2014–15 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

The 2014–15 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented 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, played 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 advanced 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.

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)
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 3
2014–15 record34–3 (15–1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColonial Life Arena
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

Recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
A'ja Wilson
F		 Hopkins, SC Heathwood Hall Episcopal School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 98
Jatarie White
P		 Charlotte, NC Providence Day School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 98
Kaydra Duckett
G		 Columbia, SC Dreher 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Bianca Cuevas
PG		 Bronx, NY Nazareth Regional 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Doniyah Cliney
G		 Newark, NJ Malcolm X. Shabazz 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2014 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.

    Roster
    2014–15 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 India Farmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoNorth Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
    G 1 Bianca Cuevas 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrNazareth Regional Bronx, N.Y.
    G 2 Olivia Gaines 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrLouisburg College (N.C.) Chester, S.C.
    G 3 Kaydra Duckett 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrDreher Columbia, S.C.
    G 4 Doniyah Cliney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrMalcolm X Shabazz Newark, N.J.
    G 5 Khadijah Sessions 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrMyrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, S.C.
    G 15 Tiffany Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoWestbury Christian Houston, Texas
    G/F 22 A'ja Wilson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrHeathwood Hall Hopkins, S.C.
    G 23 Tina Roy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrKaplan Kaplan, La.
    F 24 Aleighsa Welch 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrGoose Creek Goose Creek, S.C.
    G 25 Tiffany Mitchell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrProvidence Day Charlotte, N.C.
    G/F 31 Asia Dozier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrSpring Valley Columbia, S.C.
    C 33 Elem Ibiam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrFayette County Fayetteville, Ga.
    F 40 Jatarie White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrProvidence Day Charlotte, N.C.
    C 41 Alaina Coates 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoDutch 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
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 2, 2014*
    3:00 p.m.    		 No. 2 Coker W 100–25  –
    		 Colonial Life Arena (N/A)
    Columbia, SC
    Non-conference Regular Season
    Nov 15, 2014*
    7:00 p.m.    		 No. 2 Southern California W 70–61  1–0
    		 Colonial Life Arena (10,057)
    Columbia, SC
    Nov 20, 2014*
    7:00 p.m., SECN    		 No. 2 Clemson
    Battle of the Palmetto State    		 W 99–41  2–0
    		 Colonial Life Arena (11,012)
    Columbia, SC
    Nov 23, 2014*
    3:00 p.m.    		 No. 2 San Diego State W 89–38  3–0
    		 Colonial Life Arena (10,301)
    Columbia, SC
    Nov 27, 2014*
    4:15 p.m.    		 No. 1 vs. Wisconsin
    Junkanoo Jam semifinals    		 W 67–44  4–0
    		 St. George HS Gymnasium (167)
    Freeport, BAH
    Nov 28, 2014*
    8:00 p.m.    		 No. 1 vs. No. 22 Syracuse
    Junkanoo Jam Championship    		 W 67–63  5–0
    		 St. George HS Gymnasium (342)
    Freeport, BAH
    Dec 1, 2014*
    7:00 p.m.    		 No. 1 North Carolina Central W 90–26  6–0
    		 Colonial Life Arena (8,823)
    Columbia, SC
    Dec 4, 2014*
    8:00 p.m., SECN    		 No. 1 Charlotte W 82–61  7–0
    		 Colonial Life Arena (9,629)
    Columbia, SC
    Dec 7, 2014*
    1:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 No. 1 at No. 9 Duke W 51–50  8–0
    		 Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,004)
    Durham, NC
    Dec 14, 2014*
    Noon    		 No. 1 Savannah State W 111–49  9–0
    		 Colonial Life Arena (9,605)
    Columbia, SC
    Dec 17, 2014*
    7:00 p.m.    		 No. 1 at Hampton W 69–49  10–0
    		 Hampton Convocation Center (4,000)
    Hampton, VA
    Dec 20, 2014*
    1:00 p.m.    		 No. 1 vs. Central Michigan
    Subway Classic    		 W 80–45  11–0
    		 Williams Arena (N/A)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Dec 21, 2014*
    1:00 p.m.    		 No. 1 vs. Liberty
    Subway Classic    		 W 84–44  12–0
    		 Williams Arena (N/A)
    Minneapolis, MN
    SEC Regular Season
    Jan 2, 2015
    7:00 p.m., SECN    		 No. 1 Auburn W 77–58  13–0 (1–0)
    		 Colonial Life Arena (16,465)
    Columbia, SC
    Jan 4, 2015
    3:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 No. 1 at LSU W 75–51  14–0 (2–0)
    		 Maravich Center (3,438)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    Jan 8, 2015
    7:00 p.m.    		 No. 1 at Alabama W 102–59  15–0 (3–0)
    		 Foster Auditorium (2,454)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Jan 11, 2015
    1:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 No. 1 No. 10 Kentucky W 68–60  16–0 (4–0)
    		 Colonial Life Arena (17,156)
    Columbia, SC
    Jan 15, 2015
    9:00 p.m., SECN    		 No. 1 at Missouri W 60–49  17–0 (5–0)
    		 Mizzou Arena (1,440)
    Columbia, SC
    Jan 19, 2015
    7:00 p.m., SECN    		 No. 1 at Florida W 77–42  18–0 (6–0)
    		 O'Connell Center (1,503)
    Gainesville, FL
    Jan 26, 2015
    7:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 No. 1 No. 12 Texas A&M W 79–61  19–0 (7–0)
    		 Colonial Life Arena (13,546)
    Columbia, SC
    Jan 29, 2015
    7:00 p.m.    		 No. 1 Alabama W 85–54  20–0 (8–0)
    		 Colonial Life Arena (11,927)
    Columbia, SC
    Feb 1, 2015
    4:30 p.m., ESPNU    		 No. 1 at Ole Miss W 77–59  21–0 (9–0)
    		 Tad Smith Coliseum (1,935)
    Oxford, MS
    Feb 5, 2015
    7:00 p.m., SECN    		 No. 1 at No. 22 Georgia W 58–35  22–0 (10–0)
    		 Stegeman Coliseum (4,896)
    Athens, GA
    Feb 9, 2015*
    8:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 No. 1 at No. 2 Connecticut L 62–87  22–1
    		 Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
    Storrs, CT
    Feb 12, 2015
    7:00 p.m., FSN    		 No. 1 LSU W 86–62  23–1 (11–0)
    		 Colonial Life Arena (12,342)
    Columbia, SC
    Feb 15, 2015
    Noon, ESPNU    		 No. 1 Vanderbilt W 89–59  24–1 (12–0)
    		 Colonial Life Arena (15,255)
    Columbia, SC
    Feb 19, 2015
    9:00 p.m., SECN    		 No. 2 at Arkansas W 73–56  25–1 (13–0)
    		 Bud Walton Arena (1,531)
    Fayetteville, AR
    Feb 23, 2015
    9:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 No. 2 No. 6 Tennessee W 71–66  26–1 (14–0)
    		 Colonial Life Arena (14,390)
    Columbia, SC
    Feb 26, 2015
    7:00 p.m., FSN    		 No. 2 No. 11 Mississippi State W 69–50  27–1 (15–0)
    		 Colonial Life Arena (15,047)
    Columbia, SC
    Mar 1, 2015
    5:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 No. 2 at No. 13 Kentucky L 56–67  27–2 (15–1)
    		 Memorial Coliseum (7,560)
    Lexington, KY
    SEC Tournament
    Mar 6, 2015
    1:00 p.m., SECN    		 No. 3 vs. Arkansas
    Quarterfinals    		 W 58–36  28–2
    		 Verizon Arena (N/A)
    North Little Rock, AR
    Mar 7, 2015
    5:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 No. 3 vs. LSU
    Semifinals    		 W 74–54  29–2
    		 Verizon Arena (N/A)
    North Little Rock, AR
    Mar 8, 2015
    3:30 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 3 vs. No. 5 Tennessee
    Championship Game    		 W 62–46  30–2
    		 Verizon Arena (5,819)
    North Little Rock, AR
    NCAA Women's Tournament
    Mar 20, 2015*
    5:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 No. 3 Savannah State
    First Round    		 W 81–48  31–2
    		 Colonial Life Arena (10,644)
    Columbia, SC
    Mar 22, 2015*
    7:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 3 Syracuse
    Second Round    		 W 97–68  32–2
    		 Colonial Life Arena (10,485)
    Columbia, SC
    Mar 27, 2015*
    7:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 3 vs. No. 15 North Carolina
    Sweet Sixteen    		 W 67–65  33–2
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (N/A)
    Greensboro, NC
    Mar 29, 2015*
    12:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 3 vs. No. 7 Florida State
    Elite Eight    		 W 80–74  34–2
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (6,364)
    Greensboro, NC
    Apr 5, 2015*
    6:30 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 3 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame
    Final Four    		 L 65–66  34–3
    		 Amalie Arena (19,730)
    Tampa, FL
    *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 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.
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