Maine Black Bears Womens Basketball

The 2015–16 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Maine in the America East Conference. The Black Bears were led by fifth year head coach Richard Barron and played their home games at the Cross Insurance Center. They finished the season 26–9, 15–1 in America East play to share the America East regular season title with Albany. They advanced to the championship game of the America East women's tournament, where they lost to Albany. As champs of the America East Conference who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Quinnipiac in the first round.