2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 20
AP No. 18
2015–16 record 22–10 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach Gary Blair (13th year)
Assistant coach Kelly Bond-White
Assistant coach Bob Starkey
Assistant coach Amy Wright
Home arena Reed Arena
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 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team will represent Texas A&M University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Gary Blair, who was in his thirteenth season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and will play in its fourth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where defeated Missouri State in the first round before losing to Florida State in the second round.

Roster

2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
C 00 Hillsman, KhaaliaKhaalia Hillsman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Whitney Young Chicago, IL
G/F 1 Williams, CourtneyCourtney Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr North Shore Houston, TX
F 3 Cooper, TaylorTaylor Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Oral Roberts
Shawnee		 Shawnee, OK
F 5 Howard, AnrielAnriel Howard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Westlake Atlanta, GA
G 10 Allen, ShlonteShlonte Allen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Trinity Valley CC
Arcada		 Arcadia, LA
G 11 Knox, CurtyceCurtyce Knox 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Atascocita Humble, TX
G 12 Williams, DanniDanni Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Clovis Clovis, NM
G 13 Jennings, ChelseaChelsea Jennings 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr North Crowley Fort Worth, TX
G/F 21 Lumpkin, JasmineJasmine Lumpkin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Michigan State
Joliet Catholic Academy		 Bolingbrook, IL
C 23 Mitchell, RachelRachel Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Sr Atascocita Houston, TX
G 24 Jones, JordanJordan Jones 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr DeSoto DeSoto, TX
G 33 Walker, CourtneyCourtney Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Santa Fe Edmond, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings

 Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season 		Week
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13 		Week
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15 		Week
16 		Week
17 		Week
18 		Week
19 		Final
AP 13 12 10 12 15 18 16 16 13 15 13 10 12 15 12т 11 15 19 18 N/A
Coaches 16 12 9 11 16 18 14 13т 10 11 12 10 11 13 12 11 15 18 18 20
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule and Results

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

11/01/2015*
2:00 PM		 No. 13 Texas Wesleyan W 92–40 
Reed Arena (3,034)
College Station, TX
Non-conference games

11/13/2015*
6:00 PM		 No. 13 Texas State W 87–50  1–0
 Reed Arena (3,575)
College Station, TX

11/15/2015*
4:00 PM		 No. 13 Southern W 88–47  2–0
 Reed Arena (3,611)
College Station, TX

11/18/2015*
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 No. 12 at No. 14 Duke W 72–66 OT 3–0
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,708)
Durham, NC

11/21/2015*
12:30 PM		 No. 12 TCU W 82–78  4–0
 Reed Arena (4,013)
College Station, TX

11/27/2015*
2:00 PM		 No. 10 vs. No. 16 California
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout		 W 75–58  5–0
 South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV

11/28/2015*
2:00 PM		 No. 10 vs. No. 11 Ohio State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout		 L 80–95  5–1
 South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV

12/04/2015*
9:00 PM		 No. 12 vs. Hawaiʻi
Tom Weston Invitational		 W 82–41  6–1
 George Q. Cannon Activities Center (150)
Laie, HI

12/05/2015*
6:00 PM		 No. 12 vs. BYU
Tom Weston Invitational		 L 64–72  6–2
 George Q. Cannon Activities Center (269)
Laie, HI

12/07/2015*
11:00 AM, SECN		 No. 15 SMU W 67–55  7–2
 Reed Arena (8,004)
College Station, TX

12/12/2015*
2:00 PM, SECN		 No. 15 No. 18 DePaul L 66–80  7–3
 Reed Arena (3,721)
College Station, TX

12/20/2015*
4:00 PM, FS1		 No. 18 vs. No. 17 Oklahoma
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge		 W 74–68  8–3
 Chesapeake Energy Arena (2,403)
Oklahoma City, OK

12/22/2015*
12:00 PM, SECN		 No. 16 Little Rock W 69–39  9–3
 Reed Arena (3,852)
College Station, TX

12/29/2015*
2:00 PM		 No. 16 Prairie View A&M W 88–30  10–3
 Reed Arena (4,124)
College Station, TX
Conference Games

01/03/2016
4:00 PM, SECN		 No. 16 Georgia W 73–62  11–3
(1–0)		 Reed Arena (5,027)
College Station, TX

01/07/2016
7:00 PM, SECN		 No. 13 at Arkansas L 61–67  11–4
(1–1)		 Bud Walton Arena (1,494)
Fayetteville, AR

01/10/2016
3:00 PM, SECN		 No. 13 at LSU W 53–35  12–4
(2–1)		 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (3,774)
Baton Rouge, LA

01/14/2016
7:00 PM		 No. 15 Ole Miss W 81–58  13–4
(3–1)		 Reed Arena (4,033)
College Station, TX

01/17/2016
12:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 15 at No. 2 South Carolina L 58–59  13–5
(3–2)		 Colonial Life Arena (15,406)
Columbia, SC

01/21/2016
7:00 PM		 No. 13 No. 23 Missouri W 81–77 OT 14–5
(4–2)		 Reed Arena (3,844)
College Station, TX

01/28/2016
6:00 PM		 No. 10 at Alabama W 59–56  15–5
(5–2)		 Foster Auditorium (2,366)
Tuscaloosa, AL

01/31/2016
5:00 PM, ESPNU		 No. 10 No. 2 South Carolina L 63–70  15–6
(5–3)		 Reed Arena (8,511)
College Station, TX

02/04/2016
6:00 PM		 No. 12 at No. 22 Florida L 81–83  15–7
(5–4)		 O'Connell Center (1,404)
Gainesville, FL

02/07/2016
3:00 PM, ESPN		 No. 12 No. 23 Tennessee W 76–71 OT 16–7
(6–4)		 Reed Arena (4,791)
College Station, TX

02/11/2016
6:00 PM, SECN		 No. 15 No. 11 Mississippi State W 64–58  17–7
(7–4)		 Reed Arena (5,645)
College Station, TX

02/15/2016
6:00 PM, SECN		 No. 12 at Ole Miss W 62–48  18–7
(8–4)		 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,691)
Oxford, MS

02/18/2016
8:00 PM, SECN		 No. 12 LSU W 68–54  19–7
(9–4)		 Reed Arena (4,797)
College Station, TX

02/21/2016
4:00 PM, SECN		 No. 12 at Vanderbilt W 75–63  20–7
(10–4)		 Memorial Gymnasium (2,975)
Nashville, TN

02/25/2016
6:30 PM, SECN		 No. 11 at Auburn W 57–49  21–7
(11–4)		 Auburn Arena (3,651)
Auburn, AL

02/28/2016
3:00 PM, ESPN		 No. 11 No. 15 Kentucky L 58–71  21–8
(11–5)		 Reed Arena (7,133)
College Station, TX
SEC Women's Tournament

03/04/2016
5:00 PM, SECN		 No. 15 vs. Tennessee
Quarterfinals		 L 60–70  21–9
 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (4,214)
Jacksonville, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/19/2016*
3:00 PM, ESPN2		 (4 D) No. 18 (13 D) Missouri State
First Round		 W 74–65  22–9
 Reed Arena (4,040)
College Station, TX

03/21/2016*
5:30 PM, ESPN2		 (4 D) No. 18 (5 D) No. 17 Florida State
Second Round		 L 56–74  22–10
 Reed Arena (4,013)
College Station, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2015-16 Women's Basketball Schedule
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