2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels, led by twenty-ninth year head coach Sylvia Hatchell , played their games at Carmichael Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They finished the season 26–9, 10–6 ACC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament , where they lost to Louisville. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament , where they defeated Liberty in the first round, Ohio State in the second round before losing to South Carolina in the sweet sixteen.
Roster
2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Jamie Cherry
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
West Craven
Cove City, N.C.
F
1
Stephanie Mavunga
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
Brownsburg
Indianapolis, Ind.
G
2
Coleman Latifah
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Central
Pageland, S.C.
G
3
Buckland Megan
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Bishop McGuinness
High Point, N.C.
G
10
Butts Danielle
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
South Central
Winterville, N.C.
G
11
Rountree Brittany
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
The Potter's House
Jacksonville, Fla.
F
13
Fuller Hillary
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
RS So
The Potter's House
Jacksonville, Fla.
G
15
Allisha Gray
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
Washington County
Sandersville, Ga.
G
22
Bryant N'Dea
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Goose Creek
Goose Creek, S.C.
G
24
Washington Jessica
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Jenks
Tulsa, Okla.
F
30
Summers Hillary
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
RS So
Village Christian Academy
Fayetteville, N.C.
G
31
Johnson Erika
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
Holy Names Academy
Seattle, Wash.
F
34
McDaniel Xylina
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
Spring Valley
Columbia, S.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2014-10-17
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2014 *6:00 pm
No. 13
Carson-Newman
W 88–27
–
Carmichael Arena (N/A)Chapel Hill, NC
11/10/2014 *6:00 pm
No. 13
Wingate
W 92–50
–
Carmichael Arena (N/A)Chapel Hill, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014 *6:00 pm
No. 13
Howard
W 83–49
1–0
Carmichael Arena (1,915)Chapel Hill, NC
11/16/2014 *2:00 pm
No. 13
No. 23 UCLA
W 84–68
2–0
Carmichael Arena (3,077)Chapel Hill, NC
11/19/2014 *6:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 11
No. 21 Oklahoma State
W 79–77
3–0
Carmichael Arena (2,575)Chapel Hill, NC
11/23/2014 *6:00 pm, P12N
No. 11
at Oregon
W 76–59
4–0
Matthew Knight Arena (2,038)Eugene, OR
11/28/2014 *8:00 pm
No. 11
vs. No. 5 Stanford Rainbow Wahine Showdown
W 70–54
5–0
Stan Sheriff Center (N/A)Honolulu, HI
11/29/2014 *8:00 pm
No. 11
vs. Prairie View A&M Rainbow Wahine Showdown
W 81–45
6–0
Stan Sheriff Center (N/A)Honolulu, HI
11/30/2014 *10:30 pm
No. 11
at Hawaiʻi Rainbow Wahine Showdown
W 74–65
7–0
Stan Sheriff Center (1,983)Honolulu, HI
12/04/2014 *7:00 pm, BTN
No. 6
at No. 18 Rutgers ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 96–93 2OT
8–0
The RAC (2,028)Piscataway, NJ
12/14/2014 *2:00 pm
No. 6
Appalachian State
W 84–52
9–0
Carmichael Arena (2,724)Chapel Hill, NC
12/16/2014 *6:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 6
No. 16 Oregon State
L 55–70
9–1
Carmichael Arena (1,809)Chapel Hill, NC
12/19/2014 *7:00 pm
No. 6
vs. Maine Carolinas Challenge
W 65–36
10–1
Myrtle Beach Convention Center (837)Myrtle Beach, SC
12/21/2014 *3:00 pm
No. 6
vs. Elon Carolinas Challenge
W 85–67
11–1
Myrtle Beach Convention Center (N/A)Myrtle Beach, SC
12/30/2014 *2:00 pm
No. 9
Albany
W 71–56
12–1
Carmichael Arena (4,123)Chapel Hill, NC
01/02/2015 *2:00 pm
No. 9
East Tennessee State
W 95–62
13–1
Carmichael Arena (2,829)Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Regular Season
01/04/2015 3:00 pm, RSN
No. 9
NC State Carolina–State Game
W 72–56
14–1 (1–0)
Carmichael Arena (5,421)Chapel Hill, NC
01/08/2015 7:00 pm
No. 8
at Pittsburgh
L 59–84
14–2 (1–1)
Peterson Events Center (1,121)Pittsburgh, PA
01/11/2015 3:00 pm, RSN
No. 8
Georgia Tech
W 96–81
15–2 (2–1)
Carmichael Arena (3,129)Chapel Hill, NC
01/11/2015 7:00 pm, RSN
No. 12
No. 7 Notre Dame
L 79–89
15–3 (2–2)
Carmichael Arena (4,358)Chapel Hill, NC
01/18/2015 2:00 pm
No. 12
at Clemson
W 78–56
16–3 (3–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,392)Clemson, SC
01/22/2015 7:00 pm
No. 12
at NC State Carolina–State Game
W 67–63
17–3 (4–2)
Reynolds Coliseum (2,736)Raleigh, NC
01/25/2015 5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 12
No. 15 Duke
L 67–74 OT
17–4 (4–3)
Carmichael Arena (6,822)Chapel Hill, NC
02/01/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 16
Boston College
W 72–60
18–4 (5–3)
Carmichael Arena (3,802)Chapel Hill, NC
02/05/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 13
at No. 25 Syracuse
L 56–61
18–5 (5–4)
Carrier Dome (564)Syracuse, NY
02/08/2015 1:00 pm, RSN
No. 13
at Virginia Tech
W 74–52
19–5 (6–4)
Cassell Coliseum (2,297)Blacksburg, VA
02/12/2015 7:00 pm, RSN
No. 17
No. 9 Florida State
W 71–63
20–5 (7–4)
Carmichael Arena (3,211)Chapel Hill, NC
02/15/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17
at No. 9 Louisville
L 66–75
20–6 (7–5)
KFC Yum! Center (13,115)Louisville, KY
02/19/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 17
Wake Forest
W 83–45
21–6 (8–5)
Carmichael Arena (3,224)Chapel Hill, NC
02/22/2015 3:00 pm, RSN
No. 17
at Miami (FL)
W 66–65
22–6 (9–5)
BankUnited Center (2,132)Coral Gables, FL
02/26/2015 7:00 pm, RSN
No. 15
Virginia
W 72–70
23–6 (10–5)
Carmichael Arena (2,988)Chapel Hill, NC
03/01/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15
at No. 16 Duke
L 80–81
23–7 (10–6)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)Durham, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
03/05/2015 8:00 pm, RSN
No. 15
vs. Georgia Tech Second Round
W 84–64
24–7
Greensboro Coliseum (5,359)Greensboro, NC
03/06/2015 8:00 pm, RSN
No. 15
vs. No. 10 Louisville Quarterfinals
L 75–77 OT
24–8
Greensboro Coliseum (5,848)Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/21/2015 *11:00 am, ESPN2
No. 15
Liberty First Round
W 71–65
25–8
Carmichael Arena (2,098)Chapel Hill, NC
03/23/2015 *6:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 15
No. 23 Ohio State Second Round
W 86–84
26–8
Carmichael Arena (2,163)Chapel Hill, NC
03/27/2015 *7:15 pm, ESPN
No. 15
vs. No. 3 South Carolina Sweet Sixteen
L 65–67
26–9
Greensboro Coliseum (N/A)Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Source[ 1]
Rankings
2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Final
AP
13
11
11
6
6
6
9
9
8
12
12
16
13
17
17
15
15
15
15
Coaches
13
11
12
6
6
6
8
7
6
10
11
12
11
14
14
11
12
12
12
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
No Change
(RV)
Received Votes
(NR)
Not Ranked
See also
2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics