One Troy Today 3/21: Let's Dance!

Troy Men's Hoops Open Up NCAA Tournament Action against Kentucky

March 21, 2025

TGIF Troy Fam. Clear the calendar. Secure your reservation. Gather your crew.

You’ve got a date with the TV at 6 pm tonight! We’ve got Troy hoops to watch!

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!

🏀 Let’s Dance
⚾️ Top 20 Showdown
🎉 Join The Party
⚔️ And much, much more!

🏀 TODAY, WE DANCE

For the first time in eight years, the Troy men’s hoops team will take the court for NCAA Tournament action this evening in Milwaukee.

Earning the 14th-seed in the Midwest Region, the Trojans will tipoff at 6:10pm tonight agsint the third-seeded Wildcats of Kentucky at the Fiserv Forum.

The game will also be available to watch on the NCAA March Madness Live App, Max and Paramount+. 

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Top-20 Showdown. Two of the best collegiate baseball teams in the country will square off this weekend in Troy when the 16th-ranked Chanticleers of Coastal visit to battle the 18th-ranked Trojans in a three-game Sun Belt series.

Troy's offense has been one of the best in the country, ranking ninth in walks (141) and 11th in on-base percentage (.455). The Trojans also lead the Sun Belt with a .313 batting average and have each of the conference's top three leaders in RBIs in Brooks Bryan (1st - 34), Blake Cavill (T-2nd - 25) and Sean Darnell (T-2nd - 25). 

Last season, the Trojans met the No. 12 Chanticleers in Conway, S.C., and came away with a three-game sweep. Troy won Game 1, 8-6, and Game 2, 11-4, before picking up a 15-3 run-rule victory in Game 3. Bryan homered twice in the series while tallying six RBIs. 

🔼 A Must Read. Wanna know what it feels like to reach March Madness?

Wanna know what the championship victory meant to these group of Trojans?

Look no further to this must read piece from Jackson Fields, a critical part of this year’s Troy men’s basketball program.

🎉 JOIN THE PARTY!

Troy Athletics is partnering with Baumhower's Victory Grille to host a watch party for TONIGHT’S First Round game against Kentucky at 6:10 p.m. on CBS.

The official watch party headquarters of Troy Athletics, Baumhower's Victory Grille has wall-to-wall TVs that will allow for all eyes to be turned towards the Trojans effort to upset third-seeded Kentucky in the Midwest Region.

Today’s Trojan Top Performance, brought to you by Conecuh Sausage, is the entire Troy men’s basketball team. We know, we know, it’s bending the rules a bit, but for today, we felt like it was perfect to recognize the entire group for not only capturing the Sun Belt Championship, but returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017.

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.

⚔️ AMONG THE LEGENDS

With the 2025 Troy football spring practice in full effect with head coach Gerad Parker entering his second season, Troy Athletics finalized the festivities for T-Day, which includes the annual Lunch with Legends panel that's packed with Troy greats before kickoff on Saturday, April 12.

In partnership with The Vance Law Firm, T-Day will kickoff at 2 p.m. with free admission for all fans. The day kicks off from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with Troy's annual Lunch with Legends featuring Richard Shaughnessy, Lawrence Tynes, DeWhitt Betterson Sr. and Corey Robinson. Between that, the free Youth Football Clinic (All children aged 5-12) starts at 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. with check-in at Gate 1 (South Concourse), starting at 11:15 a.m.

And that’s just the beginning!

🤔 TROY TRIVIA

Of the previous two NCAA Tournament appearances (2003 and 2017), can you name the two teams the Trojans played in those games?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to find the answer!

*All times Central

Friday, March 21st
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. #3 Kentucky @ 6:10pm (Fiserv Forum - Milwaukee, Wisc.)
⚾️ #18 Baseball vs. Coastal Carolina @ 3pm | ESPN+ l Listen l Live Stats
🥎 Softball at Southern Miss @ 6pm l Listen l Live Stats
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Florida State Match Up (Tallahasee, Fla.)
👟 Track & Field at USF Alumni Invitational

Saturday, March 22nd
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Georgia State @ 9am
🎾 Men’s Tennis at South Alabama @ 10am
🥎 Softball at Southern Miss @ 2pm l Listen l Live Stats
⚾️ #18 Baseball vs. Coastal Carolina @ 3:33pm | ESPN+ l Listen l Live Stats
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Florida State Match Up (Tallahasee, Fla.)
👟 Track & Field at USF Alumni Invitational

Sunday, March 23rd
🥎 Softball at Southern Miss @ 12pm l Listen l Live Stats
⚾️ #18 Baseball vs. Coastal Carolina @ 1pm | ESPN+ l Listen l Live Stats
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Florida State Match Up (Tallahasee, Fla.)

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Duke (2017) and Xavier (2003).