2015–16 Charleston Cougars women's basketball team

The 2015–16 College of Charleston Cougars women's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by second year head coach Candice M. Jackson, played their home games at the TD Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 CAA play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to James Madison.

2015–16 College of Charleston Cougars women's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	11–20 (5–13 CAA)
Head coach	Candice M. Jackson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Bob Clark Adria Crawford Darren Guensch
Home arena	TD Arena

2015–16 CAA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison †	17	–	1		.944			27	–	6		.818
Hofstra	13	–	5		.722			25	–	9		.735
Drexel	13	–	5		.722			19	–	14		.576
Elon	11	–	7		.611			18	–	13		.581
Delaware	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
Northeastern	9	–	9		.500			15	–	16		.484
William & Mary	6	–	12		.333			15	–	15		.500
College of Charleston	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
UNC Wilmington	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
Towson	3	–	15		.167			7	–	24		.226
† 2016 CAA tournament winner As of March 28, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 College of Charleston Cougars women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Nola Henry 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Willingboro Massachusetts Willingboro, New Jersey G 2 Darien Huff 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, Kentucky G 3 Shiclasia Brown 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Nazareth Regional Corona, New York F 12 Jacqueline Luna-Castro 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Boise UC Santa Barbara Boise, Idaho F 14 Courtney Gardner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Brookwood Snellville, Georgia G 15 Tanisha Brown (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Myrtle Beach Charlotte Loris, South Carolina F 20 Bri Sullivan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Colonial Forge Ferdericksburg, Virginia G 21 Shannon Hines 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr R-S Central HS Spindale, North Carolina F 24 Breanna Bolden 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr South River HS Edgewater, Maryland F 40 Dajan Logan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr McDonogh Randallstown, Maryland F 44 Kelsey Booth (I)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr East Hampton Saints East Hampton, Connecticut	Head coach Candice M. Jackson (Michigan State) Assistant coach(es) Bob Clark (Towson) Adria Crawford (Georgetown) Darren Guensch (Radford) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2015* 6:30 pm		Georgia Southwestern State	W 79–51		TD Arena  Charleston, South Carolina
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 4:00 pm		Houston	W 55–48	1–0	TD Arena (681) Charleston, South Carolina
11/16/2015* 6:00 pm		at Boise State	L 38–61	1–1	Taco Bell Arena  Boise, Idaho
11/18/2015* 9:00 pm		at Weber State	W 50–42	2–1	Dee Events Center (521) Ogden, Utah
11/22/2015* 5:00 pm		at Virginia Tech	L 47–81	2–2	Cassell Coliseum (1,136) Blacksburg, Virginia
11/28/2015* 12:00 pm		Charleston Southern	W 81–66	3–2	TD Arena (212) Charleston, South Carolina
12/02/2015* 6:30 pm		Appalachian State	W 60–50	4–2	TD Arena (572) Charleston, South Carolina
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm		at Charlotte	L 61–89	4–3	Dale F. Halton Arena (533) Charlotte, North Carolina
12/18/2015* 6:30 pm		WKU	L 44–78	4–4	TD Arena (125) Charleston, South Carolina
12/20/2015* 2:00 pm		Louisville	L 67–71	4–5	TD Arena (517) Charleston, South Carolina
12/22/2015* 2:00 pm		Winthrop	W 77–63	5–5	TD Arena (274) Charleston, South Carolina
12/30/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Mercer	L 58–66	5–6	Hawkins Arena (376) Macon, Georgia
CAA regular season
01/03/2016 2:00 pm		at Drexel	L 54–66	5–7 (0–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (703) Philadelphia
01/08/2016 7:00 pm		at James Madison	L 61–83	5–8 (0–2)	JMU Convocation Center (2,202) Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/10/2016 2:00 pm		Hofstra	L 58–62	5–9 (0–3)	TD Arena (132) Charleston, South Carolina
01/15/2016 6:30 pm		Delaware	L 47–63	5–10 (0–4)	TD Arena (193) Charleston, South Carolina
01/17/2016 2:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 64–53	6–10 (1–4)	Trask Coliseum (422) Wilmington, North Carolina
01/22/2016 7:00 pm		at Elon	L 41–52	6–11 (1–5)	Alumni Gym (650) Elon, North Carolina
01/29/2016 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 55–51	7–11 (2–5)	Kaplan Arena (462) Williamsburg, Virginia
01/31/2016 2:00 pm		Towson	W 67–55	8–11 (3–5)	TD Arena (267) Charleston, South Carolina
02/05/2016 6:30 pm		Northeastern	L 49–52	8–12 (3–6)	TD Arena (112) Charleston, South Carolina
02/07/2016 2:00 pm		Drexel	W 49–46	9–12 (4–6)	TD Arena (239) Charleston, South Carolina
02/12/2016 7:00 pm		at Delaware	L 55–72	9–13 (4–7)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,619) Newark, New Jersey
02/14/2016 2:00 pm		at Towson	L 51–62	9–14 (4–8)	SECU Arena (482) Towson, Maryland
02/19/2016 11:30 am		Elon	L 38–54	9–15 (4–9)	TD Arena (1,759) Charleston, South Carolina
02/21/2016 2:00 pm		William & Mary	L 40–66	9–16 (4–10)	TD Arena (306) Charleston, South Carolina
02/26/2016 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	L 66–78	9–17 (4–11)	Cabot Center (258) Boston
02/28/2016 2:00 pm		at Hofstra	L 54–66	9–18 (4–12)	Hofstra Arena (480) Hempstead, New York
03/02/2016 6:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 68–24	10–18 (5–12)	TD Arena (109) Charleston, South Carolina
03/05/2016 12:00 pm		James Madison	L 46–76	10–19 (5–13)	TD Arena (91) Charleston, South Carolina
CAA Women's Tournament
03/09/2016 12:00 pm		vs. UNC Wilmington First Round	W 71–62	11–19	Show Place Arena  Upper Marlboro, Maryland
03/10/2016 12:00 pm, ASN		vs. James Madison Quarterfinals	L 50–53	11–20	Show Place Arena  Upper Marlboro, Maryland
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2015–16 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team