# 2015–16 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Marlin Chinn, played their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 5–26, 5–16 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They advanced to the second round of the C-USA women's tournament, where they lost to Marshall.

## Controversy

On March 11, 2016, FIU fired Chinn for an NCAA improper benefits rules violation, specifically a $600 loan to team captain Destini Feagin to resolve a school debt. The university suspended Chinn two weeks earlier, after Feagin accused Chinn of sexual harassment that persisted throughout the season. FIU subsequently promoted assistant coach Tiara Malcom to head coach on April 8.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 5:00 pm | Florida A&M | W 81–65 | 1–0 | FIU Arena (531) Miami, FL |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm | at UCF | L 72–89 | 1–1 | CFE Arena (1,330) Orlando, FL |
| 11/23/2015* 7:00 pm | Florida Gulf Coast | L 53–81 | 1–2 | FIU Arena (374) Miami, FL |
| 11/27/2015* 12:00 pm | Marquette FIU Turkey Slam semifinals | L 83–95 | 1–3 | FIU Arena (N/A) Miami, FL |
| 11/29/2015* 2:00 pm | Wichita State FIU Turkey Slam 3rd place game | L 62–76 | 1–4 | FIU Arena (316) Miami, FL |
| 12/04/2015* 5:00 pm | UMass Lowell | W 71–68 | 2–4 | FIU Arena (315) Miami, FL |
| 12/06/2015* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Jacksonville | L 44–80 | 2–5 | Swisher Gymnasium (217) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/15/2015* 11:00 am | at Cleveland State | L 57–64 | 2–6 | Wolstein Center (1,751) Cleveland, OH |
| 12/22/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 23 Miami (FL) | L 55–83 | 2–7 | BankUnited Center (650) Coral Gables, FL |
| 12/28/2015* 12:00 pm | Rhode Island The Surfing Santa Classic semifinals | L 50–68 | 2–8 | FIU Arena Miami, FL |
| 12/29/2015* 2:00 pm | Wake Forest The Surfing Santa Classic 3rd place game | L 53–57 | 2–9 | FIU Arena (353) Miami, FL |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2016 2:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | L 82–87 | 2–10 (0–1) | FAU Arena (527) Boca Raton, FL |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm | WKU | L 69–71 | 2–11 (0–2) | FIU Arena (356) Miami, FL |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm | Marshall | L 58–65 | 2–12 (0–3) | FIU Arena (302) Miami, FL |
| 01/14/2016 7:30 pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 63–82 | 2–13 (0–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,014) Ruston, LA |
| 01/16/2016 5:00 pm | at Southern Miss | L 55–82 | 2–14 (0–5) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,660) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm | UTSA | L 52–63 | 2–15 (0–6) | FIU Arena (376) Miami, FL |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm | UTEP | L 57–69 | 2–16 (0–7) | FIU Arena (316) Miami, FL |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm | at Charlotte | L 74–87 | 2–17 (0–8) | Dale F. Halton Arena (682) Charlotte, NC |
| 01/30/2016 4:00 pm | at Old Dominion | L 49–84 | 2–18 (0–9) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,221) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm | UAB | W 72–61 | 3–18 (1–9) | FIU Arena (342) Miami, FL |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | L 62–85 | 3–19 (1–10) | FIU Arena (324) Miami, FL |
| 02/11/2016 9:05 pm | at UTEP | L 52–70 | 3–20 (1–11) | Don Haskins Center (2,517) El Paso, TX |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm | at UTSA | W 59–54 | 4–20 (2–11) | Convocation Center (401) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm | North Texas | L 40–58 | 4–21 (2–12) | FIU Arena (334) Miami, FL |
| 02/20/2016 12:00 pm, FSN | Rice | L 62–68 | 4–22 (2–13) | FIU Arena (485) Miami, FL |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | L 52–63 | 4–23 (2–14) | FIU Arena (418) Miami, FL |
| 03/03/2016 8:00 pm | at UAB | L 42–71 | 4–24 (2–15) | Bartow Arena (446) Birmingham, AL |
| 03/05/2016 3:00 pm | at Middle Tennessee | L 55–77 | 4–25 (2–16) | Murphy Center (3,707) Murfreesboro, TN |
| Conference USA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2016 2:30 pm, ASN | vs. UTSA First Round | W 61–56 | 5–25 | Bartow Arena (272) Birmingham, AL |
| 03/09/2016 8:30 pm, ASN | vs. Marshall Second Round | L 44–76 | 5–26 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||