2015–16 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

2015–16 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
Radisson Chatsworth Thanksgiving Classic Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Southeastern Conference
2015–16 record 21–9 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach Joni Taylor (1st year)
Assistant coach Karen Lange
Assistant coach Chelsea Newton
Assistant coach Robert Mosley
Home arena Stegeman Coliseum
2015–16 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 South Carolina 16 0   1.000     33 2   .943
#15 Mississippi State 11 5   .688     28 8   .778
#18 Texas A&M 11 5   .688     22 10   .688
#12 Kentucky 10 6   .625     25 8   .758
#25 Florida 10 6   .625     22 9   .710
Georgia 9 7   .563     21 10   .677
Missouri 8 8   .500     22 10   .688
Tennessee 8 8   .500     22 14   .611
Auburn 8 8   .500     20 13   .606
Arkansas 7 9   .438     12 18   .400
Vanderbilt 5 11   .313     18 14   .563
Alabama 4 12   .250     15 16   .484
LSU 3 13   .188     10 21   .323
Ole Miss 2 14   .125     10 20   .333
2016 SEC Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team will represent University of Georgia in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by first year head coach Joni Taylor. The team plays their home games at Stegeman Coliseum, and are a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 9–7 in SEC play to finish in a sixth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Women's Tournament to Tennessee. They received an at-large to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost in the first round to Indiana.

Roster

2015–16 Georgia Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Armbrister, ShaneaShanea Armbrister 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr South Broward HS
Darton College
Nassau, Bahamas
G 2 Goodwin, TerryuanaTerryuana Goodwin 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Sr LaGrange HS
Butler CC
Hogansville, GA
G 3 Griffin, TiariaTiaria Griffin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Hattiesburg HS Monticello, MS
F 4 Robinson, CaliyaCaliya Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr McEachern HS Marietta, GA
G 10 Almire, HannahkohlHannahkohl Almire 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Riverwood Charter School Atlanta, GA
G/F 11 Roberts, PachisPachis Roberts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr McEachern HS
Syracuse
Powder Springs, Ga
G 12 Clark, HaleyHaley Clark 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Edgewater HS Orlando, FL
F 13 Hempe, MerrittMerritt Hempe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Stafford HS Fredericksburg, VA
G/F 20 Barbee, ShacobiaShacobia Barbee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN
F 23 Washington, HalleHalle Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Parkway HS Bossier City, LA
G 24 Butler, MarjorieMarjorie Butler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr The Webb School Knoxville, TN
G 25 Skidgel, AmberAmber Skidgel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Archer HS Bethlehem, GA
F 33 Engram, MackenzieMackenzie Engram 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Hillgrove HS Powder Springs, GA
Head coach

Joni Taylor (Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Karen Lange (Iowa)
Chelsea Newton (Rutgers)
Robert Mosley (Miles College)


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

Roster
Last update: 2015-08-31

Schedule

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

11/15/2015*
2:00 PM
Stetson W 76–55  1–0
Stegeman Coliseum (3,530)
Athens, GA

11/18/2015*
7:30 PM
at #23 Michigan State L 45–66  1–1
Breslin Center (5,117)
East Lansing, MI

11/22/2015*
4:00 PM, SECN
Georgia Tech W 78–66  2–1
Stegeman Coliseum (4,441)
Athens, GA

11/24/2015*
7:00 PM
Georgia Southern W 75–28  3–1
Stegeman Coliseum (1,900)
Athens, GA

11/27/2015*
8:00 PM
vs. BYU
Radisson Thanksgiving Classic semifinals
W 66–58  4–1
Matadome 
Northridge, CA

11/28/2015*
7:30 PM
at Cal State Northridge
Radisson Thanksgiving Classic championship
W 83–58  5–1
Matadome (498)
Northridge, CA

12/02/2015*
7:00 PM
Mercer W 57–44  6–1
Stegeman Coliseum (1,653)
Athens, GA

12/03/2015*
7:00 PM
Kennesaw State W 89–34  7–1
Stegeman Coliseum (1,622)
Athens, GA

12/06/2015*
2:00 PM
#22 Seton Hall W 70–52  8–1
Stegeman Coliseum (3,013)
Athens, GA

12/08/2015*
11:00 AM
Furman W 77–39  9–1
Stegeman Coliseum (6,002)
Athens, GA

12/20/2015*
2:00 PM
at Wright State W 63–57  10–1
Nutter Center (1,563)
Dayton, OH

12/23/2015*
1:00 PM
Cincinnati W 60–42  11–1
Stegeman Coliseum (2,350)
Athens, GA

12/28/2015*
7:00 PM
Tennessee Tech W 81–48  12–1
Stegeman Coliseum (2,608)
Athens, GA
SEC regular season

01/03/2016
5:00 PM, SECN
at #16 Texas A&M L 62–73  12–2 (0–1)
Reed Arena (5,027)
College Station, TX

01/07/2016
7:00 PM
#20 Missouri L 48–54  12–3 (0–2)
Stegeman Coliseum (1,935)
Athens, GA

01/10/2016
2:00 PM
#12 Kentucky L 53–64  12–4 (0–3)
Stegeman Coliseum (2,681)
Athens, GA

01/14/2016
7:00 PM
at #20 Florida W 71–61  13–4 (1–3)
O'Connell Center (1,912)
Gainesville, FL

01/17/2016
5:00 PM, SECN
at Alabama L 50–64  13–5 (1–4)
Foster Auditorium (3,732)
Tuscaloosa, AL

01/21/2016
7:00 PM
#10 Mississippi State W 47–43  14–5 (2–4)
Stegeman Coliseum (1,920)
Athens, GA

01/24/2016
2:00 PM
LSU L 46–53  14–6 (2–5)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,538)
Athens, GA

01/28/2016
7:00 PM, SECN
Auburn W 63–30  15–6 (3–5)
Stegeman Coliseum (1,961)
Athens, GA

01/31/2016
3:00 PM
at Vanderbilt W 64–58  16–6 (4–5)
Memorial Gymnasium (3,111)
Nashville, TN

02/04/2016
8:00 PM
at #21 Missouri W 65–50  17–6 (5–5)
Mizzou Arena (4,086)
Columbia, MO

02/07/2016
2:00 PM
Ole Miss W 70–56  18–6 (6–5)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,826)
Athens, GA

02/14/2016
3:00 PM
at LSU W 58–47  19–6 (7–5)
Maravich Center (3,781)
Baton Rouge, LA

02/18/2016
7:00 PM
at #3 South Carolina L 51–61  19–7 (7–6)
Colonial Life Arena (16,186)
Columbia, SC

02/21/2016
1:00 PM, SECN
#22 Florida W 74–63  20–7 (8–6)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,733)
Athens, GA

02/25/2016
7:00 PM, SECN
Arkansas W 72–57  21–7 (9–6)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,131)
Athens, GA

02/28/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN2
at Tennessee L 60–80  21–8 (9–7)
Thompson–Boling Arena (12,446)
Knoxville, TN
SEC Women's Tournament

03/03/2016
8:30 PM, SECN
vs. Vanderbilt
Second Round
L 49–54 OT 21–9
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum (3,094)
Jacksonville, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/19/2016*
9:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. Indiana
First Round
L 58–62  22–10
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,310)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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See also

References

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