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2015–16 Arizona Wildcats Women's Basketball Team
The 2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Arizona during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by eighth-year head coach Niya Butts, played their games at the McKale Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 3–15 in Pac-12 play to finish in eleventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2016 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament, Pac-12 women's basketball tournament where they lost to UCLA. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=9 style="background:#CC0033; color:white;", Exhibition , - !colspan=9 style="background:#CC0033; color:white;", Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style="background:#CC0033; color:white;", Pac-12 regular season , - !colspan=9 style="background:#CC0033;", 2016 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament, Pac-12 Women's Tournament See also 2015–16 Arizona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niya Butts
Niya Denise Butts (born January 10, 1978) is a former American women's college basketball coach, most recently serving as associate head coach at the University of Kentucky. She is the former head coach at the University of Arizona. As a player, she was a part of two national championships at the University of Tennessee. Butts, a 6'0" forward from Americus, Georgia, played college basketball for Hall of Fame coach Pat Summitt at Tennessee from 1996 to 2000. She was a reserve for the Lady Vols, averaging 2.3 points and 1.2 rebounds per game, but was a part of National Championship teams in both 1997 and 1998. She was also a three-time Southeastern Conference All-Academic selection. Following the close of her playing career, Butts entered the coaching ranks by taking an assistant coach role at Tennessee Tech in 2000. After two years there, she spent a season at Michigan State, then moved to the University of Kentucky as an assistant for head coach Mickie DeMoss. She was promot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |