2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buffaloes, led by six-year head coach Linda Lappe, play their home games at the Coors Events Center and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 2–26 in Pac-12 play to finish in the last place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament to Washington.

2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2015–16 record7–23 (2–16 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Julian Assibey
  • Jamie Carey
  • Kelly Rae Finley
Home arenaCoors Events 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

On March 7, Linda Happe resigned. She finished with a six-year record at Colorado of 105–92.

Roster

2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Makenzie Ellis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBooker T. Washington Tulsa, OK
G 2 Alexis Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrPaul G. Blazer Ashland, KY
C 3 Bri Watts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrClovis West Fresno, CA
G 12 Ariana Freeman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoPaul VI Catholic
Louisville
Manassas, VA
G 13 Brecca Thomas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoThe Kinkaid School Stafford, TX
G 14 Kennedy Leonard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCarroll Southlake, TX
C 15 Zoe Correal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoSalesian San Francisco, CA
F 21 Monica Burich 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrRoseville Roseville, MN
G/F 22 Haley Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrSkyline Sammamish, WA
G/F 24 Lauren Huggins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrHeritage Littleton, CO
F 31 Zoe Beard-Fails 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrGeorgetown Day School Herndon, VA
F 50 Jamee Swan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrMarana Marana, AZ
Head coach

Linda Lappe (Colorado)

Assistant coach(es)

Julian Assibey (William Penn)
Jamie Carey (Texas)
Kelly Rae Finley (Colorado State)


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
11/07/2015*
7:00 pm
USC Aiken W 86–46 
Coors Events Center (363)
Boulder, CO
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
2:00 pm
Loyola Marymount W 92–81  1–0
Coors Events Center (2,432)
Boulder, CO
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 63–41  2–0
Coors Events Center (1,597)
Boulder, CO
11/22/2015*
12:00 pm
at No. 13 Kentucky L 61–86  2–1
Memorial Coliseum (5,380)
Lexington, KY
11/27/2015*
7:30 pm
Massachusetts
Omni Hotels Classic semifinals
W 90–63  3–1
Coors Events Center (1,611)
Boulder, CO
11/28/2015*
7:30 pm
Florida
Omni Hotels Classic championship
L 61–83  3–2
Coors Events Center (1,666)
Boulder, CO
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
at Colorado State L 63–64  3–3
Moby Arena (2,049)
Fort Collins, CO
12/06/2015*
3:00 pm
at Long Beach State L 42–59  3–4
Walter Pyramid (692)
Long Beach, CA
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 90–66  4–4
Coors Events Center (1,532)
Boulder, CO
12/12/2015*
1:30 pm, P12N
Missouri L 75–79  4–5
Coors Events Center (1,828)
Boulder, CO
12/19/2015*
3:30 pm
Presbyterian W 72–60  5–5
Coors Events Center (1,647)
Boulder, CO
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm
at Wyoming L 68–77  5–6
Arena-Auditorium (2,539)
Laramie, WY
Pac-12 regular season
01/02/2016
1:00 pm, P12N
Washington L 74–76  5–7 (0–1)
Coors Events Center (2,107)
Boulder, CO
01/04/2016
8:00 pm, P12N
Washington State L 66–74  5–8 (0–2)
Coors Events Center (1,595)
Boulder, CO
01/08/2016
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 21 California L 35–64  5–9 (0–3)
Haas Pavilion (1,173)
Berkeley, CA
01/10/2016
1:00 pm, P12N
at No. 9 Stanford L 56–71  5–10 (0–4)
Maples Pavilion (3,188)
Stanford, CA
01/15/2016
11:00 am
at Arizona State L 37–64  5–11 (0–5)
Wells Fargo Arena (4,139)
Tempe, AZ
01/15/2016
2:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona L 52–63  5–12 (0–6)
McKale Center (967)
Tucson, AZ
01/22/2016
6:00 pm, P12N
Oregon L 46–59  5–13 (0–7)
Coors Events Center (3,818)
Boulder, CO
01/24/2016
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 11 Oregon State L 47–61  5–14 (0–8)
Coors Events Center (1,711)
Boulder, CO
01/29/2016
7:00 pm
No. 15 UCLA L 64–82  5–15 (0–9)
Coors Events Center (2,252)
Boulder, CO
01/31/2016
7:00 pm, P12N
USC W 66–63  6–15 (1–9)
Coors Events Center (1,583)
Boulder, CO
02/04/2016
6:00 pm, P12N
at Utah L 55–71  6–16 (1–10)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,054)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/07/2016
12:00 pm, P12N
Utah L 68–76  6–17 (1–11)
Coors Events Center (1,785)
Boulder, CO
02/12/2016
8:30 pm, P12N
at No. 8 Oregon State L 50–73  6–18 (1–12)
Gill Coliseum (3,677)
Corvallis, OR
02/14/2016
5:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon L 70–77  6–19 (1–13)
Matthew Knight Arena (2,032)
Eugene, OR
02/19/2016
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 15 Stanford L 49–80  6–20 (1–14)
Coors Events Center (2,312)
Boulder, CO
02/21/2016
12:00 pm, P12N
California W 78–57  7–20 (2–14)
Coors Events Center (3,919)
Boulder, CO
02/25/2016
8:00 pm
at Washington State L 70–83  7–21 (2–15)
Beasley Coliseum (718)
Pullman, WA
02/27/2016
2:00 pm, P12N
at Washington L 47–68  7–22 (2–16)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,376)
Seattle, WA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2016
9:30 pm, P12N
(12) vs. (5) Washington
First Round
L 51–67  7–23
KeyArena (3,680)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
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(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

References

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