2015–16 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team

2015–16 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball
Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Big East Conference
2015–16 record 23–10 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach Joe Tartamella (4th year)
Assistant coach Tasha Pointer
Assistant coach Jonath Nicholas
Assistant coach Da'Shena Stevens
Home arena Carnesecca Arena
2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#20 DePaul* 16 2   .889     27 9   .750
Seton Hall 12 6   .667     23 9   .719
Villanova 12 6   .667     20 12   .625
St. John's 11 7   .611     23 10   .697
Georgetown 9 9   .500     16 14   .533
Marquette 9 9   .500     14 16   .467
Xavier 8 10   .444     17 13   .567
Creighton 8 10   .444     17 18   .486
Butler 4 14   .222     10 21   .323
Providence 1 17   .056     5 24   .172
2016 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of March 26, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Storm, led by fourth-year head coach Joe Tartamella, played their games at Carnesecca Arena and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. They won the Big East Tournament title for the first time since 1988 and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Auburn in the first round.

Roster

2015–16 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Alexander, TameshaTamesha Alexander 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So The Shipley School Philadelphia, PA
G 3 Handford, AliyyahAliyyah Handford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Shabazz Newark, NJ
G 4 Lewis, AaliyahAaliyah Lewis 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Bishop Ford Staten Island, NY
G 5 Spruill, KimberlyKimberly Spruill (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Needham B. Broughton Raleigh, NC
G 15 Grant, DanaejahDanaejah Grant 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Piscataway
Clemson
Piscataway, NJ
G/F 20 Wellere, AkinaAkina Wellere 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy Chicago, IL
F 23 Agustus, JordanJordan Agustus 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Mary's Bronx, NY
F 24 Walker, JadeJade Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr DePaul Catholic Maplewood, NJ
F 33 Udobi, SandraSandra Udobi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Life Center Academy Delta State, Nigeria
F 35 Littleton, ImaniImani Littleton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr The Bishop's School San Diego, CA
Head coach

Joe Tartamella (James Madison)

Assistant coach(es)

Tasha Pointer (Rutgers)
Jonath Nicholas (Trinity)
Da'Shena Stevens (St. John's)


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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
8:00 PM
at UCLA L 58–73  0–1
Pauley Pavilion (6,674)
Los Angeles, CA

11/15/2015*
5:00 PM
at UC Irvine W 85–63  1–1
Bren Events Center (331)
Irvine, CA

11/19/2015*
7:00 PM
at Rutgers W 69–62  2–1
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,226)
Piscataway, NJ

11/22/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Marist W 61–47  3–1
Carnesecca Arena (611)
Queens, NY

11/29/2015*
2:00 PM, FS2
No. 18 South Florida W 74–70  3–2
Carnesecca Arena (535)
Queens, NY

12/03/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Sacred Heart W 67–54  4–2
Carnesecca Arena (781)
Queens, NY

12/06/2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Kansas W 86–71  6–1
Allen Fieldhouse (2,476)
Lawrence, KS

12/09/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Yale W 69–56  7–1
Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY

12/13/2015*
2:00 PM
at UCF W 70–42  8–1
CFE Arena (1,328)
Orlando, FL

12/19/2015*
4:30 PM
No. 25 at Duquesne L 57–76  8–2
Palumbo Center (402)
Pittsburgh, PA

12/22/2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Fairfield W 73–54  9–2
Carnesecca Arena (408)
Queens, NY
Big East regular season

12/29/2015
7:00 PM, FS2
at Creighton W 66–55  10–2 (1–0)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,563)
Omaha, NE

12/31/2015
1:00 PM, BEDN
at Providence W 80–61  11–2 (2–0)
Alumni Hall (257)
Providence, RI

01/03/2016
5:00 PM, CBSSN
No. 25 DePaul L 61–71  11–3 (2–1)
Carnesecca Arena (660)
Queens, NY

01/05/2016
7:00 PM, BEDN
Marquette W 81–77 OT 12–3 (3–1)
Carnesecca Arena (448)
Queens, NY

01/09/2016
2:00 PM, BEDN
No. 25 Seton Hall W 71–69  13–3 (4–1)
Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY

01/15/2016
12:00 PM, BEDN
at Georgetown W 65–60  14–3 (5–1)
McDonough Gymnasium (733)
Washington, D.C.

01/17/2016
1:00 PM, BEDN
at Villanova L 54–58  14–4 (5–2)
The Pavilion (1,059)
Villanova, PA

01/22/2016
7:00 PM, BEDN
Butler W 68–41  15–4 (6–2)
Carnesecca Arena (805)
Queens, NY

01/24/2016
2:00 PM, BEDN
Xavier W 57–41  16–4 (7–2)
Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY

01/29/2016
8:00 PM, BEDN
at Marquette L 64–67  16–5 (7–3)
Al McGuire Center (1,131)
Milwaukee, WI

01/31/2016
1:00 PM, FS2
at No. 23 DePaul L 71–77  16–6 (7–4)
Phillips-McGrath Arena (2,812)
Chicago, IL

02/07/2016
1:30 PM, FS1
at Seton Hall W 72–64  17–6 (8–4)
Walsh Gymnasium (1,697)
South Orange, NJ

02/12/2016
8:00 PM, FS1
Villanova L 59–71  17–7 (8–5)
Carnesecca Arena (2,951)
Queens, NY

02/14/2016
2:00 PM, BEDN
Georgetown W 63–55  18–7 (9–5)
Carnesecca Arena (3,120)
Queens, NY

02/19/2016
7:00 PM, BEDN
at Xavier W 69–56  19–7 (10–5)
Cintas Center (1,694)
Cincinnati, OH

02/21/2016
2:00 PM, BEDN
at Butler L 58–62  19–8 (10–6)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (545)
Indianapolis, IN

02/26/2016
11:00 AM, BEDN
Providence W 69–54  20–8 (11–6)
Carnesecca Arena (5,227)
Queens, NY

02/28/2016
3:00 PM, FS2
Creighton L 57–64  20–9 (11–7)
Carnesecca Arena (1,242)
Queens, NY
Big East Women's Tournament

03/06/2016
9:30 PM, FS2
vs. Georgetown
Quarterfinals
W 65–52  21–9
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,234)
Chicago, IL

03/07/2016
6:30 PM, FS1
at No. 18 DePaul
Semifinals
W 75–66  22–9
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,131)
Chicago, IL

03/08/2016
8:00 PM, FS1
vs. Creighton
Championship Game
W 50–37  23–9
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,620)
Chicago, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/18/2016*
7:30 PM, ESPN2
(8 D) vs. (9 D) Auburn
First Round
L 57–68  23–10
Ferrell Center (4,990)
Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25т RV
Legend
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(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

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