2015–16 Troy Trojans women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2015–16 Troy Trojans Troy Trojans logo.svg 150 Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 20–13 12–8 Chanda Rigby 4th Jennifer Graf Courtney Simmons Neil Harrow Trojan Arena Sun Belt Tournament Champions NCAA Women's Tournament first round 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. Roster w 2015 Troy Trojans y y w Amanda Mendoza 3 G 5 3 SO Miami, FL Miami Sr. HSSt. Petersburg College w Ashley Beverly-Kelley 4 G 5 6 SR Adamsville, AL Minor HS w Jayla Chills 10 G 5 10 JR Ripley, MS Ripley HSItawamba CC w ArJae Saunders 11 G 5 7 JR Washington, D.C. H.D. Woodson Sr. HSWalters State CC w Claresa Banks 14 G 5 9 JR Jackson, MS Forest Hill HSCopiah-Lincoln CC w Ta'Kierra Gibbs 20 G 5 9 JR Eatonton, GA Putnam County HSCentral Georgia Technical College w Rachel Reid 21 G 5 8 SR Tampa, FL Leto HSHillsborough CC w Amahni Upshaw 22 F 6 1 FR Brantley, AL Brantley HS w Kristen Emerson 23 F 6 1 JR Prattville, AL Prattville Christian HS w Casie Johnson 25 F 6 0 JR Eagle Point, OR Eagle Point HSSiskiyous w Dajia Williams 32 C 6 3 SO Gadsden, AL Gadsden City HS w Lauren Day 33 F 6 1 JR Niceville, FL Choctawhatchee HS w Caitlyn Ramirez 34 F 6 2 JR Shawnee, OK Shawnee HSTyler JC w La'Tia Fils-Amie' 44 F 6 1 FR Daleville, AL Daleville HS Chanda Rigby (Southeastern Louisiana) Jennifer Graf (Northwestern State) Courtney Simmons (Louisville) Neil Harrow (East Central) http://www.troytrojans.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball Schedule http://www.troytrojans.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=169&path=wbball 2015-16 Basketball (W) Schedule 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:white;"| Exhibition 11/05/2015 5:15 pm yes Stillman Trojan Arena Troy, AL 627 118–53 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 12:00 pm yes West Alabama Trojan Arena Troy, AL 954 103–72 1–0 11/17/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Samford Pete Hanna Center Birmingham, AL 469 69–73 1–1 11/22/2015 2:00 pm yes Fort Valley State Trojan Arena Troy, AL 312 118–72 2–1 11/29/2015 4:00 pm yes yes Belmont Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 459 93–102 2–2 12/01/2015 5:15 pm yes Nicholls State Trojan Arena Troy, AL 729 104–51 3–2 12/10/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 2,528 43–97 3–3 12/15/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Alabama State Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL 246 73–59 4–3 12/18/2015 7:00 pm yes yes UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL 258 67–89 4–4 12/21/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Southeastern Louisiana University Center Hammond, LA 415 100–90 5–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:white;"| Sun Belt regular season 12/30/2015 5:15 pm Arkansas State Trojan Arena Troy, AL 879 81–101 5–5 (0–1) 01/02/2016 2:00 pm Little Rock Trojan Arena Troy, AL 677 78–71 6–5 (1–1) 01/07/2016 4:00 pm yes Georgia State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 401 ESPN3 97–90 7–5 (2–1) 01/09/2016 1:30 pm yes Georgia Southern Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 511 81–66 8–5 (3–1) 01/14/2016 5:15 pm Texas–Arlington Trojan Arena Troy, AL 756 88–71 9–5 (4–1) 01/16/2016 2:00 pm Texas State Trojan Arena Troy, AL 635 112–79 10–5 (5–1) 01/21/2016 5:15 pm yes Louisiana–Monroe Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA 3,284 73–77 10–6 (5–2) 01/23/2016 4:00 pm yes Louisiana–Lafayette Cajundome Lafayette, LA 1,292 ESPN3 53–56 10–7 (5–3) 01/26/2016 5:15 pm South Alabama Trojan Arena Troy, AL 834 71–75 10–8 (5–4) 01/28/2016 5:15 pm Appalachian State Trojan Arena Troy, AL 675 81–96 10–9 (5–5) 02/04/2016 5:00 pm yes Little Rock Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR 3,385 64–79 10–10 (5–6) 02/06/2016 3:00 pm yes Arkansas State Convocaton Center Jonesboro, AR 775 80–94 10–11 (5–7) 02/11/2016 5:15 pm Georgia Southern Trojan Arena Troy, AL 762 84–68 11–11 (6–7) 02/13/2016 2:00 pm Georgia State Trojan Arena Troy, AL 787 89–78 12–11 (7–7) 02/16/2016 5:00 pm yes South Alabama Mitchell Center Mobile, AL 3,027 63–65 12–12 (7–8) 02/20/2016 2:00 pm yes Appalachian State Holmes Center Boone, NC 632 100–89 13–12 (8–8) 02/25/2016 5:15 pm Louisiana–Lafayette Trojan Arena Troy, AL 924 90–83 14–12 (9–8) 02/27/2016 2:00 pm Louisiana–Monroe Trojan Arena Troy, AL 777 74–64 15–12 (10–8) 03/03/2016 5:30 pm yes Texas State Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX   88–73 16–12 (11–8) 03/05/2016 5:00 pm yes Texas–Arlington College Park Center Arlington, TX 2,722 80–70 17–12 (12–8) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:white;"| Sun Belt Women's Tournament 03/09/2016 2:00 pm yes South Alabama Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA Quarterfinals 485 ESPN3 62–49 18–12 03/11/2016 11:30 am yes Arkansas State Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA Semifinals 721 ESPN3 96–89 19–12 03/12/2016 7:00 pm yes Little Rock Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA Championship Game 908 ESPN3 61–60 20–12 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:white;"| NCAA Women's Tournament 03/18/2016 4:00 pm yes yes 15 D Oregon State 6 2 D Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR First Round 4,702 ESPN2 31–73 20–13 AP Poll Central Time D Dallas Region See also 2015–16 Troy Trojans men's basketball team References Category:Troy Trojans women's basketball seasons Troy Troy Troy Trojans women's basketball Troy Trojans women's basketball