2015–16 Florida Gators women's basketball team

2015–16 Florida Gators women's basketball
Omni Hotels Classic champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 25
Record22–9 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaO'Connell Center
Seasons
2015–16 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 South Carolina † 16 – 0   1.000 33 – 2   .943
No. 15 Mississippi State 11 – 5   .688 28 – 8   .778
No. 18 Texas A&M 11 – 5   .688 22 – 10   .688
No. 12 Kentucky 10 – 6   .625 25 – 8   .758
No. 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 Hometown
G/F 1 Ronni Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Daytona Beach, Florida
G 2 Isis Young 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Berlin, New Jersey
G 3 January Miller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Orlando, Florida
G 4 Carlie Needles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Highlands Ranch, Colorado
G 11 Dyandria Anderson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Viera, Florida
G 13 Cassie Peoples 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr San Antonio, Texas
C 15 Viktorija Dimaite 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Panevėžys, Lithuania
G 20 Simone Westbrook 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Chandler, Arizona
G/F 21 Eleanna Christinaki 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Paralimni, Greece
F 23 Brooke Copeland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Cleveland, Tennessee
C 24 Tyshara Fleming 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Virginia Beach, Virginia
G 32 Carla Batchelor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Germantown, Maryland
F 44 Haley 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 		No. 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 		No. 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 No. 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. 		No. 20 Georgia L 61–71  14–3 (2–2)
 O'Connell Center (1,912)
Gainesville, FL
January 17, 2016
7:00 p.m. 		No. 20 LSU W 53–45  15–3 (3–2)
 O'Connell Center (1,819)
Gainesville, FL
January 21, 2016
7:00 p.m. 		No. 22 Alabama W 80–72  16–3 (4–2)
 O'Connell Center (1,305)
Gainesville, FL
January 24, 2016
2:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 22 at No. 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 		No. 12 Kentucky W 85–79  18–4 (6–3)
 O'Connell Center (3,231)
Gainesville, FL
February 4, 2016
7:00 p.m. 		No. 22 No. 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. 		No. 16 at No. 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 		No. 16 at Auburn L 58–80  19–6 (7–5)
 Auburn Arena (2,760)
Auburn, AL
February 18, 2016
7:00 p.m. 		No. 22 Vanderbilt W 79–67  20–6 (8–5)
 O'Connell Center (1,439)
Gainesville, FL
February 21, 2016
1:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 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 		No. 25 vs. No. 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) No. 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.


Source:[1]

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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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
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. ^ Schedule