2019–20 Troy Trojans women's basketball
Las Vegas Holiday Classic champions
Sun Belt Regular Season champions
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record25–4 (16–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jennifer Graf
  • Courtney Simmons
  • Neil Harrow
Home arenaTrojan Arena
2019–20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Troy*162 .889254  .862
Coastal Carolina153 .833254  .862
UT Arlington144 .7782111  .656
Louisiana108 .5561912  .613
South Alabama99 .5001616  .500
Little Rock99 .5001219  .387
Arkansas State810 .4441218  .400
Appalachian State810 .4441119  .367
Georgia Southern711 .3891019  .345
Texas State612 .3331317  .433
Georgia State513 .278821  .276
Louisiana–Monroe117 .056326  .103
2020 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of January 9, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

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.

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)
1Little Rock127 (6)
2Troy123 (4)
3UT Arlington120 (1)
4South Alabama119 (1)
5Appalachian State100
6Georgia State73
7Coastal Carolina66
8Louisiana64
9Texas State59
10Arkansas State44
11Georgia Southern26
12Louisiana–Monroe15

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team

Roster

2019–20 Troy Trojans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Emely Rosario 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrMarist HS
Kilgore College
Bronx, NY
G 1 Kayla Robinson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrEffingham County HS Savannah, GA
G 2 Shawnta Shaw 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) SoPearl-Cohn Comprehensive HS Nashville, TN
G 4 Jasmine Robinson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrAcademy of Richmond County Augusta, GA
F 5 Tyasia Moore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrForestville Military Academy
Trinity Valley CC
Washington, DC
G 10 Janiah Sandifer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrPearl-Cohn Nashville, TN
G 11 Jasmine LeBlanc 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrBreaux Bridge HS
Louisiana Tech
Breaux Bridge, LA
G 12 Harriet Winchester 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrKeith HS Safrord, AL
G 14 Tiyah Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrCentral HS
Shelton State CC
Phenix City, AL
F 20 Japonica James 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrLaFlore HS
Tallahassee CC
Mobile, AL
F 21 Jhileiya Dunlap 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrDreher HS
Ole Miss
Columbia, SC
F 25 Alexus Dye 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrWenonah HS
Gulf Coast State College
Birmingham, AL
F 32 Katie Rogers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrWenonah HS
Ole Miss
Birmingham, AL
F 40 Amber Rivers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrCenter Point HS Birmingham, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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

See also

References

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