
- Scott Cross (2nd season)
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
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| Record | 11–17 (4–12 Sun Belt) |
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| Home arena | Trojan Arena (Capacity 6,000) |
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| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 16 | – | 6 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State † | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Texas State | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | 18 | – | 7 | .720 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Little Rock | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 7 | – | 19 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 Sun Belt Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Trojans finished the 2019–20 season 9–22, 5–15 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt tournament.
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 25, 2020* |
Middle Georgia | Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocol | Trojan Arena Troy, AL | ||||||||
| November 27, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Western Carolina Mako Medical Asheville Classic |
W 66–64 | 1–0 |
20 – Woods | 9 – Z. Williams | 3 – Woods | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC | ||||
| November 28, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. UNC Wilmington Mako Medical Asheville Classic |
L 50–73 | 1–1 |
15 – D. Williams | 9 – Z. Williams | 2 – Woods | Kimmell Arena Asheville, NC | ||||
| December 2, 2020* |
at Wake Forest | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||||
| December 4, 2020* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 17 Texas Tech | L 46–80 | 1–2 |
13 – Woods | 8 – Stampley | 3 – Punter | United Supermarkets Arena (4,032) Lubbock, TX | ||||
| December 6, 2020* 2:00 pm |
at UAB | L 55–77 | 1–3 |
17 – Z. Williams | 8 – TEAM | 3 – Miles | Bartow Arena (969) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| December 10, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Alabama | W 62–57 | 2–3 |
20 – Waters | 13 – Z. Williams | 2 – Punter | Flowers Hall (312) Florence, AL | ||||
| December 13, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Central Baptist | W 61–44 | 3–3 |
13 – Z. Williams | 10 – Mendes | 2 – Z. Williams | Trojan Arena (801) Troy, AL | ||||
| December 16, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Samford | W 79–71 | 4–3 |
21 – Waters | 13 – Z. Williams | 4 – Z. Williams | Trojan Arena (897) Troy, AL | ||||
| December 19, 2020* 1:00 pm, SECN |
at Auburn | L 41–77 | 4–4 |
13 – Stampley | 6 – Z. Williams | 5 – Miles | Auburn Arena (1,824) Auburn, AL | ||||
| December 28, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Carver | W 88–35 | 5–4 |
16 – Stampley | 17 – Stampley | 3 – Z. Williams | Trojan Arena (820) Troy, AL | ||||
| Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| January 1, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Appalachian State | W 69–56 | 6–4 (1–0) |
17 – Waters | 8 – Z. Williams | 4 – Z. Williams | Holmes Center (85) Boone, NC | ||||
| January 2, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Appalachian State | L 59–90 | 6–5 (1–1) |
19 – Stampley | 6 – Stampley | 3 – Z. Williams | Holmes Center (85) Boone, NC | ||||
| January 8, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Georgia State | Canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. | Trojan Arena Troy, AL | ||||||||
| January 9, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Georgia State | Canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. | Trojan Arena Troy, AL | ||||||||
| January 15, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Georgia Southern | L 64–67 OT | 6–6 (1–2) |
23 – Woods | 11 – TEAM | 3 – Waters | Hanner Fieldhouse (783) Statesboro, GA | ||||
| January 16, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Georgia Southern | L 56–63 | 6–7 (1–3) |
24 – Z. Williams | 8 – Z. Williams | 3 – Punter | Hanner Fieldhouse (505) Statesboro, GA | ||||
| January 22, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Coastal Carolina | L 81–90 | 6–8 (1–4) |
21 – Woods | 12 – Z. Williams | 5 – Woods | HTC Center (153) Conway, SC | ||||
| January 23, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Coastal Carolina | L 65–70 | 6–9 (1–5) |
28 – Woods | 13 – Z. Williams | 2 – Woods | HTC Center (149) Conway, SC | ||||
| January 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Appalachian State | W 71–62 | 7–9 (2–5) |
23 – Stampley | 12 – Stampley | 2 – Miles | Trojan Arena (1,189) Troy, AL | ||||
| January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Appalachian State | W 65–59 | 8–9 (3–5) |
19 – Stampley | 8 – Miles | 6 – Woods | Trojan Arena (1,021) Troy, AL | ||||
| February 2, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Spring Hill | W 90–73 | 9–9 |
17 – Z. Williams | 15 – Z. Williams | 4 – Miles | Trojan Arena (979) Troy, AL | ||||
| February 5, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Georgia Southern | W 68–56 | 10–9 (4–5) |
20 – Miles | 11 – Stampley | 8 – Miles | Trojan Arena (1,003) Troy, AL | ||||
| February 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Georgia Southern | L 64–79 | 10–10 (4–6) |
21 – Miles | 15 – Z. Williams | 3 – Leftridge | Trojan Arena (985) Troy, AL | ||||
| February 11, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at South Alabama | L 70–73 | 10–11 (4–7) |
20 – Stampley | 7 – Stampley | 6 – Miles | Mitchell Center (1,302) Mobile, AL | ||||
| February 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
South Alabama | L 51–58 | 10–12 (4–8) |
14 – Z. Williams | 18 – Z. Williams | 7 – Miles | Trojan Arena (1,047) Troy, AL | ||||
| February 16, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Georgia State | Canceled due to weather concerns. | Trojan Arena Troy, AL | ||||||||
| February 19, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Georgia State | L 66–80 | 10–13 (4–9) |
18 – Stampley | 4 – Waters | 6 – Miles | GSU Sports Arena (1,077) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| February 20, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Georgia State | L 53–65 | 10–14 (4–10) |
15 – Woods | 8 – Stampley | 4 – Leftridge | GSU Sports Arena (1,113) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| February 26, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Coastal Carolina | L 59–75 | 10–15 (4–11) |
14 – Stampley | 7 – Woods | 3 – D. Williams | Trojan Arena Troy, AL | ||||
| February 27, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Coastal Carolina | L 71–76 | 10–16 (4–12) |
24 – Stampley | 9 – Stampley | 8 – Miles | Trojan Arena Troy, AL | ||||
| Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
| March 5, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(E6) | vs. (W3) UT Arlington First round |
W 91–86 | 11–16 |
21 – Azore | 8 – Mwamba | 3 – Wells | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL | |||
| March 6, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(E6) | vs. (E2) Coastal Carolina Quarterfinals |
L 68–86 | 11–17 |
19 – Z. Williams | 12 – Z. Williams | 5 – Miles | Hartsell Arena Pensacola, FL | |||
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