Jennifer Graf

Biography

The Graf File Personal Information Birthday June 11 Hometown Loranger, La. Education Northwestern State, 2000 (Bachelor's) Northwestern State, 2002 (Master's) Playing Career Northwestern State, 1996-2000 Coaching History 2013-Pres. Troy - Associate Head Coach 2012-13 Troy - Assistant Coach 2004-12 Northwestern State - Head Coach 2002-04 Northwestern State - Assistant Coach 2000-02 Northwestern State - Graduate Assistant Coach Fresh off three straight postseason appearances, Jennifer Graf prepares for her 15th season under head coach Chanda Rigby and 14th as the associate head coach. Over 14 seasons with Rigby, Graf has guided her post players to lead the nation in rebounds for nine straight seasons (2017-26), averaging 49.91 per game in 2025-26. She has helped guide the Trojans to five Sun Belt championships and nine postseason berths, including three NCAA Tournament appearances, back-to-back WNIT Fab 4 runs (2023-25) and, most recently, the program’s first WBIT berth in 2025-26. Graf’s top two post players in 2025-26 combined for 42 double-doubles, ranking second and 12th nationally, respectively, in Zay Dyer and Fortuna Ngnawo. Dyer led the conference in double-doubles and earned her second straight All-Sun Belt First Team honor, along with Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year recognition and becoming the first All-Sun Belt Defensive Team selection in program history. Meanwhile, Ngnawo earned All-Sun Belt Second Team honors. Both post players joined the Sun Belt All-Tourna