# 2015–16 Florida Gators women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2015–16 women's college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by ninth-year head coach Amanda Butler, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They finished the season 22–9, 10–6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they were upset by Albany in the first round.

## Previous season

The Gators finish the season 13–17, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of 2015 SEC women's basketball tournament to Auburn.

## Roster
### Coaches

| Name | Position | College | Graduating year |
| Amanda Butler | Head coach | University of Florida | 1995 |
| Bill Ferrara | Assistant coach | University of Florida | 2003 |
| Shimmy Gray-Miller | Assistant coach | University of Michigan | 2000 |
| Murriel Page | Assistant coach | University of Florida | 1998 |
| Serena Wilson | Director of basketball operations | University of Florida | 2008 |
| Shellie Greenman | Program coordinator | Emory and Henry College | 1988 |
| Ryan Gensler | Video coordinator | Providence College | 2011 |
| Tyler Stuart | Strength & conditioning coordinator | Anderson University | 2007 |
| John "JB" Barrett | Athletic trainer | Mississippi State University | 1997 |
| Judy Traveis | Academic advisor | University of Florida | 1993 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2015* 7:00 p.m. | | at Temple | L 91–97 | 0–1 | Liacouras Center (1,453) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 16, 2015* 5:30 p.m., SECN | | No. 6 Florida State Rivalry | W 82–72 | 1–1 | O'Connell Center (2,009) Gainesville, FL |
| November 21, 2015* 4:00 p.m. | | Kennesaw State | W 84–57 | 2–1 | O'Connell Center (1,129) Gainesville, FL |
| November 24, 2015* 7:00 p.m. | | Savannah State | W 99–34 | 3–1 | O'Connell Center (1,062) Gainesville, FL |
| November 27, 2015* 7:30 p.m. | | vs. Ball State Omni Hotels Classic semifinals | W 85–78 | 4–1 | Coors Events Center (538) Boulder, CO |
| November 28, 2015* 9:30 p.m. | | at Colorado Omni Hotels Classic championship | W 83–61 | 5–1 | Coors Events Center (1,666) Boulder, CO |
| December 1, 2015* 8:00 p.m. | | at South Alabama | W 72–60 | 6–1 | Mitchell Center (804) Mobile, AL |
| December 7, 2015* 7:00 p.m. | | Arkansas State | W 76–72 | 7–1 | O'Connell Center (1,035) Gainesville, FL |
| December 10, 2015* 8:00 p.m., BTN | | at Wisconsin | W 91–75 | 8–1 | Kohl Center (3,019) Madison, WI |
| December 13, 2015* 2:00 p.m. | | Robert Morris | W 79–52 | 9–1 | O'Connell Center (1,017) Gainesville, FL |
| December 20, 2015* 2:30 p.m. | | Saint Francis (PA) Gator Holiday Classic semifinals | W 122–65 | 10–1 | O'Connell Center (1,107) Gainesville, FL |
| December 21, 2015* 2:30 p.m. | | NC State Gator Holiday Classic championship | W 79–72 | 11–1 | O'Connell Center (1,053) Gainesville, FL |
| December 30, 2015* 7:00 p.m., SECN | | vs. UCF SEC/AAC Challenge | W 93–79 | 12–1 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (2,044) Jacksonville, FL |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2016 1:00 p.m., SECN | | No. 8 Mississippi State | L 70–76 | 12–2 (0–1) | O'Connell Center (1,378) Gainesville, FL |
| January 7, 2016 7:30 p.m., SECN | | at No. 12 Tennessee | W 74–66 | 13–2 (1–1) | Thompson–Boling Arena (9,774) Knoxville, TN |
| January 10, 2016 2:00 p.m., SECN | | at Ole Miss | W 85–65 | 14–2 (2–1) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (2,468) Oxford, MS |
| January 14, 2016 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 | Georgia | L 61–71 | 14–3 (2–2) | O'Connell Center (1,912) Gainesville, FL |
| January 17, 2016 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 | LSU | W 53–45 | 15–3 (3–2) | O'Connell Center (1,819) Gainesville, FL |
| January 21, 2016 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 | Alabama | W 80–72 | 16–3 (4–2) | O'Connell Center (1,305) Gainesville, FL |
| January 24, 2016 2:00 p.m., SECN | No. 22 | at No. 23 Missouri | L 64–79 | 16–4 (4–3) | Mizzou Arena (5,941) Columbia, MO |
| January 28, 2016 8:00 p.m. | | at Arkansas | W 71–66 $^{OT}$ | 17–4 (5–3) | Bud Walton Arena (1,576) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 31, 2016 1:00 p.m., SECN | | No. 12 Kentucky | W 85–79 | 18–4 (6–3) | O'Connell Center (3,231) Gainesville, FL |
| February 4, 2016 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 | No. 12 Texas A&M | W 83–81 | 19–4 (7–3) | O'Connell Center (1,404) Gainesville, FL |
| February 11, 2016 7:00 p.m. | No. 16 | at No. 2 South Carolina | L 71–86 | 19–5 (7–4) | Colonial Life Arena (13,324) Columbia, SC |
| February 14, 2016 2:00 p.m., SECN | No. 16 | at Auburn | L 58–80 | 19–6 (7–5) | Auburn Arena (2,760) Auburn, AL |
| February 18, 2016 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 | Vanderbilt | W 79–67 | 20–6 (8–5) | O'Connell Center (1,439) Gainesville, FL |
| February 21, 2016 1:00 p.m., SECN | No. 22 | at Georgia | L 63–74 | 20–7 (8–6) | Stegeman Coliseum (3,733) Athens, GA |
| February 25, 2016 8:30 p.m., SECN | | at LSU | W 82–56 | 21–7 (9–6) | Maravich Center (2,731) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 28, 2016 2:00 p.m. | | Auburn | W 56–49 | 22–7 (10–6) | O'Connell Center (4,019) Gainesville, FL |
| SEC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2016 2:30 pm, SECN | No. 25 | vs. No. 13 Kentucky Quarterfinals | L 69–92 | 22–8 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (4,703) Jacksonville, FL |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | (SF 5) No. 25 | vs. (SF 12) Albany First Round | L 59–61 | 22–9 | Carrier Dome (2,445) Syracuse, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region. 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 |