TROY, Ala. – Troy women's basketball was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference preseason coaches' poll while two Trojans earned preseason all-conference honors, the league announced Wednesday.
Troy earned 123 points in the voting with four first-place votes, trailing only Little Rock in the poll who earned 126 points and six first-place votes. This is the second consecutive year that Troy and Little Rock have been voted as the top two teams in the preseason.
Senior forward Amber Rivers was named to the preseason All-Sun Belt second team while senior guard Japonica James earned third-team honors.