2013–14 Florida Gators women's basketball team

2013–14 Florida Gators women's basketball

Junkanoo Jam, 3rd Place NCAA Tournament, Second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2013–14 record	20–13 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach	Amanda Butler (7th year)
Assistant coach	David Lowery (7th year)
Assistant coach	Murriel Page (4th year)
Assistant coach	Angela Crosby (1st year)
Home arena	O'Connell Center

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 SEC women's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#8 South Carolina	14	–	2	.875	29	–	5	.853
#3 Tennessee †	13	–	3	.813	29	–	6	.829
#15 Texas A&M	13	–	3	.813	27	–	9	.750
#10 Kentucky	10	–	6	.625	26	–	9	.743
Florida	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Georgia	7	–	9	.438	20	–	12	.625
LSU	7	–	9	.438	21	–	13	.618
Vanderbilt	7	–	9	.438	18	–	13	.581
Auburn	7	–	9	.438	19	–	15	.559
Alabama	7	–	9	.438	14	–	16	.467
Arkansas	6	–	10	.375	19	–	11	.633
Missouri	6	–	10	.375	17	–	14	.548
Mississippi State	5	–	11	.313	22	–	14	.611
Ole Miss	2	–	14	.125	12	–	20	.375

† 2014 SEC Tournament winner As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll^[1]^[2]

The 2013–14 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2013–14 women's college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Amanda Butler, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.

In the postseason, the Gators advanced to the Quarterfinal round of the SEC Tournament, where they were defeated by the Kentucky Wildcats 70–75, their only loss to Kentucky of the season. The Gators were then selected to compete in the NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the second round after defeating the Dayton Flyers 83–69. In the second round, the Gators were ousted by the Penn State Lady Lions 61–83.

Previous season

In the 2012–13 season, the Gators finished with a record of 22–15 overall, 6–10 in the SEC, and lost in the Semifinal round of the WNIT to Drexel.^[3]

Roster

2013–14 Florida Gators women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	5	Bannister, AntoinetteAntoinette Bannister	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.0 !So	Jacksonville, Florida
1.5 !G	10	Bonds, JaterraJaterra Bonds	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	Gainesville, Florida
5.0 !C	15	Dimaite, ViktorijaViktorija Dimaite	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	2.5 !RS So	Panevėžys, Lithuania
1.5 !G	22	Lewis, KaylaKayla Lewis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Decatur, Georgia
3.5 !F	25	Mercer, ChristinChristin Mercer	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	Douglasville, Georgia
1.5 !G	3	Miller, JanuaryJanuary Miller	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Orlando, Florida
1.5 !G	4	Needles, CarlieCarlie Needles	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	2.5 !RS So	Highlands Ranch, Colorado
1.5 !G	13	Peoples, CassieCassie Peoples	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	2.5 !RS So	San Antonio, Texas
3.5 !F	31	Svete, LilyLily Svete	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Granger, Indiana
2.5 !G/F	1	Williams, RonniRonni Williams	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Daytona Beach, Florida

Head coach

Amanda Butler (7th year)

Assistant coach(es)

David Lowery (7th year)
Murriel Page (4th year)
Angela Crosby (1st year)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-02-03

Coaches

Name	Position	College	Graduating year
Amanda Butler	Head Coach	University of Florida	1995
Angela Crosby	Assistant Coach	Appalachian State University	1995
David Lowery	Assistant Coach	Mississippi State University	2000
Murriel Page	Assistant Coach	University of Florida	1998
Serena Wilson	Director of Basketball Operations	University of Florida	2008
Shellie Greenman	Program Coordinator	Emory and Henry College	1988
Travis Kwok	Video Coordinator	University of Florida	2008
Tyler Stuart	Strength & Conditioning Coordinator	Anderson University	2007
John "JB" Barrett	Athletic Trainer	Mississippi State University	1997
Judy Traveis	Academic Advisor	University of Florida	1993

Schedule and results

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular season (Non-conference play)
Nov. 8, 2013*		Bethune-Cookman	W 93–65	1–0	O'Connell Center (1,179)
Nov. 10, 2013*		UNF	W 88–77	2–0	O'Connell Center (1,413)
Nov. 14, 2013*		at Virginia Tech	L 59–71	2–1	Cassell Coliseum (1,100)
Nov. 17, 2013*		at Kennesaw State	W 83–62	3–1	KSU Convocation Center (916)
Nov. 21, 2013*		Florida State	L 68–76	3–2	O'Connell Center (1,602)
Nov. 26, 2013*		St. John's	W 72–68	4–2	O'Connell Center (702)
Nov. 29, 2013*		vs. Illinois State (Junkanoo Jam Semifinal)	L 64–68	4–3	St. George's High School Gymnasium (255)
Nov. 30, 2013*		vs. Oregon State (Junkanoo Jam 3rd Place Game)	W 73–70	5–3	St. George's High School Gymnasium (257)
Dec. 4, 2013*		at Troy	W 104–74	6–3	Trojan Arena (765)
Dec. 17, 2013*		Saint Francis (PA)	W 105–71	7–3	O'Connell Center (1,008)
Dec. 20, 2013*		Tennessee State (Gator Holiday Classic)	W 86–56	8–3	O'Connell Center (1,152)
Dec. 21, 2013*		FIU (Gator Holiday Classic)	W 90–74	9–3	O'Connell Center (1,091)
Dec. 28, 2013*		Georgetown	W 67–65 ^OT	10–3	O'Connell Center (1,629)
Regular season (Conference play)
Jan. 2, 2014		Mississippi State	W 82–72	11–3 (1–0)	O'Connell Center (1,224)
Jan. 5, 2014		at #6 Kentucky	W 83–73	12–3 (2–0)	Memorial Coliseum (7,039)
Jan. 9, 2014		Arkansas	W 59–52	13–3 (3–0)	O'Connell Center (1,369)
Jan. 12, 2014		at #12 LSU	L 68–82	13–4 (3–1)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (3,672)
Jan. 19, 2014		Georgia	L 62–68	13–5 (3–2)	O'Connell Center (3,659)
Jan. 23, 2014		at #11 Tennessee	L 61–89	13–6 (3–3)	Thompson–Boling Arena (10,541)
Jan. 26, 2014		Auburn	W 87–69	14–6 (4–3)	O'Connell Center (3,114)
Jan. 30, 2014		Alabama	W 75–67	15–6 (5–3)	O'Connell Center (1,431)
Feb. 2, 2014		at Ole Miss	W 81–60	16–6 (6–3)	Tad Smith Coliseum (532)
Feb. 6, 2014		at Arkansas	L 49–55	16–7 (6–4)	Bud Walton Arena (1,208)
Feb. 9, 2014		#15 Kentucky	W 86–80	17–7 (7–4)	O'Connell Center (2,759)
Feb. 16, 2014		at Georgia	L 58–67	17–8 (7–5)	Stegeman Coliseum (3,425)
Feb. 20, 2014		Missouri	L 76–81	17–9 (7–6)	O'Connell Center (1,161)
Feb. 23, 2014		at #4 South Carolina	L 55–69	17–10 (7–7)	Colonial Life Arena (10,547)
Feb. 27, 2014		at Vanderbilt	W 73–68	18–10 (8–7)	Memorial Gymnasium (3,338)
Mar. 2, 2014		#17 Texas A&M	L 72–83	18–11 (8–8)	O'Connell Center (2,779)
SEC Tournament
Mar. 6, 2014	#(5)	vs. (13) Mississippi State (Second round)	W 71–67	19–11	Arena at Gwinnett Center (2,918)
Mar. 7, 2014	#(5)	vs. #12 (4) Kentucky (Quarterfinal)	L 70–75	19–12	Arena at Gwinnett Center (4,271)
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 23, 2014	#(11)	vs. (6) Dayton (First round)	W 83–69	20–12	Bryce Jordan Center (3,925)
Mar. 25, 2014	#(11)	vs. #14 (3) Penn State (Second round)	L 61–83	20–13	Bryce Jordan Center (3,500)
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ( ) Tournament seedings in parenthesis.

Source:^[4]

Rankings

Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll	Pre Nov. 4	Wk 2 Nov. 11	Wk 3 Nov. 18	Wk 4 Nov. 25	Wk 5 Dec. 2	Wk 6 Dec. 9	Wk 7 Dec. 16	Wk 8 Dec. 23	Wk 9 Dec. 30	Wk 10 Jan. 6	Wk 11 Jan. 13	Wk 12 Jan. 20	Wk 13 Jan. 27	Wk 14 Feb. 3	Wk 15 Feb. 10	Wk 16 Feb. 17	Wk 17 Feb. 24	Wk 18 Mar. 3	Wk 19 Mar. 10	Wk 20 Mar. 17	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

↑ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
↑ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
↑ 2012–13 Schedule, Last year's schedule.
↑ Basketball Schedule

Florida Gators women's basketball

Arena	Florida Gymnasium (1974–1980) Stephen C. O'Connell Center (1980– )

Players	WNBA players

Head coaches	Paula Welch (1974–1976) Cathy Davis (1976–1979) Mickie DeMoss (1979–1983) Deborah Yow (1983–1985) Carol Whitmire Higginbottom (1985–1990) Lea Henry (1990) Carol Ross (1990–2002) Carolyn Peck (2002–2007) Amanda Butler (2007– )

NCAA tournaments	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2004 2006 2009 2012 2014

Conference affiliations	Southeastern Conference

Culture and lore	Albert and Alberta "The Orange and Blue" "We are the Boys" Gatorade Gator Chomp Left–Right Stephen C. O'Connell

Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics