2014–15 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season explained

2014–15 SEC Women's Basketball Season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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No Of Teams:14
Tv:ESPN2, SEC Network, FSN
Draft:WNBA Draft
Draft Link:2015 WNBA draft
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:South Carolina, Tennessee
Season Champ Name:2015 SEC Co-Champions
Mvp Link:Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2015 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament
Finals Mvp Link:SEC Women's Basketball Tournament#Champions
Seasonslistnames:Basketball
Prevseason Link:2013–14 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2013–14
Nextseason Link:2015–16 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2015–16

The 2014–15 SEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2015 and concluded in March, followed by the 2015 SEC women's basketball tournament at the Verizon Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Preseason

Media[1]
1.South Carolina (210)
2.Tennessee
3.Texas A&M
4.Kentucky
5.Vanderbilt
6.Georgia
7.LSU
8.Mississippi State
9.Florida
10.Auburn
11.Arkansas (tie)
11.Missouri (tie)
13.Alabama
14.Ole Miss

Preseason All-SEC teams

Rankings

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See main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

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SEC regular season

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  AlabamaArkansasAuburnFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLSUMississippi StateMissouriOle MissSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexas A&MVanderbilt
ARK AUB UF UGA UK LSU MSU MU MISS USC TENN A&M VANDY -->vs. Alabama1–01–11–01–01–01–02–00–11–02–01–01–01–0
vs. Arkansas0–10–21–00–11–00–11–01–11–11–01–02–01–0
vs. Auburn1–12–01–01–11–01–01–01–01–01–01–01–00–1
vs. Florida0–10–10–11–11–01–01–02–01–01–01–01–01–1
vs. Georgia0–11–01–11–11–01–01–00–11–01–02–00–10–1
vs. Kentucky0–10–10–10–10–11–00–10–11–11–12–01–00–1
vs. LSU0–11–00–10–10–10–10–10–11–11–01–01–10–1
vs. Mississippi State0–20–10–10–10–11–01–00–10–11–01–00–11–1
vs. Missouri1–01–10–10–21–01–01–01–00–11–01–01–10–1
vs. Ole Miss0–10–10–10–10–11–11–12–01–01–01–01–01–0
vs. South Carolina0–20–10–10–10–11–10–20–10–10–10–10–10–1
vs. Tennessee0–10–10–10–10–20–20–10–10–10–11–00–10–2
vs. Texas A&M0–10–20–10–11–00–11–11–01–10–11–01–00–1
vs. Vanderbilt0–10–11–01–11–01–01–01–11–00–11–02–01–0ARK AUB UF UGA UK LSU MSU MU MISS USC TENN A&M VANDY -->
Total2–14 6–10 3–13 5–11 6–10 10–6 10–6 11–5 7–9 7–9 15–1 15–1 10–6 5–11

Postseason

SEC tournament

See main article: 2015 SEC women's basketball tournament.

2015 SEC women's basketball tournament seeds and results
SeedSchoolConf.Over.TiebreakerFirst Round
March 4
Second Round
March 5
Quarterfinals
March 6
Semifinals
March 7
Championship
March 8
1.South Carolina15–127–21–0 vs. UTBYEBYEvs. #9 Arkansas – W 58–36vs. #4 LSU – W 74–54vs. #2 Tennessee – W 62–46
2.Tennessee15–125–40–1 vs. USCBYEBYEvs. #10 Georgia – W 75–41vs. #6 Kentucky – W 75–64vs. #1 South Carolina – L 46–62
3.Mississippi State11–526–5BYEBYEvs. #6 Kentucky – L 67–76
4.LSU10–616–121–0 vs. UK, MSU; 1–1 vs. TAMUBYEBYEvs. #5 Texas A&M – W 71–65vs. #1 South Carolina – L 54–74
5.
  1. Texas A&M
10–622–81–0 vs. UK; 1–1 vs. LSU; 0–1 vs. MSUBYEvs. #13 Auburn – W 57–47 vs. #4 LSU – L 65–71
6.
  1. Kentucky
10–621–80–2 vs. TAMU, LSUBYEvs. #11 Vanderbilt – W 67–61vs. #3 Mississippi State – W 76–67vs. #2 Tennessee – L 64–75
7.
  1. Missouri
7–917–121–0 vs. UMBYEvs. #10 Georgia – L 64–75
8.
  1. Ole Miss
7–917–120–1 vs. MUBYEvs. #9 Arkansas – L 61–72
9.
  1. Arkansas
6–1016–121–0 vs. UGABYEvs. #8 Ole Miss – W 72–65vs. #1 South Carolina – L 36–58
10.
  1. Georgia
6–1018–110–1 vs. UArkBYEvs. #7 Missouri – W 75–64vs. #2 Tennessee – L 41–75
11.Vanderbilt5–1114–151–1 vs. UF, MSUvs. #14 Alabama – W 66–56 vs. #6 Kentucky – L 61–67
12.Florida5–1113–161–1 vs. VU; 0–1 vs. MSUvs. #13 Auburn – L 49–71
13.Auburn3–1312–17vs. #12 Florida – W 71–49vs. #5 Texas A&M – L 47–57
14.Alabama2–1413–18vs. #11 Vanderbilt – L 56–66
‡ – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament.
# – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the SEC tournament.

Honors and awards

All-SEC awards and teams

2015 SEC Women's Basketball Individual Awards[4]
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of the YearTiffany Mitchell, S. CAROLINA
Coach of the YearVic Schaefer, MISS. ST.
Dawn Staley, S. CAROLINA
Defensive Player of the YearJordan Jones, TEXAS A&M</small>
Freshman of the YearA'ja Wilson, S. CAROLINA
Scholar-Athlete of the YearAleighsa Welch, S. CAROLINA
Sixth Player AwardJennifer O'Neill, KENTUCKY
2015 SEC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First TeamSecond TeamAll-Freshman TeamAll-Defensive Team
Makayla Epps, Kentucky
Danielle Ballard, LSU
Tia Faleru, Ole Miss
Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina
Aleighsa Welch, South Carolina
A'ja Wilson, South Carolina
Cierra Burdick, Tennessee
Isabelle Harrison, Tennessee
Courtney Walker, Texas A&M</small>
Jessica Jackson, Arkansas
Jennifer O'Neill, Kentucky
Jordan Frericks, Missouri
Martha Alwal, Mississippi State
Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State
Alaina Coates, South Carolina
Jordan Jones, Texas A&M</small>
Courtney Williams, Texas A&M</small>
Haley Lorenzen, Florida
Mackenzie Engram, Georgia
Alexis Jennings, Kentucky
A'Queen Hayes, Ole Miss
Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State
Morgan William, Mississippi State
A'ja Wilson, South Carolina
Rebekah Dahlman, Vanderbilt
Linnae Harper, Kentucky
Danielle Ballard, LSU
Martha Alwal, Mississippi State
Alaina Coates, South Carolina
Jordan Jones, Texas A&M</small>

Notes and References

  1. South Carolina tabbed as 2015 SEC WBB Champion . Southeastern Conference . October 22, 2014 . February 19, 2014.
  2. Web site: Championship - Women's Basketball. SEC. March 2, 2015. March 1, 2015.
  3. Web site: SEC 2015 women's basketball tournament. Verizon Arena. February 20, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20140524003829/https://www.verizonarena.com/concerts-and-shows/sec-2015-women-s-basketball-tournament. 2014-05-24. dead.
  4. http://www.secsports.com/article/12413018/sec-women-basketball-awards 2015 SEC Women’s Basketball Awards Announced