2015–16 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team

2015–16 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball
WBI, First Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record17–15 (9–9 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joseph Anders
  • Amy Beggi
  • Anthony Turner
Home arenaThe Pit
Johnson Gymnasium
2015–16 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Colorado State 18 0   1.000 31 2   .939
Fresno State 15 3   .833 22 12   .647
Boise State 12 6   .667 19 11   .633
San Jose State 11 7   .611 13 17   .433
UNLV 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
New Mexico 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Utah State 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
Wyoming 6 12   .333 13 16   .448
San Diego State 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Nevada 4 14   .222 5 25   .167
Air Force 1 17   .056 1 29   .033
2016 MWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lobos, led by fifth year head coach Yvonne Sanchez, were played their home games at The Pit with one game at Johnson Gymnasium and were a members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West women's tournament, where they lost to Colorado State. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational, where they lost to North Dakota in the first round.

On March 18, the school fired Yvonne Sanchez. She finished at New Mexico with a 5 year record of 77–81.