2015–16 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

The 2015–16 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by 14th-year head coach Kenny Brooks, played their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 27–6, 17–1 in CAA play, to win the CAA regular-season title. They also won the CAA tournament championship and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament.^[1] They lost in the first round to DePaul.^[2]

2015–16 James Madison Dukes women's basketball
CAA tournament & regular-season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	27–6 (17–1 CAA)
Head coach	Kenny Brooks (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Sean O'Regan Jennifer Brown Sarah Williams
Home arena	JMU Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 CAA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison †	17	–	1		.944			27	–	6		.818
Hofstra	13	–	5		.722			25	–	9		.735
Drexel	13	–	5		.722			19	–	14		.576
Elon	11	–	7		.611			18	–	13		.581
Delaware	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
Northeastern	9	–	9		.500			15	–	16		.484
William & Mary	6	–	12		.333			15	–	15		.500
College of Charleston	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
UNC Wilmington	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
Towson	3	–	15		.167			7	–	24		.226
† 2016 CAA tournament winner As of March 28, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

On March 28, it was announced that Kenny Brooks had accepted a coaching position at Virginia Tech.^[3] He finished at James Madison after 14 years with a win–loss record of 337–122 (.734).^[3]

Roster

2015–16 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Elemy Colome 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Proctor Academy Lawrence, MA F 2 Destiny Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Archbishop McCarthy Miramar, FL F 4 Tasia Butler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So North Point Syracuse Waldorf, MD G 5 Ashley Pérez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Manchester St. John's Manchester, CT G 12 Precious Hall 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Maclay School Tallahassee, FL G 13 Logan Reynolds 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Central Norton, VA G 14 Hailee Barron 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Rice Burlington, VT F/C 15 Amber Porter (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Potomac Stetson Woodbridge, VA G 22 Aneah Young 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore, MD G 24 Jazmon Gwathmey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Liberty Bealeton, VA C 31 Kayla Cooper-Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr C. D. Hylton Dumfries, VA G 32 Angela Mickens 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Robert E. Lee Staunton, VA C 40 Da'Lishia Griffin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Western Branch Chesapeake, VA F 42 Carley Brew 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Wilson Wyomissing, PA F 45 Savannah Felgemacher 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Volunteer Church Hill, TN	Head coach Kenny Brooks (James Madison) Assistant coach(es) Sean O'Regan (James Madison) Jennifer Brown (James Madison) Sarah Williams (James Madison) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 30, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 9, 2015* 2:00 p.m.		Davis & Elkins	W 107–37	1–0	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 15, 2015* 2:00 p.m.		Longwood	W 88–30	1–0	JMU Convocation Center (2,201) Harrisonburg, VA
November 17, 2015* 2:00 p.m.		Morgan State	W 92–31	2–0	JMU Convocation Center (2,012) Harrisonburg, VA
November 20, 2015* 10:00 p.m.		at UCLA	L 61–90	2–1	Pauley Pavilion (840) Los Angeles, CA
November 23, 2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Liberty	W 72–56	3–1	JMU Convocation Center (2,200) Harrisonburg, VA
November 29, 2015* 5:00 p.m.		at Hampton	W 68–56 OT	4–1	Hampton Convocation Center (1,011) Hampton, VA
December 5, 2015* 7:00 p.m.		American	W 74–45	5–1	JMU Convocation Center (2,718) Harrisonburg, VA
December 7, 2015* 7:00 p.m.		at St. Bonaventure	L 45–56	5–2	Reilly Center (518) Olean, NY
December 13, 2015* 2:00 p.m.		at Richmond	W 73–47	6–2	Robins Center (1,015) Richmond, VA
December 20, 2015* 5:00 p.m.		vs. West Virginia Florida Sunshine Classic	L 62–69	6–3	Worden Arena (987) Winter Haven, FL
December 21, 2015* 5:00 p.m.		vs. No. 4 Baylor Florida Sunshine Classic	L 63–77	6–4	Worden Arena (932) Winter Haven, FL
December 30, 2015* 7:00 p.m.		Davidson	W 87–45	7–4	JMU Convocation Center (2,353) Harrisonburg, VA
CAA regular season
January 3, 2016 2:00 p.m.		at William & Mary	L 59–65 OT	7–5 (0–1)	Kaplan Arena (741) Williamsburg, VA
January 8, 2016 7:00 p.m.		College of Charleston	W 83–61	8–5 (1–1)	JMU Convocation Center (2,202) Harrisonburg, VA
January 10, 2016 2:00 p.m.		at Elon	W 81–76 OT	9–5 (2–1)	Alumni Hall (547) Elon, NC
January 15, 2016 7:00 p.m.		Drexel	W 67–56	10–5 (3–1)	JMU Convocation Center (2,495) Harrisonburg, VA
January 17, 2016 2:00 p.m.		Northeastern	W 85–62	11–5 (4–1)	JMU Convocation Center (2,227) Harrisonburg, VA
January 22, 2016 7:00 p.m.		at Towson	W 64–57	12–5 (5–1)	SECU Arena (344) Towson, MD
January 29, 2016 7:00 p.m.		Delaware	W 75–55	13–5 (6–1)	JMU Convocation Center (2,681) Harrisonburg, VA
January 31, 2016 2:00 p.m.		UNC Wilmington	W 60–40	14–5 (7–1)	JMU Convocation Center (2,353) Harrisonburg, VA
February 5, 2016 7:00 p.m.		at Hofstra	W 71–54	15–5 (8–1)	Hofstra Arena (905) Hempstead, NY
February 7, 2016 2:00 p.m.		at Northeastern	W 61–52	16–5 (9–1)	Cabot Center (312) Boston, MA
February 12, 2016 7:00 p.m.		at Drexel	W 59–55	17–5 (10–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,016) Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2016 1:00 p.m., ASN		Hofstra	W 57–42	18–5 (11–1)	JMU Convocation Center (4,536) Harrisonburg, VA
February 19, 2016 7:00 p.m.		William & Mary	W 83–63	19–5 (12–1)	JMU Convocation Center (2,428) Harrisonburg, VA
February 21, 2016 2:00 p.m.		Towson	W 61–45	20–5 (13–1)	JMU Convocation Center (2,612) Harrisonburg, VA
February 26, 2016 7:00 p.m.		at UNC Wilmington	W 77–41	21–5 (14–1)	Trask Coliseum (346) Wilmington, NC
February 28, 2016 2:00 p.m.		Elon	W 73–72	22–5 (15–1)	JMU Convocation Center (4,103) Harrisonburg, VA
March 2, 2016 8:00 p.m., ASN		at Delaware	W 65–43	23–5 (16–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,659) Newark, DE
March 5, 2016 12:00 p.m.		at College of Charleston	W 76–46	24–5 (17–1)	TD Arena (91) Charleston, SC
CAA women's tournament
March 10, 2016 12:00 p.m., ASN		vs. College of Charleston Quarterfinals	W 53–50	25–5	Show Place Arena  Upper Marlboro, MD
March 11, 2016 1:00 p.m., CSN		vs. Delaware Semifinals	W 68–47	26–5	Show Place Arena  Upper Marlboro, MD
March 12, 2016 4:00 p.m., CSN		vs. Drexel Championship	W 60–46	27–5	Show Place Arena (1,207) Upper Marlboro, MD
NCAA women's tournament
March 18, 2016* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	(11 D)	vs. (6 D) No. 20 DePaul First round	L 67–97	27–6	KFC Yum! Center  Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[4]

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular-season polls

Poll	Pre- season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No change
(RV)		Received votes

See also

• 2015–16 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team