# 2014–15 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

The 2014–15 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2014–15 college basketball season. It was head coach Candi Whitaker's second season at Texas Tech. The Lady Raiders, were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena. They finished the season 15–16, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of Big 12 women's tournament to West Virginia.

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |

## Before the season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Marina Lizarazu-Herrera | 1 | G | 5'8" | Freshman | Madrid, Spain | Transferred to Iona |
| Jamaika Hughes | 4 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | Fort Worth, Texas | Transferred to UT-Arlington |
| Diamond Lockhart | 5 | G | 5'5" | Freshman | Lubbock, Texas | Transferred to Wichita State |
| Jasmine Caston | 23 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | Plano, Texas | Transferred to Angelo State |
| Haley Schneider | 31 | C | 6'5" | Senior | Lubbock, Texas | Graduated |
| Shauntal Nobles | 33 | F/C | 6'3" | Senior | Haslet, Texas | Graduated |
| Jackie Patterson | 42 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Frisco, Texas | Graduated |

## 2014–15 media
### Television & Radio information

Select Lady Raiders games will be shown on FSN affiliates throughout the season, including FSSW, FSSW+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific. All games will be broadcast on the Lady Raiders Radio Network on either KLZK or KJTV.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 5:30 pm | Jacksonville State | W 67–59 | 1–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,033) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | Texas State | W 81–77 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (2,901) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/21/2014* 7:00 pm | Arizona | W 57–54 | 3–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,525) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/23/2014* 2:00 pm | Morgan State | W 65–57 | 4–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (2,970) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/28/2014* 2:15 pm | vs. Purdue Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division | L 53–69 | 4–1 | St. George's High School Gymnasium (225) Grand Bahama Island |
| 11/29/2014* 12:00 pm | vs. NC State Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division | L 42–75 | 4–2 | St. George High School Gymnasium (247) Grand Bahama Island |
| 12/03/2014* 11:00 am | Abilene Christian | W 61–44 | 5–2 | United Supermarkets Arena (6,477) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/14/2014* 3:30 pm | Texas–Pan American | W 50–42 | 6–2 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,393) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/19/2014* 5:30 pm | Nicholls State Athletes in Action Tournament | W 76–49 | 7–2 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,958) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/20/2014* 2:00 pm | UTSA Athletes in Action Tournament | W 64–48 | 8–2 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,434) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/21/2014* 2:00 pm | Houston Athletes in Action Tournament | W 60–54 | 9–2 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,046) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/30/2014* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | Houston Baptist | W 60–59 | 10–2 | United Supermarkets Arena (2,249) Lubbock, TX |
| Big 12 Regular Season ||||||
| 01/04/2015 4:00 pm, FSN | TCU | W 52–37 | 11–2 (1–0) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,096) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm | at No. 16 Oklahoma State | L 35–66 | 11–3 (1–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,227) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/10/2015 2:00 pm | Oklahoma | L 58–75 | 11–4 (1–2) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,629) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/14/2015 6:00 pm | at West Virginia | W 55–45 | 12–4 (2–2) | WVU Coliseum (1,011) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/17/2015 12:00 pm, LHN | at No. 4 Texas | L 44–55 | 12–5 (2–3) | Frank Erwin Center (3,638) Austin, TX |
| 01/21/2015 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | Kansas | L 66–68 | 12–6 (2–4) | United Supermarkets Arena (2,908) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/24/2015 3:00 pm, FSN | at Oklahoma | L 64–70 | 12–7 (2–5) | Lloyd Noble Center (5,676) Norman, OK |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm | West Virginia | W 73–57 | 13–7 (3–5) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,345) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/31/2015 3:00 pm, FSSW | Kansas State | L 38–41 | 13–8 (3–6) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,597) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Kansas | L 67–71 | 13–9 (3–7) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,937) Lawrence, KS |
| 02/08/2015 1:00 pm, FSSW | at TCU | L 60–71 | 13–10 (3–8) | Student Recreation Center (1,676) Ft. Worth, TX |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | Iowa State | W 71–58 | 14–10 (4–8) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,018) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/15/2015 1:00 pm, FSN | at Kansas State | W 74–68 $^{OT}$ | 15–10 (5–8) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,654) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm | No. 3 Baylor | L 60–67 | 15–11 (5–9) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,571) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/21/2015 3:30 pm, FSSW | Texas | L 59–62 | 15–12 (5–10) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,834) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/24/2015 7:00 pm | at Iowa State | L 47–59 | 15–13 (5–11) | Hilton Coliseum (10,325) Ames, IA |
| 02/28/2015 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | Oklahoma State | L 44–47 | 15–14 (5–12) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,284) Lubbock, TX |
| 03/02/2015 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | at No. 6 Baylor | L 65–75 | 15–15 (5–13) | Ferrell Center (7,007) Waco, TX |
| 2015 Big 12 women's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2015 8:30 pm, FCS | vs. West Virginia First Round | L 40–59 | 15–16 | American Airlines Center (3,363) Dallas, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||