2015–16 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Marlin Chinn, played their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 5–26, 5–16 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They advanced to the second round of the C-USA women's tournament, where they lost to Marshall.

2015–16 FIU Panthers women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	5–26 (2–16 C-USA)
Head coach	Marlin Chinn (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Tiara Malcom Keunta Miles Brianna Skeens
Home arena	FIU Arena
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UTEP	16	–	2		.889			29	–	5		.853
WKU	15	–	3		.833			27	–	7		.794
Middle Tennessee †	15	–	3		.833			24	–	9		.727
Charlotte	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
Old Dominion	10	–	8		.556			17	–	17		.500
Marshall	9	–	9		.500			21	–	12		.636
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
UAB	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
Southern Miss	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Rice	7	–	11		.389			9	–	22		.290
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12		.333			14	–	16		.467
UTSA	6	–	12		.333			10	–	19		.345
North Texas	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
FIU	2	–	16		.111			5	–	26		.161
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 28, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Controversy

On March 11, 2016, FIU fired Chinn for an NCAA improper benefits rules violation, specifically a $600 loan to team captain Destini Feagin to resolve a school debt. The university suspended Chinn two weeks earlier, after Feagin accused Chinn of sexual harassment that persisted throughout the season.^[1][2] FIU subsequently promoted assistant coach Tiara Malcom to head coach on April 8.^[3]

Roster

2015–16 FIU Panthers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Kiandre'a Pound 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Sebastian River HS Vero Beach, FL G 2 Jade Cheek 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Dr. Phillips HS Orlando, FL G 3 Tianah Alvarado 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Lakewood HS Gulf Coast State College St. Petersburg, FL G 5 Taylor Shade 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Boynton Beach Community HS Boynton Beach, FL G/F 10 Katrina Epnere 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Riga State Gymnasium No.1 Riga, Latvia G 13 Janka Hegedus 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Eotvos Jozsef HS Budapest, Hungary G 15 Kristian Hudson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Clay-Chalkville HS Birmingham, AL G 20 Aajah Hawkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Pickerington Central HS Pickerington, OH G 21 Destini Feagin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Nzareth Regional HS Gulf Coast State College Philadelphia, PA G 23 Nikolina Todorovic 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Gymnasium Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina G 25 Amari Hawkins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Pickerington Central HS Pickerington, OH G 32 Soraya Page 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College Diablo Valley College Queensland, Australia F 33 Brianna Wright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Titusville HS Titusville, FL	Head coach Marlin Chinn (Hampton) Assistant coach(es) Tiara Malcom (Delaware) Keunta Miles (North Florida) Brianna Skeens (Augustana (IL)) 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
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 5:00 pm		Florida A&M	W 81–65	1–0	FIU Arena (531) Miami, FL
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm		at UCF	L 72–89	1–1	CFE Arena (1,330) Orlando, FL
11/23/2015* 7:00 pm		Florida Gulf Coast	L 53–81	1–2	FIU Arena (374) Miami, FL
11/27/2015* 12:00 pm		Marquette FIU Turkey Slam semifinals	L 83–95	1–3	FIU Arena (N/A) Miami, FL
11/29/2015* 2:00 pm		Wichita State FIU Turkey Slam 3rd place game	L 62–76	1–4	FIU Arena (316) Miami, FL
12/04/2015* 5:00 pm		UMass Lowell	W 71–68	2–4	FIU Arena (315) Miami, FL
12/06/2015* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at Jacksonville	L 44–80	2–5	Swisher Gymnasium (217) Jacksonville, FL
12/15/2015* 11:00 am		at Cleveland State	L 57–64	2–6	Wolstein Center (1,751) Cleveland, OH
12/22/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 23 Miami (FL)	L 55–83	2–7	BankUnited Center (650) Coral Gables, FL
12/28/2015* 12:00 pm		Rhode Island The Surfing Santa Classic semifinals	L 50–68	2–8	FIU Arena  Miami, FL
12/29/2015* 2:00 pm		Wake Forest The Surfing Santa Classic 3rd place game	L 53–57	2–9	FIU Arena (353) Miami, FL
Conference USA regular season
01/03/2016 2:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	L 82–87	2–10 (0–1)	FAU Arena (527) Boca Raton, FL
01/07/2016 7:00 pm		WKU	L 69–71	2–11 (0–2)	FIU Arena (356) Miami, FL
01/09/2016 2:00 pm		Marshall	L 58–65	2–12 (0–3)	FIU Arena (302) Miami, FL
01/14/2016 7:30 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 63–82	2–13 (0–4)	Thomas Assembly Center (2,014) Ruston, LA
01/16/2016 5:00 pm		at Southern Miss	L 55–82	2–14 (0–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,660) Hattiesburg, MS
01/21/2016 7:00 pm		UTSA	L 52–63	2–15 (0–6)	FIU Arena (376) Miami, FL
01/23/2016 2:00 pm		UTEP	L 57–69	2–16 (0–7)	FIU Arena (316) Miami, FL
01/28/2016 7:00 pm		at Charlotte	L 74–87	2–17 (0–8)	Dale F. Halton Arena (682) Charlotte, NC
01/30/2016 4:00 pm		at Old Dominion	L 49–84	2–18 (0–9)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,221) Norfolk, VA
02/04/2016 7:00 pm		UAB	W 72–61	3–18 (1–9)	FIU Arena (342) Miami, FL
02/06/2016 2:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	L 62–85	3–19 (1–10)	FIU Arena (324) Miami, FL
02/11/2016 9:05 pm		at UTEP	L 52–70	3–20 (1–11)	Don Haskins Center (2,517) El Paso, TX
02/13/2016 2:00 pm		at UTSA	W 59–54	4–20 (2–11)	Convocation Center (401) San Antonio, TX
02/18/2016 7:00 pm		North Texas	L 40–58	4–21 (2–12)	FIU Arena (334) Miami, FL
02/20/2016 12:00 pm, FSN		Rice	L 62–68	4–22 (2–13)	FIU Arena (485) Miami, FL
02/27/2016 7:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	L 52–63	4–23 (2–14)	FIU Arena (418) Miami, FL
03/03/2016 8:00 pm		at UAB	L 42–71	4–24 (2–15)	Bartow Arena (446) Birmingham, AL
03/05/2016 3:00 pm		at Middle Tennessee	L 55–77	4–25 (2–16)	Murphy Center (3,707) Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/08/2016 2:30 pm, ASN		vs. UTSA First Round	W 61–56	5–25	Bartow Arena (272) Birmingham, AL
03/09/2016 8:30 pm, ASN		vs. Marshall Second Round	L 44–76	5–26	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 FIU Panthers men's basketball team