2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team


The 2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Arizona during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by eighth-year head coach Niya Butts, played their games at the McKale Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 3–15 in Pac-12 play to finish in eleventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament where they lost to UCLA.

2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record13–19 (3–15 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • E.C. Hill
  • Sean LeBeauf
  • Calamity McEntire
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Oregon State 16 2   .889 32 5   .865
No. 11 Arizona State 16 2   .889 26 7   .788
No. 13 Stanford 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
No. 10 UCLA 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
Washington 11 7   .611 26 11   .703
Oregon 9 9   .500 24 11   .686
Utah 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
USC 6 12   .333 19 13   .594
Washington State 5 13   .278 14 16   .467
California 4 14   .222 15 17   .469
Arizona 3 15   .167 13 19   .406
Colorado 2 16   .111 7 23   .233
2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2016
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Breanna Workman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Centennial HS Las Vegas, NV
G 3 Taryn Griffey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Dr. Phillips HS Seattle, WA
G 10 Lauren Evans 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Hamilton HS Phoenix, AZ
G 11 Cherice Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Etiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
C 13 Eugenie Simonet-Keller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Fr IMG Academy La Bigot, France
G 14 Malena Washington 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Central HS Beaumont, TX
G 15 Keyahndra Cannon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Mission Bay HS San Diego, CA
G 20 Farrin Bell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Richardson HS Richardson, TX
F 21 Destiny Graham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Eastside College Prep East Palo Alto, CA
G 23 Michal Miller 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Michigan City HS Michigan City, IN
F 24 LaBrittney Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Cedar Hill HS Cedar Hill, TX
F 31 Dejza James 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Pleasant Grove HS Elk Grove, CA
G 33 JaLea Bennett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Mansfield Timberview HS Grand Prairie, TX
F 42 A'Shanti Coleman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep San Francisco, CA
G 44 Charise Holloway 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Mary' HS Tracy, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/10/2015*
7:00 pm
Eastern New Mexico W 71–37 
McKale Center (1,003)
Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
10:00 am, ESPN3
at Toledo W 62–59  1–0
Savage Arena (3,713)
Toledo, OH
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Howard W 65–28  2–0
McKale Center (778)
Tucson, AZ
11/21/2015*
3:00 pm, TheW.tv
at San Diego L 54–59  2–1
Jenny Craig Pavilion (714)
San Diego, CA
11/23/2015*
11:00 am
Kansas W 67–52  3–1
McKale Center (6,652)
Tucson, AZ
11/27/2015*
12:00 pm
at North Texas W 51–44  4–1
The Super Pit (961)
Denton, TX
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
New Mexico State W 68–64  5–1
McKale Center (741)
Tucson, AZ
12/05/2015*
1:00 pm
Pacific W 69–56  6–1
McKale Center (765)
Tucson, AZ
12/10/2015*
7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 77–67  7–1
McKale Center (827)
Tucson, AZ
12/19/2015*
2:30 pm
vs. SMU
Puerto Rico Classic
L 46–58  7–2
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/20/2015*
12:30 pm
vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Puerto Rico Classic
L 55–57  7–3
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/21/2015*
2:30 pm
vs. Gardner–Webb
Puerto Rico Classic
W 79–60  8–3
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/29/2015*
2:00 pm
George Mason W 68–60 OT 9–3
McKale Center (990)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
01/02/2016
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 11 Stanford L 34–59  9–4 (0–1)
McKale Center (1,491)
Tucson, AZ
01/04/2016
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 California W 57–52  10–4 (1–1)
McKale Center (728)
Tucson, AZ
01/08/2016
8:00 pm
at Washington State L 46–67  10–5 (1–2)
Beasley Coliseum (756)
Pullman, WA
01/10/2016
3:00 pm, P12N
at Washington L 47–63  10–6 (1–3)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,913)
Seattle, WA
01/15/2016
7:00 pm
Utah L 55–60  10–7 (1–4)
McKale Center (1,022)
Tucson, AZ
01/17/2016
2:00 pm, P12N
Colorado W 63–52  11–7 (2–4)
McKale Center (967)
Tucson, AZ
01/22/2016
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 8 Arizona State
State Farm Territorial Cup Series
L 48–61  11–8 (2–5)
Wells Fargo Arena (3,455)
Tempe, AZ
01/24/2016
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 8 Arizona State
State Farm Territorial Cup Series
L 47–62  11–9 (2–6)
McKale Center (1,483)
Tucson, AZ
01/29/2016
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 9 Oregon State L 43–71  11–10 (2–7)
Gill Coliseum (3,402)
Corvallis, OR
01/31/2016
1:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon L 54–76  11–11 (2–8)
Matthew Knight Arena (2,301)
Eugene, OR
02/05/2016
8:00 pm, P12N
USC L 57–67  11–12 (2–9)
McKale Center (1,030)
Tucson, AZ
02/07/2016
1:00 pm
No. 14 UCLA L 39–73  11–13 (2–10)
McKale Center (843)
Tucson, AZ
02/12/2016
8:30 pm, P12N
at No. 13 Stanford L 58–82  11–14 (2–11)
Maples Pavilion (3,404)
Stanford, CA
02/14/2016
1:00 pm, P12N
at California L 56–75  11–15 (2–12)
Haas Pavilion (1,311)
Berkeley, CA
02/19/2016
7:00 pm
Washington L 52–74  11–16 (2–13)
McKale Center (1,243)
Tucson, AZ
02/21/2016
1:00 pm
Washington State L 61–62  11–17 (2–14)
McKale Center (1,225)
Tucson, AZ
02/26/2016
9:00 pm, P12N
at No. 14 UCLA L 53–80  11–18 (2–15)
Pauley Pavilion (1,641)
Los Angeles, CA
02/28/2016
3:00 pm
at USC W 63–56  12–18 (3–15)
Galen Center (3,433)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2016
3:00 pm, P12N
(11) vs. (6) Oregon
First Round
W 74–68  13–18
KeyArena (3,059)
Seattle, WA
03/04/2016
3:00 pm, P12N
(11) vs. (3) UCLA
Quarterfinals
L 51–72  13–19
KeyArena (3,747)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

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2015–16 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Notes

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  • March 4, 2016 – The school announced this week that head coach Niya Butts will not return next year

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball".