2019–20 Troy Trojans women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Troy Trojans women's basketball team represents Troy University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by seventh year head coach Chanda Rigby, play their home games at Trojan Arena and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 25–4, 16–2 in Sun Belt play to finish regular season champions. They received a first and second round bye in the Sun Belt tournament after being seeded 1st. Before their first game, the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Troy Trojans women's basketball
Sun Belt Conference Champions
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2019–20 record	25–4 (16–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Chanda Rigby (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Jennifer Graf Courtney Simmons Neil Harrow
Home arena	Trojan Arena

2019–20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Troy*	16	–	2		.889			25	–	4		.862
Coastal Carolina	15	–	3		.833			25	–	4		.862
Texas–Arlington	14	–	4		.778			21	–	11		.656
Louisiana	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
South Alabama	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Little Rock	9	–	9		.500			12	–	19		.387
Arkansas State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	18		.400
Appalachian State	8	–	10		.444			11	–	19		.367
Georgia Southern	7	–	11		.389			10	–	19		.345
Texas State	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Georgia State	5	–	13		.278			8	–	21		.276
Louisiana–Monroe	1	–	17		.056			3	–	26		.103
† 2020 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Sun Belt coaches poll

On October 30, 2019, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Trojans predicted to finish in second place in the conference. [1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Little Rock	127 (6)
2	Troy	123 (4)
3	UT Arlington	120 (1)
4	South Alabama	119 (1)
5	Appalachian State	100
6	Georgia State	73
7	Coastal Carolina	66
8	Louisiana	64
9	Texas State	59
10	Arkansas State	44
11	Georgia Southern	26
12	Louisiana–Monroe	15

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team

2nd team Amber Rivers – SR, Forward

3rd team Japonica James – SR, Forward

Roster

2019–20 Troy Trojans women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Emely Rosario 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Marist HS Kilgore College Bronx, NY G 1 Kayla Robinson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Effingham County HS Savannah, GA G 2 Shawnta Shaw 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) So Pearl-Cohn Comprehensive HS Nashville, TN G 4 Jasmine Robinson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Academy of Richmond County Augusta, GA F 5 Tyasia Moore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Forestville Military Academy Trinity Valley CC Washington, DC G 10 Janiah Sandifer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Pearl-Cohn Nashville, TN G 11 Jasmine LeBlanc 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Breaux Bridge HS Louisiana Tech Breaux Bridge, LA G 12 Harriet Winchester 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Keith HS Safrord, AL G 14 Tiyah Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Central HS Shelton State CC Phenix City, AL F 20 Japonica James 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr LaFlore HS Tallahassee CC Mobile, AL F 21 Jhileiya Dunlap 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Dreher HS Ole Miss Columbia, SC F 25 Alexus Dye 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Wenonah HS Gulf Coast State College Birmingham, AL F 32 Katie Rogers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Wenonah HS Ole Miss Birmingham, AL F 40 Amber Rivers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Center Point HS Birmingham, AL	Head coach Chanda Rigby (Southeastern Louisiana) Assistant coach(es) Jennifer Graf (Northwestern State) Courtney Simmons (Louisville) Neil Harrow (East Central Oklahoma) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 28 July 2020

Schedule

[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019* 6:00 pm		Fort Valley State	W 101–52	1–0	Trojan Arena (2,539) Troy, AL
Nov 12, 2019* 6:00 pm		Samford	W 74–65	2–0	Pete Hanna Center (199) Homewood, AL
Nov 16, 2019* 2:00 pm		Jacksonville State	W 94–64	3–0	Trojan Arena (1,245) Troy, AL
Nov 18, 2019* 7:00 pm		at No. 8 Mississippi State	L 82–122	3–1	Humphrey Coliseum (6,839) Starkville, MS
Nov 24, 2019* 2:00 pm		at Duke	L 85–99	3–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,833) Durham, NC
Dec 1, 2019* 3:00 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	W 68–62	4–2	Moore Gymnasium (205) Daytona Beach, FL
Dec 4, 2019* 5:00 pm		Auburn–Montgomery	W 72–42	5–2	Trojan Arena (1,218) Troy, AL
Dec 11, 2019* 12:00 pm		East Tennessee State	W 79–61	6–2	Trojan Arena (1,569) Troy, AL
Dec 15, 2019* 1:30 pm		at Chattanooga	W 90–51	7–2	McKenzie Arena  Chattanooga, TN
Dec 19, 2019* 5:30 pm		vs. Toledo Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic	W 71–64	8–2	South Point Hotel and Casino (150) Las Vegas, NV
Dec 20, 2019* 2:00 pm		vs. Kent State Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic	W 71–64	9–2	South Point Casino and Hotel (150) Las Vegas, NV
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 2, 2020 6:00 pm		Coastal Carolina	W 84–77	10–2 (1–0)	Trojan Arena (1,439) Troy, AL
Jan 4, 2020 2:00 pm		Appalachian State	W 84–55	11–2 (2–0)	Trojan Arena (1,112) Troy, AL
Jan 8, 2020 6:00 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 72–65	12–2 (3–0)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (457) Monroe, LA
Jan 11, 2020 2:00 pm		Louisiana	L 73–79	12–3 (3–1)	Trojan Arena (1,242) Troy, AL
Jan 16, 2020 6:30 pm		at Georgia Southern	W 79–69	13–3 (4–1)	Hanner Fieldhouse (411) Statesboro, GA
Jan 18, 2020 2:00 pm		at Georgia State	W 71–57	14–3 (5–1)	GSU Sports Arena (449) Atlanta, GA
Jan 23, 2020 6:00 pm		Texas State	W 84–50	15–3 (6–1)	Trojan Arena (1,789) Troy, AL
Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm		UT Arlington	W 85–69	16–3 (7–1)	Trojan Arena (1,899) Troy, AL
Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm		South Alabama	W 85–68	17–3 (8–1)	Trojan Arena (1,783) Troy, AL
Feb 5, 2020 6:00 pm		Louisiana–Monroe	W 77–65	18–3 (9–1)	Trojan Arena (1,648) Troy, AL
Feb 8, 2020 2:00 pm		at Louisiana	W 67–64	19–3 (10–1)	Cajundome (892) Lafayette, LA
Feb 13, 2020 6:00 pm	No. RV	at Coastal Carolina	L 103–124	19–4 (10–2)	HTC Center (747) Conway, SC
Feb 15, 2020 2:00 pm	No. RV	at Appalachian State	W 81–61	20–4 (11–2)	Holmes Convocation Center (568) Boone, NC
Feb 20, 2020 6:00 pm	No. RV	Little Rock	W 77–59	21–4 (12–2)	Trojan Arena (2,001) Troy, AL
Feb 22, 2020 4:00 pm	No. RV	Arkansas State	W 79–64	22–4 (13–2)	Trojan Arena (2,120) Troy, AL
Feb 29, 2020 4:00 pm	No. RV	at South Alabama	W 77–73	23–4 (14–2)	Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
Mar 5, 2020 6:30 pm	No. RV	at Little Rock	W 70–54	24–4 (15–2)	Jack Stephens Center (662) Little Rock, AR
Mar 7, 2020 4:00 pm	No. RV	at Arkansas State	W 91–81	25–4 (16–2)	First National Bank Arena (791) Jonesboro, AR
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
Mar 14, 2020	(1) No. RV	vs. (4) Louisiana Semifinals	Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic		Smoothie King Center  New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP
Coaches														RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2018–19 Troy Trojans men's basketball team

References

1. "Cajuns picked 8th in preseason SBC poll". KATC. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
2. "The Official Site of Troy Athletics". Troytrojans.com. Retrieved 28 July 2020.