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2015–16 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team

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2015–16 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 19
Record24–9 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Octavia Blue
  • Tia Jackson
  • Fitzroy Anthony
Home arenaBankUnited Center
Seasons
2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame 16 0   1.000 33 2   .943
No. 8 Louisville 15 1   .938 26 8   .765
No. 14 Syracuse 13 3   .813 30 8   .789
No. 17 Florida State 13 3   .813 25 8   .758
No. 19 Miami (FL) 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
NC State 10 6   .625 20 11   .645
Duke 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Virginia 6 10   .375 18 16   .529
Wake Forest 6 10   .375 17 16   .515
Virginia Tech 5 11   .313 18 14   .563
North Carolina 4 12   .250 14 18   .438
Pittsburgh 4 12   .250 13 18   .419
Boston College 2 14   .125 15 16   .484
Clemson 0 16   .000 4 26   .133
2016 ACC tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016
Rankings from AP poll


The 2015–16 Miami hurricanes women's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by eleventh-year head coach Katie Meier, play their home games at the BankUnited Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 10–6 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they got upset by South Dakota State in the first round.

Roster

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2015–16 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Keyanna Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So William T. Dwyer Palm Beach Gardens, FL
G 1 Laura Cornelius 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Caland Lyceum Groningen, Netherlands
G 3 Jessica Thomas 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Buchholz Gainesville, FL
G 4 Shaneese Bailey (I) Current redshirt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr University Christian School
Florida Atlantic
Callahan, FL
G 5 Nigia Greene 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So St. Francis Atlanta, GA
G 10 Michelle Woods 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Community Naples, FL
F 20 Keyona Hayes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr St. Francis Marietta, GA
F 21 Emese Hof 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Caland Lyceum Utrecht, Netherlands
F/C 22 Zada Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lake Wales Babson Park, FL
G 23 Adrienne Motley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Woodside Newport News, VA
F 25 Khaila Prather 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Riverdale Baptist Baltimore, MD
F 30 Erykah Davenport 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Tucker Tucker, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2015-10-20

Media

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All home games and conference road games will be broadcast on WVUM as part of the Miami Hurricanes Learfield Sports contract.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2015*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Nova Southeastern W 83–53 
BankUnited Center (445)
Coral Gables, FL
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 13, 2015*
11:00 am, ESPN3
Wright State W 80–67  1–0
BankUnited Center (4,034)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 15, 2015*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Bethune-Cookman W 55–47  2–0
BankUnited Center (718)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 17, 2015*
7:00 pm
at Old Dominion W 61–35  3–0
Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,576)
Norfolk, VA
Nov 21, 2015*
2:30 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola Chicago W 77–50  4–0
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (221)
Chicago, IL
Nov 23, 2015*
7:00 pm
at Charlotte W 77–70  5–0
Dale F. Halton Arena (720)
Charlotte, NC
Nov 27, 2015*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee
Miami Thanksgiving Classic
W 77–38  6–0
BankUnited Center (631)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 29, 2015*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
La Salle
Miami Thanksgiving Classic
W 86–58  7–0
BankUnited Center (570)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 2, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 73–64  8–0
BankUnited Center (910)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 4, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Coppin State W 78–59  9–0
BankUnited Center (616)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 6, 2015*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
UMass Lowell W 84–53  10–0
BankUnited Center (556)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 19, 2015*
7:00 pm
No. 23 vs. No. 4 Baylor
Florida Sunshine Classic
L 81–88  10–1
Worden Arena (1,789)
Winter Haven, FL
Dec 20, 2015*
7:15 pm
No. 23 vs. Indiana
Florida Sunshine Classic
W 89–75  11–1
Worden Arena (1,367)
Winter Haven, FL
Dec 22, 2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 23 FIU W 83–55  12–1
BankUnited Center (650)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC Regular Season
Dec 30, 2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 22 NC State W 73–44  13–1 (1–0)
BankUnited Center (857)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 3, 2016
1:00 pm, RSN
No. 22 at Virginia L 56–76  13–2 (1–1)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,656)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan 7, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Pittsburgh W 79–55  14–2 (2–1)
BankUnited Center (629)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 10, 2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Clemson W 83–49  15–2 (3–1)
Jervey Athletic Center (733)
Clemson, SC
Jan 14, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 21 Wake Forest W 71–60  16–2 (4–1)
BankUnited Center (606)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 17, 2016
12:30 pm, RSN
No. 21 at North Carolina W 76–61  17–2 (5–1)
Carmichael Arena (2,761)
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 24, 2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 16 No. 14 Florida State L 58–69  17–3 (5–2)
BankUnited Center (2,313)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 28, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 17 at Virginia Tech W 57–45  18–3 (6–2)
Cassell Coliseum (1,447)
Blacksburg, VA
Feb 1, 2016
7:00 pm, RSN
No. 16 Syracuse L 51–57  18–4 (6–3)
BankUnited Center (745)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 4, 2016
7:00 pm
No. 16 at Boston College W 67–62  19–4 (7–3)
Conte Forum (406)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 7, 2016
1:00 pm, RSN
No. 16 Duke W 61–53  20–4 (8–3)
BankUnited Center (1,293)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 11, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 19 at Georgia Tech W 58–55  21–4 (9–3)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (975)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 14, 2016
1:00 pm, RSN
No. 19 at No. 3 Notre Dame L 69–90  21–5 (9–4)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
Feb 21, 2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 18 Virginia Tech W 67–56 OT 22–5 (10–4)
BankUnited Center (2,180)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 25, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 17 No. 10 Louisville L 51–79  22–6 (10–5)
BankUnited Center (1,378)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 28, 2016
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17 at No. 12 Florida State L 67–70  22–7 (10–6)
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,945)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC Women's Tournament
Mar 3, 2016
11:00 am, RSN
No. 21 vs. Pittsburgh
Second Round
W 77–55  23–7
Greensboro Coliseum (8,790)
Greensboro, NC
Mar 4, 2016
11:00 am, RSN
No. 21 vs. No. 14 Florida State
Quarterfinals
W 74–56  24–7
Greensboro Coliseum (8,548)
Greensboro, NC
Mar 5, 2016
12:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 21 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame
Semifinals
L 67–78  24–8
Greensboro Coliseum (6,361)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 19, 2016*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
(5 L) No. 19 vs. (12 L) South Dakota State
First Round
L 71–74  24–9
Maples Pavilion (3,106)
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

Rankings

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AP RV RV RV RV RV 23 23 22 RV 21 16 17 16 19 18 17 21 20 19 N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV 22 21 20 20 RV 20 16 17 20 17 17 17 21 19 19 24
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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2015–16 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2015–16 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball schedule". Miami Hurricanes. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2015.