2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers, led by fifth year head coach Bobbie Kelsey, play their home games at the Kohl Center and are members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 7–22, 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Northwestern.

2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–22 (3–15 B1G)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jayme Stewart
  • Sasha Palmer
  • Anya Covington
Home arenaKohl Center
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Maryland†16–2 .88931–4  .886
No. 9 Ohio State15–3 .83326–8  .765
No. 16 Michigan State13–5 .72225–9  .735
Indiana12–6 .66721–12  .636
Minnesota11–7 .61120–12  .625
Purdue10–8 .55620–12  .625
Michigan9–9 .50021–14  .600
Nebraska9–9 .50018–13  .581
Iowa8–10 .44419–14  .576
Rutgers8–10 .44419–15  .559
Penn State6–12 .33312–19  .387
Northwestern4–14 .22218–17  .514
Wisconsin3–15 .1677–22  .241
Illinois2–16 .1119–21  .300
† 2016 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

On March 4, Bobby Kelsey was fired. She finished a six year record at Wisconsin of 47–100.

Roster
2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Dakota Whyte 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrNotre Dame Catholic Toronto, ON
F 2 Elizabeth Toye 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrLindblom Academy Chicago, IL
G 4 Nicole Bauman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrEisenhower New Berlin, WI
G 5 Roichelle Marble 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS FrEast Des Moines, IA
F/C 11 Marsha Howard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrCrete Monee Chicago, IL
G 22 Tessa Cichy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrHill-Murray Somerset, WI
G 23 Cayla McMorris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoPark Center Brooklyn Park, MN
F/C 24 Malayna Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrMontini Catholic Bellwood, IL
F/C 25 Michala Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrMontini Catholic
Connecticut		 Bellwood, IL
F 32 Michala Crall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS FrOlathe Northwest Olathe, KS
F 40 Avyanna Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrRufus King
Milwaukee		 Milwaukee, WI
C 41 Rosanna Gambino 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SrOswego
Kishwaukee College		 Oswego, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015*
2:00 pm		 Minnesota State W 84–48 
Kohl Center (3,199)
Madison, WI
11/12/2015*
7:00 pm		 UW–Eau Claire W 69–49 
Kohl Center (3,084)
Madison, WI
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
2:00 pm		 Louisiana Tech W 79–65  1–0
 Kohl Center (3,517)
Madison, WI
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm		 Drake L 70–89  1–1
 Kohl Center (2,974)
Madison, WI
11/22/2015*
1:00 pm		 at Dayton L 64–87  1–2
 UD Arena (2,097)
Dayton, OH
11/27/2015*
6:00 pm		 at San Diego State
San Diego State Classic		 W 54–52  2–2
 Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
11/29/2015*
4:30 pm		 vs. Delaware
San Diego State Classic		 L 57–63 OT 2–3
 Viejas Arena (284)
San Diego, CA
12/02/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Wake Forest
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 W 64–51  3–3
 LJVM Coliseum (382)
Winston-Salem, NC
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm		 at Marquette L 61–77  3–4
 Al McGuire Center (2,043)
Milwaukee, WI
12/10/2015*
7:00 pm, BTN		 Florida L 75–91  3–5
 Kohl Center (3,019)
Madison, WI
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm		 Green Bay L 58–72  3–6
 Kohl Center (5,688)
Madison, WI
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm		 Northern Illinois W 89–62  4–6
 Kohl Center (3,124)
Madison, WI
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2015
2:00 pm		 Indiana W 73–69  5–6 (1–0)
 Kohl Center (4,410)
Madison, WI
01/03/2016
1:00 pm		 at No. 24 Michigan State L 67–77  5–7 (1–1)
 Breslin Center (6,950)
East Lansing, MI
01/07/2016
6:00 pm		 at Rutgers L 41–61  5–8 (1–2)
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,873)
Piscataway, NJ
01/10/2016
3:00 pm, BTN		 Penn State W 82–62  6–8 (2–2)
 Kohl Center (3,470)
Madison, WI
01/13/2016
7:00 pm		 Iowa L 54–57  6–9 (2–3)
 Kohl Center (3,235)
Madison, WI
01/17/2016
2:00 pm		 at Illinois L 65–71  6–10 (2–4)
 State Farm Center (1,857)
Champaign, IL
01/20/2016
7:00 pm		 No. 5 Maryland L 65–90  6–11 (2–5)
 Kohl Center (2,954)
Madison, WI
01/23/2016
11:00 am, BTN		 Minnesota L 77–84  6–12 (2–6)
 Kohl Center (4,002)
Madison, WI
01/27/2016
7:00 pm		 at Nebraska L 62–75  6–13 (2–7)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,349)
Lincoln, NE
01/31/2016
3:00 pm		 No. 18 Michigan State L 54–77  6–14 (2–8)
 Kohl Center (9,436)
Madison, WI
02/04/2016
6:00 pm		 at Ohio State L 61–87  6–15 (2–9)
 Value City Arena (4,267)
Columbus, OH
02/08/2016
6:00 pm, BTN		 Purdue W 64–57  7–15 (3–9)
 Kohl Center (3,149)
Madison, WI
02/11/2016
6:00 pm		 at Michigan L 65–82  7–16 (3–10)
 Crisler Center (1,777)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/14/2016
1:00 pm		 at Indiana L 57–67  7–17 (3–11)
 Assembly Hall (3,362)
Bloomington, IN
02/17/2016
7:00 pm		 Illinois L 56–76  7–18 (3–12)
 Kohl Center (3,448)
Madison, WI
02/20/2016
1:00 pm, BTN		 Northwestern L 53–71  7–19 (3–13)
 Kohl Center (3,942)
Madison, WI
02/25/2016
5:30 pm		 at No. 6 Maryland L 77–83  7–20 (3–14)
 Xfinity Center (4,147)
College Park, MD
02/28/2016
1:00 pm		 at Purdue L 48–68  7–21 (3–15)
 Mackey Arena (7,146)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten Conference Women's Tournament
03/02/2016
12:30 pm, BTN		 vs. Northwestern
First Round		 L 72–76  7–22
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

See also

2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

References
  1. "2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball Schedule". UW Badgers.
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