2018–19 Troy Trojans women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Troy Trojans women's basketball team represents Troy University during the 2018–19 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. 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.

2018–19 Troy Trojans women's basketball
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2018–19 record22–9 (12–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jennifer Graf
  • Courtney Simmons
  • Neil Harrow
Home arenaTrojan Arena
2018–19 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UT Arlington15–3 .833  24–8  .750
Little Rock *†15–3 .833  21–11  .656
Troy13–5 .722  22–9  .710
Georgia State11–7 .611  17–14  .548
Appalachian State10–8 .556  22–14  .611
South Alabama9–9 .500  25–11  .694
Texas State9–9 .500  14–17  .452
Coastal Carolina8–10 .444  17–15  .531
Arkansas State7–11 .389  12–18  .400
Louisiana5–13 .278  7–23  .233
Louisiana–Monroe4–14 .222  10–19  .345
Georgia Southern2–16 .111  7–22  .241
† 2019 Sun Belt Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of April 3, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

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)
1Little Rock133 (8)
2Troy131 (4)
3Texas State97
3UT Arlington97
5Arkansas State95
6South Alabama78
7Louisiana75
8Coastal Carolina72
9Appalachian State67
10Georgia Southern39
10Georgia State39
12Louisiana–Monroe13

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team

Roster
2018–19 Troy Trojans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Kayla Robinson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrEffingham County HS Clyo, GA
G 2 Shawnta Shaw 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) FrPearl-Cohn Comprehensive HS Nashville, TN
G 3 Tyra Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrAustin
Auburn/Chipola		 Decatur, AL
G 4 Jasmine Robinson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoAcademy of Richmond County Augusta, GA
G 10 Janiah Sandifer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoPearl-Cohn Nashville, TN
G 11 Jasmine LeBlanc 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrBreaux Bridge HS
Louisiana Tech		 Breaux Bridge, LA
G 12 Harriet Winchester 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrKeith HS Safrord, AL
F 20 Japonica James 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrLaFlore HS
Tallahassee CC		 Mobile, AL
G 21 Jasmine Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoGaringer HS Charlotte, NC
F 22 Amahni Upshaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrBrantley HS Brantley, AL
G 23 Shaterrika O'Neal 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrWinter Haven HS
Gulf Coast State		 Winter Haven, FL
F 24 Sky'Lynn Holmes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrPine Tree HS
Tyler JC		 Mount Pleasant, TX
F 32 Katie Rogers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrWenonah HS
Ole Miss		 Birmingham, AL
F 40 Amber Rivers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrCenter 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
PollPre-
Season		Week
2		Week
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5		Week
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12		Week
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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 28 July 2020.
  2. "The Official Site of Troy Athletics". Troytrojans.com.
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