2015–16 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by twenty-second year head coach Lisa Stockton, played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse and were second year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic women's tournament where they lost to Connecticut. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where defeated Alabama and Georgia Tech in the first and second rounds before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the third round.

2015–16 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record23–12 (11–7 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Alan Frey
  • Doshia Woods
  • Beth Dunkenberger
Home arenaDevlin Fieldhouse
2015–16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UConn180 1.000380  1.000
No. 21 South Florida144 .7782410  .706
Temple135 .7222312  .657
Memphis126 .6671813  .581
Tulane117 .6112312  .657
Tulsa810 .4441219  .387
SMU711 .3891318  .419
East Carolina612 .3331319  .406
Cincinnati414 .222822  .267
UCF414 .222723  .233
Houston216 .111624  .200
American Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Media

All Green Wave games are broadcast on WRBH 88.3 FM. A video stream for all home games is on Tulane All-Access, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games are typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2015–16 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Shakira Harding 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrVandrbilt Catholic
Hutchinson CC
Houma, LA
G 3 Kolby Morgan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoJohn Curtis Christian Hammond, LA
G 11 Leslie Vorpahl 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrWinston Churchill San Antonio, TX
G 13 Caylah Cruickshank 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoDawson College Monteral, QE
G 14 Taylor Emery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrFreedom Tampa, FL
F 15 Adesuwa Ebomwonyi 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrHillgrove Powder Springs, GA
G 22 Meredith Schulte 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrMill Creek Brasleton, GA
F 25 Harlyn Wyatt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBenjamin E. Mays Atlanta, GA
G 30 Tierra Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrBob Jones Madison, AL
G 33 Courtnie Latham 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrClear Springs Houston, TX
C 34 Ksenija Madzarevic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrRabun Gap Nacoochee Novi Sad, Serbia
C 45 Chinwe Duru 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrVista Ridge Round Rock, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2015*
5:30 pm
Loyola (New Orleans) W 90–48 
Devlin Fieldhouse (577)
New Orleans, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:30 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock W 69–53  1–0
Devlin Fieldhouse (357)
New Orleans, LA
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm
Jackson State W 92–49  2–0
Devlin Fieldhouse (706)
New Orleans, LA
11/19/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 6 Florida State L 72–78  2–1
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,756)
Tallahassee, FL
11/23/2015*
7:00 pm, CST/ESPN3
LSU W 67–63  3–1
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,173)
New Orleans, LA
11/26/2015*
2:15 pm
vs. Rutgers
Paradise Jam tournament Island Division
L 51–75  3–2
Sports and Fitness Center (488)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/27/2015*
12:00 pm
vs. Green Bay
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
L 58–79  3–3
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2015*
12:00 pm
vs. Virginia
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
W 67–62  4–3
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm
McNeese State W 74–55  5–3
Devlin Fieldhouse (962)
New Orleans, LA
12/16/2015*
6:00 pm
at Ole Miss W 61–59  6–3
Tad Smith Coliseum (734)
Oxford, MS
12/18/2015*
3:00 pm
Southern W 77–48  7–3
Devlin Fieldhouse (878)
New Orleans, LA
12/20/2015*
5:00 pm
UNC Greensboro
Tulane Classic semifinals
W 74–53  8–3
Devlin Fieldhouse (882)
New Orleans, LA
12/21/2015*
5:00 pm
Saint Louis
Tulane Classic championship
W 66–58  9–3
Devlin Fieldhouse (723)
New Orleans, LA
Conference regular season
12/30/2015
7:00 pm, ADN
Houston W 70–48  10–3 (1–0)
Devlin Fieldhouse (934)
New Orleans, LA
01/03/2016
4:00 pm, ESPNU
at Memphis L 67–83  10–4 (1–1)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (631)
Memphis, TN
01/05/2016
6:00 pm, ADN
at East Carolina W 66–51  11–4 (2–1)
Williams Arena (993)
Greenville, NC
01/10/2016
4:00 pm
UCF W 75–54  12–4 (3–1)
Devlin Fieldhouse (994)
New Orleans, LA
01/13/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 19 South Florida L 67–71  12–5 (3–2)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,646)
New Orleans, LA
01/16/2016
1:00 pm, ADN
at Tulsa W 71–47  13–5 (4–2)
Reynolds Center (377)
Tulsa, OK
01/20/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at SMU W 54–42  14–5 (5–2)
Moody Coliseum (612)
Dallas, TX
01/23/2016
2:00 pm, ADN
East Carolina W 78–73  15–5 (6–2)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,136)
New Orleans, LA
01/26/2016
7:00 pm, ADN
Temple L 54–72  15–6 (6–3)
Devlin Fieldhouse (992)
New Orleans, LA
02/03/2016
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
No. 1 Connecticut L 38–96  15–7 (6–4)
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,983)
New Orleans, LA
02/06/2016
2:00 pm
at Houston W 59–56  16–7 (7–4)
Hofheinz Pavilion (497)
Houston, TX
02/09/2016
6:00 pm, ADN
at No. 22 South Florida L 65–77  16–8 (7–5)
USF Sun Dome (2,011)
Tampa, FL
02/14/2016
2:00 pm, ADN
SMU W 76–64  17–8 (8–5)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,159)
New Orleans, LA
02/17/2016
6:00 pm
at UCF W 65–53  18–8 (9–5)
CFE Arena (472)
Orlando, FL
02/20/2016
1:00 pm, ADN
Tulsa W 61–42  19–8 (10–5)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,436)
New Orleans, LA
02/23/2016
7:00 pm
at Temple L 67–72  19–9 (10–6)
McGonigle Hall (1,074)
Philadelphia, PA
02/27/2016
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
at No. 1 Connecticut L 40–80  19–10 (10–7)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
02/29/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cincinnati W 70–51  20–10 (11–7)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,428)
New Orleans, LA
American Athletic Conference Women's tournament
03/05/2016
11:00 am, ESPN3
vs. Memphis
Quarterfinals
W 70–64  21–10
Mohegan Sun Arena (7,033)
Uncasville, CT
03/06/2016
4:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 1 Connecticut
Semifinals
L 35–82  21–11
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Alabama
First Round
W 53–52  22–11
Devlin Fieldhouse (627)
New Orleans, LA
03/21/2016*
6:00 pm
at Georgia Tech
Second Round
W 64–61  23–11
Hank McCamish Pavilion (585)
Atlanta, GA
03/23/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast
Third Round
L 61–73  23–12
Alico Arena (1,641)
Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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

See also

References

  1. "Tulane University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
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