2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball team

The 2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball team will represent University of Southern California during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by third year head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, play their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Oregon State.

2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball
Women of Troy Classic Champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2015–16 record1913 (612 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGalen Center
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Oregon State162 .889  325  .865
No. 11 Arizona State162 .889  267  .788
No. 13 Stanford144 .778  278  .771
No. 10 UCLA144 .778  269  .743
Washington117 .611  2611  .703
Oregon99 .500  2411  .686
Utah810 .444  1815  .545
USC612 .333  1913  .594
Washington State513 .278  1416  .467
California414 .222  1517  .469
Arizona315 .167  1319  .406
Colorado216 .111  723  .233
2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Jordan Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrMater Dei HS Irvine, CA
G 2 Khaedin Taito 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrPalm Beach Currumbin HS Hastings, NZ
G 10 Courtney Jaco 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrWindward School Compton, CA
F 13 Marguerite Effa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrFairfax Los Angeles, CA
G 14 Sadie Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoBlair Academy
Connecticut
Meriden, CT
G 21 Aliyah Mazyck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrMyers Park HS Charlotte, NC
G 23 Brianna Barrett 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrOaks Christian School Winnetka, CA
F 25 Alexis Lloyd 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrWhitney Young HS
Virginia Tech
Chicago, IL
G 30 Candela Abejon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrUniv. de Ovideo Asturias, Spain
F 32 Dani Milisic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrBlacktown Girls HS Sydney, Australia
F 35 Kristen Simon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoWindward School Gardena, CA
F 41 Temi Fagbenle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SrBlair Academy
Harvard
London, England
Head coach

Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (Southern California)

Assistant coach(es)

Beth Burns (Ohio State)
Jualeah Woods (Southern California)
Taja Edwards (Fresno 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
11/08/2015*
2:00 pm
Cal State San Marcos W 89–25 
Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
12:00 pm
Hope International W 92–43  1–0
Galen Center (402)
Los Angeles, CA
11/16/2015*
4:00 pm
Santa Clara W 81–46  2–0
Galen Center (302)
Los Angeles, CA
11/22/2015*
4:00 pm
vs. Grand Canyon
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 75–44  3–0
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,509)
Spokane, WA
11/23/2015*
8:00 pm
vs. West Virginia
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 78–67 OT 4–0
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,222)
Spokane, WA
11/24/2015*
6:00 pm
at Gonzaga
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 60–56  5–0
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,154)
Spokane, WA
11/29/2015*
9:00 am, ESPN3
vs. Iona
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 76–56  6–0
Mohegan Sun Arena (452)
Uncasville, CT
12/04/2015*
4:00 pm
Southern Utah W 71–32  7–0
Lyon Center (492)
Los Angeles, CA
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm
UNLV W 73–42  8–0
Galen Center (824)
Los Angeles, CA
12/13/2015*
4:00 pm
Long Beach State W 69–43  9–0
Galen Center (621)
Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2015*
6:00 pm
Florida A&M
Women of Troy Classic semifinals
W 88–45  10–0
Galen Center (425)
Los Angeles, CA
12/20/2015*
3:00 pm
Albany
Women of Troy Classic championship
W 68–67  11–0
Galen Center (977)
Los Angeles, CA
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm
UC Irvine W 75–56  12–0
Galen Center (406)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 21 UCLA
Rivalry
L 73–78  12–1 (0–1)
Pauley Pavilion (2,766)
Los Angeles, CA
01/02/2016
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 Oregon State L 49–57  12–2 (0–2)
Galen Center (498)
Los Angeles, CA
01/04/2016
5:00 pm, P12N
Oregon W 75–67  13–2 (1–2)
Galen Center (565)
Los Angeles, CA
01/10/2016
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 15 UCLA
Rivalry
W 71–68  14–2 (2–2)
Galen Center (2,214)
Los Angeles, CA
01/15/2016
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 25 at Washington State L 61–73  14–3 (2–3)
Beasley Coliseum (772)
Pullman, WA
01/17/2016
2:00 pm, P12N
No. 25 at Washington L 60–69  14–4 (2–4)
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,790)
Seattle, WA
01/22/2016
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 12 Stanford L 47–57  14–5 (2–5)
Galen Center (612)
Los Angeles, CA
01/24/2016
2:00 pm, P12N
California W 61–47  15–5 (3–5)
Galen Center (1,476)
Los Angeles, CA
01/29/2016
6:00 pm, P12N
at Utah W 70–59  16–5 (4–5)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,621)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/31/2016
6:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 63–66  16–6 (4–6)
Coors Events Center (1,583)
Boulder, CO
02/05/2016
6:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona W 67–57  17–6 (5–6)
McKale Center (1,030)
Tucson, AZ
02/07/2016
1:00 pm
at No. 9 Arizona State L 68–69  17–7 (5–7)
Wells Fargo Arena (1,564)
Tempe, AZ
02/12/2016
7:00 pm
Washington L 53–61  17–8 (5–8)
Galen Center (565)
Los Angeles, CA
02/14/2016
4:00 pm, P12N
Washington State W 64–62  18–8 (6–8)
Galen Center (790)
Los Angeles, CA
02/19/2016
8:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State L 52–76  18–9 (6–9)
Gill Coliseum (3,615)
Corvallis, OR
02/21/2016
2:00 pm
at Oregon L 60–69  18–10 (6–10)
Matthew Knight Arena (2,425)
Eugene, OR
02/26/2016
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 9 Arizona State L 45–50  18–11 (6–11)
Galen Center (486)
Los Angeles, CA
02/28/2016
2:00 pm
Arizona L 56–63  18–12 (6–12)
Galen Center (3,433)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Conference Women's Tournament
03/03/2016
6:00 pm, P12N
(8) vs. (9) Washington State
First Round
W 77–73  19–12
KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
03/04/2016
6:00 pm, P12N
(8) vs. (1) No. 8 Oregon State
Quarterfinals
L 53–63  19–13
KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2015–16 USC Trojans men's basketball team

References

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