2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#11
AP	#11
2014–15 record	24–10 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach	Matthew Mitchell (8th year)
Assistant coach	Adeniyi Amadou
Assistant coach	Christian Stefanopoulos
Assistant coach	Tamika Williams
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum Rupp Arena

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 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.

Roster

2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 O'Neill, JenniferJennifer O'Neill 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Saint Michael Academy Bronx, NY C 2 Jakubcova, IvanaIvana Jakubcova 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jr Murray State (OK) Bratislava, Slovakia G 3 Thompson, JaneeJanee Thompson  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Whitney Young Chicago, IL F 5 Goodin-Rogers, KyvinKyvin Goodin-Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Marion County Lebanon, KY F/C 12 Sidney, JelleahJelleah Sidney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Saint Michael Academy/Chipola JC Queens Village, NY G 13 Goss, BriaBria Goss 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Ben Davis Indianapolis, IN G 15 Harper, LinnaeLinnae Harper 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Whitney Young Chicago, IL G 24 Coe, JayceeJaycee Coe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Jackson County Gainesboro, TN G 25 Epps, MakaylaMakayla Epps 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Marion County Lebanon, KY F/C 35 Jennings, AlexisAlexis Jennings 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Sparkman Madison, AL C 45 Rice, AlyssaAlyssa Rice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Reynoldsburg Reynoldsburg, OH F/C 50 Bishop, AziaAzia Bishop 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Start 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 Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: done

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 6, 2014* 7:00 p.m.	#11	Pikeville	W 141–63	–	Memorial Coliseum (1,229) Lexington, KY
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 14, 2014* 7:00 p.m.	#11	Appalachian State	W 111–74	1–0	Memorial Coliseum (4,887) Lexington, KY
Nov 17, 2014* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	#13	#8 Baylor	W 74–64	2–0	Rupp Arena (22,075) Lexington, KY
Nov 19, 2014* 11:00 a.m.	#13	Morehead State	W 91–62	3–0	Memorial Coliseum (5,923) Lexington, KY
Nov 22, 2014* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3	#13	at Central Michigan	W 71–68	4–0	McGuirk Arena (2,361) Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 27, 2014* 6:00 p.m.	#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.	#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.	#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.	#13	Northern Kentucky	W 82–64	7–1	Memorial Coliseum (4,615) Lexington, KY
Dec 7, 2014* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3	#13	at #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	#8	Middle Tennessee	W 78–62	9–1	Memorial Coliseum (4,761) Lexington, KY
Dec 14, 2014* 6:00 p.m., SECN	#8	Belmont	W 71–55	10–1	Memorial Coliseum (5,365) Lexington, KY
Dec 21, 2014* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	#8	at #13 Duke	L 68–89	10–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,043) Durham, NC
Dec 28, 2014* 2:00 p.m.	#12	Tennessee State	W 87–75	11–2	Memorial Coliseum (5,810) Lexington, KY
SEC regular season
Jan 2, 2015 3:00 p.m.	#11	at Alabama	W 78–66	12–2 (1–0)	Foster Auditorium (2,654) Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 4, 2015 2:00 p.m., SECN	#11	Ole Miss	W 64–58	13–2 (2–0)	Memorial Coliseum (6,162) Lexington, KY
Jan 8, 2015 7:00 p.m.	#10	Auburn	W 78–57	14–2 (3–0)	Memorial Coliseum (4,587) Lexington, KY
Jan 11, 2015 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	#10	at #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	#10	Florida	W 62–56	15–3 (4–1)	Memorial Coliseum (5,134) Lexington, KY
Jan 18, 2015 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	#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	#14	at Missouri	W 83–69	16–4 (5–2)	Mizzou Arena (2,471) Columbia, MO
Jan 29, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN	#10	#6 Tennessee	L 72–73	16–5 (5–3)	Memorial Coliseum (7,407) Lexington, KY
Feb 1, 2015 1:00 p.m., SECN	#10	#21 Georgia	W 80–72	17–5 (6–3)	Memorial Coliseum (6,991) Lexington, KY
Feb 8, 2015 1:00 p.m., SECN	#11	at Vanderbilt	W 82–68	18–5 (7–3)	Memorial Gymnasium (4,235) Nashville, TN
Feb 12, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN	#10	#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	#10	at #6 Tennessee	L 58–72	19–6 (8–4)	Thompson–Boling Arena (16,013) Knoxville, TN
Feb 19, 2015 7:00 p.m.	#11	#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	#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.	#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	#13	#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	#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	#12	vs. #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	#12	vs. #5 Tennessee Semifinals	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	#11	Tennessee State First Round	W 97–52	24–9	Memorial Coliseum (3,223) Lexington, KY
Mar 22, 2015* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2	#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.

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	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. Retrieved 2014-08-23.