Troy Trojans women's basketball

Troy Trojans women's basketball
2017–18 Troy Trojans women's basketball team
University Troy University
First season 1975–76
Athletic director Jeremy McClain
Head coach Chanda Rigby (6th season)
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Location Troy, Alabama
Arena Trojan Arena
(Capacity: 6,000)
Nickname Trojans
Colors Cardinal, Silver, and Black[1]
              
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
NCAA Tournament appearances
1997, 2016, 2017
AIAW Tournament appearances
1977, 1978, 1979, 1981
Conference tournament champions
1981, 1997, 2016, 2017
Conference regular season champions
1994, 1997

The Troy Trojans women's basketball program is the intercollegiate women's basketball of Troy University. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I and the team competes in the Sun Belt Conference.[2][3]

The head coach of the Trojans is Chanda Rigby, who is in her third season at Troy. During her first five seasons as head coach at Troy, the Trojans have made two NCAA Tournament appearances, one WBI Tournament appearance, and have won two Sun Belt Tournament titles.

The team plays home games in Trojan Arena, which was built in 2012 and replaced the old arena known as Sartain Hall.

History

Troy's first season was in 1975 under then head coach Joyce Sorrell. The only head coach to win a conference championship and go to the NCAA tournament at Troy was Jerry Hester in 1997. Troy lost that year in the First Round of the tournament to #12 Virginia. As of the end of the 2013–2014 season, the Troy Trojans women's basketball program holds a 496–602 overall record since the team was first formed in 1975.

The Troy Trojans women's basketball program is currently under the direction of head coach Chanda Rigby.

Troy's program has become known for their high-scoring offense and up-tempo playing style since Rigby became head coach in 2012. At the end of the 2014 season, Rigby's team averaged 80.4 points per game, ranking them #15 in the NCAA in that category. Currently in the 2015 season, her team is averaging 77.0 points per game, ranking them #13 in the NCAA.

Before coming to Troy, Rigby spent seven seasons as the head coach at Pensacola State College, winning a state championship and making it to the NJCAA Final Four in each of her last two seasons. She led the Pirates to a combined 64–6 record over her last two seasons at the school. With over 20 years of head coaching experience, Rigby has been successful at every level of competition, posting a 433–191 record, at the high school, two-year college and four-year college levels.

Coaches

Years Coach Record
1975–1995 Joyce Sorrell 274–278
1995–2002 Jerry Hester 93–103
2002–2012 Michael Murphy 110–179
2012–Present Chanda Rigby 99–90
  • Records updated as of 6/3/2018.

All-Americans

  • Ashley Beverly-Kelley – CollegeSportsMadness.com Mid-Major All-American Third Team (2015)
  • Donette McNair - NSCA All-American (2011)
  • Denise Monroe – AIAW All-American Second Team (1981)

Award Winners/Finalists

Joanna Harden – 2014
  • NSCA All-American Athlete of the Year Award
Donette McNair – 2011

Postseason Results

NCAA Tournament results

Year Round Opponent Results
1997First Round#4 VirginiaL 74–96
2016First Round#2 Oregon StateL 31–73
2017First Round#2 Mississippi StateL 69–110

WBI Tournament results

Year Round Opponent Results
2015First Round#4 MercerL 68–83

AIAW Regional Tournament Results

Year Round Opponent Results
1977First Round
Second Round		Judson
Stillman		W 76–65
W 59–52
1978First Round
Second Round		Florida International
Tougaloo		W 64–49
L 54–85
1979First RoundTougalooL 62–65
1981First RoundFort Valley StateL 59–85

Championships/Titles

Yearly Results

Division I

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Troy State (East Coast Conference) (1993–1994)
1993–1994 Joyce Sorrell 10–174–12nd—
Troy State (Mid-Continent Conference) (1994–1997)
1994–1995 Joyce Sorrell 13–147–11T-7th—
Joyce Sorrell: 23–3111–12
1995–1996 Jerry Hester 14–1411–75th—
1996–1997 Jerry Hester 23–713–3T-1stNCAA First Round
Troy State (Atlantic Sun Conference) (1997–2005)
1997–1998 Jerry Hester 13–149–7T-5th—
1998–1999 Jerry Hester 8–197–9T-5th—
1999–2000 Jerry Hester 9–186–12T-6th—
2000–2001 Jerry Hester 15–149–9T-4th—
2001–2002 Jerry Hester 11–1710–108th—
Jerry Hester: 93–10365–57
2002–2003 Michael Murphy 16–1211–5T-3rd (South)—
2003–2004 Michael Murphy 11–1710–10T-7th—
2004–2005 Michael Murphy 14–1512–8T-2nd—
Troy (Sun Belt Conference) (2005–Present)
2005–2006 Michael Murphy 9–183–1210th—
2006–2007 Michael Murphy 12–175–1310th—
2007–2008 Michael Murphy 13–185–1311th—
2008–2009 Michael Murphy 16–1410–8T-3rd—
2009–2010 Michael Murphy 12–175–139th—
2010–2011 Michael Murphy 5–252–14T-11th—
2011–2012 Michael Murphy 2–261–15T-11th—
Michael Murphy: 110–17964–111
2012–2013 Chanda Rigby 7–243–17T-10th—
2013–2014 Chanda Rigby 12–188–10T-5th—
2014–2015 Chanda Rigby 20–1115–53rdWBI First Round
2015–2016 Chanda Rigby 20–1312–84thNCAA First Round
2016–2017 Chanda Rigby 22–1112–63rdNCAA First Round
2017–2018 Chanda Rigby 18–1312–6T-3rd
Chanda Rigby: 99–9062–52
Total:325–403

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "Trojan 2.0 Best Practices and Style Guide". Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Official Site of Troy Athletics". www.troytrojans.com.
  3. ↑ "2016-17 Troy Women's Basketball Media Guide".
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