# 2017–18 Troy Trojans women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Troy Trojans women's basketball team represented Troy University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by sixth year head coach Chanda Rigby, played their home games at Trojan Arena and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament, where they lost to Little Rock.

## Previous season

They finished the season 22–11, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They defeat Arkansas State, Texas–Arlington and Louisiana–Lafayette to become champions of the Sun Belt Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament. They lost in the first round to Mississippi State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2017* 5:00 pm | | Auburn Montgomery | W 79–54 | | Trojan Arena Troy, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 12:00 pm | | Stillman | W 89–62 | 1–0 | Trojan Arena (341) Troy, AL |
| 11/16/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Alabama State | W 93–63 | 2–0 | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (389) Montgomery, AL |
| 11/21/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Ole Miss | L 93–96 | 2–1 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (817) Oxford, MS |
| 11/27/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Tennessee State | W 95–66 | 3–1 | Gentry Center (438) Nashville, TN |
| 12/01/2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Jacksonville | W 89–88 | 4–1 | Trojan Arena (438) Troy, AL |
| 12/06/2017* 6:00 pm | | at No. 11 Tennessee | L 69–131 | 4–2 | Thompson–Boling Arena (7,187) Knoxville, TN |
| 12/09/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Montevallo | W 130–50 | 5–2 | Trojan Arena (576) Troy, AL |
| 12/14/2017* 6:30 pm | | at Middle Tennessee | L 57–73 | 5–3 | Murphy Center (3,986) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/17/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Samford | L 73–80 | 5–4 | Pete Hanna Center (388) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/21/2017* 2:30 pm | | at Tulane Tulane Classic semifinals | L 75–106 | 5–5 | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA |
| 12/22/2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. Samford Tulane Classic 3rd place game | L 76–82 $^{OT}$ | 5–6 | Devlin Fieldhouse (706) New Orleans, LA |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia Southern | W 88–47 | 6–6 (1–0) | Trojan Arena (912) Troy, AL |
| 12/31/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia State | W 90–86 | 7–6 (2–0) | Trojan Arena (927) Troy, AL |
| 01/04/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Texas–Arlington | L 57–76 | 7–7 (2–1) | College Park Center (1,868) Arlington, TX |
| 01/06/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Texas State | L 75–83 | 7–8 (2–2) | Strahan Coliseum (1,560) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/13/2018 1:00 pm | | at South Alabama | L 68–79 | 7–9 (2–3) | Mitchell Center (3,014) Mobile, AL |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Coastal Carolina | L 92–97 | 7–10 (2–4) | Trojan Arena (1,691) Troy, AL |
| 01/22/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Appalachian State | W 81–74 | 8–10 (3–4) | Trojan Arena (1,069) Troy, AL |
| 01/25/2018 5:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 86–79 | 9–10 (4–4) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,651) Monroe, LA |
| 01/27/2018 4:00 pm | | at Louisiana | W 62–55 | 10–10 (5–4) | Cajundome (3,087) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Alabama | W 82–71 | 11–10 (6–4) | Trojan Arena (2,176) Troy, AL |
| 02/08/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Arkansas State | W 95–78 | 12–10 (7–4) | Trojan Arena (875) Troy, AL |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Little Rock | W 76–70 $^{OT}$ | 13–10 (8–4) | Trojan Arena (1,046) Troy, AL |
| 02/15/2018 4:00 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | L 71–84 | 13–11 (8–5) | HTC Center (303) Conway, SC |
| 02/17/2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Appalachian State | W 93–64 | 14–11 (9–5) | Holmes Center (582) Boone, NC |
| 02/22/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana | W 72–53 | 15–11 (10–5) | Trojan Arena (1,429) Troy, AL |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 94–62 | 16–11 (11–5) | Trojan Arena (1,359) Troy, AL |
| 03/01/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia State | L 78–85 | 16–12 (11–6) | GSU Sports Arena (398) Atlanta, GA |
| 03/03/2018 1:00 pm | | at Georgia Southern | W 95–80 | 17–12 (12–6) | Hanner Fieldhouse (453) Statesboro, GA |
| Sun Belt Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (5) South Alabama Quarterfinals | W 82–79 | 18–12 | Lakefront Arena (967) New Orleans, LA |
| 03/10/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (1) Little Rock Semifinals | L 63–66 | 18–13 | Lakefront Arena (898) New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |