2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches #11
AP #11
2014–15 record 24–10 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach Matthew Mitchell (8th year)
Assistant coach Adeniyi Amadou
Assistant coach Christian Stefanopoulos
Assistant coach Tamika Williams
Home arena Memorial Coliseum
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 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team will represent University of Kentucky during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by eighth year head coach Matthew Mitchell, play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finish the season 24-10, 10-6 in a three way tie for fourth place. They lost in the semifinals of the 2015 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament to Tennessee. They received an at-large to the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament which they lost to the second round to Dayton.

Roster

2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 O'Neill, JenniferJennifer O'Neill style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Saint Michael Academy Bronx, NY
C 2 Jakubcova, IvanaIvana Jakubcova style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jr Murray State (OK) Bratislava, Slovakia
G 3 Thompson, JaneeJanee Thompson  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Whitney Young Chicago, IL
F 5 Goodin-Rogers, KyvinKyvin Goodin-Rogers style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Marion County Lebanon, KY
F/C 12 Sidney, JelleahJelleah Sidney style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Saint Michael Academy/Chipola JC Queens Village, NY
G 13 Goss, BriaBria Goss style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Ben Davis Indianapolis, IN
G 15 Harper, LinnaeLinnae Harper style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Whitney Young Chicago, IL
G 24 Coe, JayceeJaycee Coe style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Jackson County Gainesboro, TN
G 25 Epps, MakaylaMakayla Epps style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Marion County Lebanon, KY
F/C 35 Jennings, AlexisAlexis Jennings style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Sparkman Madison, AL
C 45 Rice, AlyssaAlyssa Rice style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Reynoldsburg Reynoldsburg, OH
F/C 50 Bishop, AziaAzia Bishop style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Start Toledo, OH
Head coach

Matthew Mitchell

Assistant coach(es)

Adeniyi Amadou
Christian Stefanopoulos
Tamika Williams

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

Roster
Last update: done

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
Nov 6, 2014* #11 Pikeville W 141–63  – Memorial Coliseum (1,229)
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 14, 2014* #11 Appalachian State W 111–74  1–0 Memorial Coliseum (4,887)
Nov 17, 2014* #13 #8 Baylor W 74–64  2–0 Rupp Arena (22,075)
Nov 19, 2014* #13 Morehead State W 91–62  3–0 Memorial Coliseum (5,923)
Nov 22, 2014* #13 at Central Michigan W 71–68  4–0 McGuirk Arena (2,361)
Nov 27, 2014* #9 vs. Illinois
(Paradise Jam Tournament)		 L 71–77  4–1 Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Nov 28, 2014* #9 vs. Oklahoma
(Paradise Jam Tournament)		 W 92–88 OT 5–1 Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Nov 29, 2014* #9 vs. South Florida
(Paradise Jam Tournament)		 W 61–57  6–1 Sports and Fitness Center (2,347)
Dec 3, 2014* #13 Northern Kentucky W 82–64  7–1 Memorial Coliseum (4,615)
Dec 7, 2014* #13 at #7 Louisville
(The Battle for the Bluegrass)		 W 77–68  8–1 KFC Yum! Center (14,862)
Dec 12, 2014* #8 Middle Tennessee W 78–62  9–1 Memorial Coliseum (4,761)
Dec 14, 2014* #8 Belmont W 71–55  10–1 Memorial Coliseum (5,365)
Dec 21, 2014* #8 at #13 Duke L 68–89  10–2 Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,043)
Dec 28, 2014* #12 Tennessee State W 87–75  11–2 Memorial Coliseum (5,810)
SEC regular season
Jan 2, 2015 #11 at Alabama W 78–66  12–2 (1–0) Foster Auditorium (2,654)
Jan 4, 2015 #11 Ole Miss W 64–58  13–2 (2–0) Memorial Coliseum (6,162)
Jan 8, 2015 #10 Auburn W 78–57  14–2 (3–0) Memorial Coliseum (4,587)
Jan 11, 2015 #10 at #1 South Carolina L 60–68  14–3 (3–1) Colonial Life Arena (17,156)
Jan 15, 2015 #10 Florida W 62–56  15–3 (4–1) Memorial Coliseum (5,134)
Jan 18, 2015 #10 at LSU L 79–84  15–4 (4–2) Maravich Center (3,820)
Jan 25, 2015 #14 at Missouri W 83–69  16–4 (5–2) Mizzou Arena (2,471)
Jan 29, 2015 #10 #6 Tennessee L 72–73  16–5 (5–3) Memorial Coliseum (7,407)
Feb 1, 2015 #10 #21 Georgia W 80–72  17–5 (6–3) Memorial Coliseum (6,991)
Feb 8, 2015 #11 at Vanderbilt W 82–68  18–5 (7–3) Memorial Gymnasium (4,235)
Feb 12, 2015 #10 #13 Mississippi State W 92–90 2OT 19–5 (8–3) Memorial Coliseum (5,100)
Feb 12, 2015 #10 at #6 Tennessee L 58–72  19–6 (8–4) Thompson–Boling Arena (16,013)
Feb 19, 2015 #11 #15 Texas A&M L 69–81  19–7 (8–5) Memorial Coliseum (5,516)
Feb 23, 2015 #13 at Ole Miss L 59–67  19–8 (8–6) Tad Smith Coliseum (1,017)
Feb 26, 2015 #13 at Arkansas W 59–51  20–8 (9–6) Bud Walton Arena (2,614)
Mar 1, 2015 #13 #2 South Carolina W 67–56  21–8 (10–6) Memorial Coliseum (7,560)
SEC Tournament
Mar 5, 2015 #12 vs. Vanderbilt
(Second Round)		 W 67–61  22–8 Verizon Arena (1,622)
Mar 6, 2015 #12 vs. #11 Mississippi State
(Quarterfinals)		 W 76–67  23–8 Verizon Arena (4,189)
Mar 7, 2015 #12 vs. #5 Tennessee
(Semifinals)		 L 64–75  23–9 Verizon Arena (5,524)
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 20, 2015* #11 Tennessee State
(First Round)		 W 97–52  24–9 Memorial Coliseum (3,223)
Mar 22, 2015* #11 Dayton
(Second Round)		 L 94–99  24–10 Memorial Coliseum (3,320)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

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 11 13 9 13 8 8 12 11 10 10 14 10 11 10 11 13 12 11 11
Coaches 10 9 10 13 8 8 13 11 11 11 14 10 12 10 10 15 11 11 11

See also

2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball schedule". UK Athletics. Retrieved 2014-08-23.