# 2014–15 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

The 2014–15 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by seventh year head coach Dawn Staley, played their home games at the Colonial Life Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. The Gamecocks repeated as Southeastern Conference regular season Champions; however, it was shared with Tennessee this year. The 2014–15 Gamecocks won their first SEC Tournament Championship by beating Tennessee 62–46. USC received a #1 seed in the 2015 Women's NCAA Tournament where they advanced to the final four where they lost 66–65 to Notre Dame, as Tiffany Mitchell's desperation three in the final seconds came up short.

## Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| A'ja Wilson F | Hopkins, SC | Heathwood Hall Episcopal School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Jatarie White P | Charlotte, NC | Providence Day School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Kaydra Duckett G | Columbia, SC | Dreher | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Bianca Cuevas PG | Bronx, NY | Nazareth Regional | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Doniyah Cliney G | Newark, NJ | Malcolm X. Shabazz | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| 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 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2, 2014* 3:00 p.m. | No. 2 | Coker | W 100–25 | – | Colonial Life Arena (N/A) Columbia, SC |
| Non-conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 15, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 | Southern California | W 70–61 | 1–0 | Colonial Life Arena (10,057) Columbia, SC |
| Nov 20, 2014* 7:00 p.m., SECN | No. 2 | Clemson Battle of the Palmetto State | W 99–41 | 2–0 | Colonial Life Arena (11,012) Columbia, SC |
| Nov 23, 2014* 3:00 p.m. | No. 2 | San Diego State | W 89–38 | 3–0 | Colonial Life Arena (10,301) Columbia, SC |
| Nov 27, 2014* 4:15 p.m. | No. 1 | vs. Wisconsin Junkanoo Jam semifinals | W 67–44 | 4–0 | St. George HS Gymnasium (167) Freeport, BAH |
| Nov 28, 2014* 8:00 p.m. | No. 1 | vs. No. 22 Syracuse Junkanoo Jam Championship | W 67–63 | 5–0 | St. George HS Gymnasium (342) Freeport, BAH |
| Dec 1, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 | North Carolina Central | W 90–26 | 6–0 | Colonial Life Arena (8,823) Columbia, SC |
| Dec 4, 2014* 8:00 p.m., SECN | No. 1 | Charlotte | W 82–61 | 7–0 | Colonial Life Arena (9,629) Columbia, SC |
| Dec 7, 2014* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 1 | at No. 9 Duke | W 51–50 | 8–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,004) Durham, NC |
| Dec 14, 2014* Noon | No. 1 | Savannah State | W 111–49 | 9–0 | Colonial Life Arena (9,605) Columbia, SC |
| Dec 17, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 | at Hampton | W 69–49 | 10–0 | Hampton Convocation Center (4,000) Hampton, VA |
| Dec 20, 2014* 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 | vs. Central Michigan Subway Classic | W 80–45 | 11–0 | Williams Arena (N/A) Minneapolis, MN |
| Dec 21, 2014* 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 | vs. Liberty Subway Classic | W 84–44 | 12–0 | Williams Arena (N/A) Minneapolis, MN |
| SEC Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN | No. 1 | Auburn | W 77–58 | 13–0 (1–0) | Colonial Life Arena (16,465) Columbia, SC |
| Jan 4, 2015 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 1 | at LSU | W 75–51 | 14–0 (2–0) | Maravich Center (3,438) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 8, 2015 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 | at Alabama | W 102–59 | 15–0 (3–0) | Foster Auditorium (2,454) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jan 11, 2015 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 1 | No. 10 Kentucky | W 68–60 | 16–0 (4–0) | Colonial Life Arena (17,156) Columbia, SC |
| Jan 15, 2015 9:00 p.m., SECN | No. 1 | at Missouri | W 60–49 | 17–0 (5–0) | Mizzou Arena (1,440) Columbia, SC |
| Jan 19, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN | No. 1 | at Florida | W 77–42 | 18–0 (6–0) | O'Connell Center (1,503) Gainesville, FL |
| Jan 26, 2015 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 1 | No. 12 Texas A&M | W 79–61 | 19–0 (7–0) | Colonial Life Arena (13,546) Columbia, SC |
| Jan 29, 2015 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 | Alabama | W 85–54 | 20–0 (8–0) | Colonial Life Arena (11,927) Columbia, SC |
| Feb 1, 2015 4:30 p.m., ESPNU | No. 1 | at Ole Miss | W 77–59 | 21–0 (9–0) | Tad Smith Coliseum (1,935) Oxford, MS |
| Feb 5, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN | No. 1 | at No. 22 Georgia | W 58–35 | 22–0 (10–0) | Stegeman Coliseum (4,896) Athens, GA |
| Feb 9, 2015* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 1 | at No. 2 Connecticut | L 62–87 | 22–1 | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| Feb 12, 2015 7:00 p.m., FSN | No. 1 | LSU | W 86–62 | 23–1 (11–0) | Colonial Life Arena (12,342) Columbia, SC |
| Feb 15, 2015 Noon, ESPNU | No. 1 | Vanderbilt | W 89–59 | 24–1 (12–0) | Colonial Life Arena (15,255) Columbia, SC |
| Feb 19, 2015 9:00 p.m., SECN | No. 2 | at Arkansas | W 73–56 | 25–1 (13–0) | Bud Walton Arena (1,531) Fayetteville, AR |
| Feb 23, 2015 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 2 | No. 6 Tennessee | W 71–66 | 26–1 (14–0) | Colonial Life Arena (14,390) Columbia, SC |
| Feb 26, 2015 7:00 p.m., FSN | No. 2 | No. 11 Mississippi State | W 69–50 | 27–1 (15–0) | Colonial Life Arena (15,047) Columbia, SC |
| Mar 1, 2015 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 2 | at No. 13 Kentucky | L 56–67 | 27–2 (15–1) | Memorial Coliseum (7,560) Lexington, KY |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2015 1:00 p.m., SECN | No. 3 | vs. Arkansas Quarterfinals | W 58–36 | 28–2 | Verizon Arena (N/A) North Little Rock, AR |
| Mar 7, 2015 5:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 3 | vs. LSU Semifinals | W 74–54 | 29–2 | Verizon Arena (N/A) North Little Rock, AR |
| Mar 8, 2015 3:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 3 | vs. No. 5 Tennessee Championship Game | W 62–46 | 30–2 | Verizon Arena (5,819) North Little Rock, AR |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2015* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 3 | Savannah State First Round | W 81–48 | 31–2 | Colonial Life Arena (10,644) Columbia, SC |
| Mar 22, 2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 3 | Syracuse Second Round | W 97–68 | 32–2 | Colonial Life Arena (10,485) Columbia, SC |
| Mar 27, 2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 3 | vs. No. 15 North Carolina Sweet Sixteen | W 67–65 | 33–2 | Greensboro Coliseum (N/A) Greensboro, NC |
| Mar 29, 2015* 12:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 3 | vs. No. 7 Florida State Elite Eight | W 80–74 | 34–2 | Greensboro Coliseum (6,364) Greensboro, NC |
| Apr 5, 2015* 6:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 3 | vs. No. 2 Notre Dame Final Four | L 65–66 | 34–3 | Amalie Arena (19,730) Tampa, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
Source

## 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 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Coaches | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |