2015–16 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

2015–16 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
Radisson Chatsworth Thanksgiving Classic Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record21–9 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStegeman Coliseum
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 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team represented University of Georgia in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by first year head coach Joni Taylor. The team played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum, and were a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 9–7 in SEC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC women's tournament to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they lost in the first round to Indiana.

Roster

2015–16 Georgia Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Shanea Armbrister 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr South Broward HS
Darton College 		Nassau, Bahamas
G 2 Terryuana Goodwin 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Sr LaGrange HS
Butler CC 		Hogansville, GA
G 3 Tiaria Griffin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Hattiesburg HS Monticello, MS
F 4 Caliya Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr McEachern HS Marietta, GA
G 10 Hannahkohl Almire 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Riverwood Charter School Atlanta, GA
G/F 11 Pachis Roberts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr McEachern HS
Syracuse 		Powder Springs, Ga
G 12 Haley Clark 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Edgewater HS Orlando, FL
F 13 Merritt Hempe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Stafford HS Fredericksburg, VA
G/F 20 Shacobia Barbee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN
F 23 Halle Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Parkway HS Bossier City, LA
G 24 Marjorie Butler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr The Webb School Knoxville, TN
G 25 Amber Skidgel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Archer HS Bethlehem, GA
F 33 Mackenzie Engram 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Hillgrove HS Powder Springs, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-08-31

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm 		Stetson W 76–55  1–0
 Stegeman Coliseum (3,530)
Athens, GA
11/18/2015*
7:30 pm 		at No. 23 Michigan State L 45–66  1–1
 Breslin Center (5,117)
East Lansing, MI
11/22/2015*
4:00 pm, SECN 		Georgia Tech W 78–66  2–1
 Stegeman Coliseum (4,441)
Athens, GA
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm 		Georgia Southern W 75–28  3–1
 Stegeman Coliseum (1,900)
Athens, GA
11/27/2015*
8:00 pm 		vs. BYU
Radisson Thanksgiving Classic semifinals 		W 66–58  4–1
 Matadome 
Northridge, CA
11/28/2015*
7:30 pm 		at Cal State Northridge
Radisson Thanksgiving Classic championship 		W 83–58  5–1
 Matadome (498)
Northridge, CA
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm 		Mercer W 57–44  6–1
 Stegeman Coliseum (1,653)
Athens, GA
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm 		Kennesaw State W 89–34  7–1
 Stegeman Coliseum (1,622)
Athens, GA
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm 		No. 22 Seton Hall W 70–52  8–1
 Stegeman Coliseum (3,013)
Athens, GA
12/08/2015*
11:00 am 		Furman W 77–39  9–1
 Stegeman Coliseum (6,002)
Athens, GA
12/20/2015*
2:00 pm 		at Wright State W 63–57  10–1
 Nutter Center (1,563)
Dayton, OH
12/23/2015*
1:00 pm 		Cincinnati W 60–42  11–1
 Stegeman Coliseum (2,350)
Athens, GA
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm 		Tennessee Tech W 81–48  12–1
 Stegeman Coliseum (2,608)
Athens, GA
SEC regular season
01/03/2016
5:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 16 Texas A&M L 62–73  12–2 (0–1)
 Reed Arena (5,027)
College Station, TX
01/07/2016
7:00 pm 		No. 20 Missouri L 48–54  12–3 (0–2)
 Stegeman Coliseum (1,935)
Athens, GA
01/10/2016
2:00 pm 		No. 12 Kentucky L 53–64  12–4 (0–3)
 Stegeman Coliseum (2,681)
Athens, GA
01/14/2016
7:00 pm 		at No. 20 Florida W 71–61  13–4 (1–3)
 O'Connell Center (1,912)
Gainesville, FL
01/17/2016
5:00 pm, SECN 		at Alabama L 50–64  13–5 (1–4)
 Foster Auditorium (3,732)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/21/2016
7:00 pm 		No. 10 Mississippi State W 47–43  14–5 (2–4)
 Stegeman Coliseum (1,920)
Athens, GA
01/24/2016
2:00 pm 		LSU L 46–53  14–6 (2–5)
 Stegeman Coliseum (3,538)
Athens, GA
01/28/2016
7:00 pm, SECN 		Auburn W 63–30  15–6 (3–5)
 Stegeman Coliseum (1,961)
Athens, GA
01/31/2016
3:00 pm 		at Vanderbilt W 64–58  16–6 (4–5)
 Memorial Gymnasium (3,111)
Nashville, TN
02/04/2016
8:00 pm 		at No. 21 Missouri W 65–50  17–6 (5–5)
 Mizzou Arena (4,086)
Columbia, MO
02/07/2016
2:00 pm 		Ole Miss W 70–56  18–6 (6–5)
 Stegeman Coliseum (3,826)
Athens, GA
02/14/2016
3:00 pm 		at LSU W 58–47  19–6 (7–5)
 Maravich Center (3,781)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/18/2016
7:00 pm 		at No. 3 South Carolina L 51–61  19–7 (7–6)
 Colonial Life Arena (16,186)
Columbia, SC
02/21/2016
1:00 pm, SECN 		No. 22 Florida W 74–63  20–7 (8–6)
 Stegeman Coliseum (3,733)
Athens, GA
02/25/2016
7:00 pm, SECN 		Arkansas W 72–57  21–7 (9–6)
 Stegeman Coliseum (3,131)
Athens, GA
02/28/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Tennessee L 60–80  21–8 (9–7)
 Thompson–Boling Arena (12,446)
Knoxville, TN
SEC Women's Tournament
03/03/2016
8:30 pm, SECN 		vs. Vanderbilt
Second Round 		L 49–54 OT 21–9
 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum (3,094)
Jacksonville, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		(8 L) vs. (9 L) Indiana
First Round 		L 58–62  22–10
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,310)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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18		 Week
19		 Final
AP NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR RV RV RV NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Georgia Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Georgiadogs.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014.