2015–16 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

2015–16 Texas Longhorns women's basketball

NCAA Women's Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#7
AP	#7
2015–16 record	31–5 (15–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Karen Aston (4th year)
Assistant coach	Travis Mays
Assistant coach	George Washington
Assistant coach	Tina Thompson
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center

2015–16 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Baylor †	17	–	1	.944	36	–	2	.947
#7 Texas	15	–	3	.833	31	–	5	.861
#23 West Virginia	12	–	6	.667	25	–	10	.714
Oklahoma State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	10	.677
#24 Oklahoma	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Kansas State	8	–	10	.444	19	–	13	.594
TCU	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Iowa State	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
Texas Tech	3	–	15	.167	13	–	18	.419
Kansas	0	–	18	.000	6	–	25	.194

† 2016 Big 12 Conference Tournament winner As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Austin in the 2015–16 college basketball season. It was head coach Karen Aston's fourth season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and play their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. They finished the season 31–5, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Alabama State and Missouri in the first and second rounds, UCLA in the sweet sixteen before losing to Connecticut in last year's rematch in the elite eight.

Rankings

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	12	11	8	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	6	6	6	6	8	8	6	7	7	N/A
Coaches	11	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	4	4	6	6	6	5	7	8	7	7	7	7

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

2015–16 media

Television & Radio information

Most University of Texas home games will be shown on the Longhorn Network, and select games will be available through FSN affiliates. Women's basketball games will also be carried on the radio via KVET.

Roster

2015–16 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Davenport, EmpressEmpress Davenport	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	Duncanville	Duncanville, TX
1.5 !G	2	Rodrigo, CelinaCelina Rodrigo	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Hillgrove	Marietta, GA
3.5 !F	5	Hosey, JordanJordan Hosey	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Manvel	Pearland, TX
1.5 !G	10	Higgs, LashannLashann Higgs	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Cedar Ridge	Round Rock, TX
1.5 !G	11	McCarty, BrookeBrooke McCarty	64 !5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	2.0 !So	Clear Springs	League City, TX
1.5 !G	13	Johnson, EmilyEmily Johnson	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.0 !Jr	Georgetown Colorado State	Georgetown, TX
3.5 !F	14	Aborowa, ChristinaChristina Aborowa	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	1.0 !Fr	Neumann-Goretti	Ondo, Nigeria
1.5 !G	20	Taylor, BriannaBrianna Taylor	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Spring Dekaney	Houston, TX
3.5 !F	21	Jones, NekiaNekia Jones	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	Ozen	Beaumont, TX
1.5 !G	22	Forman, TasiaTasia Forman	64 !5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	2.0 !So	Duncanville	Duncanville, TX
1.5 !G	24	Atkins, ArielAriel Atkins	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	Duncanville	Duncanville, TX
3.5 !F	30	Caron-Goudreau, KhaléannKhaléann Caron-Goudreau	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	IMG Academy Vanderbilt	Gatineau, QE
1.5 !G	32	Sanders, BradyBrady Sanders	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Godley	Joshua, TX
3.5 !F	33	Hattis, SaraSara Hattis	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	3.0 !Jr	Cleveland	Rio Rancho, NM
5.0 !C	34	Boyette, ImaniImani Boyette	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	4.0 !Sr	Windward	Los Angeles, CA
3.5 !F	35	Akigbogun, DianiDiani Akigbogun	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Regis Jesuit	Aurora, CO
5.0 !C	40	Lang, KelseyKelsey Lang	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	3.0 !Jr	The Woodlands	The Woodlands, TX

Head coach

Karen Aston (Arkansas-Little Rock)

Assistant coach(es)

Travis Mays (Texas)
George Washington (Abilene Christian)
Tina Thompson (Southern California)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-06-07

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 7:00 PM, LHN	#12	UTSA	W 90–53	1–0	Frank Erwin Center (2,596) Austin, TX
11/18/2015* 11:00 AM, LHN	#11	Northwestern State	W 86–33	2–0	Frank Erwin Center (7,582) Austin, TX
11/21/2015* 2:00 PM	#11	at Rice	W 70–47	3–0	Tudor Fieldhouse (821) Houston, TX
11/25/2015* 7:00 PM, LHN	#8	Hampton	W 79–52	4–0	Frank Erwin Center (2,507) Austin, TX
11/29/2015* 1:30 PM, ESPN	#8	at #4 Tennessee	W 64–53	5–0	Thompson–Boling Arena (10,204) Knoxville, TN
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM, LHN	#6	#9 Mississippi State	W 53–47	6–0	Frank Erwin Center (2,887) Austin, TX
12/06/2015* 2:00 PM	#6	at Arkansas–Little Rock	W 66–56	7–0	Jack Stephens Center (1,642) Little Rock, AR
12/13/2015* 12:00 PM, ESPN	#5	#14 Stanford	W 77–69	8–0	Frank Erwin Center (3,942) Austin, TX
12/16/2015* 7:00 PM, LHN	#5	Canisius	W 92–62	9–0	Frank Erwin Center (2,370) Austin, TX
12/20/2015* 1:30 PM, FS1	#5	vs. Arkansas Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 61–50	10–0	Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK
12/27/2015* 2:00 PM, LHN	#5	Sam Houston State	W 83–49	11–0	Frank Erwin Center (3,123) Austin, TX
Big 12 regular season
12/30/2015 6:00 PM	#5	at West Virginia	W 65–54	12–0 (1–0)	WVU Coliseum (4,153) Morgantown, WV
01/02/2016 7:00 PM, LHN	#5	Texas Tech	W 86–62	13–0 (2–0)	Frank Erwin Center (3,668) Austin, TX
01/06/2016 7:00 PM, LHN	#4	Iowa State	W 75–54	14–0 (3–0)	Frank Erwin Center (2,836) Austin, TX
01/09/2016 5:00 PM	#4	at Oklahoma State	W 78–48	15–0 (4–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,290) Stillwater, OK
01/13/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#4	at Kansas	W 75–38	16–0 (5–0)	Allen Fieldhouse (1,903) Lawrence, KS
01/17/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN2	#4	#6 Baylor	L 67–80	16–1 (5–1)	Frank Erwin Center (8,996) Austin, TX
01/20/2016 7:00 PM	#6	at TCU	W 65–58	17–1 (6–1)	Schollmaier Arena (2,792) Fort Worth, TX
01/23/2016 11:00 AM, FSN	#6	#19 Oklahoma	W 83–76	18–1 (7–1)	Frank Erwin Center (4,096) Austin, TX
01/27/2016 7:00 PM, LHN	#6	Kansas	W 70–46	19–1 (8–1)	Frank Erwin Center (3,126) Austin, TX
01/30/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#6	Kansas State	W 66–51	20–1 (9–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (4,846) Manhattan, KS
02/06/2016 1:30 PM, FS2	#6	at Iowa State	W 65–49	21–1 (10–1)	Hilton Coliseum (11,261) Ames, IA
02/10/2016 7:00 PM, LHN	#6	#20 Oklahoma State	W 70–55	22–1 (11–1)	Frank Erwin Center (2,638) Austin, TX
02/14/2016 1:30 PM, FS1	#6	at #21 Oklahoma	L 56–74	22–2 (11–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (4,853) Norman, OK
02/17/2016 7:00 PM, LHN	#8	Kansas State	W 58–51	23–2 (12–2)	Frank Erwin Center (3,036) Austin, TX
02/21/2016 12:00 PM, FSN	#8	West Virginia	W 73–50	24–2 (13–2)	Frank Erwin Center (4,143) Austin, TX
02/24/2016 6:30 PM	#8	at Texas Tech	W 76–55	25–2 (14–2)	United Supermarkets Arena (3,555) Lubbock, TX
02/27/2016 7:00 PM, LHN	#8	TCU	W 71–58	26–2 (15–2)	Frank Erwin Center (4,069) Austin, TX
02/29/2016 8:00 PM, FS1	#6	at #4 Baylor	L 48–74	26–3 (15–3)	Ferrell Center (10,284) Waco, TX
2016 Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament
03/05/2016 6:00 PM, FSN	#6	vs. Kansas Quarterfinals	W 66–50	27–3	Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,863) Oklahoma City, OK
03/06/2016 4:00 PM, FS1	#6	vs. West Virginia Semifinals	W 67–51	28–3	Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,591) Oklahoma City, OK
03/07/2016 8:00 PM, FS1	#7	vs. #4 Baylor Championship Game	L 63–79	28–4	Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,859) Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016* 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#7	Alabama State First Round	W 86–42	29–4	Frank Erwin Center (2,645) Austin, TX
03/21/2016* 8:15 PM, ESPN2	#7	Missouri Second Round	W 73–55	30–4	Frank Erwin Center (2,345) Austin, TX
03/26/2016* 12:30 PM, ESPN	#7	vs. #10 UCLA Sweet Sixteen	W 72–64	31–4	Webster Bank Arena (8,898) Bridgeport, CT
03/28/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN	#7	vs. #1 Connecticut Elite Eight	L 65–86	31–5	Webster Bank Arena (9,088) Bridgeport, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.texassports.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball

Texas Longhorns women's basketball

Arena	Gregory Gymnasium (1972–1977) Frank Erwin Center (1977–present)

Players	WNBA players

Head coaches	Rod Page (1974–1976) Jody Conradt (1976–2007) Gail Goestenkors (2007–2012) Karen Aston (2012–present)

Culture & lore	Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight"

Seasons	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 national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2015–16 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

Rankings

2015–16 media

Television & Radio information

Roster

Schedule

See also

References