2015–16 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

2015–16 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball
Conference Mountain West Conference
2015–16 record 18–14 (9–9 Mountain West)
Head coach Kathy Olivier (8th year)
Assistant coach Caitlin Collier
Assistant coach Kalee Whipple
Assistant coach Mia Bell
Home arena Thomas & Mack Center
Cox Pavilion
2015–16 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#22 Colorado State 18 0   1.000     31 2   .939
Fresno State 15 3   .833     22 12   .647
Boise State 12 6   .667     19 11   .633
San Jose State 11 7   .611     13 17   .433
UNLV 9 9   .500     18 14   .563
New Mexico 9 9   .500     17 15   .531
Utah State 8 10   .444     14 17   .452
Wyoming 6 12   .333     13 16   .448
San Diego State 6 12   .333     12 19   .387
Nevada 4 14   .222     5 25   .167
Air Force 1 17   .056     1 29   .033
2016 MWC Tournament winner
As of March 21, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team will represent the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels, led by eighth year head coach Kathy Olivier. They play their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center and the Cox Pavilion on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West Women's Tournament where they lost to Fresno State.

Roster

2015–16 UNLV Lady Rebels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
F/C 0 Callaway, AmieAmie Callaway 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr San Diego HS San Diego, CA
G 2 Johnson, BrookeBrooke Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Hanford HS Hanford, CA
F 3 Strawther, ParisParis Strawther 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Liberty HS Las Vegas, NV
F 5 Sheppard, SimoneSimone Sheppard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Sacramento HS Sacramento, CA
F 10 Wheatley, NikkiNikki Wheatley 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Bonita HS La Verne, CA
G 11 Gonzales, DylanDylan Gonzales 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Highland HS
Kansas
Pocatello, ID
G 12 Gonzales, DakotaDakota Gonzales 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Highland HS
Kansas
Pocatello, ID
C 14 Rohde, AleyAley Rohde 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Pinnacle HS
Arizona
Cave Creek, AZ
F 20 Anderson, AlyssaAlyssa Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Etiwanda HS Ranch Cucamonga, CA
C 21 Powell, KatieKatie Powell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Duluth HS
Arkansas
Duluth, GA
F/C 22 Lee, DestineyDestiney Lee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr C. K. McClatchy HS Sacramento, CA
F 23 Bell, JordynJordyn Bell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Bradshaw Christian HS Elk Grove, CA
F 42 O'Bannon, JazminJazmin O'Bannon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So XXXX Henderson, NV
Head coach
  • Kathy Olivier (UNLV)
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Source:[1]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/09/2015*
7:00 PM
Alaska Anchorage W 84–75 
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
Non-conference regular season

11/14/2015*
3:00 PM
Southern Utah W 79–44  1–0
Thomas & Mack Center (1,622)
Paradise, NV

11/17/2015*
7:00 PM
Pepperdine W 83–63  2–0
Cox Pavilion (743)
Paradise, NV

11/21/2015*
2:00 PM
UC Irvine W 73–53  3–0
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV

11/23/2015*
7:00 PM
Cal State San Marcos W 62–43  4–0
Cox Pavilion (756)
Paradise, NV

11/28/2015*
12:00 PM
George Mason
Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals
W 67–59  5–0
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV

11/29/2015*
2:30 PM
Drake
Lady Rebel Round-Up championship
L 68–76  5–1
Cox Pavilion (774)
Paradise, NV

12/06/2015*
2:00 PM
at USC L 42–73  5–2
Galen Center (824)
Los Angeles, CA

12/12/2015*
12:00 PM
at Houston W 63–60  6–2
Hofheinz Pavilion (921)
Houston, TX

12/14/2015*
5:00 PM
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 65–51  7–2
Dugan Wellness Center (327)
Corpus Christi, TX

12/19/2015*
5:00 PM
vs. UTEP
Beach Classic
L 52–60  7–3
Walter Pyramid (153)
Long Beach, CA

12/20/2015*
2:00 PM
at Long Beach State
Beach Classic
L 63–67  7–4
Walter Pyramid (676)
Long Beach, CA
Mountain West regular season

12/30/2015
7:00 PM
at Fresno State L 54–58  7–5
(0–1)
Save Mart Center (4,760)
Fresno, CA

01/06/2016
7:00 PM
Colorado State L 56–64  7–6
(0–2)
Cox Pavilion (842)
Paradise, NV

01/09/2016
7:00 PM
Wyoming W 66–37  8–6
(1–2)
Cox Pavilion (1,703)
Paradise, NV

01/13/2016
6:00 PM
at New Mexico L 53–67  8–7
(1–3)
The Pit (4,930)
Albuquerque, NM

01/16/2016
5:00 PM
at Air Force W 60–56  9–7
(2–3)
Clune Arena (511)
Colorado Springs, CO

01/20/2016
7:00 PM
Utah State W 46–38  10–7
(3–3)
Cox Pavilion (1,342)
Paradise, NV

01/23/2016
3:00 PM
Nevada W 65–59  11–7
(4–3)
Cox Pavilion (1,609)
Paradise, NV

01/27/2016
6:00 PM
at Boise State L 56–75  11–8
(4–4)
Taco Bell Arena (807)
Boise, ID

01/30/2016
2:00 PM
at San Diego State W 55–41  12–8
(5–4)
Viejas Arena (2,400)
San Diego, CA

02/03/2016
7:00 PM
New Mexico W 57–48  13–8
(5–5)
Cox Pavilion (805)
Paradise, NV

02/06/2016
3:00 PM
Fresno State L 52–57  13–9
(6–5)
Cox Pavilion (1,619)
Paradise, NV

02/10/2016
7:00 PM
at San Jose State L 61–69  13–10
(6–6)
Event Center Arena (382)
San Jose, CA

02/13/2016
2:00 PM
at Colorado State L 52–83  13–11
(6–7)
Moby Arena (2,353)
Fort Collins, CO

02/17/2016
7:00 PM
Air Force W 62–51  14–11
(7–7)
Cox Pavilion (801)
Paradise, NV

02/20/2016
4:00 PM
at Nevada L 65–71  14–12
(7–8)
Lawlor Events Center (1,765)
Reno, NV

02/24/2016
7:00 PM
Boise State W 78–68  15–12
(8–8)
Cox Pavilion (1,174)
Paradise, NV

02/27/2016
1:00 PM
at Wyoming L 57–80  15–13
(8–9)
Arena-Auditorium (3,137)
Laramie, WY

03/04/2016
5:00 PM
San Diego State W 62–51  16–13
(9–9)
Cox Pavilion (1,276)
Paradise, NV
Mountain West Women's Tournament

03/07/2016
7:00 PM
vs. Air Force
First Round
W 55–42  17–13
Thomas & Mack Center (1,648)
Paradise, NV

03/08/2016
6:00 PM
vs. Boise State
Quarterfinals
W 71–65  18–13
Thomas & Mack Center (1,393)
Paradise, NV

03/09/2016
9:00 PM
vs. Fresno State
Semifinals
L 60–66  18–14
Thomas & Mack Center (2,160)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2015–16 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

References

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