2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball team

2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record16–14 (8–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Laura Barry
  • Nikki Davis
  • Brittany Burkhardt
Home arenaJ. Madison Brooks Gymnasium
2015–16 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 12 2   .857 24 8   .750
Mercer* 12 2   .857 24 9   .727
Samford 11 3   .786 20 11   .645
East Tennessee State 8 6   .571 16 14   .533
Furman 7 7   .500 15 16   .484
Wofford 3 11   .214 9 20   .310
Western Carolina 3 11   .214 6 22   .214
UNC Greensboro 0 14   .000 8 22   .267
2016 SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University (ETSU) during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The "Bucs", led by third year head coach Brittney Ezell, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 16–14, 8–6 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon women's tournament to Furman.

During the February 4, 2016, win against Wofford, junior Shamauria Bridges hit a three-pointer to become the 22nd ETSU player to surpass the 1,000-point mark and only the fourth in program history to reach it in three seasons.