2015–16 Troy Trojans women's basketball team


The 2015–16 Troy Trojans women's basketball team represented Troy University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fourth year head coach Chanda Rigby, played their home games at Trojan Arena and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 12–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They won the Sun Belt Tournament for the first time in school history and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 1997. They lost in the first round to Oregon State.

2015–16 Troy Trojans women's basketball
Sun Belt Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record20–13 (12–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jennifer Graf
  • Courtney Simmons
  • Neil Harrow
Home arenaTrojan Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas State 19 1   .950 26 5   .839
Little Rock 16 4   .800 20 12   .625
Louisiana–Lafayette 13 7   .650 21 10   .677
Troy 12 8   .600 20 13   .606
South Alabama 11 9   .550 15 15   .500
UT Arlington 10 10   .500 15 16   .484
Texas State 7 13   .350 12 19   .387
Appalachian State 7 13   .350 10 20   .333
Louisiana–Monroe 6 14   .300 12 17   .414
Georgia State 5 15   .250 10 19   .345
Georgia Southern 4 16   .200 7 22   .241
2016 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2015
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2015–16 Troy Trojans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Amanda Mendoza 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) So Miami Sr. HS
St. Petersburg College
Miami, FL
G 4 Ashley Beverly-Kelley 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Minor HS Adamsville, AL
G 10 Jayla Chills 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Ripley HS
Itawamba CC
Ripley, MS
G 11 ArJae Saunders 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr H.D. Woodson Sr. HS
Walters State CC
Washington, D.C.
G 14 Claresa Banks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Forest Hill HS
Copiah-Lincoln CC
Jackson, MS
G 20 Ta'Kierra Gibbs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Putnam County HS
Central Georgia Technical College
Eatonton, GA
G 21 Rachel Reid 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Leto HS
Hillsborough CC
Tampa, FL
F 22 Amahni Upshaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Brantley HS Brantley, AL
F 23 Kristen Emerson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Prattville Christian HS Prattville, AL
F 25 Casie Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Eagle Point HS
Siskiyous
Eagle Point, OR
C 32 Dajia Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Gadsden City HS Gadsden, AL
F 33 Lauren Day 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Choctawhatchee HS Niceville, FL
F 34 Caitlyn Ramirez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Shawnee HS
Tyler JC
Shawnee, OK
F 44 La'Tia Fils-Amie' 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Daleville 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
11/05/2015*
5:15 pm
Stillman W 118–53 
Trojan Arena (627)
Troy, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
12:00 pm
West Alabama W 103–72  1–0
Trojan Arena (954)
Troy, AL
11/17/2015*
6:00 pm
at Samford L 69–73  1–1
Pete Hanna Center (469)
Birmingham, AL
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm
Fort Valley State W 118–72  2–1
Trojan Arena (312)
Troy, AL
11/29/2015*
4:00 pm
at Belmont L 93–102  2–2
Curb Event Center (459)
Nashville, TN
12/01/2015*
5:15 pm
Nicholls State W 104–51  3–2
Trojan Arena (729)
Troy, AL
12/10/2015*
7:00 pm
at Vanderbilt L 43–97  3–3
Memorial Gymnasium (2,528)
Nashville, TN
12/15/2015*
6:00 pm
at Alabama State W 73–59  4–3
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (246)
Montgomery, AL
12/18/2015*
7:00 pm
at UAB L 67–89  4–4
Bartow Arena (258)
Birmingham, AL
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 100–90  5–4
University Center (415)
Hammond, LA
Sun Belt regular season
12/30/2015
5:15 pm
Arkansas State L 81–101  5–5 (0–1)
Trojan Arena (879)
Troy, AL
01/02/2016
2:00 pm
Little Rock W 78–71  6–5 (1–1)
Trojan Arena (677)
Troy, AL
01/07/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State W 97–90  7–5 (2–1)
GSU Sports Arena (401)
Atlanta, GA
01/09/2016
1:30 pm
at Georgia Southern W 81–66  8–5 (3–1)
Hanner Fieldhouse (511)
Statesboro, GA
01/14/2016
5:15 pm
Texas–Arlington W 88–71  9–5 (4–1)
Trojan Arena (756)
Troy, AL
01/16/2016
2:00 pm
Texas State W 112–79  10–5 (5–1)
Trojan Arena (635)
Troy, AL
01/21/2016
5:15 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 73–77  10–6 (5–2)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,284)
Monroe, LA
01/23/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 53–56  10–7 (5–3)
Cajundome (1,292)
Lafayette, LA
01/26/2016
5:15 pm
South Alabama L 71–75  10–8 (5–4)
Trojan Arena (834)
Troy, AL
01/28/2016
5:15 pm
Appalachian State L 81–96  10–9 (5–5)
Trojan Arena (675)
Troy, AL
02/04/2016
5:00 pm
at Little Rock L 64–79  10–10 (5–6)
Jack Stephens Center (3,385)
Little Rock, AR
02/06/2016
3:00 pm
at Arkansas State L 80–94  10–11 (5–7)
Convocaton Center (775)
Jonesboro, AR
02/11/2016
5:15 pm
Georgia Southern W 84–68  11–11 (6–7)
Trojan Arena (762)
Troy, AL
02/13/2016
2:00 pm
Georgia State W 89–78  12–11 (7–7)
Trojan Arena (787)
Troy, AL
02/16/2016
5:00 pm
at South Alabama L 63–65  12–12 (7–8)
Mitchell Center (3,027)
Mobile, AL
02/20/2016
2:00 pm
at Appalachian State W 100–89  13–12 (8–8)
Holmes Center (632)
Boone, NC
02/25/2016
5:15 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette W 90–83  14–12 (9–8)
Trojan Arena (924)
Troy, AL
02/27/2016
2:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 74–64  15–12 (10–8)
Trojan Arena (777)
Troy, AL
03/03/2016
5:30 pm
at Texas State W 88–73  16–12 (11–8)
Strahan Coliseum 
San Marcos, TX
03/05/2016
5:00 pm
at Texas–Arlington W 80–70  17–12 (12–8)
College Park Center (2,722)
Arlington, TX
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/09/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. South Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 62–49  18–12
Lakefront Arena (485)
New Orleans, LA
03/11/2016
11:30 am, ESPN3
vs. Arkansas State
Semifinals
W 96–89  19–12
Lakefront Arena (721)
New Orleans, LA
03/12/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Little Rock
Championship Game
W 61–60  20–12
Lakefront Arena (908)
New Orleans, LA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
(15 D) at (2 D) No. 6 Oregon State
First Round
L 31–73  20–13
Gill Coliseum (4,702)
Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
D=Dallas Region.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2015-16 Basketball (W) Schedule".