2014–15 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the second for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference.[3] The team, coached by new head coach Ronald Hughey,[4] played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion. They finished the season 6–24, 1–17 in conference play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the American Athletic women's tournament to Tulane.

2014–15 Houston Cougars women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record6–24 (1–17 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ravon Justice (5th season)
  • Tai Dillard[1] (1st season)
  • Tonya Haut[2] (1st season)
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
2014–15 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UConn †18–0 1.00038–1  .974
No. 25 South Florida15–3 .83327–8  .771
Tulsa12–6 .66718–14  .563
Temple12–6 .66720–17  .541
East Carolina11–7 .61122–11  .667
Tulane11–7 .61122–11  .667
Memphis7–11 .38914–17  .452
UCF5–13 .2789–21  .300
Cincinnati4–14 .2228–23  .258
SMU3–15 .1677–23  .233
Houston1–17 .0566–24  .200
† American Tournament winner winner
As of 7 April 2015
Rankings from AP poll

Media

All Cougars games aired on the Houston Cougars IMG Sports Network, streamed online via the Houston Portal, with Jeremy Branham and Louis Ray on the call. Before conference season home games streamed on Houston All-Access. Conference home games rotated between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and the Houston Portal. Road games typically were streamed on the opponents' websites, though some conference road games also appeared on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster
2014–15 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Alexia Sanders 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoCollege Park The Woodlands, Texas
G 1 Demetria Foreman 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrMacArthur
Angelina JC		 Irving, TX
G 3 Bianca Winlow 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrBellaire Bellaire, TX
F 10 Sandra Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrGarden City Community College Odenton, MD
G 12 Janee Arnold 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrEast Central Tulsa, OK
G 15 Alecia Smith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrCedar Hill Cedar Hill, TX
G 21 Jessieka Palmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrLa Marque La Marque, TX
F 22 Marche' Amerson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrRudder Bryan, TX
G 23 Moesha Kinard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrNew Iberia New Iberia, LA
G 24 Mariah Mitchell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrMcKinney McKinney, TX
F 25 DeJah Joshua 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrWest Side Gary, IN
F 33 Tyler Gilbert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrHightower Missouri City, TX
F 34 Terran Alford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrHome Schooled Oklahoma City, OK
F 35 Taylor Gilbert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoHightower Missouri City, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-15

Schedule and results

[5]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014*
4:00 pm		 Huston–Tillotson W 100–37  –
 Hofheinz Pavilion (N/A)
Houston, TX
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm		 at North Texas W 46–42  1–0
 The Super Pit (1,442)
Denton, TX
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm		 Incarnate Word L 48–50  1–1
 Hofheinz Pavilion (526)
Houston, TX
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 68–66  2–1
 Dugan Wellness Center (565)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/28/2014*
4:00 pm		 vs. Idaho State
San Juan Shootout		 L 67–73  2–2
 Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A)
Guaynabo, PR
11/29/2014*
6:00 pm		 vs. James Madison
San Juan Shootout		 L 60–84  2–3
 Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A)
Guaynabo, PR
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm		 Rice
Bayou Cup		 W 59–58  3–3
 Hofheinz Pavilion (286)
Houston, TX
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm		 Prairie View A&M L 56–61  3–4
 Hofheinz Pavilion (308)
Houston, TX
12/13/2014*
2:00 pm		 at No. 4 Texas A&M L 55–94  3–5
 Reed Arena (N/A)
College Station, TX
12/19/2014*
3:00 pm		 vs. UTSA
Athletes in Action Tournament		 W 56–53  4–5
 United Supermarkets Arena (N/A)
Lubbock, TX
12/20/2014*
12:00 pm		 vs. Nicholls State
Athletes in Action Tournament		 W 65–47  5–5
 United Supermarkets Arena (N/A)
Lubbock, TX
12/21/2014*
2:00 pm		 at Texas Tech
Athletes in Action Tournament		 L 54–60  5–6
 United Supermarkets Arena (4,046)
Lubbock, TX
12/27/2014
2:00 pm, ADN		 UCF L 50–64  5–7 (0–1)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (499)
Houston, TX
12/30/2014
7:00 pm, ADN		 at Tulane L 40–70  5–8 (0–2)
 Devlin Fieldhouse (644)
New Orleans, LA
01/03/2015
2:00 pm, ADN		 at SMU W 63–45  6–8 (1–2)
 Moody Coliseum (907)
Dallas, TX
01/07/2015
7:00 pm		 Cincinnati L 73–76 2OT 6–9 (1–3)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (378)
Houston, TX
01/10/2015
1:00 pm		 East Carolina L 46–87  6–10 (1–4)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (355)
Houston, TX
01/17/2015
2:00 pm		 at Tulsa L 52–74  6–11 (1–5)
 Reynolds Center (838)
Tulsa, OK
01/21/2015
7:00 pm, ADN		 South Florida L 55–71  6–12 (1–6)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (305)
Houston, TX
01/24/2015
2:00 pm, ADN		 at Memphis L 49–84  6–13 (1–7)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,327)
Memphis, TN
01/27/2015
7:00 pm		 Tulane L 46–63  6–14 (1–8)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (340)
Houston, TX
01/31/2015
1:00 pm, ADN		 at Cincinnati L 66–69 OT 6–15 (1–9)
 Fifth Third Arena (750)
Cincinnati, OH
02/03/2015
6:00 pm		 at East Carolina L 56–79  6–16 (1–10)
 Williams Arena (1,147)
Greenville, NC
02/07/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Tulsa L 51–67  6–17 (1–11)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (335)
Houston, TX
02/11/2015
7:00 pm		 Memphis L 58–64  6–18 (1–12)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (463)
Houston, TX
02/14/2015
2:00 pm, ADN		 at Temple L 60–72  6–19 (1–13)
 Liacouras Center (8,121)
Philadelphia, PA
02/17/2015
6:00 pm, SNY		 at No. 1 Connecticut L 26–85  6–20 (1–14)
 XL Center (7,445)
Hartford, CT
02/21/2015
2:00 pm, ADN		 SMU L 51–68  6–21 (1–15)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (915)
Houston, TX
02/24/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at UCF L 38–59  6–22 (1–16)
 CFE Arena (1,183)
Orlando, FL
03/02/2015
7:00 pm, ADN		 Temple L 45–56  6–23 (1–17)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (283)
Houston, TX
2015 AAC Tournament
03/06/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Tulane
First Round		 L 39–61  6–24
 Mohegan Sun Arena (4,669)
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References
  1. "Assistant Coach Tai Dillard Joins Women's Basketball Coaching Staff". Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  2. "Tonya Haut joins UH Coogs' coaching staff as new assistant coach". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  3. "UH officially joins American Athletic Conference". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  4. "Hughey introduced as UH women's basketball coach". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  5. "University of Houston Athletics :: UH Cougars :: Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
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