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
2015–16 record6–24 (2–16 The American)
Head coach
  • Ronald Hughey (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ravon Justice
  • Tai Dillard
  • Tonya Haut
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
2015–16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UConn †18–0 1.000  38–0  1.000
No. 21 South Florida14–4 .778  24–10  .706
Temple13–5 .722  23–12  .657
Memphis12–6 .667  18–13  .581
Tulane11–7 .611  23–12  .657
Tulsa8–10 .444  12–19  .387
SMU7–11 .389  13–18  .419
East Carolina6–12 .333  13–19  .406
Cincinnati4–14 .222  8–22  .267
UCF4–14 .222  7–23  .233
Houston2–16 .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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Chyanne Butler 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoJunípero Serra
USC		 Costa Mesa, CA
C 2 Jacqueline Blake 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrCoral Springs Christian
Miami Dade College		 Miami, FL
G 3 Bianca Winlow 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrBellaire Bellaire, TX
G 5 Dionna Collins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrDel City
Redlands CC		 Del City, OK
G 10 Cenecia Newman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrCedar Hill Cedar Hill, TX
F 12 Brianne Coffman (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrJarrell
Oklahoma State		 Jarrell, TX
G 15 Alecia Smith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrCedar Hill Cedar Hill, TX
G 21 Jessieka Palmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrLa Marque La Marque, TX
F 22 Marche' Amerson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrRudder Bryan, TX
G 23 Serithia Hawkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrSouthmoore Moore, OK
G 24 Mariah Mitchell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMcKinney McKinney, TX
G 25 Kierra Graves 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrMorgan Park
Kaskaskia College		 Chicago, IL
C 32 Sharayla Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrEast Central Tulsa, OK
F 33 Tyler Gilbert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrHightower Missouri City, TX
F 35 Taylor Gilbert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrHightower 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

References
  1. http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/hou-w-baskbl-sched.html
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