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2015–16 Utah Utes women's basketball team

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{{Infobox NCAA team season

|sport =Women's basketball

|year =2015–16

|team =Utah Utes

|image =Utah Utes logo.svg

|image_size =125px

|conference = Pac-12 Conference

|short_conf =Pac–12

|record =18–15

|conf_record =8–10

|head_coach = Lynne Roberts

|hc_year = 1st

|asst_coach1 = Gavin Petersen

|asst_coach2 = Danyelle Snelgro

|asst_coach3 = Wesley Brooks

|stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

|champion =

|bowl =WNIT

|bowl_result =Third Round

}}

{{2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings}}

The 2015–16 Utah Utes women's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, were led by their first year head coach Lynne Roberts. They played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah and were a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament to California. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Montana State and Gonzaga in the first and second rounds before losing to Pac-12 member Oregon in the third round.

Roster

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Schedule and results

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!colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000; color:white;"| Exhibition

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| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

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| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Fort Lewis

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 77–69

| overtime =

| attend = 348

| record =

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season

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| date = 11/13/2015

| time = 4:45 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = South Dakota

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 66–59

| overtime =

| attend = 844

| record = 1–0

}}

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| date = 11/17/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Lamar

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 71–67

| overtime =

| attend = 543

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/20/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = George Mason

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 74–62

| overtime =

| attend = 792

| record = 3–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/26/2015

| time = 2:15 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Oklahoma

| opprank = 21

| site_stadium = Grand Lucayan Resort

| site_cityst = Freeport, BAH

| gamename = Junkanoo Jam Reef Division

| tv =

| score = 55–70

| overtime =

| attend = 353

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/27/2015

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Boston College

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Grand Lucayan Resort

| site_cityst = Freeport, BAH

| gamename = Junkanoo Jam Reef Division

| tv =

| score = 51–76

| overtime =

| attend = 453

| record = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/03/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Cal State Northridge

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 97–56

| overtime =

| attend = 908

| record = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/09/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Creighton

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 74–58

| overtime =

| attend = 805

| record = 5–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/12/2015

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = BYU

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| gamename = Deseret First Duel

| tv = BYUtv

| score = 59–73

| overtime =

| attend = 1,183

| record = 5–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/19/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Fresno State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 78–63

| overtime =

| attend = 726

| record = 6–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/22/2015

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Utah State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Smith Spectrum

| site_cityst = Logan, UT

| gamename =

| tv = MW Net

| score = 64–61

| overtime =

| attend = 354

| record = 7–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/29/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = UC Davis

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 88–58

| overtime =

| attend = 885

| record = 8–3

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000; color:white;"| Pac-12 regular season

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| date = 01/02/2015

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Washington State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename =

| tv = P12N

| score = 73–71

| overtime =

| attend = 1,151

| record = 9–3

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/04/2015

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Washington

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename =

| tv = P12N

| score = 88–83

| overtime =

| attend = 884

| record = 10–3

| conference = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/08/2015

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Stanford

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion

| site_cityst = Stanford, CA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 52–72

| overtime =

| attend = 4,030

| record = 10–4

| conference = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/10/2015

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = California

| opprank = 21

| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 84–79

| overtime =

| attend =  

| record = 11–4

| conference = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/15/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Arizona

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McKale Center

| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 60–55

| overtime =

| attend = 1,022

| record = 12–4

| conference = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/17/2015

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Arizona State

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena

| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ

| gamename =

| tv = P12N

| score = 60–80

| overtime =

| attend = 1,510

| record = 12–5

| conference = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/22/2015

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Oregon State

| opprank = 11

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename =

| tv = P12N

| score = 53–62

| overtime =

| attend = 1,761

| record = 12–6

| conference = 4–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/24/2015

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Oregon

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename =

| tv = P12N

| score = 65–77

| overtime =

| attend = 864

| record = 12–7

| conference = 4–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/29/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = USC

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename =

| tv = P12N

| score = 59–70

| overtime =

| attend = 1,621

| record = 12–8

| conference = 4–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/31/2015

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = UCLA

| opprank = 15

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 63–69

| overtime =

| attend = 957

| record = 12–9

| conference = 4–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/04/2015

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Colorado

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename =

| tv = P12N

| score = 71–55

| overtime =

| attend = 1,054

| record = 13–9

| conference = 5–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/07/2015

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Colorado

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Coors Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| gamename =

| tv = P12N

| score = 76–68

| overtime =

| attend = 1,785

| record = 14–9

| conference = 6–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/12/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Oregon

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Matthew Knight Arena

| site_cityst = Eugene, OR

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 58–69

| overtime =

| attend = 1,889

| record = 14–10

| conference = 6–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/14/2015

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Oregon State

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum

| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 53–72

| overtime =

| attend = 4,278

| record = 14–11

| conference = 6–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/19/2015

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = California

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename =

| tv = P12N

| score = 72–66

| overtime =

| attend = 1,713

| record = 15–11

| conference = 7–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/21/2015

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Stanford

| opprank = 15

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename =

| tv = P12N

| score = 54–72

| overtime =

| attend = 983

| record = 15–12

| conference = 7–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/25/2015

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Washington

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Alaska Airlines Arena

| site_cityst = Seattle, WA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 60–73

| overtime =

| attend = 1,733

| record = 15–13

| conference = 7–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/27/2015

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Washington State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Beasley Coliseum

| site_cityst = Pullman, WA

| gamename =

| tv = P12N

| score = 75–69

| overtime =

| attend = 788

| record = 16–13

| conference = 8–10

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000;"| Pac-12 Women's Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/03/2016

| time = 12:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 7

| opponent = California

| opprank =

| oppseed = 10

| site_stadium = KeyArena

| site_cityst = Seattle, WA

| gamename = First Round

| tv = P12N

| score = 63–66

| overtime = OT

| attend =  

| record = 16–14

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000;"| WNIT

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/18/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Montana State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename = First Round

| tv =

| score = 95–61

| overtime =

| attend = 1,239

| record = 17–14

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/21/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Gonzaga

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McCarthey Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Spokane, WA

| gamename = Second Round

| tv = TheW.tv

| score = 92–77

| overtime =

| attend = 3,000

| record = 18–14

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/23/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Oregon

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Matthew Knight Arena

| site_cityst = Eugene, OR

| gamename = Third Round

| tv =

| score = 63–73

| overtime =

| attend = 1,165

| record = 18–15

}}

{{CBB schedule end

| poll=AP Poll/Coaches' Poll

| timezone = Mountain Time

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See also

References

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