2015–16 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

2015–16 UCLA Bruins women's basketball

NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 10
2015–16 record	26–9 (14–4 Pac-12)
Head coach	Cori Close (5th year)
Assistant coach	Jenny Huth
Assistant coach	Tony Newnan
Assistant coach	Shannon Perry
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Oregon State †	16	–	2	.889	32	–	5	.865
#11 Arizona State	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
#13 Stanford	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
#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 earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Hawaii in the first round, South Florida in the second round, before losing to Texas in the Sweet Sixteen.

Roster

2015–16 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	2	Korver, KariKari Korver	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Valley Christian	Paramount, CA
1.5 !G	3	Canada, JordinJordin Canada	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	2.0 !So	Windward	Los Angeles, CA
3.5 !F	4	Hearn, AshleyAshley Hearn	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	1.0 !Fr	Sachse	Rowlett, TX
3.5 !F	10	Swain, KacyKacy Swain	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	St. Bernard's	Los Angeles, CA
3.5 !F	11	Drummer, LajahnaLajahna Drummer	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Long Beach Poly HS	Inglewood, CA
1.5 !G	20	Williams, DominiqueDominique Williams	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	Saint Mary's	Phoenix, AZ
1.5 !G	21	Fields, NirraNirra Fields	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.0 !Sr	Mater Dei	Montreal, QE
1.5 !G	22	Burke, KennedyKennedy Burke	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Sierra Canyon School	Northridge, CA
1.5 !G	23	Hayes, KelliKelli Hayes	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	Archbishop Mitty	San Jose, CA
3.5 !F	24	Hersler, PaulinaPaulina Hersler	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	2.5 !RS So	Igelstavikens Gymnasium	Malmö, Sweden
3.5 !F	25	Billings, MoniqueMonique Billings	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	2.0 !So	Santiago	Corona, CA
1.5 !G	32	Baird, ChrissyChrissy Baird	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Wheaton North	Wheaton, IL

Head coach

Cori Close (UC Santa Barbara)

Assistant coach(es)

Jenny Huth (Colorado)
Tony Newnan (UC Santa Barbara)
Shannon Perry (Iowa)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Recee' Caldwell left the team before the start of the season.

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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
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

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
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	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (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	No. 12	vs. Arizona Quarterfinals	W 72–51	23–7	KeyArena (3,747) Seattle, WA
03/05/2016 6:00 PM, P12N	No. 12	vs. California Semifinals	W 73–67 ^OT	24–7	KeyArena Seattle, WA
03/06/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN	No. 12	vs. 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.

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

↑ http://www.uclabruins.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30500&SPID=126929&SPSID=749900

UCLA Bruins women's basketball

Venues	Pauley Pavilion (1974–present)

Rivalries	USC

Culture & lore	Joe Bruin

People	Head coaches

Seasons	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

AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2015–16 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

Roster

Rankings

Schedule

Notes

See also

References