2014–15 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

2014–15 Houston Cougars women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record6–24 (1–17 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ravon Justice (5th season)
  • Tai Dillard[1] (1st season)
  • Tonya Haut[2] (1st season)
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
Seasons
2014–15 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn † 18 – 0   1.000 38 – 1   .974
No. 25 South Florida 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771
Tulsa 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563
Temple 12 – 6   .667 20 – 17   .541
East Carolina 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
Tulane 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
Memphis 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
UCF 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300
Cincinnati 4 – 14   .222 8 – 23   .258
SMU 3 – 15   .167 7 – 23   .233
Houston 1 – 17   .056 6 – 24   .200
† American Tournament winner winner
As of 7 April 2015
Rankings from AP poll

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.[3] The team, coached by new head coach Ronald Hughey,[4] 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.

Roster

2014–15 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Alexia Sanders 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So College Park The Woodlands, Texas
G 1 Demetria Foreman 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr MacArthur
Angelina JC 		Irving, TX
G 3 Bianca Winlow 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Bellaire Bellaire, TX
F 10 Sandra Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Garden City Community College Odenton, MD
G 12 Janee Arnold 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr East Central Tulsa, OK
G 15 Alecia Smith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Cedar Hill Cedar Hill, TX
G 21 Jessieka Palmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr La Marque La Marque, TX
F 22 Marche' Amerson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Rudder Bryan, TX
G 23 Moesha Kinard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr New Iberia New Iberia, LA
G 24 Mariah Mitchell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr McKinney McKinney, TX
F 25 DeJah Joshua 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr West Side Gary, IN
F 33 Tyler Gilbert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Hightower Missouri City, TX
F 34 Terran Alford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Home Schooled Oklahoma City, OK
F 35 Taylor Gilbert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Hightower Missouri City, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-15

Schedule and results

[5]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# 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 (N/A)
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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Assistant Coach Tai Dillard Joins Women's Basketball Coaching Staff". Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "Tonya Haut joins UH Coogs' coaching staff as new assistant coach". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "UH officially joins American Athletic Conference". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  4. ^ "Hughey introduced as UH women's basketball coach". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  5. ^ "University of Houston Athletics :: UH Cougars :: Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.