2014–15 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

2014–15 FIU Panthers women's basketball
Conference Conference USA
2014–15 record 3–26 (0–18 C-USA)
Head coach Cindy Russo (35th year)
Assistant coach Inge Nissen
Assistant coach Cristal Randolph
Assistant coach Lindsay Bowen
Home arena FIU Arena
2014–15 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
WKU 16 2   .889     30 5   .857
Middle Tennessee 14 4   .778     24 10   .706
Southern Miss 13 5   .722     25 11   .694
Old Dominion 11 7   .611     21 13   .618
UAB 11 7   .611     18 13   .581
UTSA 11 7   .611     16 15   .516
Louisiana Tech 10 8   .556     16 15   .516
Charlotte 10 8   .556     15 17   .469
Marshall 8 10   .444     17 15   .531
Florida Atlantic 7 11   .389     13 17   .433
UTEP 7 11   .389     12 16   .429
Rice 4 14   .222     9 21   .300
North Texas 4 14   .222     5 24   .172
FIU 0 18   .000     3 26   .103
2015 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 29 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represents Florida International University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by thirty-fifth year head coach Cindy Russo, play their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 3-26, 0-18 in C-USA for a last place finish. They failed to qualify for the Conference USA Women's Tournament.

Roster

2014–15 FIU Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 1 Pound, Kiandre'aKiandre'a Pound style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Sebastian River HS Vero Beach, FL
G 2 Cheek, JadeJade Cheek style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Dr. Phillips HS Orlando, FL
G/F 3 Labady, ZsofiaZsofia Labady style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Koch Valeria Koze Piskola Pécs, Hungary
G 5 Shade, TaylorTaylor Shade style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Boynton Beach Community HS Boynton Beach, FL
G/F 10 Epnere, KatrinaKatrina Epnere style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Riga State Gymnasium No.1 Riga, Latvia
F/C 12 Davydova, MaritaMarita Davydova style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Russian Agrarian University Moscow, Russia
G 13 Hegedus, JankaJanka Hegedus style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Eotvos Jozsef HS Budapest, Hungary
G 20 Hawkins, AajahAajah Hawkins style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Pickerington Central HS Pickerington, OH
G 21 Feagin, DestiniDestini Feagin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Nzareth Regional HS/Gulf Coast State College Philadelphia, PA
G 23 Todorovic, NikolinaNikolina Todorovic style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Gymnasium Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina
G 24 Wheatley, CieraCiera Wheatley style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Sickles HS Tampa, FL
G 25 Hawkins, AmariAmari Hawkins style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Pickerington Central HS Pickerington, OH
F 32 McKinzie, TyniaTynia McKinzie style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Lake Howell HS Oviedo, FL
F 33 Wright, BriannaBrianna Wright style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Titusville HS Titusville, FL
Head coach

Cindy Russo

Assistant coach(es)

Inge Nissen
Cristal Randolph
Lindsay Bowen


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

Roster

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/02/2014* Palm Beach Atlantic W 73–46  FIU Arena (N/A)
11/07/2014* Barry W 60–57  FIU Arena (N/A)
Regular season
11/14/2014* Tennessee Tech L 56–73  0–1 FIU Arena (597)
11/18/2014* at Florida Gulf Coast L 49–97  0–2 Alico Arena (1,562)
11/23/2014* Cleveland State L 65–73  0–3 FIU Arena (700)
11/28/2014* Arizona
(FIU Thanksgiving Classic)
L 58–65  0–4 FIU Arena (436)
11/30/2014* Virginia
(FIU Thanksgiving Classic)
L 61–74  0–5 FIU Arena (305)
12/06/2014* UCF W 66–57  1–5 FIU Arena (329)
12/14/2014* at Jacksonville L 64–76  1–6 Swisher Gymnasium (201)
12/20/2014* vs. Western Carolina
(UNF Hampton Inn Oceanfront Holiday Classic)
L 69–83  1–7 UNF Arena (474)
12/21/2014* vs. Wofford
(UNF Hampton Inn Oceanfront Holiday Classic)
W 83–75  2–7 UNF Arena (389)
12/29/2014* Auburn
(FIU Sun & Fun Classic semifinals)
L 44–81  2–8 FIU Arena (352)
12/30/2014* Bowling Green
(FIU Sun & Fun Classic 3rd place game)
W 68–55  3–8 FIU Arena (322)
01/04/2015 Florida Atlantic L 63–79  3–9 (0–1) FIU Arena (253)
01/08/2015 Middle Tennessee L 60–75  3–10 (0–2) FIU Arena (N/A)
01/11/2015 UAB L 45–68  3–11 (0–3) FIU Arena (389)
01/15/2015 at Marshall L 61–67  3–12 (0–4) Cam Henderson Center (445)
01/17/2015 at WKU L 42–81  3–13 (0–5) E. A. Diddle Arena (1,472)
01/24/2015 at Florida Atlantic L 63–77  3–14 (0–6) FAU Arena (836)
01/29/2015 Old Dominion L 67–80  3–15 (0–7) FIU Arena (N/A)
01/31/2015 Charlotte L 62–81  3–16 (0–8) FIU Arena (401)
02/05/2015 at UTSA L 56–74  3–17 (0–9) Convocation Center (503)
02/07/2015 at UTEP L 56–72  3–18 (0–10) Don Haskins Center (1,902)
02/12/2015 Southern Miss L 65–78  3–19 (0–11) FIU Arena (234)
02/14/2015 Louisiana Tech L 56–79  3–20 (0–12) FIU Arena (N/A)
02/19/2015 at Rice L 59–80  3–21 (0–13) Tudor Fieldhouse (130)
02/21/2015 at North Texas L 61–77  3–22 (0–14) UNT Coliseum (764)
02/26/2015 Marshall L 50–74  3–23 (0–15) FIU Arena (296)
02/28/2015 WKU L 47–88  3–24 (0–16) FIU Arena (356)
03/05/2015 at Middle Tennessee L 30–79  3–25 (0–17) Murphy Center (3,605)
03/07/2015 at UAB L 56–72  3–26 (0–18) Bartow Arena (472)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2014–15 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

References