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Returning Players
Alexus Dye 25
Senior | Forward | 6-0 Birmingham, Ala. | Gulf Coast State College
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Honors
Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team (2020-21) All-Sun Belt Second Team (2019-20) Sun Belt Player of the Week (2/24/20)
Junior (2019-20)
Played in 29 games making 13 starts while helping Troy win its first-ever Sun Belt Regular Season Title . . . Averaged 10 .1 ppg (third highest average on the team) and 9 .6 rebounds per game while also earning 18 steals, 13 assists and 15 blocked shots . . . Was a rebounding force with 12 games of double-digit rebounds and five games of at least 15 boards . . . Set a careerhigh in rebounds with 19 against Arkansas State . . . Earned a team-high nine double-doubles on the year with seven coming in the final 12 games . . . One of only two players in the Sun Belt to average a double-double in SBC games (11 .5 ppg, 10 .3 rpg) . . . Ranked third in rebounding in both overall and in SBC games . . . Led the team in total rebounds (278) and rebounding average . . . Only Trojan to grab more than 100 offensive rebounds . . . Her 15 blocked shots were the third-most on the team *Had season cut short in March due to COVID-19 before SBC Tournament
Gulf Coast State College
Dye averaged 7 .0 points and 4 .6 rebounds while shooting 61 percent from the field for Gulf Coast last season . . . helped guide Gulf Coast State to a national title and a 27-5 record during the 2018-19 season . . . In the national title game she recorded a double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds
High School
Dye prepped at Wenonah High School in Birmingham, Ala ., with former teammate Kate Rodgers . . . Named state tournament MVP in 2016 after she scored 55 points and grabbed 37 rebounds in three games; she repeated as most valuable player in 2017 . . . rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN
SINGLE GAME HIGHS
Points 23 vs Arkansas State (2/22/20) Rebounds 19 vs Arkansas State (2/22/20) Assists 3 vs Texas State (1/23/20) Steals 4 vs Fort Valley State (11/5/19) Blocks 2 3x, last at Arkansas State (3/7/20) FG Made 10 2x, last vs Arkansas State (2/22/20) FG Atts. 18 vs Jacksonville St . (11/16/19) 3FG Made -- N/A 3FG Atts. -- N/A FT Made 5 vs Fort Valley State (11/5/19) FT Atts. 8 vs South Alabama (2/1/20)
Tiyah Johnson
Senior | Guard | 5-10 Phenix City, Ala. | Shelton State CC 14
Junior (2019-20)
Played in 29 games making 10 starts while helping Troy win its first-ever Sun Belt Regular Season Title . . . Averaged 6 .0 ppg and 3 .1 rpg while earning 21 steals, 16 assists and seven blocked shots . . . She finished third on the team in made three’s with 26 and averaged 0 .9 makes per game . . . Between Nov . 5 and Jan . 8, she made 23 consecutive free throws . . . Recorded double-digit points in seven games with a season-high 13 at Duke and against App State . . . Made a season best four triples in her second game with Troy on Nov . 12 at Samford . . . Earned a season-high seven rebounds twice, at Bethune-Cookman and against Louisiana *Had season cut short in March due to COVID-19 before SBC Tournament
Shelton State Community College
Johnson was named a First Team All-American by the NJCAA after averaging 18 .1 points in 24 .5 minutes of action per game . . . She helped lead her Shelton State squad to a 29-4 record during her sophomore campaign while scoring in double figures 28 times with 20 or more points in 16 of those contests . . . Scored a season-high 31 against Gadsden State . . . She ended her sophomore season shooting 41 .8 percent from long range while grabbing 3 .3 boards and dishing out 1 .7 assists per game . . . Helped her squad earn a No . 7 national ranking and its fourth straight Alabama Community College Conference Championship . . . Named to the Shelton State Dean’s List
High School
Starred at Central High School in Phenix City, Ala . . . . She earned Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State honors after leading the Red Devils to a Class 7A Final Four appearance her senior year in 2017
SINGLE GAME HIGHS
Points 13 2x, last at App State (1/4/20) Rebounds 7 2x, last at Louisiana (1/11/20) Assists 3 at Duke (11/24/19) Steals 3 3x, last vs South Alabama (2/1/20) Blocks 2 vs Kent State (12/20/19) FG Made 5 2x, last vs App State (1/4/20) FG Atts. 14 at Samford (11/12/19) 3FG Made 4 at Samford (11/12/19) 3FG Atts. 10 at Samford (11/12/19) FT Made 6 vs Coastal Carolina (1/2/20) FT Atts. 7 vs South Alabama (2/1/20)
Tyasia Moore
Senior | Forward | 6-0 Washington, D.C. | Trinity Valley CC 5
Junior (2019-20)
Played in 26 games making six starts while helping Troy win its first-ever Sun Belt Regular Season Title . . . Averaged 5 .9 ppg and 4 .8 rpg while earning 22 steals, 19 blocked shots and 11 assists . . . Her 19 blocks were the second-most on the team while her 0 .7 blocks per game average ranked eighth in the SBC . . . Reached double-digit points in four games with a season-high 12 against Fort Valley State and at Ga . Southern . . . Earned a season best 12 rebounds against UT-Arlington with a season best three blocked shots against Arkansas State . . . Had her best game of the season at Ga . Southern where she scored 12-points on 6-of-9 shooting with nine rebounds and two steals *Had season cut short in March due to COVID-19 before SBC Tournament
Trinity Valley CC
Moore appeared in 44 games for the Cardinals, making three starts . . . In her two years at Trinity Valley, she averaged 8 .1 points per game and 5 .4 rebounds per contest while coming up with 1 .2 steals and just under a block a game . . . She helped guide her squad to a national runner-up finish in 2018-19
High School
Moore starred at Forestville Military Academy in Maryland . . . She averaged 16 .8 points, 13 .2 rebounds, 3 .2 assists and 5 .0 steals and was named the conference MVP . . . Led her team to back-to-back state championships in 2015 and 2016
SINGLE GAME HIGHS
Points 12 2x, last at Ga . Southern (1/16/20) Rebounds 12 vs UTA (1/25/20) Assists 2 2x, last at South Alabama (2/29/20) Steals 5 vs Fort Valley State (11/5/19) Blocks 3 2x, last at Little Rock (3/5/20) FG Made 6 at Ga . Southern (1/16/20) FG Atts. 11 2x, last vs South Alabama (2/1/20) 3FG Made 1 vs Fort Valley State (11/5/19) 3FG Atts. 2 at App State (2/15/20) FT Made 5 2x, last at South Alabama (2/29/20) FT Atts. 6 2x, last at South Alabama (2/29/20)
Jasmine Robinson
Senior | Guard | 5-6 Augusta, Ga. | Richmond County HS 4
Honors
Junior (2019-20)
Played in 29 games making a team-high 27 starts while helping Troy win its first-ever Sun Belt Regular Season Title . . . Finished second on the team in scoring (11 .7 ppg) while leading the team in total assists (90) and assists per game (3 .1) . . . Led Troy in made 3-pointers (127) and 3-point field goal percentage (32 percent) . . . Reached double-digit points in 19 games . . . Posted a seasonhigh nine assists against Texas State on Jan . 23 . . . Scored a season best 25 points at Duke on Nov . 24 . . . Her 11 .7 ppg ranked 17th in the SBC while her 3 .1 apg ranked ninth *Had season cut short in March due to COVID-19 before SBC Tournament
Sophomore (2018-19)
Played in all 31 games, started 13, including the final seven games of the season … Led the team with 3 .2 assists per game (99 total), the most by a sophomore since Ashley Beverly Kelley in 2013-14 … Led qualified players in free throw percentage shooting 79 .1 percent (34-43) … Scored in double figures six time, including a season-high 17 against Georgia State; went 6-for-14 from the field and 4-of-7 from the 3-point line … Posted 5+ assists in a game six times, including a season-best eight against Georgia Southern … Scored the final seven points of Troy’s 15-0 run to end the game at East Tennessee State
Freshman (2017-18)
Played in all 31 games, started 15 as a freshman … Finished fourth on the team with 8 .3 points per game and second with 77 assists … Earned first career start in collegiate debut on Nov . 10 against Stillman … Started final 12 games of the season … Scored in double figures nine times including a career-high 22 points at ULM on Jan . 25 … Scored 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting against South Alabama in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament … Shot 81 .4 percent (35-43) from the free throw line
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SINGLE GAME HIGHS
Points 25 at Duke (11/24/19) Rebounds 7 3x, last at Samford (11/12/19) Assists 9 vs Texas State (1/23/20) Steals 5 3x, last vs Arkansas State (2/8/18) Blocks 1 3x, last vs ULM (2/5/20) FG Made 8 at Duke (11/24/19) FG Atts. 21 at Duke (11/24/19) 3FG Made 5 at Coastal Carolina (2/13/20) 3FG Atts. 11 at Duke (11/24/19) FT Made 8 at Samford (11/12/19) FT Atts. 12 at Samford (11/12/19)
High School
Four-year starter at Academy of Richmond County in Augusta, Ga . . . . Three-time all-area . . . Four-time all-region . . . Augusta Chronicle Player of the Year . . . Named all-state as a senior . . . Averaged 27 .1 points, 9 .3 rebounds, 4 .5 assists and 3 .4 steals per game as a senior . . . Scored 50 points in a game against Hephzibah High School . . . Scored over 2,000 points in her high school career . . . Also played volleyball and track & field
Emely Rosario
Senior | Guard | 5-6 Bronx, N.Y. | Kilgore College 0
Junior (2019-20)
Played in 26 of the teams 29 games and helped Troy win its first-ever Sun Belt Regular Season Title . . . Averaged 1 .3 points per game and 0 .7 rebounds with 21 assists, five steals and two blocked shots . . . Led the team in scoring against AUM on Dec . 4 with 15 points while posting a season-best four assists against Coastal Carolina on Jan . 2 *Had season cut short in March due to COVID-19 before SBC Tournament
Kilgore College
Rosario averaged team-highs in points (14 .5) and minutes played (32 .8) in 2018-19 . . . She helped her squad average 77 .2 points per game, 33rd best mark in the NJCAA . . . She ranked 19th in the country with 151 assists leading Kilgore to a 22-9 record . . . Prior to playing at Kilgore College Rosario spent her freshman season at Eastern Kentucky where she played in 17 games
Eastern Kentucky
Started her career at Eastern Kentucky in 2017-18 where she played in 17 games
High School
Rosario starred at Marist High School . . . NJ .com Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic League Player of the Year as a senior . . . Averaged 17 .9 points, 5 .5 rebounds and 4 .5 assists per game as a senior . . . Recorded double-digit points in 24 of the 25 game she and had 10 games with 20 or more points, scoring a careerhigh 34 against St . Dominic
SINGLE GAME HIGHS
Points 15 vs AUM (12/4/19) Rebounds 4 vs Texas State (1/23/20) Assists 4 vs Coastal Carolina (1/2/20) Steals 1 5x, last at Ga . State (1/18/20) Blocks 1 2x, last vs AUM (12/4/19) FG Made 5 vs AUM (12/4/19) FG Atts. 9 vs AUM (12/4/19) 3FG Made 1 vs AUM (12/4/19) 3FG Atts. 1 7x, last at Arkansas State (3/7/20) FT Made 4 vs AUM (12/4/19) FT Atts. 5 vs AUM (12/4/19)
Janiah Sandifer
Senior | Guard | 5-7 Nashville, Tenn. | Pearl-Cohn HS 10
Honors
2019-20 Sun Belt Commissioner’s List (3 .5-4 .0 GPA)
Junior (2019-20)
Played in 28 games making seven starts while helping Troy win its first-ever Sun Belt Regular Season Title . . . Averaged 3 .5 ppg and 2 .9 rpg while earning 31 assists and 10 steals . . . Finished fifth on the team in free throw percentage at 73 percent, fourth in assists per game (1 .1) and second in ast/ratio (1 .72) . . . Reached double-digits twice with a season-high 11 at Coastal Carolina on Feb . 13 . . . Recorded a season best seven rebounds at Chattanooga on Dec . 15 *Had season cut short in March due to COVID-19 before SBC Tournament
Sophomore (2018-19)
Battled back from late-season injury in 2017-18 to play in 24 games as a sophomore … Shot a team-best 39 .7 percent from 3-point range (27-68), the highest by a Trojan since Leva Nagy in 2011-12 (40 .3 percent) … Made multiple 3-pointers in nine games … Posted a season-high 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including 3-of-4 from beyond the arc
Freshman (2017-18)
Played in 26 games, started 14 before battling through injury the final quarter of the season … Made first career start in collegiate debut against Stillman scoring 14 points … Averaged 5 .3 points and 2 .2 rebounds … Started first seven games of the season … Turned in season-high 16 points on 6-of-15 shooting against Montevallo on Dec . 9 … Scored in double-digits four times … Hauled in a season-best seven rebounds on Nov . 21 at Ole Miss … Made 24 of first 25 free throw attempts, finished season shooting 84 .4 percent (38-45) .
High School
Played for Pearl-Cohn High School in Nashville, Tenn . . . Was a four-time all-district and all-metro selection . . . Named 10AA District MVP . . . Named Tennessean All-Mid-State Team . . .
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SINGLE GAME HIGHS
Points 16 vs Montevallo (12/9/17) Rebounds 7 2x, last at Chattanooga (12/15/19) Assists 4 2x, last vs Fort Valley State (11/5/19) Steals 3 at South Alabama (1/13/18) Blocks -- N/A FG Made 6 vs Montevallo (12/9/17) FG Atts. 15 vs Montevallo (12/9/17) 3FG Made 3 3x, last vs Coastal Carolina (3/9/19) 3FG Atts. 8 2x, last at Chattanooga (12/15/19) FT Made 4 4x, last vs Little Rock (2/10/18) FT Atts. 6 vs Little Rock (2/10/18)
Named TSWA All-State Team . . . Member of school’s 1,000-point club . . . Started every game all four years of high school . . . High school No . 14 retired
Jhileiya Dunlap
Senior | Forward | 6-2 Columbia, S.C. | Ole Miss 21
Senior (2019-20)
Did not play due to transfer rules
Ole Miss
Jhileiya started 10 of the 24 games she played in last season at Ole Miss logging 18 .4 minutes of action per game . . . Averaged 5 .9 points, 3 .7 rebounds, 1 .4 blocks and 1 .2 assists per game . . . Her 34 blocks led the Ole Miss squad, the next closest only had 13 blocked shots . . . Had a team-high four blocked shots against twice, against Norfolk State (Nov . 18) and Louisiana (Dec . 12) while also posting a team-high four steals in a game against TCU (Nov . 29)
Gulf Coast State College
During her sophomore campaign Dunlap helped lead her squad to a national championship in 2017 . . . She averaged 13 .2 points and 8 .1 rebounds and 1 .7 assists per game . . . In the national title game, she scored 18-points, grabbed nine boards recorded five blocks and dished out three assists while being named to the NJCAA All-Tournament Team
High School
Dunlap was a four-year starter at Dreher High School in Columbia, S .C ., and helped lead her team to three state titles . . . she ended her high school career with 1,655 points . . . Originally committed to North Carolina as a three-star recruit and was ranked as the 20th best forward in the country . . . 2016 South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year . . . Averaged 20 .4 points, 7 .2 rebounds, 2 .9 assists and 3 .6 steals, 3 .1 blocks per game during her 2016 state championship winning season . . . Named all-state and all-region four times
SINGLE GAME HIGHS
Points 15 vs Savannah St . (12/8/18) Rebounds 12 vs Louisiana (12/12/18) Assists 5 vs IUPUI (11/9/18) Steals 4 vs TCU (11/29/18) Blocks 4 2x, last at Louisiana Tech (12/15/18) FG Made 7 vs Texas A&M (2/3/19) FG Atts. 11 2x, last vs Louisiana (12/12/18) 3FG Made -- N/A 3FG Atts. -- N/A FT Made 5 vs Savannah St . (12/8/18) FT Atts. 6 2x, last vs Savannah St . (12/8/18)
