Troy University Athletics
2022-23 Basketball (W) Roster
Roster
Felmas Koranga
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- F
- Hometown:
- Nakuru, Kenya
- Prev School:
- Tyler Junior College
• Preseason Player of the Year (2022-23)
• All-Sun Belt First Team (2021-22)
• Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team (2021-22)
• Sun Belt Commissioner's List (3.5 GPA or better) (2020-21)
• Played for the Kenyan National Team in the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket Qualifier (2021)
• Won FIBA AfroBasket Zone 5 Championship (2021)
• Named Best Power Forward of AfroBasket Zone 5 Qualifier (2021)
• Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year (2020-21)
• All-Sun Belt Second Team (2020-21)
• Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team (2020-21)
Senior (2022-23)
Played four games, starting three before suffering season-ending injury… Shot a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity strip… Hit a season-high eight points in the season-opener at Samford (Nov. 7) and grabbed an impressive season-high of 14 rebounds… Went 5-for-25 (.200) from the field to score 14 total points… Averaged 7.8 rebounds in 19.8 minutes through four games
Junior (2021-22)
All-Sun Belt First Team selection… Named to the Sun Belt All-Tournament Team…The only Trojan to start all 33 games… Set the Division I single-season rebounds record book (354) and ranked third all-time… Also ranked eighth all-time and fourth in Troy’s single-season DI rebounding average list (10.7) while her 41 blocks ranked ninth in Troy’s single-season DI record… Set Troy’s DI single-game record for rebounding after hauling in 24 boards (Georgia Southern)... Led Troy to a Sun Belt regular season championship, averaging a team-high 12.6 points, 10.7 rebounds and 26.0 minutes… Also added 50 steals and 29 assists… Named a two-time Sun Belt Player of the Week (Dec. 28 and Feb. 22)…Finished first on the team in points (415), first in rebounds, second in blocks, first in steals, first in field goals made (171) and second in field goal percentage (45 percent)… Ranked 10th nationally in rebounds and 18th nationally with 17 double-doubles… Recorded a single-game high 25 points against Louisiana… Scored in double figures in 24 of her 33 games played
Sophomore (2020-21)
Sun Belt Newcomer of Year...Named to the All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team...Played in all 23 games, making 21 starts, including the final 19 games of the season, after making her Troy debut on Dec. 17 at Middle Tennessee, while helping Troy win their fourth Sun Belt Championship, the first of her career, and making the NCAA Tournament as a No. 15 seed ... Ranked second in the conference in double-doubles (12) behind teammate Alexus Dye while ranking 27th nationally...Averaged 12.8 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.5 steals, 0.8 blocks and 0.6 assists per game while shooting 42.9 percent from the field (118-of-275)...Felmas finished third on the team in scoring (295 points), second in total rebounds (256), third in blocked shots (18) and fourth in steals (34)... She scored in double-figures in 19 games and scored at-least 15 points in six of those contests...Posted a season-best 20-points in Troy’s NCAA First Round game vs Texas A&M... Tied a single-game record for rebounds with 22 in the Sun Belt Championship game vs Louisiana...Felmas averaged 12.6 points and 15.6 rebounds in Troy’s three SBC Tournament games...In the NCAA Tournament she scored 20-points and had 11 rebounds while shooting 69.2 percent from the field (9-of-13)
Tyler Junior College
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 ... Ranked as the No. 2 JUCO recruit in the country by World Exposure WBB ... 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 ... 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 two years, she scored over 1,000 points and grabbed 750 rebounds
Personal
Daughter of Everlynne and Elijah Koranga... Has nine siblings, Ariel, Avigdo, Barlev, Emanuel, Michael, Debra, Carol, Claudia and Clara... Also played netball, soccer and ran track in high school... Majoring in criminal justice, where she is aiming for her masters in clinical mental health... Born February 1, 1996... Brother Ariel plays professional basketball with Al Bashaer BC
