# 2019–20 Troy Trojans women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Troy Trojans women's basketball team represented Troy University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by seventh year head coach Chanda Rigby, played their home games at Trojan Arena and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 25–4, 16–2 in Sun Belt play to finish regular season champions. They received a first and second round bye in the Sun Belt tournament after being seeded 1st. Before their first game, the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Preseason
### Sun Belt coaches poll

On October 30, 2019, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Trojans predicted to finish in second place in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Little Rock | 127 (6) |
| 2 | Troy | 123 (4) |
| 3 | UT Arlington | 120 (1) |
| 4 | South Alabama | 119 (1) |
| 5 | Appalachian State | 100 |
| 6 | Georgia State | 73 |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 66 |
| 8 | Louisiana | 64 |
| 9 | Texas State | 59 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 44 |
| 11 | Georgia Southern | 26 |
| 12 | Louisiana–Monroe | 15 |

### Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team
## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 6:00 pm | | Fort Valley State | W 101–52 | 1–0 | Trojan Arena (2,539) Troy, AL |
| Nov 12, 2019* 6:00 pm | | Samford | W 74–65 | 2–0 | Pete Hanna Center (199) Homewood, AL |
| Nov 16, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Jacksonville State | W 94–64 | 3–0 | Trojan Arena (1,245) Troy, AL |
| Nov 18, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at No. 8 Mississippi State | L 82–122 | 3–1 | Humphrey Coliseum (6,839) Starkville, MS |
| Nov 24, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at Duke | L 85–99 | 3–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,833) Durham, NC |
| Dec 1, 2019* 3:00 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | W 68–62 | 4–2 | Moore Gymnasium (205) Daytona Beach, FL |
| Dec 4, 2019* 5:00 pm | | Auburn–Montgomery | W 72–42 | 5–2 | Trojan Arena (1,218) Troy, AL |
| Dec 11, 2019* 12:00 pm | | East Tennessee State | W 79–61 | 6–2 | Trojan Arena (1,569) Troy, AL |
| Dec 15, 2019* 1:30 pm | | at Chattanooga | W 90–51 | 7–2 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN |
| Dec 19, 2019* 5:30 pm | | vs. Toledo Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | W 71–64 | 8–2 | South Point Hotel and Casino (150) Las Vegas, NV |
| Dec 20, 2019* 2:00 pm | | vs. Kent State Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | W 71–64 | 9–2 | South Point Casino and Hotel (150) Las Vegas, NV |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2020 6:00 pm | | Coastal Carolina | W 84–77 | 10–2 (1–0) | Trojan Arena (1,439) Troy, AL |
| Jan 4, 2020 2:00 pm | | Appalachian State | W 84–55 | 11–2 (2–0) | Trojan Arena (1,112) Troy, AL |
| Jan 8, 2020 6:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 72–65 | 12–2 (3–0) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (457) Monroe, LA |
| Jan 11, 2020 2:00 pm | | Louisiana | L 73–79 | 12–3 (3–1) | Trojan Arena (1,242) Troy, AL |
| Jan 16, 2020 6:30 pm | | at Georgia Southern | W 79–69 | 13–3 (4–1) | Hanner Fieldhouse (411) Statesboro, GA |
| Jan 18, 2020 2:00 pm | | at Georgia State | W 71–57 | 14–3 (5–1) | GSU Sports Arena (449) Atlanta, GA |
| Jan 23, 2020 6:00 pm | | Texas State | W 84–50 | 15–3 (6–1) | Trojan Arena (1,789) Troy, AL |
| Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm | | UT Arlington | W 85–69 | 16–3 (7–1) | Trojan Arena (1,899) Troy, AL |
| Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm | | South Alabama | W 85–68 | 17–3 (8–1) | Trojan Arena (1,783) Troy, AL |
| Feb 5, 2020 6:00 pm | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 77–65 | 18–3 (9–1) | Trojan Arena (1,648) Troy, AL |
| Feb 8, 2020 2:00 pm | | at Louisiana | W 67–64 | 19–3 (10–1) | Cajundome (892) Lafayette, LA |
| Feb 13, 2020 6:00 pm | No. RV | at Coastal Carolina | L 103–124 | 19–4 (10–2) | HTC Center (747) Conway, SC |
| Feb 15, 2020 2:00 pm | No. RV | at Appalachian State | W 81–61 | 20–4 (11–2) | Holmes Convocation Center (568) Boone, NC |
| Feb 20, 2020 6:00 pm | No. RV | Little Rock | W 77–59 | 21–4 (12–2) | Trojan Arena (2,001) Troy, AL |
| Feb 22, 2020 4:00 pm | No. RV | Arkansas State | W 79–64 | 22–4 (13–2) | Trojan Arena (2,120) Troy, AL |
| Feb 29, 2020 4:00 pm | No. RV | at South Alabama | W 77–73 | 23–4 (14–2) | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL |
| Mar 5, 2020 6:30 pm | No. RV | at Little Rock | W 70–54 | 24–4 (15–2) | Jack Stephens Center (662) Little Rock, AR |
| Mar 7, 2020 4:00 pm | No. RV | at Arkansas State | W 91–81 | 25–4 (16–2) | First National Bank Arena (791) Jonesboro, AR |
| Sun Belt Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2020 | (1) No. RV | vs. (4) Louisiana Semifinals | Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Smoothie King Center New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |