# 2014–15 Florida Gators women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2014–15 women's college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by eighth-year head coach Amanda Butler, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They finished the season 13–17, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of SEC women's tournament to Auburn.

## Previous season

The Gators finished the season 20–13, 8–8 in SEC play for a fifth-place finish. In the postseason, the Gators advanced to the Quarterfinal round of the SEC tournament, where they were defeated by the Kentucky Wildcats 70–75, their only loss to Kentucky of the season. The Gators were then selected to compete in the NCAA tournament, and advanced to the second round after defeating the Dayton Flyers 83–69. In the second round, the Gators were ousted by the Penn State Lady Lions 61–83.

## Roster
### Coaches

| Name | Position | College | Graduating year |
| Amanda Butler | Head coach | University of Florida | 1995 |
| Angela Crosby | Assistant coach | Appalachian State University | 1995 |
| David Lowery | Assistant coach | Mississippi State University | 2000 |
| Murriel Page | Assistant coach | University of Florida | 1998 |
| Serena Wilson | Director of Basketball Operations | University of Florida | 2008 |
| Shellie Greenman | Program Coordinator | Emory and Henry College | 1988 |
| Travis Kwok | Video Coordinator | University of Florida | 2008 |
| Tyler Stuart | Strength & Conditioning Coordinator | Anderson University | 2007 |
| John "JB" Barrett | Athletic trainer | Mississippi State University | 1997 |
| Judy Traveis | Academic Advisor | University of Florida | 1993 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 14, 2014* 3:15 p.m. | Jacksonville | W 84–73 | 1–0 | O'Connell Center (1,439) Gainesville, FL |
| Nov 17, 2014* 4:15 p.m. | Longwood | W 91–46 | 2–0 | O'Connell Center (1,224) Gainesville, FL |
| Nov 20, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | at St. John's | L 66–72 | 2–1 | Carnesecca Arena (1,272) Queens, NY |
| Nov 25, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern | W 92–64 | 3–1 | O'Connell Center (1,080) Gainesville, FL |
| Nov 28, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | at Georgetown | W 81–73 | 4–1 | McDonough Gymnasium (741) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 1, 2014* 9:00 p.m., SECN | Virginia Tech | W 73–44 | 5–1 | O'Connell Center (925) Gainesville, FL |
| Dec 4, 2014* 6:00 p.m. | at Savannah State | L 58–68 | 5–2 | Tiger Arena (2,268) Savannah, GA |
| Dec 7, 2014* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Florida State | L 51–77 | 5–3 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,008) Tallahassee, FL |
| Dec 10, 2014* 7:00 p.m., SECN | Wisconsin | L 48–51 | 5–4 | O'Connell Center (1,679) Gainesville, FL |
| Dec 14, 2014* 1:00 p.m. | Stetson | W 59–54 | 6–4 | O'Connell Center (1,309) Gainesville, FL |
| Dec 21, 2014* 2:30 p.m. | Southern Gator Holiday Classic semifinals | W 78–49 | 7–4 | O'Connell Center (1,350) Gainesville, FL |
| Dec 22, 2014* 2:30 p.m. | Eastern Washington Gator Holiday Classic championship | L 56–67 | 7–5 | O'Connell Center (1,143) Gainesville, FL |
| Dec 28, 2014* 2:00 p.m. | North Florida | W 63–51 | 8–5 | O'Connell Center (1,413) Gainesville, FL |
| SEC Regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2015 7:00 p.m. | LSU | L 65–68 | 8–6 (0–1) | O'Connell Center (1,620) Gainesville, FL |
| Jan 4, 2015 4:00 p.m., SECN | at Auburn | W 63–50 | 9–6 (1–1) | Auburn Arena (1,990) Auburn, AL |
| Jan 8, 2015 7:00 p.m., FSN | Ole Miss | L 57–64 | 9–7 (1–2) | O'Connell Center (1,125) Gainesville, FL |
| Jan 11, 2015 4:00 p.m., SECN | at Missouri | L 47–66 | 9–8 (1–3) | Mizzou Arena (1,676) Columbia, MO |
| Jan 15, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN | at No. 10 Kentucky | L 56–62 | 9–9 (1–4) | Memorial Coliseum (5,134) Lexington, KY |
| Jan 19, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN | No. 1 South Carolina | L 42–77 | 9–10 (1–5) | O'Connell Center (1,503) Gainesville, FL |
| Jan 25, 2015 Noon, ESPNU | Arkansas | W 72–58 | 10–10 (2–5) | O'Connell Center (2,214) Gainesville, FL |
| Jan 29, 2015 7:00 p.m. | Missouri | L 52–68 | 10–11 (2–6) | O'Connell Center (1,161) Gainesville, FL |
| Feb 1, 2015 1:00 p.m., FSN | at Vanderbilt | W 67–58 | 11–11 (3–6) | Memorial Gymnasium (3,292) Nashville, TN |
| Feb 8, 2015 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 6 Tennessee | L 56–64 | 11–12 (3–7) | O'Connell Center (3,439) Gainesville, FL |
| Feb 12, 2015 7:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Georgia | W 51–48 | 12–12 (4–7) | Stegeman Coliseum (3,322) Athens, GA |
| Feb 15, 2015 4:00 p.m., SECN | at No. 13 Mississippi State | L 62–75 | 12–13 (4–8) | Humphrey Coliseum (5,183) Starkville, MS |
| Feb 19, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN | Vanderbilt | L 75–76 $^{OT}$ | 12–14 (4–9) | O'Connell Center (1,134) Gainesville, FL |
| Feb 22, 2015 4:00 p.m., SECN | at No. 15 Texas A&M | L 46–66 | 12–15 (4–10) | Reed Arena (5,631) College Station, TX |
| Feb 26, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN | at Alabama | W 53–49 | 13–15 (5–10) | Foster Auditorium (2,314) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Mar 1, 2015 3:00 p.m., SECN | Georgia | L 45–52 | 13–16 (5–11) | O'Connell Center (2,331) Gainesville, FL |
| 2015 SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 2015 5:00 p.m., SECN | vs. Auburn First Round | L 49–71 | 13–17 | Verizon Arena (1,915) North Little Rock, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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## 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 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |