2015–16 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team will represent the University of Oklahoma in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sooners are led by Sherri Coale in her twentieth season. The team will play its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Purdue in the first round before losing to Kentucky in the second round.
2015–16 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball | |
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Junkanoo Jam Reef Division champions | |
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round | |
Conference | Big 12 |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 23 |
AP | No. 24 |
Record | 22–11 (11–7 Big 12) |
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Home arena | Lloyd Noble Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Baylor † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 36 | – | 2 | .947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Texas | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 West Virginia | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Oklahoma | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1] |
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/04/2015* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ |
No. 17 | Southwestern Oklahoma State | W 111–73 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, FCSC |
No. 17 | Winthrop | W 78–48 | 1–0 |
Lloyd Noble Center (3,713) Norman, OK | ||||||
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, FCSC |
No. 17 | North Texas | L 57–61 | 1–1 |
Lloyd Noble Center (3,829) Norman, OK | ||||||
11/19/2015* 6:00 pm, FSSW+ |
No. 17 | BYU | W 73–47 | 2–1 |
Lloyd Noble Center (3,849) Norman, OK | ||||||
11/22/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 17 | at Bradley | W 79–46 | 3–1 |
Renaissance Coliseum (778) Peoria, IL | ||||||
11/26/2015* 3:15 pm |
No. 21 | vs. Utah Junkanoo Jam Reef Division |
W 70–55 | 4–1 |
Grand Lucayan Resort (353) Freeport, BAH | ||||||
11/28/2015* 7:00 pm |
No. 21 | vs. Boston College Junkanoo Jam Reef Division |
W 76–61 | 5–1 |
Grand Lucayan Resort (495) Freeport, BAH | ||||||
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ |
No. 21 | Little Rock | W 65–52 | 6–1 |
Lloyd Noble Center (3,747) Norman, OK | ||||||
12/06/2015* 5:30 pm, P12N |
No. 21 | at Washington | W 71–68 | 7–1 |
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,580) Seattle, WA | ||||||
12/09/2015* 7:00 pm |
No. 17 | at Tulsa | W 75–62 | 8–1 |
Reynolds Center (1,770) Tulsa, OK | ||||||
12/13/2015* 2:00 pm, FSOK |
No. 17 | UTSA | W 80–41 | 9–1 |
Lloyd Noble Center (4,086) Norman, OK | ||||||
12/20/2015* 4:00 pm, FS1 |
No. 17 | vs. No. 18 Texas A&M Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge |
L 68–74 | 9–2 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena (2,403) Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
Big 12 Regular Season | |||||||||||
12/30/2015 7:00 pm, FSOK |
No. 18 | Kansas | W 67–44 | 10–2 (1–0) |
Lloyd Noble Center (5,328) Norman, OK | ||||||
01/03/2016 3:30 pm, FS1 |
No. 18 | at No. 4 Baylor | L 68–78 | 11–2 (1–1) |
Ferrell Center (7,434) Waco, TX | ||||||
01/06/2016 7:00 pm, FSSW+ |
No. 17 | at TCU | W 78–65 | 11–3 (2–1) |
Schollmaier Arena (2,227) Fort Worth, TX | ||||||
01/10/2016 1:00 pm, FSOK |
No. 17 | Kansas State | W 68–58 | 12–3 (3–1) |
Lloyd Noble Center (4,637) Norman, OK | ||||||
01/16/2016 12:00 pm, FSN |
No. 14 | at Oklahoma State Bedlam Series |
L 42–73 | 12–4 (3–2) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,990) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
01/20/2016 10:30 am, FSOK |
No. 19 | Texas Tech | W 92–53 | 13–4 (4–2) |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK | ||||||
01/23/2016 11:00 am, FSN |
No. 19 | at No. 6 Texas | L 76–83 | 13–5 (4–3) |
Frank Erwin Center (4,096) Austin, TX | ||||||
01/27/2016 7:00 pm, FSOK+ |
No. 21 | No. 24 West Virginia | W 57–54 | 14–5 (5–3) |
Lloyd Noble Center (4,182) Norman, OK | ||||||
01/30/2016 1:00 pm, FSN |
No. 21 | at Iowa State | W 77–71 | 15–5 (6–3) |
Hilton Coliseum (11,249) Ames, IA | ||||||
02/03/2016 7:00 pm, FSOK+ |
No. 20 | No. 25 Oklahoma State Bedlam Series |
L 69–71 | 15–6 (6–4) |
Lloyd Noble Center (5,137) Norman, OK | ||||||
02/06/2016 2:00 pm, FSOK |
No. 20 | TCU | W 77–64 | 16–6 (7–4) |
Lloyd Noble Center (4,322) Norman, OK | ||||||
02/09/2016 7:00 pm |
No. 21 | at Kansas State | L 71–87 | 16–7 (7–5) |
Bramlage Coliseum (3,954) Manhattan, KS | ||||||
02/14/2016 1:30 pm, FS1 |
No. 21 | No. 6 Texas | W 74–56 | 17–7 (8–5) |
Lloyd Noble Center (4,853) Norman, OK | ||||||
02/17/2016 6:00 pm |
No. 20 | West Virginia | L 55–63 | 17–8 (8–6) |
WVU Coliseum (2,001) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
02/20/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 20 | at Kansas | W 72–66 | 18–8 (9–6) |
Allen Fieldhouse (4,737) Lawrence, KS | ||||||
02/22/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 23 | at No. 4 Baylor | L 70–78 | 18–9 (9–7) |
Lloyd Noble Center (5,277) Norman, OK | ||||||
02/27/2016 2:00 pm, FSOK+ |
No. 23 | Iowa State | W 85–54 | 19–9 (10–7) |
Lloyd Noble Center (5,192) Norman, OK | ||||||
03/01/2016 6:30 pm |
No. 24 | at Texas Tech | W 70–60 | 20–9 (11–7) |
United Supermarkets Arena (3,116) Lubbock, TX | ||||||
Big 12 Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/05/2016 11:00 am, FSN |
No. 24 | vs. Oklahoma State Quarterfinals |
W 61–43 | 21–9 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
03/06/2016 1:30 pm, FS1 |
No. 24 | vs. No. 4 Baylor Semifinals |
L 57–84 | 21–10 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,591) Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/19/2016* 12:30 pm, ESPN2 |
(6 L) No. 24 | vs. (11 L) Purdue First Round |
W 61–45 | 22–10 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | ||||||
03/21/2016* 5:30 pm, ESPN2 |
(6 L) No. 24 | at (3 L) No. 12 Kentucky Second Round |
L 58–79 | 22–11 |
Memorial Coliseum (3,056) Lexington, KY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Central Time. |
x- Sooner Sports Television (SSTV) is aired locally on Fox Sports. However the contract allows games to air on various affiliates. Those affiliates are FSSW, FSSW+, FSOK, FSOK+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific.
Rankings
2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
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AP | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | N/A |
Coaches | 18 | 24т | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
(RV) | Received Votes |
References
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- "Women's Basketball".