2015–16 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team
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CAA tournament & regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Record | 27–6 (17–1 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | JMU Convocation Center |
Seasons |
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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 |
The 2015–16 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team represents James Madison University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by fourteenth year head coach Kenny Brooks, play their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 27–6, 17–1 in CAA play to win the CAA regular season title. They also won the CAA Tournament Championship and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament. They lost in the first round to DePaul.
On March 28, it was announced that Kenny Brooks has accepted his coaching position at Virginia Tech. He finished at James Madison with a 14-year record of 337–122.
Roster
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Sean O'Regan (James Madison)
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/09/2015* 2:00 pm | Davis & Elkins | W 107–37 | 1–0 | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/15/2015* 2:00 pm | Longwood | W 88–30 | 1–0 | JMU Convocation Center (2,201) Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||||
11/17/2015* 2:00 pm | Morgan State | W 92–31 | 2–0 | JMU Convocation Center (2,012) Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||||
11/20/2015* 10:00 pm | at UCLA | L 61–90 | 2–1 | Pauley Pavilion (840) Los Angeles | |||||||
11/23/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Liberty | W 72–56 | 3–1 | JMU Convocation Center (2,200) Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||||
11/29/2015* 5:00 pm | at Hampton | W 68–56 OT | 4–1 | Hampton Convocation Center (1,011) Hampton, Virginia | |||||||
12/05/2015* 7:00 pm | American | W 74–45 | 5–1 | JMU Convocation Center (2,718) Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||||
12/07/2015* 7:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure | L 45–56 | 5–2 | Reilly Center (518) Olean, New York | |||||||
12/13/2015* 2:00 pm | at Richmond | W 73–47 | 6–2 | Robins Center (1,015) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
12/20/2015* 5:00 pm | vs. West Virginia Florida Sunshine Classic | L 62–69 | 6–3 | Worden Arena (987) Winter Haven, Florida | |||||||
12/21/2015* 5:00 pm | vs. No. 4 Baylor Florida Sunshine Classic | L 63–77 | 6–4 | Worden Arena (932) Winter Haven, Florida | |||||||
12/30/2015* 7:00 pm | Davidson | W 87–45 | 7–4 | JMU Convocation Center (2,353) Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||||
CAA regular season | |||||||||||
01/03/2016 2:00 pm | at William & Mary | L 59–65 OT | 7–5 (0–1) | Kaplan Arena (741) Williamsburg, Virginia | |||||||
01/08/2016 7:00 pm | College of Charleston | W 83–61 | 8–5 (1–1) | JMU Convocation Center (2,202) Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||||
01/10/2016 2:00 pm | at Elon | W 81–76 OT | 9–5 (2–1) | Alumni Hall (547) Elon, North Carolina | |||||||
01/15/2016 7:00 pm | Drexel | W 67–56 | 10–5 (3–1) | JMU Convocation Center (2,495) Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||||
01/17/2016 2:00 pm | Northeastern | W 85–62 | 11–5 (4–1) | JMU Convocation Center (2,227) Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||||
01/22/2016 7:00 pm | at Towson | W 64–57 | 12–5 (5–1) | SECU Arena (344) Towson, Maryland | |||||||
01/29/2016 7:00 pm | Delaware | W 75–55 | 13–5 (6–1) | JMU Convocation Center (2,681) Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||||
01/31/2016 2:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | W 60–40 | 14–5 (7–1) | JMU Convocation Center (2,353) Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||||
02/05/2016 7:00 pm | at Hofstra | W 71–54 | 15–5 (8–1) | Hofstra Arena (905) Hempstead, New York | |||||||
02/07/2016 2:00 pm | at Northeastern | W 61–52 | 16–5 (9–1) | Cabot Center (312) Boston | |||||||
02/12/2016 7:00 pm | at Drexel | W 59–55 | 17–5 (10–1) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,016) Philadelphia | |||||||
02/14/2016 1:00 pm, ASN | Hofstra | W 57–42 | 18–5 (11–1) | JMU Convocation Center (4,536) Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||||
02/19/2016 7:00 pm | William & Mary | W 83–63 | 19–5 (12–1) | JMU Convocation Center (2,428) Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||||
02/21/2016 2:00 pm | Towson | W 61–45 | 20–5 (13–1) | JMU Convocation Center (2,612) Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||||
02/26/2016 7:00 pm | at UNC Wilmington | W 77–41 | 21–5 (14–1) | Trask Coliseum (346) Wilmington, North Carolina | |||||||
02/28/2016 2:00 pm | Elon | W 73–72 | 22–5 (15–1) | JMU Convocation Center (4,103) Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||||
03/02/2016 8:00 pm, ASN | at Delaware | W 65–43 | 23–5 (16–1) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,659) Newark, Delaware | |||||||
03/05/2016 12:00 pm | at College of Charleston | W 76–46 | 24–5 (17–1) | TD Arena (91) Charleston, South Carolina | |||||||
CAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/10/2016 12:00 pm, ASN | vs. College of Charleston Quarterfinals | W 53–50 | 25–5 | Show Place Arena Upper Marlboro, Maryland | |||||||
03/11/2016 1:00 pm, CSN | vs. Delaware Semifinals | W 68–47 | 26–5 | Show Place Arena Upper Marlboro, Maryland | |||||||
03/12/2016 4:00 pm, CSN | vs. Drexel Championship | W 60–46 | 27–5 | Show Place Arena (1,207) Upper Marlboro, Maryland | |||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/18/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | (11 D) | vs. (6 D) No. 20 DePaul First Round | L 67–97 | 27–6 | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
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 |
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AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | N/A |
Coaches | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | NR |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
No Change | ||
(RV) | Received Votes |
See also
2015–16 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team
References
- ^ "James Madison University Athletics - 2015-16 Women's Basketball Schedule". jmusports.com. Retrieved November 14, 2015.