The 2023-24 Basketball Season sets attendance, ticket sales, and revenue records at Troy
The 2023-24 basketball season for both the men's and women's teams at Troy set new attendance, ticket sales, and revenue records.
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The 2023-24 basketball season for both the men's and women's teams at Troy set new attendance, ticket sales, and revenue records.
Christyon Eugene, Myles Rigsby, and Tayton Conerway earn conference awards at the conclusion of the regular season.
Tai’Sheka Porchia, Ja’Mia Hollings, and Makayia Hallmon all earn All-Sun Belt honors.
The Troy Trojans release their 2024 football schedule
After their first 40-win season and first trip to the regionals since 2018 last season, the Trojans are looking to raise the bar yet again in the 2024 season.
The Troy Lady Trojans find their way back into the win column with the 88-78 win over Bowling Green.
Led by Myles Rigsby's 22 points, the Troy Trojans defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes 78-68 on Saturday night. The Trojans moved to 17-8 with the win and the Golden Flashes fell to 12-12.
Troy junior right handed pitcher Grayson Stewart earns Sun Belt Preseason Pitcher of the Year honors and the Trojans come in third in the Sun Belt preseason coaches poll.
Four Montgomery Catholic seniors signed their national letters of intent to play college football at the Knights' gym during National Signing Day on Wednesday. Headlining the class, quarterback Caleb McCreary will play D-1 football at Troy University.
Troy Head Coach Gerad Parker announces the addition of twelve signees on National Signing Day.
Troy junior outfielder Shane Lewis and senior pitcher Noah Manning earn Preseason All-American honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Troy Head Football Gerad Parker names Sean Reagan his new offensive coordinator and quarterback's coach.
Led by Myles Rigsby's 20 points, the Troy Trojans defeated the Texas State Bobcats 78-65. The Trojans moved to 12-8 with the victory and the Bobcats fell to 7-13.
Led by Donovan Ivory's 20 points, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles defeated the Troy Trojans 64-63
Troy head football coach Gerad Parker names Dontae Wright as defensive coordinator. This finalizes Parker's on-field staff.
Troy names Adam Winegarden to the football coaching staff where he will serve as the director of leadership and high school relations.
Troy Athletics announces that their annual Letterwinner Day is set for Saturday, January 27th. On this day they will also be honoring two of the best teams in program history.
The Trojans land the 17th ranked transfer class in the nation according to D1Baseball.
Troy adds Justin Manning, Trey Page, Darl Bauer, and Jon Heck to the football coaching staff.
Led by Aamer Muhammad's 19 points, the Troy Trojans defeated the Appalachian State Mountaineers 66-62
The Lady Trojans pick up the 86-80 win on the road at Coastal Carolina and improve to 2-1 in Sun Belt play.
Troy adds two offensive coaches Caleb Carbine and Re'quan Boyette to the staff. Carbine is set to coach the offensive line while Boyette will take over as the running backs coach.
Troy names Kevin Reihner & Chris Boone to the football coaching staff. Reihner will take over as the tight end and tackles coach while Boone will coach the outside linebackers.
Troy Head Coach Gerad Parker has named Nathan Burton his Co-Defensive Coordinator
Troy announces their opponents for the 2024 season.
Season ticket sales and revenue levels for both Troy Men's and Women's Basketball reach historic heights during the 2023-24 season.
Troy University is mourning the death of former women's basketball player Ke'Ajia Williams of Montgomery.
Troy (11-3) tried to finish the season on an 11-game winning streak for the second straight year but fell to Duke 17-10 in the Birmingham Bowl on Saturday.
Troy and Duke both enter the Birmingham Bowl in between coaching regimes.
After a thirty-point effort by Makayia Hallmon, the Lady Trojans secured the 81-66 win over New Mexico State.
Troy signs twelve athletes on the first day of the early signing period which includes eight high school players and four JUCO transfers.
Arrinten Page scored 12 points and Bronny James provided a second-half spark with two quick 3-pointers in USC’s 79-59 victory over Alabama State.
Matthew Murrell scored 18 points and added 10 steals, and No. 25 Mississippi improved to 11-0 with 74-53 win over Troy.
Troy names Gerad Parker as their new Head Football Coach.
The Trojans pick up the 110-63 win against Southern University- New Orleans.
Troy Running Back, Kimani Vidal, has been named to the AP All-American Third-Team.
Former Troy Head Football Coach, Jon Sumrall, was formally introduced as Tulane's Head Coach on Monday.
Troy University has named an interim coach to replace Jon Sumrall, who is leaving the Trojans to become head coach at Tulane.
Troy head football coach Jon Sumrall will be the new head football coach at Tulane University in New Orleans.
Troy Head Football Coach, Jon Sumrall, has reported interviewed for the Tulane coaching job.
Both Alabama's Nick Saban and Troy's Jon Sumrall were named two of the twelve finalists for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award.
Sun Belt champion Troy has landed the premier bowl selection from the league as the Trojans are headed to the Birmingham Bowl to play Duke.
Troy scored twice in a six-second span of the fourth quarter in a 49-23 victory Saturday over Appalachian State for the Trojans' second straight Sun Belt Conference title.
The Troy Trojans are seeking their second straight Sun Belt Conference championship and consecutive 11-win seasons for the first time since 1995-96.
Troy beat Southern Miss 35-17 on Saturday to earn the right to host the Sun Belt Conference championship game.
Gunnar Watson threw two of his three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to help Troy beat Louisiana-Lafayette 31-24 on Saturday.
Troy Defensive End, Javon Solomon earns Sun Belt Defensive Player of the week Honors.
Gunnar Watson threw four touchdown passes to propel Troy to a 45-14 victory over UL Monroe.
Gunnar Watson threw three touchdown passes to Chris Lewis and Kimani Vidal ran for 125 yards and a TD to help Troy beat South Alabama 28-10 Thursday night and extend the Trojans' win streak to six games.
Veteran's Memorial Stadium was filled with families cheering on both teams, and the cold didn't seem to dampen their spirits.
Troy Quarterback, Gunnar Watson, earns Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week.
Gunnar Watson threw three second-half touchdown passes and ran for another score as Troy rallied in the second half to beat Texas State 31-13.
Former Troy Linebacker, Carlton Martial, is named the Sun Belt Male Student-Athlete of the Year.
Troy Linebacker Richard Jibunor & Place Kicker Scott Taylor Renfroe earn Sun Belt Players of the Week Honors.
Kimani Vidal ran for 116 yards, Jabre Barter had four catches for 138 yards and Scott Taylor Renfroe kicked four field goals and Troy beat Army 19-0. The Trojans’ defense recovered three fumbles and had six sacks and held the Black Knights to 78-yards passing, 2-of-13 third down conversions and 1 of 5 on fourth.
Troy will honor their former head football coach, Larry Blakeney, during their game against Louisiana on November 18th.
The nations leading rusher, Kimani Vidal, earns the title of Sun Belt Offensive Player of the week.
Kimani Vidal ran for 245 yards and three touchdowns and Troy celebrated homecoming with a 37-3 rout of Arkansas State on Saturday.
Troy will celebrate former Trojans Carlton Martial at Veterans Memorial Stadium during the Trojans game against South Alabama.
Troy handed Georgia State its first loss, 28-7 in a Sun Belt Conference game on Saturday night.
After falling in their previous two games, the Trojans pick up the win at home over Western Kentucky.
The Troy vs. Western Kentucky Game will be played at 11:00 a.m. and can be viewed on ESPNU
Kansas State stopped Troy's 12-game winning streak, which had been the second-longest in FBS coming into the game.
The Troy Trojans will travel to Manhattan, Kansas to take on the fifteenth-ranked Kansas State Wildcats.
The Lady Trojans defeat the Lady Hornets 4-1.
Gunnar Watson threw four touchdown passes and Kimani Vidal ran for 248 yards to help power Troy to a 48-30 season-opening victory.
The Troy Women's Soccer Team defeated Alabama A&M by a final score of 2-0 on Thursday Night at their home opener.Â
Troy Women's Basketball & Head Coach Chanda Rigby released the 2023-24 schedule.
Auburn Women's Soccer defeated Troy's Women's Soccer Team on Sunday night in Auburn by a final score of 5-0.
Troy Men's Basketball Coach, Scott Cross, names Greg Young an Associate Head Coach of the program.
Troy Athletic Director, Brent Jones, is named to the NCAA Women's Basketball Oversight Committee.
Troy Men's Basketball announces the 2023 Sun Belt portion of their schedule ahead of the season.
Troy will honor letter winners from the 1968, 1973, & 2008 teams at the Trojans home game against James Madison.
Troy Women's Basketball releases the Sun Belt portion of their 2023 schedule.
After being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, DeMarcus Ware is celebrated by both Dallas and Denver fans.
Former Troy Defensive End, DeMarcus Ware, who went onto play for the Dallas Cowboys and the Denver Broncos, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Troy's Clayton Ollendieck was named to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List and Quentin Skinner was named to the Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List.
The 2022 Sun Belt Conference Champions, the Troy Trojans, hit the practice field to kick off 2023 Fall Camp.
Clay Bounds is named the new Men's Golf Coach at Troy.
WAKA 8 Sports Director Lindsey Bonner got to experience the women's football clinic at Troy University.
The Head Coaches of the Sun Belt voted Troy as their favorite to win the Sunbelt Western Division in 2023.
Troy Men's Head Golf Coach, Forrest Schultz, accepts assistant coaching position at Alabama.
Former Troy pitcher, Leanne Johnson, is named a softball assistant coach.
The Troy Trojans welcome both Navarion Benson and EJ Fisk to their football program.Â
Both Javon Osbourne and Jasai Taylor will represent the Trojans on a National Stage this weekend.
Troy Athletics announces the return of the Young Alumni Ticket Packages for the 2023-24 athletic season.
Right-handed pitcher, Zach Fruit, is invited to attend the 2023 MLB Combine.
Troy Outfielder, Shane Lewis, earns All-Southeast Region First-Team honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association, as well as, National Collegiate Writers Association All-American honors.
After a stellar 2022 campaign, the accolades continue to roll in for the Trojans as nine of their players earn Preseason All- Sun Belt Honors from Phil Steele.
Junior First baseman of the Troy Trojans, William Sullivan, becomes the 20th student-athlete at the university to earn Academic All-American honors.
The Troy Trojans announce their 2023 volleyball schedule.
Troy announces the date for their 11th annual Football Women's clinic, which will take place on July 27th.
Eight Coaches and Players from Auburn, Alabama & Troy were named to the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot.
Boston College eliminated Troy with a 4-1 victory in the Tuscaloosa Regional on Sunday.
Alabama (42-19), the No. 16 national seed, awaits the winner of a loser-out game between Boston College and Troy on Sunday.
Troy held on for an 11-10 victory over Boston College on Friday after a lengthy weather delay in the Tuscaloosa Regional opener.
The Troy Trojans weren't able to overcome Appalachian State's 10-run sixth inning.
Troy offensive lineman Jake Andrews has been selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the NFL Draft.
The investigation into what caused a fire that destroyed part of Old Pioneer Village just outside of Troy is underway. Now, one Pike County resident is sharing why the site has a special place in her memory.
Jon Sumrall has agreed to a new four-year contract as Troy's head football coach after leading the Trojans to a Sun Belt Conference championship and national ranking in his debut season.