2015–16 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's basketball 2015–16 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 5 3 33–2 16–0 Dawn Staley 8th Lisa Boyer Nikki McCray-Penson Fred Chmiel Colonial Life Arena Rainbow Wahine Showdown Champions SEC Tournament Champions SEC Regular Season Champions NCAA Women's Tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2015–16 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the Colonial Life Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 33–2, 16–0 in SEC play to win their third consecutive SEC regular season and the second consecutive tournament championship to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament. They defeated Jacksonville and Kansas State in the first and second rounds before getting upset by Syracuse in the sweet sixteen. Roster w 2015 South Carolina Gamecocks y y w Shay Colley y 0 G 5 8 FR Brampton, ON St. Edmund Campion Secondary w Bianca Cuevas n 1 G 5 6 SO Bronx, NY Nazareth Regional w Kaydra Duckett n 3 G 5 8 SO Columbia, SC Dreher w Doniyah Cliney n 4 G 6 0 FR y Newark, NJ Malcolm X Shabazz w Khadijah Sessions n 5 G 5 8 SR North Myrtle Beach, SC North Myrtle Beach w Allisha Gray y 10 G 6 0 JR Sandersville, GA Washington CountyNorth Carolina yes I w Tiffany Davis n 15 G 5 7 SO y Houston, TX Westbury Christian w A'ja Wilson y 22 F 6 5 SO Hopkins, SC Heathwood Hall w Tina Roy n 23 G 5 11 SR y Kaplan, LA Kaplan w Sarah Imovbioh n 24 C 6 2 SR y Abuja, Nigeria St. Anne's-BelfieldVirginia w Tiffany Mitchell basketball y 25 G 5 9 SR Charlotte, NC Providence Day w Asia Dozier n 31 G/F 6 0 SR Columbia, SC Spring Valley w Kaela Davis y 35 G 6 2 JR Suwanee, GA BufordGeorgia Tech yes I w Jatarie White n 40 F 6 4 SO Charlotte, NC Providence Day w Alaina Coates y 41 C 6 4 JR Irmo, SC Dutch Fork w India Farmer n 44 G 6 0 JR North Myrtle Beach, SC North Myrtle Beach Dawn Staley (Virginia) Lisa Boyer (Ithaca College) Nikki McCray-Penson (Tennessee) Fred Chmiel (Alaska–Anchorage) http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/scar-w-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/scar-w-baskbl-sched.html 2015-2016 Schedule www.GamecocksOnline.com University of South Carolina dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160428010703/http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/scar-w-baskbl-sched.html 2016-04-28 yes 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;" | Exhibition 11/06/2015 7:00 pm yes 2 Newberry Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC   93–49 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 11/13/2015 7:00 pm yes 2 Ohio State 6 Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 16,815 88–80 1–0 11/15/2015 3:00 pm yes 2 UNC Greensboro Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 13,607 91–44 2–0 11/18/2015 7:00 pm yes yes 2 Clemson Jervey Athletic Center Clemson, SC Rivalry 1,030 67–41 3–0 11/22/2015 4:00 pm yes yes 2 UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 2,018 P12N 68–65 4–0 11/27/2015 7:30 pm yes yes 2 Arizona State 16 Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Wahine Showdown   60–58 5–0 11/28/2015 6:30 pm yes yes 2 Cal State Bakersfield Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Wahine Showdown   90–71 6–0 11/29/2015 10:00 pm yes yes 2 Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Wahine Showdown 2,073 67–51 7–0 12/06/2015 2:00 pm yes 2 Duke 14 Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 16,429 ESPN2 66–55 8–0 12/13/2015 2:00 pm yes 2 Winthrop Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 13,409 SECN 86–37 9–0 12/16/2015 7:00 pm yes 2 Hampton Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 12,117 86–48 10–0 12/20/2015 1:00 pm yes yes 2 East Carolina Myrtle Beach Convention Center Myrtle Beach, SC Carolinas Challenge   ASN 89–57 11–0 12/22/2015 7:00 pm yes 2 Elon Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 13,670 78–63 12–0 01/03/2016 3:00 pm 2 Arkansas Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 13,407 ESPNU 85–32 13–0 (1–0) 01/07/2016 9:00 pm yes 2 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 2,547 SECN 71–61 14–0 (2–0) 01/10/2016 12:00 pm 2 Missouri 20 Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 15,934 SECN 83–58 15–0 (3–0) 01/14/2016 7:00 pm yes 2 Kentucky 9 Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 5,527 SECN 73–62 16–0 (4–0) 01/17/2016 1:00 pm 2 Texas A&M 15 Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 15,406 ESPN2 59–58 17–0 (5–0) 01/21/2016 7:00 pm yes 2 Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL 2,419 74–58 18–0 (6–0) 01/24/2016 5:00 pm yes 2 Mississippi State 10 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS 10,626 ESPN2 57–51 19–0 (7–0) 01/28/2016 7:00 pm 2 Ole Miss Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 14,313 81–62 20–0 (8–0) 01/31/2016 6:00 pm yes 2 Texas A&M 10 Reed Arena College Station, TX 8,511 ESPNU 70–63 21–0 (9–0) 02/04/2016 7:00 pm 2 Kentucky 18 Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 15,015 SECN 78–68 22–0 (10–0) 02/08/2016 7:00 pm yes 2 Connecticut 1 Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 18,000 ESPN2 54–66 22–1 02/11/2016 7:00 pm 2 Florida 16 Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 13,324 86–71 23–1 (11–0) 02/15/2016 7:00 pm yes 3 Tennessee 24 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 12,014 ESPN2 62–56 24–1 (12–0) 02/18/2016 7:00 pm 3 Georgia Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 16,186 61–51 25–1 (13–0) 02/22/2016 7:00 pm yes 3 Alabama Foster Auditorium Tuscaloosa, AL 2,649 SECN 66–46 26–1 (14–0) 02/25/2016 9:00 pm yes 3 Ole Miss The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS 1,473 SECN 66–45 27–1 (15–0) 02/28/2016 2:00 pm 3 LSU Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 16,240 ESPNU 75–39 28–1 (16–0) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;" | SEC Women's Tournament 03/04/2016 12:00 pm yes 3 1 Auburn 9 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL Quarterfinals   SECN 57–48 29–1 03/05/2016 3:00 pm yes 3 1 Kentucky 13 5 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL Semifinals   ESPNU 93–63 30–1 03/06/2016 2:30 pm yes 3 1 Mississippi State 16 3 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL Championship Game 6,549 ESPN 66–52 31–1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;" | NCAA Women's Tournament 03/18/2016 7:30 pm yes 3 1 SF Jacksonville 16 SF Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC First Round 10,276 ESPN2 77–41 32–1 03/20/2016 7:00 pm yes 3 1 SF Kansas State 9 SF Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC Second Round 10,048 ESPN 73–47 33–1 03/25/2016 7:00 pm yes yes 3 1 SF Syracuse 14 4 SF Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD Sweet Sixteen 4,610 ESPN 72–80 33–2 AP Poll Eastern Time SF Sioux Falls Region Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ 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 See also 2015–16 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team References Category:South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball seasons South Carolina South Carolina