2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2015–16 record	13–19 (3–15 Pac-12)
Head coach	Niya Butts (8th year)
Assistant coach	E.C. Hill
Assistant coach	Sean LeBeauf
Assistant coach	Calamity McEntire
Home arena	McKale Center

2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Oregon State †	16	–	2	.889	32	–	5	.865
#11 Arizona State	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
#13 Stanford	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
#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

2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Workman, BreannaBreanna Workman	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !Jr	Centennial HS	Las Vegas, NV
1.5 !G	3	Griffey, TarynTaryn Griffey	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	2.0 !So	Dr. Phillips HS	Seattle, WA
1.5 !G	10	Evans, LaurenLauren Evans	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	4.0 !Sr	Hamilton HS	Phoenix, AZ
1.5 !G	11	Harris, ChericeCherice Harris	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Etiwanda HS	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
5.0 !C	13	Simonet-Keller, EugenieEugenie Simonet-Keller	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	1.0 !Fr	IMG Academy	La Bigot, France
1.5 !G	14	Washington, MalenaMalena Washington	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	3.0 !Jr	Central HS	Beaumont, TX
1.5 !G	15	Cannon, KeyahndraKeyahndra Cannon	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.0 !Sr	Mission Bay HS	San Diego, CA
1.5 !G	20	Bell, FarrinFarrin Bell	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Richardson HS	Richardson, TX
3.5 !F	21	Graham, DestinyDestiny Graham	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	Eastside College Prep	East Palo Alto, CA
1.5 !G	23	Miller, MichalMichal Miller	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	Michigan City HS	Michigan City, IN
3.5 !F	24	Jones, LaBrittneyLaBrittney Jones	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !Jr	Cedar Hill HS	Cedar Hill, TX
3.5 !F	31	James, DejzaDejza James	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !Jr	Pleasant Grove HS	Elk Grove, CA
1.5 !G	33	Bennett, JaLeaJaLea Bennett	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	Mansfield Timberview HS	Grand Prairie, TX
3.5 !F	42	Coleman, A'ShantiA'Shanti Coleman	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep	San Francisco, CA
1.5 !G	44	Holloway, ChariseCharise Holloway	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !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	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	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	#11 Stanford	L 34–59	9–4 (0–1)	McKale Center (1,491) Tucson, AZ
01/04/2016 8:00 PM, P12N	#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 #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	#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 #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	#14 UCLA	L 39–73	11–13 (2–10)	McKale Center (843) Tucson, AZ
02/12/2016 8:30 PM, P12N	at #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 #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	vs. Oregon First Round	W 74–68	13–18	KeyArena (3,059) Seattle, WA
03/04/2016 3:00 PM, P12N	vs. #12 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

↑ http://www.arizonawildcats.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30700&SPID=127129&SPSID=790931

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 1999–00 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

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2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Notes

See also

References