2014–15 Washington Huskies women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Washington Huskies women's basketball team will represent University of Washington during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by second year head coach Mike Neighbors, play their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena and were a members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to California. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament, which was their first trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 2007. They lost to Miami (FL) in the first round.

2014–15 Washington Huskies women's basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record2310 (117 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlaska Airlines Arena
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Oregon State162 .889275  .844
No. 9 Arizona State153 .833296  .829
No. 14 Stanford135 .7222610  .722
No. 24 California135 .7222310  .697
Washington117 .6112310  .697
UCLA810 .4441918  .514
Washington State711 .3891715  .531
USC711 .3891515  .500
Colorado612 .3331517  .469
Oregon612 .3331317  .433
Arizona315 .1671020  .333
Utah315 .167922  .290
2015 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Washington Huskies finished the 2013–14 season with an overall record of 20–14, with a record of 10–8 in the Pac-12 regular season. In the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament, the Huskies were defeated by Utah, 65–53 in the First round. They lost in the quarterfinals in the 2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament to UTEP, 70–63.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Mercedes Wetmore1G5'8"SeniorLake Tapps, WashingtonGraduated
Kassia Fortier30G5'8"SeniorIssaquah, WashingtonGraduated

2014 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Hannah Johnson
W
Mission Hills, California Bishop Alemany High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
Kelli Kingma
PG
Mill Creek, Washington Henry M. Jackson High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
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 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2014–15 Washington Huskies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F/C 0 Chantel Osahor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoSaint Mary's Phoenix, AZ
F 1 Hannah Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrBishop Alemany Los Angeles, CA
F 3 Talia Walton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrFederal Way Federal Way, WA
G 10 Kelsey Plum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoLa Jolla Country Day Poway, CA
F/C 11 Mathilde Gilling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrRungsted Gymnasium Rungsted Kyst, Denmark
F/C 13 Katie Collier 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SoSeattle Christian Covington, WA
G/F 14 Heather Corral 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrPrairie Vancouver, WA
G/F 15 Khalia Lark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrMater Dei Irvine, CA
G 20 Kelli Kingma 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrHenry M. Jackson Mill Creek, WA
G 21 Brianna Ruiz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrDel Oro Sacramento, CA
G 22 Alexus Atchley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrYorba Linda Yorba Linda, CA
F 23 Aminah Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrKennedy Seattle, WA
G 32 Jazmine Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrValley Christian San Jose, CA
G 42 Mackenzie Wieburg 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrIssaquah Sammamish, WA
Head coach

Mike Neighbors

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Morrison
Fred Castro
Adia Barnes


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-14

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2014*
7:00 pm
Concordia (Oregon) W 95–45 
Alaska Airlines Arena (N/A)
Seattle, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
5:00 pm
at Oklahoma L 80–90  0–1
Lloyd Noble Center (5,230)
Norman, OK
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm
South Dakota W 96–82  1–1
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,363)
Seattle, WA
11/23/2014*
7:30 pm
Yale W 81–51  2–1
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,019)
Seattle, WA
11/27/2014*
12:30 pm
vs. Florida State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 80–68  3–1
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650)
Cancún, Mexico
11/28/2014*
12:30 pm
vs. Hartford
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 81–70  4–1
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650)
Cancún, Mexico
11/29/2014*
10:00 am
vs. Furman
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 101–69  5–1
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650)
Cancún, Mexico
12/04/2014*
7:00 pm
at Seattle W 102–69  6–1
KeyArena (925)
Seattle, WA
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm
at Portland W 80–45  7–1
Chiles Center (341)
Portland, OR
12/14/2014*
12:00 pm
Grambling State W 84–53  8–1
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,379)
Seattle, WA
12/18/2014*
6:00 pm
at San Diego State W 69–48  9–1
Viejas Arena (925)
San Diego, CA
12/20/2014*
5:00 pm
at UC Riverside W 74–71  10–1
SRC Arena (310)
Riverside, CA
12/29/2014*
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 Texas A&M W 70–49  11–1
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,669)
Seattle, WA
Pac-12 regular season
01/03/2015
1:00 pm, P12N
at No. 22 Arizona State L 48–62  11–2 (0–1)
Wells Fargo Arena (1,877)
Tempe, AZ
01/05/2015
5:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona W 79–69  12–2 (1–1)
McKale Center (891)
Tucson, AZ
01/09/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 15 Stanford L 56–60  12–3 (1–2)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,677)
Seattle, WA
01/11/2015
3:00 pm, P12N
California W 79–77  13–3 (2–2)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,795)
Seattle, WA
01/16/2015
8:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon W 91–69  14–3 (3–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (1,317)
Eugene, OR
01/19/2015
5:00 pm, P12N
at No. 9 Oregon State L 67–75  14–4 (3–3)
Gill Coliseum (3,262)
Corvallis, OR
01/23/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
Colorado W 85–82  15–4 (4–3)
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,753)
Seattle, WA
01/25/2015
11:00 am, P12N
Utah W 63–51  16–4 (5–3)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,281)
Seattle, WA
01/31/2015
2:30 pm, P12N
at California L 58–82  16–5 (5–4)
Haas Pavilion (2,962)
Berkeley, CA
02/02/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 12 Stanford L 69–82  16–6 (5–5)
Maples Pavilion (2,885)
Stanford, CA
02/06/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 7 Oregon State W 76–67  17–6 (6–5)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,510)
Seattle, WA
02/08/2015
6:00 pm, P12N
Oregon W 70–55  18–6 (7–5)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,232)
Seattle, WA
02/13/2015
6:00 pm
at Utah L 61–69  18–7 (7–6)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (768)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/15/2015
4:30 pm
at Colorado W 79–67  19–7 (8–6)
Coors Events Center (2,029)
Boulder, CO
02/20/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
Washington State L 72–83  19–8 (8–7)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,920)
Seattle, WA
02/22/2015
1:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State W 83–43  20–8 (9–7)
Beasley Coliseum (1,203)
Pullman, WA
02/26/2015
6:00 pm, P12N
USC W 60–48  21–8 (10–7)
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,717)
Seattle, WA
02/28/2015
1:00 pm, P12N
UCLA W 74–61  22–8 (11–7)
Alaska Airlines Arena (3,447)
Seattle, WA
2015 Pac-12 Conference Women's Tournament
03/05/2015
8:30 pm, P12N
vs. Utah
First Round
W 75–64  23–8
KeyArena (3,654)
Seattle, WA
03/06/2015
8:30 pm, P12N
vs. California
Quarterfinals
L 53–69  23–9
KeyArena (5,545)
Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015*
9:00 am, ESPN2
vs. Miami (FL)
First Round
L 80–86  23–10
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (N/A)
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
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AP NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR RV RV RV RV NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 23 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR

See also

References

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