2015–16 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2015–16 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. It was head coach Candi Whitaker's third season at Texas Tech. The Lady Raiders, were members of the Big 12 Conference and played 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 .
Rankings
2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
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
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
00
Brielle Blaire
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Terra Nova Virginia Tech
Salisbury, NC
G
2
Ivonne Cook-Taylor
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
RS Jr
Terra Nova
San Francisco, CA
G
3
Minta Spears
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
RS So
Bullard UCLA
Bullard, TX
G
4
Ryann Bowser
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
HoltonHighland CC
Holton, KS
G
5
Larryn Brooks
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Jr
Madison Central Indiana
Richmond, KY
G
11
Rayven Brooks
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
San Ramon Dougherty Chipola College
Oakland, CA
C
12
Jada Terry
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
Cedar Hill Texas A&M
Cedar Hill, TX
G
24
Japreece Dean
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Fr
Vista Ridge
Cedar Park, TX
C
25
Leashja Grant
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
Sunrise Christian AcademyTrinity Valley CC
Nassau, BS
F
30
Zuri Sanders
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Evansville Central
Evansville, IN
G/F
32
Dayo Olabode
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Mansfield Timberview
Arlington, TX
F
34
Paige Parliament
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
RS Sr
Brock Abilene Christian
Brock, TX
F
35
Jamie Roe
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
RS Sr
Tuba City Central Arizona College
Tuba City, AZ
C
42
Ionna McKenzie
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Dr. Phillips
Gotha, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2015-10-14
Schedule
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Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015 *2:00 pm
Eastern New Mexico
W 77–43
United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015 *11:00 am
Niagara
W 79–45
1–0
United Supermarkets Arena (5,542)Lubbock, TX
11/21/2015 *6:30 pm, FSSW+
Southeastern Louisiana
W 113–51
2–0
United Supermarkets Arena (3,623)Lubbock, TX
11/24/2015 *6:30 pm
Idaho State
W 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 Christian
W 71–65
5–1
United Supermarkets Arena (3,015)Lubbock, TX
12/09/2015 *5:30 pm
Idaho
W 78–62
6–1
United Supermarkets Arena (3,194)Lubbock, TX
12/12/2015 *4:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Santa Clara
L 70–75
6–2
Leavey Center (252)Santa Clara, CA
12/14/2015 *6:30 pm
Incarnate Word
W 70–55
7–2
United Supermarkets Arena (3,096)Lubbock, TX
12/18/2015 *6:30 pm
Grambling State
W 70–55
8–2
United Supermarkets Arena (3,707)Lubbock, TX
12/20/2015 *2:00 pm, FSSW+
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 84–40
9–2
United Supermarkets Arena (3,398)Lubbock, TX
Big 12 regular season
12/30/2015 6:30 pm, FSSW+
TCU
L 69–78
9–3 (0–1)
United Supermarkets Arena (1,835)Lubbock, TX
01/02/2016 7:00 pm, LHN
at No. 5 Texas
L 62–86
9–4 (0–2)
Frank Erwin Center (3,668)Lubbock, TX
01/06/2016 6:30 pm
Oklahoma State
L 46–69
9–5 (0–3)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,121)Lubbock, TX
01/09/2016 6:00 pm
at West Virginia
L 57–79
9–6 (0–4)
WVU Coliseum (2,471)Morgantown, WV
01/13/2016 7:00 pm, FSSW+
at TCU
L 48–69
9–7 (0–5)
Schollmaier Arena (1,696)Fort Worth, TX
01/17/2016 2:00 pm, FSSW
Iowa State
W 69–66 OT
10–7 (1–5)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,108)Lubbock, TX
01/20/2016 10:30 am, FSSW
at No. 19 Oklahoma
L 53–92
10–8 (1–6)
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
01/24/2016 2:00 pm, FSSW+
Kansas State
L 53–65
10–9 (1–7)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,528)Lubbock, TX
01/27/2016 7:00 pm, FSSW
at No. 4 Baylor
L 43–69
10–10 (1–8)
Ferrell Center (6,327)Waco, TX
01/30/2016 5:00 pm, FSSW+
Kansas
W 54–44
11–10 (2–8)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,671)Lubbock, TX
02/02/2016 6:00 pm, FS2
West Virginia
L 42–69
11–11 (2–9)
United Supermarkets Arena (2,842)Lubbock, TX
02/07/2016 1:30 pm, FSN
at No. 25 Oklahoma State
L 57–70
11–12 (2–10)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,567)Stillwater, OK
02/13/2016 2:00 pm
No. 4 Baylor
L 36–66
11–13 (2–11)
United Supermarkets Arena (6,565)Lubbock, TX
02/17/2016 7:00 pm
at Iowa State
L 48–77
11–14 (2–12)
Hilton Coliseum (10,568)Ames, IA
02/21/2016 2:00 pm, FCS
at Kansas State
L 53–65
11–15 (2–13)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,899)Manhattan, KS
02/24/2016 6:30 pm, FSSW+
No. 8 Texas
L 55–76
11–16 (2–14)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,555)Lubbock, TX
02/27/2016 7:00 pm, JTV /ESPN3
at Kansas
W 69–58
12–16 (3–14)
Allen Fieldhouse (3,432)Lawrence, KS
03/01/2016 6:30 pm
No. 24 Oklahoma
L 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
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