2014–15 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

2014–15 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division Champions
SEC Regular Season Co-Champions
SEC Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament Greensboro Regional Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Final Four (Lost to Notre Dame)
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches #4
AP #3
2014–15 record 34–3 (15–1 SEC)
Head coach Dawn Staley (7th year)
Assistant coach Lisa Boyer
Assistant coach Nikki McCray
Assistant coach Darius Taylor
Home arena Colonial Life Arena
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 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team will represent University of South Carolina during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by seventh year head coach Dawn Staley, play their home games at the Colonial Life Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. The Gamecocks repeated as Southeastern Conference Regular Season Champions, however, it was shared with Tennessee this year. The 2014-15 Gamecocks won their first SEC Tournament Championship by beating Tennessee 62-46. USC received a #1 seed in the 2015 Women's NCAA Tournament where they advance to the final four where they lost 66-65 to Notre Dame, as Tiffany Mitchell's desperation three in the final seconds came up short.

Roster

2014–15 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Farmer, IndiaIndia Farmer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So North Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
G 1 Cuevas, BiancaBianca Cuevas style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Nazareth Regional Bronx, N.Y.
G 2 Gaines, OliviaOlivia Gaines style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Louisburg College (N.C.) Chester, S.C.
G 3 Duckett, KaydraKaydra Duckett style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Dreher Columbia, S.C.
G 4 Cliney, DoniyahDoniyah Cliney style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Malcolm X Shabazz Newark, N.J.
G 5 Sessions, KhadijahKhadijah Sessions style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, S.C.
G 15 Davis, TiffanyTiffany Davis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Westbury Christian Houston, Texas
G/F 22 Wilson, A'jaA'ja Wilson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Heathwood Hall Hopkins, S.C.
G 23 Roy, TinaTina Roy style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Kaplan Kaplan, La.
F 24 Welch, AleighsaAleighsa Welch style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Goose Creek Goose Creek, S.C.
G 25 Mitchell, TiffanyTiffany Mitchell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Providence Day Charlotte, N.C.
G/F 31 Dozier, AsiaAsia Dozier style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Spring Valley Columbia, S.C.
C 33 Ibiam, ElemElem Ibiam style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Fayette County Fayetteville, Ga.
F 40 White, JatarieJatarie White style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Providence Day Charlotte, N.C.
C 41 Coates, AlainaAlaina Coates style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Dutch Fork Irmo, S.C.
Head coach

Dawn Staley

Assistant coach(es)

Lisa Boyer
Nikki McCray
Darius Taylor

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-08

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2014* #2 Coker W 100–25  – Colonial Life Arena (N/A)
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 15, 2014* #2 Southern California W 70–61  1–0 Colonial Life Arena (10,057)
Nov 20, 2014* #2 Clemson
(Battle of the Palmetto State)		 W 99–41  2–0 Colonial Life Arena (11,012)
Nov 23, 2014* #2 San Diego State W 89–38  3–0 Colonial Life Arena (10,301)
Nov 27, 2014* #1 vs. Wisconsin
(Junkanoo Jam semifinals)		 W 67–44  4–0 St. George HS Gymnasium (167)
Nov 28, 2014* #1 vs. #22 Syracuse
(Junkanoo Jam Championship)		 W 67–63  5–0 St. George HS Gymnasium (342)
Dec 1, 2014* #1 North Carolina Central W 90–26  6–0 Colonial Life Arena (8,823)
Dec 4, 2014* #1 Charlotte W 82–61  7–0 Colonial Life Arena (9,629)
Dec 7, 2014* #1 at #9 Duke W 51–50  8–0 Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,004)
Dec 14, 2014* #1 Savannah State W 111–49  9–0 Colonial Life Arena (9,605)
Dec 17, 2014* #1 at Hampton W 69–49  10–0 Hampton Convocation Center (4,000)
Dec 20, 2014* #1 vs. Central Michigan
(Subway Classic)		 W 80–45  11–0 Williams Arena (N/A)
Dec 21, 2014* #1 vs. Liberty
(Subway Classic)		 W 84–44  12–0 Williams Arena (N/A)
SEC Regular Season
Jan 2, 2015 #1 Auburn W 77–58  13–0 (1–0) Colonial Life Arena (16,465)
Jan 4, 2015 #1 at LSU W 75–51  14–0 (2–0) Maravich Center (3,438)
Jan 8, 2015 #1 at Alabama W 102–59  15–0 (3–0) Foster Auditorium (2,454)
Jan 11, 2015 #1 #10 Kentucky W 68–60  16–0 (4–0) Colonial Life Arena (17,156)
Jan 15, 2015 #1 at Missouri W 60–49  17–0 (5–0) Mizzou Arena (1,440)
Jan 19, 2015 #1 at Florida W 77–42  18–0 (6–0) O'Connell Center (1,503)
Jan 26, 2015 #1 #12 Texas A&M W 79–61  19–0 (7–0) Colonial Life Arena (13,546)
Jan 29, 2015 #1 Alabama W 85–54  20–0 (8–0) Colonial Life Arena (11,927)
Feb 1, 2015 #1 at Ole Miss W 77–59  21–0 (9–0) Tad Smith Coliseum (1,935)
Feb 5, 2015 #1 at #22 Georgia W 58–35  22–0 (10–0) Stegeman Coliseum (4,896)
Feb 9, 2015* #1 at #2 Connecticut L 62–87  22–1 Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Feb 12, 2015 #1 LSU W 86–62  23–1 (11–0) Colonial Life Arena (12,342)
Feb 15, 2015 #1 Vanderbilt W 89–59  24–1 (12–0) Colonial Life Arena (15,255)
Feb 19, 2015 #2 at Arkansas W 73–56  25–1 (13–0) Bud Walton Arena (1,531)
Feb 23, 2015 #2 #6 Tennessee W 71–66  26–1 (14–0) Colonial Life Arena (14,390)
Feb 26, 2015 #2 #11 Mississippi State W 69–50  27–1 (15–0) Colonial Life Arena (15,047)
Mar 1, 2015 #2 at #13 Kentucky L 56–67  27–2 (15–1) Memorial Coliseum (7,560)
SEC Tournament
Mar 6, 2015 #3 vs. Arkansas
(Quarterfinals)		 W 58–36  28–2 Verizon Arena (N/A)
Mar 7, 2015 #3 vs. LSU
(Semifinals)		 W 74–54  29–2 Verizon Arena (N/A)
Mar 8, 2015 #3 vs. #5 Tennessee
(Championship Game)		 W 62–46  30–2 Verizon Arena (5,819)
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 20, 2015* #3 Savannah State
(First Round)		 W 81–48  31–2 Colonial Life Arena (10,644)
Mar 22, 2015* #3 Syracuse
(Second Round)		 W 97–68  32–2 Colonial Life Arena (10,485)
Mar 27, 2015* #3 vs. #15 North Carolina
(Sweet Sixteen)		 W 67–65  33–2 Greensboro Coliseum (N/A)
Mar 29, 2015* #3 vs. #7 Florida State
(Elite Eight)		 W 80–74  34–2 Greensboro Coliseum (6,364)
Apr 5, 2015* #3 vs. #2 Notre Dame
(Final Four)		 L 65–66  34–3 Amalie Arena (19,730)
*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 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3
Coaches 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4

See also

2014–15 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "2014-15 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball schedule". South Carolina Gamecocks. Retrieved 2014-10-08.