2015–16 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team

2015–16 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball
Conference Big East Conference
2015–16 record 18–7 (9–5 Big East)
Head coach Joe Tartamella (4th year)
Assistant coach Tasha Pointer
Assistant coach Jonath Nicholas
Assistant coach Da'Shena Stevens
Home arena Carnesecca Arena
2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#23 DePaul 13 2   .867     21 7   .750
St. John's 9 5   .643     18 7   .720
Villanova 9 6   .600     16 10   .615
Seton Hall 8 6   .571     18 7   .720
Xavier 8 6   .571     17 8   .680
Marquette 7 7   .500     12 13   .480
Georgetown 7 8   .467     14 11   .560
Creighton 6 8   .429     12 14   .462
Butler 3 11   .214     8 17   .320
Providence 1 13   .071     5 19   .208
2016 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of February 19, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

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 are members of the Big East Conference.

Roster

2015–16 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Alexander, TameshaTamesha Alexander 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr The Shipley School Philadelphia, PA
G 3 Handford, AliyyahAliyyah Handford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Shabazz Newark, NJ
G 4 Lewis, AaliyahAaliyah Lewis 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Bishop Ford Staten Island, NY
G 5 Spruill, KimberlyKimberly Spruill (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Needham B. Broughton Raleigh, NC
G 15 Grant, DanaejahDanaejah Grant 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Piscataway
Clemson
Piscataway, NJ
G/F 20 Wellere, AkinaAkina Wellere 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy Chicago, IL
F 23 Agustus, JordanJordan Agustus 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Mary's Bronx, NY
F 24 Walker, JadeJade Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr DePaul Catholic Maplewood, NJ
F 33 Udobi, SandraSandra Udobi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Life Center Academy Delta State, Nigeria
F 35 Littleton, ImaniImani Littleton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr The Bishop's School San Diego, CA
Head coach

Joe Tartamella (James Madison)

Assistant coach(es)

Tasha Pointer (Rutgers)
Jonath Nicholas (Trinity)
Da'Shena Stevens (St. John's)


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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
8:00 PM
at UCLA L 58–73  0–1
Pauley Pavilion (6,674)
Los Angeles, CA
11/15/2015*
5:00 PM
at UC Irvine W 85–63  1–1
Bren Events Center (331)
Irvine, CA
11/19/2015*
7:00 PM
at Rutgers W 69–62  2–1
The RAC (2,226)
Piscataway, NJ
11/22/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Marist W 61–47  3–1
Carnesecca Arena (611)
Queens, NY
11/29/2015*
2:00 PM, FS2
#18 South Florida W 74–70  3–2
Carnesecca Arena (535)
Queens, NY
12/03/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Sacred Heart W 67–54  4–2
Carnesecca Arena (781)
Queens, NY
12/06/2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Kansas W 86–71  6–1
Allen Fieldhouse (2,476)
Lawrence, KS
12/09/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Yale W 69–56  7–1
Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
12/13/2015*
2:00 PM
at UCF W 70–42  8–1
CFE Arena (1,328)
Orlando, FL
12/19/2015*
4:30 PM
#25 at Duquesne L 57–76  8–2
Palumbo Center (402)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/22/2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Fairfield W 73–54  9–2
Carnesecca Arena (408)
Queens, NY
Big East regular season
12/29/2015
7:00 PM, FS2
at Creighton W 66–55  10–2 (1–0)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,563)
Omaha, NE
12/31/2015
1:00 PM, BEDN
at Providence W 80–61  11–2 (2–0)
Alumni Hall (257)
Providence, RI
01/03/2016
5:00 PM, CBSSN
#25 DePaul L 61–71  11–3 (2–1)
Carnesecca Arena (660)
Queens, NY
01/05/2016
7:00 PM, BEDN
Marquette W 81–77 OT 12–3 (3–1)
Carnesecca Arena (448)
Queens, NY
01/09/2016
2:00 PM, BEDN
#25 Seton Hall W 71–69  13–3 (4–1)
Carnesecca Arena
Queens, NY
01/15/2016
12:00 PM, BEDN
at Georgetown W 65–60  14–3 (5–1)
McDonough Gymnasium (733)
Washington, D.C.
01/17/2016
1:00 PM, BEDN
at Villanova L 54–58  14–4 (5–2)
The Pavilion (1,059)
Villanova, PA
01/22/2016
7:00 PM, BEDN
Butler W 68–41  15–4 (6–2)
Carnesecca Arena (805)
Queens, NY
01/24/2016
2:00 PM, BEDN
Xavier W 57–41  16–4 (7–2)
Carnesecca Arena
Queens, NY
01/29/2016
8:00 PM, BEDN
at Marquette L 64–67  16–5 (7–3)
Al McGuire Center (1,131)
Milwaukee, WI
01/31/2016
1:00 PM, FS2
at #23 DePaul L 71–77  16–6 (7–4)
Phillips-McGrath Arena (2,812)
Chicago, IL
02/07/2016
1:30 PM, FS1
at Seton Hall W 72–64  17–6 (8–4)
Walsh Gymnasium (1,697)
South Orange, NJ
02/12/2016
8:00 PM, FS1
Villanova L 59–71  17–7 (8–5)
Carnesecca Arena (2,951)
Queens, NY
02/14/2016
2:00 PM, BEDN
Georgetown W 63–55  18–7 (9–5)
Carnesecca Arena (3,120)
Queens, NY
02/19/2016
7:00 PM, BEDN
at Xavier   
Cintas Center
Cincinnati, OH
02/21/2016
2:00 PM, BEDN
at Butler   
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
02/26/2016
11:00 AM, BEDN
Providence   
Carnesecca Arena
Queens, NY
02/28/2016
3:00 PM, FS2
Creighton   
Carnesecca Arena
Queens, NY
Big East Women's Tournament
03/05–08/2016
vs.    
McGrath-Phillips Arena
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP RV NR NR RV RV 25 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

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