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Felmas Koranga
Junior | Forward | 6-1 Nakuru, Kenya | Tyler JC 2
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Honors
Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team (2020-21)
Tyler Junior College
Koranga made history when she signed her NLI to play for the Sun Belt Champions, becoming the first female born in Kenya to play NCAA Division I basketball . The 6-1 forward comes to Troy after a stellar junior college career where she was ranked as the No . 2 JUCO recruit in the country by World Exposure WBB . The highly rated signee was named the 2020 WBCA Two-Year Player of the Year and a First Team All-American by both the WBCA and the NJCAA . Felmas earned All-America honors this past season after averaging 19 points and 13 .1 rebound per game in 31 starts while notching 26 double-doubles . She averaged 14 points and 10 .5 rebounds as a freshman to earn NJCAA Second Team All-America honors while being named the Region 14 Freshman of the Year . In just two years at Tyler Junior College, Felmas scored over 1,000 points and grabbed 750 rebounds . While playing for the Kenyan National Team, Felmas was known for grabbing rebounds as she was the top rebounder for her country
Agustina Talasimov 3
Sophomore | Forward | 5-9 Lloret de Mar, Girona, Spain | Jefferson College
Before Troy
Talasimov’s hometown of Lloret de Mar, Girona is a Mediterranean coastal town in Catalonia, Spain . Before she came over to America to play at Jefferson College, Talasimov was a force on the basketball court . She helped lead her team to three Catalan Championships in 2014, 2015 and 2017 while also competing in four Spanish championships, 2014, 2015 and two in 2017 . Talasimov will have three years of eligibility remaining when she arrives at Troy for the 2020-2021 season .
Dominique Camp
Sophomore | Guard | 5-9 Dayton, Ohio | Sinclair CC 1
Sinclair CC
Camp comes to Troy as a decorated junior college player after earning Ohio Community College Athletic Conference First Team All-Conference and All-District XII honors while also being named the OCCAC Defensive and Co-Freshman of the Year this past season . While at Sinclair CC, Camp started 27 of the 29 games she played in averaging 19 .1 points and 8 .9 rebounds per game . The 5-9 guard had a knack for finding the open shooter with 193 assists, 6 .7 per game . Her 193 assists were also the third most in the nation . Camp prepped at Lakota West High School where she was an Ohio-Kentucky All-Star and a District 15 All-Star while earning All-GMC 2nd Team honors . In 2019, she helped lead her team to a 23-3 record, a GMC and Sectional Championships
Janiah Ellis
Freshman | Guard | 5-9 Thomasville, Ga. | Colquitt County HS 11
High School
Ellis put together an impressive high school career, winning a total of 80 games in her career . In each of her final two years of high school Ellis earned player of the year honors and 2nd team all-state honors . During her senior season she averaged 20 .8 points, 6 .7 rebounds and 3 .5 assists per game . As a junior and put up some eye-popping numbers on her way to the Sweet 16 . In 26 games, she averaged 21 .7 points, 7 .7 rebounds . 2 .9 steals and just under a block per game . As a freshman, she averaged 13 .3 points per game and was named a first team all-region player while also being invited to the Georgia All-Star game . In high school she also played volleyball, soccer and ran track .
SharoniCa Hartsfield 22
Freshman | Guard | 5-5 Oklahoma City, Okla. | Putnam City West HS
High School
Hartsfield stared at Putnam City West in Oklahoma City, Okla ., where she was a three-year varsity member . In her three years she won 69 games and an Oklahoma State Championship in 2018 . As a senior Hartsfield was named the defensive player of the year and earned first team all-state honors while also earning Tarkanian Classic All-Tournament Team honors in Las Vegas . Hartsfield also ran track in high school where she earned all-state honors in the 200m dash, the 4x100 and 4x200m relays . She ran the second best time in the 200m dash with a time of 25 .9 seconds .
Samira Moore
Freshman | Forward | 6-0 Troy, Ala. | Charles Henderson HS 15
High School
Moore is a hometown signee that played for Troy women’s basketball alum, Dyneshia Jones at Charles Henderson High School . Moore held guide Charles Henderson to two Alabama State titles and a Final Four appearance in her final three years of high school . In her career she earned multiple all-tournament team and all-star team honors while averaging 22 points per game during her career . Away from basketball Moore played volleyball and was a member of the Beta Club, national honor society, the Dothan Super 8 and won first-place at the New York Choir competition .
Jelissa Reese 23
High School
Reese was a scoring machine in high school, averaging double-digits in all four of her seasons on varsity . Her best season came as a senior where she averaged 20 .9 points, 10 .4 rebounds, 4 .2 steals, 3 .4 assists and 0 .7 blocks per game . During her senior campaign she led Americus Sumter to a 29-2 record and a Georgia 4A State Championship while earning first team all-state honors . She posted career-highs with 41 points and 14 rebounds in a game vs Cairo . As a sophomore she averaged 16 .8 points per game, 5 .7 rebounds, 3 .8 steals, 1 .5 assists and 1 .1 blocks per game . Reese also played softball in high school and was an honor student with a 4 .0 GPA and ranked third in her class .
Kennedi White 24
Freshman | Forward | 6-1 Powder Springs, Ga. | Hillgrove HS
High School
On her way to earning all-state honors, White averaged 10 points a game, including double-digit scoring nights in 14 of the 28 games she played in . She shot 68 percent from the line and 40 percent from the field . She was named the most improved player on her team while also earning athlete of the week honors after bringing down a season-high 19 rebounds against Marietta last January . She earned all-tournament team honors at the Pope Holiday Classic .
