2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team

The 2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball represented University of South Dakota in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by fourth-year head by Amy Williams, played their home games at the DakotaDome and were members of Summit League. They finished the season 32–6, 15–1 in Summit League play to win the Summit League regular season title. They advanced to the championship of the Summit League women's tournament where they lost to their in-state rival South Dakota State. They received an automatic trip to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the championship game, defeating Florida Gulf Coast.

2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament Champions
The Summit League Regular Season Champions
WNIT Champions
ConferenceSummit League
Record32–6 (15–1 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chuck Love
  • Tandem Mays
  • Tom Goehle
Home arenaDakotaDome
2015–16 Summit League women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Dakota151 .938326  .842
South Dakota State133 .813277  .794
IUPUI115 .6882111  .656
Oral Roberts106 .6251416  .467
Western Illinois88 .5001616  .500
Omaha79 .4381515  .500
IPFW313 .188723  .233
Denver313 .188525  .167
North Dakota State214 .125722  .241
2016 Summit League Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2016
Rankings from AP Poll

On April 11, 2016, Amy Williams resigned her position at South Dakota to accept the head coaching position at Nebraska. She finished at South Dakota with a 4-year record of 96–44.

This was the final season for South Dakota women's basketball at the DakotaDome. The Coyotes women's basketball, men's basketball, and women's volleyball teams now play in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center, which opened in August 2016.

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