2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the third for the Bearcats as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats, led by seventh year head coach Jamelle Elliott, played their home games at Fifth Third Arena. They finished the season 8–22, 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 East Carolina.

2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	8–22 (4–14 The American)
Head coach	Jamelle Elliott (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Tasha Brown Katie Rokus Aaron Swinson
Home arena	Fifth Third Arena

2015–16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 UConn †	18	–	0		1.000			38	–	0		1.000
No. 21 South Florida	14	–	4		.778			24	–	10		.706
Temple	13	–	5		.722			23	–	12		.657
Memphis	12	–	6		.667			18	–	13		.581
Tulane	11	–	7		.611			23	–	12		.657
Tulsa	8	–	10		.444			12	–	19		.387
SMU	7	–	11		.389			13	–	18		.419
East Carolina	6	–	12		.333			13	–	19		.406
Cincinnati	4	–	14		.222			8	–	22		.267
UCF	4	–	14		.222			7	–	23		.233
Houston	2	–	16		.111			6	–	24		.200
† American Tournament winner As of April 5, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Media

All Bearscats games will have an audio broadcast streamed on Bearcats TV. Before conference season home games will also have a video stream on Bearcats TV. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, Fox Sports Ohio, and Bearcats TV. 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 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Nikira Goings 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Osborne Marietta, GA G 3 Ana Owens 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN G 12 Alyesha Lovett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Malcolm X Shabazz Newark, NJ G 13 Brandey Tarver 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Bogan Computer Technical Chicago, IL F 14 Trinity Hunter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Gahanna Lincoln New Albany, OH G 20 Maya Benham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Osborne Doulgasville, GA F 21 Brianna Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Luella Locust Grove, GA G 22 Bianca Quisenberry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Tecumseh Springfield, OH G 23 Jasmine Whitfield 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr South Oldham Crestwood, KY F 25 Chelsea Warren 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Red Oak Red Oak, TX F 32 Shelbi Chandler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Pike Indianapolis, IN F 50 Shaqeia Stokes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Winton Woods Saint Francis (PA) Cincinnati, OH	Head coach Jamelle Elliott (Connecticut) Assistant coach(es) Tasha Brown (St. Ambrose) Katie Rokus (South Carolina-Aiken) Aaron Swinson (Auburn) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 3:00 pm		Southern Indiana	W 69–46		Fifth Third Arena (419) Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 1:00 pm		Saint Francis (PA)	W 93–86	1–0	Fifth Third Arena (460) Cincinnati, OH
11/18/2015* 7:00 pm		Northern Kentucky	W 71–68	2–0	Fifth Third Arena (395) Cincinnati, OH
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm		Bowling Green	W 54–51	3–0	Fifth Third Arena (963) Cincinnati, OH
11/26/2015* 2:00 pm		vs. No. 5 Baylor Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division	L 34–72	3–1	St. George HS Gymnasium (353) Freeport, BAH
11/27/2015* 5:45 pm		vs. No. 20 Michigan State Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division	L 63–103	3–2	St. George HS Gymnasium (328) Freeport, BAH
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm		at Detroit	L 68–77	3–3	Calihan Hall (197) Detroit, MI
12/06/2015* 1:00 pm, CBSSN		No. 10 Ohio State	L 76–105	3–4	Fifth Third Arena (1,767) Cincinnati, OH
12/13/2015* 5:00 pm		at Xavier	L 56–65	3–5	Cintas Center (1,863) Cincinnati, OH
12/18/2015* 7:00 pm		Tennessee–Martin	L 57–63	3–6	Fifth Third Arena (377) Cincinnati, OH
12/20/2015* 2:00 pm		Eastern Illinois	W 70–57	4–6	Fifth Third Arena (302) Cincinnati, OH
12/23/2015* 1:00 pm		at Georgia	L 42–60	4–7	Stegeman Coliseum (2,350) Athens, GA
AAC regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY		No. 1 Connecticut	L 45–107	4–8 (0–1)	Fifth Third Arena (2,246) Cincinnati, OH
01/02/2016 2:00 pm		at UCF	W 68–50	5–8 (1–1)	CFE Arena (356) Orlando, FL
01/07/2016 7:00 pm		Memphis	L 47–64	5–9 (1–2)	Fifth Third Arena (373) Cincinnati, OH
01/10/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Temple	L 51–74	5–10 (1–3)	McGonigle Hall (915) Philadelphia, PA
01/13/2016 8:00 pm, ADN		at Tulsa	W 55–53	6–10 (2–3)	Reynolds Center (363) Tulsa, OK
01/16/2016 2:00 pm, ADN		UCF	L 60–80	6–11 (2–4)	Fifth Third Arena (451) Cincinnati, OH
01/20/2016 7:00 pm		at East Carolina	L 60–63	6–12 (2–5)	Williams Arena (1,198) Greenville, NC
01/27/2016 7:00 pm		SMU	L 55–73	6–13 (2–6)	Fifth Third Arena (318) Cincinnati, OH
01/30/2016 2:00 pm		Houston	W 56–50	7–13 (3–6)	Fifth Third Arena (456) Cincinnati, OH
02/03/2016 7:00 pm		at No. 19 South Florida	L 49–82	7–14 (3–7)	USF Sun Dome (2,007) Tampa, FL
02/06/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Memphis	L 51–54	7–15 (3–8)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,789) Memphis, TN
02/09/2016 7:00 pm, ADN		Temple	L 49–74	7–16 (3–9)	Fifth Third Arena (329) Cincinnati, OH
02/12/2016 7:00 pm, ADN		No. 22 South Florida	L 51–78	7–17 (3–10)	Fifth Third Arena (323) Cincinnati, OH
02/17/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY		at No. 1 Connecticut	L 34–88	7–18 (3–11)	Gampel Pavilion (8,461) Storrs, CT
02/20/2016 2:00 pm		at Houston	W 67–61	8–18 (4–11)	Hofheinz Pavilion (363) Houston, TX
02/24/2016 7:00 pm		East Carolina	L 55–77	8–19 (4–12)	Fifth Third Arena (458) Cincinnati, OH
02/27/2016 1:00 pm		Tulsa	L 63–76	8–20 (4–13)	Fifth Third Arena (553) Cincinnati, OH
02/29/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Tulane	L 51–70	8–21 (4–14)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,428) New Orleans, LA
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/04/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. East Carolina First Round	L 61–70	8–22	Mohegan Sun Arena (4,480) Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST.

See also

• 2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

External links

• Official website