2015–16 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by second year head coach Randy Norton, played their home games at the Bartow Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a 3-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to UTEP.

2015–16 UAB Blazers women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	15–16 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach	Randy Norton (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Taren Martin Emily Hanley
Home arena	Bartow Arena

2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UTEP	16	–	2		.889			29	–	5		.853
WKU	15	–	3		.833			27	–	7		.794
Middle Tennessee †	15	–	3		.833			24	–	9		.727
Charlotte	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
Old Dominion	10	–	8		.556			17	–	17		.500
Marshall	9	–	9		.500			21	–	12		.636
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
UAB	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
Southern Miss	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Rice	7	–	11		.389			9	–	22		.290
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12		.333			14	–	16		.467
UTSA	6	–	12		.333			10	–	19		.345
North Texas	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
FIU	2	–	16		.111			5	–	26		.161
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 28, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 UAB Blazers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Whytney Singleton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Blount HS Mobile, AL G 4 Bianca Dufelmeier 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Kirkwood Community College Canberra, Australia G 5 Lauren McGraw 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Memphis Lauderhill, FL G 11 Janeka Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr East HS Memphis, TN F 12 Keonna Farmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Auburn Birmingham, AL G 14 T'erra Lewis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Robert E. Lee HS Montgomery, AL F 15 Brittany Winborne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Catholic HS Baltimore, MD G 20 Deanna Kuzmanic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Wheeling HS Wheeling, IL G 21 Chelsee Black 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Bessemer City HS Bessemer, AL G 22 Maya Garland 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Fenwick HS River Forest, IL F 23 Kayla Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Hoover HS Hoover, AL F 34 Khoria Newman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr MacArthur HS Irving, TX F 40 Bailee Wolfe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Bartow HS Lakeland, FL F 41 Dy'man Webb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Flint Hamady HS Flint, MI	Head coach Randy Norton (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Taren Martin (Illinois State) Emily Hanley (Illinois State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2015* 2:00 pm		Mississippi College	W 75–36		Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
11/05/2015* 7:00 pm		Miles	W 75–44		Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 5:30 pm		at Auburn	L 71–85	0–1	Auburn Arena (3,110) Auburn, AL
11/15/2015* 4:00 pm		at Belmont	L 62–63	0–2	Curb Event Center (457) Nashville, TN
11/20/2015* 11:30 am		South Carolina State	W 71–38	1–2	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
11/22/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 6 Florida State	L 44–84	1–3	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,394) Tallahassee, FL
11/26/2015* 3:00 pm		vs. High Point Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	W 56–46	2–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133) Cancún, Mexico
11/27/2015* 3:00 pm		vs. NC State Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	L 56–67	2–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133) Cancún, Mexico
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 82–32	3–4	Bartow Arena (366) Birmingham, AL
12/05/2015* 2:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 80–33	4–4	Bartow Arena (286) Birmingham, AL
12/13/2015* 2:00 pm		at South Alabama	W 53–39	5–4	Mitchell Center (419) Mobile, AL
12/18/2015* 7:00 pm		Troy	W 89–67	6–4	Bartow Arena (258) Birmingham, AL
12/21/2015* 1:00 pm		Samford	W 61–41	7–4	Bartow Arena (323) Birmingham, AL
Conference USA regular season
01/03/2016 2:00 pm		at Middle Tennessee	L 40–68	7–5 (0–1)	Murphy Center (3,911) Murfreesboro, TN
01/07/2016 2:00 pm		at UTSA	L 52–54	7–6 (0–2)	Convocation Center (307) San Antonio, TX
01/10/2016 6:00 pm, FSN		at UTEP	L 54–62	7–7 (0–3)	Don Haskins Center (1,512) El Paso, TX
01/14/2016 7:00 pm		Old Dominion	W 58–55	8–7 (1–3)	Bartow Arena (226) Birmingham, AL
01/16/2016 2:00 pm		Charlotte	W 75–57	9–7 (2–3)	Bartow Arena (473) Birmingham, AL
01/21/2016 7:00 pm		at Rice	W 64–55	10–7 (3–3)	Tudor Fieldhouse (305) Houston, TX
01/23/2016 2:00 pm		at North Texas	L 51–53	10–8 (3–4)	The Super Pit (916) Denton, TX
01/28/2016 7:00 pm		WKU	L 49–63	10–9 (3–5)	Bartow Arena (521) Birmingham, AL
01/30/2016 2:00 pm		Marshall	L 61–64	10–10 (3–6)	Bartow Arena (352) Birmingham, AL
02/04/2016 6:00 pm		at FIU	L 61–72	10–11 (3–7)	FIU Arena (342) Miami, FL
02/06/2016 4:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	W 67–62	11–11 (4–7)	FAU Arena (532) Boca Raton, FL
02/11/2016 7:00 pm		Southern Miss	W 53–49	12–11 (5–7)	Bartow Arena (312) Birmingham, AL
02/13/2016 2:00 pm		Louisiana Tech	W 64–49	13–11 (6–7)	Bartow Arena (688) Birmingham, AL
02/21/2016 12:00 pm, ASN		Middle Tennessee	L 72–77 OT	13–12 (6–8)	Bartow Arena (278) Birmingham, AL
02/25/2016 10:30 am		at Marshall	L 65–73	13–13 (6–9)	Cam Henderson Center (1,855) Huntington, WV
02/27/2016 2:00 pm, FCS		at WKU	L 55–64	13–14 (6–10)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,851) Bowling Green, KY
03/03/2016 7:00 pm		FIU	W 71–42	14–14 (7–10)	Bartow Arena (446) Birmingham, AL
03/05/2016 2:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	L 51–52	14–15 (7–11)	Bartow Arena (439) Birmingham, AL
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/09/2016 11:00 am, ASN		vs. Southern Miss Second Round	W 64–46	15–15	Bartow Arena (356) Birmingham, AL
03/10/2016 11:30 am, ASN		vs. UTEP Quarterfinals	L 59–62 OT	15–16	Bartow Arena (527) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2015–16 UAB Blazers men's basketball team