2015–16 FIU Panthers 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=FIU Panthers
|image=Florida International University FIU logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Conference USA
|division=
|short_conf=C-USA
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=5–26
|conf_record=2–16
|head_coach=Marlin Chinn
|hc_year = 1st
|asst_coach1=Tiara Malcom
|asst_coach2=Keunta Miles
|asst_coach3=Brianna Skeens
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=FIU Arena
|champion=
|bowl=
|bowl_result=
}}
{{2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Marlin Chinn, played their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 5–26, 5–16 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They advanced to the second round of the C-USA women's tournament, where they lost to Marshall.
Controversy
On March 11, 2016, FIU fired Chinn for an NCAA improper benefits rules violation, specifically a $600 loan to team captain Destini Feagin to resolve a school debt. The university suspended Chinn two weeks earlier, after Feagin accused Chinn of sexual harassment that persisted throughout the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/conference-usa/florida-international-university/article65429682.html|title= FIU women's basketball coach fired after sexual misconduct allegations |author=Neal, David J.|work=Miami Herald|date=March 11, 2016|accessdate=June 5, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/conference-usa/florida-international-university/article63334002.html|title= FIU women's basketball coach suspended after alleged sexual misconduct |work=Miami Herald|author=Neal, David J.|date=March 1, 2016|accessdate=June 6, 2016}} FIU subsequently promoted assistant coach Tiara Malcom to head coach on April 8.{{cite web|title=Tiara Malcom, Head Coach|url=http://www.fiusports.com/staff.aspx?staff=209|publisher=FIU|accessdate=June 6, 2016}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jade|last=Cheek|link=n|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=SO|rs=|home=Orlando, FL|high_school=Dr. Phillips HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tianah|last=Alvarado|link=n|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=JR|rs=|home=St. Petersburg, FL|high_school=Lakewood HS
Gulf Coast State College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Taylor|last=Shade|link=n|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=SR|rs=|home=Boynton Beach, FL|high_school=Boynton Beach Community HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Katrina|last=Epnere|link=n|num=10|pos=G/F|ft=5|in=10|class=SR|rs=|home=Riga, Latvia|high_school=Riga State Gymnasium No.1}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Janka|last=Hegedus|link=n|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|class=JR|rs=|home=Budapest, Hungary|high_school=Eotvos Jozsef HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kristian|last=Hudson|link=n|num=15|pos=G|ft=5|in=5|class=FR|rs=|home=Birmingham, AL|high_school=Clay-Chalkville HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Aajah|last=Hawkins|link=n|num=20|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=SO|rs=|home=Pickerington, OH|high_school=Pickerington Central HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Destini|last=Feagin|link=n|num=21|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=SR|rs=|home=Philadelphia, PA|high_school=Nzareth Regional HS
Gulf Coast State College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Nikolina|last=Todorovic|link=n|num=23|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=JR|rs=|home=Bosnia and Herzegovina|high_school=Gymnasium Banja Luka}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Amari|last=Hawkins|link=n|num=25|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=SO|rs=|home=Pickerington, OH|high_school=Pickerington Central HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Soraya|last=Page|link=n|num=32|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=JR|rs=|home=Queensland, Australia|high_school=Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College
Diablo Valley College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Brianna|last=Wright|link=n|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=SR|rs=|home=Titusville, FL|high_school=Titusville HS}}
{{CBB roster/Footer|head_coach=Marlin Chinn ({{college|Hampton}})|asst_coach=Tiara Malcom ({{college|Delaware}})
Keunta Miles ({{college|North Florida}})
Brianna Skeens ({{college|Augustana College (Illinois)}})|roster_url=http://fiusports.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball|accessdate=}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2015|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#002D62; color:#C5960C;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2015
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida A&M
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FIU Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 531
| tv =
| score = 81–65
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UCF
| opprank =
| site_stadium = CFE Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,330
| tv =
| score = 72–89
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/23/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FIU Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 374
| tv =
| score = 53–81
| overtime =
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Marquette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FIU Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename = FIU Turkey Slam semifinals
| attend = N/A
| tv =
| score = 83–95
| overtime =
| record = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/29/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wichita State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FIU Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename = FIU Turkey Slam 3rd place game
| attend = 316
| tv =
| score = 62–76
| overtime =
| record = 1–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/04/2015
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UMass Lowell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FIU Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 315
| tv =
| score = 71–68
| overtime =
| record = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/06/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Jacksonville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Swisher Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 217
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 44–80
| overtime =
| record = 2–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/15/2015
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cleveland State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wolstein Center
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 1,751
| tv =
| score = 57–64
| overtime =
| record = 2–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = BankUnited Center
| site_cityst = Coral Gables, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 650
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 55–83
| overtime =
| record = 2–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/28/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rhode Island
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FIU Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename = The Surfing Santa Classic semifinals
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 50–68
| overtime =
| record = 2–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wake Forest
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FIU Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename = The Surfing Santa Classic 3rd place game
| attend = 353
| tv =
| score = 53–57
| overtime =
| record = 2–9
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#002D62; color:#C5960C;"| Conference USA regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida Atlantic
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FAU Arena
| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 527
| tv =
| score = 82–87
| overtime =
| record = 2–10 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = WKU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FIU Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 356
| tv =
| score = 69–71
| overtime =
| record = 2–11 (0–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/09/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Marshall
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FIU Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 302
| tv =
| score = 58–65
| overtime =
| record = 2–12 (0–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/14/2016
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Louisiana Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Thomas Assembly Center
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,014
| tv =
| score = 63–82
| overtime =
| record = 2–13 (0–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/16/2016
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Miss
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reed Green Coliseum
| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 1,660
| tv =
| score = 55–82
| overtime =
| record = 2–14 (0–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/21/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UTSA
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FIU Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 376
| tv =
| score = 52–63
| overtime =
| record = 2–15 (0–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/23/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UTEP
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FIU Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 316
| tv =
| score = 57–69
| overtime =
| record = 2–16 (0–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/28/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Charlotte
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dale F. Halton Arena
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 682
| tv =
| score = 74–87
| overtime =
| record = 2–17 (0–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/30/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Old Dominion
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ted Constant Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,221
| tv =
| score = 49–84
| overtime =
| record = 2–18 (0–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UAB
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FIU Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 342
| tv =
| score = 72–61
| overtime =
| record = 3–18 (1–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/06/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FIU Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 324
| tv =
| score = 62–85
| overtime =
| record = 3–19 (1–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/11/2016
| time = 9:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UTEP
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 2,517
| tv =
| score = 52–70
| overtime =
| record = 3–20 (1–11)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/13/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UTSA
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 401
| tv =
| score = 59–54
| overtime =
| record = 4–20 (2–11)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Texas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FIU Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 334
| tv =
| score = 40–58
| overtime =
| record = 4–21 (2–12)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/20/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rice
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FIU Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 485
| tv = FSN
| score = 62–68
| overtime =
| record = 4–22 (2–13)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/27/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida Atlantic
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FIU Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 418
| tv =
| score = 52–63
| overtime =
| record = 4–23 (2–14)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/03/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UAB
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename =
| attend = 446
| tv =
| score = 42–71
| overtime =
| record = 4–24 (2–15)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/05/2016
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Murphy Center
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| gamename =
| attend = 3,707
| tv =
| score = 55–77
| overtime =
| record = 4–25 (2–16)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#002D62; color:#C5960C;"| Conference USA Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/08/2016
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = UTSA
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 272
| tv = ASN
| score = 61–56
| overtime =
| record = 5–25
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/09/2016
| time = 8:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Marshall
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename = Second Round
| attend =
| tv = ASN
| score = 44–76
| overtime =
| record = 5–26
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
See also
References
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{{FIU Panthers women's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 FIU Panthers women's basketball team}}
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