2017–18 Troy Trojans women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Troy Trojans women's basketball team represents Troy University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by sixth year head coach Chanda Rigby, play their home games at Trojan Arena and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 18–13, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament where they lost to Little Rock.

2017–18 Troy Trojans women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record18–13 (12–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jennifer Graf
  • Courtney Simmons
  • Neil Harrow
Home arenaTrojan Arena
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Little Rock171 .9442310  .697
Texas State144 .7782310  .697
UT Arlington126 .6671812  .600
Troy126 .6671813  .581
South Alabama117 .6112113  .618
Coastal Carolina108 .5561714  .548
Louisiana108 .5561716  .515
Arkansas State108 .5561515  .500
Appalachian State513 .278823  .258
Georgia State414 .222822  .267
Georgia Southern216 .111525  .167
Louisiana–Monroe117 .056426  .133
2018 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

They finished the season 22–11, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They defeat Arkansas State, Texas–Arlington and Louisiana–Lafayette to become champions of the Sun Belt Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament. They lost in the first round to Mississippi State.

Roster

2017–18 Troy Trojans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Kayla Robinson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoEffingham County HS Clyo, GA
G 3 Amanda Mendoza 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) SrMiami Sr. HS
St. Petersburg College
Miami, FL
G 4 Jasmine Robinson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrAcademy of Richmond County Augusta, GA
G 10 Janiah Sandifer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrPearl-Cohn Nashville, TN
G 11 Jasmine LeBlanc Current redshirt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBreaux Bridge HS
Louisiana Tech
Breaux Bridge, LA
G 12 Harriet Winchester 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoKeith HS Safrord, AL
G 21 Jasmine Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrGaringer HS Charlotte, NC
F 22 Amahni Upshaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrBrantley HS Brantley, AL
G 23 Shaterrika O'Neal 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrWinter Haven HS
Gulf Coast State
Winter Haven, FL
F 24 Sky'Lynn Holmes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrPine Tree HS
Tyler JC
Mount Pleasant, TX
C 32 Dajia Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrGadsden City HS Gadsden, AL
G 33 Chelsey Gibson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrPensacola HS
Marquette
Pensacola, FL
F 40 Amber Rivers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoCenter Point HS Birmingham, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2018

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017*
5:00 pm
Auburn Montgomery W 79–54 
Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
12:00 pm
Stillman W 89–62  1–0
Trojan Arena (341)
Troy, AL
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm
at Alabama State W 93–63  2–0
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (389)
Montgomery, AL
11/21/2017*
2:00 pm
at Ole Miss L 93–96  2–1
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (817)
Oxford, MS
11/27/2017*
6:00 pm
at Tennessee State W 95–66  3–1
Gentry Center (438)
Nashville, TN
12/01/2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville W 89–88  4–1
Trojan Arena (438)
Troy, AL
12/06/2017*
6:00 pm
at No. 11 Tennessee L 69–131  4–2
Thompson–Boling Arena (7,187)
Knoxville, TN
12/09/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Montevallo W 130–50  5–2
Trojan Arena (576)
Troy, AL
12/14/2017*
6:30 pm
at Middle Tennessee L 57–73  5–3
Murphy Center (3,986)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Samford L 73–80  5–4
Pete Hanna Center (388)
Birmingham, AL
12/21/2017*
2:30 pm
at Tulane
Tulane Classic semifinals
L 75–106  5–5
Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
12/22/2017*
1:00 pm
vs. Samford
Tulane Classic 3rd place game
L 76–82 OT 5–6
Devlin Fieldhouse (706)
New Orleans, LA
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia Southern W 88–47  6–6
(1–0)
Trojan Arena (912)
Troy, AL
12/31/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia State W 90–86  7–6
(2–0)
Trojan Arena (927)
Troy, AL
01/04/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Texas–Arlington L 57–76  7–7
(2–1)
College Park Center (1,868)
Arlington, TX
01/06/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Texas State L 75–83  7–8
(2–2)
Strahan Coliseum (1,560)
San Marcos, TX
01/13/2018
1:00 pm
at South Alabama L 68–79  7–9
(2–3)
Mitchell Center (3,014)
Mobile, AL
01/20/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Coastal Carolina L 92–97  7–10
(2–4)
Trojan Arena (1,691)
Troy, AL
01/22/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Appalachian State W 81–74  8–10
(3–4)
Trojan Arena (1,069)
Troy, AL
01/25/2018
5:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 86–79  9–10
(4–4)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,651)
Monroe, LA
01/27/2018
4:00 pm
at Louisiana W 62–55  10–10
(5–4)
Cajundome (3,087)
Lafayette, LA
02/03/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
South Alabama W 82–71  11–10
(6–4)
Trojan Arena (2,176)
Troy, AL
02/08/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Arkansas State W 95–78  12–10
(7–4)
Trojan Arena (875)
Troy, AL
02/10/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Little Rock W 76–70 OT 13–10
(8–4)
Trojan Arena (1,046)
Troy, AL
02/15/2018
4:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 71–84  13–11
(8–5)
HTC Center (303)
Conway, SC
02/17/2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State W 93–64  14–11
(9–5)
Holmes Center (582)
Boone, NC
02/22/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana W 72–53  15–11
(10–5)
Trojan Arena (1,429)
Troy, AL
02/24/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe W 94–62  16–11
(11–5)
Trojan Arena (1,359)
Troy, AL
03/01/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State L 78–85  16–12
(11–6)
GSU Sports Arena (398)
Atlanta, GA
03/03/2018
1:00 pm
at Georgia Southern W 95–80  17–12
(12–6)
Hanner Fieldhouse (453)
Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/08/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (5) South Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 82–79  18–12
Lakefront Arena (967)
New Orleans, LA
03/10/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (1) Little Rock
Semifinals
L 63–66  18–13
Lakefront Arena (898)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Final
AP N/A
Coaches N/A RV
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. "2017-18 WBB Media Guide by Troy University Athletics". Issuu. November 14, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  2. "Troy Trojans Women's Basketball - Trojans News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  3. Troy Trojans. "Troy Trojans on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  4. "The Official Site of Troy Athletics". Troytrojans.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
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