2018–19 Troy Trojans women's basketball team

2018–19 Troy Trojans women's basketball
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Champions
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record22–9 (12–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jennifer Graf
  • Courtney Simmons
  • Neil Harrow
Home arenaTrojan Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UT Arlington 15 – 3   .833 24 – 8   .750
Little Rock *† 15 – 3   .833 21 – 11   .656
Troy 13 – 5   .722 22 – 9   .710
Georgia State 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
Appalachian State 10 – 8   .556 22 – 14   .611
South Alabama 9 – 9   .500 25 – 11   .694
Texas State 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452
Coastal Carolina 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Arkansas State 7 – 11   .389 12 – 18   .400
Louisiana 5 – 13   .278 7 – 23   .233
Louisiana–Monroe 4 – 14   .222 10 – 19   .345
Georgia Southern 2 – 16   .111 7 – 22   .241
† 2019 Sun Belt Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of April 3, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Troy Trojans women's basketball team represented Troy University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by sixth year head coach Chanda Rigby, played their home games at Trojan Arena and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 13–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament to South Alabama. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT, where they lost to UAB in the first round.

Preseason

Sun Belt coaches poll

On October 24, 2018, 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 133 (8)
2 Troy 131 (4)
3 Texas State 97
3 UT Arlington 97
5 Arkansas State 95
6 South Alabama 78
7 Louisiana 75
8 Coastal Carolina 72
9 Appalachian State 67
10 Georgia Southern 39
10 Georgia State 39
12 Louisiana–Monroe 13

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team

Roster

2018–19 Troy Trojans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kayla Robinson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Effingham County HS Clyo, GA
G 2 Shawnta Shaw 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Fr Pearl-Cohn Comprehensive HS Nashville, TN
G 3 Tyra Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Austin
Auburn/Chipola 		Decatur, AL
G 4 Jasmine Robinson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Academy of Richmond County Augusta, GA
G 10 Janiah Sandifer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Pearl-Cohn Nashville, TN
G 11 Jasmine LeBlanc 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Breaux Bridge HS
Louisiana Tech 		Breaux Bridge, LA
G 12 Harriet Winchester 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Keith HS Safrord, AL
F 20 Japonica James 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr LaFlore HS
Tallahassee CC 		Mobile, AL
G 21 Jasmine Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Garinger HS Charlotte, NC
F 22 Amahni Upshaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Brantley HS Brantley, AL
G 23 Shaterrika O'Neal 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Winter Haven HS
Gulf Coast State 		Winter Haven, FL
F 24 Sky'Lynn Holmes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Pine Tree HS
Tyler JC 		Mount Pleasant, TX
F 32 Katie Rogers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Wenonah HS
Ole Miss 		Birmingham, AL
F 40 Amber Rivers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Center Point HS Birmingham, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
7:00 pm 		West Florida W 88–71 
Trojan Arena (1,412)
Troy, AL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
11:00 am, ACCNE 		at Florida State L 67–103  0–1
 Donald L. Tucker Center (3,895)
Tallahassee, FL
Nov 12, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Samford W 72–52  1–1
 Trojan Arena (1,403)
Troy, AL
Nov 12, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tennessee State W 92–67  2–1
 Trojan Arena (546)
Troy, AL
Nov 19, 2018*
10:00 am 		at East Tennessee State W 84–66  3–1
 J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (2,740)
Johnson City, TN
Nov 23, 2018*
4:00 pm 		vs. Sam Houston State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic 		W 84–79  4–1
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,255)
Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 24, 2018*
2:00 pm 		vs. Mississippi Valley State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic 		W 75–54  5–1
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,251)
Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 29, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Alabama State W 116–46  6–1
 Trojan Arena (1,648)
Troy, AL
Dec 4, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Middle Tennessee L 64–67  6–2
 Trojan Arena (989)
Troy, AL
Dec 12, 2018*
12:00 pm 		Talladega W 91–70  7–2
 Trojan Arena (1,778)
Troy, AL
Dec 19, 2018*
6:00 pm 		at Ole Miss W 71–54  8–2
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,143)
Oxford, MS
Dec 29, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville State W 89–63  9–2
 Pete Mathews Coliseum (465)
Jacksonville, AL
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 3, 2019
5:00 pm 		at Coastal Carolina W 82–81  10–2
(1–0) 		HTC Center (175)
Conway, SC
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm 		at Appalachian State W 83–72  11–2
(2–0) 		Holmes Center (361)
Boone, SC
Jan 10, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Little Rock W 71–66  12–2
(3–0) 		Trojan Arena (1,876)
Troy, AL
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Arkansas State W 87–79  13–2
(4–0) 		Trojan Arena (1,407)
Troy, AL
Jan 17, 2019
5:30 pm 		at Georgia Southern W 97–81  14–2
(5–0) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (268)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 19, 2019
1:00 pm 		at Georgia State L 80–84  14–3
(5–1) 		GSU Sports Arena (460)
Atlanta, GA
Jan 24, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe W 78–56  15–3
(6–1) 		Trojan Arena (1,471)
Troy, AL
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana W 90–64  16–3
(7–1) 		Trojan Arena (921)
Troy, AL
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Alabama L 77–80  16–4
(7–2) 		Mitchell Center (4,469)
Mobile, AL
Feb 7, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Little Rock L 72–76  16–5
(7–3) 		Jack Stephens Center (1,286)
Little Rock, AR
Feb 9, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State W 100–89  17–5
(8–3) 		First National Bank Arena (897)
Jonesboro, AR
Feb 14, 2019
6:00 pm 		Georgia State L 70–85  17–6
(8–4) 		Trojan Arena (1,349)
Troy, AL
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern W 100–78  18–6
(9–4) 		Trojan Arena (1,112)
Troy, AL
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Alabama W 66–58  19–6
(10–4) 		Trojan Arena (2,327)
Troy, AL
Feb 28, 2019
11:30 am, ESPN+ 		at Texas State W 82–63  20–6
(11–4) 		Strahan Arena (3,728)
San Marcos, TX
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 65–88  20–7
(11–5) 		College Park Center (1,112)
Arlington, TX
Mar 7, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Appalachian State W 95–66  21–7
(12–5) 		Trojan Arena (1,118)
Troy, AL
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina W 89–76  22–7
(13–5) 		Trojan Arena (1,076)
Troy, AL
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
Mar 14, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (7) South Alabama
Quarterfinals 		L 74–87  22–8
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UAB
First Round 		L 89–93  22–9
 Trojan Arena (2,451)
Troy, AL
*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 N/A
Coaches N/A RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "Troy Picked 2nd in Preseason Poll, Trio Named All-Sun Belt". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Official Site of Troy Athletics". Troytrojans.com.