2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team will represent Texas A&M University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Gary Blair , who was in his thirteenth season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and will play in its fourth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference . They finished the season 22–10, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where defeated Missouri State in the first round before losing to Florida State in the second round.
Roster
2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
C
00
Khaalia Hillsman
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So
Whitney Young
Chicago, IL
G/F
1
Courtney Williams
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
North Shore
Houston , TX
F
3
Taylor Cooper
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Jr
Oral Roberts Shawnee
Shawnee, OK
F
5
Anriel Howard
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Westlake
Atlanta, GA
G
10
Shlonte Allen
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
RS Jr
Trinity Valley CC Arcada
Arcadia, LA
G
11
Curtyce Knox
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
RS Jr
Atascocita
Humble, TX
G
12
Danni Williams
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
Clovis
Clovis, NM
G
13
Chelsea Jennings
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
North Crowley
Fort Worth, TX
G/F
21
Jasmine Lumpkin
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Fr
Michigan State Joliet Catholic Academy
Bolingbrook, IL
C
23
Rachel Mitchell
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr
Atascocita
Houston , TX
G
24
Jordan Jones
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Jr
DeSoto
DeSoto, TX
G
33
Courtney Walker
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
Santa Fe
Edmond, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
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
Week 19
Final
AP
13
12
10
12
15
18
16
16
13
15
13
10
12
15
12т
11
15
19
18
N/A
Coaches
16
12
9
11
16
18
14
13т
10
11
12
10
11
13
12
11
15
18
18
20
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
Schedule and Results
[1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2015 *2:00 pm
No. 13
Texas Wesleyan
W 92–40
Reed Arena (3,034)College Station, TX
Non-conference games
11/13/2015 *6:00 pm
No. 13
Texas State
W 87–50
1–0
Reed Arena (3,575)College Station, TX
11/15/2015 *4:00 pm
No. 13
Southern
W 88–47
2–0
Reed Arena (3,611)College Station, TX
11/18/2015 *6:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 12
at No. 14 Duke
W 72–66 OT
3–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,708)Durham, NC
11/21/2015 *12:30 pm
No. 12
TCU
W 82–78
4–0
Reed Arena (4,013)College Station, TX
11/27/2015 *2:00 pm
No. 10
vs. No. 16 California South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 75–58
5–0
South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
11/28/2015 *2:00 pm
No. 10
vs. No. 11 Ohio State South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
L 80–95
5–1
South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
12/04/2015 *9:00 pm
No. 12
vs. Hawaiʻi Tom Weston Invitational
W 82–41
6–1
George Q. Cannon Activities Center (150)Laie, HI
12/05/2015 *6:00 pm
No. 12
vs. BYU Tom Weston Invitational
L 64–72
6–2
George Q. Cannon Activities Center (269)Laie, HI
12/07/2015 *11:00 am, SECN
No. 15
SMU
W 67–55
7–2
Reed Arena (8,004)College Station, TX
12/12/2015 *2:00 pm, SECN
No. 15
No. 18 DePaul
L 66–80
7–3
Reed Arena (3,721)College Station, TX
12/20/2015 *4:00 pm, FS1
No. 18
vs. No. 17 Oklahoma Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 74–68
8–3
Chesapeake Energy Arena (2,403)Oklahoma City, OK
12/22/2015 *12:00 pm, SECN
No. 16
Little Rock
W 69–39
9–3
Reed Arena (3,852)College Station, TX
12/29/2015 *2:00 pm
No. 16
Prairie View A&M
W 88–30
10–3
Reed Arena (4,124)College Station, TX
Conference Games
01/03/2016 4:00 pm, SECN
No. 16
Georgia
W 73–62
11–3 (1–0)
Reed Arena (5,027)College Station, TX
01/07/2016 7:00 pm, SECN
No. 13
at Arkansas
L 61–67
11–4 (1–1)
Bud Walton Arena (1,494)Fayetteville, AR
01/10/2016 3:00 pm, SECN
No. 13
at LSU
W 53–35
12–4 (2–1)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (3,774)Baton Rouge, LA
01/14/2016 7:00 pm
No. 15
Ole Miss
W 81–58
13–4 (3–1)
Reed Arena (4,033)College Station, TX
01/17/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15
at No. 2 South Carolina
L 58–59
13–5 (3–2)
Colonial Life Arena (15,406)Columbia, SC
01/21/2016 7:00 pm
No. 13
No. 23 Missouri
W 81–77 OT
14–5 (4–2)
Reed Arena (3,844)College Station, TX
01/28/2016 6:00 pm
No. 10
at Alabama
W 59–56
15–5 (5–2)
Foster Auditorium (2,366)Tuscaloosa, AL
01/31/2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 10
No. 2 South Carolina
L 63–70
15–6 (5–3)
Reed Arena (8,511)College Station, TX
02/04/2016 6:00 pm
No. 12
at No. 22 Florida
L 81–83
15–7 (5–4)
O'Connell Center (1,404)Gainesville, FL
02/07/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 12
No. 23 Tennessee
W 76–71 OT
16–7 (6–4)
Reed Arena (4,791)College Station, TX
02/11/2016 6:00 pm, SECN
No. 15
No. 11 Mississippi State
W 64–58
17–7 (7–4)
Reed Arena (5,645)College Station, TX
02/15/2016 6:00 pm, SECN
No. 12
at Ole Miss
W 62–48
18–7 (8–4)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,691)Oxford, MS
02/18/2016 8:00 pm, SECN
No. 12
LSU
W 68–54
19–7 (9–4)
Reed Arena (4,797)College Station, TX
02/21/2016 4:00 pm, SECN
No. 12
at Vanderbilt
W 75–63
20–7 (10–4)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,975)Nashville, TN
02/25/2016 6:30 pm, SECN
No. 11
at Auburn
W 57–49
21–7 (11–4)
Auburn Arena (3,651)Auburn, AL
02/28/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 11
No. 15 Kentucky
L 58–71
21–8 (11–5)
Reed Arena (7,133)College Station, TX
SEC Women's Tournament
03/04/2016 5:00 pm, SECN
No. 15
vs. Tennessee Quarterfinals
L 60–70
21–9
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (4,214)Jacksonville, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016 *3:00 pm, ESPN2
(4 D) No. 18
(13 D) Missouri State First Round
W 74–65
22–9
Reed Arena (4,040)College Station, TX
03/21/2016 *5:30 pm, ESPN2
(4 D) No. 18
(5 D) No. 17 Florida State Second Round
L 56–74
22–10
Reed Arena (4,013)College Station, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
D=Dallas Region.
All times are in
Central Time .
See also
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold