2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Arizona during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by eighth-year head coach Niya Butts, played their games at the McKale Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 3–15 in Pac-12 play to finish in eleventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament where they lost to UCLA.

2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record13–19 (3–15 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • E.C. Hill
  • Sean LeBeauf
  • Calamity McEntire
Home arenaMcKale Center
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Oregon State †16–2 .88932–5  .865
No. 11 Arizona State16–2 .88926–7  .788
No. 13 Stanford14–4 .77827–8  .771
No. 10 UCLA14–4 .77826–9  .743
Washington11–7 .61126–11  .703
Oregon9–9 .50024–11  .686
Utah8–10 .44418–15  .545
USC6–12 .33319–13  .594
Washington State5–13 .27814–16  .467
California4–14 .22215–17  .469
Arizona3–15 .16713–19  .406
Colorado2–16 .1117–23  .233
† 2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2016
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Breanna Workman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrCentennial HS Las Vegas, NV
G 3 Taryn Griffey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoDr. Phillips HS Seattle, WA
G 10 Lauren Evans 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrHamilton HS Phoenix, AZ
G 11 Cherice Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoEtiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
C 13 Eugenie Simonet-Keller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) FrIMG Academy La Bigot, France
G 14 Malena Washington 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrCentral HS Beaumont, TX
G 15 Keyahndra Cannon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMission Bay HS San Diego, CA
G 20 Farrin Bell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrRichardson HS Richardson, TX
F 21 Destiny Graham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrEastside College Prep East Palo Alto, CA
G 23 Michal Miller 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrMichigan City HS Michigan City, IN
F 24 LaBrittney Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrCedar Hill HS Cedar Hill, TX
F 31 Dejza James 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrPleasant Grove HS Elk Grove, CA
G 33 JaLea Bennett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMansfield Timberview HS Grand Prairie, TX
F 42 A'Shanti Coleman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrSacred Heart Cathedral Prep San Francisco, CA
G 44 Charise Holloway 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSt. Mary' HS Tracy, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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
11/10/2015*
7:00 pm		 Eastern New Mexico W 71–37 
McKale Center (1,003)
Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
10:00 am, ESPN3		 at Toledo W 62–59  1–0
 Savage Arena (3,713)
Toledo, OH
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm		 Howard W 65–28  2–0
 McKale Center (778)
Tucson, AZ
11/21/2015*
3:00 pm, TheW.tv		 at San Diego L 54–59  2–1
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (714)
San Diego, CA
11/23/2015*
11:00 am		 Kansas W 67–52  3–1
 McKale Center (6,652)
Tucson, AZ
11/27/2015*
12:00 pm		 at North Texas W 51–44  4–1
 The Super Pit (961)
Denton, TX
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm		 New Mexico State W 68–64  5–1
 McKale Center (741)
Tucson, AZ
12/05/2015*
1:00 pm		 Pacific W 69–56  6–1
 McKale Center (765)
Tucson, AZ
12/10/2015*
7:00 pm		 Louisiana Tech W 77–67  7–1
 McKale Center (827)
Tucson, AZ
12/19/2015*
2:30 pm		 vs. SMU
Puerto Rico Classic		 L 46–58  7–2
 Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/20/2015*
12:30 pm		 vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Puerto Rico Classic		 L 55–57  7–3
 Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/21/2015*
2:30 pm		 vs. Gardner–Webb
Puerto Rico Classic		 W 79–60  8–3
 Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/29/2015*
2:00 pm		 George Mason W 68–60 OT 9–3
 McKale Center (990)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
01/02/2016
3:00 pm, P12N		 No. 11 Stanford L 34–59  9–4 (0–1)
 McKale Center (1,491)
Tucson, AZ
01/04/2016
8:00 pm, P12N		 No. 21 California W 57–52  10–4 (1–1)
 McKale Center (728)
Tucson, AZ
01/08/2016
8:00 pm		 at Washington State L 46–67  10–5 (1–2)
 Beasley Coliseum (756)
Pullman, WA
01/10/2016
3:00 pm, P12N		 at Washington L 47–63  10–6 (1–3)
 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,913)
Seattle, WA
01/15/2016
7:00 pm		 Utah L 55–60  10–7 (1–4)
 McKale Center (1,022)
Tucson, AZ
01/17/2016
2:00 pm, P12N		 Colorado W 63–52  11–7 (2–4)
 McKale Center (967)
Tucson, AZ
01/22/2016
7:00 pm, P12N		 at No. 8 Arizona State
State Farm Territorial Cup Series		 L 48–61  11–8 (2–5)
 Wells Fargo Arena (3,455)
Tempe, AZ
01/24/2016
5:00 pm, P12N		 No. 8 Arizona State
State Farm Territorial Cup Series		 L 47–62  11–9 (2–6)
 McKale Center (1,483)
Tucson, AZ
01/29/2016
7:00 pm, P12N		 at No. 9 Oregon State L 43–71  11–10 (2–7)
 Gill Coliseum (3,402)
Corvallis, OR
01/31/2016
1:00 pm, P12N		 at Oregon L 54–76  11–11 (2–8)
 Matthew Knight Arena (2,301)
Eugene, OR
02/05/2016
8:00 pm, P12N		 USC L 57–67  11–12 (2–9)
 McKale Center (1,030)
Tucson, AZ
02/07/2016
1:00 pm		 No. 14 UCLA L 39–73  11–13 (2–10)
 McKale Center (843)
Tucson, AZ
02/12/2016
8:30 pm, P12N		 at No. 13 Stanford L 58–82  11–14 (2–11)
 Maples Pavilion (3,404)
Stanford, CA
02/14/2016
1:00 pm, P12N		 at California L 56–75  11–15 (2–12)
 Haas Pavilion (1,311)
Berkeley, CA
02/19/2016
7:00 pm		 Washington L 52–74  11–16 (2–13)
 McKale Center (1,243)
Tucson, AZ
02/21/2016
1:00 pm		 Washington State L 61–62  11–17 (2–14)
 McKale Center (1,225)
Tucson, AZ
02/26/2016
9:00 pm, P12N		 at No. 14 UCLA L 53–80  11–18 (2–15)
 Pauley Pavilion (1,641)
Los Angeles, CA
02/28/2016
3:00 pm		 at USC W 63–56  12–18 (3–15)
 Galen Center (3,433)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2016
3:00 pm, P12N		 (11) vs. (6) Oregon
First Round		 W 74–68  13–18
 KeyArena (3,059)
Seattle, WA
03/04/2016
3:00 pm, P12N		 (11) vs. (3) UCLA
Quarterfinals		 L 51–72  13–19
 KeyArena (3,747)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2015–16 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Notes
  • March 4, 2016 – The school announced this week that head coach Niya Butts will not return next year

References
  1. "Women's Basketball".
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