2015–16 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team will represent the University of Memphis during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the third for the Tigers as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Tigers, led by eighth year head coach Melissa McFerrin, plays their home games at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. They finished the season 18–13, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Women's Tournament where they lost to Tulane. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Tennessee–Martin in the first round.

2015–16 Memphis Tigers women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2015–16 record18–13 (12–6 The American)
Head coachMelissa McFerrin (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Darryl Brown
  • Erin Grant
  • Jessica Bogia
Home arenaElma Roane Fieldhouse
2015–16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UConn180 1.000  380  1.000
No. 21 South Florida144 .778  2410  .706
Temple135 .722  2312  .657
Memphis126 .667  1813  .581
Tulane117 .611  2312  .657
Tulsa810 .444  1219  .387
SMU711 .389  1318  .419
East Carolina612 .333  1319  .406
Cincinnati414 .222  822  .267
UCF414 .222  723  .233
Houston216 .111  624  .200
American Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

All Tigers home games will have a radio broadcast live on WUMR. Video streaming for all home games will be available on the Memphis Tiger Network, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2015–16 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Breigha Wilder-Cochran 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrHoover Hoover, AL
G 2 Loysha Morris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrDownsview
Garden City CC
Toronto, ON
G 3 Taylor Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrBishop Ward Kansas City, KS
G 4 Ariel Hearn 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrArlington Memphis, TN
G 5 Brea Elmore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoRedan Stone Mountain, GA
F 10 Cheyenne Creighton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoBlessed Pope John Paul II Pickering, ON
G 11 Amber Holmes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoOverton Memphis, TN
F 21 Asianna Fuqua-Bey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrMarist Chicago, IL
G 22 Alexis Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrWestside HS
Hissborough CC
Macon, GA
G 24 Mooriah Rowser 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrSt. John's College Rockville, MD
C 25 Brianna Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrUniversity School of Nashville Nashville, TN
F 33 Brianna Wright 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrGreenville-Weston
Chipola College
Greenville, MS
F 33 Ashia Jones (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrCovington
Tennessee–Martin
Covington, TN
G 40 Damonique Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS FrJoe T. Robinson Little Rock, AR
F 44 Milena Bajic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrNone Podgorica, Montenegro
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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
Exhibition
11/05/2015*
7:00 PM
Harding W 82–51 
Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 PM
Jacksonville State W 70–55  1–0
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (757)
Memphis, TN
11/15/2015*
2:00 PM
Eastern Illinois W 80–49  2–0
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (412)
Memphis, TN
11/19/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Kansas L 63–72  2–1
Allen Fieldhouse (1,823)
Lawrence, KS
11/22/2015*
2:00 PM
Georgetown W 57–53  3–1
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (579)
Memphis, TN
11/27/2015*
5:15 PM
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 53–61  3–2
Jack Stephens Center (972)
Little Rock, AR
11/29/2015*
2:00 PM
Southern Illinois W 61–58  4–2
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (472)
Memphis, TN
12/02/2015*
7:00 PM
Saint Louis L 57–63  4–3
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (588)
Memphis, TN
12/06/2015*
1:00 PM
George Washington L 62–68  4–4
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (781)
Memphis, TN
12/12/2015*
2:00 PM
at Minnesota L 60–70  4–5
Williams Arena (3,226)
Minneapolis, MN
12/15/2015*
11:00 AM, ESPN3
at Central Michigan W 64–61  5–5
McGuirk Arena (3,000)
Mount Pleasant, MI
12/19/2015*
2:00 PM
Illinois W 81–75  6–5
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (593)
Memphis, TN
AAC regular season
12/30/2015
6:00 PM
at Temple L 58–82  6–6 (0–1)
McGonigle Hall (1,177)
Philadelphia, PA
01/03/2016
4:00 PM, ESPNU
Tulane W 83–67  7–6 (1–1)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (631)
Memphis, TN
01/05/2016
5:00 PM
Houston W 74–57  8–6 (2–1)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (326)
Memphis, TN
01/07/2016
6:00 PM
at Cincinnati W 64–47  9–6 (3–1)
Fifth Third Arena (373)
Cincinnati, OH
01/10/2016
1:00 PM, ADN
Tulsa L 59–65  9–7 (3–2)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (812)
Memphis, TN
01/13/2016
5:00 PM, ESPN3/SNY
No. 1 Connecticut L 46–86  9–8 (3–3)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (2,342)
Memphis, TN
01/16/2016
2:00 PM
at SMU L 49–58  9–9 (3–4)
Moody Coliseum (743)
Dallas, TX
01/20/2016
7:00 PM, ADN
No. 15 South Florida W 88–87 OT 10–9 (4–4)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (684)
Memphis, TN
01/23/2016
2:00 PM
at Tulsa W 69–58  11–9 (5–4)
Reynolds Center (332)
Tulsa, OK
01/27/2016
7:00 PM
UCF W 75–59  12–9 (6–4)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (413)
Memphis, TN
01/30/2016
11:00 AM, ESPN3/SNY
at No. 1 Connecticut L 40–83  12–10 (6–5)
XL Center (12,047)
Hartford, CT
02/06/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Cincinnati W 54–51  13–10 (7–5)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,789)
Memphis, TN
02/10/2016
6:00 PM
at UCF W 69–52  14–10 (8–5)
CFE Arena (538)
Orlando, FL
02/13/2016
4:00 PM, ESPN3
at East Carolina W 79–78 OT 15–10 (9–5)
Williams Arena (2,169)
Greenville, NC
02/18/2016
7:00 PM, ADN
Temple W 100–97 5OT 16–10 (10–5)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,521)
Memphis, TN
02/21/2016
11:00 AM, ESPNU
at No. 19 South Florida L 82–97  16–11 (10–6)
USF Sun Dome (2,236)
Tampa, FL
02/27/2016
2:00 PM, ADN
East Carolina W 93–83 OT 17–11 (11–6)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,617)
Memphis, TN
02/29/2016
7:00 PM
at Houston W 77–64  18–11 (12–6)
Hofheinz Pavilion (336)
Houston, TX
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/05/2016
11:00 AM, ESPN3
vs. Tulane
Quarterfinals
L 64–70  18–12
Mohegan Sun Arena (7,033)
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/17/2016*
7:00 PM
Tennessee–Martin
First Round
L 73–79  18–13
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,253)
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. "University of Memphis Athletics". University of Memphis.
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