Women's Basketball Adds Tennessee Transfer For 2021-22

TROY, Ala. – Troy women's basketball head coach Chanda Rigby announced the signing of Jaiden McCoy to a National Letter of Intent on Friday. McCoy will join the 2021-22 signing class that includes Tina Stephens, Za'Nautica Downs, Amber Leggett, Jada Walton and Gabbi Cartagena. All six signees will join the Trojans for the 2021-22 season.

Jaiden McCoy | 6-3 | Foward | Knoxville, Tenn. | University of Tennessee | Northwest Florida State
Get To Know Jaiden McCoy
McCoy comes to Troy after spending the last two seasons at the University of Tennessee. During her two seasons as a Lady Vol, she played in 29 games making one start. In two seasons, she averaged 2.8 points and 1.9 rebounds per game while shooting 43 percent from the field. She scored a career-high, nine points against Furman (Dec. 20) and had a career-best six boards against Vanderbilt (Jan. 30). She chose UT over Missouri, Kansas and St. John's. Prior to her time at UT she helped lead Northwest Florida State College to the NJCAA Elite Eight while earning All-Panhandle Conference First Team honors in 2018-19. McCoy averaged 10.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game and shot just under 60 percent from the floor. She posted a career-high of 19-points vs Gadsden State (Nov. 24) and 12 boards against Daytona State (Nov. 3). Coming out of high school, McCoy was rated as a four-star prospect by ProspectsNation.com and chose to attend La. Tech over Michigan State, West Virginia and Ole Miss. She attended Farragut High School where she helped lead FHS to a district title and an appearance in the Class 3A State Sectionals after averaging 12.1 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.4 blocks as a junior.

Rigby On McCoy
"We are thrilled to add Jaiden to our 2021-22 roster. She will add size, strength and versatility to our post play. Though she comes to Troy possessing a strong skill set, she is hungry to improve and add new pieces to her game. We can't wait to get started with her."

Troy is coming off its third Sun Belt Tournament Championship, fourth overall Sun Belt Title, and its third NCAA Tournament appearance under head coach Chanda Rigby. Troy made national headlines in the NCAA Tournament against No. 2 seed Texas A&M when they erased a 16-point deficit to lead the Aggies late in the fourth quarter before narrowly falling to the Aggies by just four points. Troy's 80-points scored was the third-most points scored by a 15 seed in NCAA tournament history.

Read more about Troy's 2021-22 Signing Class
Gabbi Cartagena
Tina Stephens
Amber Leggett
Za'Nautica Downs
Jada Walton

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