# 2015–16 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

The 2015–16 California Golden Bears women's basketball team represented University of California, Berkeley during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by fifth year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, played their home games at the Haas Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 4–14 in Pac-12 play to finish in tenth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament, where they lost to UCLA. They missed the postseason for the first time since 2005.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 8, 2015* 2:00 pm | | Westmont | W 91–39 | | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| November 13, 2015* 5:00 pm | | at Austin Peay | W 67–58 | 1–0 | Dunn Center (657) Clarksville, TN |
| November 15, 2015* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | at No. 8 Louisville | W 75–71 | 2–0 | KFC Yum! Center (16,524) Louisville, KY |
| November 20, 2015* 11:30 am | No. 21 | UC Riverside | W 64–58 | 3–0 | Haas Pavilion (3,556) Berkeley, CA |
| November 22, 2015* 2:00 pm | No. 21 | Cal Poly | W 82–57 | 4–0 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| November 27, 2015* 12:00 pm | No. 16 | vs. No. 10 Texas A&M South Point Shootout | L 58–75 | 4–1 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| November 28, 2015* 2:15 pm | No. 16 | vs. Liberty South Point Shootout | W 77–72 | 5–1 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| December 5, 2015* 2:00 pm | No. 18 | Saint Mary's Cal Classic Semifinal | L 63–64 | 5–2 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| December 6, 2015* 1:00 pm | No. 18 | Sacramento State Cal Classic 3rd place game | W 117–99 | 6–2 | Haas Pavilion (612) Berkeley, CA |
| December 12, 2015* 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 22 | Nebraska | W 87–80 $^{OT}$ | 7–2 | Haas Pavilion (4,406) Berkeley, CA |
| December 21, 2015* 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 21 | No. 19 UCLA | W 108–104 $^{2OT}$ | 8–2 | Haas Pavilion (2,482) Berkeley, CA |
| December 30, 2015* 7:00 pm | No. 19 | Cal State Northridge | W 106–44 | 9–2 | Haas Pavilion (1,683) Berkeley, CA |
| Pac-12 Regular Season ||||||
| January 2, 2016 4:00 pm, P12N | No. 19 | at No. 17 Arizona State | L 49–57 | 9–3 (0–1) | Wells Fargo Arena (1,460) Tempe, AZ |
| January 4, 2016 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 21 | at Arizona | L 52–57 | 9–4 (0–2) | McKale Center (728) Tucson, AZ |
| January 8, 2016 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 21 | Colorado | W 64–35 | 10–4 (1–2) | Haas Pavilion (1,173) Berkeley, CA |
| January 10, 2016 2:00 pm | No. 21 | Utah | L 79–84 | 10–5 (1–3) | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| January 15, 2016 8:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 12 Oregon State | L 48–70 | 10–6 (1–4) | Gill Coliseum (2,891) Corvallis, OR |
| January 17, 2016 2:00 pm | | at Oregon | L 59–69 | 10–7 (1–5) | Matthew Knight Arena (1,770) Eugene, OR |
| January 22, 2016 6:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 20 UCLA | L 56–75 | 10–8 (1–6) | Pauley Pavilion (1,790) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 24, 2016 2:00 pm, P12N | | at USC | L 47–61 | 10–9 (1–7) | Galen Center (1,476) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 29, 2016 6:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 74–71 | 11–9 (2–7) | Haas Pavilion (1,178) Berkeley, CA |
| January 31, 2016 2:00 pm, P12N | | No. 25 Washington | L 65–75 | 11–10 (2–8) | Haas Pavilion (2,132) Berkeley, CA |
| February 2, 2016 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 15 Stanford | L 46–53 | 11–11 (2–9) | Maples Pavilion (3,268) Stanford, CA |
| February 5, 2016 7:00 pm, P12N | | No. 15 Stanford | L 55–60 | 11–12 (2–10) | Haas Pavilion (5,632) Berkeley, CA |
| February 12, 2016 7:00 pm | | No. 9 Arizona State | L 49–64 | 11–13 (2–11) | Haas Pavilion (1,417) Berkeley, CA |
| February 14, 2016 12:00 pm, P12N | | Arizona | W 75–56 | 12–13 (3–11) | Haas Pavilion (1,311) Berkeley, CA |
| February 19, 2016 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | L 66–72 | 12–14 (3–12) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,713) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 21, 2016 11:00 am, P12N | | at Colorado | L 57–78 | 12–15 (3–13) | Coors Events Center (3,919) Boulder, CO |
| February 26, 2016 7:00 pm | | Oregon | W 65–54 | 13–15 (4–13) | Haas Pavilion (1,543) Berkeley, CA |
| February 28, 2016 11:00 am, P12N | | No. 7 Oregon State | L 44–54 | 13–16 (4–14) | Haas Pavilion (2,036) Berkeley, CA |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2016 11:30 am, P12N | (10) | vs. (7) Utah First Round | W 66–63 $^{OT}$ | 14–16 | KeyArena Seattle, WA |
| March 4, 2016 11:30 am, P12N | (10) | vs. (2) No. 10 Arizona State Quarterfinals | W 75–64 | 15–16 | KeyArena (3,747) Seattle, WA |
| March 5, 2016 6:00 pm, P12N | (10) | vs. (3) No. 12 UCLA Semifinals | L 67–73 $^{OT}$ | 15–17 | KeyArena Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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| (RV) | Received Votes |