SPARTANBURG, S.C. – As the 2025-26 academic year and USC Upstate women's basketball season draw nearer, head coach Jason Williams welcomes Jessa Troy to the Spartan program for the 2025-26 season.
 
Below is a player capsule for Troy, who joins Upstate from Granger, Ind.
 
Jessa Troy | Guard | 5-6 | Fr. | Granger, Ind. | Penn HS
Attended Penn High School (Mishawaka, Ind.) … As a senior in 2024-25, named Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Large School All-State … Named First Team All-Northeast Indiana Conference … Named South Bend Tribune First Team All-Area … Named a 2024 IBCA Top 100 invitee … Appeared in 25 games … Averaged 13.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game … Shot 44.8 percent (107-of-239) from the field, 44.3 percent (74-of-167) from beyond the arc, and 80.0 percent (40-of-50) from the free throw line … Corralled 94 total rebounds comprised of 11 offensive boards and 83 defensive boards … Totaled 89 assists, 64 steals, and one block on the season … As a junior in 2023-24, named ICGSA Third Team All-State ... Named IBCA Honorable Mention All-State … Named First Team All-NIC … Named a 2023 IBCA Top 100 invitee … Appeared in 25 games … Averaged 12.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game … Shot 41.6 percent (109-of-262) from the field, 40.8 percent (64-of-157) from beyond the arc, and 77.1 percent (27-of-35) from the free throw line … Corralled 70 total rebounds comprised of 22 offensive boards and 48 defensive boards … Totaled 47 steals, 29 assists, and three blocks on the season … As a sophomore in 2022-23, named ICGSA Second Team All-State … Named IBCA Honorable Mention All-State … Named First Team All-NIC … Named South Bend Tribune Honorable Mention All-Area … Appeared in 21 games … Averaged 14.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game … Shot 44.6 percent (103-of-231) from the field, 38.9 percent (58-of-149) from beyond the arc, and 86.5 percent (32-of-37) from the free throw line … Corralled 75 total rebounds comprised of 28 offensive boards and 47 defensive boards … Totaled 36 steals, 24 assists, and two blocks on the season … As a freshman in 2021-22, helped PHS to a Indiana High School Athletic Association 4A Section 4 Championship … Appeared in 26 games … Averaged 6.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game … Shot 41.7 percent (60-of-144) from the field, 37.4 percent (43-of-115) from beyond the arc, and 72.7 percent (16-of-22) from the free throw line … Corralled 50 total rebounds comprised of 13 offensive boards and 37 defensive boards … Totaled 34 steals, 24 assists, and one block on the season … Ended her interscholastic career sixth on Penn High School's all-time scoring list … Competed for Always 100 on the AAU circuit.

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