2014–15 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

2014–15 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Southeastern Conference
2014–15 record 17–14 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach Nikki Caldwell (3rd year)
Assistant coach Tasha Butts
Assistant coach Tony Perotti
Home arena Pete Maravich Assembly 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 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team will represent Louisiana State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers are led by fourth year head coach Nikki Caldwell. They play their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and are members of the Southeastern Conference. They finish the season 17-14, 10-6 in SEC play for a three way tie for a fourth-place finish. They lost in the semifinals of the 2015 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament to LSU. They received an automatic to the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament which they lost to South Florida in the first round.

Roster

2014–15 LSU Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 1 Deemer, JennaJenna Deemer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Ursuline Academy New Orleans, La.
G 3 Bethel, AkilahAkilah Bethel style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Academy of Holy Cross/West Virginia Baltimore, Md.
G 3 Pedersen, AnneAnne Pedersen style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr The Rock School (Fla.) Copenhagen, Denmark
G 10 Rhodes, JasmineJasmine Rhodes style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Faith Academy Mobile, Ala.
G 11 Moncrief, RaigyneRaigyne Moncrief style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So American Heritage HS Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
G 13 Hill, RinaRina Hill style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So IMG Academy (Fla.) Nagoya-Shi, Japan
F 20 Hyder, AlexisAlexis Hyder style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lyndon B. Johnson Early College HS/North Texas Austin, Texas
F 21 Amichia, StephanieStephanie Amichia style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr North Gwinnett HS Suwanee, Ga.
G 24 Harden, DaShawnDaShawn Harden style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr St. Thomas Aquinas HS/Johnson County (Kan.) CC Olathe, Kan.
F 31 Jones, AnnAnn Jones style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Liberty Magnet School/Memphis Jackson, Tenn.
G 32 Ballard, DanielleDanielle Ballard style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Memphis Central HS Memphis, Tenn.
F/C 35 Fareo, AlliyahAlliyah Fareo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr New South Wales HS Sydney, Australia
F 42 Boykin, SheilaSheila Boykin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Long Beach Poly HS Los Angeles, Calif.
Head coach

Nikki Caldwell

Assistant coach(es)

Tasha Butts
Tony Perotti

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

Roster
Last update: 2013-10-04

Schedule and Results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2014* Loyola (New Orleans) W 93–71  – Maravich Center (875)
Nov 9, 2014* Mississippi College W 96–35  – Maravich Center (675)
Regular Season
Nov 14, 2014* Arkansas–Little Rock L 54–70  0–1 Maravich Center (4,914)
Nov 15, 2014* Sam Houston State W 71–45  1–1 Maravich Center (2,102)
Nov 17, 2014* Jackson State W 52–44 OT 2–1 Maravich Center (2,129)
Nov 19, 2014* Tulane L 45–51  2–2 Maravich Center (2,111)
Nov 22, 2014* #22 Rutgers
(Sue Gunter Classic)		 L 57–64  2–3 Maravich Center (2,846)
Nov 25, 2014* vs. Santa Clara
(Hardwood Tournament of Hope)		 L 67–69  2–4 Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (275)
Nov 26, 2014* vs. UTEP
(Hardwood Tournament of Hope)		  Canceled*  Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center
Nov 27, 2014* vs. Kansas State
(Hardwood Tournament of Hope)		  Canceled*  Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center
Dec 3, 2014* Louisiana Tech W 73–59  3–4 Maravich Center (2,272)
Dec 14, 2014* Southeastern Louisiana W 75–42  4–4 Maravich Center (2,511)
Dec 16, 2014* at Long Beach State L 44–59  4–5 Walter Pyramid (690)
Dec 19, 2014* at UC Santa Barbara W 78–45  5–5 The Thunderdome (522)
Dec 28, 2014* vs. UNC Greensboro
(Miami Holiday Tournament semifinals)		 W 82–61  6–5 BankUnited Center (1,123)
Dec 29, 2014* at Miami (FL)
(Miami Holiday Tournament championship)		 L 71–76  6–6 BankUnited Center (1,134)
Jan 2, 2015 at Florida W 68–65  7–6 (1–0) O'Connell Center (1,620)
Jan 4, 2015 #1 South Carolina L 51–75  7–7 (1–1) Maravich Center (3,438)
Jan 8, 2015 Vanderbilt W 64–44  8–7 (2–1) Maravich Center (2,131)
Jan 11, 2015 at #9 Texas A&M L 48–55  8–8 (2–2) Reed Arena (4,763)
Jan 15, 2015 at #15 Mississippi State W 71–69 2OT 9–8 (3–2) Humphrey Coliseum (4,727)
Jan 18, 2015 #10 Kentucky W 84–79  10–8 (4–2) Maravich Center (3,820)
Jan 22, 2015 at #5 Tennessee L 58–75  10–9 (4–3) Thompson–Boling Arena (11,612)
Jan 29, 2015 Ole Miss W 70–41  11–9 (5–3) Maravich Center (2,321)
Feb 2, 2015 Missouri W 74–65  12–9 (6–3) Maravich Center (2,483)
Feb 5, 2015 at Auburn W 60–49  13–9 (7–3) Auburn Arena (1,899)
Feb 8, 2015 Alabama W 51–39  14–9 (8–3) Maravich Center (3,416)
Feb 12, 2015 at #1 South Carolina L 62–86  14–10 (8–4) Colonial Life Arena (12,342)
Feb 19, 2015 Georgia W 64–52  15–10 (9–4) Maravich Center (2,635)
Feb 22, 2015 at Arkansas L 41–63  15–11 (9–5) Bud Walton Arena (2,923)
Feb 26, 2015 at Ole Miss L 57–58  15–12 (9–6) Tad Smith Coliseum (1,346)
Mar 1, 2015 #12 Texas A&M W 80–63  16–12 (10–6) Maravich Center (3,463)
2015 SEC Tournament
Mar 6, 2015 vs. #18 Texas A&M
(Quarterfinals)		 W 71–65  17–12 Verizon Arena (4,630)
Mar 7, 2015 vs. #3 South Carolina
(Semifinals)		 L 54–74  17–13 Verizon Arena (N/A)
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 21, 2015* at #25 South Florida
(First Round)		 L 64–73  17–14 USF Sun Dome
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central 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 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV NR RV RV RV
Coaches 24 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR

* The November 26 game vs. UTEP and November 27th vs. Kansas was canceled due to a facility conflict. Those games were not rescheduled.[2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2167&SPSID=27832
  2. ↑ http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27830&SPID=2167&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209783804&DB_OEM_ID=5200
  3. ↑ http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209784604&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=5200

See also

2014–15 LSU Tigers basketball team