2015–16 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team

2015–16 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball
Great Alaska Shootout Champions
WNIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceConference USA
Record27–7 (15–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Collins
  • Melissa Kolbe
  • Katherine Graham
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UTEP 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
WKU 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
Middle Tennessee 15 3   .833 24 9   .727
Charlotte 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Old Dominion 10 8   .556 17 17   .500
Marshall 9 9   .500 21 12   .636
Louisiana Tech 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
UAB 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
Southern Miss 7 11   .389 14 16   .467
Rice 7 11   .389 9 22   .290
Florida Atlantic 6 12   .333 14 16   .467
UTSA 6 12   .333 10 19   .345
North Texas 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
FIU 2 16   .111 5 26   .161
2016 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers, led by third year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard, played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were second year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament to Marshall. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Dayton and Tennessee–Martin, Saint Louis in the first, second and third rounds before falling to South Dakota in the quarterfinals.