2015–16 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the third for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars, led by second year head coach Ronald Hughey, played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion. They finished the season 6–24, 2–16 in The American play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of American Athletic women's tournament to Tulsa.

2015–16 Houston Cougars women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	6–24 (2–16 The American)
Head coach	Ronald Hughey (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Ravon Justice Tai Dillard Tonya Haut
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion

2015–16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 UConn †	18	–	0		1.000			38	–	0		1.000
No. 21 South Florida	14	–	4		.778			24	–	10		.706
Temple	13	–	5		.722			23	–	12		.657
Memphis	12	–	6		.667			18	–	13		.581
Tulane	11	–	7		.611			23	–	12		.657
Tulsa	8	–	10		.444			12	–	19		.387
SMU	7	–	11		.389			13	–	18		.419
East Carolina	6	–	12		.333			13	–	19		.406
Cincinnati	4	–	14		.222			8	–	22		.267
UCF	4	–	14		.222			7	–	23		.233
Houston	2	–	16		.111			6	–	24		.200
† American Tournament winner As of April 5, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Media

All Cougars games aired on the Houston Cougars IMG Sports Network, streamed online via the Houston Portal, with Jeremy Branham and Louis Ray on the call. Before conference season home games streamed on Houston All-Access. Conference home games rotated between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and the Houston Portal. Road games typically were streamed on the opponents' websites, though some conference road games also appeared on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2015–16 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Chyanne Butler 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Junípero Serra USC Costa Mesa, CA C 2 Jacqueline Blake 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Coral Springs Christian Miami Dade College Miami, FL G 3 Bianca Winlow 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Bellaire Bellaire, TX G 5 Dionna Collins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Del City Redlands CC Del City, OK G 10 Cenecia Newman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Cedar Hill Cedar Hill, TX F 12 Brianne Coffman (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Jarrell Oklahoma State Jarrell, TX G 15 Alecia Smith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Cedar Hill Cedar Hill, TX G 21 Jessieka Palmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr La Marque La Marque, TX F 22 Marche' Amerson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Rudder Bryan, TX G 23 Serithia Hawkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Southmoore Moore, OK G 24 Mariah Mitchell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So McKinney McKinney, TX G 25 Kierra Graves 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Morgan Park Kaskaskia College Chicago, IL C 32 Sharayla Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr East Central Tulsa, OK F 33 Tyler Gilbert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Hightower Missouri City, TX F 35 Taylor Gilbert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Hightower Missouri City, TX	Head coach Ronald Hughey (Limestone College) Assistant coach(es) Ravon Justice (Houston Baptist) Tai Dillard (Texas) Tonya Haut (Baylor)/ (TCU) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015* 2:00 pm		Texas A&M–International	W 59–42		Hofheinz Pavilion (337) Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 3:00 pm		at College of Charleston	L 48–55	0–1	TD Arena (681) Charleston, SC
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm		Long Beach State	L 41–47	0–2	Hofheinz Pavilion (265) Houston, TX
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm		Louisiana–Lafayette	W 52–51	1–2	Hofheinz Pavilion (909) Houston, TX
11/26/2015* 1:30 pm		vs. No. 24 George Washington Lone Star Showcase	L 78–82	1–3	Cedar Park Center (507) Cedar Park, TX
11/27/2015* 11:00 am		vs. Wright State Lone Star Showcase	L 61–75	1–4	Cedar Park Center  Cedar Park, TX
11/28/2015* 11:00 am		vs. No. 25 Iowa Lone Star Showcase	L 50–64	1–5	Cedar Park Center  Cedar Park, TX
12/05/2015* 4:00 pm		at Rice Bayou Cup	W 62–59	2–5	Tudor Fieldhouse (684) Houston, TX
12/07/2015* 6:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	W 67–51	3–5	McDermott Center (502) San Antonio, TX
12/12/2015* 2:00 pm		UNLV	L 60–63	3–6	Hofheinz Pavilion (921) Houston, TX
12/17/2015* 7:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 76–73	4–6	Dugan Wellness Center (457) Corpus Christi, TX
12/20/2015* 7:00 pm		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 45–55	4–7	Hofheinz Pavilion (792) Houston, TX
AAC regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm, ADN		at Tulane	L 48–70	4–8 (0–1)	Devlin Fieldhouse (934) New Orleans, LA
01/02/2016 2:00 pm		Temple	L 66–75	4–9 (0–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion (1,308) Houston, TX
01/05/2016 5:00 pm		at Memphis	L 57–74	4–10 (0–3)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (326) Memphis, TN
01/08/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 1 Connecticut	L 37–76	4–11 (0–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion (1,553) Houston, TX
01/10/2016 2:00 pm		SMU	L 48–50	4–12 (0–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion (878) Houston, TX
01/14/2016 6:00 pm, ADN		at East Carolina	L 70–76	4–13 (0–6)	Williams Arena (1,094) Greenville, NC
01/20/2016 7:00 pm		Tulsa	L 62–79	4–14 (0–7)	Hofheinz Pavilion (154) Houston, TX
01/27/2016 6:00 pm		at No. 20 South Florida	L 49–73	4–15 (0–8)	USF Sun Dome (1,885) Tampa, FL
01/30/2016 1:00 pm		at Cincinnati	L 50–56	4–16 (0–9)	Fifth Third Arena (456) Cincinnati, OH
02/03/2016 7:00 pm		UCF	W 64–55	5–16 (1–9)	Hofheinz Pavilion (274) Houston, TX
02/06/2016 2:00 pm		Tulane	L 56–59	5–17 (1–10)	Hofheinz Pavilion (497) Houston, TX
02/10/2016 7:00 pm		at Tulsa	L 28–44	5–18 (1–11)	Reynolds Center (467) Tulsa, OK
02/12/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Temple	L 48–78	5–19 (1–12)	McGonigle Hall (1,298) Philadelphia, PA
02/17/2016 7:00 pm, ADN		East Carolina	L 59–68	5–20 (1–13)	Hofheinz Pavilion (105) Houston, TX
02/20/2016 1:00 pm		Cincinnati	L 61–67	5–21 (1–14)	Hofheinz Pavilion (363) Houston, TX
02/23/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at UCF	L 62–65	5–22 (1–15)	CFE Arena (436) Orlando, FL
02/27/2016 2:00 pm		at SMU	W 63–54	6–22 (2–15)	Moody Coliseum (914) Dallas, TX
02/29/2016 7:00 pm		Memphis	L 64–77	6–23 (2–16)	Hofheinz Pavilion (336) Houston, TX
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Tulsa First Round	L 38–76	6–24	Mohegan Sun Arena (4,480) Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2015–16 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

External links

• Official website