| 2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| No Of Teams: | 10 |
| Tv: | NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks |
| Draft: | WNBA Draft |
| Draft Link: | 2016 WNBA Draft |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Season Champs: | Sacred Heart |
| Season Champ Name: | First place |
| Second Place: | Bryant |
| Mvp: | Hannah Kimmel, SHU |
| Mvp Link: | Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | NEC Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2016 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Robert Morris |
| Finals-Runner-Up: | Sacred Heart |
| Finals Mvp: | Anna Niki Stamolamprou, RMU |
| Seasonslistnames: | Northeast Conference women's basketball |
| Prevseason Link: | 2014–15 Northeast Conference women's basketball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2014–15 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2016–17 Northeast Conference women's basketball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2016–17 |
The 2015–16 NEC 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 started in early January 2016 and concluded in March with the 2016 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament.
| NEC Coaches Poll[1] | ||
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| 1. | Robert Morris (7) | |
| 2. | Bryant (2) | |
| 3. | Central Connecticut (1) | |
| 4. | Fairleigh Dickinson | |
| 5. | Sacred Heart | |
| 6. | Wagner | |
| 7. | Mount St. Mary's | |
| 8. | Saint Francis (PA) | |
| 9. | St. Francis Brooklyn | |
| 10. | LIU Brooklyn |
first place votes
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. All numbers are from time at current school.
| Team | Head coach | Previous school | Seasons at school | Overall record | |
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| Bryant | Mary Burke | Bryant | 24 | ||
| Central Connecticut | Beryl Piper | Central Connecticut | 8 | ||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Peter Cinella | American International College | 8 | ||
| LIU Brooklyn | Stephanie Oliver | Seton Hall | 0 | 0–0 | |
| Mount St. Mary's | Bryan Whitten | Virginia Commonwealth | 8 | ||
| Robert Morris | Sal Buscaglia | Manhattan | 11 | ||
| Sacred Heart | Jessica Mannetti | Hofstra | 2 | ||
| St. Francis Brooklyn | John Thurston | Fordham | 3 | ||
| Saint Francis (PA) | Joe Haigh | Saint Francis (PA) | 3 | ||
| Wagner | Lisa Cermignano | Illinois | 3 |
See main article: 2016 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament.
All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed
See main article: 2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.
See main article: 2016 Women's National Invitation Tournament.
| 2016 NEC Women's Basketball Individual Awards[3] | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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| Player of the Year | Hannah Kimmel, SHU | |||||
| Coach of the Year | Jessica Mannetti, SHU | |||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Leah Fechko, SFBK | |||||
| Rookie of the Year | Jessica Kovatch, SFU | |||||
| Most Improved Player of the Year | Alissa Tarsi, SHU | |||||
| 2016 NEC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Rookie Team | |||
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| Hannah Kimmel, Jr., F., SHU Erika Livermore, Sr., C., FDU Jasmine Nwajei, Jr., G., WC Breanna Rucker, Sr., F., BRYANT Leah Fechko, Sr., G., SFBK | Ivory Bailey, So., G., BRY Kelsey Cruz, Sr., G., FDU Jessica Kovatch, Fr., G., SFU Anna Nicki Stamolamprou, Jr., G., RMU Alissa Tarsi, Sr., F., SHU | Alexis Carter, Jr., G., MSM Shanovia Dove, Jr., G., LIU Camden Musgrave, So., G., CCSU Shanice Vaughn, Sr., G., LIU Tiersa Winder, Sr., G., BRY | Madelynn Comly, Fr., G., FDU Jessica Kovatch, Fr., G., SFU Maria Palarino, Fr., F., SFBK Kierra Palmer, Fr., G., BRY Kiana Patterson, Fr., G., CCSU | |||
| † - denotes unanimous selection | ||||||
2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball season