2015–16 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team

2015–16 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball
Southland Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record28–4 (16–2 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Destinee Rogers
  • Greg Long
  • Brooke Rhodes
Home arenaFarris Center
Seasons
2015–16 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Abilene Christian* 17 – 1   .944 26 – 4   .867
Central Arkansas † 16 – 2   .889 28 – 4   .875
Northwestern State 13 – 5   .722 19 – 12   .613
Stephen F. Austin 12 – 6   .667 18 – 12   .600
McNeese State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Houston Baptist 9 – 9   .500 14 – 15   .483
Nicholls State 8 – 10   .444 10 – 19   .345
Sam Houston State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Lamar 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387
Texas A&M–CC 6 – 12   .333 9 – 20   .310
New Orleans 5 – 13   .278 8 – 19   .296
Incarnate Word* 3 – 15   .167 6 – 23   .207
SE Louisiana 3 – 15   .167 4 – 25   .138
† 2016 Southland tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sugar Bears, led by fourth year head coach Sandra Rushing and played their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 28–4, 16–2 in Southland play to finish in second place. They won the Southland women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time school history. They lost to Louisville in the first round.

Roster

2015–16 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 4 Raquel Logan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr West Memphis HS West Memphis, AR
G 5 Jameka Watkins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr England HS England, AR
G 10 Brianna Mullins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Nevada HS Rosston, AR
F 11 Kendara Watts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Fairfield HS
Shelton State CC 		Fairfield, AL
F 15 Tieraney Paylor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Ridgeway HS Memphis, TN
G 21 Angel Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Bellaire HS Bellaire, TX
G 22 Maggie Proffitt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Starkville Academy Columbus, MS
F 23 Taylor Baudoin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Bessemer HS
Jones County JC 		Columbus, MS
C 24 Taylor Strickland 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Rogers HS
UMKC 		Fayetteville, AR
G 25 Olivia McWilliams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr eStem HS Little Rock, AR
G 33 Alexis Hardaway 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr North Little Rock HS
Tyler JC/Arkansas State 		North Little Rock, AR
C 50 Taisiya Novokreschevnova 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Frank Phillips College Moscow, Russia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular Schedule
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm 		Hendrix College W 72–43  1–0
 Farris Center (845)
Conway, AR
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm 		at No. 4 Tennessee L 47–102  1–1
 Thompson–Boling Arena (9,709)
Knoxville, TN
11/21/2015*
1:00 pm 		at Murray State W 61–51  2–1
 CFSB Center (212)
Murray, KY
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm 		Alcorn State W 58–35  3–1
 Farris Center (385)
Conway, AR
11/28/2015*
2:00 pm 		Murray State W 50–40  4–1
 Farris Center (312)
Conway, AR
12/03/2015*
6:00 pm 		Crowley's Ridge W 93–38  5–1
 Farris Center (515)
Conway, AR
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm 		at Southeast Missouri State W 63–54  6–1
 Show Me Center (928)
Cape Girardeau, MO
12/15/2015*
6:00 pm 		Central Baptist W 70–37  7–1
 Farris Center (332)
Conway, AR
12/19/2015*
12:00 pm 		vs. Campbell
Oceanfront Holiday Classic 		W 57–34  8–1
 UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
12/20/2015*
12:00 pm 		vs. South Carolina State
Oceanfront Holiday Classic 		W 51–38  9–1
 UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
12/29/2015*
2:00 pm 		Jarvis Christian W 77–23  10–1
 Farris Center (315)
Conway, AR
Southland Conference Schedule
01/02/2016
2:00 pm 		Abilene Christian L 49–61  10–2 (0–1)
 Farris Center (512)
Conway, AR
01/05/2016
5:30 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 66–55  11–2 (1–1)
 American Bank Center (465)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/07/2016
7:00 pm 		at Stephen F. Austin W 55–53  12–2 (2–1)
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (476)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/11/2016
5:30 pm 		Lamar W 74–49  13–2 (3–1)
 Farris Center (361)
Conway, AR
01/13/2016
7:00 pm 		Houston Baptist W 45–44  14–2 (4–1)
 Farris Center (562)
Conway, AR
01/21/2016
7:00 pm 		at New Orleans W 59–44  15–2 (5–1)
 Lakefront Arena (302)
New Orleans, LA
01/23/2016
5:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Nicholls State W 71–65  16–2 (6–1)
 Stopher Gym (1,735)
Thibodaux, LA
01/27/2016
6:30 pm 		at Northwestern State W 74–49  17–2 (7–1)
 Prather Coliseum (1,118)
Natchitoches, LA
02/03/2016
7:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana W 80–58  18–2 (8–1)
 Farris Center (722)
Conway, AR
02/06/2016
2:00 pm 		New Orleans W 67–55  19–2 (9–1)
 Farris Center (1,585)
Conway, AR
02/10/2016
7:00 pm 		Northwestern State L 56–60  19–3 (9–2)
 Farris Center (552)
Conway, AR
02/13/2016
2:00 pm 		at Incarnate Word W 76–57  20–3 (10–2)
 McDermott Center (275)
San Antonio, TX
02/17/2016
6:00 pm 		at McNeese State W 70–56  21–3 (11–2)
 Burton Coliseum (614)
Lake Charles, LA
02/20/2016
2:00 pm 		at Sam Houston State W 73–63  22–3 (12–2)
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (455)
Huntsville, TX
02/24/2016
7:00 pm 		Sam Houston State W 72–53  23–3 (13–2)
 Farris Center (1,905)
Conway, AR
02/27/2016
1:00 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana W 64–60  24–3 (14–2)
 University Center (694)
Hammond, LA
03/02/2016
7:00 pm 		Nicholls State W 56–51  25–3 (15–2)
 Farris Center (459)
Conway, AR
03/05/2016
2:00 pm 		McNeese State W 76–52  26–3 (16–2)
 Farris Center (976)
Conway, AR
Southland Women's Tournament
03/12/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. McNeese State
Semifinals 		W 72–64  27–3
 Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
03/13/2016
11:30 am, CBSSN 		vs. Sam Houston State
Championship Game 		W 69–62  28–3
 Merrell Center (882)
Katy, TX
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
2:30 pm, ESPN2 		(14 D) at (3 D) No. 8 Louisville
First Round 		L 60–87  28–4
 KFC Yum! Center (5,823)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
D=Dallas Region.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".