2015–16 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
2015–16 Houston Cougars women's basketball | |
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
2015–16 record | 6–24 (2–16 The American) |
Head coach | Ronald Hughey (2nd year) |
Assistant coach | Ravon Justice |
Assistant coach | Tai Dillard |
Assistant coach | Tonya Haut |
Home arena | Hofheinz Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#1 Connecticut † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#21 South Florida | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† American Tournament winner As of March 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2015–16 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the third for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars, led by second year head coach Ronald Hughey, played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion. They finished the season 6–24, 2–16 in The American play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of American Athletic Women's Tournament to Tulsa.
Media
All Cougars games aired on the Houston Cougars IMG Sports Network, streamed online via the Houston Portal, with Jeremy Branham and Derrick Fazendin on the call. Before conference season home games streamed on Houston All-Access. Conference home games rotated between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and the Houston Portal. Road games typically were streamed on the opponents' websites, though some conference road games also appeared on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/08/2015* 2:00 PM |
Texas A&M–International | W 59–42 | |
Hofheinz Pavilion (337) Houston, TX | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 3:00 PM |
at College of Charleston | L 48–55 | 0–1 |
TD Arena (681) Charleston, SC | |||||||
11/19/2015* 7:00 PM |
Long Beach State | L 41–47 | 0–2 |
Hofheinz Pavilion (265) Houston, TX | |||||||
11/21/2015* 7:00 PM |
Louisiana–Lafayette | W 52–51 | 1–2 |
Hofheinz Pavilion (909) Houston, TX | |||||||
11/26/2015* 1:30 PM |
vs. #24 George Washington Lone Star Showcase |
L 78–82 | 1–3 |
Cedar Park Center (507) Cedar Park, TX | |||||||
11/27/2015* 11:00 AM |
vs. Wright State Lone Star Showcase |
L 61–75 | 1–4 |
Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, TX | |||||||
11/28/2015* 11:00 AM |
vs. #25 Iowa Lone Star Showcase |
L 50–64 | 1–5 |
Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, TX | |||||||
12/05/2015* 4:00 PM |
at Rice Bayou Cup |
W 62–59 | 2–5 |
Tudor Fieldhouse (684) Houston, TX | |||||||
12/07/2015* 7:00 PM |
at Incarnate Word | W 67–51 | 3–5 |
McDermott Convocation Center (502) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
12/12/2015* 2:00 PM |
UNLV | L 60–63 | 3–6 |
Hofheinz Pavilion (921) Houston, TX | |||||||
12/17/2015* 7:00 PM |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 76–73 | 4–6 |
Dugan Wellness Center (457) Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||
12/20/2015* 7:00 PM |
Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 45–55 | 4–7 |
Hofheinz Pavilion (792) Houston, TX | |||||||
AAC regular season | |||||||||||
12/30/2015 7:00 PM, ADN |
at Tulane | L 48–70 | 4–8 (0–1) |
Devlin Fieldhouse (934) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
01/02/2016 2:00 PM |
Temple | L 66–75 | 4–9 (0–2) |
Hofheinz Pavilion (1,308) Houston, TX | |||||||
01/05/2016 5:00 PM |
at Memphis | L 57–74 | 4–10 (0–3) |
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (326) Memphis, TN | |||||||
01/08/2016 8:00 PM, ESPN2 |
#1 Connecticut | L 37–76 | 4–11 (0–4) |
Hofheinz Pavilion (1,553) Houston, TX | |||||||
01/10/2016 2:00 PM |
SMU | L 48–50 | 4–12 (0–5) |
Hofheinz Pavilion (878) Houston, TX | |||||||
01/14/2016 6:00 PM, ADN |
at East Carolina | L 70–76 | 4–13 (0–6) |
Williams Arena (1,094) Greenville, NC | |||||||
01/20/2016 7:00 PM |
Tulsa | L 62–79 | 4–14 (0–7) |
Hofheinz Pavilion (154) Houston, TX | |||||||
01/27/2016 6:00 PM |
at #20 South Florida | L 49–73 | 4–15 (0–8) |
USF Sun Dome (1,885) Tampa, FL | |||||||
01/30/2016 1:00 PM |
at Cincinnati | L 50–56 | 4–16 (0–9) |
Fifth Third Arena (456) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
02/03/2016 7:00 PM |
UCF | W 64–55 | 5–16 (1–9) |
Hofheinz Pavilion (274) Houston, TX | |||||||
02/06/2016 2:00 PM |
Tulane | L 56–59 | 5–17 (1–10) |
Hofheinz Pavilion (497) Houston, TX | |||||||
02/10/2016 7:00 PM |
at Tulsa | L 28–44 | 5–18 (1–11) |
Reynolds Center (467) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
02/12/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Temple | L 48–78 | 5–19 (1–12) |
McGonigle Hall (1,298) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
02/17/2016 7:00 PM, ADN |
East Carolina | L 59–68 | 5–20 (1–13) |
Hofheinz Pavilion (105) Houston, TX | |||||||
02/20/2016 1:00 PM |
Cincinnati | L 61–67 | 5–21 (1–14) |
Hofheinz Pavilion (363) Houston, TX | |||||||
02/23/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at UCF | L 62–65 | 5–22 (1–15) |
CFE Arena (436) Orlando, FL | |||||||
02/27/2016 2:00 PM |
at SMU | W 63–54 | 6–22 (2–15) |
Moody Coliseum (914) Dallas, TX | |||||||
02/29/2016 7:00 PM |
Memphis | L 64–77 | 6–23 (2–16) |
Hofheinz Pavilion (336) Houston, TX | |||||||
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/04/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
vs. Tulsa First Round |
L 38–76 | 6–24 |
Mohegan Sun Arena (4,480) Uncasville, CT | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |