2015–16 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

2015–16 FIU Panthers women's basketball
Conference Conference USA
2015–16 record 5–26 (2–16 C-USA)
Head coach Marlin Chinn (1st year)
Assistant coach Tiara Malcom
Assistant coach Keunta Miles
Assistant coach Brianna Skeens
Home arena FIU Arena
2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UTEP 16 – 2   .889     29 – 5   .853
WKU 15 – 3   .833     27 – 7   .794
Middle Tennessee † 15 – 3   .833     24 – 9   .727
Charlotte 12 – 6   .667     19 – 12   .613
Old Dominion 10 – 8   .556     17 – 17   .500
Marshall 9 – 9   .500     21 – 12   .636
Louisiana Tech 9 – 9   .500     14 – 16   .467
UAB 7 – 11   .389     15 – 16   .484
Southern Miss 7 – 11   .389     14 – 16   .467
Rice 7 – 11   .389     9 – 22   .290
Florida Atlantic 6 – 12   .333     14 – 16   .467
UTSA 6 – 12   .333     10 – 19   .345
North Texas 5 – 13   .278     11 – 19   .367
FIU 2 – 16   .111     5 – 26   .161
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represents Florida International University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Marlin Chinn, play their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 5–26, 5–16 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They advanced to the second round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to Marshall.

Roster

2015–16 FIU Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Pound, Kiandre'aKiandre'a Pound 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Sebastian River HS Vero Beach, FL
G 2 Cheek, JadeJade Cheek 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Dr. Phillips HS Orlando, FL
G 3 Alvarado, TianahTianah Alvarado 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Lakewood HS
Gulf Coast State College		 St. Petersburg, FL
G 5 Shade, TaylorTaylor Shade 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Boynton Beach Community HS Boynton Beach, FL
G/F 10 Epnere, KatrinaKatrina Epnere 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Riga State Gymnasium No.1 Riga, Latvia
G 13 Hegedus, JankaJanka Hegedus 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Eotvos Jozsef HS Budapest, Hungary
G 15 Hudson, KristianKristian Hudson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Clay-Chalkville HS Birmingham, AL
G 20 Hawkins, AajahAajah Hawkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Pickerington Central HS Pickerington, OH
G 21 Feagin, DestiniDestini Feagin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Nzareth Regional HS
Gulf Coast State College		 Philadelphia, PA
G 23 Todorovic, NikolinaNikolina Todorovic 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Gymnasium Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina
G 25 Hawkins, AmariAmari Hawkins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Pickerington Central HS Pickerington, OH
G 32 Page, SorayaSoraya Page 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College
Diablo Valley College		 Queensland, Australia
F 33 Wright, BriannaBrianna Wright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Titusville HS Titusville, FL
Head coach

Marlin Chinn (Hampton)

Assistant coach(es)

Tiara Malcom (Delaware)
Keunta Miles (North Florida)
Brianna Skeens (Augustana)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
5:00 PM		 Florida A&M W 81–65  1–0
 FIU Arena (531)
Miami, FL

11/17/2015*
7:00 PM		 at UCF L 72–89  1–1
 CFE Arena (1,330)
Orlando, FL

11/23/2015*
7:00 PM		 Florida Gulf Coast L 53–81  1–2
 FIU Arena (374)
Miami, FL

11/27/2015*
12:00 PM		 Marquette
FIU Turkey Slam semifinals		 L 83–95  1–3
 FIU Arena (N/A)
Miami, FL

11/29/2015*
2:00 PM		 Wichita State
FIU Turkey Slam 3rd place game		 L 62–76  1–4
 FIU Arena (316)
Miami, FL

12/04/2015*
5:00 PM		 UMass Lowell W 71–68  2–4
 FIU Arena (315)
Miami, FL

12/06/2015*
12:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Jacksonville L 44–80  2–5
 Swisher Gymnasium (217)
Jacksonville, FL

12/15/2015*
11:00 AM		 at Cleveland State L 57–64  2–6
 Wolstein Center (1,751)
Cleveland, OH

12/22/2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at #23 Miami (FL) L 55–83  2–7
 BankUnited Center (650)
Coral Gables, FL

12/28/2015*
12:00 PM		 Rhode Island
The Surfing Santa Classic semifinals		 L 50–68  2–8
 FIU Arena 
Miami, FL

12/29/2015*
2:00 PM		 Wake Forest
The Surfing Santa Classic 3rd place game		 L 53–57  2–9
 FIU Arena (353)
Miami, FL
Conference USA regular season

01/03/2016
2:00 PM		 at Florida Atlantic L 82–87  2–10 (0–1)
 FAU Arena (527)
Boca Raton, FL

01/07/2016
7:00 PM		 WKU L 69–71  2–11 (0–2)
 FIU Arena (356)
Miami, FL

01/09/2016
2:00 PM		 Marshall L 58–65  2–12 (0–3)
 FIU Arena (302)
Miami, FL

01/14/2016
7:30 PM		 at Louisiana Tech L 63–82  2–13 (0–4)
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,014)
Ruston, LA

01/16/2016
5:00 PM		 at Southern Miss L 55–82  2–14 (0–5)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,660)
Hattiesburg, MS

01/21/2016
7:00 PM		 UTSA L 52–63  2–15 (0–6)
 FIU Arena (376)
Miami, FL

01/23/2016
2:00 PM		 UTEP L 57–69  2–16 (0–7)
 FIU Arena (316)
Miami, FL

01/28/2016
7:00 PM		 at Charlotte L 74–87  2–17 (0–8)
 Dale F. Halton Arena (682)
Charlotte, NC

01/30/2016
4:00 PM		 at Old Dominion L 49–84  2–18 (0–9)
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,221)
Norfolk, VA

02/04/2016
7:00 PM		 UAB W 72–61  3–18 (1–9)
 FIU Arena (342)
Miami, FL

02/06/2016
2:00 PM		 Middle Tennessee L 62–85  3–19 (1–10)
 FIU Arena (324)
Miami, FL

02/11/2016
9:05 PM		 at UTEP L 52–70  3–20 (1–11)
 Don Haskins Center (2,517)
El Paso, TX

02/13/2016
2:00 PM		 at UTSA W 59–54  4–20 (2–11)
 Convocation Center (401)
San Antonio, TX

02/18/2016
7:00 PM		 North Texas L 40–58  4–21 (2–12)
 FIU Arena (334)
Miami, FL

02/20/2016
12:00 PM, FSN		 Rice L 62–68  4–22 (2–13)
 FIU Arena (485)
Miami, FL

02/27/2016
7:00 PM		 Florida Atlantic L 52–63  4–23 (2–14)
 FIU Arena (418)
Miami, FL

03/03/2016
8:00 PM		 at UAB L 42–71  4–24 (2–15)
 Bartow Arena (446)
Birmingham, AL

03/05/2016
3:00 PM		 at Middle Tennessee L 55–77  4–25 (2–16)
 Murphy Center (3,707)
Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA Women's Tournament

03/08/2016
2:30 PM, ASN		 vs. UTSA
First Round		 W 61–56  5–25
 Bartow Arena (272)
Birmingham, AL

03/09/2016
8:30 PM, ASN		 vs. Marshall
Second Round		 L 44–76  5–26
 Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ http://fiusports.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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