2015–16 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team

2015–16 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball

Southland Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference	Southland Conference
2015–16 record	28–4 (16–2 Southland)
Head coach	Sandra Rushing (4th year)
Assistant coach	Destinee Rogers
Assistant coach	Greg Long
Assistant coach	Brooke Rhodes
Home arena	Farris Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Abilene Christian*	17	–	1	.944	26	–	4	.867
Central Arkansas †	16	–	2	.889	28	–	4	.875
Northwestern State	13	–	5	.722	19	–	12	.613
Stephen F. Austin	12	–	6	.667	18	–	12	.600
McNeese State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Houston Baptist	9	–	9	.500	14	–	15	.483
Nicholls State	8	–	10	.444	10	–	19	.345
Sam Houston State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Lamar	7	–	11	.389	12	–	19	.387
Texas A&M-CC	6	–	12	.333	9	–	20	.310
New Orleans	5	–	13	.278	8	–	19	.296
Incarnate Word*	3	–	15	.167	6	–	23	.207
SE Louisiana	3	–	15	.167	4	–	25	.138

† 2016 Southland Tournament winner As of March 18, 2016 *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sugar Bears, led by fourth year head coach Sandra Rushing and play their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 28–4, 16–2 in Southland play to finish in second place. They won the Southland Women's Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time school history. They lost to Louisville in the first round.