2015–16 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Memphis during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the third for the Tigers as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Tigers, led by eighth year head coach Melissa McFerrin, played 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
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	18–13 (12–6 The American)
Head coach	Melissa McFerrin (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Darryl Brown Erin Grant Jessica Bogia
Home arena	Elma Roane Fieldhouse

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 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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Breigha Wilder-Cochran 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Hoover Hoover, AL G 2 Loysha Morris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Downsview Garden City CC Toronto, ON G 3 Taylor Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Bishop Ward Kansas City, KS G 4 Ariel Hearn 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Arlington Memphis, TN G 5 Brea Elmore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Redan Stone Mountain, GA F 10 Cheyenne Creighton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Blessed Pope John Paul II Pickering, ON G 11 Amber Holmes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Overton Memphis, TN F 21 Asianna Fuqua-Bey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Marist Chicago, IL G 22 Alexis Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Westside HS Hissborough CC Macon, GA G 24 Mooriah Rowser 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr St. John's College Rockville, MD C 25 Brianna Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr University School of Nashville Nashville, TN F 33 Brianna Wright 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Greenville-Weston Chipola College Greenville, MS F 33 Ashia Jones (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Covington Tennessee–Martin Covington, TN G 40 Damonique Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Joe T. Robinson Little Rock, AR F 44 Milena Bajic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr None Podgorica, Montenegro	Head coach Melissa McFerrin (Missouri) Assistant coach(es) Darryl Brown (Temple) Erin Grant (Texas Tech) Jessica Bogia (Lafayette) 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
11/05/2015* 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

• 2015–16 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team