2014–15 Florida Gators women's basketball team

2014–15 Florida Gators women's basketball
Conference Southeastern Conference
2014–15 record 13–17 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach Amanda Butler (8th year)
Assistant coach David Lowery (2nd year)
Assistant coach Murriel Page (5th year)
Assistant coach Angela Crosby (8th year)
Home arena O'Connell Center
2014–15 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 South Carolina*† 15 – 1   .938     34 – 3   .919
#6 Tennessee 15 – 1   .938     30 – 6   .833
#12 Mississippi State 11 – 5   .688     27 – 7   .794
#11 Kentucky 10 – 6   .625     24 – 10   .706
#21 Texas A&M 10 – 6   .625     23 – 10   .697
LSU 10 – 6   .625     17 – 14   .548
Missouri 7 – 9   .438     19 – 14   .576
Ole Miss 7 – 9   .438     19 – 14   .576
Georgia 6 – 10   .375     19 – 12   .613
Arkansas 6 – 10   .375     18 – 14   .563
Vanderbilt 5 – 11   .313     15 – 16   .484
Florida 5 – 11   .313     13 – 17   .433
Auburn 3 – 13   .188     13 – 18   .419
Alabama 2 – 14   .125     13 – 19   .406
† 2015 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Florida Gators women's basketball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2014–15 women's college basketball season. The Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They are led by eighth-year head coach Amanda Butler, and play their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They finish the season 13-17, 5-11 in SEC play for a tie for a eleventh place finish. They lost in the first round of 2015 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament to Auburn.

Previous season

The Gators finished the season 20–13, 8–8 in SEC play for a fifth place finish. 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.

Roster

2014–15 Florida Gators women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Home town
G/F 1 Williams, RonniRonni Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Daytona Beach, Florida
G 2 Young, IsisIsis Young style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Berlin, New Jersey
G 3 Miller, JanuaryJanuary Miller style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Orlando, Florida
G 4 Needles, CarlieCarlie Needles style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Highlands Ranch, Colorado
G 5 Bannister, AntoinetteAntoinette Bannister style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Jacksonville, Florida
G 11 Anderson, DyandriaDyandria Anderson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Viera, Florida
F 12 Begic, PamelaPamela Begic style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Semič, Slovenia
G 13 Peoples, CassieCassie Peoples style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr San Antonio, Texas
C 15 Dimaite, ViktorijaViktorija Dimaite style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Panevėžys, Lithuania
G 22 Lewis, KaylaKayla Lewis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Decatur, Georgia
F 23 Copeland, BrookeBrooke Copeland style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Cleveland, Tennessee
F 44 Lorenzen, HaleyHaley Lorenzen style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Iowa City, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • David Lowery (8th year)
  • Murriel Page (5th year)
  • Angela Crosby (2nd year)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-02

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)
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 14, 2014* Jacksonville W 84–73  1–0 O'Connell Center (1,439)
Nov 17, 2014* Longwood W 91–46  2–0 O'Connell Center (1,224)
Nov 20, 2014* at St. John's L 66–72  2–1 Carnesecca Arena (1,272)
Nov 25, 2014* Charleston Southern W 92–64  3–1 O'Connell Center (1,080)
Nov 28, 2014* at Georgetown W 81–73  4–1 McDonough Gymnasium (741)
Dec 1, 2014* Virginia Tech W 73–44  5–1 O'Connell Center (925)
Dec 4, 2014* at Savannah State L 58–68  5–2 Tiger Arena (2,268)
Dec 7, 2014* at Florida State L 51–77  5–3 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,008)
Dec 10, 2014* Wisconsin L 48–51  5–4 O'Connell Center (1,679)
Dec 14, 2014* Stetson W 59–54  6–4 O'Connell Center (1,309)
Dec 21, 2014* Southern
(Gator Holiday Classic semifinals)		 W 78–49  7–4 O'Connell Center (1,350)
Dec 22, 2014* Eastern Washington
(Gator Holiday Classic championship)		 L 56–67  7–5 O'Connell Center (1,143)
Dec 28, 2014* North Florida W 63–51  8–5 O'Connell Center (1,413)
SEC Regular season
Jan 2, 2015 LSU L 65–68  8–6 (0–1) O'Connell Center (1,620)
Jan 4, 2015 at Auburn W 63–50  9–6 (1–1) Auburn Arena (1,990)
Jan 8, 2015 Ole Miss L 57–64  9–7 (1–2) O'Connell Center (1,125)
Jan 11, 2015 at Missouri L 47–66  9–8 (1–3) Mizzou Arena (1,676)
Jan 15, 2015 at #10 Kentucky L 56–62  9–9 (1–4) Memorial Coliseum (5,134)
Jan 19, 2015 #1 South Carolina L 42–77  9–10 (1–5) O'Connell Center (1,503)
Jan 25, 2015 Arkansas W 72–58  10–10 (2–5) O'Connell Center (2,214)
Jan 29, 2015 Missouri L 52–68  10–11 (2–6) O'Connell Center (1,161)
Feb 1, 2015 at Vanderbilt W 67–58  11–11 (3–6) Memorial Gymnasium (3,292)
Feb 8, 2015 #6 Tennessee L 56–64  11–12 (3–7) O'Connell Center (3,439)
Feb 12, 2015 at #24 Georgia W 51–48  12–12 (4–7) Stegeman Coliseum (3,322)
Feb 15, 2015 at #13 Mississippi State L 62–75  12–13 (4–8) Humphrey Coliseum (5,183)
Feb 19, 2015 Vanderbilt L 75–76 OT 12–14 (4–9) O'Connell Center (1,134)
Feb 22, 2015 at #15 Texas A&M L 46–66  12–15 (4–10) Reed Arena (5,631)
Feb 26, 2015 at Alabama W 53–49  13–15 (5–10) Foster Auditorium (2,314)
Mar 1, 2015 Georgia L 45–52  13–16 (5–11) O'Connell Center (2,331)
2015 SEC Tournament
Mar 4, 2015 vs. Auburn
(First Round)		 L 49–71  13–17 Verizon Arena (1,915)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.


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Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

See also

2014–15 Florida Gators men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ Basketball Schedule