2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels 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=North Carolina Tar Heels
|image=North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
|image_size=97
|conference= Atlantic Coast Conference
|short_conf= ACC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record = 14–18
|conf_record = 4–12
|head_coach = Sylvia Hatchell
|hc_year= 30th
|asst_coach1 = Andrew Calder
|asst_coach2 = Tracey Williams-Johnson
|asst_coach3 = Sylvia Crawley
|stadium = Carmichael Arena
|champion =
|bowl =
|bowl_result =
}}
{{2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels, led by thirtieth year head coach Sylvia Hatchell, played their games at Carmichael Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Pittsburgh.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Stephanie|last=Watts|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=FR|rs=|home=Wesley Chapel, NC|high_school=Weddington}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jamie|last=Cherry|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=SO|rs=|home=Cove City, NC|high_school=West Craven}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Hillary|last=Fuller|num=13|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=JR|rs=y|home=Jacksonville, FL|high_school=The Potter's House}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Marissa|last=Riley|num=15|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=SR|rs=|home=Mooresville, NC|high_school=Lake Norman}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Anne|last=Corrigan|num=20|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=SR|rs=|home=Vienna, VA|high_school=Holton-Arms School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=N'Dea|last=Bryant|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=SR|rs=|home=Goose Creek, SC|high_school=Goose Creek}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Destinee|last=Walker|num=24|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=FR|rs=|home=Ocoee, FL|high_school=Lake Highland Prep}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Hillary|last=Summers|num=30|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=JR|rs=y|home=Fayetteville, NC|high_school=Village Christian Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Erika|last=Johnson|num=31|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=SR|rs=y|home=Seattle, WA|high_school=Holy Names Academy
California}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Xylina|last=McDaniel|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=SR|rs=|home=Columbia, SC|high_school=Spring Valley}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Paris|last=Kea|num=41|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SO|rs=|home=Greenboro, NC|high_school=Page}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Hadiya|last=Bembry|num=44|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=FR|rs=|home=Edenton, NC|high_school=Holmes}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
|asst_coach=
- Andrew Calder (Coker)
- Tracey Williams-Johnson (UNC Pembroke)
- Sylvia Crawley ({{college|North Carolina}})
|roster_url=http://www.goheels.com/SportSelect.dbml?SITE=UNC&DB_OEM_ID=3350&SPID=12979&SPSID=668171
|accessdate=2015-10-15}}
Schedule
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|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"|Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/04/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 21
| opponent = Wingate
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 59–48
| overtime =
| record =
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/09/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 21
| opponent = Mount Olive
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 99–45
| overtime =
| record =
| attend =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2015
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 21
| opponent = Gardner–Webb
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 65–66
| overtime =
| record = 0–1
| attend = 1,527
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2015
| time = 12:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 21
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 77–79
| overtime =
| record = 0–2
| attend = 2,036
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida A&M
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 94–58
| overtime =
| record = 1–2
| attend = 1,423
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/20/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Fairleigh Dickinson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge
| tv =
| score = 64–46
| overtime =
| record = 2–2
| attend = 1,676
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/21/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge
| tv =
| score = 64–52
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
| attend = 1,793
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/22/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Yale
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge
| tv =
| score = 70–63
| overtime =
| record = 4–2
| attend = 2,135
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/25/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Pacific
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 63–66
| overtime =
| record = 4–3
| attend = 1,694
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/29/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Gonzaga
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mohegan Sun Arena
| site_cityst = Uncasville, CT
| gamename = Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 67–62
| overtime =
| record = 5–3
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/02/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 72–85
| overtime =
| record = 5–4
| attend = 1,664
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/12/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Appalachian State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 68–59
| overtime =
| record = 6–4
| attend = 2,486
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/14/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gallagher-Iba Arena
| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK
| gamename =
| tv = FSOK
| score = 67–77
| overtime =
| record = 6–5
| attend = 2,672
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/16/2015
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = USC Upstate
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 80–40
| overtime =
| record = 7–5
| attend = 1,487
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/20/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Miss
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Myrtle Beach Convention Center
| site_cityst = Myrtle Beach, SC
| gamename = Carolinas Challenge
| tv = ASN
| score = 69–62
| overtime =
| record = 8–5
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = New Hampshire
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 65–60
| overtime =
| record = 9–5
| attend = 1,646
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/31/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maine
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 59–58
| overtime =
| record = 10–5
| attend = 1,732
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 72–56
| overtime =
| record = 11–5 (1–0)
| attend = 2,163
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 77–73
| overtime =
| record = 12–5 (2–0)
| attend = 1,724
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/10/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 54–88
| overtime =
| record = 12–6 (2–1)
| attend = 8,942
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/14/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hank McCamish Pavilion
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 73–80
| overtime =
| record = 12–7 (2–2)
| attend = 917
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/17/2016
| time = 12:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 61–76
| overtime =
| record = 12–8 (2–3)
| attend = 2,761
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/21/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wake Forest
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 63–75
| overtime =
| record = 12–9 (2–4)
| attend = 635
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/24/2016
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Duke
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 55–71
| overtime =
| record = 12–10 (2–5)
| attend = 7,622
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/31/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = NC State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Broughton HS
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| gamename = Carolina–State Game
| tv =
| score = 49–78
| overtime =
| record = 12–11 (2–6)
| attend = 2,811
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 60–78
| overtime =
| record = 12–12 (2–7)
| attend = 2,176
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/07/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Conte Forum
| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 86–78
| overtime =
| record = 13–12 (3–7)
| attend = 1,112
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/11/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 71–67
| overtime =
| record = 14–12 (4–7)
| attend = 1,752
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 63–94
| overtime =
| record = 14–13 (4–8)
| attend = 3,534
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 60–76
| overtime =
| record = 14–14 (4–9)
| attend = 1,727
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/21/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = NC State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = Carolina–State Game
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 66–80
| overtime =
| record = 14–15 (4–10)
| attend = 3,872
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/25/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Virginia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 68–72
| overtime =
| record = 14–16 (4–11)
| attend = 3,109
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/28/2016
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Duke
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 57–93
| overtime =
| record = 14–17 (4–12)
| attend = 4,762
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#56A0D3;"| ACC Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/02/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| gamename = First Round
| tv = RSN
| score = 72–82
| overtime = OT
| record = 14–18
| attend =
}}
Rankings
{{main|2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}
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| + Regular Season Polls
!Poll !! Pre- |
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! Coaches | style="background:#FFF;" | 20 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | RV | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | NR | style="background:#FFF;" | NR | style="background:#FFF;" | NR | style="background:#FFF;" | NR | style="background:#FFF;" | NR | style="background:#FFF;" | NR | style="background:#FFF;" | NR | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | RV | style="background:#FFF;" | RV | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | NR | style="background:#FFF;" | NR | style="background:#FFF;" | NR | style="background:#FFF;" | NR | style="background:#FFF;" | NR | style="background:#FFF;" | NR | style="background:#FFF;" | NR | style="background:#FFF;" | NR | style="background:#FFF;" | NR |
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See also
References
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