Troy State Trojans men's basketball
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| University | Troy University | |||
| First season | 1950–51 | |||
| All-time record | 1,046–850 (.552) | |||
| Head coach | Phil Cunningham (5th season) | |||
| Conference | Sun Belt | |||
| Location | Troy, Alabama | |||
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Trojan Arena (Capacity: 5,200) |
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| Nickname | Trojans | |||
| Colors | Cardinal, Silver, and Black |
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| NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
| 2003, 2017 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 2003, 2017 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1994, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010 | ||||
The Troy Trojans men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball of Troy University. The program is classified in NCAA Division I and the team competes in the Sun Belt Conference.
The current head coach of the Trojans is Phil Cunningham. The team currently plays their home games in Trojan Arena, which was built in 2012 and replaced the old arena known as Sartain Hall.
Troy's first season was in 1950 under then head coach Buddy Brooks. As of the end of the 2012–2013 season, the Troy Trojans program holds a 989–784 overall record since the team was first formed in 1950.
The Troy Trojans basketball program is currently under the direction of head coach Phil Cunningham. He replaced long-time head coach Don Maestri, who is the winningest coach in Troy University history and who won numerous conference coach-of-the-year awards during his tenure. He was inducted into the Wiregrass Sports Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Dothan, Alabama on June 7, 2008. He was later inducted into the Troy Sport Hall of Fame in 2012.
The Trojans appeared in the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a 14-seed after winning the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament and faced 3-seeded Xavier in the first round, losing 71–59. The Trojans were the champions of the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2003 and defeated Central Florida for the conference tournament championship in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 2004, the Trojans were the Atlantic Sun Conference Regular Season Champions. That year, the Trojans made it all the way to the Atlantic Sun Tournament Championship game, only to lose a heart-breaker on the last minute to UCF by a score of 55-60. As regular season champions, Troy was given an automatic bid to the NIT Tournament where they would face Niagara in Buffalo, New York. Troy would lose to Niagara in the First Round, 83-87. They finished with a 24-7 overall record. Following the season, Troy made the move to the Sun Belt Conference for all sports.
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