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2014–15 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

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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)
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 3
Record34–3 (15–1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColonial Life 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 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented the 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.

Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
A'ja Wilson
F
Hopkins, SC Heathwood Hall Episcopal School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Jatarie White
P
Charlotte, NC Providence Day School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Kaydra Duckett
G
Columbia, SC Dreher 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Bianca Cuevas
PG
Bronx, NY Nazareth Regional 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Doniyah Cliney
G
Newark, NJ Malcolm X. Shabazz 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
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:

  • "2014 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.

Roster

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2014–15 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 India Farmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So North Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
G 1 Bianca Cuevas 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Nazareth Regional Bronx, N.Y.
G 2 Olivia Gaines 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Louisburg College (N.C.) Chester, S.C.
G 3 Kaydra Duckett 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Dreher Columbia, S.C.
G 4 Doniyah Cliney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Malcolm X Shabazz Newark, N.J.
G 5 Khadijah Sessions 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, S.C.
G 15 Tiffany Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Westbury Christian Houston, Texas
G/F 22 A'ja Wilson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Heathwood Hall Hopkins, S.C.
G 23 Tina Roy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Kaplan Kaplan, La.
F 24 Aleighsa Welch 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Goose Creek Goose Creek, S.C.
G 25 Tiffany Mitchell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Providence Day Charlotte, N.C.
G/F 31 Asia Dozier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Spring Valley Columbia, S.C.
C 33 Elem Ibiam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Fayette County Fayetteville, Ga.
F 40 Jatarie White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Providence Day Charlotte, N.C.
C 41 Alaina Coates 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 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

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-08

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2014*
3:00 p.m.
No. 2 Coker W 100–25 
Colonial Life Arena (N/A)
Columbia, SC
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 15, 2014*
7:00 p.m.
No. 2 Southern California W 70–61  1–0
Colonial Life Arena (10,057)
Columbia, SC
Nov 20, 2014*
7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 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.
No. 2 San Diego State W 89–38  3–0
Colonial Life Arena (10,301)
Columbia, SC
Nov 27, 2014*
4:15 p.m.
No. 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.
No. 1 vs. No. 22 Syracuse
Junkanoo Jam Championship
W 67–63  5–0
St. George HS Gymnasium (342)
Freeport, BAH
Dec 1, 2014*
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 North Carolina Central W 90–26  6–0
Colonial Life Arena (8,823)
Columbia, SC
Dec 4, 2014*
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 1 Charlotte W 82–61  7–0
Colonial Life Arena (9,629)
Columbia, SC
Dec 7, 2014*
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 at No. 9 Duke W 51–50  8–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,004)
Durham, NC
Dec 14, 2014*
Noon
No. 1 Savannah State W 111–49  9–0
Colonial Life Arena (9,605)
Columbia, SC
Dec 17, 2014*
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 at Hampton W 69–49  10–0
Hampton Convocation Center (4,000)
Hampton, VA
Dec 20, 2014*
1:00 p.m.
No. 1 vs. Central Michigan
Subway Classic
W 80–45  11–0
Williams Arena (N/A)
Minneapolis, MN
Dec 21, 2014*
1:00 p.m.
No. 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
No. 1 Auburn W 77–58  13–0 (1–0)
Colonial Life Arena (16,465)
Columbia, SC
Jan 4, 2015
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 at LSU W 75–51  14–0 (2–0)
Maravich Center (3,438)
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 8, 2015
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 at Alabama W 102–59  15–0 (3–0)
Foster Auditorium (2,454)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 11, 2015
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 No. 10 Kentucky W 68–60  16–0 (4–0)
Colonial Life Arena (17,156)
Columbia, SC
Jan 15, 2015
9:00 p.m., SECN
No. 1 at Missouri W 60–49  17–0 (5–0)
Mizzou Arena (1,440)
Columbia, SC
Jan 19, 2015
7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 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
No. 1 No. 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.
No. 1 Alabama W 85–54  20–0 (8–0)
Colonial Life Arena (11,927)
Columbia, SC
Feb 1, 2015
4:30 p.m., ESPNU
No. 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
No. 1 at No. 22 Georgia W 58–35  22–0 (10–0)
Stegeman Coliseum (4,896)
Athens, GA
Feb 9, 2015*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 at No. 2 Connecticut L 62–87  22–1
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
Feb 12, 2015
7:00 p.m., FSN
No. 1 LSU W 86–62  23–1 (11–0)
Colonial Life Arena (12,342)
Columbia, SC
Feb 15, 2015
Noon, ESPNU
No. 1 Vanderbilt W 89–59  24–1 (12–0)
Colonial Life Arena (15,255)
Columbia, SC
Feb 19, 2015
9:00 p.m., SECN
No. 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
No. 2 No. 6 Tennessee W 71–66  26–1 (14–0)
Colonial Life Arena (14,390)
Columbia, SC
Feb 26, 2015
7:00 p.m., FSN
No. 2 No. 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
No. 2 at No. 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
No. 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
No. 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
No. 3 vs. No. 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
No. 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
No. 3 Syracuse
Second Round
W 97–68  32–2
Colonial Life Arena (10,485)
Columbia, SC
Mar 27, 2015*
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 3 vs. No. 15 North Carolina
Sweet Sixteen
W 67–65  33–2
Greensboro Coliseum (N/A)
Greensboro, NC
Mar 29, 2015*
12:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 3 vs. No. 7 Florida State
Elite Eight
W 80–74  34–2
Greensboro Coliseum (6,364)
Greensboro, NC
Apr 5, 2015*
6:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 3 vs. No. 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

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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

See also

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2014–15 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2014-15 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball schedule". South Carolina Gamecocks. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2014.