2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team will represent Kansas State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They play their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated George Washington in the first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.

2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2015–16 record19–13 (8–10 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Ostermann
  • Ebony Gilliam
  • Jacie Hoyt-Capra
Home arenaBramlage Coliseum
2015–16 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Baylor171 .944  362  .947
No. 6 Texas153 .833  315  .861
No. 22 West Virginia126 .667  2510  .714
Oklahoma State117 .611  2110  .677
No. 24 Oklahoma117 .611  2211  .667
Kansas State810 .444  1913  .594
TCU810 .444  1815  .545
Iowa State513 .278  1317  .433
Texas Tech315 .167  1318  .419
Kansas018 .000  625  .194
2016 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Roster

2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Jessica Sheble 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrOlathe North Olathe, KS
G 1 Kaylee Page 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoWamego
Nebraska
Wamego, KS
F 2 Erica Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrTampa Bay Tech Tampa, FL
F 3 Lanie Page 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrWamego Wamego, KS
G 10 Kayla Goth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrDeForest DeForest, WI
G 11 Antoinette Taylor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrWest Side
State Fair CC
Gary, IN
G 12 Kelly Thomson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrRiley County Riley, KS
G 15 Megan Deines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrGlendale
Louisville
Springfield, MO
G 20 Bri Craig 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrLincoln Northeast Lincoln, NE
F 22 Breanna Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrRiverside Milwaukee, WI
G 23 Anna Hammaker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrChristian Academy Knoxville, TN
G 24 Kindred Wesemann 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrPleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, MO
G 50 Shaelyn Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSalinas Central Salina, KS
C 52 Cheyenne Hooper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) FrChristian Academy Knoxville, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2015-07-10

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2015*
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Washburn W 78–45 
Bramlage Coliseum (3,910)
Manhattan, KS
11/09/2015*
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Pittsburg State W 58–50 
Bramlage Coliseum (3,885)
Manhattan, KS
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
at Tulsa W 75–67  1–0
Reynolds Center (1,433)
Tulsa, OK
11/16/2015*
5:30 pm, FCS Atlantic
Abilene Christian W 76–45  2–0
Bramlage Coliseum (3,784)
Manhattan, KS
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm, FCS Central
South Dakota W 84–81 OT 3–0
Bramlage Coliseum (3,874)
Manhattan, KS
11/23/2015*
6:00 pm, SNY
at No. 1 Connecticut L 57–97  3–1
Gampel Pavilion (8,369)
Storrs, CT
11/25/2015*
2:00 pm, K-StateHD.TV
Southern W 59–47  4–1
Bramlage Coliseum (4,028)
Manhattan, KS
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm, FCS Central
Texas–Arlington W 61–41  5–1
Bramlage Coliseum (3,909)
Manhattan, KS
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm
at Chicago State W 63–54  6–1
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (417)
Chicago, IL
12/07/2015*
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 61–43  7–1
Bramlage Coliseum (3,872)
Manhattan, KS
12/13/2015*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Atlantic W 102–53  8–1
Bramlage Coliseum (3,905)
Manhattan, KS
12/19/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Sam Houston State W 78–50  9–1
Bramlage Coliseum (3,955)
Manhattan, KS
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Illinois W 84–45  10–1
Bramlage Coliseum (4,010)
Manhattan, KS
Big 12 regular season
12/30/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Iowa State L 79–84  10–2
(0–1)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,960)
Manhattan, KS
01/02/2016
1:00 pm, FSSW
at TCU L 73–87  10–3
(0–2)
Schollmaier Arena (1,698)
Fort Worth, TX
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, FCS Central
West Virginia L 53–72  10–4
(0–3)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,937)
Manhattan, KS
01/10/2016
1:00 pm
at No. 17 Oklahoma L 58–68  10–5
(0–4)
Lloyd Noble Center (4,637)
Norman, OK
01/13/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Oklahoma State W 47–44  11–5
(1–4)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,441)
Manhattan, KS
01/16/2016
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
TCU W 59–48  12–5
(2–4)
Bramlage Coliseum (7,525)
Manhattan, KS
01/20/2016
7:00 pm, FSN
at Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
W 59–46  13–5
(3–4)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,529)
Lawrence, KS
01/24/2016
2:00 pm, FSSW+
at Texas Tech W 65–53  14–5
(4–4)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,528)
Lubbock, TX
01/30/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 6 Texas L 51–66  14–6
(4–5)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,846)
Manhattan, KS
02/03/2016
7:00 pm, FSSW+
at No. 4 Baylor L 52–87  14–7
(4–6)
Ferrell Center (5,752)
Waco, TX
02/06/2016
12:00 pm
at West Virginia L 44–64  14–8
(4–7)
WVU Coliseum (4,328)
Morgantown, WV
02/09/2016
7:00 pm, FCS Central
No. 21 Oklahoma W 87–71  15–8
(5–7)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,954)
Manhattan, KS
02/13/2016
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
W 81–67  16–8
(6–7)
Bramlage Coliseum (5,284)
Manhattan, KS
02/17/2016
7:00 pm, LHN
at No. 4 Texas L 51–58  16–9
(6–8)
Frank Erwin Center (3,036)
Austin, TX
02/21/2016
2:00 pm, FCS Central
Texas Tech W 65–53  17–9
(7–8)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,899)
Manhattan, KS
02/24/2016
7:00 pm
at Iowa State W 68–53  18–9
(8–8)
Hilton Coliseum (10,335)
Ames, IA
02/27/2016
3:30 pm, FS2
No. 4 Baylor L 52–63  18–10
(8–9)
Bramlage Coliseum (5,451)
Manhattan, KS
02/29/2016
8:00 pm
at Oklahoma State L 51–59  18–11
(8–10)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,754)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/05/2016
8:30 pm, FSN
vs. No. 22 West Virginia
Quarterfinals
L 65–74  18–12
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,863)
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
(9 SF) vs. (8 SF) George Washington
First Round
W 56–51  19–12
Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
03/20/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN
(9 SF) at (1 SF) No. 3 South Carolina
Second Round
L 47–73  19–13
Colonial Life Arena (10,048)
Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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