# 2015–16 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by twenty-second year head coach Lisa Stockton, played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse and were second year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic women's tournament, where they lost to Connecticut. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament, where they defeated Alabama and Georgia Tech in the first and second rounds before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the third round.

## Media

All Green Wave games are broadcast on WRBH 88.3 FM. A video stream for all home games is on Tulane All-Access, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games are typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2015* 5:30 pm | Loyola (New Orleans) | W 90–48 | | Devlin Fieldhouse (577) New Orleans, LA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 5:30 pm | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 69–53 | 1–0 | Devlin Fieldhouse (357) New Orleans, LA |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm | Jackson State | W 92–49 | 2–0 | Devlin Fieldhouse (706) New Orleans, LA |
| 11/19/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 6 Florida State | L 72–78 | 2–1 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,756) Tallahassee, FL |
| 11/23/2015* 7:00 pm, CST/ESPN3 | LSU | W 67–63 | 3–1 | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,173) New Orleans, LA |
| 11/26/2015* 2:15 pm | vs. Rutgers Paradise Jam tournament Island Division | L 51–75 | 3–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (488) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/27/2015* 12:00 pm | vs. Green Bay Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | L 58–79 | 3–3 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/28/2015* 12:00 pm | vs. Virginia Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | W 67–62 | 4–3 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 12/06/2015* 2:00 pm | McNeese State | W 74–55 | 5–3 | Devlin Fieldhouse (962) New Orleans, LA |
| 12/16/2015* 6:00 pm | at Ole Miss | W 61–59 | 6–3 | Tad Smith Coliseum (734) Oxford, MS |
| 12/18/2015* 3:00 pm | Southern | W 77–48 | 7–3 | Devlin Fieldhouse (878) New Orleans, LA |
| 12/20/2015* 5:00 pm | UNC Greensboro Tulane Classic semifinals | W 74–53 | 8–3 | Devlin Fieldhouse (882) New Orleans, LA |
| 12/21/2015* 5:00 pm | Saint Louis Tulane Classic championship | W 66–58 | 9–3 | Devlin Fieldhouse (723) New Orleans, LA |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2015 7:00 pm, ADN | Houston | W 70–48 | 10–3 (1–0) | Devlin Fieldhouse (934) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/03/2016 4:00 pm, ESPNU | at Memphis | L 67–83 | 10–4 (1–1) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (631) Memphis, TN |
| 01/05/2016 6:00 pm, ADN | at East Carolina | W 66–51 | 11–4 (2–1) | Williams Arena (993) Greenville, NC |
| 01/10/2016 4:00 pm | UCF | W 75–54 | 12–4 (3–1) | Devlin Fieldhouse (994) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 19 South Florida | L 67–71 | 12–5 (3–2) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,646) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/16/2016 1:00 pm, ADN | at Tulsa | W 71–47 | 13–5 (4–2) | Reynolds Center (377) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at SMU | W 54–42 | 14–5 (5–2) | Moody Coliseum (612) Dallas, TX |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm, ADN | East Carolina | W 78–73 | 15–5 (6–2) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,136) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/26/2016 7:00 pm, ADN | Temple | L 54–72 | 15–6 (6–3) | Devlin Fieldhouse (992) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | No. 1 Connecticut | L 38–96 | 15–7 (6–4) | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,983) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm | at Houston | W 59–56 | 16–7 (7–4) | Hofheinz Pavilion (497) Houston, TX |
| 02/09/2016 6:00 pm, ADN | at No. 22 South Florida | L 65–77 | 16–8 (7–5) | USF Sun Dome (2,011) Tampa, FL |
| 02/14/2016 2:00 pm, ADN | SMU | W 76–64 | 17–8 (8–5) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,159) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/17/2016 6:00 pm | at UCF | W 65–53 | 18–8 (9–5) | CFE Arena (472) Orlando, FL |
| 02/20/2016 1:00 pm, ADN | Tulsa | W 61–42 | 19–8 (10–5) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,436) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/23/2016 7:00 pm | at Temple | L 67–72 | 19–9 (10–6) | McGonigle Hall (1,074) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | at No. 1 Connecticut | L 40–80 | 19–10 (10–7) | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 02/29/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Cincinnati | W 70–51 | 20–10 (11–7) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,428) New Orleans, LA |
| American Athletic Conference Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2016 11:00 am, ESPN3 | vs. Memphis Quarterfinals | W 70–64 | 21–10 | Mohegan Sun Arena (7,033) Uncasville, CT |
| 03/06/2016 4:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. No. 1 Connecticut Semifinals | L 35–82 | 21–11 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/16/2016* 7:00 pm | Alabama First Round | W 53–52 | 22–11 | Devlin Fieldhouse (627) New Orleans, LA |
| 03/21/2016* 6:00 pm | at Georgia Tech Second Round | W 64–61 | 23–11 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (585) Atlanta, GA |
| 03/23/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Florida Gulf Coast Third Round | L 61–73 | 23–12 | Alico Arena (1,641) Fort Myers, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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