2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team

The 2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by fourth-year head coach Adell Harris, played their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 7–23, 3–15 CAA play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA women's tournament to College of Charleston.

2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	7–23 (3–15 CAA)
Head coach	Adell Harris (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Richard Moore Kim Tingley Crystal Riley
Home arena	Trask Coliseum

2015–16 CAA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison †	17	–	1		.944			27	–	6		.818
Hofstra	13	–	5		.722			25	–	9		.735
Drexel	13	–	5		.722			19	–	14		.576
Elon	11	–	7		.611			18	–	13		.581
Delaware	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
Northeastern	9	–	9		.500			15	–	16		.484
William & Mary	6	–	12		.333			15	–	15		.500
College of Charleston	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
UNC Wilmington	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
Towson	3	–	15		.167			7	–	24		.226
† 2016 CAA tournament winner As of March 28, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Naqaiyyah Teague 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Malcolm X Shabazz Newark, NJ G 5 Shatia Cole 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Myrtle Beach Coastal Carolina Myrtle Beach, SC G 10 Madison Raque 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Eastern Louisville, KY G 11 Jasmine Steele 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) RS Jr Midfield Alabama Birmingham, AL F 12 Janeá Williams (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Pinecrest North Florida Pinehurst, NC F 20 Jordan Henry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Marvin Ridge Iona Waxhaw, NC F 21 Jenny DeGraaf (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Springboro Penn State Springboro, OH G 22 Amber Reeves 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr North Cobb Marietta, GA G 24 Emily Thomas 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Pickerington North Pickerington, OH C 32 Rebekah Banks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Cary Academy Durham, NC F 45 Ryan Flowers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Millbrook Hickory, NC	Head coach Adell Harris (Wake Forest) Assistant coach(es) Richard Moore (Fairleigh Dickinson) Kim Tingley (Delaware) Crystal Riley (Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 13, 2024

Schedule

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 2:00 p.m.		Mount Olive	W 81–80 OT	1–0	Trask Coliseum (572) Wilmington, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015* 2:00 p.m.		UNC Pembroke	W 68–43	1–0	Trask Coliseum (549) Wilmington, NC
11/23/2015* 7:00 p.m.		at Richmond	L 53–63	1–1	Robins Center (745) Richmond, VA
11/27/2015* 2:00 p.m.		Jacksonville UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic	W 51–49	2–1	Trask Coliseum (344) Wilmington, NC
11/28/2015* 2:00 p.m.		Davidson UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic	L 50–77	2–2	Trask Coliseum (327) Wilmington, NC
12/02/2015* 7:00 p.m.		at VCU	L 45–58	2–3	Siegel Center (365) Richmond, VA
12/13/2015* 6:00 p.m.		at Norfolk State	W 61–57	3–3	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (735) Norfolk, VA
12/15/2015* 11:30 a.m.		Stetson	L 49–52	3–4	Trask Coliseum (4,893) Wilmington, NC
12/18/2015* 2:00 p.m.		Ohio Seahawks Hampton Inn Christmas Invitational	L 59–75	3–5	Trask Coliseum (364) Wilmington, NC
12/19/2015* 2:00 p.m.		Chattanooga Seahawks Hampton Inn Christmas Invitational	L 33–61	3–6	Trask Coliseum (417) Wilmington, NC
12/29/2015* 3:00 p.m., ESPN3		at North Florida	W 63–47	4–6	UNF Arena (214) Jacksonville, FL
12/31/2015* 2:00 p.m.		at No. 12 Duke	L 56–78	4–7	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,844) Durham, NC
CAA regular season
01/03/2016 2:00 p.m.		Elon	L 60–67	4–8 (0–1)	Trask Coliseum (441) Wilmington, NC
01/08/2016 7:00 p.m.		at Delaware	L 59–67	4–9 (0–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,541) Newark, DE
01/10/2016 1:00 p.m.		at Towson	W 52–49	5–9 (1–2)	SECU Arena (594) Towson, MD
01/15/2016 11:30 a.m.		Hofstra	L 64–68	5–10 (1–3)	Trask Coliseum (3,639) Wilmington, NC
01/17/2016 2:00 p.m.		College of Charleston	L 53–64	5–11 (1–4)	Trask Coliseum (422) Wilmington, NC
01/22/2016 7:00 p.m.		at William & Mary	L 65–77	5–12 (1–5)	Kaplan Arena (347) Williamsburg, VA
01/26/2016 7:00 p.m.		at Elon	L 53–70	5–13 (1–6)	Alumni Gym (469) Elon, NC
01/29/2016 7:00 p.m.		Towson	W 53–51	6–13 (2–6)	Trask Coliseum (413) Wilmington, NC
01/31/2016 2:00 p.m.		at James Madison	L 40–60	6–14 (2–7)	JMU Convocation Center (2,353) Harrisonburg, VA
02/05/2016 7:00 p.m.		Drexel	L 57–71	6–15 (2–8)	Trask Coliseum (616) Wilmington, NC
02/07/2016 2:00 p.m.		William & Mary	W 59–44	7–15 (3–8)	Trask Coliseum (332) Wilmington, NC
02/12/2016 7:00 p.m.		Northeastern	L 66–74	7–16 (3–9)	Trask Coliseum (374) Wilmington, NC
02/14/2016 2:00 p.m.		at Drexel	L 60–66	7–17 (3–10)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (506) Philadelphia, PA
02/19/2016 7:00 p.m.		Hofstra	L 38–62	7–18 (3–11)	Hofstra Arena (215) Hempstead, NY
02/21/2016 2:00 p.m.		at Northeastern	L 52–69	7–19 (3–12)	Cabot Center (326) Boston, MA
02/26/2016 7:00 p.m.		James Madison	L 41–77	7–20 (3–13)	Trask Coliseum (346) Wilmington, NC
02/28/2016 2:00 p.m.		Delaware	L 44–56	7–21 (3–14)	Trask Coliseum (338) Wilmington, NC
03/02/2016 6:30 p.m.		at College of Charleston	L 24–68	7–22 (3–15)	TD Arena (109) Charleston, SC
CAA women's tournament
03/09/2016 12:00 p.m.		vs. College of Charleston First round	L 62–71	7–23	Show Place Arena  Upper Marlboro, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

See also

• 2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team