2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers, led by fifth year head coach Bobbie Kelsey, play their home games at the Kohl Center and are members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 7–22, 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Northwestern.

2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2015–16 record	7–22 (3–15 B1G)
Head coach	Bobbie Kelsey (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Jayme Stewart Sasha Palmer Anya Covington
Home arena	Kohl Center

2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Maryland†	16	–	2		.889			31	–	4		.886
No. 9 Ohio State	15	–	3		.833			26	–	8		.765
No. 16 Michigan State	13	–	5		.722			25	–	9		.735
Indiana	12	–	6		.667			21	–	12		.636
Minnesota	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Purdue	10	–	8		.556			20	–	12		.625
Michigan	9	–	9		.500			21	–	14		.600
Nebraska	9	–	9		.500			18	–	13		.581
Iowa	8	–	10		.444			19	–	14		.576
Rutgers	8	–	10		.444			19	–	15		.559
Penn State	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
Northwestern	4	–	14		.222			18	–	17		.514
Wisconsin	3	–	15		.167			7	–	22		.241
Illinois	2	–	16		.111			9	–	21		.300
† 2016 Big Ten Tournament winner As of March 31, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

On March 4, Bobby Kelsey was fired. She finished a six year record at Wisconsin of 47–100.

Roster

2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Dakota Whyte 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Notre Dame Catholic Toronto, ON F 2 Elizabeth Toye 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lindblom Academy Chicago, IL G 4 Nicole Bauman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Eisenhower New Berlin, WI G 5 Roichelle Marble 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr East Des Moines, IA F/C 11 Marsha Howard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Crete Monee Chicago, IL G 22 Tessa Cichy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Hill-Murray Somerset, WI G 23 Cayla McMorris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Park Center Brooklyn Park, MN F/C 24 Malayna Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Montini Catholic Bellwood, IL F/C 25 Michala Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Montini Catholic Connecticut Bellwood, IL F 32 Michala Crall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Olathe Northwest Olathe, KS F 40 Avyanna Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Rufus King Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI C 41 Rosanna Gambino 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Oswego Kishwaukee College Oswego, IL	Head coach Bobbie Kelsey (Stanford) Assistant coach(es) Jayme Stewart (Missouri Southern State) Sasha Palmer (Northern Michigan) Anya Covington (Wisconsin) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015* 2:00 PM		Minnesota State	W 84–48		Kohl Center (3,199) Madison, WI
11/12/2015* 7:00 PM		UW–Eau Claire	W 69–49		Kohl Center (3,084) Madison, WI
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 2:00 PM		Louisiana Tech	W 79–65	1–0	Kohl Center (3,517) Madison, WI
11/18/2015* 7:00 PM		Drake	L 70–89	1–1	Kohl Center (2,974) Madison, WI
11/22/2015* 1:00 PM		at Dayton	L 64–87	1–2	UD Arena (2,097) Dayton, OH
11/27/2015* 6:00 PM		at San Diego State San Diego State Classic	W 54–52	2–2	Viejas Arena  San Diego, CA
11/29/2015* 4:30 PM		vs. Delaware San Diego State Classic	L 57–63 ^OT	2–3	Viejas Arena (284) San Diego, CA
12/02/2015* 6:00 PM, ESPN3		at Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 64–51	3–3	LJVM Coliseum (382) Winston-Salem, NC
12/06/2015* 2:00 PM		at Marquette	L 61–77	3–4	Al McGuire Center (2,043) Milwaukee, WI
12/10/2015* 7:00 PM, BTN		Florida	L 75–91	3–5	Kohl Center (3,019) Madison, WI
12/13/2015* 2:00 PM		Green Bay	L 58–72	3–6	Kohl Center (5,688) Madison, WI
12/16/2015* 7:00 PM		Northern Illinois	W 89–62	4–6	Kohl Center (3,124) Madison, WI
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2015 2:00 PM		Indiana	W 73–69	5–6 (1–0)	Kohl Center (4,410) Madison, WI
01/03/2016 1:00 PM		at No. 24 Michigan State	L 67–77	5–7 (1–1)	Breslin Center (6,950) East Lansing, MI
01/07/2016 6:00 PM		at Rutgers	L 41–61	5–8 (1–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,873) Piscataway, NJ
01/10/2016 3:00 PM, BTN		Penn State	W 82–62	6–8 (2–2)	Kohl Center (3,470) Madison, WI
01/13/2016 7:00 PM		Iowa	L 54–57	6–9 (2–3)	Kohl Center (3,235) Madison, WI
01/17/2016 2:00 PM		at Illinois	L 65–71	6–10 (2–4)	State Farm Center (1,857) Champaign, IL
01/20/2016 7:00 PM		No. 5 Maryland	L 65–90	6–11 (2–5)	Kohl Center (2,954) Madison, WI
01/23/2016 11:00 AM, BTN		Minnesota	L 77–84	6–12 (2–6)	Kohl Center (4,002) Madison, WI
01/27/2016 7:00 PM		at Nebraska	L 62–75	6–13 (2–7)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,349) Lincoln, NE
01/31/2016 3:00 PM		No. 18 Michigan State	L 54–77	6–14 (2–8)	Kohl Center (9,436) Madison, WI
02/04/2016 6:00 PM		at Ohio State	L 61–87	6–15 (2–9)	Value City Arena (4,267) Columbus, OH
02/08/2016 6:00 PM, BTN		Purdue	W 64–57	7–15 (3–9)	Kohl Center (3,149) Madison, WI
02/11/2016 6:00 PM		at Michigan	L 65–82	7–16 (3–10)	Crisler Center (1,777) Ann Arbor, MI
02/14/2016 1:00 PM		at Indiana	L 57–67	7–17 (3–11)	Assembly Hall (3,362) Bloomington, IN
02/17/2016 7:00 PM		Illinois	L 56–76	7–18 (3–12)	Kohl Center (3,448) Madison, WI
02/20/2016 1:00 PM, BTN		Northwestern	L 53–71	7–19 (3–13)	Kohl Center (3,942) Madison, WI
02/25/2016 5:30 PM		at No. 6 Maryland	L 77–83	7–20 (3–14)	Xfinity Center (4,147) College Park, MD
02/28/2016 1:00 PM		at Purdue	L 48–68	7–21 (3–15)	Mackey Arena (7,146) West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten Conference Women's Tournament
03/02/2016 12:30 PM, BTN		vs. Northwestern First Round	L 72–76	7–22	Bankers Life Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

See also

2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

References

1. "2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball Schedule". UW Badgers.