One Troy Today 1/15: Diamond Dandies

Trojans Earn Top-25 Preseason Ranking Headed Into 2025 Campaign Next Month

January 15, 2025

Happy Hump Day Trojans. Dickie V will be returning to sidelines soon for ESPN and along with that will be the patented “diaper dandies” call.

Here at Troy, we’re calling them Diamond Dandies heading into this spring and you’ll see why.

What all do we have stirring in One Troy Today? Check it out below!

⚾️ Diamond Dandies
🏀 Runnin’ It Back
🏈 Welcome To The Fam!
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Diamond Dandies. We are a month away from the return of Troy baseball and expectations are high for the Trojans.

Those expectations aren’t just high here on campus, but nationally as the Trojans earned a #25 ranking in the preseason poll heading into the 2025 season.

This marks the first time in program history that Troy will enter season with a national ranking next to their name.

The Trojans reached new heights during the 2024 campaign with a No. 21 national ranking, its first since the 2013 season. With a third-place finish in the Sun Belt Conference, Troy went 37-22 on the season and is 109-68 in the last three seasons under Skylar Meade, the most wins in the first three seasons for any Troy head coach.  

🔼 Runnin’ It Back. It was so nice, she’d thought she’d run it back for another time.

After the week she had, it should come as no surprise that the Sun Belt Player of the Week is once again, Zay Dyer.

The junior forward improved on her player of the week numbers from last week, averaging 20 points, 16.5 rebounds and a block. She also had an impressive shooting split, going 56.7 percent from the field, 60 percent from deep and 75 percent from the line.

The Atlanta native returned home to cap off a 2-0 weekend and extend Troy's win streak to four. Against Georgia State, Dyer shot 8-of-15 to lead Troy in scoring (18) and had six offensive rebounds to finish with 17 total. She opened the week at App State, ending with her fourth game with 20-plus points (22) – she also ended with 16 rebounds.

🔼 Welcome To The Fam. The future of Troy football got a little brighter this week.

On Monday and Tuesday, the Trojans welcomed to groups of transfers for a total of 11 new faces joining the program this spring.

The initial wave of players include six with Power 4 experience, a double-digit game starter in the best conference at the FCS ranks a pair of deep threats and a lockdown corner, oh yeah, and a two-time CFP National Champion.

🔼 Pull Up A Chair. You know those old fireside chats from decades ago?

Well, think that, but at the golf course and you’ve entered Greenside Chats with the Trojans.

🗓️ SAVE THE DATE

Clear the calendars, Trojan Fans.

Troy’s Annual Baseball and Softball Fan Day is set for January 25 in Trojan Arena, prior to the showdown with two of the Sun Belt’s top teams as Troy welcomes South Alabama to town for a men’s basketball battle.

In addition to Fan Day taking place, Troy Athletics is pulling out all the stops as Trojan Nation needs to Pack Trojan Arena for the in-state showdown against the Jags.

Tip time is set for 5 p.m.

Today’s Trojan Top Performance, brought to you by Conecuh Sausage, is veteran backstop Brooks Bryan of the Troy baseball squad. A 2024 All-Region and All-Conference honoree, Bryan enters the upcoming 2025 season ranked by Perfect Game as the #33 junior in the entire country.

Trojans Top Performance is brought to you by Conecuh Sausage. Conecuh Sausage is made in Alabama, it’s great on the grill and a fan favorite for tailgating. Conecuh Sausage, the Official Sausage of Troy Athletics.

🤔 TROY TRIVIA

Prior to Zay Dyer winning back-to-back Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week accolades this week, who was the last Trojan to win the honor in back-to-back weeks?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to see the correct answer!

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Wednesday, January 15th
🏀 Men’s Basketball at ULM @ 6:30pm | ESPN+ | Listen

Thursday, January 16th
👟 Track & Field at Samford Multis
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. South Alabama @ 6pm | Tickets | ESPN+ | Listen

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Kayla Robinson (Feb. 5 and 12 in 2017-18)

⚔️ Enjoy your day, y’all!