2015–16 St. John's Red Storm 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=St. John's Red Storm
|image=St. John's Red Storm logo.svg
|image_size = 100px
|conference=Big East Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big East
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record= 23–10
|conf_record= 11–7
|head_coach=Joe Tartamella
|hc_year= 4th
|asst_coach1= Tasha Pointer
|asst_coach2= Jonath Nicholas
|asst_coach3= Da'Shena Stevens
|stadium= Carnesecca Arena
|champion=Big East tournament Champions
|bowl=NCAA Women's Tournament
|bowl_result = first round
}}
{{2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Storm, led by fourth-year head coach Joe Tartamella, played their games at Carnesecca Arena and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. They won the Big East tournament title for the first time since 1988 and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Auburn in the first round.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Danaejah|last=Grant|link=n|num=15|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SR|rs=|home=Piscataway, NJ|high_school=Piscataway
Clemson}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Akina|last=Wellere|link=n|num=20|pos=G/F|ft=5|in=11|class=FR|rs=|home=Chicago, IL|high_school=Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jordan|last=Agustus|link=n|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=FR|rs=|home=Bronx, NY|high_school=St. Mary's}}
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{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Joe Tartamella ({{college|James Madison}})
|asst_coach=
- Tasha Pointer ({{college|Rutgers}})
- Jonath Nicholas ({{college|Trinity (TX)}})
- Da'Shena Stevens ({{college|St. John's}})
|roster_url=http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/stjo-w-baskbl-mtt.html
|accessdate=}}
Schedule
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|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#BA0C2F; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 6,674
| tv =
| score = 58–73
| overtime =
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2015
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UC Irvine
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bren Events Center
| site_cityst = Irvine, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 331
| tv =
| score = 85–63
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/19/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rutgers
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 2,226
| tv =
| score = 69–62
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/22/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Marist
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 611
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 61–47
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/29/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Florida
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 535
| tv = FS2
| score = 74–70
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/03/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Sacred Heart
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 781
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 67–54
| overtime =
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/06/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename =
| attend = 2,476
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 86–71
| overtime =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/09/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Yale
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 5,602
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 69–56
| overtime =
| record = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/13/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UCF
| opprank =
| site_stadium = CFE Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,328
| tv =
| score = 70–42
| overtime =
| record = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/19/2015
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 25
| opponent = Duquesne
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palumbo Center
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 402
| tv =
| score = 57–76
| overtime =
| record = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Fairfield
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 408
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 73–54
| overtime =
| record = 9–2
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#BA0C2F; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big East regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Creighton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = D. J. Sokol Arena
| site_cityst = Omaha, NE
| gamename =
| attend = 1,563
| tv = FS2
| score = 66–55
| overtime =
| record = 10–2 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/31/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Providence
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
| site_cityst = Providence, RI
| gamename =
| attend = 257
| tv = [http://www.bigeast.com/collegesportslive/ BEDN]
| score = 80–61
| overtime =
| record = 11–2 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2016
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = DePaul
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 660
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 61–71
| overtime =
| record = 11–3 (2–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/05/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Marquette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 448
| tv = BEDN
| score = 81–77
| overtime = OT
| record = 12–3 (3–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/09/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Seton Hall
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv = BEDN
| score = 71–69
| overtime =
| record = 13–3 (4–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/15/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McDonough Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| attend = 733
| tv = BEDN
| score = 65–60
| overtime =
| record = 14–3 (5–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/17/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Villanova
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Pavilion
| site_cityst = Villanova, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,059
| tv = BEDN
| score = 54–58
| overtime =
| record = 14–4 (5–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/22/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Butler
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 805
| tv = BEDN
| score = 68–41
| overtime =
| record = 15–4 (6–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/24/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Xavier
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv = BEDN
| score = 57–41
| overtime =
| record = 16–4 (7–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/29/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Marquette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Al McGuire Center
| site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI
| gamename =
| attend = 1,131
| tv = BEDN
| score = 64–67
| overtime =
| record = 16–5 (7–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/31/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = DePaul
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = Phillips-McGrath Arena
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 2,812
| tv = FS2
| score = 71–77
| overtime =
| record = 16–6 (7–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/07/2016
| time = 1:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Seton Hall
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Walsh Gymnasium
| site_cityst = South Orange, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,697
| tv = FS1
| score = 72–64
| overtime =
| record = 17–6 (8–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/12/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Villanova
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 2,951
| tv = FS1
| score = 59–71
| overtime =
| record = 17–7 (8–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 3,120
| tv = BEDN
| score = 63–55
| overtime =
| record = 18–7 (9–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/19/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Xavier
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cintas Center
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 1,694
| tv = BEDN
| score = 69–56
| overtime =
| record = 19–7 (10–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/21/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Butler
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hinkle Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 545
| tv = BEDN
| score = 58–62
| overtime =
| record = 19–8 (10–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/26/2016
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Providence
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 5,227
| tv = BEDN
| score = 69–54
| overtime =
| record = 20–8 (11–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/28/2016
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Creighton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 1,242
| tv = FS2
| score = 57–64
| overtime =
| record = 20–9 (11–7)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#BA0C2F;"| Big East Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/06/2016
| time = 9:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McGrath-Phillips Arena
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = FS2
| score = 65–52
| overtime =
| record = 21–9
| attend = 2,234
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/07/2016
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = DePaul
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = McGrath-Phillips Arena
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| gamename = Semifinals
| tv = FS1
| score = 75–66
| overtime =
| record = 22–9
| attend = 2,131
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/08/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Creighton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McGrath-Phillips Arena
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| gamename = Championship Game
| tv = FS1
| score = 50–37
| overtime =
| record = 23–9
| attend = 1,620
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#BA0C2F;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/18/2016
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 8 D
| opponent = Auburn
| opprank =
| oppseed = 9 D
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename = First Round
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 57–68
| overtime =
| record = 23–10
| attend = 4,990
}}
{{CBB schedule end| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time |region=D |regionname=Dallas Region}}
Rankings
2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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See also
References
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