2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2015–16 college basketball season. Led by second year head coach Marlene Stollings for the Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the second round in the Big Ten women's tournament to Northwestern. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Milwaukee in the first round before losing to South Dakota in the second round.

2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–12 (11–7 B1G)
Head coach
  • Marlene Stollings (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Nikita Lowry Dawkins
  • Gail Striegler
  • John Motherwell
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Maryland162 .889314  .886
No. 9 Ohio State153 .833268  .765
No. 16 Michigan State135 .722259  .735
Indiana126 .6672112  .636
Minnesota117 .6112012  .625
Purdue108 .5562012  .625
Michigan99 .5002114  .600
Nebraska99 .5001813  .581
Iowa810 .4441914  .576
Rutgers810 .4441915  .559
Penn State612 .3331219  .387
Northwestern414 .2221817  .514
Wisconsin315 .167722  .241
Illinois216 .111921  .300
2016 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016
Rankings from AP poll
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