2015–16 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team
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WNIT, First Round | |
Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 18–13 (12–6 The American) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Elma Roane Fieldhouse |
Seasons |
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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 |
The 2015–16 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team will represent the University of Memphis during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the third for the Tigers as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Tigers, led by eighth year head coach Melissa McFerrin, plays 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.
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
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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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
References
- ^ "University of Memphis Athletics". University of Memphis.