2015–16 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team will represent University of Michigan during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by fourth year head coach Kim Barnes Arico, play their home games at the Crisler Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Iowa. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament defeated Wright State, Bucknell and San Diego in the first, second and third rounds, Temple in the quarterfinals before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the semifinals.

2015–16 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
WNIT, Semifinals
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–14 (9–9 B1G)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCrisler Center
Seasons
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Maryland162 .889314 .886
No. 9 Ohio State153 .833268 .765
No. 16 Michigan State135 .722259 .735
Indiana126 .6672112 .636
Minnesota117 .6112012 .625
Purdue108 .5562012 .625
Michigan99 .5002114 .600
Nebraska99 .5001813 .581
Iowa810 .4441914 .576
Rutgers810 .4441915 .559
Penn State612 .3331219 .387
Northwestern414 .2221817 .514
Wisconsin315 .167722 .241
Illinois216 .111921 .300
2016 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Madison Ristovski5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrUniversity LiggettSterling Heights, MI
G2Siera Thompson (C)5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SoSerraGardena, CA
G3Katelynn Flaherty5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SoMetuchenPoint Pleasant, NJ
G4Hallie Wangler5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS SrShrine CatholicRoyal Oak, MI
G10Nicole Munger5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)FrCentral Bucks WestDoylestown, PA
G11Jillian Dunston5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SoAcademy of the Holy CrossGermantown, MD
C12Terra Stapleton6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)SoFairlandProctorville, OH
G20Danielle Williams (C)5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrSt. Mary'sPhoenix, AZ
F21Sam Trammel6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoEastviewMinnetonka, MN
G/F23Maria Backman6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrCardinal SpellmanBronx, NY
F24Emoni Jackson6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoLong Beach PolytechnicPasadena, CA
C30Hallie Thome6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)FrChagrin FallsChagrin Falls, OH
F32Kelsey Mitchell6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SrInksterDetroit, MI
G34Boogie Brozoski5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)FrLong Island LutheranCambria Heights, NY
Head coach

Kim Barnes Arico (Montclair State)

Assistant coach(es)

Melanie Moore (Siena)
Megan Duffy (Notre Dame)
Joy McCorvey (St. John's)


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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015*
2:00 pm
Ferris StateW 109–39 
Crisler Center (1,240)
Ann Arbor, MI
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
12:00 pm
BinghamtonW 90–62 1–0
Crisler Center (1,906)
Ann Arbor, MI
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at DetroitW 88–61 2–0
Calihan Hall (1,313)
Detroit, MI
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm
XavierW 92–54 3–0
Crisler Center (2,613)
Ann Arbor, MI
11/23/2015*
7:00 pm
USC UpstateW 119–61 4–0
Crisler Center (1,589)
Ann Arbor, MI
11/27/2015*
7:00 pm
HartfordW 83–47 5–0
Crisler Center (2,004)
Ann Arbor, MI
11/29/2015*
2:00 pm
Oral RobertsW 61–44 6–0
Crisler Center (1,809)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm
Pittsburgh
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 82–45 7–0
Crisler Center (1,737)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/06/2015*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
at PrincetonL 57–74 7–1
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,851)
Princeton, NJ
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 20 UCLAL 77–86 7–2
Crisler Center (2,834)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/19/2015*
2:30 pm
Miami (OH)W 97–55 8–2
Crisler Center (2,396)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/23/2015*
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern MichiganL 63–64 8–3
Convocation Center (1,757)
Ypsilanti, MI
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2015
1:00 pm
PurdueL 63–65 8–4 (0–1)
Crisler Center (3,159)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/03/2016
12:30 pm, BTN
at IndianaL 69–77 OT8–5 (0–2)
Assembly Hall (3,602)
Bloomington, IN
01/07/2016
7:00 pm
IowaW 82–75 9–5 (1–2)
Crisler Center (1,889)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/10/2016
3:00 pm
at MinnesotaW 93–86 10–5 (2–2)
Williams Arena (3,243)
Minneapolis, MN
01/14/2016
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 8 MarylandL 67–74 10–6 (2–3)
Crisler Center (1,752)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/17/2016
2:00 pm
at Penn StateW 91–87 11–6 (2–4)
Bryce Jordan Center (9,124)
University Park, PA
01/21/2016
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 7 Ohio State
Rivalry
L 93–97 11–7 (3–4)
Crisler Center (2,093)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/24/2016
2:00 pm
NebraskaL 81–93 11–8 (3–5)
Crisler Center (3,082)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/28/2016
8:00 pm
at IowaL 69–85 11–9 (3–6)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,780)
Iowa City, IA
01/31/2016
12:30 pm, BTN
MinnesotaW 92–76 12–9 (4–6)
Crisler Center (2,778)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/03/2016
7:00 pm
at No. 17 Michigan State
Rivalry
L 64–85 12–10 (4–7)
Breslin Center (8,003)
East Lansing, MI
02/07/2016
2:00 pm
IllinoisW 96–83 13–10 (5–7)
Crisler Center (2,509)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/11/2016
7:00 pm
WisconsinW 82–65 14–10 (6–7)
Crisler Center (1,777)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/14/2016
2:00 pm
at PurdueW 68–61 15–10 (7–7)
Mackey Arena (6,427)
West Lafayette, IN
02/17/2016
7:00 pm
at No. 6 MarylandL 56–76 15–11 (7–8)
Xfinity Center (5,100)
College Park, MD
02/20/2016
12:00 pm, BTN
Penn StateW 78–73 16–11 (8–8)
Crisler Center (2,920)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/23/2016
6:30 pm, BTN
at NorthwesternW 70–65 17–11 (9–8)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,140)
Evanston, IL
02/28/2016
2:00 pm, BTN
at RutgersL 50–72 17–12 (9–9)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,505)
Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/03/2016
12:00 pm, BTN
vs. Iowa
Second Round
L 85–97 17–13
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
03/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Wright State
First Round
W 81–53 18–13
Crisler Center (658)
Ann Arbor, MI
03/19/2016*
2:00 pm
Bucknell
Second Round
W 95–72 19–13
Crisler Center (938)
Ann Arbor, MI
03/22/2016*
7:00 pm
San Diego
Third Round
W 78–51 20–13
Crisler Center (1,000)
Ann Arbor, MI
03/28/2016*
7:00 pm
Temple
Quarterfinals
W 77–76 21–13
Crisler Center (1,457)
Ann Arbor, MI
03/31/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast
Semifinals
L 62–71 21–14
Alico Arena (4,633)
Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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