2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Kentucky during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by eighth year head coach Matthew Mitchell, play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum with one game at Rupp Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 10–6 in SEC play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament where they lost to Tennessee. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Tennessee State in the first before getting upset by Dayton the second round.

2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record24–10 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
Rupp Arena
2014–15 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 South Carolina*151 .938343  .919
No. 6 Tennessee151 .938306  .833
No. 12 Mississippi State115 .688277  .794
No. 11 Kentucky106 .6252410  .706
No. 21 Texas A&M106 .6252310  .697
LSU106 .6251714  .548
Missouri79 .4381914  .576
Ole Miss79 .4381914  .576
Georgia610 .3751912  .613
Arkansas610 .3751814  .563
Vanderbilt511 .3131516  .484
Florida511 .3131317  .433
Auburn313 .1881318  .419
Alabama214 .1251319  .406
2015 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jennifer O'Neill 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrSaint Michael Academy Bronx, NY
C 2 Ivana Jakubcova 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) JrMurray State (OK) Bratislava, Slovakia
G 3 Janee Thompson Injured 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrWhitney Young Chicago, IL
F 5 Kyvin Goodin-Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMarion County Lebanon, KY
F/C 12 Jelleah Sidney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrSaint Michael Academy/Chipola JC Queens Village, NY
G 13 Bria Goss 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrBen Davis Indianapolis, IN
G 15 Linnae Harper 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoWhitney Young Chicago, IL
G 24 Jaycee Coe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrJackson County Gainesboro, TN
G 25 Makayla Epps 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoMarion County Lebanon, KY
F/C 35 Alexis Jennings 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrSparkman Madison, AL
C 45 Alyssa Rice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrReynoldsburg Reynoldsburg, OH
F/C 50 Azia Bishop 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrStart Toledo, OH
Head coach

Matthew Mitchell

Assistant coach(es)

Adeniyi Amadou
Christian Stefanopoulos
Tamika Williams


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

Roster
Last update: done

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 6, 2014*
7:00 p.m.
No. 11 Pikeville W 141–63 
Memorial Coliseum (1,229)
Lexington, KY
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 14, 2014*
7:00 p.m.
No. 11 Appalachian State W 111–74  1–0
Memorial Coliseum (4,887)
Lexington, KY
Nov 17, 2014*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 13 No. 8 Baylor W 74–64  2–0
Rupp Arena (22,075)
Lexington, KY
Nov 19, 2014*
11:00 a.m.
No. 13 Morehead State W 91–62  3–0
Memorial Coliseum (5,923)
Lexington, KY
Nov 22, 2014*
8:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 13 at Central Michigan W 71–68  4–0
McGuirk Arena (2,361)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 27, 2014*
6:00 p.m.
No. 9 vs. Illinois
Paradise Jam tournament
L 71–77  4–1
Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov 28, 2014*
6:00 p.m.
No. 9 vs. Oklahoma
Paradise Jam Tournament
W 92–88 OT 5–1
Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov 29, 2014*
8:15 p.m.
No. 9 vs. South Florida
Paradise Jam Tournament
W 61–57  6–1
Sports and Fitness Center (2,347)
Saint Thomas, USVI
Dec 3, 2014*
7:00 p.m.
No. 13 Northern Kentucky W 82–64  7–1
Memorial Coliseum (4,615)
Lexington, KY
Dec 7, 2014*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 13 at No. 7 Louisville
The Battle for the Bluegrass
W 77–68  8–1
KFC Yum! Center (14,862)
Louisville, KY
Dec 12, 2014*
9:00 p.m., SECN
No. 8 Middle Tennessee W 78–62  9–1
Memorial Coliseum (4,761)
Lexington, KY
Dec 14, 2014*
6:00 p.m., SECN
No. 8 Belmont W 71–55  10–1
Memorial Coliseum (5,365)
Lexington, KY
Dec 21, 2014*
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 8 at No. 13 Duke L 68–89  10–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,043)
Durham, NC
Dec 28, 2014*
2:00 p.m.
No. 12 Tennessee State W 87–75  11–2
Memorial Coliseum (5,810)
Lexington, KY
SEC regular season
Jan 2, 2015
3:00 p.m.
No. 11 at Alabama W 78–66  12–2 (1–0)
Foster Auditorium (2,654)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 4, 2015
2:00 p.m., SECN
No. 11 Ole Miss W 64–58  13–2 (2–0)
Memorial Coliseum (6,162)
Lexington, KY
Jan 8, 2015
7:00 p.m.
No. 10 Auburn W 78–57  14–2 (3–0)
Memorial Coliseum (4,587)
Lexington, KY
Jan 11, 2015
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 10 at No. 1 South Carolina L 60–68  14–3 (3–1)
Colonial Life Arena (17,156)
Columbia, SC
Jan 15, 2015
7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 10 Florida W 62–56  15–3 (4–1)
Memorial Coliseum (5,134)
Lexington, KY
Jan 18, 2015
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 10 at LSU L 79–84  15–4 (4–2)
Maravich Center (3,820)
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 25, 2015
2:00 p.m., SECN
No. 14 at Missouri W 83–69  16–4 (5–2)
Mizzou Arena (2,471)
Columbia, MO
Jan 29, 2015
7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 10 No. 6 Tennessee
Rivalry
L 72–73  16–5 (5–3)
Memorial Coliseum (7,407)
Lexington, KY
Feb 1, 2015
1:00 p.m., SECN
No. 10 No. 21 Georgia W 80–72  17–5 (6–3)
Memorial Coliseum (6,991)
Lexington, KY
Feb 8, 2015
1:00 p.m., SECN
No. 11 at Vanderbilt W 82–68  18–5 (7–3)
Memorial Gymnasium (4,235)
Nashville, TN
Feb 12, 2015
7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 10 No. 13 Mississippi State W 92–90 2OT 19–5 (8–3)
Memorial Coliseum (5,100)
Lexington, KY
Feb 12, 2015
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 10 at No. 6 Tennessee
Rivalry
L 58–72  19–6 (8–4)
Thompson–Boling Arena (16,013)
Knoxville, TN
Feb 19, 2015
7:00 p.m.
No. 11 No. 15 Texas A&M L 69–81  19–7 (8–5)
Memorial Coliseum (5,516)
Lexington, KY
Feb 23, 2015
7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 13 at Ole Miss L 59–67  19–8 (8–6)
Tad Smith Coliseum (1,017)
Oxford, MS
Feb 26, 2015
8:00 p.m.
No. 13 at Arkansas W 59–51  20–8 (9–6)
Bud Walton Arena (2,614)
Fayetteville, AR
Mar 1, 2015
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 13 No. 2 South Carolina W 67–56  21–8 (10–6)
Memorial Coliseum (7,560)
Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
Mar 5, 2015
8:30 p.m., SECN
No. 12 vs. Vanderbilt
Second Round
W 67–61  22–8
Verizon Arena (1,622)
North Little Rock, AR
Mar 6, 2015
9:30 p.m., SECN
No. 12 vs. No. 11 Mississippi State
Quarterfinals
W 76–67  23–8
Verizon Arena (4,189)
North Little Rock, AR
Mar 7, 2015
7:30 p.m., ESPNU
No. 12 vs. No. 5 Tennessee
Semifinals / Rivalry
L 64–75  23–9
Verizon Arena (5,524)
North Little Rock, AR
NCAA Women's tournament
Mar 20, 2015*
2:32 p.m., ESPN2
No. 11 Tennessee State
First Round
W 97–52  24–9
Memorial Coliseum (3,223)
Lexington, KY
Mar 22, 2015*
2:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 11 Dayton
Second Round
L 94–99  24–10
Memorial Coliseum (3,320)
Lexington, KY
*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.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Final
AP 11 13 9 13 8 8 12 11 10 10 14 10 11 10 11 13 12 11 11
Coaches 10 9 10 13 8 8 13 11 11 11 14 10 12 10 10 15 11 11 11

See also

2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

References

  1. "2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball schedule". UK Athletics. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
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