2015–16 record 26–11 (11–7 Pac-12) Assistant coach Fred Castro | Coaches No. 8 | |
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Head coach Mike Neighbors (3rd year) |
The 2015–16 Washington Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Washington during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by third year head coach Mike Neighbors, played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 26–11, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost Oregon State. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Penn and Maryland in the first and second rounds, Kentucky in the Sweet Sixteen and Pac-12 member Stanford in the Elite Eight to reach the Final Four for the first time in school history. They lost to Syracuse in the Final Four.