2015–16 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

2015–16 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #21
AP #16
2015–16 record 259 (135 B1G)
Head coach Suzy Merchant (9th year)
Assistant coach Amaka Agugua
Assistant coach NcKell Copeland
Assistant coach Mark Simons
Home arena Breslin Center
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Maryland 16 2   .889     31 4   .886
#9 Ohio State 15 3   .833     26 8   .765
#16 Michigan State 13 5   .722     25 9   .735
Indiana 12 6   .667     21 12   .636
Minnesota 11 7   .611     20 12   .625
Purdue 10 8   .556     20 12   .625
Michigan 9 9   .500     21 14   .600
Nebraska 9 9   .500     18 13   .581
Iowa 8 10   .444     19 14   .576
Rutgers 8 10   .444     19 15   .559
Penn State 6 12   .333     12 19   .387
Northwestern 4 14   .222     18 17   .514
Wisconsin 3 15   .167     7 22   .241
Illinois 2 16   .111     9 21   .300
2016 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team will represent Michigan State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by ninth year head coach Suzy Merchant, play their home games at the Breslin Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished with a record of 259, 135 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Ohio State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Belmont in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.

Roster

2015–16 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Jankoska, ToriTori Jankoska 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Freeland Freeland, MI
G 2 Miller, CaraCara Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Divine Child Farmington Hills, MI
G 3 Gondrezick, KalabryahKalabryah Gondrezick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Benton Harbor Benton Harbor, MI
C 4 Hines, JasmineJasmine Hines 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Central Lake Central Lake, MI
F 5 Barnes, OctaviaOctavia Barnes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Raymond Jackson, MS
G 10 Agee, BrannadaisBrannadais Agee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Cass Technical Detroit, MI
F 12 Dambo, NahtyNahty Dambo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Junípero Serra Fort-de-France, Martinique
G 13 Green, MorganMorgan Green 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Pacific Collegiate
Chabot College
San Jose, CA
F 15 Gaines, VictoriaVictoria Gaines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Merrillville Merrillville, IN
C 21 Vesela, HanaHana Vesela 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Brimley Příbor, Czech Republic
G 22 Carter, KiaraKiara Carter 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) So Homewood Flossmoor Homewood, IL
G 23 Powers, AerielAeriel Powers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Detroit Country Day Detroit, MI
G/F 24 Gussert, LexiLexi Gussert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Forest Park Crystal Falls, MI
C 33 Allen, JennaJenna Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr North Lawrence Bedford, IN
F 55 Johnson, KennedyKennedy Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Wildwood Catholic Galloway, NJ
Head coach

Suzy Merchant (Central Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Amaka Agugua (Hofstra)
NcKell Copeland (Jacksonville State)
Mark Simons (Michigan State)


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
Exhibition

11/08/2015*
2:00 PM
#24 Michigan Tech W 74–43 
Breslin Center (5,252)
East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season

11/15/2015*
2:00 PM
#24 Western Michigan W 78–40  1–0
Breslin Center (6,270)
East Lansing, MI

11/18/2015*
7:30 PM
#23 Georgia W 66–45  2–0
Breslin Center (5,117)
East Lansing, MI

11/21/2015*
12:00 PM
#23 Idaho State W 79–60  3–0
Breslin Center (4,984)
East Lansing, MI

11/27/2015*
5:45 PM
#20 vs. Cincinnati
Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division
W 103–63  4–0
St. George HS Gymnasium (328)
Freeport, BAH

11/28/2015*
5:45 PM
#20 vs. #5 Baylor
Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division
L 76–84  4–1
St. George HS Gymnasium (684)
Freeport, BAH

12/03/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN2
#19 Louisville
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 78–85  4–2
Breslin Center (5,721)
East Lansing, MI

12/06/2015*
2:00 PM
#19 Loyola–Chicago W 76–47  5–2
Breslin Center (5,706)
East Lansing, MI

12/09/2015*
6:30 PM
#25 at Davidson W 73–44  6–2
John M. Belk Arena (3,714)
Davidson, NC

12/13/2015*
3:00 PM, ESPN3
#25 at Oakland W 82–62  7–2
Athletics Center O'rena (1,837)
Rochester, MI

12/18/2015*
8:00 PM, ASN
#24 at Northeastern
Northeastern Winter Showdown
W 77–52  8–2
Matthews Arena (1,869)
Boston, MA

12/21/2015*
7:00 PM
#24 Detroit W 81–42  9–2
Breslin Center (6,540)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season

12/31/2015
12:00 PM, BTN
#24 at #9 Ohio State L 80–85  9–3 (0–1)
Value City Arena (5,631)
Columbus, OH

01/03/2016
2:00 PM
#24 Wisconsin W 77–67  10–3 (1–1)
Breslin Center (6,950)
East Lansing, MI

01/07/2016
7:00 PM
#23 at Penn State W 71–55  11–3 (2–1)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,885)
University Park, PA

01/10/2016
2:00 PM, BTN
#23 #16 Northwestern W 74–51  12–3 (3–1)
Breslin Center (6,272)
East Lansing, MI

01/13/2016
7:00 PM
#18 at Indiana L 65–81  12–4 (3–2)
Assembly Hall (2,507)
Bloomington, IN

01/16/2016
4:30 PM, BTN
#18 Iowa W 80–73  13–4 (4–2)
Breslin Center (9,017)
East Lansing, MI

01/19/2016
6:00 PM, BTN
#21 Rutgers W 59–48  14–4 (5–2)
Breslin Center (4,911)
East Lansing, MI

01/27/2016
7:00 PM
#18 Purdue W 68–56  15–4 (6–2)
Breslin Center (5,272)
East Lansing, MI

01/31/2016
4:00 PM
#18 at Wisconsin W 77–54  16–4 (7–2)
Kohl Center (9,436)
Madison, WI

02/03/2016
7:00 PM
#17 Michigan W 85–64  17–4 (8–2)
Breslin Center (8,003)
East Lansing, MI

02/05/2016
7:00 PM
#17 at #5 Maryland L 76–85  17–5 (8–3)
Xfinity Center (5,738)
College Park, MD

02/07/2016
3:00 PM
#17 at Iowa W 74–69  18–5 (9–3)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,255)
Iowa City, IA

02/11/2016
6:30 PM, BTN
#17 Penn State L 61–65  18–6 (9–4)
Breslin Center (5,588)
East Lansing, MI

02/14/2016
4:00 PM, BTN
#17 at Nebraska L 66–73  18–7 (9–5)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,338)
Lincoln, NE

02/18/2016
7:00 PM
#25 at Rutgers W 70–67  19–7 (10–5)
The RAC (2,156)
Piscataway, NJ

02/21/2016
1:00 PM, BTN
#25 Minnesota W 114–106  20–7 (11–5)
Breslin Center (9,436)
East Lansing, MI

02/24/2016
8:00 PM
#20 at Illinois W 71–43  21–7 (12–5)
State Farm Center (1,395)
Champaign, IL

02/27/2016
2:00 PM, BTN
#20 #5 Ohio State W 107–105 3OT 22–7 (13–5)
Breslin Center (8,631)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Women's Tournament

03/04/2016
9:00 PM, BTN
#19 vs. Purdue
Quarterfinals
W 65–64  23–7
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN

03/05/2016
5:30 PM, BTN
#19 vs. #9 Ohio State
Semifinals
W 82–63  24–7
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN

03/06/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN
#19 vs. #5 Maryland
Championship Game
L 44–60  24–8
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,109)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/18/2016*
12:00 PM, ESPN2
#16 vs. Belmont
First Round
W 74–60  25–8
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS

03/20/2016*
2:30 PM, ESPN2
#16 at #15 Mississippi State
Second Round
L 72–74  25–9
Humphrey Coliseum (7,094)
Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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Final
AP 24 23 20 19 25 24 24 24 23 18 21 18 17 17 25 20 19 16 16 N/A
Coaches RV RV 22 20 23 22 22 22 22 18 18 15 14 15 22 21 19 17 17 21
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

References

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