2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team represented University of Mississippi during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rebels are members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and were led by third-year head coach Matt Insell.The Rebels started the season playing their home games at Tad Smith Coliseum, but moved to the new Pavilion at Ole Miss on January 10, 2016.[1] They finished the season 10–20, 2–14 in SEC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SEC women's tournament Vanderbilt.

2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record10–20 (2–14 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTad Smith Coliseum
The Pavilion at Ole Miss
Seasons
2015–16 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 South Carolina 16 0   1.000 33 2   .943
No. 15 Mississippi State 11 5   .688 28 8   .778
No. 18 Texas A&M 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
No. 12 Kentucky 10 6   .625 25 8   .758
No. 25 Florida 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
Georgia 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
Missouri 8 8   .500 22 10   .688
Tennessee 8 8   .500 22 14   .611
Auburn 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Arkansas 7 9   .438 12 18   .400
Vanderbilt 5 11   .313 18 14   .563
Alabama 4 12   .250 15 16   .484
LSU 3 13   .188 10 21   .323
Ole Miss 2 14   .125 10 20   .333
2016 SEC tournament winner
As of March 27, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kiara Golden 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Center Hill HS Olive Branch, MS
F/C 2 Jonell Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Palatka HS Palatka, FL
G 3 A'Queen Hayes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Horn Lake HS Horn Lake, MS
G/F 4 Precious Person 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Riverdale HS
Rutgers
Jonesboro, GA
G 5 Erika Sisk 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Oxford HS
Murray State
Oxford, MS
F/C 10 Cecilia Muhate Pena 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr XXXX Madrid, Spain
F 11 Shequila Joseph 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Barking Abbey School London, England
F 15 Kelsey Briggs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Overton HS Memphis, TN
G 20 Madinah Muhammad 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Whitney Young HS Chicago, IL
G 23 Shandricka Sessom 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Byhalia HS Byhalia, MS
F 24 Bretta Hart 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Bay HS Poplarville, MS
G 25 Alissa Alston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Upper Room Christian Academy New Haven, CT
G 44 Torri Lewis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Homeschool Olive Branch, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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
Exhibition
11/06/2015*
5:00 pm
Christian Brothers W 100–53 
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
11:00 am
Mississippi Valley State W 97–61  1–0
Tad Smith Coliseum (7,407)
Oxford, MS
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette L 78–82  1–1
Tad Smith Coliseum (789)
Oxford, MS
11/19/2015*
6:00 pm
Missouri State L 78–91  1–2
Tad Smith Coliseum (743)
Oxford, MS
11/22/2015*
1:00 pm, FSN
at Middle Tennessee L 75–84  1–3
Murphy Center (6,605)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/27/2015*
1:00 pm
at Stony Brook W 72–57  2–3
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (898)
Stony Brook, NY
11/29/2015*
12:00 pm
at Wagner W 86–49  3–3
Spiro Sports Center (732)
Staten Island, NY
12/02/2015*
6:00 pm
WKU W 59–53  4–3
Tad Smith Coliseum (906)
Oxford, MS
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 80–45  5–3
Tad Smith Coliseum (835)
Oxford, MS
12/12/2015*
4:00 pm
at Southern Miss L 38–57  5–4
Reed Green Coliseum (1,632)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/14/2015*
6:00 pm
New Orleans W 97–59  6–4
Tad Smith Coliseum (697)
Oxford, MS
12/16/2015*
6:00 pm
Tulane L 59–61  6–5
Tad Smith Coliseum (734)
Oxford, MS
12/19/2015*
12:00 pm
McNeese State W 96–56  7–5
Tad Smith Coliseum (881)
Oxford, MS
12/29/2015*
6:00 pm
Alabama A&M W 103–42  8–5
Tad Smith Coliseum (1,061)
Oxford, MS
SEC regular season
01/03/2016
2:00 pm
Vanderbilt W 55–52  9–5 (1–0)
Tad Smith Coliseum (1,283)
Oxford, MS
01/07/2016
7:30 pm, SECN
at LSU L 56–76  9–6 (1–1)
Maravich Center (2,189)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/10/2016
1:00 pm, SECN
Florida L 65–85  9–7 (1–2)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (2,468)
Oxford, MS
01/14/2016
7:00 pm
at No. 15 Texas A&M L 58–81  9–8 (1–3)
Reed Arena (4,033)
College Station, TX
01/18/2016
6:00 pm, SECN
at No. 10 Mississippi State L 51–79  9–9 (1–4)
Humphrey Coliseum (7,128)
Starkville, MS
01/21/2016
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 9 Kentucky W 73–65  10–9 (2–4)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,335)
Oxford, MS
01/28/2016
6:00 pm
at No. 2 South Carolina L 62–81  10–10 (2–5)
Colonial Life Arena (14,313)
Columbia, SC
01/31/2016
4:00 pm, SECN
No. 22 Missouri L 46–60  10–11 (2–6)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,686)
Oxford, MS
02/04/2016
6:00 pm
at Alabama L 37–48  10–12 (2–7)
Foster Auditorium (2,607)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/07/2016
1:00 pm
at Georgia L 56–70  10–13 (2–8)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,826)
Athens, GA
02/11/2016
6:00 pm
Auburn L 60–65  10–14 (2–9)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,335)
Oxford, MS
02/15/2016
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 12 Texas A&M L 48–62  10–15 (2–10)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,691)
Oxford, MS
02/21/2016
6:00 pm
at No. 24 Tennessee L 51–57  10–16 (2–11)
Thompson–Boling Arena (10,548)
Knoxville, TN
02/21/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 Mississippi State L 51–60  10–17 (2–12)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (4,411)
Oxford, MS
02/25/2016
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 3 South Carolina L 45–66  10–18 (2–13)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,473)
Oxford, MS
02/28/2016
3:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas L 49–60  10–19 (2–14)
Bud Walton Arena (3,132)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC Women's Tournament
03/02/2016
12:30 pm, SECN
vs. Vanderbilt
First Round
L 59–74  10–20
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (2,889)
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Rebels Close Out Non-Conference With Alabama A&M on Tuesday" (Press release). Ole Miss Rebels. December 28, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "- Ole Miss Rebels Official Athletic Site Ole Miss Rebels Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2015.