2015–16 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team represents Illinois State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third year head coach Barb Smith, play their home games at Redbird Arena and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament to Evansville.

2015–16 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2015–16 record8–22 (6–12 The Valley)
Head coach
  • Barb Smith (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRedbird Arena
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Iowa153 .833  2411  .686
Missouri State144 .778  2410  .706
Drake144 .778  2310  .697
Southern Illinois126 .667  2013  .606
Loyola-Chicago108 .556  1416  .467
Indiana State99 .500  1317  .433
Illinois State612 .333  822  .267
Wichita State513 .278  822  .267
Bradley414 .222  922  .290
Evansville117 .056  328  .097
2016 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Colleene Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrCape Coral
ASA College
New Haven, CT
F 3 Octavia Crump 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrZion-Benton Zion, IL
G 5 Brechelle Beachum 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrWestern Texas College Mexia, TX
G 11 Morgan Radtke 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoPalatine Palatine, IL
F 12 Millie Stevens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSevenoaks Suns (WBBL team) Surrey, England
G 13 Katrina Beck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrWhitney Young Chicago, IL
G 14 Lexie Taylor 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrNormal West Normal, IL
G 22 Shakeela Fowler 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) FrMilwaukee King Milwaukee, WI
G 23 Viria Livingston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrHopkins Minnetonka, MN
G 32 Taylor Stewart 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrLakeville North Lakeville, MN
C 34 Kalyn Gebhardt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrBeaver Dam Beaver Dam, WI
Head coach

Barb Smith (Ohio State)

Assistant coach(es)

Lisa Hayden (Miami (OH))
Cathy Boswell (Illinois State)
Jessica Grayson (Valdosta State)


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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2015*
7:00 pm
Lindenwood W 71–70 
Redbird Arena (637)
Normal, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:00 pm
at Bowling Green L 52–70  0–1
Stroh Center (1,469)
Bowling Green, OH
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Murray State W 81–76  1–1
Redbird Arena (707)
Normal, IL
11/23/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UIC L 65–74  1–2
Redbird Arena (534)
Normal, IL
11/27/2015*
4:00 pm
at UTSA
UTSA Thanksgiving Classic
L 51–77  1–3
Convocation Center (234)
San Antonio, TX
11/29/2015*
12:00 pm
vs. Nebraska–Omaha
UTSA Thanksgiving Classic
L 56–60  1–4
Convocation Center (159)
San Antonio, TX
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
SIU Edwardsville L 57–65  1–5
Redbird Arena (564)
Normal, IL
12/05/2015*
7:00 pm
at No. 23 DePaul L 41–89  1–6
Phillips-McGrath Arena (2,422)
Chicago, IL
12/13/2015*
3:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Northern Illinois
MVC vs. MAC Basketball Challenge
L 59–68  1–7
iWireless Center (634)
Moline, IL
12/16/2015*
6:00 pm
at Yale L 47–60  1–8
John J. Lee Amphitheater (129)
New Haven, CT
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Chicago State W 57–53  2–8
Redbird Arena (734)
Normal, IL
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Illinois L 64–79  2–9
Redbird Arena (539)
Normal, IL
Missouri Valley regular season
01/01/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State L 51–73  2–10 (0–1)
Redbird Arena (537)
Normal, IL
01/03/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Wichita State W 70–49  3–10 (1–1)
Redbird Arena (602)
Normal, IL
01/10/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State L 58–63  3–11 (1–2)
Hulman Center (1,786)
Terre Haute, IN
01/15/2016
7:00 pm
at Northern Iowa L 51–65  3–12 (1–3)
McLeod Center (1,207)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/17/2016
6:00 pm
at Drake L 41–76  3–13 (1–4)
Knapp Center (2,413)
Des Moines, IA
01/22/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 54–49  4–13 (2–4)
Redbird Arena (1,142)
Normal, IL
01/24/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola-Chicago L 41–57  4–14 (2–5)
Redbird Arena (1,313)
Normal, IL
01/29/2016
7:00 pm
at Evansville W 64–57  5–14 (3–5)
Ford Center (512)
Evansville, IN
01/31/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 71–76  5–15 (3–6)
SIU Arena (789)
Carbondale, IL
02/05/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State W 73–62  6–15 (4–6)
Redbird Arena (1,240)
Normal, IL
02/12/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake L 58–98  6–16 (4–7)
Redbird Arena (613)
Normal, IL
02/14/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa L 35–61  6–17 (4–8)
Redbird Arena (362)
Normal, IL
02/19/2016
7:00 pm
at Loyola-Chicago L 61–73  6–18 (4–9)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (536)
Chicago, IL
02/21/2016
2:00 pm
at Bradley L 38–52  6–19 (4–10)
Renaissance Coliseum (717)
Peoria, IL
02/25/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois L 55–68  6–20 (4–11)
Redbird Arena (572)
Normal, IL
02/28/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 65–59  7–20 (5–11)
Redbird Arena (925)
Normal, IL
03/03/2016
7:00 pm
at Wichita State W 53–49  8–20 (6–11)
Charles Koch Arena (1,545)
Wichita, KS
03/05/2016
2:00 pm
at Missouri State L 41–70  8–21 (6–12)
JQH Arena (3,748)
Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/10/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Evansville
First Round
L 59–61 OT 8–22
iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

References

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