2016–17 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Troy Trojans men's basketball team represented Troy University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fourth-year head coach Phil Cunningham, played their home games at Trojan Arena in Troy, Alabama and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–15, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. The defeated Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, and Texas State to win the Sun Belt tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 15 seed in the East region, they lost to Duke in the first round.

2016–17 Troy Trojans men's basketball
Sun Belt tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	22–15 (10–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Phil Cunningham (4th season)
Assistant coach	Marcus Grant Ben Fletcher Adam Howard
Home arena	Trojan Arena (Capacity 5,200)

2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas–Arlington	14	–	4		.778			27	–	9		.750
Georgia State	12	–	6		.667			20	–	13		.606
Arkansas State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Texas State	11	–	7		.611			22	–	14		.611
Georgia Southern	11	–	7		.611			18	–	15		.545
Louisiana–Lafayette	10	–	8		.556			21	–	12		.636
Troy †	10	–	8		.556			22	–	15		.595
Coastal Carolina	10	–	8		.556			20	–	19		.513
South Alabama	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
Little Rock	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
Appalachian State	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
Louisiana–Monroe	2	–	16		.111			9	–	24		.273
† 2017 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2015–16 season 9–22, 4–16 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt tournament.

Roster

2016–17 Troy Trojans men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Kevin Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri G 1 Daniel Peace 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Decatur, Georgia G 2 Jeremy Hollimon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Gulfport, Mississippi G 3 Wesley Person 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Brantley, Alabama F 4 Juan Davis, Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr West Point, Mississippi G 11 B.J. Miller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Meridian, Mississippi G 13 Darian Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Montgomery, Alabama F/C 14 Jaro Moravek 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Handlová, Slovakia F 15 Joshua Boykin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Enterprise, Alabama F 22 Whit Moreman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr LaGrange, Georgia F 23 Jordon Varnado 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Brownsville, Tennessee G/F 24 Shawn Hopkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Nokia, Finland G/F 25 Devon Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Winter Haven, Florida F 30 Alex Hicks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Seale, Alabama F/C 33 Aaron Ariri 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Brampton, Ontario, Canada	Head coach Phil Cunningham (Campbellsville) Assistant coach(es) Marcus Grant (Mississippi State) Ben Fletcher (Troy) Adam Howard (Western Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 7:00 pm		Auburn–Montgomery	W 84–65		Trojan Arena  Troy, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		Toccoa Falls	W 135–76	1–0	Trojan Arena (867) Troy, AL
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Illinois	W 70–67	2–0	Trojan Arena (905) Troy, AL
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm		at UAB	L 51-74	2–1	Bartow Arena (4,656) Birmingham, AL
11/21/2016* 12:00 pm		at Eastern Illinois	L 67–71	2–2	Lantz Arena (3,111) Charleston, IL
11/23/2016* 9:00 pm		at San Francisco	L 67–79	2–3	War Memorial Gymnasium (734) San Francisco, CA
11/26/2016* 12:00 am		at Hawaii	W 65–63	3–3	Stan Sheriff Center (5,838) Honolulu, HI
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		South Florida	L 74–80	3–4	Trojan Arena (876) Troy, AL
12/04/2016* 5:15 pm, ESPN3		Alabama State	W 83–65	4–4	Trojan Arena (972) Troy, AL
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm		Alabama A&M	W 88–59	5–4	Trojan Arena (765) Troy, AL
12/14/2016* 7:00 pm		vs. Point	W 114–52	6–4	Dothan Civic Center (709) Dothan, AL
12/17/2016* 9:30 pm, P12N		at No. 24 USC Las Vegas Classic	L 77–82	6–5	Galen Center (3,941) Los Angeles, CA
12/19/2016* 8:00 pm		at Wyoming Las Vegas Classic	L 66–72	6–6	Arena-Auditorium (3,204) Laramie, WY
12/22/2016* 4:30 pm		vs. Cornell Las Vegas Classic	W 92–84	7–6	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
12/23/2016* 4:30 pm		vs. Chicago State Las Vegas Classic	W 83–65	8–6	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
Sun Belt Conference regular season
01/02/2017 7:00 pm		at South Alabama	L 75–76	8–7 (0–1)	Mitchell Center (1,609) Mobile, AL
01/07/2017 4:00 pm		at Georgia Southern	L 82–86	8–8 (0–2)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,639) Statesboro, GA
01/09/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Georgia State	W 80–77	9–8 (1–2)	GSU Sports Arena (1,400) Atlanta, GA
01/14/2017 4:15 pm, ESPN3		UT Arlington	W 93–71	10–8 (2–2)	Trojan Arena (1,298) Troy, AL
01/16/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Texas State	L 71–75	10–9 (2–3)	Trojan Arena (1,176) Troy, AL
01/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Arkansas State	L 80–82	10–10 (2–4)	Convocation Center (4,678) Jonesboro, AR
01/23/2017 6:30 pm		at Little Rock	W 78–69	11–10 (3–4)	Jack Stephens Center (2,571) Little Rock, AR
01/28/2017 4:15 pm, ESPN3		Georgia State	L 72–78	11–11 (3–5)	Trojan Arena (1,248) Troy, AL
01/30/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Georgia Southern	W 83–76	12–11 (4–5)	Trojan Arena (1,087) Troy, AL
02/04/2017 4:15 pm, ESPN3		South Alabama	L 71–76	12–12 (4–6)	Trojan Arena (2,221) Troy, AL
02/11/2017 7:15 pm, ESPN3		at Louisiana–Lafayette	W 100–88	13–12 (5–6)	Cajundome (3,822) Lafayette, LA
02/13/2017 7:00 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 73–72 OT	14–12 (6–6)	Cajundome (1,977) Lafayette, LA
02/18/2017 4:15 pm, ESPN3		Coastal Carolina	W 87–78	15–12 (7–6)	Trojan Arena (1,288) Troy, AL
02/20/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Appalachian State	W 76–66	16–12 (8–6)	Trojan Arena (1,876) Troy, AL
02/25/2017 4:30 pm		at Texas State	L 59–63	16–13 (8–7)	Strahan Coliseum (3,057) San Marcos, TX
02/27/2017 7:00 pm		at UT Arlington	L 67–82	16–14 (8–8)	College Park Center (3,111) Arlington, TX
03/02/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3		Arkansas State	W 81–72	17–14 (9–8)	Trojan Arena (1,711) Troy, AL
03/04/2017 4:15 pm, ESPN3		Little Rock	W 57–54	18–14 (10–8)	Trojan Arena (1,698) Troy, AL
Sun Belt tournament
03/08/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3	(6)	vs. (11) Appalachian State First Round	W 84–64	19–14	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
03/10/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3	(6)	vs. (3) Georgia Southern Quarterfinals	W 90–70	20–14	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
03/11/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3	(6)	vs. (2) Georgia State Semifinals	W 74–63	21–14	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
03/12/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN2	(6)	vs. (4) Texas State Championship	W 59–53	22–14	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
NCAA tournament
03/17/2017 6:20 pm, TBS	(15 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 7 Duke First Round	L 65–87	22–15	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (17,732) Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Central Time.