2014–15 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

2014–15 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Pac-12 Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #17
AP #14
2014–15 record 26–10 (13–5 Pac-12)
Head coach Tara VanDerveer (29th year)
Assistant coach Amy Tucker
Assistant coach Kate Paye
Assistant coach Tempie Brown
Home arena Maples Pavilion
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#10 Oregon State 16 2   .889     27 5   .844
#9 Arizona State 15 3   .833     29 6   .829
#14 Stanford 13 5   .722     26 10   .722
#24 California 13 5   .722     23 10   .697
Washington 11 7   .611     23 10   .697
UCLA 8 10   .444     19 18   .514
Washington State 7 11   .389     17 15   .531
USC 7 11   .389     15 15   .500
Colorado 6 12   .333     15 17   .469
Oregon 6 12   .333     13 17   .433
Arizona 3 15   .167     10 20   .333
Utah 3 15   .167     9 22   .290
2015 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team will represent Stanford University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by twenty-ninth year head coach Tara VanDerveer, played their home games at the Maples Pavilion and were a members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They won the Pac-12 Women's Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Cal State Northridge in the first round, Oklahoma in the second round before losing to Notre Dame in the sweet sixteen.

Previous Season

The Stanford Cardinal finished the 2013-14 season with an overall record of 33–4, with a record of 17–1 in the Pac-12 regular season to win their 24th Pac-12 regular season title. In the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament, the Cardinal were defeated by USC, 72–68 in the semifinals. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, making their 27th straight appearance. They lost in the final for to the 2014 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament champion to Connecticut, 75-56.

Off Season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Mikaela Ruef 3 F 6'3" RS Senior Beavercreek, OH Graduated/2014 WNBA Draft
Chiney Ogwumike 13 F 6'4" Senior Cypress, TX Graduated/2014 WNBA Draft
Sara James 21 G 5'10" Senior El Dorado Hills, CA Graduated

2014 Recruiting Class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Taylor Rooks
W
Warren, New Jersey Gill St. Bernard's School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 98
Brittany McPhee
W
Normandy Park, Washington Mount Rainier High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Kaylee Johnson
F
Casper, Wyoming Natrona County High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
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:

Roster

2014–15 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Green, AlexAlex Green 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Bishop Lynch Dallas, TX
G 1 Thompson, LiliLili Thompson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Timberview Mansfield, TX
F 4 Greenfield, TaylorTaylor Greenfield 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Ballard Community Huxley, IA
F 5 Johnson, KayleeKaylee Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Natrona County Casper, WY
G 10 Roberson, BrianaBriana Roberson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Troy Fullerton, CA
G 12 McPhee, BrittanyBrittany McPhee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Mount Rainier Normandy Park, WA
G 23 Camp, JasmineJasmine Camp 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Chamblee Ellenwood, GA
F 24 McCall, EricaErica McCall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Ridgeview Bakersfield, CA
F 25 Payne, EricaErica Payne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Carondelet Concord, CA
G 31 Rooks, TaylorTaylor Rooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Gill St. Bernard's Warren, NJ
F 32 Johnson, KaileeKailee Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Central Catholic Portland, OR
G 33 Orrange, AmberAmber Orrange 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Westbury Christian Houston, TX
F/C 34 Picknell, TessTess Picknell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr South Medford Medford, OR
F 41 Samuelson, BonnieBonnie Samuelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Edison Huntington Beach, CA
F 44 Samuelson, KarlieKarlie Samuelson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Mater Dei Huntington Beach, CA
Head coach

Tara VanDerveer

Assistant coach(es)

Amy Tucker
Kate Paye
Tempie Brown


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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/02/2014*
2:00 PM
#6 Vanguard W 105–50 
Maples Pavilion (2,605)
Stanford, CA
11/08/2014*
2:00 PM
#6 UC San Diego W 74–51 
Maples Pavilion (2,072)
Stanford, CA
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/14/2013*
5:30 PM
#6 Boston College W 96–63  1–0
Maples Pavilion (3,278)
Stanford, CA
11/17/2013*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
#6 #1 Connecticut W 88–86 OT 2–0
Maples Pavilion (5,367)
Stanford, CA
11/20/2014*
6:00 PM, P12N
#6 #10 Texas L 81–87 OT 2–1
Maples Pavilion (3,674)
Stanford, CA
11/24/2014*
6:00 PM
#5 at New Mexico W 70–65  3–1
The Pit (6,594)
Albuquerque, NM
11/28/2014*
4:00 PM
#5 vs. #11 North Carolina
Rainbow Wahine Shootout
L 54–70  3–2
Stan Sheriff Center (N/A)
Honolulu, HI
11/29/2014*
6:30 PM
#5 at Hawaiʻi
Rainbow Wahine Shootout
W 86–73  4–2
Stan Sheriff Center (2,589)
Honolulu, HI
11/30/2014*
4:00 PM
#5 vs. Prairie View A&M
Rainbow Wahine Shootout
W 88–45  5–2
Stan Sheriff Center (N/A)
Honolulu, HI
12/14/2014*
7:00 PM, P12N
#7 Santa Clara W 82–43  6–2
Maples Pavilion (3,527)
Stanford, CA
12/17/2014*
3:00 PM
#7 at Chattanooga L 46–54  6–3
McKenzie Arena (2,128)
Chattanooga, TN
12/20/2014*
10:00 AM, SECN
#7 at #11 Tennessee L 40–59  6–4
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,056)
Knoxville, TN
12/22/2014*
2:00 PM
#16 UC Davis W 71–59  7–4
Maples Pavilion (3,375)
Stanford, CA
12/28/2014*
2:00 PM
#16 UC Santa Barbara W 90–34  8–4
Maples Pavilion (4,041)
Stanford, CA
Pac-12 Regular Season
01/03/2015
7:00 PM, P12N
#15 Colorado W 62–55  9–4 (1–0)
Maples Pavilion (3,507)
Stanford, CA
01/05/2015
5:00 PM, P12N
#15 Utah W 55–44  10–4 (2–0)
Maples Pavilion (2,782)
Stanford, CA
01/09/2015
7:00 PM, P12N
#15 at Washington W 60–56  11–4 (3–0)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,677)
Seattle, WA
01/11/2015
1:00 PM, P12N
#15 at Washington State W 86–76 OT 12–4 (4–0)
Beasley Coliseum (1,098)
Pullman, WA
01/16/2015
8:00 PM, P12N
#13 Arizona W 77–47  13–4 (5–0)
Maples Pavilion (3,419)
Stanford, CA
01/19/2015
3:00 PM, P12N
#11 #13 Arizona State L 57–60  13–5 (5–1)
Maples Pavilion (3,546)
Stanford, CA
01/23/2015
7:00 PM, P12N
#11 at UCLA W 79–70  14–5 (6–1)
Pauley Pavilion (1,837)
Los Angeles, CA
01/25/2015
5:00 PM, P12N
#11 at USC W 71–60  15–5 (7–1)
Galen Center (1,312)
Los Angeles, CA
01/31/2015
12:30 PM, P12N
#12 Washington State W 75–56  16–5 (8–1)
Maples Pavilion (3,118)
Stanford, CA
02/02/2015
7:00 PM, P12N
#12 Washington W 82–69  17–5 (9–1)
Maples Pavilion (2,885)
Stanford, CA
02/06/2015
7:00 PM, P12N
#12 at #10 Arizona State L 52–53  17–6 (9–2)
Wells Fargo Arena (3,339)
Tempe, AZ
02/08/2015
2:00 PM, P12N
#12 at Arizona L 57–60  17–7 (9–3)
McKale Center (1,359)
Tucson, AZ
02/13/2015
6:00 PM, P12N
#19 USC W 79–60  18–7 (10–3)
Maples Pavilion (3,403)
Stanford, CA
02/15/2015
4:30 PM, P12N
#19 UCLA W 68–50  19–7 (11–3)
Maples Pavilion (4,270)
Stanford, CA
02/18/2015
7:00 PM, P12N
#18 at California W 59–47  20–7 (12–3)
Haas Pavilion (5,039)
Berkeley, CA
02/22/2015
1:00 PM, ESPN2
#18 California L 53–63  20–8 (12–4)
Maples Pavilion (5,209)
Stanford, CA
02/26/2015
6:00 PM, P12N
#19 at #7 Oregon State W 69–58  21–8 (13–4)
Gill Coliseum (6,157)
Corvallis, OR
03/01/2015
1:00 PM, ESPNU
#19 at Oregon L 55–62  21–9 (13–5)
Matthew Knight Arena (1,949)
Eugene, OR
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/06/2015
2:00 PM, P12N
#19 vs. UCLA
Quarterfinals
W 67–62  22–9
KeyArena (3,869)
Seattle, WA
03/07/2015
6:00 PM, P12N
#19 vs. #9 Arizona State
Semifinals
W 59–56  23–9
KeyArena (N/A)
Seattle, WA
03/08/2015
6:00 PM, ESPN
#19 vs. California
Championship Game
W 61–60  24–9
KeyArena (4,864)
Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/21/2015*
3:41 PM, ESPN2
#14 Cal State Northridge
First Round
W 73–60  25–9
Maples Pavilion (N/A)
Stanford, CA
03/23/2015*
3:30 PM, ESPN2
#14 Oklahoma
Second Round
W 86–76  26–9
Maples Pavilion (2,532)
Stanford, CA
03/27/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN
#14 vs. #2 Notre Dame
Sweet Sixteen
L 60–81  26–10
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,878)
Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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 6 6 5 8 7 7 16 15 15 13 11 12т 12 19 18 19 19 14 14
Coaches 6 1 4 9 7 7 15 15 14 13 16 15 14 19 19 19т 20 17 17

See also

2014–15 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

References

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