2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team

2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball
2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	21–10 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Jim Littell (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Bill Annan; Shannon Gage; Rebecca Kates-Taylor;
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Baylor †	17	–	1	.944	36	–	2	.947
No. 6 Texas	15	–	3	.833	31	–	5	.861
No. 22 West Virginia	12	–	6	.667	25	–	10	.714
Oklahoma State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	10	.677
No. 24 Oklahoma	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Kansas State	8	–	10	.444	19	–	13	.594
TCU	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Iowa State	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
Texas Tech	3	–	15	.167	13	–	18	.419
Kansas	0	–	18	.000	6	–	25	.194

† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

The 2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. It was head coach Jim Littell's fifth season at Oklahoma State. The Cowgirls are members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 21–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament to Oklahoma. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they lost in the first round to St. Bonaventure.

Roster

2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowgirls women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Alana Simon	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Lincoln College Prep	San Mateo, CA
F/C	3	Mandy Coleman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	McNair	Stockton, CA
G	5	Diana Omozee	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Pflugerville	Pflugerville, TX
G	10	Sydney Walton	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Perryton	Perryton, TX
F	13	Jentry Holt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Elgin	Elgin, OK
F	20	LaTashia Jones	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Leavenworth	Leavenworth, KS
F	21	Rylie Swanson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Alva	Alva, OK
G	22	Brittney Martin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Syracuse	Syracuse, UT
G	23	Roddricka Patton	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Sr	Neches	Palestine, TX
G	24	Karli Wheeler	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Plainview	Plainview, TX
F	45	Katelyn Loecker	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	McPherson	McPherson, KS
C	54	Kaylee Jensen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Lindsay Holy Family	Genoa, NE

Head coach

Jim Littell (Southwestern (KS))

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Annan (Kansas State)
Shannon Gage (Missouri State)
Rebecca Kates-Taylor (Mississippi State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2015* 2:00 pm		East Central Oklahoma	W 122–49		Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,088) Stillwater, OK
11/08/2015* 2:00 pm		Northeastern State	W 94–54		Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,067) Stillwater, OK
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 11:00 am		Lamar	W 90–45	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,591) Stillwater, OK
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm		Texas Southern	W 87–52	2–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,057) Stillwater, OK
11/20/2015* 7:00 pm		SIU Edwardsville	W 86–61	3–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,286) Stillwater, OK
11/23/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Missouri State	W 74–55	4–0	JQH Arena (3,205) Springfield, MO
11/27/2015* 7:00 pm		Oral Roberts	W 59–55	5–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,184) Stillwater, OK
11/30/2015* 7:00 pm, FSOK+		Washington State	W 70–60	6–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,410) Stillwater, OK
12/05/2015* 12:00 pm		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 78–54	7–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,332) Stillwater, OK
12/14/2015* 7:00 pm, FSOK		North Carolina	W 77–67	8–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,672) Stillwater, OK
12/20/2015* 1:00 pm		at No. 20 South Florida	L 46–68	8–1	USF Sun Dome (1,912) Tampa, FL
12/22/2015* 12:00 pm		at UCF	W 74–55	9–1	CFE Arena (908) Orlando, FL
12/27/2015* 7:00 pm		Savannah State	W 76–48	10–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,352) Stillwater, OK
Conference regular season
12/30/2015 6:00 pm, FSOK+		No. 4 Baylor	W 52–45	11–1 (1–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,173) Stillwater, OK
01/02/2016 2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		at Iowa State	L 42–49	11–2 (1–1)	Hilton Coliseum (8,429) Ames, IA
01/06/2016 6:30 pm		at Texas Tech	W 69–46	12–2 (2–1)	United Supermarkets Arena (4,121) Lubbock, TX
01/09/2016 5:00 pm, FSOK		No. 4 Texas	L 48–78	12–3 (2–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,290) Stillwater, OK
01/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kansas State	L 44–47	12–4 (2–3)	Bramlage Coliseum (4,441) Manhattan, KS
01/16/2016 12:00 pm, FSN		No. 14 Oklahoma Bedlam Series	W 73–42	13–4 (3–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,990) Stillwater, OK
01/20/2016 7:00 pm, FCS		Iowa State	W 79–76 ^OT	14–4 (4–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,926) Stillwater, OK
01/24/2016 2:00 pm		at Kansas	W 74–46	15–4 (5–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (4,132) Lawrence, KS
01/30/2016 7:00 pm, FSOK		TCU	W 80–52	16–4 (6–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,609) Stillwater, OK
02/03/2016 7:00 pm, FSOK+	No. 25	at No. 20 Oklahoma Bedlam Series	W 71–69	17–4 (7–3)	Lloyd Noble Center (5,137) Norman, OK
02/07/2016 1:00 pm, FSN	No. 25	Texas Tech	W 70–57	18–4 (8–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,567) Stillwater, OK
02/10/2016 7:00 pm, LHN	No. 20	at No. 6 Texas	L 55–70	18–5 (8–4)	Frank Erwin Center (2,638) Austin, TX
02/13/2016 5:00 pm	No. 20	No. 24 West Virginia	W 63–51	19–5 (9–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,223) Stillwater, OK
02/17/2016 7:00 pm, FSSW	No. 17	at No. 4 Baylor	L 41–66	19–6 (9–5)	Ferrell Center (6,310) Waco, TX
02/20/2016 1:00 pm, FSSW	No. 17	at TCU	L 65–79	19–7 (9–6)	Schollmaier Arena (2,183) Fort Worth, TX
02/24/2016 7:00 pm, FSOK+	No. 22	Kansas	W 71–49	20–7 (10–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,725) Stillwater, OK
02/27/2016 6:00 pm, RTPT	No. 22	at West Virginia	L 48–82	20–8 (10–7)	WVU Coliseum (5,080) Morgantown, WV
02/29/2016 8:00 pm, FSOK+		Kansas State	W 59–51	21–8 (11–7)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,754) Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/05/2016 11:00 am, FSN		vs. No. 24 Oklahoma Quarterfinals	L 43–61	21–9	Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016* 6:30 pm, ESPN2	(7 D)	vs. (10 D) St. Bonaventure First Round	L 54–65	21–10	Gill Coliseum (4,702) Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	20	17	22	RV	RV	RV	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	24т	24	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".

[1] "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

[2] "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".

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Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References