Troy Men's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Troy Trojans
 
Sun Belt (22-11, 12-6)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/3 at Kent State (103-97), 11/18 at San Diego State (108-107)
Bad Losses: 12/1 West Georgia (89-93), 2/11 at Texas State (62-74)
Coach: Scott Cross
 
Probable Starters:
Victor Valdes, Junior, Forward, 14.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.6 apg
Thomas Dowd, Junior, Forward, 14.8 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 2.2 apg
Jerrell Bellamy, Senior, Center, 8.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Cobi Campbell, Junior, Guard, 9.0 ppg, 1.5 apg, 1.8 rpg
Cooper Campbell, Sophomore, Guard, 12.7 ppg, 4.2 apg, 3.5 rpg, 1.6 spg
 
Key Role Players:
Kerrington Kiel, Sophomore, Forward, 3.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.1 apg
Austin Cross, Freshman, Guard, 3.7 ppg, 1.6 rpg
Theo Seng, Senior, Forward, 12.9 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.1 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.4 (80th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.5 (169, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.6 (211, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.4 (128, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.4 (64, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.6 (208, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.9 (135, 4)
Rebound Margin: 3.1 (99, 5)
Assists Per Game: 15.9 (68, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.8 (205, 10)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025NCAARound of 64 loss to Kentucky
2022CBIFirst Round loss to Abilene Christian
2017NCAARound of 64 loss to Duke
2010NITFirst Round loss to Mississippi
2009CBIFirst Round loss to Charleston
2004NITOpening Round loss to Niagara
2003NCAARound of 64 loss to Xavier
 
*all team stats through 3/8