2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season explained
The 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November and ended with the Final Four in Nashville, Tennessee April 6–8.
Milestones and records
- December 16 – Stanford senior Chiney Ogwumike surpassed 2000 points and 1000 rebounds for her career. She eclipsed the scoring mark in a 32-point game against New Mexico. She became the fifth Cardinal women's player to reach the 2000/1000 milestone.[1]
- December 29 – Wake Forest senior Chelsea Douglas broke the school's single-game scoring record. Douglas scored 48 points in a win over Florida International. The previous record of 40 points was held by Brittany Waters and Liz Strunk.[2]
- Middle Tennessee forward Ebony Rowe,[3] Nebraska forward Jordan Hooper,[4] Maryland forward Alyssa Thomas[5] and Louisville guard Shoni Schimmel[6] each passed the 2,000 point mark for their careers.
- January 25 - University of Tennessee (Chattanooga)'s Jim Foster reached the 800 victory milestone in a game against Samford.[7]
- February 12 - Kelsey Minato (Army) hit 26 of 26 free throw attempts in a game against Holy Cross, the most ever in NCAA history.[8]
- April 8 – Connecticut played in their 40th game of the season, tying Baylor for the most games played in a season.[9]
Coaching wins milestones
Conference membership changes
See main article: 2010–13 NCAA conference realignment.
The 2013–14 season saw the largest wave of membership changes resulting from a major realignment of NCAA Division I conferences. The cycle began in 2010 with the Big Ten and the then-Pac-10 publicly announcing their intentions to expand. The fallout from these conferences' moves later affected a majority of D-I conferences. The most significant developments this season were:
In addition, four schools began the transition up from Division II starting this season. These schools were ineligible for NCAA-sponsored postseason play until completing their D-I transitions in 2017.
The 2013–14 season was also the last for several other teams in their current conferences:
New arenas
Major rule changes
- The 10-second rule in the backcourt, under which the offensive team must cross the midcourt line within 10 seconds of gaining possession in the backcourt, was introduced to the women's game for the first time. Previously, women's college basketball had been the only level of basketball in the world without a timed backcourt rule.[16]
- If a team calls a timeout within the 30 seconds preceding a scheduled media timeout (the first dead ball after the 16-, 12-, 8-, and 4-minute marks), the called timeout will replace the scheduled media timeout. The only exception to this new rule is the first timeout called by either team in the second half. This change was made only in the women's game;[16] it did not become part of the men's game until the 2015–16 season.[17]
- Expanded the use of video review as follows:
- Shot-clock violations and who caused the ball to go out-of-bounds in the final 2:00 of regulation or overtime.
- Determine if a field goal is worth two points or three in the final 4:00 of regulation or in the entire overtime period. Any other such review must wait until the next media timeout (at that time, 16:00, 12:00 and 8:00 as well as the final 4:00 of the first half; since 2015–16, media timeouts take place at the 5:00 mark of each quarter).
- Change the block/charge rule to not permit a defender from sliding in front of an offensive player at the last second to draw a charge. The defender must be in position when the offensive player begins his upward flight with the ball.
- Increasing emphasis on hand-checking or extended arms on defense.
- Permit the use of video review to determine if an elbow delivered above the shoulders of an opponent warrants a flagrant-1 or -2 foul (as was previously the case), a player control foul, or no call.[18]
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
See also: 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.
The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.
Conference winners and tournaments
Postseason tournaments
NCAA tournament
See main article: 2014 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.
Final Four - Bridgestone Arena
Notes and References
- Web site: Ogwumike Becomes Miss 2K. Stanford Cardinal. 30 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234102/http://www.gostanford.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30600&ATCLID=209343308. 2013-12-30. dead.
- News: Douglas sets WFU scoring record. Winston-Salem Journal. 30 December 2013.
- Web site: Three Raiders Post Double Figures in Blowout Victory at Clemson. Sports. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. 27 December 2013. 30 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140129154224/http://www.goblueraiders.com/content.cfm/id/72587. 2014-01-29. dead.
- Web site: Jordan Hooper becomes 4th Nebraska player to reach 2,000 points in 88-85 OT win over Minnesota. Sports. Minneapolis Star-Tribune. 17 January 2014. https://archive.today/20140120165948/http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/240674481.html. dead. 20 January 2014. 20 January 2014.
- Web site: Thomas Hits 2000 Career Points at Virginia . Sports . Maryland Terrapins. 24 January 2014. 25 February 2014.
- News: Jones . Steve . Shoni Schimmel hits 2,000; Louisville women's victory over Houston not too grand . Louisville Courier-Journal. 20 February 2014. 25 February 2014.
- News: Lady Mocs Give Foster 800th Career Win. 2017-10-01. en.
- Web site: Division I Women's Basketball Records. NCAA.org. 3.
- Web site: Division I Women's Basketball Records. NCAA.org. 39.
- News: Robin Selvig joins 800 club. Peers. Brad. 2013-11-20. KECI. 2017-10-01. en-US.
- News: Stanford rout marks Tara VanDerveer's 900th victory. 2013-11-27. The Mercury News. 2017-10-01. en-US.
- News: Lady Mocs Give Foster 800th Career Win. 2017-10-03. en.
- Web site: Russo Picks up 700th Career win as FIU defeats UTSA, 53-40. FIU Athletics. en. 2017-10-03.
- News: Milestones and undefeateds splash hoops scene across the nation. 2013-11-27. NCAA.com. 2017-10-01. en.
- Web site: Duke women's basketball outlasts Oklahoma for McCallie's 500th win. Duke Chronicle. 30 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235140/http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2013/12/09/duke-womens-basketball-outlasts-oklahoma-mccallies-500th-win. 30 December 2013. dead.
- Rule changes put 10-second backcourt limit in effect for first time . NCAA . November 5, 2013 . December 20, 2013.
- News: Shorter shot clock, fewer timeouts among changes coming in 2015-16 . ESPN.com . June 8, 2015 . June 9, 2015.
- Web site: Expansion of Replay Review among changes for NCAA hoops. 25 June 2013 . June 25, 2013.
- Web site: Preseason AP Poll. October 17, 2013.
- Web site: Preseason Coaches Poll. October 17, 2013.
