2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2014–15 college basketball season. The Razorbacks, led by first-year head coach Jimmy Dykes, played their games at Bud Walton Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 6–10 in SEC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament, where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Northwestern in the first round before losing to Baylor in the second round.

2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, round of 32
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record18–14 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Christy Smith
  • Tari Cummings
  • Simeon Hinsey
Home arenaBud Walton 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

Roster

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2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Jessica Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Jacksonville HS Jacksonville, Ark.
G 11 Calli Berna 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Fayetteville HS Fayetteville, Ark.
G 14 McKinley Bostad 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Kennedale HS Kennedale, Texas
G 15 Kelsey Brooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Olathe Northwest Olathe, Kan.
F 21 Katie Powell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Duluth HS Duluth, Ga.
F 25 Joey Bailey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Gunter HS Gunter, Texas
F 32 Khadijah West 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Huntington Shreveport, La.
F 33 Melissa Wolff 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Cabot HS Cabot, Ark.
F 42 Jhasmin Bowen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Wichita Heights HS Wichita, Kan.
Head coach

Jimmy Dykes

Assistant coach(es)

Christy Smith
Tari Cummings
Simeon Hinsey


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

Roster
Last update: 2014-11-06

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 RV RV RV 25т RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches RV NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 9, 2014*
2:00 p.m.
Northeastern State W 65–32 
Bud Walton Arena (N/A)
Fayetteville, AR
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2014*
11:00 a.m.
Nicholls State W 63–52  1–0
Bud Walton Arena (4,541)
Fayetteville, AR
Nov 16, 2014*
1:00 p.m.
Savannah State W 75–46  2–0
Bud Walton Arena (703)
Fayetteville, AR
Nov 20, 2014*
6:00 p.m.
at Middle Tennessee W 58–51  3–0
Murphy Center (4,120)
Murfreesboro, TN
Nov 23, 2014*
2:00 p.m.
Northwestern State W 78–30  4–0
Bud Walton Arena (1,647)
Fayetteville, AR
Nov 28, 2014*
3:00 p.m.
vs. No. 18 Iowa
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 77–67  5–0
South Point Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
Nov 29, 2014*
3:00 p.m.
vs. Richmond
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 74–55  6–0
South Point Arena (177)
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 4, 2014*
7:00 p.m.
No. 25 South Dakota State L 75–80 OT 6–1
Bud Walton Arena (1,577)
Fayetteville, AR
Dec 7, 2014*
2:00 p.m.
No. 25 No. 18 Rutgers L 52–64  6–2
Bud Walton Arena (1,997)
Fayetteville, AR
Dec 10, 2014*
7:05 p.m.
at Missouri State W 59–50  7–2
JQH Arena (2,503)
Springfield, MO
Dec 14, 2014*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Tulsa W 64–53  8–2
Reynolds Center (1,050)
Tulsa, OK
Dec 21, 2014*
3:00 p.m., SECN
vs. Oklahoma
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 71–64  9–2
Verizon Arena (3,689)
North Little Rock, AR
Dec 29, 2014*
7:00 p.m.
Grambling State W 77–35  10–2
Bud Walton Arena (1,733)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC regular season
Jan 2, 2015
6:00 p.m.
at Ole Miss L 57–71  10–3 (0–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum (1,098)
Oxford, MS
Jan 4, 2014
12:30 p.m., ESPNU
No. 5 Texas A&M L 50–52  10–4 (0–2)
Bud Walton Arena (2,106)
Fayetteville, AR
Jan 8, 2015
8:00 p.m., FSN
at No. 14 Mississippi State L 57–72  10–5 (0–3)
Humphrey Coliseum (3,556)
Starkville, MS
Jan 11, 2015
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 7 Tennessee L 51–60  10–6 (0–4)
Bud Walton Arena (2,344)
Fayetteville, AR
Jan 18, 2015
2:00 p.m., SECN
Missouri W 73–55  11–6 (1–4)
Bud Walton Arena (4,299)
Fayetteville, AR
Jan 22, 2015
7:00 p.m.
at Vanderbilt L 53–55  11–7 (1–5)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,685)
Nashville, TN
Jan 25, 2015
11:00 a.m., ESPNU
at Florida L 58–72  11–8 (1–6)
O'Connell Center (2,214)
Gainesville, FL
Jan 29, 2015
7:00 p.m.
Auburn W 52–47  12–8 (2–6)
Bud Walton Arena (1,474)
Fayetteville, AR
Feb 5, 2015
1:00 p.m., FSN
at Alabama W 53–42  13–8 (3–6)
Foster Auditorium (2,591)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 29, 2015
6:00 p.m., SECN
No. 24 Georgia W 54–48  14–8 (4–6)
Bud Walton Arena (1,488)
Fayetteville, AR
Feb 12, 2015
8:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 15 Texas A&M L 55–59  14–9 (4–7)
Reed Arena (4,443)
College Station, TX
Feb 15, 2015
1:00 p.m., SECN
at Auburn W 54–36  15–9 (5–7)
Auburn Arena (2,270)
Auburn, AL
Feb 19, 2015
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 2 South Carolina L 56–73  15–10 (5–8)
Bud Walton Arena (1,531)
Fayetteville, AR
Feb 22, 2015
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
LSU W 63–41  16–10 (6–8)
Bud Walton Arena (2,923)
Fayetteville, AR
Feb 26, 2015
7:00 p.m.
No. 13 Kentucky L 51–59  16–11 (6–9)
Bud Walton Arena (2,614)
Fayetteville, AR
Mar 1, 2015
2:00 p.m.
at Missouri L 41–57  16–12 (6–10)
Mizzou Arena (1,940)
Columbia, MO
SEC Women's Tournament
Mar 5, 2015
Noon, SECN
(9) vs. (8) Ole Miss
Second Round
W 72–61  17–12
Verizon Arena (N/A)
North Little Rock, AR
Mar 6, 2015
Noon, SECN
(9) vs. (1) No. 3 South Carolina
Quarterfinals
L 36–58  17–13
Verizon Arena (N/A)
North Little Rock, AR
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 20, 2015*
11:00 a.m., ESPN2
(10) vs. (7) No. 22 Northwestern
First Round
W 57–55  18–13
Ferrell Center (N/A)
Waco, TX
Mar 22, 2015*
1:30 p.m., ESPN2
(10) at (2) No. 5 Baylor
Second Round
L 44–73  18–14
Ferrell Center (4,593)
Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Polls. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Schedule". July 30, 2015.