2015–16 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
2015–16 UCLA Bruins women's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 10 |
Record | 26–9 (14–4 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Pauley Pavilion |
Seasons |
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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 |
The 2015–16 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by fifth year head coach Cori Close, play their home games at the Pauley Pavilion and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon State. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Hawaii in the first round and South Florida in the second round, before losing to Texas in the Sweet Sixteen.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Recee' Caldwell | G | 5'8" | Fr. | San Antonio, Texas | Transferred to Texas Tech |
Luiana Livulo | C | 6'3" | Sr. | Lisbon, Portugal | Graduated |
Madeline Poteet | G | 5'8" | Sr. | Temecula, California | Graduated |
Corinne Costa | F/C | 6'4" | RS Sr. | Discovery Bay, California | Graduated |
Savanna Trapp | C | 6'9" | RS Fr. | Esko, Minnesota | Left team for personal reasons |
Incoming transfer
Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Nicole Kornet | Guard | 6'1" | Jr | Lantana, TX | Oklahoma |
2015 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Kennedy Burke W | Northridge, CA | Sierra Canyon | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Ashley Hearn F | Rowlett, TX | Sachse | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Jenny Huth (Colorado)
Roster |
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 | RV | RV | RV | 24т | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12т | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | N/A |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
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Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
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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 | |||||||||||
11/01/2015* 2:00 pm | Vanguard | W 113–42 | Pauley Pavilion (1,206) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 5:00 pm | St. John's | W 73–58 | 1–0 | Pauley Pavilion (6,674) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
11/20/2015* 7:00 pm | James Madison | W 90–61 | 2–0 | Pauley Pavilion (840) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
11/22/2015* 1:00 pm, P12N | No. 2 South Carolina | L 65–68 | 2–1 | Pauley Pavilion (2,018) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
11/27/2015* 10:00 am | vs. Louisiana Tech Junkanoo Jam semifinals | W 68–57 | 3–1 | St. George HS Gymnasium (763) Freeport, BAH | |||||||
11/28/2015* 12:15 pm | vs. No. 3 Notre Dame Junkanoo Jam championship | L 84–92 OT | 3–2 | St. George HS Gymnasium (683) Freeport, BAH | |||||||
12/05/2015* 2:00 pm | No. 24 | Cal State Bakersfield | W 82–68 | 4–2 | Pauley Pavilion (795) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
12/13/2015* 11:00 am, BTN | No. 20 | at Michigan | W 86–77 | 5–2 | Crisler Arena (2,834) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
12/16/2015* 7:00 pm | No. 19 | UC Irvine | W 83–49 | 6–2 | Pauley Pavilion (563) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
12/18/2015* 7:05 pm | No. 19 | at Sacramento State | W 109–76 | 7–2 | Hornets Nest (688) Sacramento, CA | ||||||
12/21/2015* 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 19 | at No. 21 California | L 104–108 2OT | 7–3 | Haas Pavilion (2,482) Berkeley, CA | ||||||
12/28/2015* 7:00 pm | No. 21 | at UC Riverside | W 70–56 | 8–3 | Student Recreation Center Arena (667) Riverside, CA | ||||||
Pac-12 regular season | |||||||||||
12/30/2015 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 21 | USC Rivalry | W 78–73 | 9–3 (1–0) | Pauley Pavilion (2,766) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
01/02/2016 2:00 pm, P12N | No. 21 | Oregon | W 80–69 | 10–3 (2–0) | Pauley Pavilion (1,443) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
01/04/2016 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 15 | No. 11 Oregon State | W 71–51 | 11–3 (3–0) | Pauley Pavilion (1,161) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
01/10/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 15 | at USC Rivalry | L 68–71 | 11–4 (3–1) | Galen Center (2,214) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
01/15/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 17 | at Washington | L 56–64 | 11–5 (3–2) | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,547) Seattle, WA | ||||||
01/17/2016 12:00 pm, P12N | No. 17 | at Washington State | W 75–73 | 12–5 (4–2) | Beasley Coliseum (568) Pullman, WA | ||||||
01/22/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 20 | California | W 75–56 | 13–5 (5–2) | Pauley Pavilion (1,790) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
01/24/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 20 | No. 12 Stanford | W 56–36 | 14–5 (6–2) | Pauley Pavilion (3,061) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
01/29/2016 6:00 pm | No. 15 | at Colorado | W 82–64 | 15–5 (7–2) | Coors Events Center (2,252) Boulder, CO | ||||||
01/31/2016 1:00 pm | No. 15 | at Utah | W 69–63 | 16–5 (8–2) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (957) Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
02/05/2016 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 14 | at No. 8 Arizona State | L 61–65 | 16–6 (8–3) | Wells Fargo Arena (3,095) Tempe, AZ | ||||||
02/07/2016 12:00 pm | No. 14 | at Arizona | W 73–39 | 17–6 (9–3) | McKale Center (843) Tucson, AZ | ||||||
02/12/2016 7:00 pm | No. 14 | Washington State | W 73–61 | 18–6 (10–3) | Pauley Pavilion (1,660) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
02/14/2016 11:00 am, ESPNU | No. 14 | Washington | W 63–59 | 19–6 (11–3) | Pauley Pavilion (1,609) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
02/19/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 12 | at Oregon | W 77–72 | 20–6 (12–3) | Matthew Knight Arena (2,166) Eugene, OR | ||||||
02/21/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 12 | at No. 7 Oregon State | L 54–64 | 20–7 (12–4) | Gill Coliseum (5,654) Corvallis, OR | ||||||
02/26/2016 8:00 pm | No. 14 | Arizona | W 80–53 | 21–7 (13–4) | Pauley Pavilion (1,641) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
02/28/2016 11:00 am, P12N | No. 14 | No. 9 Arizona State | W 74–61 | 22–7 (14–4) | Pauley Pavilion (6,972) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
Pac-12 Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/04/2016 2:00 pm, P12N | (3) No. 12 | vs. (11) Arizona Quarterfinals | W 72–51 | 23–7 | KeyArena (3,747) Seattle, WA | ||||||
03/05/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | (3) No. 12 | vs. (10) California Semifinals | W 73–67 OT | 24–7 | KeyArena Seattle, WA | ||||||
03/06/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN | (3) No. 12 | vs. (1) No. 8 Oregon State Championship Game | L 57–69 | 24–8 | KeyArena (4,759) Seattle, WA | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/19/2016* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | (3 B) No. 10 | (14 B) Hawaii First Round | W 66–50 | 25–8 | Pauley Pavilion (2,552) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
03/21/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (3 B) No. 10 | (6 B) No. 21 South Florida Second Round | W 72–67 | 26–8 | Pauley Pavilion (1,656) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
03/26/2016* 10:30 am, ESPN | (3 B) No. 10 | vs. (2 B) No. 7 Texas Sweet Sixteen | L 64–72 | 26–9 | Webster Bank Arena (8,898) Bridgeport, CT | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Pacific Time. |
See also
2015–16 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Notes
- February 29, 2016 – Jordin Canada, Nirra Fields, and Monique Billings (honorable mention) were named to the All-Pac-12 team
- March 23, 2016 – Coach Cori Close was named the 2016 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division I Region 5 Coach of the Year
- March 29, 2916 – Jordin Canada received Honorable Mention on the Associated Press All-America team
References
- ^ "Women's Basketball".