2015–16 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

2015–16 SEC women's basketball standings
	† 2016 SEC Tournament winner; As of March 27, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
2015–16 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
Rainbow Wahine Showdown Champions; SEC Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#5
AP	#3
2015–16 record	33–2 (16–0 SEC)
Head coach	Dawn Staley (8th year)
Assistant coach	Lisa Boyer
Assistant coach	Nikki McCray-Penson
Assistant coach	Fred Chmiel
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena
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The 2015–16 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by eighth year head coach Dawn Staley, play their home games at the Colonial Life Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 33–2, 11–5 in SEC play to win the SEC regular season and the tournament earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where defeated Jacksonville and Kansas State in the first and second rounds before getting upset by Syracuse in the sweet sixteen.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
G	0	Shay Colley	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	St. Edmund Campion Secondary	Brampton, ON
G	1	Bianca Cuevas	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Nazareth Regional	Bronx, NY
G	3	Kaydra Duckett	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Dreher	Columbia, SC
G	4	Doniyah Cliney	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Fr	Malcolm X Shabazz	Newark, NJ
G	5	Khadijah Sessions	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	North Myrtle Beach	North Myrtle Beach, SC
G	10	Allisha Gray (I)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Washington County North Carolina	Sandersville, GA
G	15	Tiffany Davis	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS So	Westbury Christian	Houston, TX
F	22	A'ja Wilson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Heathwood Hall	Hopkins, SC
G	23	Tina Roy	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Sr	Kaplan	Kaplan, LA
C	24	Sarah Imovbioh	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	St. Anne's-Belfield Virginia	Abuja, Nigeria
G	25	Tiffany Mitchell	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Providence Day	Charlotte, NC
G/F	31	Asia Dozier	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Spring Valley	Columbia, SC
G	35	Kaela Davis (I)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Buford Georgia Tech	Suwanee, GA
F	40	Jatarie White	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Providence Day	Charlotte, NC
C	41	Alaina Coates	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Dutch Fork	Irmo, SC
G	44	India Farmer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	North Myrtle Beach	North Myrtle Beach, SC

Head coach

Dawn Staley (Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Lisa Boyer (Ithaca College)
Nikki McCray-Penson (Tennessee)
Fred Chmiel (Alaska–Anchorage)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2015* 7:00 PM	#2	Newberry	W 93–49		Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM	#2	#6 Ohio State	W 88–80	1–0	Colonial Life Arena (16,815) Columbia, SC
11/15/2015* 3:00 PM	#2	UNC Greensboro	W 91–44	2–0	Colonial Life Arena (13,607) Columbia, SC
11/18/2015* 7:00 PM	#2	at Clemson Rivalry	W 67–41	3–0	Jervey Athletic Center (1,030) Clemson, SC
11/22/2015* 4:00 PM, P12N	#2	at UCLA	W 68–65	4–0	Pauley Pavilion (2,018) Los Angeles, CA
11/27/2015* 7:30 PM	#2	vs. #16 Arizona State Rainbow Wahine Showdown	W 60–58	5–0	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
11/28/2015* 6:30 PM	#2	vs. Cal State Bakersfield Rainbow Wahine Showdown	W 90–71	6–0	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
11/29/2015* 10:00 PM	#2	at Hawaiʻi Rainbow Wahine Showdown	W 67–51	7–0	Stan Sheriff Center (2,073) Honolulu, HI
12/06/2015* 2:00 PM, ESPN2	#2	#14 Duke	W 66–55	8–0	Colonial Life Arena (16,429) Columbia, SC
12/13/2015* 2:00 PM, SECN	#2	Winthrop	W 86–37	9–0	Colonial Life Arena (13,409) Columbia, SC
12/16/2015* 7:00 PM	#2	Hampton	W 86–48	10–0	Colonial Life Arena (12,117) Columbia, SC
12/20/2015* 1:00 PM, ASN	#2	vs. East Carolina Carolinas Challenge	W 89–57	11–0	Myrtle Beach Convention Center Myrtle Beach, SC
12/22/2015* 7:00 PM	#2	Elon	W 78–63	12–0	Colonial Life Arena (13,670) Columbia, SC
SEC regular Season
01/03/2016 3:00 PM, ESPNU	#2	Arkansas	W 85–32	13–0 (1–0)	Colonial Life Arena (13,407) Columbia, SC
01/07/2016 9:00 PM, SECN	#2	at Vanderbilt	W 71–61	14–0 (2–0)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,547) Nashville, TN
01/10/2016 12:00 PM, SECN	#2	#20 Missouri	W 83–58	15–0 (3–0)	Colonial Life Arena (15,934) Columbia, SC
01/14/2016 7:00 PM, SECN	#2	at #9 Kentucky	W 73–62	16–0 (4–0)	Memorial Coliseum (5,527) Lexington, KY
01/17/2016 1:00 PM, ESPN2	#2	#15 Texas A&M	W 59–58	17–0 (5–0)	Colonial Life Arena (15,406) Columbia, SC
01/21/2016 7:00 PM	#2	at Auburn	W 74–58	18–0 (6–0)	Auburn Arena (2,419) Auburn, AL
01/24/2016 5:00 PM, ESPN2	#2	at #10 Mississippi State	W 57–51	19–0 (7–0)	Humphrey Coliseum (10,626) Starkville, MS
01/28/2016 7:00 PM	#2	Ole Miss	W 81–62	20–0 (8–0)	Colonial Life Arena (14,313) Columbia, SC
01/31/2016 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#2	at #10 Texas A&M	W 70–63	21–0 (9–0)	Reed Arena (8,511) College Station, TX
02/04/2016 7:00 PM, SECN	#2	#18 Kentucky	W 78–68	22–0 (10–0)	Colonial Life Arena (15,015) Columbia, SC
02/08/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#2	#1 Connecticut	L 54–66	22–1	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
02/11/2016 7:00 PM	#2	#16 Florida	W 86–71	23–1 (11–0)	Colonial Life Arena (13,324) Columbia, SC
02/15/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#3	at #24 Tennessee	W 62–56	24–1 (12–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena (12,014) Knoxville, TN
02/18/2016 7:00 PM	#3	Georgia	W 61–51	25–1 (13–0)	Colonial Life Arena (16,186) Columbia, SC
02/22/2016 7:00 PM, SECN	#3	at Alabama	W 66–46	26–1 (14–0)	Foster Auditorium (2,649) Tuscaloosa, AL
02/25/2016 9:00 PM, SECN	#3	at Ole Miss	W 66–45	27–1 (15–0)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,473) Oxford, MS
02/28/2016 2:00 PM, ESPNU	#3	LSU	W 75–39	28–1 (16–0)	Colonial Life Arena (16,240) Columbia, SC
SEC Women's Tournament
03/04/2016 12:00 PM, SECN	#3	vs. Auburn Quarterfinals	W 57–48	29–1	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL
03/05/2016 3:00 PM, ESPNU	#3	vs. #13 Kentucky Semifinals	W 93–63	30–1	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL
03/06/2016 2:30 PM, ESPN	#3	vs. #16 Mississippi State Championship Game	W 66–52	31–1	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (6,549) Jacksonville, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016* 7:30 PM, ESPN2	(1 SF) #3	(16 SF) Jacksonville First Round	W 77–41	32–1	Colonial Life Arena (10,276) Columbia, SC
03/20/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN	(1 SF) #3	(9 SF) Kansas State Second Round	W 73–47	33–1	Colonial Life Arena (10,048) Columbia, SC
03/25/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN	(1 SF) #3	vs. (4 SF) #14 Syracuse Sweet Sixteen	L 72–80	33–2	Denny Sanford Premier Center (4,610) Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	N/A
Coaches	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5

References

↑ http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/scar-w-baskbl-sched.html

[1] ttp://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/scar-w-baskbl-sched.html

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2015–16 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 South Carolina †	16	–	0	1.000	33	–	2	.943
#15 Mississippi State	11	–	5	.688	28	–	8	.778
#18 Texas A&M	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
#12 Kentucky	10	–	6	.625	25	–	8	.758
#25 Florida	10	–	6	.625	22	–	9	.710
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
Missouri	8	–	8	.500	22	–	10	.688
Tennessee	8	–	8	.500	22	–	14	.611
Auburn	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Arkansas	7	–	9	.438	12	–	18	.400
Vanderbilt	5	–	11	.313	18	–	14	.563
Alabama	4	–	12	.250	15	–	16	.484
LSU	3	–	13	.188	10	–	21	.323
Ole Miss	2	–	14	.125	10	–	20	.333

† 2016 SEC Tournament winner As of March 27, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll