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
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record6–24 (2–16 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ravon Justice
  • Tai Dillard
  • Tonya Haut
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
Seasons
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

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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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "University of Houston Athletics :: UH Cougars :: Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
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