2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team will represent Kansas State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They play their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated George Washington in the first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.

2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2015–16 record	19–13 (8–10 Big 12)
Head coach	Jeff Mittie (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Ostermann Ebony Gilliam Jacie Hoyt-Capra
Home arena	Bramlage Coliseum

2015–16 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Baylor †	17	–	1		.944			36	–	2		.947
No. 6 Texas	15	–	3		.833			31	–	5		.861
No. 22 West Virginia	12	–	6		.667			25	–	10		.714
Oklahoma State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	10		.677
No. 24 Oklahoma	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Kansas State	8	–	10		.444			19	–	13		.594
TCU	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
Iowa State	5	–	13		.278			13	–	17		.433
Texas Tech	3	–	15		.167			13	–	18		.419
Kansas	0	–	18		.000			6	–	25		.194
† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Roster

2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Jessica Sheble 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Olathe North Olathe, KS G 1 Kaylee Page 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Wamego Nebraska Wamego, KS F 2 Erica Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Tampa Bay Tech Tampa, FL F 3 Lanie Page 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Wamego Wamego, KS G 10 Kayla Goth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr DeForest DeForest, WI G 11 Antoinette Taylor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr West Side State Fair CC Gary, IN G 12 Kelly Thomson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Riley County Riley, KS G 15 Megan Deines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Glendale Louisville Springfield, MO G 20 Bri Craig 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Lincoln Northeast Lincoln, NE F 22 Breanna Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Riverside Milwaukee, WI G 23 Anna Hammaker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Christian Academy Knoxville, TN G 24 Kindred Wesemann 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, MO G 50 Shaelyn Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Salinas Central Salina, KS C 52 Cheyenne Hooper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr Christian Academy Knoxville, TN	Head coach Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western) Assistant coach(es) Brian Ostermann (Wisconsin–La Crosse) Ebony Gilliam (TCU) Jacie Hoyt-Capra (Wichita State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2015-07-10

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2015* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas		Washburn	W 78–45		Bramlage Coliseum (3,910) Manhattan, KS
11/09/2015* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas		Pittsburg State	W 58–50		Bramlage Coliseum (3,885) Manhattan, KS
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm		at Tulsa	W 75–67	1–0	Reynolds Center (1,433) Tulsa, OK
11/16/2015* 5:30 pm, FCS Atlantic		Abilene Christian	W 76–45	2–0	Bramlage Coliseum (3,784) Manhattan, KS
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm, FCS Central		South Dakota	W 84–81 ^OT	3–0	Bramlage Coliseum (3,874) Manhattan, KS
11/23/2015* 6:00 pm, SNY		at No. 1 Connecticut	L 57–97	3–1	Gampel Pavilion (8,369) Storrs, CT
11/25/2015* 2:00 pm, K-StateHD.TV		Southern	W 59–47	4–1	Bramlage Coliseum (4,028) Manhattan, KS
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm, FCS Central		Texas–Arlington	W 61–41	5–1	Bramlage Coliseum (3,909) Manhattan, KS
12/05/2015* 2:00 pm		at Chicago State	W 63–54	6–1	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (417) Chicago, IL
12/07/2015* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 61–43	7–1	Bramlage Coliseum (3,872) Manhattan, KS
12/13/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Florida Atlantic	W 102–53	8–1	Bramlage Coliseum (3,905) Manhattan, KS
12/19/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Sam Houston State	W 78–50	9–1	Bramlage Coliseum (3,955) Manhattan, KS
12/21/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Illinois	W 84–45	10–1	Bramlage Coliseum (4,010) Manhattan, KS
Big 12 regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Iowa State	L 79–84	10–2 (0–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (4,960) Manhattan, KS
01/02/2016 1:00 pm, FSSW		at TCU	L 73–87	10–3 (0–2)	Schollmaier Arena (1,698) Fort Worth, TX
01/06/2016 7:00 pm, FCS Central		West Virginia	L 53–72	10–4 (0–3)	Bramlage Coliseum (3,937) Manhattan, KS
01/10/2016 1:00 pm		at No. 17 Oklahoma	L 58–68	10–5 (0–4)	Lloyd Noble Center (4,637) Norman, OK
01/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Oklahoma State	W 47–44	11–5 (1–4)	Bramlage Coliseum (4,441) Manhattan, KS
01/16/2016 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas		TCU	W 59–48	12–5 (2–4)	Bramlage Coliseum (7,525) Manhattan, KS
01/20/2016 7:00 pm, FSN		at Kansas Sunflower Showdown	W 59–46	13–5 (3–4)	Allen Fieldhouse (2,529) Lawrence, KS
01/24/2016 2:00 pm, FSSW+		at Texas Tech	W 65–53	14–5 (4–4)	United Supermarkets Arena (3,528) Lubbock, TX
01/30/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		No. 6 Texas	L 51–66	14–6 (4–5)	Bramlage Coliseum (4,846) Manhattan, KS
02/03/2016 7:00 pm, FSSW+		at No. 4 Baylor	L 52–87	14–7 (4–6)	Ferrell Center (5,752) Waco, TX
02/06/2016 12:00 pm		at West Virginia	L 44–64	14–8 (4–7)	WVU Coliseum (4,328) Morgantown, WV
02/09/2016 7:00 pm, FCS Central		No. 21 Oklahoma	W 87–71	15–8 (5–7)	Bramlage Coliseum (3,954) Manhattan, KS
02/13/2016 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas		Kansas Sunflower Showdown	W 81–67	16–8 (6–7)	Bramlage Coliseum (5,284) Manhattan, KS
02/17/2016 7:00 pm, LHN		at No. 4 Texas	L 51–58	16–9 (6–8)	Frank Erwin Center (3,036) Austin, TX
02/21/2016 2:00 pm, FCS Central		Texas Tech	W 65–53	17–9 (7–8)	Bramlage Coliseum (4,899) Manhattan, KS
02/24/2016 7:00 pm		at Iowa State	W 68–53	18–9 (8–8)	Hilton Coliseum (10,335) Ames, IA
02/27/2016 3:30 pm, FS2		No. 4 Baylor	L 52–63	18–10 (8–9)	Bramlage Coliseum (5,451) Manhattan, KS
02/29/2016 8:00 pm		at Oklahoma State	L 51–59	18–11 (8–10)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,754) Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/05/2016 8:30 pm, FSN		vs. No. 22 West Virginia Quarterfinals	L 65–74	18–12	Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,863) Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN2	(9 SF)	vs. (8 SF) George Washington First Round	W 56–51	19–12	Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
03/20/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN	(9 SF)	at (1 SF) No. 3 South Carolina Second Round	L 47–73	19–13	Colonial Life Arena (10,048) Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

References

1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)