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
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	20–13 (12–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Chanda Rigby (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Jennifer Graf Courtney Simmons Neil Harrow
Home arena	Trojan Arena

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

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 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
11/05/2015* 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

• 2015–16 Troy Trojans men's basketball team