2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	13–19 (3–15 Pac-12)
Head coach	Niya Butts (8th season);
Assistant coaches	E.C. Hill; Sean LeBeauf; Calamity McEntire;
Home arena	McKale Center
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Oregon State †	16	–	2	.889	32	–	5	.865
No. 11 Arizona State	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
No. 13 Stanford	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
No. 10 UCLA	14	–	4	.778	26	–	9	.743
Washington	11	–	7	.611	26	–	11	.703
Oregon	9	–	9	.500	24	–	11	.686
Utah	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
USC	6	–	12	.333	19	–	13	.594
Washington State	5	–	13	.278	14	–	16	.467
California	4	–	14	.222	15	–	17	.469
Arizona	3	–	15	.167	13	–	19	.406
Colorado	2	–	16	.111	7	–	23	.233


† 2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of April 3, 2016 Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Breanna Workman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Centennial HS	Las Vegas, NV
G	3	Taryn Griffey	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Dr. Phillips HS	Seattle, WA
G	10	Lauren Evans	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Hamilton HS	Phoenix, AZ
G	11	Cherice Harris	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Etiwanda HS	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
C	13	Eugenie Simonet-Keller	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Fr	IMG Academy	La Bigot, France
G	14	Malena Washington	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Central HS	Beaumont, TX
G	15	Keyahndra Cannon	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Mission Bay HS	San Diego, CA
G	20	Farrin Bell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Richardson HS	Richardson, TX
F	21	Destiny Graham	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Eastside College Prep	East Palo Alto, CA
G	23	Michal Miller	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Michigan City HS	Michigan City, IN
F	24	LaBrittney Jones	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Cedar Hill HS	Cedar Hill, TX
F	31	Dejza James	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Pleasant Grove HS	Elk Grove, CA
G	33	JaLea Bennett	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Mansfield Timberview HS	Grand Prairie, TX
F	42	A'Shanti Coleman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep	San Francisco, CA
G	44	Charise Holloway	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	St. Mary' HS	Tracy, CA

Head coach

Niya Butts (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

E.C. Hill (Northern Illinois)
Sean LeBeauf (Montevallo)
Calamity McEntire (Tennessee)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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.

Notes

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

References

^ "Women's Basketball".

[1] "Women's Basketball".

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v t e Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
Venues	Bear Down Gym (1972–1973) McKale Center (1973–present)
Culture & lore	Wilbur and Wilma "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Roster

Schedule

See also

Notes

References