2014–15 Florida Gators women's basketball team

2014–15 Florida Gators women's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
2014–15 record	13–17 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach	Amanda Butler (8th season)
Assistant coach	David Lowery (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Murriel Page (5th season)
Assistant coach	Angela Crosby (8th season)
Home arena	O'Connell 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 Florida Gators women's basketball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2014–15 women's college basketball season. The Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They are led by eighth-year head coach Amanda Butler, and play their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They finished the season 13–17, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of SEC Women's Tournament to Auburn.

Previous season

The Gators finished the season 20–13, 8–8 in SEC play for a fifth-place finish. In the postseason, the Gators advanced to the Quarterfinal round of the SEC Tournament, where they were defeated by the Kentucky Wildcats 70–75, their only loss to Kentucky of the season. The Gators were then selected to compete in the NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the second round after defeating the Dayton Flyers 83–69. In the second round, the Gators were ousted by the Penn State Lady Lions 61–83.

Roster

2014–15 Florida Gators women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
2.5 !G/F	1	Williams, RonniRonni Williams	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	Daytona Beach, Florida
1.5 !G	2	Young, IsisIsis Young	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	Berlin, New Jersey
1.5 !G	3	Miller, JanuaryJanuary Miller	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	Orlando, Florida
1.5 !G	4	Needles, CarlieCarlie Needles	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Highlands Ranch, Colorado
1.5 !G	5	Bannister, AntoinetteAntoinette Bannister	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Jacksonville, Florida
1.5 !G	11	Anderson, DyandriaDyandria Anderson	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Viera, Florida
3.5 !F	12	Begic, PamelaPamela Begic	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	Semič, Slovenia
1.5 !G	13	Peoples, CassieCassie Peoples	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	San Antonio, Texas
5.0 !C	15	Dimaite, ViktorijaViktorija Dimaite	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Panevėžys, Lithuania
1.5 !G	22	Lewis, KaylaKayla Lewis	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Decatur, Georgia
3.5 !F	23	Copeland, BrookeBrooke Copeland	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Cleveland, Tennessee
3.5 !F	44	Lorenzen, HaleyHaley Lorenzen	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	Iowa City, Iowa

Head coach

Amanda Butler (8th year)

Assistant coach(es)

David Lowery (8th year)
Murriel Page (5th year)
Angela Crosby (2nd year)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-02

Coaches

Name	Position	College	Graduating year
Amanda Butler	Head Coach	University of Florida	1995
Angela Crosby	Assistant Coach	Appalachian State University	1995
David Lowery	Assistant Coach	Mississippi State University	2000
Murriel Page	Assistant Coach	University of Florida	1998
Serena Wilson	Director of Basketball Operations	University of Florida	2008
Shellie Greenman	Program Coordinator	Emory and Henry College	1988
Travis Kwok	Video Coordinator	University of Florida	2008
Tyler Stuart	Strength & Conditioning Coordinator	Anderson University	2007
John "JB" Barrett	Athletic Trainer	Mississippi State University	1997
Judy Traveis	Academic Advisor	University of Florida	1993

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 14, 2014* 3:15 p.m.	Jacksonville	W 84–73	1–0	O'Connell Center (1,439) Gainesville, FL
Nov 17, 2014* 4:15 p.m.	Longwood	W 91–46	2–0	O'Connell Center (1,224) Gainesville, FL
Nov 20, 2014* 7:00 p.m.	at St. John's	L 66–72	2–1	Carnesecca Arena (1,272) Queens, NY
Nov 25, 2014* 7:00 p.m.	Charleston Southern	W 92–64	3–1	O'Connell Center (1,080) Gainesville, FL
Nov 28, 2014* 7:00 p.m.	at Georgetown	W 81–73	4–1	McDonough Gymnasium (741) Washington, D.C.
Dec 1, 2014* 9:00 p.m., SECN	Virginia Tech	W 73–44	5–1	O'Connell Center (925) Gainesville, FL
Dec 4, 2014* 6:00 p.m.	at Savannah State	L 58–68	5–2	Tiger Arena (2,268) Savannah, GA
Dec 7, 2014* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3	at Florida State	L 51–77	5–3	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,008) Tallahassee, FL
Dec 10, 2014* 7:00 p.m., SECN	Wisconsin	L 48–51	5–4	O'Connell Center (1,679) Gainesville, FL
Dec 14, 2014* 1:00 p.m.	Stetson	W 59–54	6–4	O'Connell Center (1,309) Gainesville, FL
Dec 21, 2014* 2:30 p.m.	Southern Gator Holiday Classic semifinals	W 78–49	7–4	O'Connell Center (1,350) Gainesville, FL
Dec 22, 2014* 2:30 p.m.	Eastern Washington Gator Holiday Classic championship	L 56–67	7–5	O'Connell Center (1,143) Gainesville, FL
Dec 28, 2014* 2:00 p.m.	North Florida	W 63–51	8–5	O'Connell Center (1,413) Gainesville, FL
SEC Regular season
Jan 2, 2015 7:00 p.m.	LSU	L 65–68	8–6 (0–1)	O'Connell Center (1,620) Gainesville, FL
Jan 4, 2015 4:00 p.m., SECN	at Auburn	W 63–50	9–6 (1–1)	Auburn Arena (1,990) Auburn, AL
Jan 8, 2015 7:00 p.m., FSN	Ole Miss	L 57–64	9–7 (1–2)	O'Connell Center (1,125) Gainesville, FL
Jan 11, 2015 4:00 p.m., SECN	at Missouri	L 47–66	9–8 (1–3)	Mizzou Arena (1,676) Columbia, MO
Jan 15, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN	at No. 10 Kentucky	L 56–62	9–9 (1–4)	Memorial Coliseum (5,134) Lexington, KY
Jan 19, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 1 South Carolina	L 42–77	9–10 (1–5)	O'Connell Center (1,503) Gainesville, FL
Jan 25, 2015 Noon, ESPNU	Arkansas	W 72–58	10–10 (2–5)	O'Connell Center (2,214) Gainesville, FL
Jan 29, 2015 7:00 p.m.	Missouri	L 52–68	10–11 (2–6)	O'Connell Center (1,161) Gainesville, FL
Feb 1, 2015 1:00 p.m., FSN	at Vanderbilt	W 67–58	11–11 (3–6)	Memorial Gymnasium (3,292) Nashville, TN
Feb 8, 2015 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 6 Tennessee	L 56–64	11–12 (3–7)	O'Connell Center (3,439) Gainesville, FL
Feb 12, 2015 7:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Georgia	W 51–48	12–12 (4–7)	Stegeman Coliseum (3,322) Athens, GA
Feb 15, 2015 4:00 p.m., SECN	at No. 13 Mississippi State	L 62–75	12–13 (4–8)	Humphrey Coliseum (5,183) Starkville, MS
Feb 19, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN	Vanderbilt	L 75–76 ^OT	12–14 (4–9)	O'Connell Center (1,134) Gainesville, FL
Feb 22, 2015 4:00 p.m., SECN	at No. 15 Texas A&M	L 46–66	12–15 (4–10)	Reed Arena (5,631) College Station, TX
Feb 26, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN	at Alabama	W 53–49	13–15 (5–10)	Foster Auditorium (2,314) Tuscaloosa, AL
Mar 1, 2015 3:00 p.m., SECN	Georgia	L 45–52	13–16 (5–11)	O'Connell Center (2,331) Gainesville, FL
2015 SEC Tournament
Mar 4, 2015 5:00 p.m., SECN	vs. Auburn First Round	L 49–71	13–17	Verizon Arena (1,915) North Little Rock, AR
*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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

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Players	WNBA players
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Conference affiliations	Southeastern Conference
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2014–15 Florida Gators women's basketball team

Previous season

Roster

Coaches

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References