2015–16 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team will represent Michigan State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by ninth year head coach Suzy Merchant, play their home games at the Breslin Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished with a record of 259, 135 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Maryland. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Belmont in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.

2015–16 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 16
2015–16 record259 (135 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBreslin Center
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Maryland162 .889  314  .886
No. 9 Ohio State153 .833  268  .765
No. 16 Michigan State135 .722  259  .735
Indiana126 .667  2112  .636
Minnesota117 .611  2012  .625
Purdue108 .556  2012  .625
Michigan99 .500  2114  .600
Nebraska99 .500  1813  .581
Iowa810 .444  1914  .576
Rutgers810 .444  1915  .559
Penn State612 .333  1219  .387
Northwestern414 .222  1817  .514
Wisconsin315 .167  722  .241
Illinois216 .111  921  .300
2016 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Tori Jankoska 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrFreeland Freeland, MI
G 2 Cara Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrDivine Child Farmington Hills, MI
G 3 Kalabryah Gondrezick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrBenton Harbor Benton Harbor, MI
C 4 Jasmine Hines 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrCentral Lake Central Lake, MI
F 5 Octavia Barnes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrRaymond Jackson, MS
G 10 Brannadais Agee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrCass Technical Detroit, MI
F 12 Nahty Dambo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrJunípero Serra Fort-de-France, Martinique
G 13 Morgan Green 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoPacific Collegiate
Chabot College
San Jose, CA
F 15 Victoria Gaines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrMerrillville Merrillville, IN
C 21 Hana Vesela 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrBrimley Příbor, Czech Republic
G 22 Kiara Carter 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) SoHomewood Flossmoor Homewood, IL
G 23 Aerial Powers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrDetroit Country Day Detroit, MI
G/F 24 Lexi Gussert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoForest Park Crystal Falls, MI
C 33 Jenna Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrNorth Lawrence Bedford, IN
F 55 Kennedy Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrWildwood Catholic Galloway, NJ
Head coach

Suzy Merchant (Central Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Amaka Agugua (Hofstra)
NcKell Copeland (Jacksonville State)
Mark Simons (Michigan 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
11/08/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 24 Michigan Tech W 74–43 
Breslin Center (5,252)
East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 24 Western Michigan W 78–40  1–0
Breslin Center (6,270)
East Lansing, MI
11/18/2015*
7:30 pm
No. 23 Georgia W 66–45  2–0
Breslin Center (5,117)
East Lansing, MI
11/21/2015*
12:00 pm
No. 23 Idaho State W 79–60  3–0
Breslin Center (4,984)
East Lansing, MI
11/27/2015*
5:45 pm
No. 20 vs. Cincinnati
Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division
W 103–63  4–0
St. George HS Gymnasium (328)
Freeport, BAH
11/28/2015*
5:45 pm
No. 20 vs. No. 5 Baylor
Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division
L 76–84  4–1
St. George HS Gymnasium (684)
Freeport, BAH
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 19 Louisville
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 78–85  4–2
Breslin Center (5,721)
East Lansing, MI
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 19 Loyola–Chicago W 76–47  5–2
Breslin Center (5,706)
East Lansing, MI
12/09/2015*
6:30 pm
No. 25 at Davidson W 73–44  6–2
John M. Belk Arena (3,714)
Davidson, NC
12/13/2015*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 25 at Oakland W 82–62  7–2
Athletics Center O'rena (1,837)
Rochester, MI
12/18/2015*
8:00 pm, ASN
No. 24 at Northeastern
Northeastern Winter Showdown
W 77–52  8–2
Matthews Arena (1,869)
Boston, MA
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 24 Detroit W 81–42  9–2
Breslin Center (6,540)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2015
12:00 pm, BTN
No. 24 at No. 9 Ohio State L 80–85  9–3 (0–1)
Value City Arena (5,631)
Columbus, OH
01/03/2016
2:00 pm
No. 24 Wisconsin W 77–67  10–3 (1–1)
Breslin Center (6,950)
East Lansing, MI
01/07/2016
7:00 pm
No. 23 at Penn State W 71–55  11–3 (2–1)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,885)
University Park, PA
01/10/2016
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 23 No. 16 Northwestern W 74–51  12–3 (3–1)
Breslin Center (6,272)
East Lansing, MI
01/13/2016
7:00 pm
No. 18 at Indiana L 65–81  12–4 (3–2)
Assembly Hall (2,507)
Bloomington, IN
01/16/2016
4:30 pm, BTN
No. 18 Iowa W 80–73  13–4 (4–2)
Breslin Center (9,017)
East Lansing, MI
01/19/2016
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 21 Rutgers W 59–48  14–4 (5–2)
Breslin Center (4,911)
East Lansing, MI
01/27/2016
7:00 pm
No. 18 Purdue W 68–56  15–4 (6–2)
Breslin Center (5,272)
East Lansing, MI
01/31/2016
4:00 pm
No. 18 at Wisconsin W 77–54  16–4 (7–2)
Kohl Center (9,436)
Madison, WI
02/03/2016
7:00 pm
No. 17 Michigan
Rivalry
W 85–64  17–4 (8–2)
Breslin Center (8,003)
East Lansing, MI
02/05/2016
7:00 pm
No. 17 at No. 5 Maryland L 76–85  17–5 (8–3)
Xfinity Center (5,738)
College Park, MD
02/07/2016
3:00 pm
No. 17 at Iowa W 74–69  18–5 (9–3)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,255)
Iowa City, IA
02/11/2016
6:30 pm, BTN
No. 17 Penn State L 61–65  18–6 (9–4)
Breslin Center (5,588)
East Lansing, MI
02/14/2016
4:00 pm, BTN
No. 17 at Nebraska L 66–73  18–7 (9–5)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,338)
Lincoln, NE
02/18/2016
7:00 pm
No. 25 at Rutgers W 70–67  19–7 (10–5)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,156)
Piscataway, NJ
02/21/2016
1:00 pm, BTN
No. 25 Minnesota W 114–106  20–7 (11–5)
Breslin Center (9,436)
East Lansing, MI
02/24/2016
8:00 pm
No. 20 at Illinois W 71–43  21–7 (12–5)
State Farm Center (1,395)
Champaign, IL
02/27/2016
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 20 No. 5 Ohio State W 107–105 3OT 22–7 (13–5)
Breslin Center (8,631)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/04/2016
9:00 pm, BTN
(3) No. 19 vs. (6) Purdue
Quarterfinals
W 65–64  23–7
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/05/2016
5:30 pm, BTN
(3) No. 19 vs. (2) No. 9 Ohio State
Semifinals
W 82–63  24–7
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN
(3) No. 19 vs. (1) No. 5 Maryland
Championship Game
L 44–60  24–8
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,109)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
(4 B) No. 16 vs. (13 B) Belmont
First Round
W 74–60  25–8
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
03/20/2016*
2:30 pm, ESPN2
(4 B) No. 16 vs. (5 B) No. 15 Mississippi State
Second Round
L 72–74  25–9
Humphrey Coliseum (7,094)
Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 24 23 20 19 25 24 24 24 23 18 21 18 17 17 25 20 19 16 16 N/A
Coaches RV RV 22 20 23 22 22 22 22 18 18 15 14 15 22 21 19 17 17 21
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

References

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