2017–18 Troy Trojans women's basketball team

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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
Seasons
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 17 1   .944 23 10   .697
Texas State 14 4   .778 23 10   .697
UT Arlington 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
Troy 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
South Alabama 11 7   .611 21 13   .618
Coastal Carolina 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Louisiana 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Arkansas State 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Appalachian State 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
Georgia State 4 14   .222 8 22   .267
Georgia Southern 2 16   .111 5 25   .167
Louisiana–Monroe 1 17   .056 4 26   .133
2018 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of March 19, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Troy Trojans women's basketball team represented Troy University during the 2017–18 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.[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.

Previous season

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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

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2017–18 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) So Effingham County HS Clyo, GA
G 3 Amanda Mendoza 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Sr Miami Sr. HS
St. Petersburg College
Miami, FL
G 4 Jasmine Robinson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Academy of Richmond County Augusta, GA
G 10 Janiah Sandifer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Pearl-Cohn Nashville, TN
G 11 Jasmine LeBlanc Current redshirt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Breaux Bridge HS
Louisiana Tech
Breaux Bridge, LA
G 12 Harriet Winchester 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Keith HS Safrord, AL
G 21 Jasmine Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Garinger HS Charlotte, NC
F 22 Amahni Upshaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Brantley HS Brantley, AL
G 23 Shaterrika O'Neal 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Winter Haven HS
Gulf Coast State
Winter Haven, FL
F 24 Sky'Lynn Holmes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Pine Tree HS
Tyler JC
Mount Pleasant, TX
C 32 Dajia Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Gadsden City HS Gadsden, AL
G 33 Chelsey Gibson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Pensacola HS
Marquette
Pensacola, FL
F 40 Amber Rivers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Center 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

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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

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2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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

See also

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References

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  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.