2016–17 Troy Trojans women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Troy Trojans women's basketball team represented Troy University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fifth year head coach Chanda Rigby, played their home games at Trojan Arena and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 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.

2016–17 Troy Trojans women's basketball
Sun Belt Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2016–17 record22–11 (12–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jennifer Graf
  • Courtney Simmons
  • Neil Harrow
Home arenaTrojan Arena
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Little Rock171 .944  258  .758
UT Arlington144 .778  228  .733
Troy126 .667  2210  .688
Louisiana–Lafayette117 .611  2011  .645
Texas State117 .611  1614  .533
Georgia Southern99 .500  1317  .433
Coastal Carolina810 .444  1316  .448
Georgia State810 .444  1218  .400
Appalachian State612 .333  1219  .387
South Alabama513 .278  1120  .355
Arkansas State414 .222  725  .219
Louisiana–Monroe315 .167  624  .200
2017 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 Troy Trojans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Kayla Robinson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrEffingham County HS Clyo, GA
G 3 Amanda Mendoza 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) JrMiami Sr. HS
St. Petersburg College
Miami, FL
G 10 Jayla Chills 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrRipley HS
Itawamba CC
Ripley, MS
G 11 ArJae Saunders 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrH.D. Woodson Sr. HS
Walters State CC
Washington, D.C.
G 12 Harriet Winchester 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrKeith HS Safrord, AL
G 14 Claresa Banks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrForest Hill HS
Copiah-Lincoln CC
Jackson, MS
G 20 Ta'Kierra Gibbs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrPutnam County HS
Central Georgia Technical College
Eatonton, GA
F 22 Amahni Upshaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoBrantley HS Brantley, AL
F 23 Kristen Emerson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrPrattville Christian HS Prattville, AL
F 24 Jessie Day 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrNiceville HS Niceville, FL
F 25 Casie Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrEagle Point HS
Siskiyous
Eagle Point, OR
C 32 Dajia Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrGadsden City HS Gadsden, AL
F 33 Lauren Day 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrChoctawhatchee HS Niceville, FL
F 34 Caitlyn Ramirez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrShawnee HS
Tyler JC
Shawnee, OK
F 40 Amber Rivers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrCenter Point HS Birmingham, AL
F 44 La'Tia Fils-Amie' 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoDaleville HS Daleville, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2016*
6:00 pm
Uninassau L 71–92 
Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
6:00 pm
at Auburn L 52–61  0–1
Auburn Arena (2,336)
Auburn, AL
11/16/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Belmont W 91–74  1–1
Troy Arena (876)
Troy, AL
11/21/2016*
6:00 pm
vs. Thomas W 110–55  2–1
Dothan Civic Center (415)
Dothan, AL
11/24/2016*
5:45 pm
vs. Villanova
San Juan Shootout
W 93–85  3–1
Ocean Center 
Dayton Beach, FL
11/25/2016*
2:30 pm
vs. Loyola–Chicago
San Juan Shootout
W 91–67  4–1
Ocean Center 
Dayton Beach, FL
12/04/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Alabama State W 95–66  5–1
Troy Arena (517)
Troy, AL
12/10/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville L 70–77  5–2
Swisher Gymnasium (590)
Jacksonville, FL
12/14/2016*
6:00 pm
at Nicholls State W 100–75  6–2
Stopher Gym (410)
Thibodaux, LA
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
UAB L 77–81  6–3
Troy Arena (675)
Troy, AL
12/21/2016*
6:00 pm
at Tennessee L 84–110  6–4
Thompson–Boling Arena (7,827)
Knoxville, TN
12/29/2016*
6:00 pm
Armstrong State W 118–72  7–4
Troy Arena (324)
Troy, AL
Sun Belt regular season
12/31/2016
1:00 pm
at South Alabama W 73–57  8–4
(1–0)
Mitchell Center (317)
Mobile, AL
01/05/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State W 87–69  9–4
(2–0)
GSU Sports Arena (367)
Atlanta, GA
01/07/2017
1:00 pm
at Georgia Southern W 89–86  10–4
(3–0)
Hanner Fieldhouse (344)
Statesboro, GA
01/12/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas State W 65–54  11–4
(4–0)
Troy Arena (634)
Troy, AL
01/14/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas–Arlington W 85–68  12–4
(5–0)
Troy Arena (867)
Troy, AL
01/19/2017
6:30 pm
at Little Rock L 74–77  12–5
(5–1)
Jack Stephens Center (1,068)
Little Rock, AR
01/21/2017
3:00 pm
at Arkansas State W 83–75  13–5
(6–1)
Convocation Center (1,425)
Jonesboro, AR
01/26/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia Southern W 77–67  14–5
(7–1)
Troy Arena (594)
Troy, AL
01/28/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia State L 65–68  14–6
(7–2)
Troy Arena (713)
Troy, AL
02/04/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
South Alabama W 75–71  15–6
(8–2)
Troy Arena (1,321)
Troy, AL
02/09/2017
6:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 94–67  16–6
(9–2)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (617)
Monroe, LA
02/11/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 72–80  16–7
(9–3)
Cajundome (1,024)
Lafayette, LA
02/16/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Appalachian State W 86–77  17–7
(10–3)
Troy Arena (578)
Troy, AL
02/18/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Coastal Carolina W 78–66  18–7
(11–3)
Troy Arena (497)
Troy, AL
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Texas–Arlington L 72–78  18–8
(11–4)
College Park Center (728)
Arlington, TX
02/25/2017
2:00 pm
at Texas State L 72–74  18–9
(11–5)
Strahan Coliseum (3,057)
San Marcos, TX
03/02/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Arkansas State W 90–77  19–9
(12–5)
Troy Arena (1,221)
Troy, AL
03/04/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Little Rock L 63–74  19–10
(12–6)
Troy Arena (837)
Troy, AL
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/09/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (11) Arkansas State
Quarterfinals
W 105–72  20–10
Lakefront Arena (714)
New Orleans, LA
03/11/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (2) Texas–Arlington
Semifinals
W 88–59  21–10
Lakefront Arena (1,027)
New Orleans, LA
03/12/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (5) Louisiana–Lafayette
Championship Game
W 78–64  22–10
Lakefront Arena (988)
New Orleans, LA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(15 O) at (2 O) No. 7 Mississippi State
First Round
L 69–110  22–11
Humphrey Coliseum (5,572)
Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. O=Oklahoma City Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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