2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 20
AP No. 18
2015–16 record 22–10 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach Gary Blair (13th season)
Assistant coach Kelly Bond-White
Assistant coach Bob Starkey
Assistant coach Amy Wright
Home arena Reed Arena
2015–16 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#3 South Carolina160 1.000  332  .943
#15 Mississippi State115 .688  288  .778
#18 Texas A&M115 .688  2210  .688
#12 Kentucky106 .625  258  .758
#25 Florida106 .625  229  .710
Georgia97 .563  2110  .677
Missouri88 .500  2210  .688
Tennessee88 .500  2214  .611
Auburn88 .500  2013  .606
Arkansas79 .438  1218  .400
Vanderbilt511 .313  1814  .563
Alabama412 .250  1516  .484
LSU313 .188  1021  .323
Ole Miss214 .125  1020  .333
2016 SEC Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team will represent Texas A&M University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Gary Blair, who was in his thirteenth season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and will play in its fourth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where defeated Missouri State in the first round before losing to Florida State in the second round.

Roster

2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 00 Khaalia Hillsman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoWhitney Young Chicago, IL
G/F 1 Courtney Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrNorth Shore Houston, TX
F 3 Taylor Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrOral Roberts
Shawnee
Shawnee, OK
F 5 Anriel Howard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrWestlake Atlanta, GA
G 10 Shlonte Allen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrTrinity Valley CC
Arcada
Arcadia, LA
G 11 Curtyce Knox 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrAtascocita Humble, TX
G 12 Danni Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrClovis Clovis, NM
G 13 Chelsea Jennings 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrNorth Crowley Fort Worth, TX
G/F 21 Jasmine Lumpkin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrMichigan State
Joliet Catholic Academy
Bolingbrook, IL
C 23 Rachel Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) SrAtascocita Houston, TX
G 24 Jordan Jones 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrDeSoto DeSoto, TX
G 33 Courtney Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrSanta Fe Edmond, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings

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AP 13 12 10 12 15 18 16 16 13 15 13 10 12 15 12т 11 15 19 18 N/A
Coaches 16 12 9 11 16 18 14 13т 10 11 12 10 11 13 12 11 15 18 18 20
Legend
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  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule and Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2015*
2:00 PM
No. 13 Texas Wesleyan W 92–40 
Reed Arena (3,034)
College Station, TX
Non-conference games
11/13/2015*
6:00 PM
No. 13 Texas State W 87–50  1–0
Reed Arena (3,575)
College Station, TX
11/15/2015*
4:00 PM
No. 13 Southern W 88–47  2–0
Reed Arena (3,611)
College Station, TX
11/18/2015*
6:00 PM, ESPN3
No. 12 at No. 14 Duke W 72–66 OT 3–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,708)
Durham, NC
11/21/2015*
12:30 PM
No. 12 TCU W 82–78  4–0
Reed Arena (4,013)
College Station, TX
11/27/2015*
2:00 PM
No. 10 vs. No. 16 California
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 75–58  5–0
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
11/28/2015*
2:00 PM
No. 10 vs. No. 11 Ohio State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
L 80–95  5–1
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
12/04/2015*
9:00 PM
No. 12 vs. Hawaiʻi
Tom Weston Invitational
W 82–41  6–1
George Q. Cannon Activities Center (150)
Laie, HI
12/05/2015*
6:00 PM
No. 12 vs. BYU
Tom Weston Invitational
L 64–72  6–2
George Q. Cannon Activities Center (269)
Laie, HI
12/07/2015*
11:00 AM, SECN
No. 15 SMU W 67–55  7–2
Reed Arena (8,004)
College Station, TX
12/12/2015*
2:00 PM, SECN
No. 15 No. 18 DePaul L 66–80  7–3
Reed Arena (3,721)
College Station, TX
12/20/2015*
4:00 PM, FS1
No. 18 vs. No. 17 Oklahoma
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 74–68  8–3
Chesapeake Energy Arena (2,403)
Oklahoma City, OK
12/22/2015*
12:00 PM, SECN
No. 16 Little Rock W 69–39  9–3
Reed Arena (3,852)
College Station, TX
12/29/2015*
2:00 PM
No. 16 Prairie View A&M W 88–30  10–3
Reed Arena (4,124)
College Station, TX
Conference Games
01/03/2016
4:00 PM, SECN
No. 16 Georgia W 73–62  11–3
(1–0)
Reed Arena (5,027)
College Station, TX
01/07/2016
7:00 PM, SECN
No. 13 at Arkansas L 61–67  11–4
(1–1)
Bud Walton Arena (1,494)
Fayetteville, AR
01/10/2016
3:00 PM, SECN
No. 13 at LSU W 53–35  12–4
(2–1)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (3,774)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/14/2016
7:00 PM
No. 15 Ole Miss W 81–58  13–4
(3–1)
Reed Arena (4,033)
College Station, TX
01/17/2016
12:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 15 at No. 2 South Carolina L 58–59  13–5
(3–2)
Colonial Life Arena (15,406)
Columbia, SC
01/21/2016
7:00 PM
No. 13 No. 23 Missouri W 81–77 OT 14–5
(4–2)
Reed Arena (3,844)
College Station, TX
01/28/2016
6:00 PM
No. 10 at Alabama W 59–56  15–5
(5–2)
Foster Auditorium (2,366)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/31/2016
5:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 10 No. 2 South Carolina L 63–70  15–6
(5–3)
Reed Arena (8,511)
College Station, TX
02/04/2016
6:00 PM
No. 12 at No. 22 Florida L 81–83  15–7
(5–4)
O'Connell Center (1,404)
Gainesville, FL
02/07/2016
3:00 PM, ESPN
No. 12 No. 23 Tennessee W 76–71 OT 16–7
(6–4)
Reed Arena (4,791)
College Station, TX
02/11/2016
6:00 PM, SECN
No. 15 No. 11 Mississippi State W 64–58  17–7
(7–4)
Reed Arena (5,645)
College Station, TX
02/15/2016
6:00 PM, SECN
No. 12 at Ole Miss W 62–48  18–7
(8–4)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,691)
Oxford, MS
02/18/2016
8:00 PM, SECN
No. 12 LSU W 68–54  19–7
(9–4)
Reed Arena (4,797)
College Station, TX
02/21/2016
4:00 PM, SECN
No. 12 at Vanderbilt W 75–63  20–7
(10–4)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,975)
Nashville, TN
02/25/2016
6:30 PM, SECN
No. 11 at Auburn W 57–49  21–7
(11–4)
Auburn Arena (3,651)
Auburn, AL
02/28/2016
3:00 PM, ESPN
No. 11 No. 15 Kentucky L 58–71  21–8
(11–5)
Reed Arena (7,133)
College Station, TX
SEC Women's Tournament
03/04/2016
5:00 PM, SECN
No. 15 vs. Tennessee
Quarterfinals
L 60–70  21–9
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (4,214)
Jacksonville, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016*
3:00 PM, ESPN2
(4 D) No. 18 (13 D) Missouri State
First Round
W 74–65  22–9
Reed Arena (4,040)
College Station, TX
03/21/2016*
5:30 PM, ESPN2
(4 D) No. 18 (5 D) No. 17 Florida State
Second Round
L 56–74  22–10
Reed Arena (4,013)
College Station, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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