2015–16 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

2015–16 Houston Cougars women's basketball
2015–16 Houston Cougars women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	6–24 (2–16 The American)
Head coach	Ronald Hughey (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Ravon Justice; Tai Dillard; Tonya Haut;
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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

The 2015–16 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the third for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars, led by second year head coach Ronald Hughey, played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion. They finished the season 6–24, 2–16 in The American play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of American Athletic women's tournament to Tulsa.

Media

All Cougars games aired on the Houston Cougars IMG Sports Network, streamed online via the Houston Portal, with Jeremy Branham and Louis Ray on the call. Before conference season home games streamed on Houston All-Access. Conference home games rotated between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and the Houston Portal. Road games typically were streamed on the opponents' websites, though some conference road games also appeared on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2015–16 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Chyanne Butler	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Junípero Serra USC	Costa Mesa, CA
C	2	Jacqueline Blake	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Coral Springs Christian Miami Dade College	Miami, FL
G	3	Bianca Winlow	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Bellaire	Bellaire, TX
G	5	Dionna Collins	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Del City Redlands CC	Del City, OK
G	10	Cenecia Newman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Cedar Hill	Cedar Hill, TX
F	12	Brianne Coffman (I)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Jarrell Oklahoma State	Jarrell, TX
G	15	Alecia Smith	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Cedar Hill	Cedar Hill, TX
G	21	Jessieka Palmer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	La Marque	La Marque, TX
F	22	Marche' Amerson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Rudder	Bryan, TX
G	23	Serithia Hawkins	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Southmoore	Moore, OK
G	24	Mariah Mitchell	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	McKinney	McKinney, TX
G	25	Kierra Graves	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Morgan Park Kaskaskia College	Chicago, IL
C	32	Sharayla Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	East Central	Tulsa, OK
F	33	Tyler Gilbert	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Hightower	Missouri City, TX
F	35	Taylor Gilbert	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Jr	Hightower	Missouri City, TX

Head coach

Ronald Hughey (Limestone College)

Assistant coach(es)

Ravon Justice (Houston Baptist)
Tai Dillard (Texas)
Tonya Haut (Baylor)/ (TCU)

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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015* 2:00 pm	Texas A&M–International	W 59–42		Hofheinz Pavilion (337) Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 3:00 pm	at College of Charleston	L 48–55	0–1	TD Arena (681) Charleston, SC
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm	Long Beach State	L 41–47	0–2	Hofheinz Pavilion (265) Houston, TX
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm	Louisiana–Lafayette	W 52–51	1–2	Hofheinz Pavilion (909) Houston, TX
11/26/2015* 1:30 pm	vs. No. 24 George Washington Lone Star Showcase	L 78–82	1–3	Cedar Park Center (507) Cedar Park, TX
11/27/2015* 11:00 am	vs. Wright State Lone Star Showcase	L 61–75	1–4	Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, TX
11/28/2015* 11:00 am	vs. No. 25 Iowa Lone Star Showcase	L 50–64	1–5	Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, TX
12/05/2015* 4:00 pm	at Rice Bayou Cup	W 62–59	2–5	Tudor Fieldhouse (684) Houston, TX
12/07/2015* 6:00 pm	at Incarnate Word	W 67–51	3–5	McDermott Center (502) San Antonio, TX
12/12/2015* 2:00 pm	UNLV	L 60–63	3–6	Hofheinz Pavilion (921) Houston, TX
12/17/2015* 7:00 pm	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 76–73	4–6	Dugan Wellness Center (457) Corpus Christi, TX
12/20/2015* 7:00 pm	Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 45–55	4–7	Hofheinz Pavilion (792) Houston, TX
AAC regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm, ADN	at Tulane	L 48–70	4–8 (0–1)	Devlin Fieldhouse (934) New Orleans, LA
01/02/2016 2:00 pm	Temple	L 66–75	4–9 (0–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion (1,308) Houston, TX
01/05/2016 5:00 pm	at Memphis	L 57–74	4–10 (0–3)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (326) Memphis, TN
01/08/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 1 Connecticut	L 37–76	4–11 (0–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion (1,553) Houston, TX
01/10/2016 2:00 pm	SMU	L 48–50	4–12 (0–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion (878) Houston, TX
01/14/2016 6:00 pm, ADN	at East Carolina	L 70–76	4–13 (0–6)	Williams Arena (1,094) Greenville, NC
01/20/2016 7:00 pm	Tulsa	L 62–79	4–14 (0–7)	Hofheinz Pavilion (154) Houston, TX
01/27/2016 6:00 pm	at No. 20 South Florida	L 49–73	4–15 (0–8)	USF Sun Dome (1,885) Tampa, FL
01/30/2016 1:00 pm	at Cincinnati	L 50–56	4–16 (0–9)	Fifth Third Arena (456) Cincinnati, OH
02/03/2016 7:00 pm	UCF	W 64–55	5–16 (1–9)	Hofheinz Pavilion (274) Houston, TX
02/06/2016 2:00 pm	Tulane	L 56–59	5–17 (1–10)	Hofheinz Pavilion (497) Houston, TX
02/10/2016 7:00 pm	at Tulsa	L 28–44	5–18 (1–11)	Reynolds Center (467) Tulsa, OK
02/12/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Temple	L 48–78	5–19 (1–12)	McGonigle Hall (1,298) Philadelphia, PA
02/17/2016 7:00 pm, ADN	East Carolina	L 59–68	5–20 (1–13)	Hofheinz Pavilion (105) Houston, TX
02/20/2016 1:00 pm	Cincinnati	L 61–67	5–21 (1–14)	Hofheinz Pavilion (363) Houston, TX
02/23/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at UCF	L 62–65	5–22 (1–15)	CFE Arena (436) Orlando, FL
02/27/2016 2:00 pm	at SMU	W 63–54	6–22 (2–15)	Moody Coliseum (914) Dallas, TX
02/29/2016 7:00 pm	Memphis	L 64–77	6–23 (2–16)	Hofheinz Pavilion (336) Houston, TX
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. Tulsa First Round	L 38–76	6–24	Mohegan Sun Arena (4,480) Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "University of Houston Athletics :: UH Cougars :: Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2015.

External links

Official website

[1] "University of Houston Athletics :: UH Cougars :: Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2015.

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Rivalries	Rice
Culture & lore	History Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston
People	Head coaches
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Roster

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See also

References

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