2014–15 Washington Huskies women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Washington Huskies women's basketball team will represent University of Washington during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by second year head coach Mike Neighbors, play their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena and were a members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to California. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, which was their first trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 2007. They lost to Miami (FL) in the first round.

2014–15 Washington Huskies women's basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2014–15 record23–10 (11–7 Pac-12)
Head coachMike Neighbors (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlaska Airlines Arena
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Oregon State16–2 .889  27–5  .844
No. 9 Arizona State15–3 .833  29–6  .829
No. 14 Stanford †13–5 .722  26–10  .722
No. 24 California13–5 .722  23–10  .697
Washington11–7 .611  23–10  .697
UCLA8–10 .444  19–18  .514
Washington State7–11 .389  17–15  .531
USC7–11 .389  15–15  .500
Colorado6–12 .333  15–17  .469
Oregon6–12 .333  13–17  .433
Arizona3–15 .167  10–20  .333
Utah3–15 .167  9–22  .290
† 2015 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous Season
Main article: 2013–14 Washington Huskies women's basketball team

The Washington Huskies finished the 2013–14 season with an overall record of 20–14, with a record of 10–8 in the Pac-12 regular season. In the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament, the Huskies were defeated by Utah, 65–53 in the First round. They lost in the quarterfinals in the 2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament to UTEP, 70–63.

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Mercedes Wetmore1G5'8"SeniorLake Tapps, WashingtonGraduated
Kassia Fortier30G5'8"SeniorIssaquah, WashingtonGraduated

2014 Recruiting Class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Hannah Johnson
W		 Mission Hills, California Bishop Alemany High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
Kelli Kingma
PG		 Mill Creek, Washington Henry M. Jackson High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
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 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster
    2014–15 Washington Huskies women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F/C 0 Chantel Osahor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoSaint Mary's Phoenix, AZ
    F 1 Hannah Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrBishop Alemany Los Angeles, CA
    F 3 Talia Walton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrFederal Way Federal Way, WA
    G 10 Kelsey Plum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoLa Jolla Country Day Poway, CA
    F/C 11 Mathilde Gilling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrRungsted Gymnasium Rungsted Kyst, Denmark
    F/C 13 Katie Collier 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SoSeattle Christian Covington, WA
    G/F 14 Heather Corral 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrPrairie Vancouver, WA
    G/F 15 Khalia Lark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrMater Dei Irvine, CA
    G 20 Kelli Kingma 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrHenry M. Jackson Mill Creek, WA
    G 21 Brianna Ruiz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrDel Oro Sacramento, CA
    G 22 Alexus Atchley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrYorba Linda Yorba Linda, CA
    F 23 Aminah Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrKennedy Seattle, WA
    G 32 Jazmine Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrValley Christian San Jose, CA
    G 42 Mackenzie Wieburg 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrIssaquah Sammamish, WA
    Head coach

    Mike Neighbors

    Assistant coach(es)

    Kevin Morrison
    Fred Castro
    Adia Barnes

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

    Roster
    Last update: 2014-09-14

    Schedule

    [1]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/05/2014*
    7:00 PM    		 Concordia (Oregon) W 95–45  –
    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (N/A)
    Seattle, WA
    Non-conference regular season
    11/14/2014*
    5:00 PM    		 at Oklahoma L 80–90  0–1
    		 Lloyd Noble Center (5,230)
    Norman, OK
    11/20/2014*
    7:00 PM    		 South Dakota W 96–82  1–1
    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (1,363)
    Seattle, WA
    11/23/2014*
    7:30 PM    		 Yale W 81–51  2–1
    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,019)
    Seattle, WA
    11/27/2014*
    12:30 PM    		 vs. Florida State
    Cancún Challenge Riviera Division    		 W 80–68  3–1
    		 Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650)
    Cancún, Mexico
    11/28/2014*
    12:30 PM    		 vs. Hartford
    Cancún Challenge Riviera Division    		 W 81–70  4–1
    		 Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650)
    Cancún, Mexico
    11/29/2014*
    10:00 AM    		 vs. Furman
    Cancún Challenge Riviera Division    		 W 101–69  5–1
    		 Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650)
    Cancún, Mexico
    12/04/2014*
    7:00 PM    		 at Seattle W 102–69  6–1
    		 KeyArena (925)
    Seattle, WA
    12/07/2014*
    2:00 PM    		 at Portland W 80–45  7–1
    		 Chiles Center (341)
    Portland, OR
    12/14/2014*
    12:00 PM    		 Grambling State W 84–53  8–1
    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (1,379)
    Seattle, WA
    12/18/2014*
    6:00 PM    		 at San Diego State W 69–48  9–1
    		 Viejas Arena (925)
    San Diego, CA
    12/20/2014*
    5:00 PM    		 at UC Riverside W 74–71  10–1
    		 SRC Arena (310)
    Riverside, CA
    12/29/2014*
    6:00 PM, P12N    		 No. 5 Texas A&M W 70–49  11–1
    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,669)
    Seattle, WA
    Pac-12 regular season
    01/03/2015
    1:00 PM, P12N    		 at No. 22 Arizona State L 48–62  11–2 (0–1)
    		 Wells Fargo Arena (1,877)
    Tempe, AZ
    01/05/2015
    5:00 PM, P12N    		 at Arizona W 79–69  12–2 (1–1)
    		 McKale Center (891)
    Tucson, AZ
    01/09/2015
    7:00 PM, P12N    		 No. 15 Stanford L 56–60  12–3 (1–2)
    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,677)
    Seattle, WA
    01/11/2015
    3:00 PM, P12N    		 California W 79–77  13–3 (2–2)
    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,795)
    Seattle, WA
    01/16/2015
    8:00 PM, P12N    		 at Oregon W 91–69  14–3 (3–2)
    		 Matthew Knight Arena (1,317)
    Eugene, OR
    01/19/2015
    5:00 PM, P12N    		 at No. 9 Oregon State L 67–75  14–4 (3–3)
    		 Gill Coliseum (3,262)
    Corvallis, OR
    01/23/2015
    7:00 PM, P12N    		 Colorado W 85–82  15–4 (4–3)
    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (1,753)
    Seattle, WA
    01/25/2015
    11:00 AM, P12N    		 Utah W 63–51  16–4 (5–3)
    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,281)
    Seattle, WA
    01/31/2015
    2:30 PM, P12N    		 at California L 58–82  16–5 (5–4)
    		 Haas Pavilion (2,962)
    Berkeley, CA
    02/02/2015
    7:00 PM, P12N    		 at No. 12 Stanford L 69–82  16–6 (5–5)
    		 Maples Pavilion (2,885)
    Stanford, CA
    02/06/2015
    7:00 PM, P12N    		 No. 7 Oregon State W 76–67  17–6 (6–5)
    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,510)
    Seattle, WA
    02/08/2015
    6:00 PM, P12N    		 Oregon W 70–55  18–6 (7–5)
    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,232)
    Seattle, WA
    02/13/2015
    6:00 PM    		 at Utah L 61–69  18–7 (7–6)
    		 Jon M. Huntsman Center (768)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    02/15/2015
    4:30 PM    		 at Colorado W 79–67  19–7 (8–6)
    		 Coors Events Center (2,029)
    Boulder, CO
    02/20/2015
    7:00 PM, P12N    		 Washington State L 72–83  19–8 (8–7)
    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,920)
    Seattle, WA
    02/22/2015
    1:00 PM, P12N    		 at Washington State W 83–43  20–8 (9–7)
    		 Beasley Coliseum (1,203)
    Pullman, WA
    02/26/2015
    6:00 PM, P12N    		 USC W 60–48  21–8 (10–7)
    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (1,717)
    Seattle, WA
    02/28/2015
    1:00 PM, P12N    		 UCLA W 74–61  22–8 (11–7)
    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (3,447)
    Seattle, WA
    2015 Pac-12 Conference Women's Tournament
    03/05/2015
    8:30 PM, P12N    		 vs. Utah
    First Round    		 W 75–64  23–8
    		 KeyArena (3,654)
    Seattle, WA
    03/06/2015
    8:30 PM, P12N    		 vs. California
    Quarterfinals    		 L 53–69  23–9
    		 KeyArena (5,545)
    Seattle, WA
    NCAA Women's Tournament
    03/20/2015*
    9:00 AM, ESPN2    		 vs. Miami (FL)
    First Round    		 L 80–86  23–10
    		 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (N/A)
    Iowa City, IA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    Rankings
    Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Ranking Movement
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    See also

    2014–15 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

    References
    1. http://www.gohuskies.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30200&SPID=126629&SPSID=777910&DB_OEM_ID=30200
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