2015–16 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

The 2015–16 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team represented University of Georgia in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by first year head coach Joni Taylor. The team played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum, and were a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 9–7 in SEC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC women's tournament to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they lost in the first round to Indiana.

2015–16 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
Radisson Chatsworth Thanksgiving Classic Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	21–9 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Joni Taylor (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Karen Lange Chelsea Newton Robert Mosley
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum

2015–16 SEC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 South Carolina †	16	–	0		1.000			33	–	2		.943
No. 15 Mississippi State	11	–	5		.688			28	–	8		.778
No. 18 Texas A&M	11	–	5		.688			22	–	10		.688
No. 12 Kentucky	10	–	6		.625			25	–	8		.758
No. 25 Florida	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
Georgia	9	–	7		.563			21	–	10		.677
Missouri	8	–	8		.500			22	–	10		.688
Tennessee	8	–	8		.500			22	–	14		.611
Auburn	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Arkansas	7	–	9		.438			12	–	18		.400
Vanderbilt	5	–	11		.313			18	–	14		.563
Alabama	4	–	12		.250			15	–	16		.484
LSU	3	–	13		.188			10	–	21		.323
Ole Miss	2	–	14		.125			10	–	20		.333
† 2016 SEC tournament winner As of March 27, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 Georgia Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Shanea Armbrister 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr South Broward HS Darton College Nassau, Bahamas G 2 Terryuana Goodwin 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Sr LaGrange HS Butler CC Hogansville, GA G 3 Tiaria Griffin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Hattiesburg HS Monticello, MS F 4 Caliya Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr McEachern HS Marietta, GA G 10 Hannahkohl Almire 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Riverwood Charter School Atlanta, GA G/F 11 Pachis Roberts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr McEachern HS Syracuse Powder Springs, Ga G 12 Haley Clark 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Edgewater HS Orlando, FL F 13 Merritt Hempe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Stafford HS Fredericksburg, VA G/F 20 Shacobia Barbee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN F 23 Halle Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Parkway HS Bossier City, LA G 24 Marjorie Butler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr The Webb School Knoxville, TN G 25 Amber Skidgel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Archer HS Bethlehem, GA F 33 Mackenzie Engram 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Hillgrove HS Powder Springs, GA	Head coach Joni Taylor (Alabama) Assistant coach(es) Karen Lange (Iowa) Chelsea Newton (Rutgers) Robert Mosley (Miles) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2015-08-31

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015* 2:00 pm		Stetson	W 76–55	1–0	Stegeman Coliseum (3,530) Athens, GA
11/18/2015* 7:30 pm		at No. 23 Michigan State	L 45–66	1–1	Breslin Center (5,117) East Lansing, MI
11/22/2015* 4:00 pm, SECN		Georgia Tech	W 78–66	2–1	Stegeman Coliseum (4,441) Athens, GA
11/24/2015* 7:00 pm		Georgia Southern	W 75–28	3–1	Stegeman Coliseum (1,900) Athens, GA
11/27/2015* 8:00 pm		vs. BYU Radisson Thanksgiving Classic semifinals	W 66–58	4–1	Matadome  Northridge, CA
11/28/2015* 7:30 pm		at Cal State Northridge Radisson Thanksgiving Classic championship	W 83–58	5–1	Matadome (498) Northridge, CA
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm		Mercer	W 57–44	6–1	Stegeman Coliseum (1,653) Athens, GA
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm		Kennesaw State	W 89–34	7–1	Stegeman Coliseum (1,622) Athens, GA
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm		No. 22 Seton Hall	W 70–52	8–1	Stegeman Coliseum (3,013) Athens, GA
12/08/2015* 11:00 am		Furman	W 77–39	9–1	Stegeman Coliseum (6,002) Athens, GA
12/20/2015* 2:00 pm		at Wright State	W 63–57	10–1	Nutter Center (1,563) Dayton, OH
12/23/2015* 1:00 pm		Cincinnati	W 60–42	11–1	Stegeman Coliseum (2,350) Athens, GA
12/28/2015* 7:00 pm		Tennessee Tech	W 81–48	12–1	Stegeman Coliseum (2,608) Athens, GA
SEC regular season
01/03/2016 5:00 pm, SECN		at No. 16 Texas A&M	L 62–73	12–2 (0–1)	Reed Arena (5,027) College Station, TX
01/07/2016 7:00 pm		No. 20 Missouri	L 48–54	12–3 (0–2)	Stegeman Coliseum (1,935) Athens, GA
01/10/2016 2:00 pm		No. 12 Kentucky	L 53–64	12–4 (0–3)	Stegeman Coliseum (2,681) Athens, GA
01/14/2016 7:00 pm		at No. 20 Florida	W 71–61	13–4 (1–3)	O'Connell Center (1,912) Gainesville, FL
01/17/2016 5:00 pm, SECN		at Alabama	L 50–64	13–5 (1–4)	Foster Auditorium (3,732) Tuscaloosa, AL
01/21/2016 7:00 pm		No. 10 Mississippi State	W 47–43	14–5 (2–4)	Stegeman Coliseum (1,920) Athens, GA
01/24/2016 2:00 pm		LSU	L 46–53	14–6 (2–5)	Stegeman Coliseum (3,538) Athens, GA
01/28/2016 7:00 pm, SECN		Auburn	W 63–30	15–6 (3–5)	Stegeman Coliseum (1,961) Athens, GA
01/31/2016 3:00 pm		at Vanderbilt	W 64–58	16–6 (4–5)	Memorial Gymnasium (3,111) Nashville, TN
02/04/2016 8:00 pm		at No. 21 Missouri	W 65–50	17–6 (5–5)	Mizzou Arena (4,086) Columbia, MO
02/07/2016 2:00 pm		Ole Miss	W 70–56	18–6 (6–5)	Stegeman Coliseum (3,826) Athens, GA
02/14/2016 3:00 pm		at LSU	W 58–47	19–6 (7–5)	Maravich Center (3,781) Baton Rouge, LA
02/18/2016 7:00 pm		at No. 3 South Carolina	L 51–61	19–7 (7–6)	Colonial Life Arena (16,186) Columbia, SC
02/21/2016 1:00 pm, SECN		No. 22 Florida	W 74–63	20–7 (8–6)	Stegeman Coliseum (3,733) Athens, GA
02/25/2016 7:00 pm, SECN		Arkansas	W 72–57	21–7 (9–6)	Stegeman Coliseum (3,131) Athens, GA
02/28/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN2		at Tennessee	L 60–80	21–8 (9–7)	Thompson–Boling Arena (12,446) Knoxville, TN
SEC Women's Tournament
03/03/2016 8:30 pm, SECN		vs. Vanderbilt Second Round	L 49–54 OT	21–9	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum (3,094) Jacksonville, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	(8 L)	vs. (9 L) Indiana First Round	L 58–62	22–10	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,310) South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• 2015–16 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team