2015–16 UCF Knights women's basketball team

2015–16 UCF Knights women's basketball
Conference American Athletic Conference
2015–16 record 7–23 (4–14 The American)
Head coach Joi Williams (9th season)
Assistant coach Ken Griffin
Assistant coach Tamisha Augustin
Assistant coach Joe Silvestri
Home arena CFE Arena
2015–16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#1 Connecticut †18–0 1.000  38–0  1.000
#21 South Florida14–4 .778  24–10  .706
Temple13–5 .722  23–12  .657
Memphis12–6 .667  18–13  .581
Tulane11–7 .611  23–12  .657
Tulsa8–10 .444  12–19  .387
SMU7–11 .389  13–18  .419
East Carolina6–12 .333  13–19  .406
Cincinnati4–14 .222  8–22  .267
UCF4–14 .222  7–23  .233
Houston2–16 .111  6–24  .200
† American Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 UCF Knights women's basketball team will represent the University of Central Florida during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Knights compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 39th season of basketball, are led by ninth-year head coach Joi Williams, and play their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season 7–23, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the American Athletic Women's Tournament to SMU.

On March 7, 2016, following UCF's third consecutive first round loss in the conference tournament, Joi Williams was fired after serving as head coach for 9 years. Williams finished her record at UCF, 114-163 overall and 59-91 in conference play.

Media

All UCF games will have an audio or video broadcast available. For conference play, UCF games will typically be available on ESPN3, AAC Digital, or UCF Knights All-Access. Road games not on ESPN3 or AAC Digital will have an audio broadcast available on the UCF Portal. All non-conference home games will be streamed exclusively on UCF Knights All-Access. Select non-conference road games will have a stream available through the opponents website. The audio broadcast for home games will only be available through UCF Knights All-Access.

Roster

2015–16 UCF Knights women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 4 Ashley Polacek 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrSPIRE Institute Ottawa, ON
G 11 Kayla Thingpen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrPalm Beach Lakes HS West Palm Beach, FL
F 12 Nyala Shuler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrEdgewater HS Orlando, FL
C 13 Kayla Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrMastery Charter HS Philadelphia, PA
G 14 Erica Juarbe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrLincoln Brooklyn, NY
F 21 Makenzi Reasor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoMount Vernon HS Fortville, IN
G 22 Aliyah Gregory 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoStrawberry Crest Tampa, FL
G 23 Zykira Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrBartow HS Bartow, FL
F 24 Fifi Ndour 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMontverde Academy Dakar, Senegal
F 25 Tolulope Omokore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrEleanor Roosevelt HS Greenbelt, MD
F 32 Joslyn Massey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrJohn Glenn HS Detroit, MI
G 33 Jamesha Paul 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrDillard HS Pompano Beach, FL
Head coach

Joi Williams (South Florida)

Assistant coach(es)

Ken Griffin (Voorhees College)
Tamisha Augustin (Alabama A&M)
Joe Silvestri (Central Florida)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
3:00 PM		 at Nebraska–Omaha L 60–75  0–1
 Baxter Arena (846)
Omaha, NE
11/17/2015*
7:00 PM		 FIU W 89–72  1–1
 CFE Arena (1,330)
Orlando, FL
11/20/2015*
7:00 PM		 Florida A&M W 93–55  2–1
 CFE Arena (1,234)
Orlando, FL
11/24/2015*
8:00 PM		 at South Alabama W 77–36  3–1
 Mitchell Center (347)
Mobile, AL
11/28/2015*
2:30 PM		 Buffalo
UCF Thanksgiving Classic		 L 60–66  3–2
 CFE Arena (273)
Orlando, FL
11/29/2015*
2:30 PM		 Butler
UCF Thanksgiving Classic		 L 63–71  3–3
 CFE Arena (309)
Orlando, FL
12/02/2015*
5:30 PM, ESPN3		 at Stetson L 68–83  3–4
 Edmunds Center (415)
DeLand, FL
12/05/2015*
1:00 PM		 at Akron L 54–74  3–5
 James A. Rhodes Arena (563)
Akron, OH
12/13/2015*
2:00 PM		 St. John's L 42–70  3–6
 CFE Arena (1,328)
Orlando, FL
12/22/2015*
1:00 PM		 Oklahoma State L 55–74  3–7
 CFE Arena (908)
Orlando, FL
12/30/2015*
7:00 PM, SECN		 vs. Florida
AAC/SEC Challenge		 L 79–93  3–8
 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (2,044)
Jacksonville, FL
AAC regular season
01/02/2016
2:00 PM		 Cincinnati L 50–68  3–9 (0–1)
 CFE Arena (356)
Orlando, FL
01/05/2016
7:00 PM		 at No. 22 South Florida
War on I-4		 L 63–108  3–10 (0–2)
 USF Sun Dome (1,856)
Tampa, FL
01/07/2016
7:00 PM		 East Carolina L 56–71  3–11 (0–3)
 CFE Arena (354)
Orlando, FL
01/10/2016
5:00 PM		 at Tulane L 54–75  3–12 (0–4)
 Devlin Fieldhouse (994)
New Orleans, LA
01/13/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Temple L 63–71  3–13 (0–5)
 CFE Arena (448)
Orlando, FL
01/16/2016
2:00 PM, ADN		 at Cincinnati W 80–60  4–13 (1–5)
 Fifth Third Arena (451)
Cincinnati, OH
01/20/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3/SNY		 at No. 1 Connecticut L 51–106  4–14 (1–6)
 XL Center (8,523)
Hartford, CT
01/24/2016
2:00 PM, ESPNU		 No. 15 South Florida
War on I-4		 L 49–88  4–15 (1–7)
 CFE Arena (958)
Orlando, FL
01/27/2016
8:00 PM, ADN		 at Memphis L 59–75  4–16 (1–8)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (413)
Memphis, TN
01/30/2016
1:00 PM		 Tulsa W 75–74  5–16 (2–8)
 CFE Arena (308)
Orlando, FL
02/03/2016
8:00 PM		 at Houston L 55–64  5–17 (2–9)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (274)
Houston, TX
02/06/2016
3:00 PM, ADN		 at SMU L 50–65  5–18 (2–10)
 Moody Coliseum (876)
Dallas, TX
02/10/2016
7:00 PM		 Memphis L 52–69  5–19 (2–11)
 CFE Arena (538)
Orlando, FL
02/13/2016
3:00 PM		 at Tulsa L 71–95  5–20 (2–12)
 Reynolds Center (273)
Tulsa, OK
02/17/2016
7:00 PM		 Tulane L 53–65  5–21 (2–13)
 CFE Arena (472)
Orlando, FL
02/20/2016
2:00 PM, ADN		 SMU W 66–54  6–21 (3–13)
 CFE Arena (833)
Orlando, FL
02/23/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Houston W 65–62  7–21 (4–13)
 CFE Arena (436)
Orlando, FL
02/29/2016
7:00 PM, ADN		 at Temple L 64–78  7–22 (4–14)
 McGonigle Hall (834)
Philadelphia, PA
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/04/2016
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 vs. SMU
First Round		 L 74–83 OT 7–23
 Mohegan Sun Arena (4,480)
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ucfknights.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/ucf-w-baskbl-sched.html
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