2015–16 Florida Gators women's basketball team

2015–16 Florida Gators women's basketball
Omni Hotels Classic champions
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP #25
2015–16 record 22–9 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach Amanda Butler (9th year)
Assistant coach Bill Ferrara
Assistant coach Shimmy Gray-Miller
Assistant coach Murriel Page
Home arena O'Connell Center
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 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2015–16 women's college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by ninth-year head coach Amanda Butler, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They finished the season 22–9, 10–6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they were upset by Albany in the first round.

Previous season

The Gators finish the season 13–17, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of 2015 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament to Auburn.

Roster

2015–16 Florida Gators women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Home town
G/F 1 Williams, RonniRonni Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Daytona Beach, Florida
G 2 Young, IsisIsis Young 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Berlin, New Jersey
G 3 Miller, JanuaryJanuary Miller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Orlando, Florida
G 4 Needles, CarlieCarlie Needles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Highlands Ranch, Colorado
G 11 Anderson, DyandriaDyandria Anderson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Viera, Florida
G 13 Peoples, CassieCassie Peoples 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr San Antonio, Texas
C 15 Dimaite, ViktorijaViktorija Dimaite 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Panevėžys, Lithuania
G/F 21 Christinaki, EleannaEleanna Christinaki 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Paralimni, Greece
F 23 Copeland, BrookeBrooke Copeland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Cleveland, Tennessee
C 24 Fleming, TysharaTyshara Fleming 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Virginia Beach, Virginia
G 32 Batchelor, CarlaCarla Batchelor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Germantown, Maryland
F 44 Lorenzen, HaleyHaley Lorenzen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Iowa City, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bill Ferrara (1st year)
  • Shimmy Gray-Miller (1st year)
  • Murriel Page (6th year)

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

Roster
Last update: 2015-08-28

Coaches

Name Position College Graduating year
Amanda Butler Head coach University of Florida 1995
Bill Ferrara Assistant coach University of Florida 2003
Shimmy Gray-Miller Assistant coach University of Michigan 2000
Murriel Page Assistant coach University of Florida 1998
Serena Wilson Director of basketball operations University of Florida 2008
Shellie Greenman Program coordinator Emory and Henry College 1988
Ryan Gensler Video coordinator Providence College 2011
Tyler Stuart Strength & conditioning coordinator Anderson University 2007
John "JB" Barrett Athletic trainer Mississippi State University 1997
Judy Traveis Academic advisor University of Florida 1993

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

November 13, 2015*
7:00 p.m.
at Temple L 91–97  0–1
Liacouras Center (1,453)
Philadelphia, PA

November 16, 2015*
5:30 p.m., SECN
#6 Florida State
Rivalry
W 82–72  1–1
O'Connell Center (2,009)
Gainesville, FL

November 21, 2015*
4:00 p.m.
Kennesaw State W 84–57  2–1
O'Connell Center (1,129)
Gainesville, FL

November 24, 2015*
7:00 p.m.
Savannah State W 99–34  3–1
O'Connell Center (1,062)
Gainesville, FL

November 27, 2015*
7:30 p.m.
vs. Ball State
Omni Hotels Classic semifinals
W 85–78  4–1
Coors Events Center (538)
Boulder, CO

November 28, 2015*
9:30 p.m.
at Colorado
Omni Hotels Classic championship
W 83–61  5–1
Coors Events Center (1,666)
Boulder, CO

December 1, 2015*
8:00 p.m.
at South Alabama W 72–60  6–1
Mitchell Center (804)
Mobile, AL

December 7, 2015*
7:00 p.m.
Arkansas State W 76–72  7–1
O'Connell Center (1,035)
Gainesville, FL

December 10, 2015*
8:00 p.m., BTN
at Wisconsin W 91–75  8–1
Kohl Center (3,019)
Madison, WI

December 13, 2015*
2:00 p.m.
Robert Morris W 79–52  9–1
O'Connell Center (1,017)
Gainesville, FL

December 20, 2015*
2:30 p.m.
Saint Francis (PA)
Gator Holiday Classic semifinals
W 122–65  10–1
O'Connell Center (1,107)
Gainesville, FL

December 21, 2015*
2:30 p.m.
NC State
Gator Holiday Classic championship
W 79–72  11–1
O'Connell Center (1,053)
Gainesville, FL

December 30, 2015*
7:00 p.m., SECN
vs. UCF
SEC/AAC Challenge
W 93–79  12–1
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (2,044)
Jacksonville, FL
SEC regular season

January 3, 2016
1:00 p.m., SECN
#8 Mississippi State L 70–76  12–2 (0–1)
O'Connell Center (1,378)
Gainesville, FL

January 7, 2016
7:30 p.m., SECN
at #12 Tennessee W 74–66  13–2 (1–1)
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,774)
Knoxville, TN

January 10, 2016
2:00 p.m., SECN
at Ole Miss W 85–65  14–2 (2–1)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (2,468)
Oxford, MS

January 14, 2016
7:00 p.m.
#20 Georgia L 61–71  14–3 (2–2)
O'Connell Center (1,912)
Gainesville, FL

January 17, 2016
7:00 p.m.
#20 LSU W 53–45  15–3 (3–2)
O'Connell Center (1,819)
Gainesville, FL

January 21, 2016
7:00 p.m.
#22 Alabama W 80–72  16–3 (4–2)
O'Connell Center (1,305)
Gainesville, FL

January 24, 2016
2:00 p.m., SECN
#22 at #23 Missouri L 64–79  16–4 (4–3)
Mizzou Arena (5,941)
Columbia, MO

January 28, 2016
8:00 p.m.
at Arkansas W 71–66 OT 17–4 (5–3)
Bud Walton Arena (1,576)
Fayetteville, AR

January 31, 2016
1:00 p.m., SECN
#12 Kentucky W 85–79  18–4 (6–3)
O'Connell Center (3,231)
Gainesville, FL

February 4, 2016
7:00 p.m.
#22 #12 Texas A&M W 83–81  19–4 (7–3)
O'Connell Center (1,404)
Gainesville, FL

February 11, 2016
7:00 p.m.
#16 at #2 South Carolina L 71–86  19–5 (7–4)
Colonial Life Arena (13,324)
Columbia, SC

February 14, 2016
2:00 p.m., SECN
#16 at Auburn L 58–80  19–6 (7–5)
Auburn Arena (2,760)
Auburn, AL

February 18, 2016
7:00 p.m.
#22 Vanderbilt W 79–67  20–6 (8–5)
O'Connell Center (1,439)
Gainesville, FL

February 21, 2016
1:00 p.m., SECN
#22 at Georgia L 63–74  20–7 (8–6)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,733)
Athens, GA

February 25, 2016
8:30 p.m., SECN
at LSU W 82–56  21–7 (9–6)
Maravich Center (2,731)
Baton Rouge, LA

February 28, 2016
2:00 p.m.
Auburn W 56–49  22–7 (10–6)
O'Connell Center (4,019)
Gainesville, FL
SEC Women's Tournament

March 4, 2016
2:30 PM, SECN
#25 vs. #13 Kentucky
Quarterfinals
L 69–92  22–8
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (4,703)
Jacksonville, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament

March 18, 2016*
12:00 PM, ESPN2
(SF 5) #25 vs. (SF 12) Albany
First Round
L 59–61  22–9
Carrier Dome (2,445)
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.


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Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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AP NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 20 22 RV 22 16 22 RV 25 25 25 N/A
Coaches NR RV NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 21 23 RV 22 19 25 RV 24 25 24 RV
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

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