2015–16 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

The 2015–16 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team will represent Texas Tech University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. It will be head coach Candi Whitaker's third season at Texas Tech. The Lady Raiders, were members of the Big 12 Conference and will play their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena. They finished the season 13–18, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament where they lost to Baylor.

2015–16 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record13–18 (3–15 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Corkery
  • Brandi Poole
  • Ray Caldwell
Home arenaUnited Supermarkets Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Baylor171 .944362 .947
No. 6 Texas153 .833315 .861
No. 22 West Virginia126 .6672510 .714
Oklahoma State117 .6112110 .677
No. 24 Oklahoma117 .6112211 .667
Kansas State810 .4441913 .594
TCU810 .4441815 .545
Iowa State513 .2781317 .433
Texas Tech315 .1671318 .419
Kansas018 .000625 .194
2016 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Coaches
Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
(RV) Received Votes

2015–16 media

Television & Radio information

Select Lady Raiders games will be shown on FSN affiliates throughout the season, including FSSW, FSSW+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific. All games will be broadcast on the Lady Raiders Radio Network on either KLZK or KJTV.

Roster

2015–16 Texas Tech Lady Raiders women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F00Brielle Blaire6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoTerra Nova
Virginia Tech
Salisbury, NC
G2Ivonne Cook-Taylor5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)RS JrTerra NovaSan Francisco, CA
G3Minta Spears5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)RS SoBullard
UCLA
Bullard, TX
G4Ryann Bowser5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SrHolton
Highland CC
Holton, KS
G5Larryn Brooks5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)JrMadison Central
Indiana
Richmond, KY
G11Rayven Brooks6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SrSan Ramon Dougherty
Chipola College
Oakland, CA
C12Jada Terry6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)JrCedar Hill
Texas A&M
Cedar Hill, TX
G24Japreece Dean5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)FrVista RidgeCedar Park, TX
C25Leashja Grant6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrSunrise Christian Academy
Trinity Valley CC
Nassau, BS
F30Zuri Sanders6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrEvansville CentralEvansville, IN
G/F32Dayo Olabode6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoMansfield TimberviewArlington, TX
F34Paige Parliament6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS SrBrock
Abilene Christian
Brock, TX
F35Jamie Roe5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)RS SrTuba City
Central Arizona College
Tuba City, AZ
C42Ionna McKenzie6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoDr. PhillipsGotha, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-10-14

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
2:00 pm
Eastern New MexicoW 77–43 
United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
11:00 am
NiagaraW 79–45 1–0
United Supermarkets Arena (5,542)
Lubbock, TX
11/21/2015*
6:30 pm, FSSW+
Southeastern LouisianaW 113–51 2–0
United Supermarkets Arena (3,623)
Lubbock, TX
11/24/2015*
6:30 pm
Idaho StateW 79–64 3–0
United Supermarkets Arena (2,917)
Lubbock, TX
11/27/2015*
6:30 pm
vs. Fordham
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 62–48 4–0
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
11/28/2015*
8:45 pm
vs. Washington
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
L 73–77 4–1
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
12/02/2015*
5:30 pm
Abilene ChristianW 71–65 5–1
United Supermarkets Arena (3,015)
Lubbock, TX
12/09/2015*
5:30 pm
IdahoW 78–62 6–1
United Supermarkets Arena (3,194)
Lubbock, TX
12/12/2015*
4:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Santa ClaraL 70–75 6–2
Leavey Center (252)
Santa Clara, CA
12/14/2015*
6:30 pm
Incarnate WordW 70–55 7–2
United Supermarkets Arena (3,096)
Lubbock, TX
12/18/2015*
6:30 pm
Grambling StateW 70–55 8–2
United Supermarkets Arena (3,707)
Lubbock, TX
12/20/2015*
2:00 pm, FSSW+
Arkansas–Pine BluffW 84–40 9–2
United Supermarkets Arena (3,398)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 regular season
12/30/2015
6:30 pm, FSSW+
TCUL 69–78 9–3
(0–1)
United Supermarkets Arena (1,835)
Lubbock, TX
01/02/2016
7:00 pm, LHN
at No. 5 TexasL 62–86 9–4
(0–2)
Frank Erwin Center (3,668)
Lubbock, TX
01/06/2016
6:30 pm
Oklahoma StateL 46–69 9–5
(0–3)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,121)
Lubbock, TX
01/09/2016
6:00 pm
at West VirginiaL 57–79 9–6
(0–4)
WVU Coliseum (2,471)
Morgantown, WV
01/13/2016
7:00 pm, FSSW+
at TCUL 48–69 9–7
(0–5)
Schollmaier Arena (1,696)
Fort Worth, TX
01/17/2016
2:00 pm, FSSW
Iowa StateW 69–66 OT10–7
(1–5)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,108)
Lubbock, TX
01/20/2016
10:30 am, FSSW
at No. 19 OklahomaL 53–92 10–8
(1–6)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
01/24/2016
2:00 pm, FSSW+
Kansas StateL 53–65 10–9
(1–7)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,528)
Lubbock, TX
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, FSSW
at No. 4 BaylorL 43–69 10–10
(1–8)
Ferrell Center (6,327)
Waco, TX
01/30/2016
5:00 pm, FSSW+
KansasW 54–44 11–10
(2–8)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,671)
Lubbock, TX
02/02/2016
6:00 pm, FS2
West VirginiaL 42–69 11–11
(2–9)
United Supermarkets Arena (2,842)
Lubbock, TX
02/07/2016
1:30 pm, FSN
at No. 25 Oklahoma StateL 57–70 11–12
(2–10)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,567)
Stillwater, OK
02/13/2016
2:00 pm
No. 4 BaylorL 36–66 11–13
(2–11)
United Supermarkets Arena (6,565)
Lubbock, TX
02/17/2016
7:00 pm
at Iowa StateL 48–77 11–14
(2–12)
Hilton Coliseum (10,568)
Ames, IA
02/21/2016
2:00 pm, FCS
at Kansas StateL 53–65 11–15
(2–13)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,899)
Manhattan, KS
02/24/2016
6:30 pm, FSSW+
No. 8 TexasL 55–76 11–16
(2–14)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,555)
Lubbock, TX
02/27/2016
7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3
at KansasW 69–58 12–16
(3–14)
Allen Fieldhouse (3,432)
Lawrence, KS
03/01/2016
6:30 pm
No. 24 OklahomaL 60–70 12–17
(3–15)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,116)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 women's basketball tournament
03/04/2016
6:00 pm, FCS
vs. Iowa State
First Round
W 89–84 13–17
Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
03/05/2016
1:30 pm, FSN
vs. No. 4 Baylor
Quarterfinals
L 51–82 13–18
Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,527)
Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References