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
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UTEP162 .889295  .853
WKU153 .833277  .794
Middle Tennessee153 .833249  .727
Charlotte126 .6671912  .613
Old Dominion108 .5561717  .500
Marshall99 .5002112  .636
Louisiana Tech99 .5001416  .467
UAB711 .3891516  .484
Southern Miss711 .3891416  .467
Rice711 .389922  .290
Florida Atlantic612 .3331416  .467
UTSA612 .3331019  .345
North Texas513 .2781119  .367
FIU216 .111526  .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.