2015–16 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

2015–16 UAB Blazers women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record15–16 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Taren Martin
  • Emily Hanley
Home arenaBartow Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UTEP 16 – 2   .889 29 – 5   .853
WKU 15 – 3   .833 27 – 7   .794
Middle Tennessee † 15 – 3   .833 24 – 9   .727
Charlotte 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
Old Dominion 10 – 8   .556 17 – 17   .500
Marshall 9 – 9   .500 21 – 12   .636
Louisiana Tech 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467
UAB 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Southern Miss 7 – 11   .389 14 – 16   .467
Rice 7 – 11   .389 9 – 22   .290
Florida Atlantic 6 – 12   .333 14 – 16   .467
UTSA 6 – 12   .333 10 – 19   .345
North Texas 5 – 13   .278 11 – 19   .367
FIU 2 – 16   .111 5 – 26   .161
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by second year head coach Randy Norton, played their home games at the Bartow Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a 3-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament, where they lost to UTEP.

Roster

2015–16 UAB Blazers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Whytney Singleton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Blount HS Mobile, AL
G 4 Bianca Dufelmeier 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Kirkwood Community College Canberra, Australia
G 5 Lauren McGraw 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Memphis Lauderhill, FL
G 11 Janeka Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr East HS Memphis, TN
F 12 Keonna Farmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Auburn Birmingham, AL
G 14 T'erra Lewis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Robert E. Lee HS Montgomery, AL
F 15 Brittany Winborne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Catholic HS Baltimore, MD
G 20 Deanna Kuzmanic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Wheeling HS Wheeling, IL
G 21 Chelsee Black 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Bessemer City HS Bessemer, AL
G 22 Maya Garland 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Fenwick HS River Forest, IL
F 23 Kayla Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Hoover HS Hoover, AL
F 34 Khoria Newman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr MacArthur HS Irving, TX
F 40 Bailee Wolfe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Bartow HS Lakeland, FL
F 41 Dy'man Webb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Flint Hamady HS Flint, MI
Head coach

Randy Norton (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Taren Martin (Illinois State)
Emily Hanley (Illinois State)

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
10/31/2015*
2:00 pm 		Mississippi College W 75–36 
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
11/05/2015*
7:00 pm 		Miles W 75–44 
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:30 pm 		at Auburn L 71–85  0–1
 Auburn Arena (3,110)
Auburn, AL
11/15/2015*
4:00 pm 		at Belmont L 62–63  0–2
 Curb Event Center (457)
Nashville, TN
11/20/2015*
11:30 am 		South Carolina State W 71–38  1–2
 Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
11/22/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 6 Florida State L 44–84  1–3
 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,394)
Tallahassee, FL
11/26/2015*
3:00 pm 		vs. High Point
Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division 		W 56–46  2–3
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico
11/27/2015*
3:00 pm 		vs. NC State
Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division 		L 56–67  2–4
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 82–32  3–4
 Bartow Arena (366)
Birmingham, AL
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm 		Mississippi Valley State W 80–33  4–4
 Bartow Arena (286)
Birmingham, AL
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm 		at South Alabama W 53–39  5–4
 Mitchell Center (419)
Mobile, AL
12/18/2015*
7:00 pm 		Troy W 89–67  6–4
 Bartow Arena (258)
Birmingham, AL
12/21/2015*
1:00 pm 		Samford W 61–41  7–4
 Bartow Arena (323)
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA regular season
01/03/2016
2:00 pm 		at Middle Tennessee L 40–68  7–5 (0–1)
 Murphy Center (3,911)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/07/2016
2:00 pm 		at UTSA L 52–54  7–6 (0–2)
 Convocation Center (307)
San Antonio, TX
01/10/2016
6:00 pm, FSN 		at UTEP L 54–62  7–7 (0–3)
 Don Haskins Center (1,512)
El Paso, TX
01/14/2016
7:00 pm 		Old Dominion W 58–55  8–7 (1–3)
 Bartow Arena (226)
Birmingham, AL
01/16/2016
2:00 pm 		Charlotte W 75–57  9–7 (2–3)
 Bartow Arena (473)
Birmingham, AL
01/21/2016
7:00 pm 		at Rice W 64–55  10–7 (3–3)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (305)
Houston, TX
01/23/2016
2:00 pm 		at North Texas L 51–53  10–8 (3–4)
 The Super Pit (916)
Denton, TX
01/28/2016
7:00 pm 		WKU L 49–63  10–9 (3–5)
 Bartow Arena (521)
Birmingham, AL
01/30/2016
2:00 pm 		Marshall L 61–64  10–10 (3–6)
 Bartow Arena (352)
Birmingham, AL
02/04/2016
6:00 pm 		at FIU L 61–72  10–11 (3–7)
 FIU Arena (342)
Miami, FL
02/06/2016
4:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic W 67–62  11–11 (4–7)
 FAU Arena (532)
Boca Raton, FL
02/11/2016
7:00 pm 		Southern Miss W 53–49  12–11 (5–7)
 Bartow Arena (312)
Birmingham, AL
02/13/2016
2:00 pm 		Louisiana Tech W 64–49  13–11 (6–7)
 Bartow Arena (688)
Birmingham, AL
02/21/2016
12:00 pm, ASN 		Middle Tennessee L 72–77 OT 13–12 (6–8)
 Bartow Arena (278)
Birmingham, AL
02/25/2016
10:30 am 		at Marshall L 65–73  13–13 (6–9)
 Cam Henderson Center (1,855)
Huntington, WV
02/27/2016
2:00 pm, FCS 		at WKU L 55–64  13–14 (6–10)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,851)
Bowling Green, KY
03/03/2016
7:00 pm 		FIU W 71–42  14–14 (7–10)
 Bartow Arena (446)
Birmingham, AL
03/05/2016
2:00 pm 		Florida Atlantic L 51–52  14–15 (7–11)
 Bartow Arena (439)
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/09/2016
11:00 am, ASN 		vs. Southern Miss
Second Round 		W 64–46  15–15
 Bartow Arena (356)
Birmingham, AL
03/10/2016
11:30 am, ASN 		vs. UTEP
Quarterfinals 		L 59–62 OT 15–16
 Bartow Arena (527)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "UAB Athletics Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.