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	25–9 (13–5 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 25–9, 13–5 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
1.5 !G	1	Jankoska, ToriTori Jankoska	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	Freeland	Freeland, MI
1.5 !G	2	Miller, CaraCara Miller	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.0 !Sr	Divine Child	Farmington Hills, MI
1.5 !G	3	Gondrezick, KalabryahKalabryah Gondrezick	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	1.0 !Fr	Benton Harbor	Benton Harbor, MI
5.0 !C	4	Hines, JasmineJasmine Hines	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Central Lake	Central Lake, MI
3.5 !F	5	Barnes, OctaviaOctavia Barnes	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Raymond	Jackson, MS
1.5 !G	10	Agee, BrannadaisBrannadais Agee	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Cass Technical	Detroit, MI
3.5 !F	12	Dambo, NahtyNahty Dambo	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	Junípero Serra	Fort-de-France, Martinique
1.5 !G	13	Green, MorganMorgan Green	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Pacific Collegiate Chabot College	San Jose, CA
3.5 !F	15	Gaines, VictoriaVictoria Gaines	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Merrillville	Merrillville, IN
5.0 !C	21	Vesela, HanaHana Vesela	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	1.0 !Fr	Brimley	Příbor, Czech Republic
1.5 !G	22	Carter, KiaraKiara Carter	61 !5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)	2.0 !So	Homewood Flossmoor	Homewood, IL
1.5 !G	23	Powers, AerielAeriel Powers	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Detroit Country Day	Detroit, MI
2.5 !G/F	24	Gussert, LexiLexi Gussert	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	Forest Park	Crystal Falls, MI
5.0 !C	33	Allen, JennaJenna Allen	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	North Lawrence	Bedford, IN
3.5 !F	55	Johnson, KennedyKennedy Johnson	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

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	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

References

↑ http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/msu-w-baskbl-sched.html

Michigan State Spartans women's basketball

Venues	Jenison Fieldhouse (1972–1989) Breslin Student Events Center (1989–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	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

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2015–16 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References