2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball team

2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball
2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball
Women of Troy Classic Champions
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	19–13 (6–12 Pac-12)
Head coach	Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Beth Burns; Jualeah Woods; Taja Edwards;
Home arena	Galen Center
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Oregon State †	16	–	2	.889	32	–	5	.865
No. 11 Arizona State	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
No. 13 Stanford	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
No. 10 UCLA	14	–	4	.778	26	–	9	.743
Washington	11	–	7	.611	26	–	11	.703
Oregon	9	–	9	.500	24	–	11	.686
Utah	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
USC	6	–	12	.333	19	–	13	.594
Washington State	5	–	13	.278	14	–	16	.467
California	4	–	14	.222	15	–	17	.469
Arizona	3	–	15	.167	13	–	19	.406
Colorado	2	–	16	.111	7	–	23	.233


† 2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of April 3, 2016 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented University of Southern California during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by third year head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament where they lost to Oregon State.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Jordan Adams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Mater Dei HS	Irvine, CA
G	2	Khaedin Taito	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Palm Beach Currumbin HS	Hastings, NZ
G	10	Courtney Jaco	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Windward School	Compton, CA
F	13	Marguerite Effa	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Fairfax	Los Angeles, CA
G	14	Sadie Edwards	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Blair Academy Connecticut	Meriden, CT
G	21	Aliyah Mazyck	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Myers Park HS	Charlotte, NC
G	23	Brianna Barrett	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Oaks Christian School	Winnetka, CA
F	25	Alexis Lloyd	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Whitney Young HS Virginia Tech	Chicago, IL
G	30	Candela Abejon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Univ. de Ovideo	Asturias, Spain
F	32	Dani Milisic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Blacktown Girls HS	Sydney, Australia
F	35	Kristen Simon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Windward School	Gardena, CA
F	41	Temi Fagbenle	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Sr	Blair Academy Harvard	London, England

Head coach

Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (USC)

Assistant coach(es)

Beth Burns (Ohio State)
Jualeah Woods (USC)
Taja Edwards (Fresno State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2015* 2:00 pm		Cal State San Marcos	W 89–25		Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 12:00 pm		Hope International	W 92–43	1–0	Galen Center (402) Los Angeles, CA
11/16/2015* 4:00 pm		Santa Clara	W 81–46	2–0	Galen Center (302) Los Angeles, CA
11/22/2015* 4:00 pm		vs. Grand Canyon Hall of Fame Women's Challenge	W 75–44	3–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,509) Spokane, WA
11/23/2015* 8:00 pm		vs. West Virginia Hall of Fame Women's Challenge	W 78–67 ^OT	4–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,222) Spokane, WA
11/24/2015* 6:00 pm		at Gonzaga Hall of Fame Women's Challenge	W 60–56	5–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,154) Spokane, WA
11/29/2015* 9:00 am, ESPN3		vs. Iona Hall of Fame Women's Challenge	W 76–56	6–0	Mohegan Sun Arena (452) Uncasville, CT
12/04/2015* 4:00 pm		Southern Utah	W 71–32	7–0	Lyon Center (492) Los Angeles, CA
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm		UNLV	W 73–42	8–0	Galen Center (824) Los Angeles, CA
12/13/2015* 4:00 pm		Long Beach State	W 69–43	9–0	Galen Center (621) Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2015* 6:00 pm		Florida A&M Women of Troy Classic semifinals	W 88–45	10–0	Galen Center (425) Los Angeles, CA
12/20/2015* 3:00 pm		Albany Women of Troy Classic championship	W 68–67	11–0	Galen Center (977) Los Angeles, CA
12/28/2015* 7:00 pm		UC Irvine	W 75–56	12–0	Galen Center (406) Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm, P12N		at No. 21 UCLA Rivalry	L 73–78	12–1 (0–1)	Pauley Pavilion (2,766) Los Angeles, CA
01/02/2016 6:00 pm, P12N		No. 10 Oregon State	L 49–57	12–2 (0–2)	Galen Center (498) Los Angeles, CA
01/04/2016 5:00 pm, P12N		Oregon	W 75–67	13–2 (1–2)	Galen Center (565) Los Angeles, CA
01/10/2016 6:00 pm, P12N		No. 15 UCLA Rivalry	W 71–68	14–2 (2–2)	Galen Center (2,214) Los Angeles, CA
01/15/2016 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 25	at Washington State	L 61–73	14–3 (2–3)	Beasley Coliseum (772) Pullman, WA
01/17/2016 2:00 pm, P12N	No. 25	at Washington	L 60–69	14–4 (2–4)	Alaska Airlines Arena (1,790) Seattle, WA
01/22/2016 8:00 pm, P12N		No. 12 Stanford	L 47–57	14–5 (2–5)	Galen Center (612) Los Angeles, CA
01/24/2016 2:00 pm, P12N		California	W 61–47	15–5 (3–5)	Galen Center (1,476) Los Angeles, CA
01/29/2016 6:00 pm, P12N		at Utah	W 70–59	16–5 (4–5)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,621) Salt Lake City, UT
01/31/2016 6:00 pm, P12N		at Colorado	L 63–66	16–6 (4–6)	Coors Events Center (1,583) Boulder, CO
02/05/2016 6:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona	W 67–57	17–6 (5–6)	McKale Center (1,030) Tucson, AZ
02/07/2016 1:00 pm		at No. 9 Arizona State	L 68–69	17–7 (5–7)	Wells Fargo Arena (1,564) Tempe, AZ
02/12/2016 7:00 pm		Washington	L 53–61	17–8 (5–8)	Galen Center (565) Los Angeles, CA
02/14/2016 4:00 pm, P12N		Washington State	W 64–62	18–8 (6–8)	Galen Center (790) Los Angeles, CA
02/19/2016 8:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon State	L 52–76	18–9 (6–9)	Gill Coliseum (3,615) Corvallis, OR
02/21/2016 2:00 pm		at Oregon	L 60–69	18–10 (6–10)	Matthew Knight Arena (2,425) Eugene, OR
02/26/2016 6:00 pm, P12N		No. 9 Arizona State	L 45–50	18–11 (6–11)	Galen Center (486) Los Angeles, CA
02/28/2016 2:00 pm		Arizona	L 56–63	18–12 (6–12)	Galen Center (3,433) Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Conference Women's Tournament
03/03/2016 6:00 pm, P12N	(8)	vs. (9) Washington State First Round	W 77–73	19–12	KeyArena Seattle, WA
03/04/2016 6:00 pm, P12N	(8)	vs. (1) No. 8 Oregon State Quarterfinals	L 53–63	19–13	KeyArena Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

^ "2015-16 USC Women's Basketball Schedule". www.USCTrojans.com. University of Southern California. Archived from the original on April 29, 2016.

[1] "2015-16 USC Women's Basketball Schedule". www.USCTrojans.com. University of Southern California. Archived from the original on April 29, 2016.

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v t e USC Trojans women's basketball
Venues	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1976–2006) Galen Center (2006–present)
Rivalries	UCLA Crosstown Cup
Culture & lore	History "Fight On" Traveler
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References