Here is a summary of the 2021-22 season for the Portsmouth Trojans:

Records vs. Each Team including the 2025-26 season:

Fairland..........5-19

Coal Grove.....16-8

Ironton...........9-15

Gallia Academy.........11-13

Chesapeake...............10-14

Rock Hill..................21-3

South Point..............15-9

Overall Record: 87-81  

OVC titles: 1......2015

Here is the 2021-22 varsity schedule for the Portsmouth Trojans boys basketball team. Varsity games start at 7:30 unless otherwise noted, JV games begin at 6:00. 

Portsmouth joined the Ohio Valley Conference in the 2014-2015 season. Here is the Trojans' finish each of those years:

2015: 1st
2016: 2nd (Fairland champion)
2017: 3rd (Fairland champion)
2018: 4th (Fairland champion)
2019: 7th (Fairland champion)
2020: 5th (Fairland champion)
2021: 6th (tied) (Fairland champion)
2022: 6th (Fairland champion)

2023: 6th (South Point champion)

2024: 2nd (South Point champion)

2025: 6th  (Tied with Gallia Academy) (Fairland champion) 

2026: 3rd (Ironton champion)

After Portsmouth's 85-47 loss to Fairland in the sectional championship, here a few facts and figures from the 2020-21 season:

Here is the varsity basketball roster for the 2020-2021 Portsmouth Trojans:

Miles Shipp..............6-2 SR*.......leading scorer returning 10 PPG; career high 27 vs.Ironton
Chris Duff................6-0 SR
Dariyonne Bryant....6-3 JR*
Drew Roe................5-8 JR*
Amare Johnson.......5-8 JR*
Donovan Carr..........6-0 JR*
Michael Duncan......6-1 SR
Reid Pendleton.......5-9 SO
Tyler Duncan..........5-10 SO
Daewan Spence......6-1 JR
Dante Hamrick........5-10 SR

Here is the schedule for the 2020-21 Trojans. The copy was hard to read, so I hope that the dates are correct.

One of the most recognizable figures over the years at PHS basketball games has been "Captain Trojan". Two of the most well known "Captains" were Greg "Bubba" Hickman and Stephen Hunter. Hickman was the original "Captain" which started in the 1980's. Hickman wore red and blue tights with a mask and cape. He would come to center court and spell "T R O J A N" and the crowd joined in. Then he would irritate the opposing team by sliding into their huddle. He would quite often get kicked but it didn't deter him from his goal of revving up the spirit of the crowd.

The Portsmouth Trojans have 12 Final 4 wins, 16 overall (16-11) in state tournament play. The 12 wins by the Trojans match the total number of Final 4 wins by the 6 conferences of the Southeast District combined..........the SOC, SVC, OVC, FAC, TVC, and the SHAC. This statistic takes into account only Final 4 wins, not appearances. Below is  breakdown of the Trojans' Final 4 wins and the 6 conferences of the SE district:

Portsmouth........1931 (2), 1934 (1), 1961 (2), 1978 (2), 1980 (1), 1988 (2), 1990 (1), 2012 (1)

SE District Conferences:

After doing the research on Phil Whitehead, who played for the Trojans from 1988-1991, he has officially joined the 1,000 point club at PHS. Whitehead scored 1,027 points in his career. He still managed to join the coveted 1,000 point mark despite missing several games his senior year due to injury. He needed 329 points his final season to reach 1,000. His high game was 30 vs. Boyd County. He played on the 1988 D2 state championship team, and he reached the D2 state championship game in 1990 as the Trojans lost to Dayton Colonel White 71-57.