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
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	22–11 (12–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Chanda Rigby (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Jennifer Graf Courtney Simmons Neil Harrow
Home arena	Trojan Arena

2016–17 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Little Rock	17	–	1		.944			25	–	8		.758
UT Arlington	14	–	4		.778			22	–	8		.733
Troy †	12	–	6		.667			22	–	10		.688
Louisiana–Lafayette	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
Texas State	11	–	7		.611			16	–	14		.533
Georgia Southern	9	–	9		.500			13	–	17		.433
Coastal Carolina	8	–	10		.444			13	–	16		.448
Georgia State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	18		.400
Appalachian State	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
South Alabama	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Arkansas State	4	–	14		.222			7	–	25		.219
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	15		.167			6	–	24		.200
† 2017 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 15, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 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) Fr Effingham County HS Clyo, GA G 3 Amanda Mendoza 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Jr Miami Sr. HS St. Petersburg College Miami, FL G 10 Jayla Chills 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Ripley HS Itawamba CC Ripley, MS G 11 ArJae Saunders 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr H.D. Woodson Sr. HS Walters State CC Washington, D.C. G 12 Harriet Winchester 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Keith HS Safrord, AL G 14 Claresa Banks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Forest Hill HS Copiah-Lincoln CC Jackson, MS G 20 Ta'Kierra Gibbs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Putnam County HS Central Georgia Technical College Eatonton, GA F 22 Amahni Upshaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Brantley HS Brantley, AL F 23 Kristen Emerson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Prattville Christian HS Prattville, AL F 24 Jessie Day 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Niceville HS Niceville, FL F 25 Casie Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Eagle Point HS Siskiyous Eagle Point, OR C 32 Dajia Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Gadsden City HS Gadsden, AL F 33 Lauren Day 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Choctawhatchee HS Niceville, FL F 34 Caitlyn Ramirez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Shawnee HS Tyler JC Shawnee, OK F 40 Amber Rivers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Center Point HS Birmingham, AL F 44 La'Tia Fils-Amie' 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Daleville HS Daleville, AL	Head coach Chanda Rigby (Southeastern Louisiana) Assistant coach(es) Jennifer Graf (Northwestern State) Courtney Simmons (Louisville) Neil Harrow (East Central) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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.

See also

• 2016–17 Troy Trojans men's basketball team