2021–22 Troy Trojans women's basketball team

2021–22 Troy Trojans women's basketball
Sun Belt Regular Season champions
WNIT, first round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	24–9 (13–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Chanda Rigby (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Jennifer Graf Courtney Simmons Neil Harrow
Home arena	Trojan Arena

2021–22 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Troy	13	–	2		.867			24	–	9		.727
UT Arlington †	11	–	4		.733			20	–	8		.714
Louisiana	9	–	4		.692			18	–	7		.720
Appalachian State	8	–	4		.667			14	–	12		.538
Little Rock	8	–	4		.667			17	–	10		.630
Texas State	9	–	6		.600			15	–	14		.517
Georgia Southern	8	–	6		.571			18	–	10		.643
Arkansas State	5	–	9		.357			12	–	16		.429
Coastal Carolina	4	–	9		.308			15	–	11		.577
Georgia State	4	–	9		.308			10	–	16		.385
South Alabama	2	–	10		.167			8	–	18		.308
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	14		.000			4	–	25		.138
† 2022 Sun Belt tournament winner As of March 19, 2022 Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Troy Trojans women's basketball team represented Troy University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by tenth-year head coach Chanda Rigby, played all home games at the Trojan Arena along with the Troy Trojans men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

As Conference champions for the second-consecutive year, the Trojans entered the Sun Belt Tournament as the No. 1 seed.

Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2020–21 season 22–6, 15–2 in Sun Belt play to finish eastern divisional and conference tournament champions. They made it to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2017 where they were defeated by second-seeded Texas A&M in a narrow margin of 84-80 in the first round.

Roster

2021–22 Troy Trojans women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Gabbi Cartagena 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Jackson HS Jackson, GA F 1 Amber Leggett 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Choctawhatchee HS Sam Houston State Navarre, FL F 2 Felmas Koranga 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Tyler JC Nakuru, Kenya G 4 Jasmine Robinson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Richmond County HS Augusta, GA G 5 Jada Walton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Southwest DeKalb HS Texas Tech Lithonia, GA G 10 Janiah Sandifer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Pearl–Cohn HS Nashville, TN F 11 Ja'Mia Hollings 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So West Point HS East Mississippi CC West Point, MS G 14 Tiyah Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Central HS Shelton State CC Phenix City, AL F 15 Tina Stephens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Palmetto HS Florida SouthWestern State Kansas Palmetto, FL G 20 Za'Nautica Downs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Colquitt County HS Florida SouthWestern State UNC-Wilmington Moultrie, GA F 21 Jhileiya Dunlap 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Dreher HS Ole Miss Columbia, SC G 22 Sharonica Hartsfield 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Putnam City West HS Oklahoma City, OK G 23 Jelissa Reese 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Americus Sumter HS Cordele, GA	Head coach Chanda Rigby (Nova Southeastern) Assistant coach(es) Jennifer Graf (Northwestern State) Courtney Simmons (Louisville) Neil Harrow (West–Scotland) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
11/09/2021* 5:30 p.m.		Talladega College	W 101–81	1–0	32 – Leggett	13 – Koranga	4 – Hartsfield	Trojan Arena (2,784) Troy, AL
11/11/2021* 6:00 p.m.		Florida A&M	W 79–50	2–0	17 – Leggett	8 – Koranga	9 – Robinson	Trojan Arena (2,579) Troy, AL
11/15/2021* 7:00 p.m.		at Mercer	L 66–75	2–1	19 – Koranga	12 – Koranga	5 – Robinson	Hawkins Arena (833) Macon, GA
11/18/2021* 6:00 p.m.		Bethune–Cookman	W 84–58	3–1	16 – Koranga	19 – Koranga	8 – Robinson	Trojan Arena (1,011) Troy, AL
11/23/2021* 7:00 p.m.		at Missouri	L 63–76	3–2	19 – Johnson	9 – Harris	4 – Robinson	Mizzou Arena (2,353) Columbia, MO
11/28/2021* 2:00 p.m.		at Duke	L 75–91	3–3	24 – Koranga	16 – Koranga	5 – Robinson	Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,516) Durham, NC
12/01/2021* 5:30 p.m.		Samford	W 65–61	4–3	15 – Koranga	13 – Koranga	5 – Hartsfield	Trojan Arena (1,114) Troy, AL
12/04/2021* 3:00 p.m.		at Wake Forest	L 61–90	4–4	22 – Leggett	11 – Leggett	2 – Robinson	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (524) Winston-Salem, NC
12/08/2021* 6:00 p.m.		at Tulane	L 84–91	4–5	17 – Downs	7 – Koranga	8 – Hartsfield	Devlin Fieldhouse (646) New Orleans, LA
12/11/2021* 4:00 p.m.		Middle Tennessee	W 77–76	5–5	13 – Koranga	9 – Koranga	6 – Hartsfield	Trojan Arena (877) Troy, AL
12/15/2021* 6:00 p.m.		Alabama–Huntsville	W 107–57	6–5	29 – Leggett	10 – Leggett	9 – Robinson	Trojan Arena (976) Troy, AL
12/18/2021* 2:00 p.m.		at Mississippi State Mississippi State MTE	W 73–66	7–5	23 – Koranga	15 – Leggett	4 – Leggett	Humphrey Coliseum (4,561) Starkville, MS
12/19/2021* 1:00 p.m.		vs. South Carolina State Mississippi State MTE	W 94–51	8–5	19 – Leggett	12 – Hollings	5 – Robinson	Humphrey Coliseum (193) Starkville, MS
12/20/2021* 12:00 p.m.		vs. Jackson State Mississippi State MTE	W 99–82	9–5	22 – Koranga	17 – Koranga	5 – Hartsfield	Humphrey Coliseum (223) Starkville, MS
Conference regular season
12/30/2021 6:00 p.m.		Coastal Carolina	W 91–80	10–5 (1–0)	17 – Leggett	15 – Leggett	4 – Robinson	Trojan Arena (1,049) Troy, AL
01/01/2022		Appalachian State	Game cancelled					Trojan Arena  Troy, AL
01/06/2022 7:00 p.m.		at Texas State	W 96–73	11–5 (2–0)	25 – Johnson	10 – Leggett	7 – Robinson	Strahan Arena (693) San Marcos, TX
01/08/2022 2:00 p.m.		at UT Arlington	W 59–48	12–5 (3–0)	19 – Dunlap	15 – Dunlap	4 – Robinson	College Park Center (1,246) Arlington, TX
01/13/2022 6:00 p.m.		at Louisiana	L 83–92	12–6 (3–1)	25 – Koranga	14 – Dunlap	3 – Robinson	Cajundome (242) Lafayette, LA
01/15/2022 2:00 p.m.		Louisiana–Monroe	W 89–57	13–6 (4–1)	13 – Stephens	14 – Koranga	4 – Stephens	Trojan Arena (1,781) Troy, AL
01/20/2022 6:00 p.m.		Little Rock	L 66–68	13–7 (4–2)	16 – Robinson	9 – Koranga	4 – Robinson	Trojan Arena (1,801) Troy, AL
01/22/2022 4:00 p.m.		Arkansas State	W 79–72	14–7 (5–2)	20 – Koranga	11 – Koranga	6 – Robinson	Trojan Arena (1,639) Troy, AL
01/27/2022 6:00 p.m.		at Georgia Southern	W 78–72	15–7 (6–2)	16 – Robinson	11 – Koranga	4 – Robinson	Hanner Fieldhouse (408) Statesboro, GA
01/29/2022 2:00 p.m.		at Georgia State	W 60–56	16–7 (7–2)	15 – Robinson	11 – Koranga	4 – Johnson	GSU Sports Arena (554) Atlanta, GA
02/05/2022 4:00 p.m.		South Alabama	W 84–52	17–7 (8–2)	12 – Robinson	12 – Koranga	5 – Robinson	Trojan Arena (2,724) Troy, AL
02/12/2022 3:00 p.m.		at South Alabama	W 80–60	18–7 (9–2)	14 – Downs	13 – Koranga	2 – Robinson	Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
02/17/2022 6:00 p.m.		Georgia State	W 67–56	19–7 (10–2)	15 – Leggett	13 – Koranga	4 – Robinson	Trojan Arena (1,246) Troy, AL
02/19/2022 4:00 p.m.		Georgia Southern	W 82–70	20–7 (11–2)	14 – Stephens	24 – Koranga	4 – Robinson	Trojan Arena (1,455) Troy, AL
02/24/2022 6:00 p.m.		at Appalachian State	W 89–56	21–7 (12–2)	18 – Koranga	13 – Koranga	3 – Downs	George M. Holmes Convocation Center (309) Boone, NC
02/26/2022 2:00 p.m.		at Coastal Carolina	W 71–58	22–7 (13–2)	13 – Koranga	12 – Koranga	4 – Leggett	HTC Center (337) Conway, SC
Sun Belt Tournament
03/04/2022 11:30 am, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (9) Coastal Carolina Quarterfinals	W 99–77	23–7	20 – Dunlap	12 – Koranga	6 – Sandifer	Pensacola Bay Center (724) Pensacola, FL
03/06/2022 11:30 am, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (5) Little Rock Semifinals	W 62–59	24–7	18 – Dunlap	10 – Stephens	3 – Stephens	Pensacola Bay Center (679) Pensacola, FL
03/07/2022 1:00 pm, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (2) UT Arlington Championship	L 61–76	24–8	13 – Koranga	14 – Stephens	3 – Hartsfield	Pensacola Bay Center (904) Pensacola, FL
WNIT
03/17/2022 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Alabama First Round	L 79–82	24–9	13 – Tied	12 – Koranga	5 – Robinson	Trojan Arena (2,262) Troy, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2021–22 Troy Trojans men's basketball team