2015–16 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team

2015–16 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	7–23 (3–11 A-Sun)
Head coach	Darrick Gibbs (1st season)
Assistant coaches	David Lowery Jessica Taylor MaryLynne Schaefer
Home arena	UNF Arena

2015–16 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Florida Gulf Coast	14	–	0		1.000			33	–	5		.868
Jacksonville †	11	–	3		.786			22	–	11		.667
USC Upstate	10	–	4		.714			22	–	12		.647
Stetson	9	–	5		.643			20	–	12		.625
Kennesaw State	6	–	8		.429			11	–	19		.367
North Florida	3	–	11		.214			7	–	23		.233
Lipscomb	2	–	12		.143			5	–	25		.167
NJIT	1	–	13		.071			4	–	26		.133
† 2016 Atlantic Sun tournament winner As of April 2, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team represented the University of North Florida in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ospreys, led by first year head coach Darrick Gibbs, play their games at UNF Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 3–11 in A-Sun play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of A-Sun Tournament to USC Upstate.

Media

All home games and conference road games were shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV.

Roster

2015–16 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Claire Ioannidis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Shelford Girls' Grammar Tinidad State JC Melbourne, Australia G 2 Sierra Shepherd 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Ribault Jacksonville, FL G/F 5 Hadley Kiefer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Jerome Dublin, OH G/F 10 Simone Brown (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Father Lopez Liberty Land O'Lakes, FL G/F 11 Taru Madekivi 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Aurajoki Turku, Finland G 12 Tesh Hanson (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Seffner Christian Academy Liberty Tampa, FL F/C 15 Karrah Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Lake Highland Prep Santa Fe College Orlando, FL F/C 22 Katie Meckus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bishop Denis O'Connell Potomac Falls, VA G 23 Kadesia Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Poinciana Daytona State College Alpharetta, GA G/F 24 Maiya Rumph 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Sparkman Madison, AL G/F 33 Amber Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Lake Brantley Altamonte Springs, FL G/F 34 Jordan Berenbaum  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, FL	Head coach Darrick Gibbs (Wofford) Assistant coach(es) David Lowery (Mississippi State) Jessica Taylor (Wofford) MaryLynne Schaefer (Hartford) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 2:00 pm		at UMKC	W 62–55	1–0	Swinney Recreation Center (156) Kansas City, MO
11/16/2015* 8:00 pm		at Nebraska	L 46–91	1–1	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,475) Lincoln, NE
11/19/2015* 11:00 am, ESPN3		Webber International	L 60–72	1–2	UNF Arena (2,443) Jacksonville, FL
11/21/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Purdue	L 47–70	1–3	UNF Arena (534) Jacksonville, FL
11/24/2015* 11:00 am, ESPN3		at No. 14 Florida State	L 28–80	1–4	Donald L. Tucker Center (3,565) Tallahassee, FL
11/27/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Bethune-Cookman UNF Thanksgiving Classic	L 49–53	1–5	UNF Arena (376) Jacksonville, FL
11/28/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Towson UNF Thanksgiving Classic	W 74–72 OT	2–5	UNF Arena (354) Jacksonville, FL
12/05/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Georgia State	L 63–76	2–6	GSU Sports Arena (408) Atlanta, GA
12/12/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Trinity Baptist	W 97–30	3–6	UNF Arena (221) Jacksonville, FL
12/14/2015* 12:30 pm		at Alabama	L 47–69	3–7	Coleman Coliseum (4,284) Tuscaloosa, AL
12/16/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Warner	W 60–51	4–7	UNF Arena (171) Jacksonville, FL
12/19/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		South Carolina State Oceanfront Holiday Classic	L 48–53	4–8	UNF Arena (363) Jacksonville, FL
12/20/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Campbell Oceanfront Holiday Classic	L 55–66	4–9	UNF Arena (282) Jacksonville, FL
12/29/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		UNC Wilmington	L 47–63	4–10	UNF Arena (214) Jacksonville, FL
01/02/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Mercer	L 54–68	4–11	Hawkins Arena (863) Macon, GA
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/09/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Jacksonville	L 39–73	4–12 (0–1)	UNF Arena (729) Jacksonville, FL
01/16/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Kennesaw State	L 55–70	4–13 (0–2)	UNF Arena (323) Jacksonville, FL
01/18/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Lipscomb	W 78–70	5–13 (1–2)	UNF Arena (308) Jacksonville, FL
01/22/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at NJIT	W 68–51	6–13 (2–2)	Fleisher Center (222) Newark, NJ
01/26/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at USC Upstate	L 54–69	6–14 (2–3)	G. B. Hodge Center (176) Spartanburg, SC
01/30/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Florida Gulf Coast	L 38–65	6–15 (2–4)	UNF Arena (423) Jacksonville, FL
02/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stetson	L 61–81	6–16 (2–5)	Edmunds Center (610) DeLand, FL
02/06/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 50–75	6–17 (2–6)	Alico Arena (1,654) Fort Myers, FL
02/10/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Stetson	L 56–67	6–18 (2–7)	UNF Arena (374) Jacksonville, FL
02/13/2016 2:30 pm, ESPN3		at Lipscomb	L 71–78	6–19 (2–8)	Allen Arena  Nashville, TN
02/15/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kennesaw State	L 54–76	6–20 (2–9)	KSU Convocation Center (403) Kennesaw, GA
02/20/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		USC Upstate	L 61–75	6–21 (2–10)	UNF Arena (484) Jacksonville, FL
02/22/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		NJIT	W 72–49	7–21 (3–10)	UNF Arena (281) Jacksonville, FL
02/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Jacksonville	L 51–65	7–22 (3–11)	Swisher Gymnasium (1,015) Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at USC Upstate Quarterfinals	L 50–76	7–23	G. B. Hodge Center (217) Spartanburg, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2015–16 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team