2015–16 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team

2015–16 Idaho Vandals women's basketball
Big Sky tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record24–10 (13–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Christa Stanford
  • Jeri Jacobson
  • Kristi Zeller
Home arenaCowan Spectrum
Memorial Gym
2015–16 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State 14 4   .778 21 10   .677
Idaho 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
Eastern Washington 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
North Dakota 13 5   .722 19 14   .576
Montana 12 6   .667 20 11   .645
Weber State 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
Sacramento State 10 8   .556 14 17   .452
Idaho State 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Northern Colorado 8 10   .444 13 16   .448
Northern Arizona 2 16   .111 6 24   .200
Southern Utah 2 16   .111 5 25   .167
Portland State 2 16   .111 4 26   .133
2016 Big Sky tournament winner
As of March 26, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vandals, led by eighth year head coach Jon Newlee, played their home games at the Cowan Spectrum with a five early season games at Memorial Gym, and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a 3 way tie for second place. They won the Big Sky tournament for the first time since 1985 when they rejoin the Big Sky Conference since 2014 and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost in the first round to Baylor.