2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

The 2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team will represent Southern Methodist University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs will play their home games at Moody Coliseum. The 2015–16 season will be the third season the Mustangs will participate in the American Athletic Conference. The Mustangs, led by twenty-fifth year head coach Rhonda Rompola, finished the season 13–18, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic women's tournament where they lost to South Florida.

2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
SMU Thanksgiving Classic Champions
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record13–18 (7–11 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lisa Dark
  • Deneen Parker
  • Danny Hughes
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
Seasons
2015–16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UConn180 1.000380 1.000
No. 21 South Florida144 .7782410 .706
Temple135 .7222312 .657
Memphis126 .6671813 .581
Tulane117 .6112312 .657
Tulsa810 .4441219 .387
SMU711 .3891318 .419
East Carolina612 .3331319 .406
Cincinnati414 .222822 .267
UCF414 .222723 .233
Houston216 .111624 .200
American Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

On February 22, Coach Rompola announced she will be retiring at the end of the season. She finished at SMU with a 25-year record of 438–314.[1]

Media

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All Pony Express games will air on KAAM. Before conference season home games will be streamed on Pony Up TV. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Pony Up TV. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

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2015–16 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Kiara Perry5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrDuncanvilleDuncanville, TX
G2McKenzie Adams5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS SoFrisco Centennial
Arkansas
Frisco, TX
G3Gabrielle Wilkins5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SrGarlandGarland, TX
G4Mikayla Reese5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoSand CreekColorado Springs, CO
G5Aurmani DeGar5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoMansfield TimberviewArlington, TX
F10Alicia Froling6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SoAustralia Institute of SportQueensland, Australia
F11Keely Froling6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoAustralia Institute of SportQueensland, Australia
G12Morgan Bolton5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)RS JrDuncanville
Arkansas–Little Rock
Duncanville, TX
C13Klara Bradshaw (I)  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)JrRains
TCU
Emory, TX
G14Karlie Cronin5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrOaktonVienna, VA
F15Stephanie Collins6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)SoAustralia Institute of SportMelbourne, Australia
F20Dai'ja Thomas6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrSkylineDallas, TX
G24Kamray Mickens5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)JrCarroll Southlake
Trinity Valley
Westlake, TX
G33Ashley Gibson5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrDeer Creek
Butler
Edmond, OK
Head coach

Rhonda Rompola (SMU)

Assistant coach(es)

Lisa Dark (SMU)
Deneen Parker (Stephen F. Austin)
Danny Hughes (TCU)


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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015*
5:00 pm
Northwestern StateW 74–36 1–0
Moody Coliseum (715)
Dallas, TX
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
TCUL 79–89 1–1
Moody Coliseum (745)
Dallas, TX
11/21/2015*
1:00 pm
No. 18 Arizona StateL 57–64 1–2
Moody Coliseum (302)
Dallas, TX
11/27/2015*
5:30 pm
Cal State Fullerton
SMU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals
W 74–53 2–2
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
11/28/2015*
5:00 pm
Kansas
SMU Thanksgiving Classic championship
W 73–64 3–2
Moody Coliseum (782)
Dallas, TX
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm
at North TexasL 57–60 3–3
The Super Pit (819)
Denton, TX
12/05/2015*
5:00 pm
New MexicoL 58–63 3–4
Moody Coliseum (979)
Dallas, TX
12/07/2015*
11:00 am, SECN
at No. 15 Texas A&ML 55–67 3–5
Reed Arena (8,004)
College Station, TX
12/19/2015*
12:15 pm
vs. Arizona
Puerto Rico Classic
W 58–46 4–5
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/20/2015*
2:30 pm
vs. Gardner–Webb
Puerto Rico Classic
W 69–61 5–5
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/21/2015*
12:15 pm
vs. No. 8 Mississippi State
Puerto Rico Classic
L 70–72 5–6
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
AAC regular season
01/02/2016
2:00 pm, ADN
at TulsaL 54–56 5–7 (0–1)
Reynolds Center (346)
Tulsa, OK
01/05/2016
7:00 pm
TempleW 69–67 6–7 (1–1)
Moody Coliseum (514)
Dallas, TX
01/07/2016
6:00 pm, ADN
at No. 22 South FloridaL 56–83 6–8 (1–2)
USF Sun Dome (1,756)
Tampa, FL
01/10/2016
2:00 pm
at HoustonW 50–48 7–8 (2–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion (878)
Houston, TX
01/16/2016
2:00 pm
MemphisW 58–49 8–8 (3–2)
Moody Coliseum (743)
Dallas, TX
01/20/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
TulaneL 42–54 8–9 (3–3)
Moody Coliseum (612)
Dallas, TX
01/23/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY
No. 1 ConnecticutL 37–90 8–10 (3–4)
Moody Coliseum (3,732)
Dallas, TX
01/27/2016
6:00 pm
at CincinnatiW 73–55 9–10 (4–4)
Fifth Third Arena (318)
Cincinnati, OH
01/31/2016
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 20 South FloridaL 48–66 9–11 (4–5)
Moody Coliseum (982)
Dallas, TX
02/03/2016
11:00 am, ADN
at TempleL 35–55 9–12 (4–6)
Liacouras Center (2,846)
Philadelphia, PA
02/06/2016
2:00 pm, ADN
UCFW 65–50 10–12 (5–6)
Moody Coliseum (876)
Dallas, TX
02/09/2016
7:00 pm
East CarolinaW 72–66 OT11–12 (6–6)
Moody Coliseum (636)
Dallas, TX
02/14/2016
2:00 pm, ADN
at TulaneL 64–76 11–13 (6–7)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,159)
New Orleans, LA
02/17/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
TulsaW 62–45 12–13 (7–7)
Moody Coliseum (923)
Dallas, TX
02/20/2016
2:00 pm
at UCFL 54–66 12–14 (7–8)
CFE Arena (833)
Orlando, FL
02/24/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY
at No. 1 ConnecticutL 41–88 12–15 (7–9)
Gampel Pavilion (7,505)
Storrs, CT
02/27/2016
2:00 pm
HoustonL 54–63 12–16 (7–10)
Moody Coliseum (914)
Dallas, TX
02/29/2016
6:00 pm
at East CarolinaL 61–78 12–17 (7–11)
Williams Arena (1,190)
Greenville, NC
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/04/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. UCF
First Round
W 83–74 OT13–17
Mohegan Sun Arena (4,480)
Uncasville, CT
03/05/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. No. 20 South Florida
Quarterfinals
L 60–73 13–18
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Breaking: Rhonda Rompola Announces Retirement as Women's Basketball Coach at SMU". Women's Hoop Dirt. February 22, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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