2015–16 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

2015–16 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	18–14 (9–9 Mountain West)
Head coach	Kathy Olivier (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Caitlin Collier Kalee Whipple Mia Bell
Home arena	Thomas & Mack Center Cox Pavilion

2015–16 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 22 Colorado State †	18	–	0		1.000			31	–	2		.939
Fresno State	15	–	3		.833			22	–	12		.647
Boise State	12	–	6		.667			19	–	11		.633
San Jose State	11	–	7		.611			13	–	17		.433
UNLV	9	–	9		.500			18	–	14		.563
New Mexico	9	–	9		.500			17	–	15		.531
Utah State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	17		.452
Wyoming	6	–	12		.333			13	–	16		.448
San Diego State	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
Nevada	4	–	14		.222			5	–	25		.167
Air Force	1	–	17		.056			1	–	29		.033
† 2016 MWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels, led by eighth year head coach Kathy Olivier. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center and the Cox Pavilion on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West women's tournament, where they lost to Fresno State.

Roster

2015–16 UNLV Lady Rebels women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F/C 0 Amie Callaway 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr San Diego HS San Diego, CA G 2 Brooke Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Hanford HS Hanford, CA F 3 Paris Strawther 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Liberty HS Las Vegas, NV F 5 Simone Sheppard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Sacramento HS Sacramento, CA F 10 Nikki Wheatley 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Bonita HS La Verne, CA G 11 Dylan Gonzales 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Highland HS Kansas Pocatello, ID G 12 Dakota Gonzales 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Highland HS Kansas Pocatello, ID C 14 Aley Rohde 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Pinnacle HS Arizona Cave Creek, AZ F 20 Alyssa Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Etiwanda HS Ranch Cucamonga, CA C 21 Katie Powell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Duluth HS Arkansas Duluth, GA F/C 22 Destiney Lee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr C. K. McClatchy HS Sacramento, CA F 23 Jordyn Bell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Bradshaw Christian HS Elk Grove, CA F 42 Jazmin O'Bannon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So XXXX Henderson, NV	Head coach Kathy Olivier (UNLV) Assistant coach(es) Caitlin Collier (UC Davis) Kalee Whipple (Utah) Mia Bell (UNLV) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Source:^[1]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2015* 7:00 pm		Alaska Anchorage	W 84–75		Cox Pavilion  Paradise, NV
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 3:00 pm		Southern Utah	W 79–44	1–0	Thomas & Mack Center (1,622) Paradise, NV
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm		Pepperdine	W 83–63	2–0	Cox Pavilion (743) Paradise, NV
11/21/2015* 2:00 pm		UC Irvine	W 73–53	3–0	Cox Pavilion  Paradise, NV
11/23/2015* 7:00 pm		Cal State San Marcos	W 62–43	4–0	Cox Pavilion (756) Paradise, NV
11/28/2015* 12:00 pm		George Mason Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals	W 67–59	5–0	Cox Pavilion  Paradise, NV
11/29/2015* 2:30 pm		Drake Lady Rebel Round-Up championship	L 68–76	5–1	Cox Pavilion (774) Paradise, NV
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm		at USC	L 42–73	5–2	Galen Center (824) Los Angeles, CA
12/12/2015* 12:00 pm		at Houston	W 63–60	6–2	Hofheinz Pavilion (921) Houston, TX
12/14/2015* 5:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 65–51	7–2	Dugan Wellness Center (327) Corpus Christi, TX
12/19/2015* 5:00 pm		vs. UTEP Beach Classic	L 52–60	7–3	Walter Pyramid (153) Long Beach, CA
12/20/2015* 2:00 pm		at Long Beach State Beach Classic	L 63–67	7–4	Walter Pyramid (676) Long Beach, CA
Mountain West regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm		at Fresno State	L 54–58	7–5 (0–1)	Save Mart Center (4,760) Fresno, CA
01/06/2016 7:00 pm		Colorado State	L 56–64	7–6 (0–2)	Cox Pavilion (842) Paradise, NV
01/09/2016 7:00 pm		Wyoming	W 66–37	8–6 (1–2)	Cox Pavilion (1,703) Paradise, NV
01/13/2016 6:00 pm		at New Mexico	L 53–67	8–7 (1–3)	The Pit (4,930) Albuquerque, NM
01/16/2016 5:00 pm		at Air Force	W 60–56	9–7 (2–3)	Clune Arena (511) Colorado Springs, CO
01/20/2016 7:00 pm		Utah State	W 46–38	10–7 (3–3)	Cox Pavilion (1,342) Paradise, NV
01/23/2016 3:00 pm		Nevada	W 65–59	11–7 (4–3)	Cox Pavilion (1,609) Paradise, NV
01/27/2016 6:00 pm		at Boise State	L 56–75	11–8 (4–4)	Taco Bell Arena (807) Boise, ID
01/30/2016 2:00 pm		at San Diego State	W 55–41	12–8 (5–4)	Viejas Arena (2,400) San Diego, CA
02/03/2016 7:00 pm		New Mexico	W 57–48	13–8 (5–5)	Cox Pavilion (805) Paradise, NV
02/06/2016 3:00 pm		Fresno State	L 52–57	13–9 (6–5)	Cox Pavilion (1,619) Paradise, NV
02/10/2016 7:00 pm		at San Jose State	L 61–69	13–10 (6–6)	Event Center Arena (382) San Jose, CA
02/13/2016 2:00 pm		at Colorado State	L 52–83	13–11 (6–7)	Moby Arena (2,353) Fort Collins, CO
02/17/2016 7:00 pm		Air Force	W 62–51	14–11 (7–7)	Cox Pavilion (801) Paradise, NV
02/20/2016 4:00 pm		at Nevada	L 65–71	14–12 (7–8)	Lawlor Events Center (1,765) Reno, NV
02/24/2016 7:00 pm		Boise State	W 78–68	15–12 (8–8)	Cox Pavilion (1,174) Paradise, NV
02/27/2016 1:00 pm		at Wyoming	L 57–80	15–13 (8–9)	Arena-Auditorium (3,137) Laramie, WY
03/04/2016 5:00 pm		San Diego State	W 62–51	16–13 (9–9)	Cox Pavilion (1,276) Paradise, NV
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/07/2016 7:00 pm		vs. Air Force First Round	W 55–42	17–13	Thomas & Mack Center (1,648) Paradise, NV
03/08/2016 6:00 pm		vs. Boise State Quarterfinals	W 71–65	18–13	Thomas & Mack Center (1,393) Paradise, NV
03/09/2016 9:00 pm		vs. Fresno State Semifinals	L 60–66	18–14	Thomas & Mack Center (2,160) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2015–16 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

References

1. "UNLVREBELS.COM - University of Nevada Las Vegas Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.