2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

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2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
Kentucky Wildcats 2005 logo.svg
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
2014–15 record24–10 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
  • Matthew Mitchell (8th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
Rupp Arena
Seasons
2014–15 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 South Carolina*† 15 – 1   .938 34 – 3   .919
No. 6 Tennessee 15 – 1   .938 30 – 6   .833
No. 12 Mississippi State 11 – 5   .688 27 – 7   .794
No. 11 Kentucky 10 – 6   .625 24 – 10   .706
No. 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 Jennifer O'Neill 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Saint Michael Academy Bronx, NY
C 2 Ivana Jakubcova 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Jr Murray State (OK) Bratislava, Slovakia
G 3 Janee Thompson Injured 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Whitney Young Chicago, IL
F 5 Kyvin Goodin-Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Marion County Lebanon, KY
F/C 12 Jelleah Sidney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Saint Michael Academy/Chipola JC Queens Village, NY
G 13 Bria Goss 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Ben Davis Indianapolis, IN
G 15 Linnae Harper 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Whitney Young Chicago, IL
G 24 Jaycee Coe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Jackson County Gainesboro, TN
G 25 Makayla Epps 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Marion County Lebanon, KY
F/C 35 Alexis Jennings 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Sparkman Madison, AL
C 45 Alyssa Rice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Reynoldsburg Reynoldsburg, OH
F/C 50 Azia 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

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 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 W 91–62  3–0
 Memorial Coliseum (5,923)
Lexington, KY
Nov 22, 2014*
8:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 13 at  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 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 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 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 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 		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
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[]

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 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 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
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