The 2015–16 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team will represent University of Michigan during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by fourth year head coach Kim Barnes Arico, play their home games at the Crisler Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Iowa. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament defeated Wright State, Bucknell and San Diego in the first, second and third rounds, Temple in the quarterfinals before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the semifinals.
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WNIT, Semifinals | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 21–14 (9–9 B1G) |
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Home arena | Crisler Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Maryland† | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 31 | – | 4 | .886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Ohio State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Michigan State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 31, 2016 Rankings from AP poll |
Roster
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Kim Barnes Arico (Montclair State)
Melanie Moore (Siena)
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Schedule
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/08/2015* 2:00 pm |
Ferris State | W 109–39 | Crisler Center (1,240) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/14/2015* 12:00 pm |
Binghamton | W 90–62 | 1–0 |
Crisler Center (1,906) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
11/15/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Detroit | W 88–61 | 2–0 |
Calihan Hall (1,313) Detroit, MI | |||||||
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm |
Xavier | W 92–54 | 3–0 |
Crisler Center (2,613) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
11/23/2015* 7:00 pm |
USC Upstate | W 119–61 | 4–0 |
Crisler Center (1,589) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
11/27/2015* 7:00 pm |
Hartford | W 83–47 | 5–0 |
Crisler Center (2,004) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
11/29/2015* 2:00 pm |
Oral Roberts | W 61–44 | 6–0 |
Crisler Center (1,809) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm |
Pittsburgh ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge |
W 82–45 | 7–0 |
Crisler Center (1,737) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
12/06/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Princeton | L 57–74 | 7–1 |
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,851) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
12/13/2015* 2:00 pm, BTN |
No. 20 UCLA | L 77–86 | 7–2 |
Crisler Center (2,834) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
12/19/2015* 2:30 pm |
Miami (OH) | W 97–55 | 8–2 |
Crisler Center (2,396) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
12/23/2015* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Eastern Michigan | L 63–64 | 8–3 |
Convocation Center (1,757) Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
12/31/2015 1:00 pm |
Purdue | L 63–65 | 8–4 (0–1) |
Crisler Center (3,159) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
01/03/2016 12:30 pm, BTN |
at Indiana | L 69–77 OT | 8–5 (0–2) |
Assembly Hall (3,602) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
01/07/2016 7:00 pm |
Iowa | W 82–75 | 9–5 (1–2) |
Crisler Center (1,889) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
01/10/2016 3:00 pm |
at Minnesota | W 93–86 | 10–5 (2–2) |
Williams Arena (3,243) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
01/14/2016 6:00 pm, BTN |
No. 8 Maryland | L 67–74 | 10–6 (2–3) |
Crisler Center (1,752) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
01/17/2016 2:00 pm |
at Penn State | W 91–87 | 11–6 (2–4) |
Bryce Jordan Center (9,124) University Park, PA | |||||||
01/21/2016 6:00 pm, BTN |
No. 7 Ohio State Rivalry |
L 93–97 | 11–7 (3–4) |
Crisler Center (2,093) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
01/24/2016 2:00 pm |
Nebraska | L 81–93 | 11–8 (3–5) |
Crisler Center (3,082) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
01/28/2016 8:00 pm |
at Iowa | L 69–85 | 11–9 (3–6) |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,780) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
01/31/2016 12:30 pm, BTN |
Minnesota | W 92–76 | 12–9 (4–6) |
Crisler Center (2,778) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
02/03/2016 7:00 pm |
at No. 17 Michigan State Rivalry |
L 64–85 | 12–10 (4–7) |
Breslin Center (8,003) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
02/07/2016 2:00 pm |
Illinois | W 96–83 | 13–10 (5–7) |
Crisler Center (2,509) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
02/11/2016 7:00 pm |
Wisconsin | W 82–65 | 14–10 (6–7) |
Crisler Center (1,777) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
02/14/2016 2:00 pm |
at Purdue | W 68–61 | 15–10 (7–7) |
Mackey Arena (6,427) West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
02/17/2016 7:00 pm |
at No. 6 Maryland | L 56–76 | 15–11 (7–8) |
Xfinity Center (5,100) College Park, MD | |||||||
02/20/2016 12:00 pm, BTN |
Penn State | W 78–73 | 16–11 (8–8) |
Crisler Center (2,920) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
02/23/2016 6:30 pm, BTN |
at Northwestern | W 70–65 | 17–11 (9–8) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,140) Evanston, IL | |||||||
02/28/2016 2:00 pm, BTN |
at Rutgers | L 50–72 | 17–12 (9–9) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,505) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Big Ten Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/03/2016 12:00 pm, BTN |
vs. Iowa Second Round |
L 85–97 | 17–13 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
WNIT | |||||||||||
03/16/2016* 7:00 pm |
Wright State First Round |
W 81–53 | 18–13 |
Crisler Center (658) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
03/19/2016* 2:00 pm |
Bucknell Second Round |
W 95–72 | 19–13 |
Crisler Center (938) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
03/22/2016* 7:00 pm |
San Diego Third Round |
W 78–51 | 20–13 |
Crisler Center (1,000) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
03/28/2016* 7:00 pm |
Temple Quarterfinals |
W 77–76 | 21–13 |
Crisler Center (1,457) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
03/31/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Florida Gulf Coast Semifinals |
L 62–71 | 21–14 |
Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2015-16 Michigan Women's Basketball Schedule". www.MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016.