2015–16 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team

The 2015–16 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team represented San José State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by third year head coach Jamie Craighead, played their home games at the Event Center Arena as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women's tournament to New Mexico.

2015–16 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	13–17 (11–7 Mountain West)
Head coach	Jamie Craighead (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Dan Muscatell Jourdan Willard Alle Moreno
Home arena	Event Center Arena

2015–16 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 22 Colorado State †	18	–	0		1.000			31	–	2		.939
Fresno State	15	–	3		.833			22	–	12		.647
Boise State	12	–	6		.667			19	–	11		.633
San Jose State	11	–	7		.611			13	–	17		.433
UNLV	9	–	9		.500			18	–	14		.563
New Mexico	9	–	9		.500			17	–	15		.531
Utah State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	17		.452
Wyoming	6	–	12		.333			13	–	16		.448
San Diego State	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
Nevada	4	–	14		.222			5	–	25		.167
Air Force	1	–	17		.056			1	–	29		.033
† 2016 MWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Myzhanique Ladd 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Cleveland HS Seattle, WA G 2 Andrea Kohlhaas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Besigheim, Germany F 3 Paris Baird 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Windward School Van Nuys, CA G 5 Nyre Harris (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Lincoln HS U of Arizona Stockton, CA F 11 Jasmine Smith (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Bellarmine-Jefferson HS Burbank, CA C 12 Emily Schill  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Box Hill Secondary Tecoma, Australia F 15 Emily Vann 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Saint Mary's College HS UC Davis Martinez, CA G 20 Rachol West 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Garces Memorial HS Bakersfield, CA G 21 Dezz Ramos 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Hunter HS Weber State West Valley, UT F 22 Kalie Matthews 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Sandra Day O'Connor HS Weber State Glendale, AZ F 23 Hallie Gennett (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Post Falls HS Sacramento State Post Falls, ID F 24 Ellie Stevens (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Geelong College Idaho State U Lamar CC Ocean Grove, Australia C 44 Riana Byrd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Inderkum HS Richmond, CA	Head coach Jamie Craighead (Oregon) Assistant coach(es) Dan Muscatell (Western Washington) Jourdan Willard (Sacramento State) Alle Moreno (Sacramento State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Note: Junior guard Aniya Baker left the team in December for personal reasons.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2015* 2:00 pm		Sonoma State	W 84–61		Event Center Arena (437) San Jose, CA
11/09/2015* 7:00 pm		Holy Names	W 110–41		Event Center Arena (410) San Jose, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm		Southern Oregon	W 92–78	1–0	Event Center Arena (297) San Jose, CA
11/15/2015* 1:00 pm		at Saint Mary's	L 81–91	1–1	McKeon Pavilion (379) Moraga, CA
11/22/2015* 1:00 pm		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 88–90 OT	1–2	Icardo Center (577) Bakersfield, CA
11/27/2015* 7:00 pm		at Washington State	L 80–95	1–3	Beasley Coliseum (632) Pullman, WA
11/30/2015* 8:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon	L 74–104	1–4	Matthew Knight Arena (1,066) Eugene, OR
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm		San Francisco	L 78–82	1–5	Event Center Arena (230) San Jose, CA
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm		South Dakota	L 77–87	1–6	Event Center Arena (217) San Jose, CA
12/12/2015* 2:00 pm		at Pacific	L 69–81	1–7	Alex G. Spanos Center (417) Stockton, CA
12/17/2015* 7:00 pm		New Mexico State	L 66–75	1–8	Event Center Arena (224) San Jose, CA
12/20/2015* 2:00 pm		UC Irvine	W 79–58	2–8	Event Center Arena (311) San Jose, CA
12/22/2015* 3:00 pm		Hawaiʻi	L 73–76	2–9	Event Center Arena (1,236) San Jose, CA
Mountain West regular season
12/30/2015 6:00 pm		at Utah State	W 86–74	3–9 (1–0)	Smith Spectrum (266) Logan, UT
01/02/2016 2:00 pm		Air Force	W 81–60	4–9 (2–0)	Event Center Arena (316) San Jose, CA
01/06/2016 7:00 pm		San Diego State	W 78–73	5–9 (3–0)	Event Center Arena (325) San Jose, CA
01/09/2016 1:00 pm		at Colorado State	L 54–76	5–10 (3–1)	Moby Arena (1,612) Fort Collins, CO
01/13/2016 6:00 pm		at Wyoming	W 67–66	6–10 (4–1)	Arena-Auditorium (2,523) Laramie, WY
01/16/2016 2:00 pm		Fresno State Rivalry	L 54–59	6–11 (4–2)	Event Center Arena (442) San Jose, CA
01/20/2016 7:00 pm		Boise State	L 75–78	6–12 (4–3)	Event Center Arena (324) San Jose, CA
01/23/2016 1:00 pm		at New Mexico	L 57–71	6–13 (4–4)	The Pit (5,330) Albuquerque, NM
01/27/2016 7:00 pm		Colorado State	L 78–80	6–14 (4–5)	Event Center Arena (492) San Jose, CA
01/30/2016 5:00 pm		at Air Force	W 72–49	7–14 (5–5)	Clune Arena (427) Colorado Springs, CO
02/03/2016 7:00 pm		at Fresno State Rivalry	W 66–64	8–14 (6–5)	Save Mart Center (1,564) Fresno, CA
02/10/2016 7:00 pm		UNLV	W 69–61	9–14 (7–5)	Event Center Arena (382) San Jose, CA
02/13/2016 2:00 pm		New Mexico	W 59–58	10–14 (8–5)	Event Center Arena (291) San Jose, CA
02/17/2016 6:30 pm		at Nevada	W 76–63	11–14 (9–5)	Lawlor Events Center (905) Reno, NV
02/20/2016 2:00 pm		at San Diego State	L 70–87	11–15 (9–6)	Viejas Arena (511) San Diego, CA
02/27/2016 2:00 pm		Utah State	W 83–65	12–15 (10–6)	Event Center Arena (486) San Jose, CA
03/01/2016 7:00 pm		Wyoming	W 65–51	13–15 (11–6)	Event Center Arena (1,183) San Jose, CA
03/04/2016 6:00 pm		at Boise State	L 69–81	13–16 (11–7)	Taco Bell Arena (1,006) Boise, ID
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/08/2016 2:30 pm	(4)	vs. (5) New Mexico Quarterfinals	L 51–65	13–17	Thomas & Mack Center (1,864) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2015–16 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team