Troy men’s basketball fell to Nebraska in the NCAA Tournament round of 64 last Thursday, 76-47. The loss ends a historic chapter in Trojan history, with a second consecutive Sun Belt tournament and regular season title along with the program’s fourth appearance in “The Big Dance.” Troy led through the first 10 minutes of the game thanks to impeccable shooting from both Victor Valdes and Cooper Campbell. With an early 15-12 lead, the duo had knocked down four shots from long

Troy men’s basketball coach Scott Cross announced his departure from the program late last week. After seven years at Troy, he is now taking a head coaching role at Georgia Tech. The announcement comes following the loss to Nebraska in the NCAA Tournament last week. It capped off a 22-12 season that included a second straight Sun Belt Conference Tournament and regular season title. He will join a Georgia Tech program that struggled to an 11-20 finish. Under previous coach D

Florida Gulf Coast invited the Trojans to Fort Myers, Florida, to battle on the diamond. FGCU challenged Troy in a doubleheader on Saturday and a single game on Sunday. The result? A dominate win, a close loss and a comeback win. “Getting the series win is good for us,” said head coach Eric Newell. “Even in the postgame huddle, one of our leaders in Mia [Tidmore] said this is what Sundays in the Sun Belt are going to feel like. “Every series is going to be tooth and nail, w

Troy women’s tennis is now losers of its last five matches after a heartbreaking loss to North Alabama, 4-3. The Lions of UNA entered play on a roll, as they were winners of their last seven matches before their date with Troy. While the Trojans ultimately fell, there were several positives beginning with pushing the Lions to play all ninematches by forcing several tiebreakers. In doubles play, Troy’s Maria Guirguis and Valeriia Avdeeva were victorious in their match again

In a weekend where Troy men’s basketball repeated as Sun Belt Conference Tournament Champions in dominating fashion, praises were rightfully given out. One of those players earning praise was senior center Jerrell Bellamy. A 6’9” senior from nearby Phenix City, Alabama, Bellamy became a sparkplug for the Trojans near the end of the season. He took over the starting center role for the last six games after fellow senior Theo Seng went down with an injury. “He [Theo Seng] s

Troy baseball dropped its weekend series against Maryland at Riddle-Pace Field, 2-1. The Trojans took the series opener over the Terrapins, with the team effort of Tommy Egan and Aaron Piasecki, to secure the win, 5-2. Egan set the tone for the Trojans with five scoreless innings, and Piasecki slammed a three-run blast in the bottom of the third, going 345 feet over the right field wall to put the Trojans up 3-0. "That one impactful swing is kind of how Friday nights can

Troy women's basketball split their two games in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and finished runner-up in the conference. In their first game on Sunday, the Trojans took down Arkansas State, 83-73. The dynamic duo of Zay Dyer and Fortuna Ngnawo led Troy, with Dyer earning her 23rd double-double of the year with 24 points and 10 rebounds. The 10 rebounds would put Dyer over the 1,000-rebound mark, making her the first Trojan in Division I history to score 1,000 points a

Following conference championship appearances for Troy men’s and women’s basketball teams, a combined four Trojans were featured on the Sun Belt All-Tournament teams. For the women, Zay Dyer and Fortuna Ngnawo earned all-tournament honors, while the men saw Jerrell Bellamy named to the all-tournament team.The men’s tournament Most Outstanding Player award went to Thomas Dowd. Despite the women losing to James Madison in the championship game, Ngnawo managed a double-double.

After entering round three in fourth place at the Chris Bannister Golf Classic, the Troy women’s golf team faltered to finish eighth out of 16 teams. The Trojans squared off against Tennessee, Chattanooga and Jax State, among others. Following a strong 304 team round on day two and carding a 310 to open play, the Trojans closed out the event with their worst round at 319. Heading into the final round, the Trojans led the field in birdies with 21. Freshman Constanza Quiroga

The Troy men’s tennis team collected another home win in its dominant 7-0 win against Mississippi Gulf Coast. From the first serve during doubles play, the Trojans controlled the match. On court one, freshman Stephan Tavares Noale and sophomore Thiago Drozdowski won 6-3. The sophomore duo of Henrique de Brito and Hiiro Sakamoto secured another win on court three, 6-2, to secure the point. Closing out the doubles match, Luciano Alcocer and Ryusei Miyazato came together, win

Amid Troy softball’s hot start to its 2026 season, freshman pitcher Abby Lovell has shined from the circle. Her journey to Troy didn’t start with just a lifelong dream, it started with her big sister. “My sister actually began playing softball when she was younger because her friends were playing,” Lovell said. “I like to do everything that she did and I kind of just started playing softball and it kind of clicked. “I was about eight or nine, so it really just started and k

The hardwood at the Pensacola Bay Center is once again enveloped in cardinal and white confetti following Troy men’s basketball’s win over Georgia Southern on Monday night. The Trojans are Sun Belt Conference Tournament champions for the second consecutive season. Brady Fitch photo The Campbell brothers celebrate following the conference win. Troy’s win over Georgia Southern was an impressive one. The Scott Cross-coached team dominated the Eagles to a 77-61 final score. T

The Troy softball team, which has already achieved double-digit wins and double-digit run-rule wins, was invited to the Jane B. Moore Invitational and faced Auburn, USC Upstate and No. 11 Virginia Tech. The Trojans lost all four games over the weekend, but bounced back with a 6-2 win over Georgia Tech on the road Tuesday night. Following a rough weekend, Troy continued a long road trip with a midweek against the Yellow Jackets. The Trojans used a six-run third inning to take

Troy baseball defeated its second power conference opponent of the season at the Keith LeClair Classic, taking down Rutgers 2-1, after falling in the opening two games of the weekend. Success came on Sunday for the Trojans in a pitcher’s duel, where pitcher Dylan Alonso secured the win. "This is a perfect way to win this game,” said head coach Skylar Meade. “It's better than a 9-1 game that doesn't test you. “It tests every part of you, and I think we need that. When you

Troy women’s tennis closed out the month of February with a two-match homestand. The Trojans faced Jacksonville State to open the week and concluded the week by taking on Mercer. While Troy ultimately dropped both matches, they pushed their opponents to seven and six matches, respectively. Maria Guirguis hits a shot during a 2026 match. (Troy Athletics photo) Starting with JSU, the Trojans ultimately fell, 4-3, but secured some key victories along the way. On court one, Maria

It’s a new era for the NASCAR Cup Series. A new championship format, new tracks and more. For Troy fans though, there’s a familiar face that can be found on pit road on Sundays. Brendan Jackson, a former linebacker for Troy football, now competes as a tire carrier on pit crews within NASCAR, the top level of motorsports in the United States. Jackson transferred to Troy from Gardner-Webb entering his senior season in 2024. Though the team saw struggles in the first year of t

After an up-and-down men's season and a historic women's season, both Troy basketball teams have secured top two seeds in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. For the men, the Trojans held the lead in the Sun Belt for almost the entire year. However, after a losing five of seven conference games late in the season, Troy slipped as far down as third in the standings. A win against Louisiana put the Trojans in a four-way tie at the top of the Sun Belt heading into last Friday’

After a successful Senior Day sendoff for some record-breaking Trojans, the Troy women’s basketball team faced two key obstacles in its goal to take over the Sun Belt Conference: Arkansas State and South Alabama. Both games were on the road. It all started on Feb. 24, and the Trojans walked into a firepit in Jonesboro, Arkansas, home of the Arkansas State Red Wolves. Arkansas State was up there with Troy, Georgia Southern, Marshall and James Madison for the regular season

In a tight matchup against North Alabama, the Troy’s men’s tennis team managed to bring home a 4-3 win against the Lions. The Trojans improved to 9-4 on the season with the big road win. From the jump, the match was hotly contested. While North Alabama took the first doubles match, the Trojans punched back to win the other two doubles matches by a combined two games. The doubles match up on court two started strong, as freshman Ryusei Miyazato and junior Luciano Alcocer sec

Down in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Troy men’s golf played against other teams and individuals during the Golden Nugget Invitational. A few Trojans placed well individually in the invitational, but the team ended off the week in 10th place out of 10 teams. While Troy as a team placed in 10th overall for the invitational, the Trojans had a strong showing during their final round Tuesday, hitting 19 birdies overall. Two Trojans broughtin under-par rounds. During the final round,

Troy Track and Field competed in the USATF Indoor Championships on Feb. 28 and March 1. The championships were held in Staten Island, New York, and had a variety of events for runners of all ages. Travis Massey ran a 6.88 for the Men’s 60m event, landing him 21st place overall. Benjamin Jaudon ran a time of 8.07 for Men’s 60m Hurdles, earning 19th place during the event. The Trojans earned the honor of competing in the championships after strong performances during the indoo

Troy men’s basketball won its final two games at home last week to earn the Sun Belt Regular Season Championship for its second year in a row. The Trojans knocked off Louisiana on Tuesday night, 78-59, followed by a win over ULM, 80-65, to secure the title. It also clinched a 20-win season for the fifth straight season. “I'm just super thankful and grateful to win a championship,” head coach Scott Cross said. “All wins are very difficult, and winning a championship is tough

Troy women’s tennis is now 4-3 in the spring season following its 4-2 defeat at the hands of Kennesaw State. With this defeat, the Trojans are on a two-match losing streak heading into a two-match homestand to close out the month of February. While Troy lost the doubles point, it pushed Kennesaw State to play all three doubles matches. From the No. 3 position, Veena Nazar and Emilia Namyslo defeated the Kennesaw State duo of Maria Ivankovic and Irene Serrano, 6-2. The duo of

The Trojans have dominated in track and field meets both records-wise and standings-wise throughout the season. Through the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships, this fact has continued to ring true. During Monday and Tuesday, the Trojans have broken a number of personal records, broken a program record and achieved high standings throughout the meet’s women’s events. Troy also secured an individual Sun Belt Championship at the meet. Starting off, Faith Jones blasted t