# 2015–16 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Joanne P. McCallie entering her 9th season. The team played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 8–8 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament to Notre Dame. They missed the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1994 and they were also not invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament for the first time in 21 years due to a limited roster.

## 2015–16 media

All Blue Devils games aired on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network. WDNC once again acted as the main station for the Blue Devils IMG Sports Network games with Steve Barnes providing the play-by-play and Morgan Patrick acting as analyst.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| 11/05/2015* 7:00 pm | No. 14 | Pfeiffer | W 113–36 | – | 29 – Stevens | 9 – Stevens | 8 – Lambert | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| 11/08/2015* 1:00 pm | No. 14 | Saint Leo | W 116–33 | – | 26 – Greenwell | 11 – Tied | 6 – Lambert | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 14 | at Penn | W 59–50 | 1–0 | 15 – Stevens | 9 – Chidom | 3 – Lambert | The Palestra (2,587) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/15/2015* 6:00 pm | No. 14 | Winthrop | W 78–50 | 2–0 | 18 – Stevens | 14 – Stevens | 4 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,582) Durham, NC |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 14 | No. 12 Texas A&M | L 66–72 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | 22 – Greenwell | 16 – Stevens | 4 – Lambert | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,708) Durham, NC |
| 11/22/2015* 2:00 pm | No. 14 | Army | W 72–61 | 3–1 | 32 – Stevens | 14 – Stevens | 5 – Salvadores | Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,147) Durham, NC |
| 11/26/2015* 1:30 pm | No. 15 | vs. Idaho Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | W 74–68 | 4–1 | 22 – Stevens | 12 – Stevens | 6 – Salvadores | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/27/2015* 1:30 pm | No. 15 | vs. Iowa State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | W 86–48 | 5–1 | 15 – Greenwell | 11 – Chidom | 5 – Gorecki | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/28/2015* 1:30 pm | No. 15 | vs. Texas State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | W 85–34 | 6–1 | 19 – Stevens | 7 – Greenwell | 9 – Salvadores | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133) Cancún, Mexico |
| 12/03/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 14 | Minnesota ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 84–64 | 7–1 | 26 – Stevens | 11 – Stevens | 8 – Salvadores | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,617) Durham, NC |
| 12/06/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | at No. 2 South Carolina | L 55–66 | 7–2 | 16 – Lambert | 9 – Stevens | 2 – 3 tied | Colonial Life Arena (16,429) Columbia, SC |
| 12/14/2015* 7:00 pm | No. 13 | Massachusetts | W 70–46 | 8–2 | 24 – Stevens | 10 – Stevens | 5 – Greenwell | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,602) Durham, NC |
| 12/17/2015* 7:00 pm | No. 13 | Liberty | W 79–41 | 9–2 | 26 – Greenwell | 8 – Greenwell | 8 – Salvadores | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,003) Durham, NC |
| 12/20/2015* 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 13 | at No. 8 Kentucky | L 61–71 | 9–3 | 17 – Stevens | 7 – Chidom | 2 – 3 tied | Rupp Arena (17,150) Lexington, KY |
| 12/29/2015* 7:00 pm | No. 12 | Western Carolina | W 84–47 | 10–3 | 21 – Stevens | 10 – Stevens | 4 – Lambert | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,023) Durham, NC |
| 12/31/2015* 2:00 pm | No. 12 | UNC Wilmington | W 78–56 | 11–3 | 23 – Greenwell | 9 – Greenwell | 6 – Salvadores | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,844) Durham, NC |
| ACC Regular Season |||||||||
| 01/03/2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 12 | at Syracuse | L 50–86 | 11–4 (0–1) | 12 – Stevens | 12 – Stevens | 4 – Lambert | Carrier Dome (1,585) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 18 | Wake Forest | W 95–68 | 12–4 (1–1) | 23 – Stevens | 9 – Greenwell | 5 – Salvadores | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,937) Durham, NC |
| 01/10/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 18 | at Louisville | L 48–65 | 12–5 (1–2) | 14 – Greenwell | 11 – Chidom | 3 – Salvadores | KFC Yum! Center (11,342) Louisville, KY |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm, RSN | No. 22 | NC State | L 62–65 | 12–6 (1–3) | 21 – Stevens | 11 – Stevens | 2 – 3 tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,830) Durham, NC |
| 01/17/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 22 | Boston College | W 71–51 | 13–6 (2–3) | 23 – Greenwell | 14 – Stevens | 7 – Lambert | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,983) Durham, NC |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Clemson | W 72–43 | 14–6 (3–3) | 33 – Stevens | 7 – Stevens | 4 – Tied | Jervey Athletic Center (494) Clemson, SC |
| 01/24/2016 3:00 pm, RSN | | North Carolina | W 71–55 | 15–6 (4–3) | 26 – Stevens | 16 – Henson | 4 – Lambert | Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,622) Durham, NC |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm, RSN | | at Pittsburgh | W 70–48 | 16–6 (5–3) | 26 – Stevens | 9 – Stevens | 4 – Tied | Peterson Events Center (1,204) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/01/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 3 Notre Dame | L 61–68 | 16–7 (5–4) | 14 – Stevens | 9 – Tied | 3 – Henson | Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,159) Durham, NC |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Virginia | W 67–52 | 17–7 (6–4) | 25 – Greenwell | 12 – Greenwell | 4 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,506) Durham, NC |
| 02/07/2016 1:00 pm, RSN | | at No. 16 Miami (FL) | L 53–61 | 17–8 (6–5) | 18 – Chidom | 7 – Greenwell | 3 – Salvadores | BankUnited Center (1,293) Coral Gables, FL |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 10 Florida State | L 53–69 | 17–9 (6–6) | 13 – Salvadores | 7 – Salvadores | 1 – 6 tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,536) Durham, NC |
| 02/14/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wake Forest | L 58–64 | 17–10 (6–7) | 18 – Chidom | 8 – Suggs | 6 – Salvadores | LJVM Coliseum (1,458) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Virginia Tech | W 66–62 | 18–10 (7–7) | 16 – Chidom | 11 – Chidom | 4 – Tied | Cassell Coliseum (1,264) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/21/2016 2:00 pm | | Georgia Tech | L 59–64 | 18–11 (7–8) | 19 – Salvadores | 9 – Henson | 3 – Henson | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,845) Durham, NC |
| 02/28/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Carolina | W 93–57 | 19–11 (8–8) | 27 – Greenwell | 10 – Tied | 7 – Lanbert | Carmichael Arena (4,762) Durham, NC |
| ACC Women's Tournament |||||||||
| 03/03/2016 2:00 pm, RSN | | vs. Virginia Second Round | W 57–53 | 20–11 | 20 – Chidom | 15 – Stevens | 3 – Salvadores | Greensboro Coliseum (2,114) Greensboro, NC |
| 03/04/2016 2:00 pm, RSN | | vs. No. 2 Notre Dame Quarterfinals | L 54–83 | 20–12 | 19 – Stevens | 10 – Stevens | 3 – Salvadores | Greensboro Coliseum (3,148) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Source

## Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |