2015–16 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

2015–16 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball

NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#15
AP	#12
2015–16 record	25–8 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach	Matthew Mitchell (9th year)
Assistant coach	Adeniyi Amadou
Assistant coach	Camryn Whitaker
Assistant coach	Tamika Williams
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum Rupp Arena

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 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team will represent University of Kentucky during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by ninth year head coach Matthew Mitchell, play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum with two games at Rupp Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 10–6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated UNC Asheville and Oklahoma in the first and second rounds before getting upset by Washington the sweet sixteen.

Roster

2015–16 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	1	Camara, BatoulyBatouly Camara	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Blair Academy	New York, NY
5.0 !C	2	Jakubcova, IvanaIvana Jakubcova	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	4.0 !Sr	Murray State (OK)	Bratislava, Slovakia
1.0 !PG	3	Thompson, JaneeJanee Thompson	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	Whitney Young	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	4	Morris, MaciMaci Morris	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Bell County	Pineville, KY
3.5 !F	13	Akhator, EvelynEvelyn Akhator	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.0 !Jr	Chipola College	Lagos, Nigeria
1.5 !G	22	Cann, MakenzieMakenzie Cann	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	Cincinnati	Lawrenceburg, KY
1.0 !PG	24	Murray, TaylorTaylor Murray	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	1.0 !Fr	Annapolis Area Christian	Odenton, MD
1.5 !G	25	Epps, MakaylaMakayla Epps	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Marion County	Lebanon, KY
3.5 !F	35	Jennings, AlexisAlexis Jennings	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	Sparkman	Madison, AL
5.0 !C	45	Rice, AlyssaAlyssa Rice	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	2.0 !So	Reynoldsburg	Reynoldsburg, OH

Head coach

Matthew Mitchell (Mississippi State)

Assistant coach(es)

Adeniyi Amadou (Syracuse)
Camryn Whitaker (Western Kentucky)
Tamika Williams (Connecticut)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: done

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/08/2015* 5:00 PM	#18	Union (TN)	W 95–63		Memorial Coliseum (2,095) Lexington, KY
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM	#18	Rice	W 72–39	1–0	Memorial Coliseum (4,907) Lexington, KY
11/15/2015* 5:30 PM, P12N	#18	at #15 Arizona State	W 68–64 ^OT	2–0	Wells Fargo Arena (4,543) Tempe, AZ
11/18/2015* 7:00 PM	#13	Morehead State	W 112–57	3–0	Memorial Coliseum (4,895) Lexington, KY
11/22/2015* 2:00 PM	#13	Colorado	W 86–61	4–0	Memorial Coliseum (5,380) Lexington, KY
11/25/2015* 12:00 PM	#12	Eastern Michigan	W 89–67	5–0	Memorial Coliseum (4,988) Lexington, KY
11/29/2015* 2:00 PM	#12	Jackson State	W 92–24	6–0	Memorial Coliseum (5,010) Lexington, KY
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM	#11	at Northern Kentucky	W 84–65	7–0	BB&T Arena (4,084) Highland Heights, KY
12/10/2015* 7:00 PM, SECN	#8	Louisville The Battle for the Bluegrass	W 72–54	8–0	Rupp Arena (14,425) Lexington, KY
12/13/2015* 3:00 PM	#8	at Middle Tennessee	W 68–52	9–0	Murphy Center (5,190) Murfreesboro, TN
12/20/2015* 7:00 PM, SECN	#8	#13 Duke	W 71–61	10–0	Rupp Arena (17,150) Lexington, KY
12/28/2015* 7:00 PM, SECN	#7	Tennessee State	W 81–39	11–0	Memorial Coliseum (5,586) Lexington, KY
SEC regular season
01/03/2016 3:00 PM	#7	at Auburn	L 61–66	11–1 (0–1)	Auburn Arena (2,677) Auburn, AL
01/07/2016 7:00 PM, SECN	#10	Alabama	W 73–48	12–1 (1–1)	Memorial Coliseum (4,792) Lexington, KY
01/10/2016 2:00 PM	#10	at Georgia	W 64–53	13–1 (2–1)	Stegeman Coliseum (2,681) Athens, GA
01/14/2016 7:00 PM, SECN	#9	#2 South Carolina	L 62–73	13–2 (2–2)	Memorial Coliseum (5,527) Lexington, KY
01/17/2016 1:00 PM, SECN	#9	Auburn	W 54–47	14–2 (3–2)	Memorial Coliseum (6,171) Lexington, KY
01/21/2016 9:00 PM, SECN	#9	at Ole Miss	L 65–73	14–3 (3–3)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,335) Oxford, MS
01/25/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#12	#19 Tennessee	W 64–63	15–3 (4–3)	Memorial Coliseum (6,188) Lexington, KY
01/28/2016 7:00 PM	#12	Vanderbilt	L 69–71	15–4 (4–4)	Memorial Coliseum (5,193) Lexington, KY
01/31/2016 1:00 PM, SECN	#12	at Florida	L 79–85	15–5 (4–5)	O'Connell Center (3,231) Gainesville, FL
02/04/2016 7:00 PM, SECN	#18	at #2 South Carolina	L 68–78	15–6 (4–6)	Colonial Life Arena (15,015) Columbia, SC
02/07/2016 12:00 PM, SECN	#18	LSU	W 70–58	16–6 (5–6)	Memorial Coliseum (6,110) Lexington, KY
02/14/2016 4:00 PM, SECN	#18	at Vanderbilt	W 71–55	17–6 (6–6)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
02/18/2016 7:00 PM, SECN	#16	at #14 Mississippi State	W 83–60	18–6 (7–6)	Humphrey Coliseum (4,355) Starkville, MS
02/21/2016 3:00 PM, SECN	#16	Arkansas	W 77–63	19–6 (8–6)	Memorial Coliseum (7,589) Lexington, KY
02/26/2016 7:00 PM, SECN	#15	#24 Missouri	W 79–69	20–6 (9–6)	Memorial Coliseum (6,496) Lexington, KY
02/28/2016 4:00 PM, ESPN	#15	at #11 Texas A&M	W 71–58	21–6 (10–6)	Reed Arena (7,133) College Station, TX
SEC Women's Tournament
03/03/2016 2:30 PM, SECN	#13	vs. LSU Second Round	W 79–71	22–6	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (2,245) Jacksonville, FL
03/03/2016 2:30 PM, SECN	#13	vs. #25 Florida Quarterfinals	W 92–69	23–6	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (4,703) Jacksonville, FL
03/05/2016 5:00 PM, ESPNU	#13	vs. #3 South Carolina Semifinals	L 63–93	23–7	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016* 4:00 PM, ESPN2	(3 L) #12	(14 L) UNC Asheville First Round	W 85–31	24–7	Memorial Coliseum (2,701) Lexington, KY
03/21/2016* 6:30 PM, ESPN2	(3 L) #12	(6 L) #24 Oklahoma Second Round	W 79–58	25–7	Memorial Coliseum (3,056) Lexington, KY
03/25/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	(3 L) #12	vs. (7 L) Washington Sweet Sixteen	L 72–85	25–8	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	18	13	12	11	8	8	7	7	10	9	9	12	18	18	16	15	13	12	12	N/A
Coaches	17	13	11	10	8	8	7	7	9	9	9	12	18	18	16	14	13	13	13	15

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

↑ http://www.ukathletics.com/schedule-list/#/w-baskbl/2015

Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball

Venues	Memorial Coliseum (1971–present) Rupp Arena (Select games 2006–present)

Rivalries	Louisville

Culture & lore	Basketbowl

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1971–72 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

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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2015–16 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References