2014–15 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

2014–15 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Big 12 Conference
2014–15 record 24–11 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach Karen Aston (3rd year)
Assistant coach Travis Mays
Assistant coach Jalie Mitchell
Assistant coach George Washington
Home arena Frank Erwin Center
2014–15 Big 12 women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Baylor † 16 – 2   .889     33 – 4   .892
Oklahoma 13 – 5   .722     21 – 12   .636
Texas 9 – 9   .500     24 – 11   .686
Oklahoma State 9 – 9   .500     20 – 12   .625
Iowa State 9 – 9   .500     18 – 13   .581
TCU 9 – 9   .500     18 – 13   .581
West Virginia 7 – 11   .389     23 – 15   .605
Kansas State 7 – 11   .389     19 – 13   .594
Kansas 6 – 12   .333     15 – 17   .469
Texas Tech 5 – 13   .278     15 – 16   .484
† 2015 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team will represent the University of Texas at Austin in the 2014–15 college basketball season. It will be head coach Karen Aston's third season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and will play their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. They finish the season 24-11, 9-9 in Big 12 for a 4 way tie to finish in third place. They advance to the championship game of the Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Western Kentucky in the first round, California in the second round before losing to Connecticut in the sweet sixteen.

Rankings

 Regular Season Polls
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AP 9 10 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 4т 8 14 20 RV RV RV RV RV RV
Coaches 12 13 9 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 9 13 16 23 25 24 RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

2014–15 media

Television & Radio information

Most University of Texas home games will be shown on the Longhorn Network, and select games will be available through FSN affiliates. Women's basketball games will also be carried on the radio via KVET.

Roster

2014–15 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 1 Davenport, EmpressEmpress Davenport style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Duncanville Duncanville, TX
G 2 Rodrigo, CelinaCelina Rodrigo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Hillgrove Marietta, GA
F 3 Enemkpali, NnekaNneka Enemkpali style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX
G 4 Henderson, KrystleKrystle Henderson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Dallas Skyline Dallas, TX
G 11 McCarty, BrookeBrooke McCarty style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Clear Springs League City, TX
G 20 Taylor, BriannaBrianna Taylor style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Spring Dekaney Houston, TX
F 21 Jones, NekiaNekia Jones style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Ozen Beaumont, TX
G 22 Forman, TasiaTasia Forman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Duncanville Duncanville, TX
G 24 Atkins, ArielAriel Atkins style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Duncanville Duncanville, TX
G 32 Sanders, BradyBrady Sanders style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Godley Joshua, TX
C 34 Magee-Stafford, ImaniImani Magee-Stafford style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Jr Windward Los Angeles, CA
F 35 Akigbogun, DianiDiani Akigbogun style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Regis Jesuit Aurora, CO
C 40 Lang, KelseyKelsey Lang style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So The Woodlands The Woodlands, TX
C 41 Vander Zee, LilleyLilley Vander Zee style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Granbury Granbury, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Travis Mays (Texas)
  • Jalie Mitchell (North Texas)
  • George Washington (Abilene Christian)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-02

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/09/2014* #9 Oklahoma City W 102–56  – Frank Erwin Center (N/A)
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/15/2014* #9 UTSA W 68–48  1–0 Frank Erwin Center (2,466)
11/20/2014* #10 at #6 Stanford W 87–81 OT 2–0 Maples Pavilion (3,674)
11/23/2014* #10 at UCLA W 75–65  3–0 Pauley Pavilion (2,583)
11/26/2014* #6 Texas–Pan American W 72–45  4–0 Frank Erwin Center (2,606)
11/30/2014* #6 #4 Tennessee W 72–57  5–0 Frank Erwin Center (4,198)
12/03/2014* #4 New Mexico W 86–37  6–0 Frank Erwin Center (2,350)
12/08/2014* #3 Southern W 80–42  7–0 Frank Erwin Center (7,042)
12/14/2014* #3 Northwestern State W 74–34  8–0 Frank Erwin Center (2,302)
12/17/2014* #3 McNeese State W 76–59  9–0 Frank Erwin Center (2,408)
12/21/2014* #3 vs. #4 Texas A&M
(SEC/Big 12 Challenge)		 W 67–65  10–0 Verizon Arena (2,544)
12/30/2014* #3 Rice W 77–54  11–0 Frank Erwin Center (3,009)
Big 12 Regular Season
01/03/2015 #3 Kansas W 60–46  12–0 (1–0) Frank Erwin Center (3,385)
01/07/2015 #3 West Virginia W 61–55  13–0 (2–0) Frank Erwin Center (2,614)
01/10/2015 #3 at Iowa State L 57–59  13–1 (2–1) Hilton Coliseum (7,928)
01/14/2015 #4 at Oklahoma L 59–70  13–2 (2–2) Lloyd Noble Center (5,610)
01/17/2015 #4 Texas Tech W 55–44  14–2 (3–2) Frank Erwin Center (3,638)
01/19/2015 #8 at #3 Baylor L 58–75  14–3 (3–3) Ferrell Center (8,894)
01/25/2015 #8 Iowa State L 57–58  14–4 (3–4) Frank Erwin Center (3,234)
01/29/2015 #14 #24 Oklahoma W 84–81 2OT 15–4 (4–4) Frank Erwin Center (2,813)
02/01/2015 #14 at TCU L 59–64  15–5 (4–5) Student Recreation Center (1,655)
02/04/2015 #20 at Kansas State L 57–66  15–6 (4–6) Bramlage Coliseum (3,845)
02/08/2015 #20 #3 Baylor L 68–70  15–7 (4–7) Frank Erwin Center (6,602)
02/11/2015 at Oklahoma State L 60–66  15–8 (4–8) Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,475)
02/14/2015 at Kansas W 74–63  16–8 (5–8) Allen Fieldhouse (3,201)
02/18/2015 Kansas State W 76–58  17–8 (6–8) Frank Erwin Center (2,796)
02/21/2015 at Texas Tech W 62–59  18–8 (7–8) United Supermarkets Arena (4,834)
02/25/2015 Oklahoma State W 59–42  19–8 (8–8) Frank Erwin Center (2,957)
03/01/2015 at West Virginia L 69–76  19–9 (8–9) WVU Coliseum (4,303)
03/03/2015 TCU W 79–45  20–9 (9–9) Frank Erwin Center (3,125)
2015 Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament
03/07/2015 vs. TCU
(Quarterfinals)		 W 67–61  21–9 American Airlines Center (4,224)
03/08/2015 vs. Oklahoma
(Semifinals)		 W 59–46  22–9 American Airlines Center (4,580)
03/09/2015 vs. #5 Baylor
(Championship Game)		 L 64–75  22–10 American Airlines Center (4,804)
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015* vs. WKU
(First Round)		 W 66–64  23–10 Haas Pavilion (N/A)
03/22/2015* at California
(Second Round)		 W 73–70  24–10 Haas Pavilion (2,852)
03/28/2015* vs. #1 Connecticut
(Sweet Sixteen)		 L 54–104  24–11 Times Union Center (N/A)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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