2025–26 Troy Trojans women's basketball team

2025–26 Troy Trojans women's basketball
2025–26 Troy Trojans women's basketball
Resorts World Las Vegas Classic champions
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	6–1 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Chanda Rigby (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Jennifer Graf; Stephanie Murphy; Grace Daniels;
Home arena	Trojan Arena

2025–26 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Troy	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
Marshall	2	–	0	1.000	11	–	3	.786
Arkansas State	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	3	.769
Georgia Southern	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Southern Miss	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	4	.692
Texas State	2	–	0	1.000	5	–	6	.455
James Madison	1	–	1	.500	9	–	5	.643
Georgia State	1	–	1	.500	5	–	8	.385
Old Dominion	0	–	1	.000	8	–	5	.615
South Alabama	0	–	2	.000	7	–	5	.583
Appalachian State	0	–	2	.000	6	–	5	.545
Coastal Carolina	0	–	2	.000	6	–	7	.462
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	2	.000	5	–	6	.455
Louisiana	0	–	2	.000	0	–	11	.000

† 2026 Sun Belt tournament winner As of December 22, 2025

The 2025–26 Troy Trojans women's basketball team will represent Troy University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by fourteenth-year head coach Chanda Rigby, will play all home games at the Trojan Arena along with the Troy Trojans men's basketball team. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Briana Peguero	1	G	5'7"	Senior	Houston, Texas	Transferred to Houston
Shaulana Wagner	13	G	5'10"	Senior	Detroit, Michigan	Transferred to St. John's
Brianna Jackson	22	F	6'3"	Senior	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Graduated; signed to play for the Verstärkt den sytainics MBC team in Germany
Adriana Jones	23	G	5'6"	Junior	Newbern, Alabama	Transferred to Jacksonville State
Khila Morris	24	G	5'11"	Junior	Bronx, New York	Transferred to Coppin State
Emma Imevbore	34	G	6'4"	Senior	London, England	Graduated
Jamirica Roberson	42	F	6'2"	Junior	Montgomery, Alabama	Transferred to Grambling State

Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Old School
Detavia Salter	0	F	6'2"	Junior	Colquitt, Georgia	Georgia Southwestern State
Shakirah Edwards	6	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Panama City, Florida	Mississippi State
Kamesha Moore	8	G	5'7"	Senior	Pasadena, California	Florida Memorial
Rachel Leggett	22	G	5'8"	Senior	Navarre, Florida	South Alabama

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Saniya Jackson Guard	Montgomery, AL	Park Crossing HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Saniya Jackson Guard	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Lana Koricanac Guard	Belgrade, Serbia	Greenforst Christian Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Lana Koricanac Guard	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Jasmine Timmons Forward	Houston, TX	St. Pius X HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Jasmine Timmons Forward	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Marianah Achol Forward	Rumbek, South Sudan	Greenforst Christian Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Marianah Achol Forward	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Troy 2025-26 Basketball Commits". ESPN. Retrieved October 6, 2025. "2025-26 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 6, 2025.

Preseason

On October 20, 2025, the Sun Belt Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Troy was picked to finish third in the Sun Belt regular season.^[1]

Preseason rankings

Sun Belt preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	James Madison	189 (9)
2	Arkansas State	174 (3)
3	Troy	171 (1)
4	Old Dominion	151 (1)
5	Southern Miss	125
6	Coastal Carolina	104
7	Georgia State	102
8	Marshall	100
9	Appalachian State	94
10	Georgia Southern	73
11	Louisiana	67
12	Texas State	55
13	Louisiana–Monroe	36
14	South Alabama	29

Source:^[1]

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

Preseason All-Sun Belt teams
Team	Player	Position	Year
First	Zay Dyer	Forward	4th
Second	Rachel Leggett	Guard	4th
Third	Ashley Baez	Guard	4th

Source:^[1]

Roster

2025–26 Troy Trojans women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Detavia Salter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Bainbridge HS Georgia Southwestern State	Colquitt, Georgia
G	1	Saniya Jackson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Park Crossing HS	Montgomery, Alabama
G	2	Ashley Baez	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Hyde School Florida Gulf Coast	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
G	3	Emani Jenkins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	South Oak Cliff HS Trinity Valley CC	Dallas, Texas
F	5	Zay Dyer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Maynard Jackson HS Georgia State	Atlanta, Georgia
G	6	Shakirah Edwards	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Rutherford HS Mississippi State	Panama City, Florida
G	8	Kamesha Moore	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Pasadena HS Florida Memorial	Pasadena, California
F	12	Fortuna Ngnawo	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	G.B.H.S. Bafoussam Cochise CC	Bafoussam, Cameroon
G	14	Shaulana Wagner	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Greenforst Christian Academy	Belgrade, Serbia
F	15	Jasmine Timmons	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	St. Pius X HS	Houston, Texas
G	22	Rachel Leggett	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Navarre HS South Alabama	Navarre, Florida
F	25	Marianah Achol	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Greenforst Christian Academy	Rumbek, South Sudan
G	35	Leilani Guion	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Boone HS Eastern Florida State	Orlando, Florida

Head coach

Chanda Rigby (Nova Southeastern)

Assistant coach(es)

Jennifer Graf (Northwestern State)
Stephanie Murphy (Mississippi)
Grace Daniels (Texas–San Antonio)
Hailey Kuhns (LSU)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2025* 6:00 p.m.	Auburn Montgomery	W 114–43		–	–	–	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Toledo MAC-SBC Challenge	W 88–51	1–0	18 – Jenkins	8 – Dyer	5 – Baez	Trojan Arena (1,184) Troy, AL
November 6, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Mississippi Valley State	W 95–50	2–0	22 – Ngnawo	14 – Dyer	4 – Tied	Trojan Arena (789) Troy, AL
November 12, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Chattanooga	W 73–56	3–0	18 – Baez	17 – Dyer	3 – Tied	Trojan Arena (2,465) Troy, AL
November 18, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Kansas State	L 59–81	3–1	15 – Jenkins	12 – Dyer	4 – Jackson	Bramlage Coliseum (3,079) Manhattan, KS
November 20, 2025* 11:30 a.m., SECN+	at Missouri	W 100–82	4–1	22 – Tied	11 – Baez	4 – Tied	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
November 24, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Montana State	W 74–60	5–1	19 – Ngnawo	15 – Dyer	5 – Baez	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
November 27, 2025* 9:30 p.m., FloSports	vs. Texas Southern Las Vegas Resorts World Classic	W 103–74	6–1	17 – Ngnawo	11 – Dyer	4 – Guion	Resorts World Arena Las Vegas, NV
November 29, 2025* 9:30 p.m., FloSports	vs. Florida Gulf Coast Las Vegas Resorts World Classic						Resorts World Arena Las Vegas, NV
December 3, 2025* 10:00 a.m., ESPN+	at Longwood						Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA
December 10, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Oakwood						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
December 17, 2025 10:00 a.m., ESPN+	at Old Dominion						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
December 21, 2025* 2:00 p.m.	at Alabama						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 1, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
January 3, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Miss						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
January 7, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas State						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 10, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Arkansas State						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 14, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe						Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
January 17, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas State						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
January 22, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia Southern						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 24, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia State						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 28, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Marshall						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 31, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina						HTC Center Conway, SC
February 4, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Appalachian State						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 7, 2026*	at TBA MAC-SBC Challenge						TBA TBA
February 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 14, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 18, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Alabama						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 21, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Miss						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 24, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arkansas State						First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
February 27, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Alabama						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Sun Belt tournament
March 3–9, 2026	vs.						Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c "James Madison Voted 2025-26 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Favorite & McDaniel Named Preseason Player of the Year". Sun Belt Conference. October 20, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Troy Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2025.

[poll-1] "James Madison Voted 2025-26 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Favorite & McDaniel Named Preseason Player of the Year". Sun Belt Conference. October 20, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.

[2] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Troy Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2025.

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Troy Trojans women's basketball
Venues	Sartain Hall (1975–2012) Trojan Arena (2012–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	List of seasons 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

Offseason

Departures

Transfers

Recruiting

Preseason

Preseason rankings

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References