2015–16 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team

The 2015–16 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team represents Texas Christian University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 2015–16 season is head coach Raegan Pebley's second season at TCU. The Horned Frogs are members of the Big 12 Conference and have played their home games in Schollmaier Arena since its re-opening on December 20, 2015, following a $72 million renovation. Prior to the Arena's opening, the Horned Frogs played early-season non-conference games in the TCU University Recreation Center.

2015–16 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2015–16 record18–15 (8–10 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Hanna Howard
  • Edwina Brown
  • Aaron Kallhoff
Home arenaSchollmaier Arena
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]

The Horned Frogs compiled an 8–3 non-conference record before opening Big 12 Conference play on December 30, 2015, at Texas Tech. As a 10-team league, the Big 12 plays an 18-game, double-round robin conference schedule, with each team facing every other team twice, once at home and once on the road.

They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Women's Tournament to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Texas–Rio Grande and Eastern Michigan in the first and second rounds before losing to UTEP in the third round.

Roster

2015–16 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 00 Amy Okonkwo (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoEtiwanda
USC
Fontana, CA
G 1 Toree Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoBroken Arrow
Ole Miss
Broken Arrow, OK
G 3 Veja Hamilton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrKlein Collins Spring, TX
G 14 Zahna Medley 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrSpringfield Springfield, IL
G/F 15 Jada Butts 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrLewisville Lewisville, TX
F 21 Sydney Coleman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoCypress Ranch Cypress, TX
C 22 Jordan Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrStony Point Round Rock, TX
G 23 AJ Alix 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SoBellaire Bellaire, TX
F 31 Destynee Hives-McCray 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrMartin
SMU
Arlington, TX
F 32 Caitlin Diaz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrTomball Houston, TX
F 33 Adeola Akomolafe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrEl Dorado El Paso, TX
F 42 Hattie Lankford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBishop McGuinness Oklahoma City, OK
C 44 Claire Ferguson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSt. Thomas Aquinas Olathe, KS
F 45 Aiche Ndao 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrCollin College Mbour, Senegal
C 55 Carol Willie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrCypress Houston, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015*
2:00 pm
Texas Wesleyan W 88–49 
University Recreation Center 
Fort Worth, TX
Non-Conference Games
11/13/2015*
6:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 85–59  1–0
University Recreation Center (1,663)
Fort Worth, TX
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm
New Orleans W 85–36  2–0
University Recreation Center (1,657)
Fort Worth, TX
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
at SMU W 89–79  3–0
Moody Coliseum (745)
Dallas, TX
11/21/2015*
12:30 pm
at No. 12 Texas A&M L 78–82  3–1
Reed Arena (4,013)
College Station, TX
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm
Prairie View A&M W 69–60  4–1
University Recreation Center (1,480)
Fort Worth, TX
11/28/2015*
2:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 71–67  5–1
University Recreation Center (1,543)
Fort Worth, TX
12/01/2015*
6:00 pm, FS2
at Butler L 53–65  5–2
Hinkle Fieldhouse (791)
Indianapolis, IN
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 80–42  6–2
University Recreation Center (1,446)
Fort Worth, TX
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin W 88–55  7–2
University Recreation Center (1,501)
Fort Worth, TX
12/12/2015*
11:00 am, FSN
No. 3 Notre Dame L 72–88  7–3
University Recreation Center (1,628)
Fort Worth, TX
12/20/2015*
3:30 pm
Southern Utah W 76–47  8–3
Schollmaier Arena (4,715)
Fort Worth, TX
Conference Games
12/30/2015
6:30 pm
at Texas Tech W 78–69  9–3
(1–0)
United Supermarkets Arena (1,835)
Lubbock, TX
01/02/2015
1:00 pm, FSSW
Kansas State W 87–73  10–3
(2–0)
Schollmaier Arena (1,698)
Fort Worth, TX
01/06/2015
6:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 17 Oklahoma L 65–78  10–4
(2–1)
Schollmaier Arena (2,227)
Fort Worth, TX
01/09/2015
11:00 am, FSN
at No. 6 Baylor L 55–72  10–5
(2–2)
Ferrell Center (7,081)
Waco, TX
01/13/2016
7:00 pm, FSSW+
Texas Tech W 69–48  11–5
(3–2)
Schollmaier Arena (1,696)
Fort Worth, TX
01/16/2015
7:00 pm
at Kansas State L 49–58  11–6
(3–3)
Bramlage Coliseum (7,525)
Manhattan, KS
01/20/2015
7:00 pm, FCS
No. 6 Texas L 58–65  11–7
(3–4)
Schollmaier Arena (2,792)
Fort Worth, TX
01/24/2015
12:00 pm, FSSW
No. 25 West Virginia L 84–97  11–8
(3–5)
Schollmaier Arena (2,087)
Fort Worth, TX
01/27/2015
7:00 pm
at Iowa State W 72–62  12–8
(4–5)
Hilton Coliseum (9,983)
Ames, IA
01/30/2015
7:00 pm
at Oklahoma State L 52–80  12–9
(4–6)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,609)
Stillwater, OK
02/06/2015
2:00 pm
at No. 20 Oklahoma L 64–77  12–10
(4–7)
Lloyd Noble Center (4,322)
Norman, OK
02/10/2015
7:00 pm, FSSW
No. 4 Baylor L 75–81  12–11
(4–8)
Schollmaier Arena (3,947)
Fort Worth, TX
02/13/2015
1:00 pm, FSSW
Iowa State W 79–69  13–11
(5–8)
Schollmaier Arena (1,812)
Fort Worth, TX
02/17/2015
7:00 pm
at Kansas W 70–44  14–11
(6–8)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,579)
Lawrence, KS
02/20/2015
1:00 pm, FSSW
No. 17 Oklahoma State W 79–65  15–11
(7–8)
Schollmaier Arena (2,183)
Fort Worth, TX
02/24/2015
6:00 pm, RTPT
at West Virginia L 72–83  15–12
(7–9)
WVU Coliseum (1,606)
Morgantown, WV
02/27/2015
7:00 pm, LHN
at No. 8 Texas L 58–71  15–13
(7–10)
Frank Erwin Center (4,069)
Austin, TX
02/29/2015
6:00 pm, FSN
Kansas W 55–52  16–13
(8–10)
Schollmaier Arena (2,194)
Fort Worth, TX
Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament
03/04/2016
8:30 pm, FCS
vs. Kansas
First Round
L 64–81  16–14
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,832)
Oklahoma City, OK
WNIT
03/17/2016*
7:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
First Round
W 97–73  17–14
Schollmaier Arena (910)
Fort Worth, TX
03/19/2016*
7:00 pm
Eastern Michigan
Second Round
W 85–81  18–14
Schollmaier Arena (963)
Fort Worth, TX
03/24/2016*
8:00 pm
at UTEP
Third Round
L 71–79  18–15
Don Haskins Center (7,024)
El Paso, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Schedule and results from GoFrogs.com[2]

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

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