| 2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 200px |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Ohio |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| Second Place: | Central Michigan |
| Mvp: | Nathalie Fontaine |
| Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference women's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2016 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Buffalo |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Central Michigan |
| Finals Mvp: | Stephanie Reid |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament |
| Seasonslist: | List of Mid-American women's basketball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | Mid-American women's basketball |
| Prevseason Year: | 2014–15 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2016–17 |
The 2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2016 and concluded in March 2016. Ohio won its second straight regular season title with a record of 16–2 by two games over Central Michigan.[1] Nathalie Fontaine of Ball State was named MAC player of the year.[2]
Top-seeded Ohio entered the MAC tournament as the defending champion. Both of its conference losses had come against eight-seeded Buffalo. The young Bulls defeated #9 seed Bowling Green and then upset Ohio for a third time that season in the quarter-final.[3] [4] Buffalo then defeated fifth-seeded Akron and regular season runner-up Central Michigan to win the tournament championship.[5] [6] Buffalo lost to Ohio State in the NCAA tournament. Ohio, Central Michigan, Ball State, and Akron all qualified for the WNIT.[7]
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 27, 2015.[8]
(First place votes in parentheses)
Ohio (10), Ball State (1), Eastern Michigan (1)
Ohio (5), Ball State (3), Eastern Michigan (3), Buffalo (1)
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Preseason All-MAC East | Kiyanna Black, Ohio |
| Anita Brown, Akron | |
| Quiera Lampkins, Ohio | |
| Erica Donovan, Bowling Green | |
| Hannah Plybon, Akron | |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Nathalie Fontaine, Ball State |
| Cha Sweeney, Eastern Michigan | |
| Miracle Woods, Western Michigan | |
| Jill Morrison, Ball State | |
| Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo | |
See main article: 2016 MAC women's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2016 Women's National Invitation Tournament.
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Anita Brown, Akron, G |
| Nathalie Fontaine, Ball State, G | |
| JoAnna Smith, Buffalo, G | |
| Kiyanna Black, Ohio, G | |
| Brenae Harris, Toledo, G | |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Hannah Plybon, Akron, G |
| Presley Hudson, Central Michigan, G | |
| Tinara Moore, Central Michigan, F | |
| Cha Sweeney, Eastern Michigan, G | |
| Quiera Lampkins, Ohio, G | |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Jill Morrison, Ball State, G |
| Lauren Tibbs, Bowling Green, C | |
| Stephanie Reid, Buffalo, G | |
| Janay Morton, Eastern Michigan, G | |
| Breanna Mobley, Western Michigan | |
| Ally Lehman, Northern Illinois, G | |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Jordan Korinek, Kent State, F |
| Lexie Baldwin, Ohio, F | |
| Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo, G | |
| Janice Monakana, Toledo, F | |
| Jessica Jessing, Western Michigan, F | |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Stephanie Reid, Buffalo, G |
| Tinara Moore, Central Michigan, F | |
| Janay Morton, Eastern Michigan, G | |
| Quiera Lampkins, Ohio, G | |
| Jasmine Weatherspoon, Ohio, F | |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Carmen Grande, Ball State, G |
| Sydney Lambert, Bowling Green, G | |
| Reyna Frost, Central Michigan, F | |
| Presley Hudson, Central Michigan, G | |
| Kaayla McIntyre, Toledo, C | |
2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season