2015–16 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team

The 2015–16 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team represented San José State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by third year head coach Jamie Craighead, played their home games at the Event Center Arena as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women's tournament to New Mexico.

2015–16 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record13–17 (11–7 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaEvent Center Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Colorado State 18 0   1.000 31 2   .939
Fresno State 15 3   .833 22 12   .647
Boise State 12 6   .667 19 11   .633
San Jose State 11 7   .611 13 17   .433
UNLV 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
New Mexico 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Utah State 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
Wyoming 6 12   .333 13 16   .448
San Diego State 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Nevada 4 14   .222 5 25   .167
Air Force 1 17   .056 1 29   .033
2016 MWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2015–16 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Myzhanique Ladd 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Cleveland HS Seattle, WA
G 2 Andrea Kohlhaas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Besigheim, Germany
F 3 Paris Baird 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Windward School Van Nuys, CA
G 5 Nyre Harris (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Lincoln HS
U of Arizona
Stockton, CA
F 11 Jasmine Smith (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Bellarmine-Jefferson HS Burbank, CA
C 12 Emily Schill   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Box Hill Secondary Tecoma, Australia
F 15 Emily Vann 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Saint Mary's College HS
UC Davis
Martinez, CA
G 20 Rachol West 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Garces Memorial HS Bakersfield, CA
G 21 Dezz Ramos 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Hunter HS
Weber State
West Valley, UT
F 22 Kalie Matthews 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Sandra Day O'Connor HS
Weber State
Glendale, AZ
F 23 Hallie Gennett (I)   5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Post Falls HS
Sacramento State
Post Falls, ID
F 24 Ellie Stevens (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Geelong College
Idaho State U
Lamar CC
Ocean Grove, Australia
C 44 Riana Byrd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Inderkum HS Richmond, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Note: Junior guard Aniya Baker left the team in December for personal reasons.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2015*
2:00 pm
Sonoma State W 84–61 
Event Center Arena (437)
San Jose, CA
11/09/2015*
7:00 pm
Holy Names W 110–41 
Event Center Arena (410)
San Jose, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
Southern Oregon W 92–78  1–0
Event Center Arena (297)
San Jose, CA
11/15/2015*
1:00 pm
at Saint Mary's L 81–91  1–1
McKeon Pavilion (379)
Moraga, CA
11/22/2015*
1:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield L 88–90 OT 1–2
Icardo Center (577)
Bakersfield, CA
11/27/2015*
7:00 pm
at Washington State L 80–95  1–3
Beasley Coliseum (632)
Pullman, WA
11/30/2015*
8:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon L 74–104  1–4
Matthew Knight Arena (1,066)
Eugene, OR
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm
San Francisco L 78–82  1–5
Event Center Arena (230)
San Jose, CA
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm
South Dakota L 77–87  1–6
Event Center Arena (217)
San Jose, CA
12/12/2015*
2:00 pm
at Pacific L 69–81  1–7
Alex G. Spanos Center (417)
Stockton, CA
12/17/2015*
7:00 pm
New Mexico State L 66–75  1–8
Event Center Arena (224)
San Jose, CA
12/20/2015*
2:00 pm
UC Irvine W 79–58  2–8
Event Center Arena (311)
San Jose, CA
12/22/2015*
3:00 pm
Hawaiʻi L 73–76  2–9
Event Center Arena (1,236)
San Jose, CA
Mountain West regular season
12/30/2015
6:00 pm
at Utah State W 86–74  3–9 (1–0)
Smith Spectrum (266)
Logan, UT
01/02/2016
2:00 pm
Air Force W 81–60  4–9 (2–0)
Event Center Arena (316)
San Jose, CA
01/06/2016
7:00 pm
San Diego State W 78–73  5–9 (3–0)
Event Center Arena (325)
San Jose, CA
01/09/2016
1:00 pm
at Colorado State L 54–76  5–10 (3–1)
Moby Arena (1,612)
Fort Collins, CO
01/13/2016
6:00 pm
at Wyoming W 67–66  6–10 (4–1)
Arena-Auditorium (2,523)
Laramie, WY
01/16/2016
2:00 pm
Fresno State
Rivalry
L 54–59  6–11 (4–2)
Event Center Arena (442)
San Jose, CA
01/20/2016
7:00 pm
Boise State L 75–78  6–12 (4–3)
Event Center Arena (324)
San Jose, CA
01/23/2016
1:00 pm
at New Mexico L 57–71  6–13 (4–4)
The Pit (5,330)
Albuquerque, NM
01/27/2016
7:00 pm
Colorado State L 78–80  6–14 (4–5)
Event Center Arena (492)
San Jose, CA
01/30/2016
5:00 pm
at Air Force W 72–49  7–14 (5–5)
Clune Arena (427)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/03/2016
7:00 pm
at Fresno State
Rivalry
W 66–64  8–14 (6–5)
Save Mart Center (1,564)
Fresno, CA
02/10/2016
7:00 pm
UNLV W 69–61  9–14 (7–5)
Event Center Arena (382)
San Jose, CA
02/13/2016
2:00 pm
New Mexico W 59–58  10–14 (8–5)
Event Center Arena (291)
San Jose, CA
02/17/2016
6:30 pm
at Nevada W 76–63  11–14 (9–5)
Lawlor Events Center (905)
Reno, NV
02/20/2016
2:00 pm
at San Diego State L 70–87  11–15 (9–6)
Viejas Arena (511)
San Diego, CA
02/27/2016
2:00 pm
Utah State W 83–65  12–15 (10–6)
Event Center Arena (486)
San Jose, CA
03/01/2016
7:00 pm
Wyoming W 65–51  13–15 (11–6)
Event Center Arena (1,183)
San Jose, CA
03/04/2016
6:00 pm
at Boise State L 69–81  13–16 (11–7)
Taco Bell Arena (1,006)
Boise, ID
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/08/2016
2:30 pm
(4) vs. (5) New Mexico
Quarterfinals
L 51–65  13–17
Thomas & Mack Center (1,864)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

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2015–16 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2015-2016 Schedule". www.SJSUSpartans.com. San Jose State University. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016.