2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represented 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 played 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 they defeated Missouri State in the first round before losing to Florida State in the second round.

2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 18
Record22–10 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReed Arena
Seasons
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

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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

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Rankings

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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
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(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule and Results

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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.

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