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
2015–16 record13–19 (3–15 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • E.C. Hill
  • Sean LeBeauf
  • Calamity McEntire
Home arenaMcKale Center
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Oregon State162 .889  325  .865
No. 11 Arizona State162 .889  267  .788
No. 13 Stanford144 .778  278  .771
No. 10 UCLA144 .778  269  .743
Washington117 .611  2611  .703
Oregon99 .500  2411  .686
Utah810 .444  1815  .545
USC612 .333  1913  .594
Washington State513 .278  1416  .467
California414 .222  1517  .469
Arizona315 .167  1319  .406
Colorado216 .111  723  .233
2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Breanna Workman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrCentennial HS Las Vegas, NV
G 3 Taryn Griffey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoDr. Phillips HS Seattle, WA
G 10 Lauren Evans 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrHamilton HS Phoenix, AZ
G 11 Cherice Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoEtiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
C 13 Eugenie Simonet-Keller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) FrIMG Academy La Bigot, France
G 14 Malena Washington 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrCentral HS Beaumont, TX
G 15 Keyahndra Cannon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMission Bay HS San Diego, CA
G 20 Farrin Bell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrRichardson HS Richardson, TX
F 21 Destiny Graham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrEastside College Prep East Palo Alto, CA
G 23 Michal Miller 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrMichigan City HS Michigan City, IN
F 24 LaBrittney Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrCedar Hill HS Cedar Hill, TX
F 31 Dejza James 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrPleasant Grove HS Elk Grove, CA
G 33 JaLea Bennett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMansfield Timberview HS Grand Prairie, TX
F 42 A'Shanti Coleman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrSacred Heart Cathedral Prep San Francisco, CA
G 44 Charise Holloway 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSt. Mary' HS Tracy, CA
Head coach

Niya Butts (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

E.C. Hill (Northern Illinois)
Sean LeBeauf (Montevallo)
Calamity McEntire (Tennessee)


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

Roster

Schedule

[1]

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

2015–16 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Notes

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

References

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