| Sport: | women's basketball |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Team: | Central Arkansas Sugar Bears |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 28–4 |
| Conf Record: | 16–2 |
| Head Coach: | Sandra Rushing |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Destinee Rogers |
| Asst Coach2: | Greg Long |
| Asst Coach3: | Brooke Rhodes |
| Stadium: | Farris Center |
| Champion: | Southland Tournament Champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA Women's Tournament |
| Bowl Result: | first round |
The 2015–16 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sugar Bears, led by fourth year head coach Sandra Rushing and played their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 28–4, 16–2 in Southland play to finish in second place. They won the Southland women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time school history. They lost to Louisville in the first round.
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