2015–16 San Jose State Spartans 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=San Jose State Spartans
|image=San José State Spartans wordmark.svg
|image_size=250
|conference=Mountain West Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Mountain West
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=13–17
|conf_record=11–7
|head_coach=Jamie Craighead
|hc_year = 3rd
|asst_coach1=Dan Muscatell
|asst_coach2=Jourdan Willard
|asst_coach3=Alle Moreno
|stadium=Event Center Arena
|champion=
|bowl=
|bowl_result=
}}
{{2015–16 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team represented San José State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by third year head coach Jamie Craighead, played their home games at the Event Center Arena as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women's tournament to New Mexico.
Roster
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U of Arizona| note =C}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Emily|last=Vann|link=n|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=SR|rs=y|home=Martinez, CA|high_school={{nowrap|Saint Mary's College HS}}
UC Davis}}
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Weber State}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kalie|last=Matthews|link=n|num=22|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=JR|rs=y|home=Glendale, AZ|high_school=Sandra Day O'Connor HS
Weber State}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Hallie|last=Gennett|link=n|num=23|pos=F|ft=5|in=11|class=JR|rs=|home=Post Falls, ID|high_school=Post Falls HS
Sacramento State|cur_rs=yes|note=I}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ellie|last=Stevens|link=n|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=SR|rs=yes|home=Ocean Grove, Australia|high_school=Geelong College
Idaho State U
Lamar CC| note =C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Riana|last=Byrd|link=n|num=44|pos=C|ft=6|in=2|class=SR|rs=|home=Richmond, CA|high_school=Inderkum HS}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Jamie Craighead ({{college|Oregon}})
|asst_coach=
- Dan Muscatell ({{college|Western Washington}})
- Jourdan Willard ({{college|Sacramento State}})
- Alle Moreno ({{college|Sacramento State}})
|roster_url=http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/sjsu-w-baskbl-mtt.html
|accessdate=
}}
Note: Junior guard Aniya Baker left the team in December for personal reasons.
Schedule
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|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#005a8b; color:#c79900;"| Exhibition
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| date = 11/01/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Sonoma State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 437
| tv =
| score = 84–61
| overtime =
| record =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/09/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Holy Names
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 410
| tv =
| score = 110–41
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#005a8b; color:#c79900;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Oregon
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 297
| tv =
| score = 92–78
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Mary's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McKeon Pavilion
| site_cityst = Moraga, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 379
| tv =
| score = 81–91
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/22/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cal State Bakersfield
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Icardo Center
| site_cityst = Bakersfield, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 577
| tv =
| score = 88–90
| overtime = OT
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Beasley Coliseum
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 632
| tv =
| score = 80–95
| overtime =
| record = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/30/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Matthew Knight Arena
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 1,066
| tv = P12N
| score = 74–104
| overtime =
| record = 1–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/06/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = San Francisco
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 230
| tv =
| score = 78–82
| overtime =
| record = 1–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/08/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Dakota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 217
| tv =
| score = 77–87
| overtime =
| record = 1–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/12/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Pacific
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Center
| site_cityst = Stockton, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 417
| tv =
| score = 69–81
| overtime =
| record = 1–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/17/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = New Mexico State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 224
| tv =
| score = 66–75
| overtime =
| record = 1–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/20/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UC Irvine
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 311
| tv =
| score = 79–58
| overtime =
| record = 2–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hawai{{okina}}i
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,236
| tv =
| score = 73–76
| overtime =
| record = 2–9
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#005a8b; color:#c79900;"| Mountain West regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Utah State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Smith Spectrum
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| gamename =
| attend = 266
| tv =
| score = 86–74
| overtime =
| record = 3–9 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/02/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Air Force
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 316
| tv =
| score = 81–60
| overtime =
| record = 4–9 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/06/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = San Diego State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 325
| tv =
| score = 78–73
| overtime =
| record = 5–9 (3–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/09/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Colorado State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 1,612
| tv =
| score = 54–76
| overtime =
| record = 5–10 (3–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/13/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wyoming
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| gamename =
| attend = 2,523
| tv =
| score = 67–66
| overtime =
| record = 6–10 (4–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/16/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Fresno State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| gamename = Rivalry
| attend = 442
| tv =
| score = 54–59
| overtime =
| record = 6–11 (4–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/20/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boise State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 324
| tv =
| score = 75–78
| overtime =
| record = 6–12 (4–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/23/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = New Mexico
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Pit
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM
| gamename =
| attend = 5,330
| tv =
| score = 57–71
| overtime =
| record = 6–13 (4–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/27/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Colorado State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 492
| tv =
| score = 78–80
| overtime =
| record = 6–14 (4–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/30/2016
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Air Force
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Clune Arena
| site_cityst = Colorado Springs, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 427
| tv =
| score = 72–49
| overtime =
| record = 7–14 (5–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/03/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Fresno State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Save Mart Center
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| gamename = Rivalry
| attend = 1,564
| tv =
| score = 66–64
| overtime =
| record = 8–14 (6–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/10/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNLV
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 382
| tv =
| score = 69–61
| overtime =
| record = 9–14 (7–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/13/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = New Mexico
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 291
| tv =
| score = 59–58
| overtime =
| record = 10–14 (8–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/17/2016
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nevada
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| gamename =
| attend = 905
| tv =
| score = 76–63
| overtime =
| record = 11–14 (9–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/20/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = San Diego State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Viejas Arena
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 511
| tv =
| score = 70–87
| overtime =
| record = 11–15 (9–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/27/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Utah State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 486
| tv =
| score = 83–65
| overtime =
| record = 12–15 (10–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/01/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wyoming
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,183
| tv =
| score = 65–51
| overtime =
| record = 13–15 (11–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/04/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boise State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Taco Bell Arena
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 1,006
| tv =
| score = 69–81
| overtime =
| record = 13–16 (11–7)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#005a8b; color:#c79900;"| Mountain West Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/08/2016
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 4
| opponent = New Mexico
| opprank =
| oppseed = 5
| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 1,864
| tv =
| score = 51–65
| overtime =
| record = 13–17
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Pacific Time}}
See also
References
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{{San Jose State Spartans women's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team}}