2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Razorbacks, led by second-year head coach Jimmy Dykes, play their games at Bud Walton Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 7–9 in SEC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC women's tournament to Tennessee.

2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record12–18 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Christy Smith
  • Tari Cummings
  • Tommy Deffebaugh
Home arenaBud Walton Arena
Seasons
2015–16 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 South Carolina 16 0   1.000 33 2   .943
No. 15 Mississippi State 11 5   .688 28 8   .778
No. 18 Texas A&M 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
No. 12 Kentucky 10 6   .625 25 8   .758
No. 25 Florida 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
Georgia 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
Missouri 8 8   .500 22 10   .688
Tennessee 8 8   .500 22 14   .611
Auburn 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Arkansas 7 9   .438 12 18   .400
Vanderbilt 5 11   .313 18 14   .563
Alabama 4 12   .250 15 16   .484
LSU 3 13   .188 10 21   .323
Ole Miss 2 14   .125 10 20   .333
2016 SEC tournament winner
As of March 27, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Jessica Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Jacksonville HS Jacksonville, AR
G 3 Malica Monk 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr North Little Rock HS North Little Rock, AR
G/F 4 Keiryn Swenson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Maize HS Wichita, KS
G 12 Bruinna Freeman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Pelham HS Pelham, GA
G 15 Kelsey Brooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Olathe Northwest HS Lenexa, KS
G 21 Devin Cosper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Field Kindley HS
Coffeyville CC
Coffeyville, KS
G/F 22 Bailey Zimmerman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Wonderview HS Hattieville, KS
G 24 Jordan Danberry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Conway HS Conway, AR
C 25 Tatiyana Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Plano East HS
Arkansas Baptist
Plano, TX
F 32 Khadijah West 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Huntington HS Shreveport, LA
F 33 Melissa Wolff 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Cabot HS Cabot, AR
C 35 Alecia Cooley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Township HS
State Fair CC
Evanston, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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
11/08/2015*
2:00 pm
Missouri Southern W 73–52 
Bud Walton Arena (1,701)
Fayetteville, AR
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
10:30 am
Southeastern Louisiana W 97–53  1–0
Bud Walton Arena (4,937)
Fayetteville, AR
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 67–47  2–0
Bud Walton Arena (1,612)
Fayetteville, AR
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
at South Dakota State L 69–76  2–1
Frost Arena (2,109)
Brookings, SD
11/23/2015*
7:00 pm
Tulsa L 67–74  2–2
Bud Walton Arena (1,653)
Fayetteville, AR
11/27/2015*
1:30 pm
vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
San Juan Shootout
L 59–67  2–3
Mario Morales Coliseum (898)
Guaynabo, PR
11/28/2015*
1:30 pm
vs. No. 7 Oregon State
San Juan Shootout
L 47–63  2–4
Mario Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, PR
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
Missouri State L 54–69  2–5
Bud Walton Arena (1,551)
Fayetteville, AR
12/06/2015*
1:00 pm
at Rutgers L 40–60  2–6
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,810)
Piscataway, NJ
12/10/2015*
8:00 pm, SECN
Oral Roberts W 65–50  3–6
Bud Walton Arena (1,348)
Fayetteville, AR
12/13/2015*
1:00 pm, CST
at Butler L 57–63  3–7
Tudor Fieldhouse (634)
Indianapolis, IN
12/20/2015*
1:30 pm, FS1
vs. No. 5 Texas
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 50–61  3–8
Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 86–46  4–8
Bud Walton Arena (1,755)
Fayetteville, AR
12/30/2015*
7:00 pm
New Orleans W 73–41  5–8
Bud Walton Arena (1,930)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC regular season
01/03/2016
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 2 South Carolina L 32–85  5–9 (0–1)
Colonial Life Arena (13,407)
Columbia, SC
01/07/2016
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 13 Texas A&M W 67–61  6–9 (1–1)
Bud Walton Arena (1,494)
Fayetteville, AR
01/10/2016
2:00 pm
at No. 7 Mississippi State L 55–80  6–10 (1–2)
Humphrey Coliseum (5,710)
Starkville, MS
01/14/2016
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 13 Tennessee W 64–59  7–10 (2–2)
Bud Walton Arena (1,644)
Fayetteville, AR
01/17/2016
2:00 pm, SECN
No. 24 Missouri W 64–52  8–10 (3–2)
Bud Walton Arena (4,160)
Fayetteville, AR
01/21/2016
7:00 pm
at LSU W 48–44  9–10 (4–2)
Maravich Center (2,084)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/24/2016
3:00 pm, SECN
at Auburn L 60–71 OT 9–11 (4–3)
Auburn Arena (2,807)
Auburn, AL
01/28/2016
7:00 pm
Florida L 66–71 OT 9–12 (4–4)
Bud Walton Arena (1,576)
Fayetteville, AR
01/31/2016
2:00 pm
No. 13 Mississippi State L 55–65  9–13 (4–5)
Bud Walton Arena (5,273)
Fayetteville, AR
02/04/2016
6:00 pm
at No. 23 Tennessee L 57–75  9–14 (4–6)
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,414)
Knoxville, TN
02/08/2016
6:00 pm, SECN
Vanderbilt W 57–56  10–14 (5–6)
Bud Walton Arena (1,946)
Fayetteville, AR
02/14/2016
2:00 pm
at Missouri L 48–69  10–15 (5–7)
Mizzou Arena (4,766)
Columbia, MO
02/18/2016
7:00 pm
Alabama W 69–67  11–15 (6–7)
Bud Walton Arena (1,591)
Fayetteville, AR
02/21/2016
2:00 pm, SECN
at No. 16 Kentucky L 63–77  11–16 (6–8)
Memorial Coliseum (7,589)
Lexington, KY
02/25/2016
6:00 pm, SECN
at Georgia L 57–72  11–17 (6–9)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,131)
Athens, GA
02/28/2016
3:00 pm, SECN
Ole Miss W 60–49  12–17 (7–9)
Bud Walton Arena (3,132)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC Women's Tournament
03/03/2016
5:00 pm, SECN
(10) vs. (7) Tennessee
Second Round
L 51–68  12–18
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Polls. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Schedule". July 30, 2015.