| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Team: | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | B1G |
| Record: | 20–12 |
| Conf Record: | 11–7 |
| Head Coach: | Marlene Stollings |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Nikita Lowry Dawkins |
| Asst Coach2: | Gail Striegler |
| Asst Coach3: | John Motherwell |
| Stadium: | Williams Arena |
| Bowl: | WNIT |
| Bowl Result: | Second Round |
The 2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2015–16 college basketball season. Led by second year head coach Marlene Stollings for the Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the second round in the Big Ten women's tournament to Northwestern. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Milwaukee in the first round before losing to South Dakota in the second round.
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See main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.
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| AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR |
2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team