2015–16 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

2015–16 Memphis Tigers women's basketball

WNIT, First Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2015–16 record	18–13 (12–6 The American)
Head coach	Melissa McFerrin (8th year)
Assistant coach	Darryl Brown
Assistant coach	Erin Grant
Assistant coach	Jessica Bogia
Home arena	Elma Roane Fieldhouse

2015–16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Connecticut †	18	–	0	1.000	38	–	0	1.000
#21 South Florida	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
Temple	13	–	5	.722	23	–	12	.657
Memphis	12	–	6	.667	18	–	13	.581
Tulane	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Tulsa	8	–	10	.444	12	–	19	.387
SMU	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
East Carolina	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Cincinnati	4	–	14	.222	8	–	22	.267
UCF	4	–	14	.222	7	–	23	.233
Houston	2	–	16	.111	6	–	24	.200


† American Tournament winner As of April 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team will represent the University of Memphis during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the third for the Tigers as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Tigers, led by eighth year head coach Melissa McFerrin, plays their home games at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. They finished the season 18–13, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Women's Tournament where they lost to Tulane. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Tennessee–Martin in the first round.

Media

All Tigers home games will have a radio broadcast live on WUMR. Video streaming for all home games will be available on the Memphis Tiger Network, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2015–16 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Wilder-Cochran, BreighaBreigha Wilder-Cochran	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Hoover	Hoover, AL
1.5 !G	2	Morris, LoyshaLoysha Morris	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Downsview Garden City CC	Toronto, ON
1.5 !G	3	Williams, TaylorTaylor Williams	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !Jr	Bishop Ward	Kansas City, KS
1.5 !G	4	Hearn, ArielAriel Hearn	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	Arlington	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	5	Elmore, BreaBrea Elmore	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	Redan	Stone Mountain, GA
3.5 !F	10	Creighton, CheyenneCheyenne Creighton	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Blessed Pope John Paul II	Pickering, ON
1.5 !G	11	Holmes, AmberAmber Holmes	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	2.0 !So	Overton	Memphis, TN
3.5 !F	21	Fuqua-Bey, AsiannaAsianna Fuqua-Bey	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.0 !Sr	Marist	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	22	Robinson, AlexisAlexis Robinson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !Jr	Westside HS Hissborough CC	Macon, GA
1.5 !G	24	Rowser, MooriahMooriah Rowser	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	St. John's College	Rockville, MD
5.0 !C	25	Porter, BriannaBrianna Porter	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	University School of Nashville	Nashville, TN
3.5 !F	33	Wright, BriannaBrianna Wright	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.0 !Sr	Greenville-Weston Chipola College	Greenville, MS
3.5 !F	33	Jones, AshiaAshia Jones (I)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !Jr	Covington Tennessee–Martin	Covington, TN
1.5 !G	40	Miller, DamoniqueDamonique Miller	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Joe T. Robinson	Little Rock, AR
3.5 !F	44	Bajic, MilenaMilena Bajic	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	None	Podgorica, Montenegro

Head coach

Melissa McFerrin (Missouri)

Assistant coach(es)

Darryl Brown (Temple)
Erin Grant (Texas Tech)
Jessica Bogia (Lafayette)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/05/2015* 7:00 PM	Harding	W 82–51		Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM	Jacksonville State	W 70–55	1–0	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (757) Memphis, TN
11/15/2015* 2:00 PM	Eastern Illinois	W 80–49	2–0	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (412) Memphis, TN
11/19/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Kansas	L 63–72	2–1	Allen Fieldhouse (1,823) Lawrence, KS
11/22/2015* 2:00 PM	Georgetown	W 57–53	3–1	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (579) Memphis, TN
11/27/2015* 5:15 PM	at Arkansas–Little Rock	L 53–61	3–2	Jack Stephens Center (972) Little Rock, AR
11/29/2015* 2:00 PM	Southern Illinois	W 61–58	4–2	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (472) Memphis, TN
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM	Saint Louis	L 57–63	4–3	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (588) Memphis, TN
12/06/2015* 1:00 PM	George Washington	L 62–68	4–4	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (781) Memphis, TN
12/12/2015* 2:00 PM	at Minnesota	L 60–70	4–5	Williams Arena (3,226) Minneapolis, MN
12/15/2015* 11:00 AM, ESPN3	at Central Michigan	W 64–61	5–5	McGuirk Arena (3,000) Mount Pleasant, MI
12/19/2015* 2:00 PM	Illinois	W 81–75	6–5	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (593) Memphis, TN
AAC regular season
12/30/2015 6:00 PM	at Temple	L 58–82	6–6 (0–1)	McGonigle Hall (1,177) Philadelphia, PA
01/03/2016 4:00 PM, ESPNU	Tulane	W 83–67	7–6 (1–1)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (631) Memphis, TN
01/05/2016 5:00 PM	Houston	W 74–57	8–6 (2–1)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (326) Memphis, TN
01/07/2016 6:00 PM	at Cincinnati	W 64–47	9–6 (3–1)	Fifth Third Arena (373) Cincinnati, OH
01/10/2016 1:00 PM, ADN	Tulsa	L 59–65	9–7 (3–2)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (812) Memphis, TN
01/13/2016 5:00 PM, ESPN3/SNY	No. 1 Connecticut	L 46–86	9–8 (3–3)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (2,342) Memphis, TN
01/16/2016 2:00 PM	at SMU	L 49–58	9–9 (3–4)	Moody Coliseum (743) Dallas, TX
01/20/2016 7:00 PM, ADN	No. 15 South Florida	W 88–87 ^OT	10–9 (4–4)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (684) Memphis, TN
01/23/2016 2:00 PM	at Tulsa	W 69–58	11–9 (5–4)	Reynolds Center (332) Tulsa, OK
01/27/2016 7:00 PM	UCF	W 75–59	12–9 (6–4)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (413) Memphis, TN
01/30/2016 11:00 AM, ESPN3/SNY	at No. 1 Connecticut	L 40–83	12–10 (6–5)	XL Center (12,047) Hartford, CT
02/06/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Cincinnati	W 54–51	13–10 (7–5)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,789) Memphis, TN
02/10/2016 6:00 PM	at UCF	W 69–52	14–10 (8–5)	CFE Arena (538) Orlando, FL
02/13/2016 4:00 PM, ESPN3	at East Carolina	W 79–78 ^OT	15–10 (9–5)	Williams Arena (2,169) Greenville, NC
02/18/2016 7:00 PM, ADN	Temple	W 100–97 ^5OT	16–10 (10–5)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,521) Memphis, TN
02/21/2016 11:00 AM, ESPNU	at No. 19 South Florida	L 82–97	16–11 (10–6)	USF Sun Dome (2,236) Tampa, FL
02/27/2016 2:00 PM, ADN	East Carolina	W 93–83 ^OT	17–11 (11–6)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,617) Memphis, TN
02/29/2016 7:00 PM	at Houston	W 77–64	18–11 (12–6)	Hofheinz Pavilion (336) Houston, TX
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/05/2016 11:00 AM, ESPN3	vs. Tulane Quarterfinals	L 64–70	18–12	Mohegan Sun Arena (7,033) Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/17/2016* 7:00 PM	Tennessee–Martin First Round	L 73–79	18–13	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,253) Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "University of Memphis Athletics". University of Memphis.

External links

Official website

Memphis Tigers women's basketball

Venues	Various locations (1920–1929) Memorial Fieldhouse (1929–1936, 1972–present)

Culture & lore	Newby's TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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2015–16 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

Media

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References

External links