2014–15 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

2014–15 Houston Cougars women's basketball
Conference American Athletic Conference
2014–15 record 6–24 (1–17 AAC)
Head coach Ronald Hughey (1st year)
Assistant coach Ravon Justice (5th year)
Assistant coach Tai Dillard[1] (1st year)
Assistant coach Tonya Haut[2] (1st year)
Home arena Hofheinz Pavilion
2014–15 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Connecticut † 18 – 0   1.000     38 – 1   .974
#25 South Florida 15 – 3   .833     27 – 8   .771
Tulsa 12 – 6   .667     18 – 14   .563
Temple 12 – 6   .667     20 – 17   .541
East Carolina 11 – 7   .611     22 – 11   .667
Tulane 11 – 7   .611     22 – 11   .667
Memphis 7 – 11   .389     14 – 17   .452
UCF 5 – 13   .278     9 – 21   .300
Cincinnati 4 – 14   .222     8 – 23   .258
SMU 3 – 15   .167     7 – 23   .233
Houston 1 – 17   .056     6 – 24   .200
† American Tournament winner winner
As of 7 April 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the second for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference.[3] The team, coached by new head coach Ronald Hughey,[4] played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion. They finished the season 6-24, 1-17 in AAC play for a last place finish. They lost in the first round of the 2015 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament to Tulane.

Media

All Cougars games aired on the Houston Cougars IMG Sports Network, streamed online via the Houston Portal, with Jeremy Branham and Derrick Fazendin on the call. Before conference season home games streamed on Houston All-Access. Conference home games rotated between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and the Houston Portal. Road games typically were streamed on the opponents' websites, though some conference road games also appeared on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2014–15 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Sanders, AlexiaAlexia Sanders style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So College Park The Woodlands, Texas
G 1 Foreman, DemetriaDemetria Foreman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr MacArthur
Angelina JC		 Irving, TX
G 3 Winlow, BiancaBianca Winlow style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Bellaire Bellaire, TX
F 10 Davis, SandraSandra Davis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Garden City Community College Odenton, MD
G 15 Smith, AleciaAlecia Smith style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Cedar Hill Cedar Hill, TX
G 21 Palmer, JessiekaJessieka Palmer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr La Marque La Marque, TX
F 22 Amerson, Marche'Marche' Amerson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Rudder Bryan, TX
G 23 Kinard, MoeshaMoesha Kinard style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr New Iberia New Iberia, LA
G 24 Mitchell, MariahMariah Mitchell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr McKinney McKinney, TX
F 25 Joshua, DeJahDeJah Joshua style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr West Side Gary, IN
F 33 Gilbert, TylerTyler Gilbert style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Hightower Missouri City, TX
F 34 Alford, TerranTerran Alford style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Home Schooled Oklahoma City, OK
F 35 Gilbert, TaylorTaylor Gilbert style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Hightower Missouri City, TX
G 12 Arnold, JaneeJanee Arnold style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr East Central Tulsa, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-15

Schedule and results

[5]

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/09/2014* Huston–Tillotson W 100–37  – Hofheinz Pavilion (N/A)
Regular Season
11/14/2014* at North Texas W 46–42  1–0 The Super Pit (1,442)
11/17/2014* Incarnate Word L 48–50  1–1 Hofheinz Pavilion (526)
11/21/2014* at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 68–66  2–1 Dugan Wellness Center (565)
11/28/2014* vs. Idaho State
(San Juan Shootout)		 L 67–73  2–2 Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A)
11/29/2014* vs. James Madison
(San Juan Shootout)		 L 60–84  2–3 Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A)
12/03/2014* Rice
(Bayou Cup)		 W 59–58  3–3 Hofheinz Pavilion (286)
12/07/2014* Prairie View A&M L 56–61  3–4 Hofheinz Pavilion (308)
12/13/2014* at #4 Texas A&M L 55–94  3–5 Reed Arena (N/A)
12/19/2014* vs. UTSA
(Athletes in Action Tournament)		 W 56–53  4–5 United Supermarkets Arena (N/A)
12/20/2014* vs. Nicholls State
(Athletes in Action Tournament)		 W 65–47  5–5 United Supermarkets Arena (N/A)
12/21/2014* at Texas Tech
(Athletes in Action Tournament)		 L 54–60  5–6 United Supermarkets Arena (4,046)
12/27/2014 UCF L 50–64  5–7 (0–1) Hofheinz Pavilion (499)
12/30/2014 at Tulane L 40–70  5–8 (0–2) Devlin Fieldhouse (644)
01/03/2015 at SMU W 63–45  6–8 (1–2) Moody Coliseum (907)
01/07/2015 Cincinnati L 73–76 2OT 6–9 (1–3) Hofheinz Pavilion (378)
01/10/2015 East Carolina L 46–87  6–10 (1–4) Hofheinz Pavilion (355)
01/17/2015 at Tulsa L 52–74  6–11 (1–5) Reynolds Center (838)
01/21/2015 South Florida L 55–71  6–12 (1–6) Hofheinz Pavilion (305)
01/24/2015 at Memphis L 49–84  6–13 (1–7) Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,327)
01/27/2015 Tulane L 46–63  6–14 (1–8) Hofheinz Pavilion (340)
01/31/2015 at Cincinnati L 66–69 OT 6–15 (1–9) Fifth Third Arena (750)
02/03/2015 at East Carolina L 56–79  6–16 (1–10) Williams Arena (1,147)
02/07/2015 Tulsa L 51–67  6–17 (1–11) Hofheinz Pavilion (335)
02/11/2015 Memphis L 58–64  6–18 (1–12) Hofheinz Pavilion (463)
02/14/2015 at Temple L 60–72  6–19 (1–13) Liacouras Center (8,121)
02/17/2015 at #1 Connecticut L 26–85  6–20 (1–14) XL Center (7,445)
02/21/2015 SMU L 51–68  6–21 (1–15) Hofheinz Pavilion (915)
02/24/2015 at UCF L 38–59  6–22 (1–16) CFE Arena (1,183)
03/02/2015 Temple L 45–56  6–23 (1–17) Hofheinz Pavilion (283)
2015 AAC Tournament
03/06/2015 vs. Tulane
(First Round)		 L 39–61  6–24 Mohegan Sun Arena (4,669)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Assistant Coach Tai Dillard Joins Women's Basketball Coaching Staff". Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Tonya Haut joins UH Coogs' coaching staff as new assistant coach". Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  3. ↑ "UH officially joins American Athletic Conference". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  4. ↑ "Hughey introduced as UH women's basketball coach". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  5. ↑ http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/hou-w-baskbl-sched.html

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