2015–16 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by second year head coach Randy Norton, play their home games at the Bartow Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a 3-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to UTEP.

2015–16 UAB Blazers women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2015–16 record15–16 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coachRandy Norton (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Taren Martin
  • Emily Hanley
Home arenaBartow Arena
2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UTEP16–2 .889  29–5  .853
WKU15–3 .833  27–7  .794
Middle Tennessee †15–3 .833  24–9  .727
Charlotte12–6 .667  19–12  .613
Old Dominion10–8 .556  17–17  .500
Marshall9–9 .500  21–12  .636
Louisiana Tech9–9 .500  14–16  .467
UAB7–11 .389  15–16  .484
Southern Miss7–11 .389  14–16  .467
Rice7–11 .389  9–22  .290
Florida Atlantic6–12 .333  14–16  .467
UTSA6–12 .333  10–19  .345
North Texas5–13 .278  11–19  .367
FIU2–16 .111  5–26  .161
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2015–16 UAB Blazers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Whytney Singleton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoBlount HS Mobile, AL
G 4 Bianca Dufelmeier 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SrKirkwood Community College Canberra, Australia
G 5 Lauren McGraw 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrMemphis Lauderhill, FL
G 11 Janeka Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrEast HS Memphis, TN
F 12 Keonna Farmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoAuburn Birmingham, AL
G 14 T'erra Lewis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoRobert E. Lee HS Montgomery, AL
F 15 Brittany Winborne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrCatholic HS Baltimore, MD
G 20 Deanna Kuzmanic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrWheeling HS Wheeling, IL
G 21 Chelsee Black 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrBessemer City HS Bessemer, AL
G 22 Maya Garland 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoFenwick HS River Forest, IL
F 23 Kayla Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrHoover HS Hoover, AL
F 34 Khoria Newman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrMacArthur HS Irving, TX
F 40 Bailee Wolfe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrBartow HS Lakeland, FL
F 41 Dy'man Webb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrFlint Hamady HS Flint, MI
Head coach

Randy Norton (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Taren Martin (Illinois State)
Emily Hanley (Illinois State)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2015*
2:00 PM		 Mississippi College W 75–36 
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
11/05/2015*
7:00 PM		 Miles W 75–44 
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:30 PM		 at Auburn L 71–85  0–1
 Auburn Arena (3,110)
Auburn, AL
11/15/2015*
4:00 PM		 at Belmont L 62–63  0–2
 Curb Event Center (457)
Nashville, TN
11/20/2015*
11:30 AM		 South Carolina State W 71–38  1–2
 Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
11/22/2015*
5:00 PM, ESPN3		 at No. 6 Florida State L 44–84  1–3
 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,394)
Tallahassee, FL
11/26/2015*
3:00 PM		 vs. High Point
Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division		 W 56–46  2–3
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico
11/27/2015*
3:00 PM		 vs. NC State
Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division		 L 56–67  2–4
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico
12/03/2015*
7:00 PM		 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 82–32  3–4
 Bartow Arena (366)
Birmingham, AL
12/05/2015*
2:00 PM		 Mississippi Valley State W 80–33  4–4
 Bartow Arena (286)
Birmingham, AL
12/13/2015*
2:00 PM		 at South Alabama W 53–39  5–4
 Mitchell Center (419)
Mobile, AL
12/18/2015*
7:00 PM		 Troy W 89–67  6–4
 Bartow Arena (258)
Birmingham, AL
12/21/2015*
1:00 PM		 Samford W 61–41  7–4
 Bartow Arena (323)
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA regular season
01/03/2016
2:00 PM		 at Middle Tennessee L 40–68  7–5 (0–1)
 Murphy Center (3,911)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/07/2016
2:00 PM		 at UTSA L 52–54  7–6 (0–2)
 Convocation Center (307)
San Antonio, TX
01/10/2016
6:00 PM, FSN		 at UTEP L 54–62  7–7 (0–3)
 Don Haskins Center (1,512)
El Paso, TX
01/14/2016
7:00 PM		 Old Dominion W 58–55  8–7 (1–3)
 Bartow Arena (226)
Birmingham, AL
01/16/2016
2:00 PM		 Charlotte W 75–57  9–7 (2–3)
 Bartow Arena (473)
Birmingham, AL
01/21/2016
7:00 PM		 at Rice W 64–55  10–7 (3–3)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (305)
Houston, TX
01/23/2016
2:00 PM		 at North Texas L 51–53  10–8 (3–4)
 The Super Pit (916)
Denton, TX
01/28/2016
7:00 PM		 WKU L 49–63  10–9 (3–5)
 Bartow Arena (521)
Birmingham, AL
01/30/2016
2:00 PM		 Marshall L 61–64  10–10 (3–6)
 Bartow Arena (352)
Birmingham, AL
02/04/2016
6:00 PM		 at FIU L 61–72  10–11 (3–7)
 FIU Arena (342)
Miami, FL
02/06/2016
4:00 PM		 at Florida Atlantic W 67–62  11–11 (4–7)
 FAU Arena (532)
Boca Raton, FL
02/11/2016
7:00 PM		 Southern Miss W 53–49  12–11 (5–7)
 Bartow Arena (312)
Birmingham, AL
02/13/2016
2:00 PM		 Louisiana Tech W 64–49  13–11 (6–7)
 Bartow Arena (688)
Birmingham, AL
02/21/2016
12:00 PM, ASN		 Middle Tennessee L 72–77 OT 13–12 (6–8)
 Bartow Arena (278)
Birmingham, AL
02/25/2016
10:30 AM		 at Marshall L 65–73  13–13 (6–9)
 Cam Henderson Center (1,855)
Huntington, WV
02/27/2016
2:00 PM, FCS		 at WKU L 55–64  13–14 (6–10)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,851)
Bowling Green, KY
03/03/2016
7:00 PM		 FIU W 71–42  14–14 (7–10)
 Bartow Arena (446)
Birmingham, AL
03/05/2016
2:00 PM		 Florida Atlantic L 51–52  14–15 (7–11)
 Bartow Arena (439)
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/09/2016
11:00 AM, ASN		 vs. Southern Miss
Second Round		 W 64–46  15–15
 Bartow Arena (356)
Birmingham, AL
03/10/2016
11:30 AM, ASN		 vs. UTEP
Quarterfinals		 L 59–62 OT 15–16
 Bartow Arena (527)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

References
  1. http://www.uabsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/albr-w-baskbl-sched.html
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