2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Arizona during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by eighth-year head coach Niya Butts, played their games at the McKale Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 3–15 in Pac-12 play to finish in eleventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament where they lost to UCLA.

2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	13–19 (3–15 Pac-12)
Head coach	Niya Butts (8th season)
Assistant coaches	E.C. Hill Sean LeBeauf Calamity McEntire
Home arena	McKale Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Oregon State †	16	–	2		.889			32	–	5		.865
No. 11 Arizona State	16	–	2		.889			26	–	7		.788
No. 13 Stanford	14	–	4		.778			27	–	8		.771
No. 10 UCLA	14	–	4		.778			26	–	9		.743
Washington	11	–	7		.611			26	–	11		.703
Oregon	9	–	9		.500			24	–	11		.686
Utah	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
USC	6	–	12		.333			19	–	13		.594
Washington State	5	–	13		.278			14	–	16		.467
California	4	–	14		.222			15	–	17		.469
Arizona	3	–	15		.167			13	–	19		.406
Colorado	2	–	16		.111			7	–	23		.233
† 2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of April 3, 2016 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Breanna Workman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Centennial HS Las Vegas, NV G 3 Taryn Griffey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Dr. Phillips HS Seattle, WA G 10 Lauren Evans 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Hamilton HS Phoenix, AZ G 11 Cherice Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Etiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA C 13 Eugenie Simonet-Keller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Fr IMG Academy La Bigot, France G 14 Malena Washington 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Central HS Beaumont, TX G 15 Keyahndra Cannon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Mission Bay HS San Diego, CA G 20 Farrin Bell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Richardson HS Richardson, TX F 21 Destiny Graham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Eastside College Prep East Palo Alto, CA G 23 Michal Miller 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Michigan City HS Michigan City, IN F 24 LaBrittney Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Cedar Hill HS Cedar Hill, TX F 31 Dejza James 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Pleasant Grove HS Elk Grove, CA G 33 JaLea Bennett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Mansfield Timberview HS Grand Prairie, TX F 42 A'Shanti Coleman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep San Francisco, CA G 44 Charise Holloway 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Mary' HS Tracy, CA	Head coach Niya Butts (Tennessee) Assistant coach(es) E.C. Hill (Northern Illinois) Sean LeBeauf (Montevallo) Calamity McEntire (Tennessee) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/10/2015* 7:00 pm		Eastern New Mexico	W 71–37		McKale Center (1,003) Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 10:00 am, ESPN3		at Toledo	W 62–59	1–0	Savage Arena (3,713) Toledo, OH
11/18/2015* 7:00 pm		Howard	W 65–28	2–0	McKale Center (778) Tucson, AZ
11/21/2015* 3:00 pm, TheW.tv		at San Diego	L 54–59	2–1	Jenny Craig Pavilion (714) San Diego, CA
11/23/2015* 11:00 am		Kansas	W 67–52	3–1	McKale Center (6,652) Tucson, AZ
11/27/2015* 12:00 pm		at North Texas	W 51–44	4–1	The Super Pit (961) Denton, TX
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm		New Mexico State	W 68–64	5–1	McKale Center (741) Tucson, AZ
12/05/2015* 1:00 pm		Pacific	W 69–56	6–1	McKale Center (765) Tucson, AZ
12/10/2015* 7:00 pm		Louisiana Tech	W 77–67	7–1	McKale Center (827) Tucson, AZ
12/19/2015* 2:30 pm		vs. SMU Puerto Rico Classic	L 46–58	7–2	Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez  Trujillo Alto, PR
12/20/2015* 12:30 pm		vs. Florida Gulf Coast Puerto Rico Classic	L 55–57	7–3	Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez  Trujillo Alto, PR
12/21/2015* 2:30 pm		vs. Gardner–Webb Puerto Rico Classic	W 79–60	8–3	Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez  Trujillo Alto, PR
12/29/2015* 2:00 pm		George Mason	W 68–60 OT	9–3	McKale Center (990) Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
01/02/2016 3:00 pm, P12N		No. 11 Stanford	L 34–59	9–4 (0–1)	McKale Center (1,491) Tucson, AZ
01/04/2016 8:00 pm, P12N		No. 21 California	W 57–52	10–4 (1–1)	McKale Center (728) Tucson, AZ
01/08/2016 8:00 pm		at Washington State	L 46–67	10–5 (1–2)	Beasley Coliseum (756) Pullman, WA
01/10/2016 3:00 pm, P12N		at Washington	L 47–63	10–6 (1–3)	Alaska Airlines Arena (2,913) Seattle, WA
01/15/2016 7:00 pm		Utah	L 55–60	10–7 (1–4)	McKale Center (1,022) Tucson, AZ
01/17/2016 2:00 pm, P12N		Colorado	W 63–52	11–7 (2–4)	McKale Center (967) Tucson, AZ
01/22/2016 7:00 pm, P12N		at No. 8 Arizona State State Farm Territorial Cup Series	L 48–61	11–8 (2–5)	Wells Fargo Arena (3,455) Tempe, AZ
01/24/2016 5:00 pm, P12N		No. 8 Arizona State State Farm Territorial Cup Series	L 47–62	11–9 (2–6)	McKale Center (1,483) Tucson, AZ
01/29/2016 7:00 pm, P12N		at No. 9 Oregon State	L 43–71	11–10 (2–7)	Gill Coliseum (3,402) Corvallis, OR
01/31/2016 1:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon	L 54–76	11–11 (2–8)	Matthew Knight Arena (2,301) Eugene, OR
02/05/2016 8:00 pm, P12N		USC	L 57–67	11–12 (2–9)	McKale Center (1,030) Tucson, AZ
02/07/2016 1:00 pm		No. 14 UCLA	L 39–73	11–13 (2–10)	McKale Center (843) Tucson, AZ
02/12/2016 8:30 pm, P12N		at No. 13 Stanford	L 58–82	11–14 (2–11)	Maples Pavilion (3,404) Stanford, CA
02/14/2016 1:00 pm, P12N		at California	L 56–75	11–15 (2–12)	Haas Pavilion (1,311) Berkeley, CA
02/19/2016 7:00 pm		Washington	L 52–74	11–16 (2–13)	McKale Center (1,243) Tucson, AZ
02/21/2016 1:00 pm		Washington State	L 61–62	11–17 (2–14)	McKale Center (1,225) Tucson, AZ
02/26/2016 9:00 pm, P12N		at No. 14 UCLA	L 53–80	11–18 (2–15)	Pauley Pavilion (1,641) Los Angeles, CA
02/28/2016 3:00 pm		at USC	W 63–56	12–18 (3–15)	Galen Center (3,433) Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2016 3:00 pm, P12N	(11)	vs. (6) Oregon First Round	W 74–68	13–18	KeyArena (3,059) Seattle, WA
03/04/2016 3:00 pm, P12N	(11)	vs. (3) UCLA Quarterfinals	L 51–72	13–19	KeyArena (3,747) Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2015–16 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Notes

• March 4, 2016 – The school announced this week that head coach Niya Butts will not return next year