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

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 were 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.

2015–16 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball
Big East tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record23–10 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tasha Pointer
  • Jonath Nicholas
  • Da'Shena Stevens
Home arenaCarnesecca Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 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

Roster

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

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Legend
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  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "St. John's Women's Basketball Official Schedule - REDSTORMSPORTS.COM - St. John's University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2015.