# 2024–25 Troy Trojans women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Troy Trojans women's basketball team represents Troy University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by thirteenth-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 |
| Gabbi Cartagena | 0 | G | 5'8" | Junior | Jackson, Georgia | Transferred to New Orleans |
| Felmas Koranga | 2 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Nakuru, Kenya | Graduated |
| Makayia Hallmon | 3 | G | 5'3" | Senior | Coushatta, Louisiana | Graduated |
| Tai'Sheka Porchia | 10 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Camden, Arkansas | Graduated; signed to play for the KS Basket 25 Bydgoszcz |
| Ja'Mia Hollings | 11 | F | 6'2" | Senior | West Point, Mississippi | Graduated; signed to play for the ASA Sceaux |
| Nia Daniel | 12 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina | Graduated; signed to play for the CS Maristes Coruña |
| Sharonica Hartsfield | 22 | G | 5'5" | Junior | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Transferred to Grambling State |
| Shaniah Nunn | 23 | G | 6'0" | Sophomore | Birmingham, Alabama | Transferred to Grambling State |
| Sara Carvajal Caro | 24 | F | 6'3" | Junior | Sevilla, Spain | Transferred to Canisius |
| Leilani Augmon | 32 | G | 5'11" | Junior | San Jose California | Transferred to Houston |

### Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Old School |
| Briana Peguero | 1 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Houston, Texas | Mercer |
| Ashley Baez | 2 | G | 5'6" | Senior | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Emani Jenkins | 3 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Dallas, Texas | Trinity Valley CC |
| Fortuna Ngnawo | 12 | F | 6'0" | Junior | Bafoussam, Cameroon | Cochise CC |
| Brianna Jackson | 22 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Oklahoma State |
| Adriana Jones | 23 | G | 5'6" | Junior | Newbern, Alabama | Shelton State CC |
| Khila Morris | 24 | G | 5'11" | Junior | Bronx, New York | Union |
| Emma Imevbore | 34 | C | 6'4" | Senior | London, England | Arkansas State |
| Jamirica Roberson | 42 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Montgomery, Alabama | Bishop State CC |

### Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2024.

## Preseason

On October 14, 2024, the Sun Belt Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Troy was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt regular season.

### Preseason rankings

Sun Belt preseason poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | James Madison | 191 (12) |
| 2 | Troy | 169 (2) |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 167 |
| 4 | Louisiana–Monroe | 150 |
| 5 | Louisiana | 122 |
| 6 | Marshall | 118 |
| 7 | Southern Miss | 113 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 107 |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina | 77 |
| 10 | Texas State | 67 |
| 11 | Appalachian State | 61 |
| 12 | Georgia Southern | 53 |
| 13 | Arkansas State | 50 |
| 14 | South Alabama | 25 |
Source:

### Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

Preseason All-Sun Belt teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| Second | Shaulana Wagner | Guard | 4th |
| Third | Zay Dyer | Forward | 3rd |
Source:

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Buffalo MAC-SBC Challenge | L 78–80 | 0–1 | 15 – Peguero | 11 – Ngnawo | 4 – Wagner | Alumni Arena (1,055) Buffalo, NY |
| November 7, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana State | L 63–73 | 0–2 | 15 – Ngnawo | 11 – Ngnawo | 5 – Wagner | Worthington Arena (1,367) Bozeman, MT |
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at No. 24 Alabama | L 71–94 | 0–3 | 14 – Baez | 8 – Jackson | 5 – Wagner | Coleman Coliseum (2,562) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 14, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | W 76–66 | 1–3 | 24 – Dyer | 12 – Tied | 5 – Wagner | McKenzie Arena (1,235) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at No. 7 LSU | L 59–98 | 1–4 | 12 – Baez | 6 – Tied | 5 – Wagner | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,735) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 22, 2024* 10:30 p.m., YouTube | | at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout semifinal | W 80–73 $^{OT}$ | 2–4 | 20 – Wagner | 13 – Ngnawo | 3 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Center (1,102) Anchorage, AK |
| November 23, 2024* 11:30 p.m., YouTube | | vs. North Dakota State Great Alaska Shootout championship | W 86–69 | 3–4 | 13 – Dyer | 12 – Dyer | 7 – Wagner | Alaska Airlines Center (1,001) Anchorage, AK |
| December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m. | | at Mississippi Valley State | L 65–66 | 3–5 | 15 – Dyer | 11 – Tied | 8 – Wagner | Harrison HPER Complex (763) Itta Bena, MS |
| December 4, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oakwood | W 109–47 | 4–5 | 14 – Tied | 10 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Trojan Arena (2,167) Troy, AL |
| December 14, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Memphis | W 85–67 | 5–5 | 16 – Tied | 11 – Dyer | 11 – Wagner | Trojan Arena (2,245) Troy, AL |
| December 18, 2024* 8:00 p.m. | | vs. Toledo Cherokee Invitational Semifinal | L 62–70 | 5–6 | 17 – Wagner | 7 – Dyer | 4 – Tied | Harrah's Cherokee (678) Cherokee, NC |
| December 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. Arkansas Cherokee Invitational | W 77–69 | 6–6 | 23 – Dyer | 18 – Dyer | 9 – Wagner | Harrah's Cherokee (563) Cherokee, NC |
| December 29, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison | L 52–63 | 6–7 (0–1) | 14 – Jackson | 21 – Jackson | 4 – Wagner | Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,376) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 92–84 $^{OT}$ | 7–7 (1–1) | 25 – Dyer | 21 – Dyer | 14 – Wagner | Trojan Arena (1,324) Troy, AL |
| January 4, 2025 3:33 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marshall | W 80–69 | 8–7 (2–1) | 17 – Peguero | 12 – Dyer | 4 – Wagner | Trojan Arena (1,346) Troy, AL |
| January 9, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | W 85–68 | 9–7 (3–1) | 22 – Dyer | 16 – Dyer | 10 – Peguero | Holmes Center (486) Boone, NC |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | W 80–72 | 10–7 (4–1) | 18 – Tied | 17 – Dyer | 7 – Peguero | GSU Convocation Center (1,223) Atlanta, GA |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Alabama | W 99–60 | 11–7 (5–1) | 19 – Tied | 9 – Jenkins | 5 – Peguero | Trojan Arena (2,958) Troy, AL |
| January 18, 2025 3:33 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | W 81–73 | 12–7 (6–1) | 16 – Peguero | 12 – Ngnawo | 6 – Peguero | Trojan Arena (1,594) Troy, AL |
| January 23, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | W 105–58 | 13–17 (7–1) | 22 – Jenkins | 11 – Dyer | 5 – Morris | Strahan Arena (2,382) San Marcos, TX |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 53–70 | 13–8 (7–2) | 13 – Jackson | 19 – Dyer | 3 – Peguero | Cajundome (488) Lafayette, LA |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 77–91 | 13–9 (7–3) | 16 – Jackson | 8 – Tied | 7 – Peguero | First National Bank Arena (942) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | W 70–45 | 14–9 (8–3) | 13 – Tied | 10 – Dyer | 3 – Peguero | Reed Green Coliseum (3,613) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | W 83–80 | 15–9 (9–3) | 19 – Tied | 22 – Jackson | 5 – Wagner | Trojan Arena (2,232) Troy, AL |
| February 8, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kent State MAC-SBC Challenge | L 73–84 | 15–10 | 25 – Ngnawo | 9 – Jackson | 5 – Wagner | Trojan Arena (2,412) Troy, AL |
| February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 84–71 | 16–10 (10–3) | 16 – Tied | 11 – Dyer | 9 – Wagner | Trojan Arena (1,870) Troy, AL |
| February 15, 2025 3:33 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 86–59 | 17–10 (11–3) | 17 – Jackson | 10 – Ngnawo | 9 – Wagner | Trojan Arena (1,857) Troy, AL |
| February 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 73–84 | 17–11 (11–4) | 16 – Dyer | 18 – Dyer | 5 – Wagner | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,026) Monroe, LA |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | W 86–71 | 18–11 (12–4) | 23 – Dyer | 10 – Dyer | 8 – Wagner | Mitchell Center (476) Mobile, AL |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 86–66 | 19–11 (13–4) | 15 – Jenkins | 11 – Ngnawo | 5 – Wagner | Trojan Arena (1,477) Troy, AL |
| February 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | L 85–89 | 19–12 (13–5) | 22 – Dyer | 9 – Dyer | 13 – Wagner | Trojan Arena (1,607) Troy, AL |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (11) Marshall Quarterfinals | W 85–54 | 20–12 | 19 – Ngnawo | 12 – Ngnawo | 5 – Wagner | Pensacola Bay Center (1,518) Pensacola, FL |
| March 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) Arkansas State Semifinals | L 66–81 | 20–13 | 17 – Peguero | 15 – Jackson | 6 – Wagner | Pensacola Bay Center (1,033) Pensacola, FL |
| WNIT |||||||||
| March 23–25, 2025* TBD | | Alabama A&M/Chattanooga Second Round | | | | | | |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||