2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball team

The 2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented University of Southern California during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by third year head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament where they lost to Oregon State.

2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball
Women of Troy Classic Champions
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	19–13 (6–12 Pac-12)
Head coach	Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Beth Burns Jualeah Woods Taja Edwards
Home arena	Galen Center

2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Oregon State †	16	–	2		.889			32	–	5		.865
No. 11 Arizona State	16	–	2		.889			26	–	7		.788
No. 13 Stanford	14	–	4		.778			27	–	8		.771
No. 10 UCLA	14	–	4		.778			26	–	9		.743
Washington	11	–	7		.611			26	–	11		.703
Oregon	9	–	9		.500			24	–	11		.686
Utah	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
USC	6	–	12		.333			19	–	13		.594
Washington State	5	–	13		.278			14	–	16		.467
California	4	–	14		.222			15	–	17		.469
Arizona	3	–	15		.167			13	–	19		.406
Colorado	2	–	16		.111			7	–	23		.233
† 2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of April 3, 2016 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Jordan Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Mater Dei HS Irvine, CA G 2 Khaedin Taito 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Palm Beach Currumbin HS Hastings, NZ G 10 Courtney Jaco 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Windward School Compton, CA F 13 Marguerite Effa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Fairfax Los Angeles, CA G 14 Sadie Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Blair Academy Connecticut Meriden, CT G 21 Aliyah Mazyck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Myers Park HS Charlotte, NC G 23 Brianna Barrett 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Oaks Christian School Winnetka, CA F 25 Alexis Lloyd 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Whitney Young HS Virginia Tech Chicago, IL G 30 Candela Abejon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Univ. de Ovideo Asturias, Spain F 32 Dani Milisic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Blacktown Girls HS Sydney, Australia F 35 Kristen Simon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Windward School Gardena, CA F 41 Temi Fagbenle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Blair Academy Harvard London, England	Head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (USC) Assistant coach(es) Beth Burns (Ohio State) Jualeah Woods (USC) Taja Edwards (Fresno State) 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
11/08/2015* 2:00 pm		Cal State San Marcos	W 89–25		Galen Center  Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 12:00 pm		Hope International	W 92–43	1–0	Galen Center (402) Los Angeles, CA
11/16/2015* 4:00 pm		Santa Clara	W 81–46	2–0	Galen Center (302) Los Angeles, CA
11/22/2015* 4:00 pm		vs. Grand Canyon Hall of Fame Women's Challenge	W 75–44	3–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,509) Spokane, WA
11/23/2015* 8:00 pm		vs. West Virginia Hall of Fame Women's Challenge	W 78–67 OT	4–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,222) Spokane, WA
11/24/2015* 6:00 pm		at Gonzaga Hall of Fame Women's Challenge	W 60–56	5–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,154) Spokane, WA
11/29/2015* 9:00 am, ESPN3		vs. Iona Hall of Fame Women's Challenge	W 76–56	6–0	Mohegan Sun Arena (452) Uncasville, CT
12/04/2015* 4:00 pm		Southern Utah	W 71–32	7–0	Lyon Center (492) Los Angeles, CA
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm		UNLV	W 73–42	8–0	Galen Center (824) Los Angeles, CA
12/13/2015* 4:00 pm		Long Beach State	W 69–43	9–0	Galen Center (621) Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2015* 6:00 pm		Florida A&M Women of Troy Classic semifinals	W 88–45	10–0	Galen Center (425) Los Angeles, CA
12/20/2015* 3:00 pm		Albany Women of Troy Classic championship	W 68–67	11–0	Galen Center (977) Los Angeles, CA
12/28/2015* 7:00 pm		UC Irvine	W 75–56	12–0	Galen Center (406) Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm, P12N		at No. 21 UCLA Rivalry	L 73–78	12–1 (0–1)	Pauley Pavilion (2,766) Los Angeles, CA
01/02/2016 6:00 pm, P12N		No. 10 Oregon State	L 49–57	12–2 (0–2)	Galen Center (498) Los Angeles, CA
01/04/2016 5:00 pm, P12N		Oregon	W 75–67	13–2 (1–2)	Galen Center (565) Los Angeles, CA
01/10/2016 6:00 pm, P12N		No. 15 UCLA Rivalry	W 71–68	14–2 (2–2)	Galen Center (2,214) Los Angeles, CA
01/15/2016 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 25	at Washington State	L 61–73	14–3 (2–3)	Beasley Coliseum (772) Pullman, WA
01/17/2016 2:00 pm, P12N	No. 25	at Washington	L 60–69	14–4 (2–4)	Alaska Airlines Arena (1,790) Seattle, WA
01/22/2016 8:00 pm, P12N		No. 12 Stanford	L 47–57	14–5 (2–5)	Galen Center (612) Los Angeles, CA
01/24/2016 2:00 pm, P12N		California	W 61–47	15–5 (3–5)	Galen Center (1,476) Los Angeles, CA
01/29/2016 6:00 pm, P12N		at Utah	W 70–59	16–5 (4–5)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,621) Salt Lake City, UT
01/31/2016 6:00 pm, P12N		at Colorado	L 63–66	16–6 (4–6)	Coors Events Center (1,583) Boulder, CO
02/05/2016 6:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona	W 67–57	17–6 (5–6)	McKale Center (1,030) Tucson, AZ
02/07/2016 1:00 pm		at No. 9 Arizona State	L 68–69	17–7 (5–7)	Wells Fargo Arena (1,564) Tempe, AZ
02/12/2016 7:00 pm		Washington	L 53–61	17–8 (5–8)	Galen Center (565) Los Angeles, CA
02/14/2016 4:00 pm, P12N		Washington State	W 64–62	18–8 (6–8)	Galen Center (790) Los Angeles, CA
02/19/2016 8:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon State	L 52–76	18–9 (6–9)	Gill Coliseum (3,615) Corvallis, OR
02/21/2016 2:00 pm		at Oregon	L 60–69	18–10 (6–10)	Matthew Knight Arena (2,425) Eugene, OR
02/26/2016 6:00 pm, P12N		No. 9 Arizona State	L 45–50	18–11 (6–11)	Galen Center (486) Los Angeles, CA
02/28/2016 2:00 pm		Arizona	L 56–63	18–12 (6–12)	Galen Center (3,433) Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Conference Women's Tournament
03/03/2016 6:00 pm, P12N	(8)	vs. (9) Washington State First Round	W 77–73	19–12	KeyArena  Seattle, WA
03/04/2016 6:00 pm, P12N	(8)	vs. (1) No. 8 Oregon State Quarterfinals	L 53–63	19–13	KeyArena  Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Main article: 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	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

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

See also

2015–16 USC Trojans men's basketball team