2015–16 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

2015–16 James Madison Dukes women's basketball
CAA tournament & regular-season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record27–6 (17–1 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJMU Convocation Center
Seasons
2015–16 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison † 17 – 1   .944 27 – 6   .818
Hofstra 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735
Drexel 13 – 5   .722 19 – 14   .576
Elon 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Delaware 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516
Northeastern 9 – 9   .500 15 – 16   .484
William & Mary 6 – 12   .333 15 – 15   .500
College of Charleston 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
UNC Wilmington 3 – 15   .167 7 – 23   .233
Towson 3 – 15   .167 7 – 24   .226
† 2016 CAA tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by 14th-year head coach Kenny Brooks, played their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 27–6, 17–1 in CAA play, to win the CAA regular-season title. They also won the CAA tournament championship and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament.[1] They lost in the first round to DePaul.[2]

On March 28, it was announced that Kenny Brooks had accepted a coaching position at Virginia Tech.[3] He finished at James Madison after 14 years with a win–loss record of 337–122 (.734).[3]

Roster

2015–16 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Elemy Colome 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Proctor Academy Lawrence, MA
F 2 Destiny Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Archbishop McCarthy Miramar, FL
F 4 Tasia Butler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So North Point
Syracuse 		Waldorf, MD
G 5 Ashley Pérez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Manchester
St. John's 		Manchester, CT
G 12 Precious Hall 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Maclay School Tallahassee, FL
G 13 Logan Reynolds 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Central Norton, VA
G 14 Hailee Barron 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Rice Burlington, VT
F/C 15 Amber Porter (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Potomac
Stetson 		Woodbridge, VA
G 22 Aneah Young 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore, MD
G 24 Jazmon Gwathmey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Liberty Bealeton, VA
C 31 Kayla Cooper-Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr C. D. Hylton Dumfries, VA
G 32 Angela Mickens 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Robert E. Lee Staunton, VA
C 40 Da'Lishia Griffin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Western Branch Chesapeake, VA
F 42 Carley Brew 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Wilson Wyomissing, PA
F 45 Savannah Felgemacher 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Volunteer Church Hill, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 30, 2024

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 9, 2015*
2:00 p.m. 		Davis & Elkins W 107–37  1–0
 JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 15, 2015*
2:00 p.m. 		Longwood W 88–30  1–0
 JMU Convocation Center (2,201)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 17, 2015*
2:00 p.m. 		Morgan State W 92–31  2–0
 JMU Convocation Center (2,012)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 20, 2015*
10:00 p.m. 		at UCLA L 61–90  2–1
 Pauley Pavilion (840)
Los Angeles, CA
November 23, 2015*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Liberty W 72–56  3–1
 JMU Convocation Center (2,200)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 29, 2015*
5:00 p.m. 		at Hampton W 68–56 OT 4–1
 Hampton Convocation Center (1,011)
Hampton, VA
December 5, 2015*
7:00 p.m. 		American W 74–45  5–1
 JMU Convocation Center (2,718)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 7, 2015*
7:00 p.m. 		at St. Bonaventure L 45–56  5–2
 Reilly Center (518)
Olean, NY
December 13, 2015*
2:00 p.m. 		at Richmond W 73–47  6–2
 Robins Center (1,015)
Richmond, VA
December 20, 2015*
5:00 p.m. 		vs. West Virginia
Florida Sunshine Classic 		L 62–69  6–3
 Worden Arena (987)
Winter Haven, FL
December 21, 2015*
5:00 p.m. 		vs. No. 4 Baylor
Florida Sunshine Classic 		L 63–77  6–4
 Worden Arena (932)
Winter Haven, FL
December 30, 2015*
7:00 p.m. 		Davidson W 87–45  7–4
 JMU Convocation Center (2,353)
Harrisonburg, VA
CAA regular season
January 3, 2016
2:00 p.m. 		at William & Mary L 59–65 OT 7–5 (0–1)
 Kaplan Arena (741)
Williamsburg, VA
January 8, 2016
7:00 p.m. 		College of Charleston W 83–61  8–5 (1–1)
 JMU Convocation Center (2,202)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 10, 2016
2:00 p.m. 		at Elon W 81–76 OT 9–5 (2–1)
 Alumni Hall (547)
Elon, NC
January 15, 2016
7:00 p.m. 		Drexel W 67–56  10–5 (3–1)
 JMU Convocation Center (2,495)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 17, 2016
2:00 p.m. 		Northeastern W 85–62  11–5 (4–1)
 JMU Convocation Center (2,227)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 22, 2016
7:00 p.m. 		at Towson W 64–57  12–5 (5–1)
 SECU Arena (344)
Towson, MD
January 29, 2016
7:00 p.m. 		Delaware W 75–55  13–5 (6–1)
 JMU Convocation Center (2,681)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 31, 2016
2:00 p.m. 		UNC Wilmington W 60–40  14–5 (7–1)
 JMU Convocation Center (2,353)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 5, 2016
7:00 p.m. 		at Hofstra W 71–54  15–5 (8–1)
 Hofstra Arena (905)
Hempstead, NY
February 7, 2016
2:00 p.m. 		at Northeastern W 61–52  16–5 (9–1)
 Cabot Center (312)
Boston, MA
February 12, 2016
7:00 p.m. 		at Drexel W 59–55  17–5 (10–1)
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,016)
Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2016
1:00 p.m., ASN 		Hofstra W 57–42  18–5 (11–1)
 JMU Convocation Center (4,536)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 19, 2016
7:00 p.m. 		William & Mary W 83–63  19–5 (12–1)
 JMU Convocation Center (2,428)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 21, 2016
2:00 p.m. 		Towson W 61–45  20–5 (13–1)
 JMU Convocation Center (2,612)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 26, 2016
7:00 p.m. 		at UNC Wilmington W 77–41  21–5 (14–1)
 Trask Coliseum (346)
Wilmington, NC
February 28, 2016
2:00 p.m. 		Elon W 73–72  22–5 (15–1)
 JMU Convocation Center (4,103)
Harrisonburg, VA
March 2, 2016
8:00 p.m., ASN 		at Delaware W 65–43  23–5 (16–1)
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,659)
Newark, DE
March 5, 2016
12:00 p.m. 		at College of Charleston W 76–46  24–5 (17–1)
 TD Arena (91)
Charleston, SC
CAA women's tournament
March 10, 2016
12:00 p.m., ASN 		vs. College of Charleston
Quarterfinals 		W 53–50  25–5
 Show Place Arena 
Upper Marlboro, MD
March 11, 2016
1:00 p.m., CSN 		vs. Delaware
Semifinals 		W 68–47  26–5
 Show Place Arena 
Upper Marlboro, MD
March 12, 2016
4:00 p.m., CSN 		vs. Drexel
Championship 		W 60–46  27–5
 Show Place Arena (1,207)
Upper Marlboro, MD
NCAA women's tournament
March 18, 2016*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(11 D) vs. (6 D) No. 20 DePaul
First round 		L 67–97  27–6
 KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
D=Dallas Region.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[4]

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular-season polls
Poll Pre-
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AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV N/A
Coaches RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV NR
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
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(RV)   Received votes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dukes Reign with Third Straight CAA Title after 60-46 Victory Over Drexel". James Madison University Athletics. March 12, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "No. 11 JMU Falls to No. 6 DePaul, 97-67, in NCAA First Round". James Madison University Athletics. March 18, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Kenny Brooks Leaves Position as JMU Women's Basketball Coach". James Madison University Athletics. March 28, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "2015-16 Women's Basketball Schedule". jmusports.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024.