The 2015–16 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by fifth-year head coach Cori Close, played their home games at the Pauley Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 women's tournament, where they lost to Oregon State. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Hawaii in the first round and South Florida in the second round, before losing to Texas in the Sweet Sixteen.
Offseason
Departures Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure G San Antonio, Texas Transferred to Texas Tech C Lisbon, Portugal Graduated G Temecula, California Graduated F/C Discovery Bay, California Graduated C Esko, Minnesota Left team for personal reasons
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Previousschool Guard Lantana, TX Oklahoma
2015 recruiting class
Roster
Rankings
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Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#0073CF; color:gold;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#0073CF; color:gold;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#0073CF; color:gold;"| Pac-12 regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#0073CF;"| Pac-12 Women's Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#0073CF;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
See also 2015–16 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Notes February 29, 2016 – Jordin Canada, Nirra Fields, and Monique Billings (honorable mention) were named to the All-Pac-12 team. March 23, 2016 – Coach Cori Close was named the 2016 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division I Region 5 Coach of the Year. March 29, 2916 – Jordin Canada received an Honorable Mention on the Associated Press All-America team.
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