# 2014–15 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the second for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference. The team, coached by new head coach Ronald Hughey, played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion. They finished the season 6–24, 1–17 in conference play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the American Athletic women's tournament to Tulane.

## Media

All Cougars games aired on the Houston Cougars IMG Sports Network, streamed online via the Houston Portal, with Jeremy Branham and Louis Ray on the call. Before conference season home games streamed on Houston All-Access. Conference home games rotated between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and the Houston Portal. Road games typically were streamed on the opponents' websites, though some conference road games also appeared on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/09/2014* 4:00 pm | Huston–Tillotson | W 100–37 | – | Hofheinz Pavilion (N/A) Houston, TX |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | at North Texas | W 46–42 | 1–0 | The Super Pit (1,442) Denton, TX |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | Incarnate Word | L 48–50 | 1–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion (526) Houston, TX |
| 11/21/2014* 7:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 68–66 | 2–1 | Dugan Wellness Center (565) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 11/28/2014* 4:00 pm | vs. Idaho State San Juan Shootout | L 67–73 | 2–2 | Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A) Guaynabo, PR |
| 11/29/2014* 6:00 pm | vs. James Madison San Juan Shootout | L 60–84 | 2–3 | Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A) Guaynabo, PR |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | Rice Bayou Cup | W 59–58 | 3–3 | Hofheinz Pavilion (286) Houston, TX |
| 12/07/2014* 2:00 pm | Prairie View A&M | L 56–61 | 3–4 | Hofheinz Pavilion (308) Houston, TX |
| 12/13/2014* 2:00 pm | at No. 4 Texas A&M | L 55–94 | 3–5 | Reed Arena (N/A) College Station, TX |
| 12/19/2014* 3:00 pm | vs. UTSA Athletes in Action Tournament | W 56–53 | 4–5 | United Supermarkets Arena (3958) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/20/2014* 12:00 pm | vs. Nicholls State Athletes in Action Tournament | W 65–47 | 5–5 | United Supermarkets Arena (N/A) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/21/2014* 2:00 pm | at Texas Tech Athletes in Action Tournament | L 54–60 | 5–6 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,046) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/27/2014 2:00 pm, ADN | UCF | L 50–64 | 5–7 (0–1) | Hofheinz Pavilion (499) Houston, TX |
| 12/30/2014 7:00 pm, ADN | at Tulane | L 40–70 | 5–8 (0–2) | Devlin Fieldhouse (644) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/03/2015 2:00 pm, ADN | at SMU | W 63–45 | 6–8 (1–2) | Moody Coliseum (907) Dallas, TX |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm | Cincinnati | L 73–76 $^{2OT}$ | 6–9 (1–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion (378) Houston, TX |
| 01/10/2015 1:00 pm | East Carolina | L 46–87 | 6–10 (1–4) | Hofheinz Pavilion (355) Houston, TX |
| 01/17/2015 2:00 pm | at Tulsa | L 52–74 | 6–11 (1–5) | Reynolds Center (838) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/21/2015 7:00 pm, ADN | South Florida | L 55–71 | 6–12 (1–6) | Hofheinz Pavilion (305) Houston, TX |
| 01/24/2015 2:00 pm, ADN | at Memphis | L 49–84 | 6–13 (1–7) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,327) Memphis, TN |
| 01/27/2015 7:00 pm | Tulane | L 46–63 | 6–14 (1–8) | Hofheinz Pavilion (340) Houston, TX |
| 01/31/2015 1:00 pm, ADN | at Cincinnati | L 66–69 $^{OT}$ | 6–15 (1–9) | Fifth Third Arena (750) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/03/2015 6:00 pm | at East Carolina | L 56–79 | 6–16 (1–10) | Williams Arena (1,147) Greenville, NC |
| 02/07/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Tulsa | L 51–67 | 6–17 (1–11) | Hofheinz Pavilion (335) Houston, TX |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm | Memphis | L 58–64 | 6–18 (1–12) | Hofheinz Pavilion (463) Houston, TX |
| 02/14/2015 2:00 pm, ADN | at Temple | L 60–72 | 6–19 (1–13) | Liacouras Center (8,121) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/17/2015 6:00 pm, SNY | at No. 1 Connecticut | L 26–85 | 6–20 (1–14) | XL Center (7,445) Hartford, CT |
| 02/21/2015 2:00 pm, ADN | SMU | L 51–68 | 6–21 (1–15) | Hofheinz Pavilion (915) Houston, TX |
| 02/24/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UCF | L 38–59 | 6–22 (1–16) | CFE Arena (1,183) Orlando, FL |
| 03/02/2015 7:00 pm, ADN | Temple | L 45–56 | 6–23 (1–17) | Hofheinz Pavilion (283) Houston, TX |
| 2015 AAC Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Tulane First Round | L 39–61 | 6–24 | Mohegan Sun Arena (4,669) Uncasville, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||