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 No. 7
AP No. 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 but in the elite eight.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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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

201516 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
G 1 Davenport, EmpressEmpress Davenport 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Duncanville Duncanville, TX
G 2 Rodrigo, CelinaCelina Rodrigo 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Hillgrove Marietta, GA
F 5 Hosey, JordanJordan Hosey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Manvel Pearland, TX
G 10 Higgs, LashannLashann Higgs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Cedar Ridge Round Rock, TX
G 11 McCarty, BrookeBrooke McCarty 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Clear Springs League City, TX
G 13 Johnson, EmilyEmily Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Georgetown
Colorado State
Georgetown, TX
F 14 Aborowa, ChristinaChristina Aborowa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Neumann-Goretti Ondo, Nigeria
G 20 Taylor, BriannaBrianna Taylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Spring Dekaney Houston, TX
F 21 Jones, NekiaNekia Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Ozen Beaumont, TX
G 22 Forman, TasiaTasia Forman 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Duncanville Duncanville, TX
G 24 Atkins, ArielAriel Atkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Duncanville Duncanville, TX
F 30 Caron-Goudreau, KhaléannKhaléann Caron-Goudreau  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So IMG Academy
Vanderbilt
Gatineau, QE
G 32 Sanders, BradyBrady Sanders 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Godley Joshua, TX
F 33 Hattis, SaraSara Hattis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Cleveland Rio Rancho, NM
C 34 Boyette, ImaniImani Boyette 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Sr Windward Los Angeles, CA
F 35 Akigbogun, DianiDiani Akigbogun 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Regis Jesuit Aurora, CO
C 40 Lang, KelseyKelsey Lang 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr The Woodlands The Woodlands, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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
No. 12 UTSA W 90–53  1–0
Frank Erwin Center (2,596)
Austin, TX

11/18/2015*
11:00 AM, LHN
No. 11 Northwestern State W 86–33  2–0
Frank Erwin Center (7,582)
Austin, TX

11/21/2015*
2:00 PM
No. 11 at Rice W 70–47  3–0
Tudor Fieldhouse (821)
Houston, TX

11/25/2015*
7:00 PM, LHN
No. 8 Hampton W 79–52  4–0
Frank Erwin Center (2,507)
Austin, TX

11/29/2015*
1:30 PM, ESPN
No. 8 at No. 4 Tennessee W 64–53  5–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (10,204)
Knoxville, TN

12/02/2015*
7:00 PM, LHN
No. 6 No. 9 Mississippi State W 53–47  6–0
Frank Erwin Center (2,887)
Austin, TX

12/06/2015*
2:00 PM
No. 6 at Little Rock W 66–56  7–0
Jack Stephens Center (1,642)
Little Rock, AR

12/13/2015*
12:00 PM, ESPN
No. 5 No. 14 Stanford W 77–69  8–0
Frank Erwin Center (3,942)
Austin, TX

12/16/2015*
7:00 PM, LHN
No. 5 Canisius W 92–62  9–0
Frank Erwin Center (2,370)
Austin, TX

12/20/2015*
1:30 PM, FS1
No. 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
No. 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
No. 5 at West Virginia W 65–54  12–0
(1–0)
WVU Coliseum (4,153)
Morgantown, WV

01/02/2016
7:00 PM, LHN
No. 5 Texas Tech W 86–62  13–0
(2–0)
Frank Erwin Center (3,668)
Austin, TX

01/06/2016
7:00 PM, LHN
No. 4 Iowa State W 75–54  14–0
(3–0)
Frank Erwin Center (2,836)
Austin, TX

01/09/2016
5:00 PM
No. 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
No. 4 at Kansas W 75–38  16–0
(5–0)
Allen Fieldhouse (1,903)
Lawrence, KS

01/17/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 4 No. 6 Baylor L 67–80  16–1
(5–1)
Frank Erwin Center (8,996)
Austin, TX

01/20/2016
7:00 PM
No. 6 at TCU W 65–58  17–1
(6–1)
Schollmaier Arena (2,792)
Fort Worth, TX

01/23/2016
11:00 AM, FSN
No. 6 No. 19 Oklahoma W 83–76  18–1
(7–1)
Frank Erwin Center (4,096)
Austin, TX

01/27/2016
7:00 PM, LHN
No. 6 Kansas W 70–46  19–1
(8–1)
Frank Erwin Center (3,126)
Austin, TX

01/30/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
No. 6 Kansas State W 66–51  20–1
(9–1)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,846)
Manhattan, KS

02/06/2016
1:30 PM, FS2
No. 6 at Iowa State W 65–49  21–1
(10–1)
Hilton Coliseum (11,261)
Ames, IA

02/10/2016
7:00 PM, LHN
No. 6 No. 20 Oklahoma State W 70–55  22–1
(11–1)
Frank Erwin Center (2,638)
Austin, TX

02/14/2016
1:30 PM, FS1
No. 6 at No. 21 Oklahoma L 56–74  22–2
(11–2)
Lloyd Noble Center (4,853)
Norman, OK

02/17/2016
7:00 PM, LHN
No. 8 Kansas State W 58–51  23–2
(12–2)
Frank Erwin Center (3,036)
Austin, TX

02/21/2016
12:00 PM, FSN
No. 8 West Virginia W 73–50  24–2
(13–2)
Frank Erwin Center (4,143)
Austin, TX

02/24/2016
6:30 PM
No. 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
No. 8 TCU W 71–58  26–2
(15–2)
Frank Erwin Center (4,069)
Austin, TX

02/29/2016
8:00 PM, FS1
No. 6 at No. 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
No. 6 vs. Kansas
Quarterfinals
W 66–50  27–3
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,863)
Oklahoma City, OK

03/06/2016
4:00 PM, FS1
No. 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
No. 7 vs. No. 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
(2 B) No. 7 (15 B) Alabama State
First Round
W 86–42  29–4
Frank Erwin Center (2,645)
Austin, TX

03/21/2016*
8:15 PM, ESPN2
(2 B) No. 7 (10 B) Missouri
Second Round
W 73–55  30–4
Frank Erwin Center (2,345)
Austin, TX

03/26/2016*
12:30 PM, ESPN
(2 B) No. 7 vs. (3 B) No. 10 UCLA
Sweet Sixteen
W 72–64  31–4
Webster Bank Arena (8,898)
Bridgeport, CT

03/28/2016*
6:00 PM, ESPN
(2 B) No. 7 vs. (1 B) No. 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. B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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