2020-21 TROY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL @TroyTrojansWBB
HEAD COACH CHANDA RIGBY
Head Coach
COACHING STAFF
Chanda Rigby
9th Season | SE Louisiana, 1990 | Franklinton, La. Hired April 11, 2012 Entering her ninth season at Troy in 2020-21, Chanda Rigby has built the Trojans into one of the best teams in the Sun Belt Conference and a perennial championship contender with multiple NCAA Tournament appearances.
RIGBY TIMELINE
Rigby’s impressive resume includes five 20+ win seasons, two Sun Belt Tournament Championships, a Sun Belt Regular Season Title, two trips to the NCAA Tournament, four postseason appearances, 14 all-conference selections and three Sun Belt Postseason Award winners. Troy put together its most successful season in program history during the 2019-20 campaign. Rigby led Troy to a program record 25 victories and the program’s first-ever Sun Belt Regular Season Championship after posting a 16-2 conference record. Although the season was cut short due to COVID-19, the Trojans earned the No. 1 seed in the SBC Tournament. Rigby guided three players to all-conference honors, the most honorees in a single-season in program history. In December Troy earned its highest RPI rating in program history (36) before ending the season with an RPI of 44, the highest in the SBC. Under Rigby’s leadership, the Trojans led the NCAA in total rebounds (1,595), rebounding margin (+15.4), rebounds per game (55.0), offensive rebounds per game (22.2) and defensive boards per game (32.8).
Troy Head Coach
2005-12 (7 seasons)
Pensacola St. College Head Coach
2001-05 (4 seasons)
Holmes CC Head Coach
2000-01 (1 season)
Tabor College Head College
1996-00 (4 seasons)
Loranger HS Head Coach
1992-96 (4 seasons)
Northwest Rankin HS Head Coach
1990-92 (2 seasons)
Ponchatoula HS Assistant Coach
In 2018-19, the Trojans earned their first-ever invitation to the WNIT. Rigby guided Sky’Lynn Holmes to the SBC Defensive Player of the Year, the first such award as SBC members. Holmes was also named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team. Once again, Rigby’s squad was one of the best offensive teams in the country, averaging 82.3 points per game average and a +10.3 rebound margin, finishing fifth best in the NCAA in both stats. The Trojans finished first nationally in offensive rebounds and first in the country in rebounds per game at 50.48.
Year School Overall League Postseason 2012-13 Troy 7-24 .225 3-17 .150 --2013-14 Troy 12-18 .400 8-10 .444 --2014-15 Troy 20-11 .645 15-5 .750 WBI First Round 2015-16 * Troy 20-14 .606 12-8 .600 NCAA First Round 2016-17 * Troy 22-11 .667 12-6 .667 NCAA First Round 2017-18 Troy 18-13 .581 12-6 .667 --2018-19 Troy 22-9 .710 13-5 .722 WNIT First Round 2019-20 ^ Troy 25-4 .862 16-2 .889 *COVID-19 canceled postseason* Troy 8 Years 146-103 .586 91-59 .606 * SBC Tournament Champion ^ SBC Regular Season Champion
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TROY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
YEAR-BY-YEAR NCAA COACHING RECORD
2012-present (9th season)
