2014–15 Florida Gators women's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Florida Gators women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2014–15 record13–17 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Lowery (2nd season)
  • Murriel Page (5th season)
  • Angela Crosby (8th season)
Home arenaO'Connell Center
2014–15 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 South Carolina*†15–1 .938  34–3  .919
No. 6 Tennessee15–1 .938  30–6  .833
No. 12 Mississippi State11–5 .688  27–7  .794
No. 11 Kentucky10–6 .625  24–10  .706
No. 21 Texas A&M10–6 .625  23–10  .697
LSU10–6 .625  17–14  .548
Missouri7–9 .438  19–14  .576
Ole Miss7–9 .438  19–14  .576
Georgia6–10 .375  19–12  .613
Arkansas6–10 .375  18–14  .563
Vanderbilt5–11 .313  15–16  .484
Florida5–11 .313  13–17  .433
Auburn3–13 .188  13–18  .419
Alabama2–14 .125  13–19  .406
† 2015 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
G/F 1 Ronni Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Daytona Beach, Florida
G 2 Isis Young 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Berlin, New Jersey
G 3 January Miller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Orlando, Florida
G 4 Carlie Needles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Highlands Ranch, Colorado
G 5 Antoinette Bannister 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Jacksonville, Florida
G 11 Dyandria Anderson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Viera, Florida
F 12 Pamela Begič 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Semič, Slovenia
G 13 Cassie Peoples 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr San Antonio, Texas
C 15 Viktorija Dimaite 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Panevėžys, Lithuania
G 22 Kayla Lewis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Decatur, Georgia
F 23 Brooke Copeland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Cleveland, Tennessee
F 44 Haley Lorenzen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Iowa City, Iowa
Head coach
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

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		 Rank# 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
Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Final
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

See also

2014–15 Florida Gators men's basketball team

References
  1. "Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
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