2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team will represent the University of Cincinnati during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the third for the Bearcats as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats, led by seventh year head coach Jamelle Elliott, plays their home games at Fifth Third Arena. They finished the season 8–22, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the American Athletic women's tournament to East Carolina.

2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record8–22 (4–14 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tasha Brown
  • Katie Rokus
  • Aaron Swinson
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
2015–16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UConn †18–0 1.00038–0  1.000
No. 21 South Florida14–4 .77824–10  .706
Temple13–5 .72223–12  .657
Memphis12–6 .66718–13  .581
Tulane11–7 .61123–12  .657
Tulsa8–10 .44412–19  .387
SMU7–11 .38913–18  .419
East Carolina6–12 .33313–19  .406
Cincinnati4–14 .2228–22  .267
UCF4–14 .2227–23  .233
Houston2–16 .1116–24  .200
† American Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Media

All Bearscats games will have an audio broadcast streamed on Bearcats TV. Before conference season home games will also have a video stream on Bearcats TV. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, Fox Sports Ohio, and Bearcats TV. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster
2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Nikira Goings 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrOsborne Marietta, GA
G 3 Ana Owens 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoLawrence North Indianapolis, IN
G 12 Alyesha Lovett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrMalcolm X Shabazz Newark, NJ
G 13 Brandey Tarver 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoBogan Computer Technical Chicago, IL
F 14 Trinity Hunter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoGahanna Lincoln New Albany, OH
G 20 Maya Benham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrOsborne Doulgasville, GA
F 21 Brianna Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoLuella Locust Grove, GA
G 22 Bianca Quisenberry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrTecumseh Springfield, OH
G 23 Jasmine Whitfield 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSouth Oldham Crestwood, KY
F 25 Chelsea Warren 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrRed Oak Red Oak, TX
F 32 Shelbi Chandler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrPike Indianapolis, IN
F 50 Shaqeia Stokes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GSWinton Woods
Saint Francis (PA)		 Cincinnati, OH
Head coach

Jamelle Elliott (Connecticut)

Assistant coach(es)

Tasha Brown (St. Ambrose)
Katie Rokus (South Carolina-Aiken)
Aaron Swinson (Auburn)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
3:00 pm		 Southern Indiana W 69–46 
Fifth Third Arena (419)
Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
1:00 pm		 Saint Francis (PA) W 93–86  1–0
 Fifth Third Arena (460)
Cincinnati, OH
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm		 Northern Kentucky W 71–68  2–0
 Fifth Third Arena (395)
Cincinnati, OH
11/21/2015*
7:00 pm		 Bowling Green W 54–51  3–0
 Fifth Third Arena (963)
Cincinnati, OH
11/26/2015*
2:00 pm		 vs. No. 5 Baylor
Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division		 L 34–72  3–1
 St. George HS Gymnasium (353)
Freeport, BAH
11/27/2015*
5:45 pm		 vs. No. 20 Michigan State
Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division		 L 63–103  3–2
 St. George HS Gymnasium (328)
Freeport, BAH
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Detroit L 68–77  3–3
 Calihan Hall (197)
Detroit, MI
12/06/2015*
1:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 10 Ohio State L 76–105  3–4
 Fifth Third Arena (1,767)
Cincinnati, OH
12/13/2015*
5:00 pm		 at Xavier L 56–65  3–5
 Cintas Center (1,863)
Cincinnati, OH
12/18/2015*
7:00 pm		 Tennessee–Martin L 57–63  3–6
 Fifth Third Arena (377)
Cincinnati, OH
12/20/2015*
2:00 pm		 Eastern Illinois W 70–57  4–6
 Fifth Third Arena (302)
Cincinnati, OH
12/23/2015*
1:00 pm		 at Georgia L 42–60  4–7
 Stegeman Coliseum (2,350)
Athens, GA
AAC regular season
12/30/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY		 No. 1 Connecticut L 45–107  4–8 (0–1)
 Fifth Third Arena (2,246)
Cincinnati, OH
01/02/2016
2:00 pm		 at UCF W 68–50  5–8 (1–1)
 CFE Arena (356)
Orlando, FL
01/07/2016
7:00 pm		 Memphis L 47–64  5–9 (1–2)
 Fifth Third Arena (373)
Cincinnati, OH
01/10/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Temple L 51–74  5–10 (1–3)
 McGonigle Hall (915)
Philadelphia, PA
01/13/2016
8:00 pm, ADN		 at Tulsa W 55–53  6–10 (2–3)
 Reynolds Center (363)
Tulsa, OK
01/16/2016
2:00 pm, ADN		 UCF L 60–80  6–11 (2–4)
 Fifth Third Arena (451)
Cincinnati, OH
01/20/2016
7:00 pm		 at East Carolina L 60–63  6–12 (2–5)
 Williams Arena (1,198)
Greenville, NC
01/27/2016
7:00 pm		 SMU L 55–73  6–13 (2–6)
 Fifth Third Arena (318)
Cincinnati, OH
01/30/2016
2:00 pm		 Houston W 56–50  7–13 (3–6)
 Fifth Third Arena (456)
Cincinnati, OH
02/03/2016
7:00 pm		 at No. 19 South Florida L 49–82  7–14 (3–7)
 USF Sun Dome (2,007)
Tampa, FL
02/06/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Memphis L 51–54  7–15 (3–8)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,789)
Memphis, TN
02/09/2016
7:00 pm, ADN		 Temple L 49–74  7–16 (3–9)
 Fifth Third Arena (329)
Cincinnati, OH
02/12/2016
7:00 pm, ADN		 No. 22 South Florida L 51–78  7–17 (3–10)
 Fifth Third Arena (323)
Cincinnati, OH
02/17/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY		 at No. 1 Connecticut L 34–88  7–18 (3–11)
 Gampel Pavilion (8,461)
Storrs, CT
02/20/2016
2:00 pm		 at Houston W 67–61  8–18 (4–11)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (363)
Houston, TX
02/24/2016
7:00 pm		 East Carolina L 55–77  8–19 (4–12)
 Fifth Third Arena (458)
Cincinnati, OH
02/27/2016
1:00 pm		 Tulsa L 63–76  8–20 (4–13)
 Fifth Third Arena (553)
Cincinnati, OH
02/29/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Tulane L 51–70  8–21 (4–14)
 Devlin Fieldhouse (1,428)
New Orleans, LA
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/04/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 vs. East Carolina
First Round		 L 61–70  8–22
 Mohegan Sun Arena (4,480)
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in EST.

See also

References
  1. "2015-2016 Schedule". www.GoBearcats.com. University of Cincinnati. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016.
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