2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball team

2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball

Women of Troy Classic Champions
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2015–16 record	19–13 (6–12 Pac-12)
Head coach	Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Beth Burns
Assistant coach	Jualeah Woods
Assistant coach	Taja Edwards
Home arena	Galen Center

2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Oregon State †	16	–	2	.889	32	–	5	.865
#11 Arizona State	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
#13 Stanford	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
#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 will represent 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, play 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

2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Adams, JordanJordan Adams	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Mater Dei HS	Irvine, CA
1.5 !G	2	Taito, KhaedinKhaedin Taito	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Palm Beach Currumbin HS	Hastings, NZ
1.5 !G	10	Jaco, CourtneyCourtney Jaco	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	Windward School	Compton, CA
3.5 !F	13	Effa, MargueriteMarguerite Effa	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	Fairfax	Los Angeles, CA
1.5 !G	14	Edwards, SadieSadie Edwards	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.0 !So	Blair Academy Connecticut	Meriden, CT
1.5 !G	21	Mazyck, AliyahAliyah Mazyck	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Myers Park HS	Charlotte, NC
1.5 !G	23	Barrett, BriannaBrianna Barrett	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	Oaks Christian School	Winnetka, CA
3.5 !F	25	Lloyd, AlexisAlexis Lloyd	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Whitney Young HS Virginia Tech	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	30	Abejon, CandelaCandela Abejon	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Univ. de Ovideo	Asturias, Spain
3.5 !F	32	Milisic, DaniDani Milisic	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	Blacktown Girls HS	Sydney, Australia
3.5 !F	35	Simon, KristenKristen Simon	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Windward School	Gardena, CA
3.5 !F	41	Fagbenle, TemiTemi Fagbenle	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Blair Academy Harvard	London, England

Head coach

Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (Southern California)

Assistant coach(es)

Beth Burns (Ohio State)
Jualeah Woods (Southern California)
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		vs. Washington State First Round	W 77–73	19–12	KeyArena Seattle, WA
03/04/2016 6:00 PM, P12N		vs. 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

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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

↑ http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/usc-w-baskbl-sched.html

USC Trojans women's basketball

Venues	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1976–2006) Galen Center (2006–present)

Rivalries	UCLA

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 1999–00 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

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References