2014–15 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

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)
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#4
AP	#3
2014–15 record	34–3 (15–1 SEC)
Head coach	Dawn Staley (7th year)
Assistant coach	Lisa Boyer
Assistant coach	Nikki McCray
Assistant coach	Darius Taylor
Home arena	Colonial Life 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 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.

Roster

2014–15 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Farmer, IndiaIndia Farmer	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	North Myrtle Beach	North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
1.5 !G	1	Cuevas, BiancaBianca Cuevas	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	1.0 !Fr	Nazareth Regional	Bronx, N.Y.
1.5 !G	2	Gaines, OliviaOlivia Gaines	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	Louisburg College (N.C.)	Chester, S.C.
1.5 !G	3	Duckett, KaydraKaydra Duckett	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	1.0 !Fr	Dreher	Columbia, S.C.
1.5 !G	4	Cliney, DoniyahDoniyah Cliney	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Malcolm X Shabazz	Newark, N.J.
1.5 !G	5	Sessions, KhadijahKhadijah Sessions	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	Myrtle Beach	Myrtle Beach, S.C.
1.5 !G	15	Davis, TiffanyTiffany Davis	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	2.5 !RS So	Westbury Christian	Houston, Texas
2.5 !G/F	22	Wilson, A'jaA'ja Wilson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	1.0 !Fr	Heathwood Hall	Hopkins, S.C.
1.5 !G	23	Roy, TinaTina Roy	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Kaplan	Kaplan, La.
3.5 !F	24	Welch, AleighsaAleighsa Welch	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !Sr	Goose Creek	Goose Creek, S.C.
1.5 !G	25	Mitchell, TiffanyTiffany Mitchell	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Providence Day	Charlotte, N.C.
2.5 !G/F	31	Dozier, AsiaAsia Dozier	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Spring Valley	Columbia, S.C.
5.0 !C	33	Ibiam, ElemElem Ibiam	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	4.0 !Sr	Fayette County	Fayetteville, Ga.
3.5 !F	40	White, JatarieJatarie White	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	1.0 !Fr	Providence Day	Charlotte, N.C.
5.0 !C	41	Coates, AlainaAlaina Coates	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	2.0 !So	Dutch 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

Injured
Current redshirt

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.	#2	Coker	W 100–25	–	Colonial Life Arena (N/A) Columbia, SC
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 15, 2014* 7:00 p.m.	#2	Southern California	W 70–61	1–0	Colonial Life Arena (10,057) Columbia, SC
Nov 20, 2014* 7:00 p.m., SECN	#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.	#2	San Diego State	W 89–38	3–0	Colonial Life Arena (10,301) Columbia, SC
Nov 27, 2014* 4:15 p.m.	#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.	#1	vs. #22 Syracuse Junkanoo Jam Championship	W 67–63	5–0	St. George HS Gymnasium (342) Freeport, BAH
Dec 1, 2014* 7:00 p.m.	#1	North Carolina Central	W 90–26	6–0	Colonial Life Arena (8,823) Columbia, SC
Dec 4, 2014* 8:00 p.m., SECN	#1	Charlotte	W 82–61	7–0	Colonial Life Arena (9,629) Columbia, SC
Dec 7, 2014* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	#1	at #9 Duke	W 51–50	8–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,004) Durham, NC
Dec 14, 2014* Noon	#1	Savannah State	W 111–49	9–0	Colonial Life Arena (9,605) Columbia, SC
Dec 17, 2014* 7:00 p.m.	#1	at Hampton	W 69–49	10–0	Hampton Convocation Center (4,000) Hampton, VA
Dec 20, 2014* 1:00 p.m.	#1	vs. Central Michigan Subway Classic	W 80–45	11–0	Williams Arena (N/A) Minneapolis, MN
Dec 21, 2014* 1:00 p.m.	#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	#1	Auburn	W 77–58	13–0 (1–0)	Colonial Life Arena (16,465) Columbia, SC
Jan 4, 2015 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	#1	at LSU	W 75–51	14–0 (2–0)	Maravich Center (3,438) Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 8, 2015 7:00 p.m.	#1	at Alabama	W 102–59	15–0 (3–0)	Foster Auditorium (2,454) Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 11, 2015 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	#1	#10 Kentucky	W 68–60	16–0 (4–0)	Colonial Life Arena (17,156) Columbia, SC
Jan 15, 2015 9:00 p.m., SECN	#1	at Missouri	W 60–49	17–0 (5–0)	Mizzou Arena (1,440) Columbia, SC
Jan 19, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN	#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	#1	#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.	#1	Alabama	W 85–54	20–0 (8–0)	Colonial Life Arena (11,927) Columbia, SC
Feb 1, 2015 4:30 p.m., ESPNU	#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	#1	at #22 Georgia	W 58–35	22–0 (10–0)	Stegeman Coliseum (4,896) Athens, GA
Feb 9, 2015* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	#1	at #2 Connecticut	L 62–87	22–1	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
Feb 12, 2015 7:00 p.m., FSN	#1	LSU	W 86–62	23–1 (11–0)	Colonial Life Arena (12,342) Columbia, SC
Feb 15, 2015 Noon, ESPNU	#1	Vanderbilt	W 89–59	24–1 (12–0)	Colonial Life Arena (15,255) Columbia, SC
Feb 19, 2015 9:00 p.m., SECN	#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	#2	#6 Tennessee	W 71–66	26–1 (14–0)	Colonial Life Arena (14,390) Columbia, SC
Feb 26, 2015 7:00 p.m., FSN	#2	#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	#2	at #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	#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	#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	#3	vs. #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	#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	#3	Syracuse Second Round	W 97–68	32–2	Colonial Life Arena (10,485) Columbia, SC
Mar 27, 2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	#3	vs. #15 North Carolina Sweet Sixteen	W 67–65	33–2	Greensboro Coliseum (N/A) Greensboro, NC
Mar 29, 2015* 12:00 p.m., ESPN	#3	vs. #7 Florida State Elite Eight	W 80–74	34–2	Greensboro Coliseum (6,364) Greensboro, NC
Apr 5, 2015* 6:30 p.m., ESPN	#3	vs. #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.
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	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

References

↑ "2014-15 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball schedule". South Carolina Gamecocks. Retrieved 2014-10-08.

South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball

Venues	Carolina Coliseum (1974–2002) Colonial Life Arena (2002–present)

Rivalries	Clemson

Culture & lore	History Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Garnet Army

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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2014–15 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References