2015–16 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's basketball
|year=2015–16
|team=Arizona State Sun Devils
|image=Arizona State Athletics wordmark.svg
|image_size=250
|conference = Pac-12 Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Pac-12
|CoachRank= 16
|APRank= 11
|record=26–7
|conf_record=16–2
|head_coach=Charli Turner Thorne
|hc_year=19th
|asst_coach1=Amanda Levens
|asst_coach2=Meg Sanders
|asst_coach3=Jackie Moore
|stadium=Wells Fargo Arena
|champion=Pac-12 Regular Season Co-Champions
|bowl= NCAA Women's Tournament
|bowl_result = second round
}}
{{2015–16 Pacific-12 Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils, led by nineteenth year head coach Charli Turner Thorne, played their games at the Wells Fargo Arena and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 16–2 in Pac-12 play to share the Pac-12 regular season title with Oregon State. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament to California. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated New Mexico State in the first round before getting upset by Tennessee in the second round.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Sabrina|last=Haines|link=|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=FR|rs=|home=Phoenix, AZ|high_school=Desert Vista}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Sophie|last=Brunner|link=|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=JR|rs=|home=Freeport, IL|high_school=Aquin}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Elisha|last=Davis|link=|num=23|pos=G|ft=5|in=3|class=SR|rs=|home=Oakland, CA|high_school=Berkeley}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kelsey|last=Moos|link=|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=JR|rs=|home=Edwall, WA|high_school=Reardan}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Charnea|last=Johnson-Chapman|link=|num=33|pos=C|ft=6|in=3|class=FR|rs=|home=Moreno Valley, CA|high_school=Canyon Springs}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kianna|last=Ibis|link=|num=42|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=FR|rs=|home=Omaha, NE|high_school=Benson}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Eliza|last=Normen|link=|num=43|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=SR|rs=y|home=Louisville, CO|high_school=Monarch}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Armani|last=Hawkins|link=|num=50|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=FR|rs=|home=Mesa, AZ|high_school=Mountain View}}
{{CBB roster/Footer|head_coach=Charli Turner Thorne ({{college|Stanford}})|asst_coach=Amanda Levens ({{college|Arizona State}})
Meg Sanders ({{college|Fresno State}})
Jackie Moore ({{college|Armstrong State}})|roster_url=http://www.thesundevils.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30300&SPID=126729&SPSID=749698|accessdate=}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=yes|ranklink=2015-16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2015|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#990033; color:#FFB310;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2015
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 4,543
| tv = P12N
| score = 64–68
| overtime = OT
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/21/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 18
| opponent = SMU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 302
| tv =
| score = 64–57
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2015
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 16
| opponent = South Carolina
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| gamename = Rainbow Wahine Showdown
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 58–60
| overtime =
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/28/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = Hawai{{okina}}i
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| gamename = Rainbow Wahine Showdown
| attend = 2,152
| tv =
| score = 75–49
| overtime =
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/29/2015
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 16
| opponent = Cal State Bakersfield
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| gamename = Rainbow Wahine Showdown
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 60–47
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/05/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = VCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename = ASU Classic semifinals
| attend = 1,430
| tv =
| score = 48–57
| overtime =
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/06/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Columbia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename = ASU Classic 3rd place game
| attend = 1,283
| tv =
| score = 70–49
| overtime =
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/12/2015
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 24
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 526
| tv =
| score = 61–54
| overtime =
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/14/2015
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 21
| opponent = Hartford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename =
| attend = 1,822
| tv =
| score = 60–29
| overtime =
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/19/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 21
| opponent = Marquette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,439
| tv =
| score = 90–80
| overtime =
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/21/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 22
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,783
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 68–56
| overtime =
| record = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/28/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Cal State Northridge
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,460
| tv =
| score = 69–46
| overtime =
| record = 9–3
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#990033; color:#FFB310;"| Pac-12 regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/02/2016
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = California
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,460
| tv = P12N
| score = 57–49
| overtime =
| record = 10–3 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/04/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,708
| tv = P12N
| score = 49–31
| overtime =
| record = 11–3 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/08/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alaska Airlines Arena
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,767
| tv = P12N
| score = 68–61
| overtime =
| record = 12–3 (3–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/10/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Beasley Coliseum
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 713
| tv = P12N
| score = 63–45
| overtime =
| record = 13–3 (4–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/15/2016
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 10
| opponent = Colorado
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 4,139
| tv =
| score = 64–37
| overtime =
| record = 14–3 (5–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/17/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 10
| opponent = Utah
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,510
| tv = P12N
| score = 80–60
| overtime =
| record = 15–3 (6–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/22/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Arizona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename = State Farm Territorial Cup Series
| attend = 3,455
| tv = P12N
| score = 61–48
| overtime =
| record = 16–3 (7–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/24/2016
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Arizona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McKale Center
| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ
| gamename = State Farm Territorial Cup Series
| attend = 1,483
| tv = P12N
| score = 62–47
| overtime =
| record = 17–3 (8–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/29/2016
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Matthew Knight Arena
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 1,988
| tv = P12N
| score = 63–58
| overtime =
| record = 18–3 (9–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/01/2016
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Oregon State
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 4,427
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 44–67
| overtime =
| record = 18–4 (9–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/05/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 3,095
| tv = P12N
| score = 65–61
| overtime =
| record = 19–4 (10–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/07/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = USC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,564
| tv = P12N
| score = 69–68
| overtime =
| record = 20–4 (11–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/12/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = California
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,417
| tv =
| score = 64–49
| overtime =
| record = 21–4 (12–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,250
| tv = P12N
| score = 63–61
| overtime = OT
| record = 22–4 (13–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/19/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 2,851
| tv = P12N
| score = 61–39
| overtime =
| record = 23–4 (14–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/21/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 3,244
| tv = P12N
| score = 77–57
| overtime =
| record = 24–4 (15–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/26/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = USC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 486
| tv = P12N
| score = 50–45
| overtime =
| record = 25–4 (16–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/28/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 6,972
| tv = P12N
| score = 61–74
| overtime =
| record = 25–5 (16–2)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#990033;"| Pac-12 Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/04/2016
| time = 12:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 10
| seed = 2
| opponent = California
| opprank =
| oppseed = 10
| site_stadium = KeyArena
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 3,747
| tv = P12N
| score = 64–75
| overtime =
| record = 25–6
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#990033;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/18/2016
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 11
| seed = 2 SF
| opponent = New Mexico State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 15 SF
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 3,134
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 74–52
| overtime =
| record = 26–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/20/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 11
| seed = 2 SF
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank =
| oppseed = 7 SF
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename = Second Round
| tv = ESPN
| score = 64–75
| overtime =
| attend = 2,957
| record = 26–7
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Mountain Time |region=SF |regionname=Sioux Falls Region}}
Rankings
2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:90%" |
| + Regular Season Polls
!Poll !! Pre- |
| style="text-align:center;"
! AP | style="background:#FFF;" | 15 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 18 | style="background:#FFF;" | 16т | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 17 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 24 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 21т | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 22 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 17 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 14 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 10 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 8 | style="background:#FFF;" | 8 | style="background:#FFF;" | 8 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 9 | style="background:#FFF;" | 9 | style="background:#FFF;" | 9 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 10 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 11 | style="background:#FFF;" | 11 | style="background:#FFF;" | N/A |
| style="text-align:center;"
! Coaches | style="background:#FFF;" | 15 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 18 | style="background:#FFF;" | 18 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 17 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 24 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 23 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 21 | style="background:#FFF;" | 21 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 14 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 13 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 11 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 9 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 10 | style="background:#FFF;" | 10 | style="background:#FFF;" | 10 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 9 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 11 | style="background:#FFF;" | 11 | style="background:#FFF;" | 11 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 16 |
| style="border:1px solid black;"
|+ Legend | style="background:#D8FFEB; width:20px;" | | | Increase in ranking |
| style="background:#FFE6E6; width:20px;" |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| style="background:#FFFFE6; width:20px;" |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV)
| | Received Votes |
See also
References
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