2015–16 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

2015–16 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball
2015–16 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	18–14 (9–9 Mountain West)
Head coach	Kathy Olivier (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Caitlin Collier; Kalee Whipple; Mia Bell;
Home arena	Thomas & Mack Center; Cox Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 22 Colorado State †	18	–	0	1.000	31	–	2	.939
Fresno State	15	–	3	.833	22	–	12	.647
Boise State	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
San Jose State	11	–	7	.611	13	–	17	.433
UNLV	9	–	9	.500	18	–	14	.563
New Mexico	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Utah State	8	–	10	.444	14	–	17	.452
Wyoming	6	–	12	.333	13	–	16	.448
San Diego State	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
Nevada	4	–	14	.222	5	–	25	.167
Air Force	1	–	17	.056	1	–	29	.033


† 2016 MWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels, led by eighth year head coach Kathy Olivier. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center and the Cox Pavilion on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West women's tournament, where they lost to Fresno State.

Roster

2015–16 UNLV Lady Rebels women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F/C	0	Amie Callaway	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	San Diego HS	San Diego, CA
G	2	Brooke Johnson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Hanford HS	Hanford, CA
F	3	Paris Strawther	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Liberty HS	Las Vegas, NV
F	5	Simone Sheppard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Sacramento HS	Sacramento, CA
F	10	Nikki Wheatley	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Bonita HS	La Verne, CA
G	11	Dylan Gonzales	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Highland HS Kansas	Pocatello, ID
G	12	Dakota Gonzales	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Highland HS Kansas	Pocatello, ID
C	14	Aley Rohde	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Sr	Pinnacle HS Arizona	Cave Creek, AZ
F	20	Alyssa Anderson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Etiwanda HS	Ranch Cucamonga, CA
C	21	Katie Powell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Duluth HS Arkansas	Duluth, GA
F/C	22	Destiney Lee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	C. K. McClatchy HS	Sacramento, CA
F	23	Jordyn Bell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Bradshaw Christian HS	Elk Grove, CA
F	42	Jazmin O'Bannon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	XXXX	Henderson, NV

Head coach

Kathy Olivier (UNLV)

Assistant coach(es)

Caitlin Collier (UC Davis)
Kalee Whipple (Utah)
Mia Bell (UNLV)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source:^[1]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2015* 7:00 pm	Alaska Anchorage	W 84–75		Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 3:00 pm	Southern Utah	W 79–44	1–0	Thomas & Mack Center (1,622) Paradise, NV
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm	Pepperdine	W 83–63	2–0	Cox Pavilion (743) Paradise, NV
11/21/2015* 2:00 pm	UC Irvine	W 73–53	3–0	Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV
11/23/2015* 7:00 pm	Cal State San Marcos	W 62–43	4–0	Cox Pavilion (756) Paradise, NV
11/28/2015* 12:00 pm	George Mason Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals	W 67–59	5–0	Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV
11/29/2015* 2:30 pm	Drake Lady Rebel Round-Up championship	L 68–76	5–1	Cox Pavilion (774) Paradise, NV
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm	at USC	L 42–73	5–2	Galen Center (824) Los Angeles, CA
12/12/2015* 12:00 pm	at Houston	W 63–60	6–2	Hofheinz Pavilion (921) Houston, TX
12/14/2015* 5:00 pm	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 65–51	7–2	Dugan Wellness Center (327) Corpus Christi, TX
12/19/2015* 5:00 pm	vs. UTEP Beach Classic	L 52–60	7–3	Walter Pyramid (153) Long Beach, CA
12/20/2015* 2:00 pm	at Long Beach State Beach Classic	L 63–67	7–4	Walter Pyramid (676) Long Beach, CA
Mountain West regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm	at Fresno State	L 54–58	7–5 (0–1)	Save Mart Center (4,760) Fresno, CA
01/06/2016 7:00 pm	Colorado State	L 56–64	7–6 (0–2)	Cox Pavilion (842) Paradise, NV
01/09/2016 7:00 pm	Wyoming	W 66–37	8–6 (1–2)	Cox Pavilion (1,703) Paradise, NV
01/13/2016 6:00 pm	at New Mexico	L 53–67	8–7 (1–3)	The Pit (4,930) Albuquerque, NM
01/16/2016 5:00 pm	at Air Force	W 60–56	9–7 (2–3)	Clune Arena (511) Colorado Springs, CO
01/20/2016 7:00 pm	Utah State	W 46–38	10–7 (3–3)	Cox Pavilion (1,342) Paradise, NV
01/23/2016 3:00 pm	Nevada	W 65–59	11–7 (4–3)	Cox Pavilion (1,609) Paradise, NV
01/27/2016 6:00 pm	at Boise State	L 56–75	11–8 (4–4)	Taco Bell Arena (807) Boise, ID
01/30/2016 2:00 pm	at San Diego State	W 55–41	12–8 (5–4)	Viejas Arena (2,400) San Diego, CA
02/03/2016 7:00 pm	New Mexico	W 57–48	13–8 (5–5)	Cox Pavilion (805) Paradise, NV
02/06/2016 3:00 pm	Fresno State	L 52–57	13–9 (6–5)	Cox Pavilion (1,619) Paradise, NV
02/10/2016 7:00 pm	at San Jose State	L 61–69	13–10 (6–6)	Event Center Arena (382) San Jose, CA
02/13/2016 2:00 pm	at Colorado State	L 52–83	13–11 (6–7)	Moby Arena (2,353) Fort Collins, CO
02/17/2016 7:00 pm	Air Force	W 62–51	14–11 (7–7)	Cox Pavilion (801) Paradise, NV
02/20/2016 4:00 pm	at Nevada	L 65–71	14–12 (7–8)	Lawlor Events Center (1,765) Reno, NV
02/24/2016 7:00 pm	Boise State	W 78–68	15–12 (8–8)	Cox Pavilion (1,174) Paradise, NV
02/27/2016 1:00 pm	at Wyoming	L 57–80	15–13 (8–9)	Arena-Auditorium (3,137) Laramie, WY
03/04/2016 5:00 pm	San Diego State	W 62–51	16–13 (9–9)	Cox Pavilion (1,276) Paradise, NV
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/07/2016 7:00 pm	vs. Air Force First Round	W 55–42	17–13	Thomas & Mack Center (1,648) Paradise, NV
03/08/2016 6:00 pm	vs. Boise State Quarterfinals	W 71–65	18–13	Thomas & Mack Center (1,393) Paradise, NV
03/09/2016 9:00 pm	vs. Fresno State Semifinals	L 60–66	18–14	Thomas & Mack Center (2,160) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

^ "UNLVREBELS.COM - University of Nevada Las Vegas Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

[1] "UNLVREBELS.COM - University of Nevada Las Vegas Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

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Roster

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