2015–16 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2015–16 Tennessee Lady Volunteers Tennessee Lady Volunteers logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 19 22–14 8–8 Holly Warlick 4th Kyra Elzy Jolette Law Dean Lockwood Thompson–Boling Arena NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2015–16 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Lady Vols, led by 4th year head coach Holly Warlick, played their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. In the February 21 game against LSU, Diamond DeShields scored her 1,000th point. She is the sixth Lady Vol to score 1,000 in her second season and the 43rd to record 1,000 in her career.http://www.utsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/022116aac.html Lady Vols Fall In Final Seconds To LSU, 57-56 2016-02-22 2016-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20160310041055/http://www.utsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/022116aac.html dead Despite having a lackluster performance during the season that dropped them out of the national top-25 ranks in the latter half, Tennessee made it to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament. There, they lost to Mississippi State, 58–48.http://www.utsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030516aaa.html Mississippi St. Tops Lady Vols in SEC Semis, 58-48 2016-03-27 2016-04-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20160408042626/http://www.utsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030516aaa.html dead The Lady Vols also received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the Elite Eight, before losing 89–67 to Syracuse.http://www.utsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/032716aaa.html Lady Vols Fall to Syracuse in Elite Eight, 89-67 2016-03-27 2016-03-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20160329221152/http://www.utsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/032716aaa.html dead Roster w 2015 Tennessee Lady Volunteers y y w Jordan Reynolds 0 G 5 11 SO Portland, OR Central Catholic HS w Nia Moore 1 C 6 3 SR Chicago, IL Bolingbrook HS w Jasmine Jones 2 F 6 2 JR y Madison, AL Bob Jones HS y w Meme Jackson 10 G 5 11 FR Murfreesboro, TN Blackman HS w Diamond DeShields y 11 G 6 1 SO y Norcross, GA Norcross HSNorth Carolina w Bashaara Graves y 12 F 6 2 SR Clarksville, TN Clarksville HS w Kortney Dunbar 13 G/F 6 2 SO Edwardsville, IL Edwardsville HS w Andraya Carter y 14 G 5 9 JR y Flowery Branch, GA Buford HS w Te'a Cooper y 20 G 5 8 FR Powder Springs, GA McEachern HS w Mercedes Russell y 21 C 6 6 SO y Springfield, OR Springfield HS w Jaime Nared y 31 G/F 6 2 SO Portland, OR Westview HS w Alexa Middleton 33 G 5 9 SO Murfreesboro, TN Riverdale HS Holly Warlick (Tennessee) Kyra Elzy (Tennessee) Jolette Law (Iowa) Dean Lockwood (Army) http://www.utsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/tenn-w-baskbl-mtt.html Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Received votes.Poll Pre-Season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP 4 4 4 8 16 14 14 13 12 13 18 19 23 25 24 RV NR RV RV N/A Coaches 4 5 5 8 15 16 16 16 11 15 22 23 25 RV RV NR NR NR NR 19 Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F77F00; color:white;"| Exhibition 11/09/2015 7:00 pm yes 4 Carson–Newman Russell 23 Russell 10 Reynolds 7 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 101–59 9,218 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F77F00; color:white;"| Regular season 11/15/2015 2:00 pm yes 4 Central Arkansas Dunbar 24 Tied 13 Tied 6 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 102–47 9,709 1–0 11/18/2015 8:00 pm yes 4 Penn State Graves 24 Tied 13 Reynolds 5 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SECN 74–66 8,858 2–0 11/20/2015 7:00 pm yes 4 Syracuse 25 Graves 16 Graves 10 Cooper 4 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 57–55 10,007 3–0 11/23/2015 7:00 pm yes 4 Chattanooga DeShields 17 Graves 11 Cooper 4 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 59–57 9,449 4–0 11/27/2015 12:00 pm yes 4 Albany Russell 12 Tied 7 Tied 4 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 63–55 9,806 5–0 11/29/2015 2:30 pm yes 4 Texas 8 DeShields 24 Tied 11 Carter 5 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPN 53–64 10,204 5–1 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes 8 East Tennessee State DeShields 31 Russell 10 Tied 5 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 85–49 9,328 6–1 12/06/2015 2:00 pm yes 8 Virginia Tech DeShields 15 Russell 15 Cooper 3 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SECN 43–57 9,431 6–2 12/11/2015 8:05 pm yes yes 16 Wichita State Graves 18 Graves 13 DeShields 4 Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS ESPN3 58–51 2,424 7–2 12/16/2015 9:00 pm yes yes 14 Stanford 15 Tied 12 Russell 8 Graves 3 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA Rivalry ESPNU 55–69 3,768 7–3 12/19/2015 9:00 pm yes yes 14 Oregon State 7 DeShields 14 DeShields 9 4 Tied 2 Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR P12N 53–50 8,223 8–3 12/30/2015 7:00 pm yes 13 Stetson DeShields 30 Russell 8 Cooper 6 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 90–56 10,705 9–3 01/04/2016 7:00 pm yes 12 Missouri 20 Nared 13 DeShields 9 Graves 4 Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO SECN 71–54 7,989 10–3 (1–0) 01/07/2016 7:30 pm 12 Florida DeShields 16 Graves 19 Tied 2 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SECN 66–74 9,774 10–4 (1–1) 01/10/2016 2:00 pm 12 Auburn DeShields 25 Russell 10 DeShields 7 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPNU 79–52 11,539 11–4 (2–1) 01/14/2016 9:00 pm yes 13 Arkansas DeShields 14 Russell 11 Reynolds 3 Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN 59–64 1,644 11–5 (2–2) 01/18/2016 7:00 pm yes yes 18 Notre Dame 3 DeShields 17 Graves 10 Reynolds 7 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN2 66–79 8,961 11–6 01/21/2016 7:00 pm 18 Vanderbilt Cooper 13 Graves 6 Tied 4 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN Rivalry SECN 58–49 11,159 12–6 (3–2) 01/25/2016 7:00 pm yes 19 Kentucky 12 DeShields 13 Graves 12 Cooper 3 Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY Rivalry ESPN2 63–64 6,188 12–7 (3–3) 01/28/2016 9:00 pm yes 19 Mississippi State 13 Reynolds 15 Reynolds 11 Reynolds 3 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS SECN 63–65 OT 5,710 12–8 (3–4) 01/31/2016 3:00 pm 19 Alabama Tied 17 Russell 13 Reynolds 5 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SECN 70–42 12,613 13–8 (4–4) 02/04/2016 7:00 pm 23 Arkansas Tied 15 Russell 11 Reynolds 6 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 75–57 9,414 14–8 (5–4) 02/07/2016 4:00 pm yes 23 Texas A&M 12 Reynolds 16 Russell 9 Carter 4 Reed Arena College Station, TX ESPN 71–76 OT 4,791 14–9 (5–5) 02/11/2016 9:00 pm yes 25 Vanderbilt Nared 18 DeShields 9 Nared 4 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN Rivalry SECN 69–51 4,980 15–9 (6–5) 02/15/2016 7:00 pm 24 South Carolina 3 DeShields 21 Graves 10 Tied 2 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPN2 56–62 12,014 15–10 (6–6) 02/18/2016 7:00 pm 24 Ole Miss Graves 15 Graves 12 Cooper 5 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 57–51 10,548 16–10 (7–6) 02/21/2016 2:00 pm yes 24 LSU DeShields 19 Graves 8 Middleton 3 Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU 56–57 3,132 16–11 (7–7) 02/25/2016 8:30 pm yes Alabama Graves 15 Russell 11 Reynolds 2 Foster Auditorium Tuscaloosa, AL SECN 46–54 2,767 16–12 (7–8) 02/28/2016 1:00 pm Georgia DeShields 22 Graves 10 Reynolds 5 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPN2 80–60 12,446 17–12 (8–8) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F77F00;"| 2016 SEC Tournament 03/03/2016 6:00 pm yes Arkansas DeShields 15 Reynolds 8 Tied 4 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL Second Round SECN 68–51 3,094 18–12 03/04/2016 6:00 pm yes Texas A&M 15 DeShields 21 Graves 7 DeShields 4 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL Quarterfinals SECN 70–60 4,214 19–12 03/05/2016 6:00 pm yes Mississippi State 16 DeShields 22 Graves 15 Tied 2 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL Semifinals ESPNU 48–58 5,632 19–13 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F77F00;"| NCAA Women's Tournament 03/18/2016 5:00 pm yes yes 7 SF Green Bay 10 SF Cooper 15 Russell 14 Reynolds 4 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ First Round ESPN2 59–53 2,842 20–13 03/20/2016 9:00 pm yes yes 7 SF Arizona State 11 2 SF DeShields 24 Graves 11 Russell 3 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ Second Round ESPN 75–64 2,957 21–13 03/25/2016 9:30 pm yes yes 7 SF Ohio State 9 3 SF Russell 25 Russell 15 DeShields 7 Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD Sweet Sixteen 4,610 ESPN2 78–62 22–13 03/27/2016 3:30 pm yes yes 7 SF Syracuse 14 4 SF DeShields 20 DeShields 10 Nared 6 Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD Elite Eight ESPN 67–89 22–14 4,055 AP Poll Eastern Time SF Sioux Falls Region Source:http://www.utsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched 2015-16 Tennessee Women's Basketball Schedule 2015-06-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20150705212545/http://www.utsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/ 2015-07-05 dead See also 2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team References Category:Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball seasons Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers Volunteers