2015–16 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team will represent Auburn University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth year head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy, play their home games at Auburn Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 8–8 in SEC play to finish in a 3-way tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated St. John's in the first before losing to Baylor in the second round.

2015–16 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2015–16 record20–13 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAuburn Arena
2015–16 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 South Carolina160 1.000  332  .943
No. 15 Mississippi State115 .688  288  .778
No. 18 Texas A&M115 .688  2210  .688
No. 12 Kentucky106 .625  258  .758
No. 25 Florida106 .625  229  .710
Georgia97 .563  2110  .677
Missouri88 .500  2210  .688
Tennessee88 .500  2214  .611
Auburn88 .500  2013  .606
Arkansas79 .438  1218  .400
Vanderbilt511 .313  1814  .563
Alabama412 .250  1516  .484
LSU313 .188  1021  .323
Ole Miss214 .125  1020  .333
2016 SEC Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Bria Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoEpiscopal Baton Rouge, LA
G 3 Erica Sanders 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrJohnson San Antonio, TX
G 10 Brandy Montgomery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrLincoln Park Academy Port St. Lucie, FL
F 12 Jonika Garvin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrLake Worth Community Lake Worth, FL
G/F 13 Katie Frerking 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoWesleyan School Johns Creek, GA
G 14 Tiffany Lewis (I)  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrRiverdale
Clemson
Chattanooga, TN
F 15 Jazmine Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoWest Forsyth Winston-Salem, NC
G 23 Jessica Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoWest Forsyth Winston-Salem, NC
G 25 Neydja Petithomme 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoGrandview Prep Boca Raton, FL
G 33 Janiah McKay 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrGainesville Gainesville, FL
F 35 Cabriana Capers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrBolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL
G 40 Ndeye Dieng 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrGatewood School Dakar, Senegal
F/C 44 Tra'Cee Tanner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrHoover Birmingham, AL
Head coach

Terri Williams-Flournoy (Penn State)

Assistant coach(es)

Ty Evans (Wisconsin–Whitewater)
Adrian Walters (Saint Francis (PA))
Sherill Baker (Georgia)


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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:30 pm
UAB W 85–71  1–0
Auburn Arena (3,110)
Auburn, AL
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 80–68  2–0
University Center (794)
Hammond, LA
11/19/2015*
6:00 pm, SECN
Virginia L 52–69  2–1
Auburn Arena (1,675)
Auburn, AL
11/22/2015*
3:00 pm
at Savannah State W 62–40  3–1
Tiger Arena (2,922)
Savannah, GA
11/27/2015*
6:00 pm
vs. Boise State
San Juan Shootout
W 55–53  4–1
Mario Morales Coliseum (116)
Guaynabo, PR
11/28/2015*
6:00 pm
vs. Minnesota
San Juan Shootout
W 81–79 OT 5–1
Mario Morales Coliseum (110)
Guaynabo, PR
12/05/2015*
12:00 pm
East Carolina W 83–69  6–1
Auburn Arena (1,886)
Auburn, AL
12/13/2015*
1:00 pm
at Marquette L 69–70 OT 6–2
Al McGuire Center (1,275)
Milwaukee, WI
12/16/2015*
11:00 am
Winthrop W 76–33  7–2
Auburn Arena (2,429)
Auburn, AL
12/19/2015*
1:00 pm
vs. Coppin State W 69–54  8–2
SECU Arena (250)
Towson, MD
12/20/2015*
1:00 pm
at Towson W 74–52  9–2
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
12/23/2015*
6:00 pm
George Mason W 88–59  10–2
Auburn Arena (1,817)
Auburn, AL
12/30/2015*
6:00 pm
at Florida Gulf Coast L 45–52  10–3
Alico Arena (1,710)
Fort Myers, FL
SEC regular season
01/03/2016
2:00 pm
No. 7 Kentucky W 66–61  11–3 (1–0)
Auburn Arena (2,677)
Auburn, AL
01/07/2016
7:30 pm, SECN
at No. 7 Mississippi State L 45–60  11–4 (1–1)
Humphrey Coliseum (4,610)
Starkville, MS
01/10/2016
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 12 Tennessee L 52–79  11–5 (1–2)
Thompson–Boling Arena (11,539)
Knoxville, TN
01/14/2016
6:00 pm
Alabama W 72–59  12–5 (2–2)
Auburn Arena (3,383)
Auburn, AL
01/17/2016
12:00 pm, SECN
at No. 9 Kentucky L 47–54  12–6 (2–3)
Memorial Coliseum (6,171)
Lexington, KY
01/21/2016
6:00 pm
No. 2 South Carolina L 58–74  12–7 (2–4)
Auburn Arena (2,419)
Auburn, AL
01/24/2016
3:00 pm, SECN
Arkansas W 71–60 OT 13–7 (3–4)
Auburn Arena (2,807)
Auburn, AL
01/28/2016
6:00 pm, SECN
at Georgia L 30–63  13–8 (3–5)
Stegeman Coliseum (1,961)
Athens, GA
02/01/2016
6:00 pm, SECN
at LSU W 63–53  14–8 (4–5)
Maravich Center (2,150)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/04/2016
6:00 pm
Vanderbilt W 53–45  15–8 (5–5)
Auburn Arena (2,176)
Auburn, AL
02/07/2016
1:00 pm, SECN
at Alabama W 59–55  16–8 (6–5)
Foster Auditorium (3,303)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/11/2016
6:00 pm
at Ole Miss W 65–60  17–8 (7–5)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,335)
Oxford, MS
02/14/2016
1:00 pm, SECN
No. 16 Florida W 80–58  18–8 (8–5)
Auburn Arena (2,760)
Auburn, AL
02/21/2016
2:00 pm
Missouri L 55–69  18–9 (8–6)
Auburn Arena (2,522)
Auburn, AL
02/25/2016
6:30 pm, SECN
No. 11 Texas A&M L 49–57  18–10 (8–7)
Auburn Arena (3,651)
Auburn, AL
02/28/2016
1:00 pm
at Florida L 49–56  18–11 (8–8)
O'Connell Center (4,019)
Gainesville, FL
SEC Women's Tournament
03/03/2016
11:00 am, SECN
vs. Missouri
Second Round
W 47–45  19–11
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
03/04/2016
11:00 am, SECN
vs. No. 2 South Carolina
Quarterfinals
L 48–57  19–12
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
(9 D) vs. (8 D) St. John's
First Round
W 68–57  20–12
Ferrell Center (4,990)
Austin, TX
03/20/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(9 D) at (1 D) No. 4 Baylor
Second Round
L 52–84  20–13
Ferrell Center (4,665)
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Coaches NR NR NR NR RV RV NR RV RV NR NR NR NR RV RV RV NR NR NR RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

2015–16 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

References

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