2014–15 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

2014–15 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
Conference Big 12 Conference
2014–15 record 15–16 (5–13 Big 12)
Head coach Candi Whitaker (2nd year)
Assistant coach Matt Corkery
Assistant coach Brandi Poole[1]
Assistant coach Damitria Buchanan
Home arena United Supermarkets Arena
2014–15 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Baylor 16 2   .889     33 4   .892
Oklahoma 13 5   .722     21 12   .636
Texas 9 9   .500     24 11   .686
Oklahoma State 9 9   .500     20 12   .625
Iowa State 9 9   .500     18 13   .581
TCU 9 9   .500     18 14   .563
West Virginia 7 11   .389     23 15   .605
Kansas State 7 11   .389     19 13   .594
Kansas 6 12   .333     15 17   .469
Texas Tech 5 13   .278     15 16   .484
2015 Big 12 Conference Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team will represent Texas Tech University in the 2014–15 college basketball season. It will be head coach Candi Whitaker's second season at Texas Tech. The Lady Raiders, were members of the Big 12 Conference and will play their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena. They finished the season 15–16, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of Big 12 Women's Tournament to West Virginia.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

Before the season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Marina Lizarazu-Herrera 1 G 5'8" Freshman Madrid, Spain Transferred to Iona[2]
Jamaika Hughes 4 G 5'10" Freshman Fort Worth, Texas Transferred to UT-Arlington[3]
Diamond Lockhart 5 G 5'5" Freshman Lubbock, Texas Transferred to Wichita State[4]
Jasmine Caston 23 G 5'10" Freshman Plano, Texas Transferred to Angelo State[5]
Haley Schneider 31 C 6'5" Senior Lubbock, Texas Graduated
Shauntal Nobles 33 F/C 6'3" Senior Haslet, Texas Graduated
Jackie Patterson 42 F 6'1" Senior Frisco, Texas Graduated

201415 media

Television & Radio information

Select Lady Raiders games will be shown on FSN affiliates throughout the season, including FSSW, FSSW+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific. All games will be broadcast on the Lady Raiders Radio Network on either KLZK or KJTV.

Roster

2014–15 Texas Tech Lady Raiders women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 2 Cook-Taylor, IvonneIvonne Cook-Taylor 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Terra Nova San Francisco, CA
G 3 Spears, MintaMinta Spears 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Bullard Bullard, TX
G 4 Bowser, RyannRyann Bowser 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Holton Holton, KS
F/C 10 Vaccher, CourtneyCourtney Vaccher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Yorba Linda Yorba Linda, CA
G 11 Brooks, RayvenRayven Brooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr San Ramon Dougherty Oakland, CA
G 12 Battle, AmberAmber Battle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Cibola Albuquerque, NM
F/C 13 Schneider, KellynKellyn Schneider 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Monterey Lubbock, TX
G 24 Harrison, AudrisaAudrisa Harrison 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Coldspring Point Blank, TX
G/F 32 Olabode, DayoDayo Olabode 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Mansfield Timberview Arlington, TX
F 34 Parliament, PaigePaige Parliament 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Brock Brock, TX
F 35 Roe, JamieJamie Roe 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Tuba City Tuba City, AZ
F 41 Baker, KelsiKelsi Baker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr John Horn Mesquite, TX
C 42 McKenzie, IonnaIonna McKenzie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Dr. Phillips Gotha, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-02

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-Conference Regular Season

11/14/2014*
5:30 PM
Jacksonville State W 67–59  1–0
United Supermarkets Arena (3,033)
Lubbock, TX

11/18/2014*
7:00 PM, FSSW+
Texas State W 81–77 OT 2–0
United Supermarkets Arena (2,901)
Lubbock, TX

11/21/2014*
7:00 PM
Arizona W 57–54  3–0
United Supermarkets Arena (3,525)
Lubbock, TX

11/23/2014*
2:00 PM
Morgan State W 65–57  4–0
United Supermarkets Arena (2,970)
Lubbock, TX

11/28/2014*
2:15 PM
vs. Purdue
Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division
L 53–69  4–1
St. George's High School Gymnasium (225)
Grand Bahama Island

11/29/2014*
12:00 PM
vs. NC State
Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division
L 42–75  4–2
St. George High School Gymnasium (247)
Grand Bahama Island

12/03/2014*
11:00 AM
Abilene Christian W 61–44  5–2
United Supermarkets Arena (6,477)
Lubbock, TX

12/14/2014*
3:30 PM
Texas–Pan American W 50–42  6–2
United Supermarkets Arena (4,393)
Lubbock, TX

12/19/2014*
5:30 PM
Nicholls State
Athletes in Action Tournament
W 76–49  7–2
United Supermarkets Arena (3,958)
Lubbock, TX

12/20/2014*
2:00 PM
UTSA
Athletes in Action Tournament
W 64–48  8–2
United Supermarkets Arena (4,434)
Lubbock, TX

12/21/2014*
2:00 PM
Houston
Athletes in Action Tournament
W 60–54  9–2
United Supermarkets Arena (4,046)
Lubbock, TX

12/30/2014*
7:00 PM, FSSW+
Houston Baptist W 60–59  10–2
United Supermarkets Arena (2,249)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Regular Season

01/04/2015
4:00 PM, FSN
TCU W 52–37  11–2
(1–0)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,096)
Lubbock, TX

01/07/2015
7:00 PM
at No. 16 Oklahoma State L 35–66  11–3
(1–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,227)
Stillwater, OK

01/10/2015
2:00 PM
Oklahoma L 58–75  11–4
(1–2)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,629)
Lubbock, TX

01/14/2015
6:00 PM
at West Virginia W 55–45  12–4
(2–2)
WVU Coliseum (1,011)
Morgantown, WV

01/17/2015
12:00 PM, LHN
at No. 4 Texas L 44–55  12–5
(2–3)
Frank Erwin Center (3,638)
Austin, TX

01/21/2015
7:00 PM, FSSW+
Kansas L 66–68  12–6
(2–4)
United Supermarkets Arena (2,908)
Lubbock, TX

01/24/2015
3:00 PM, FSN
at Oklahoma L 64–70  12–7
(2–5)
Lloyd Noble Center (5,676)
Norman, OK

01/28/2015
7:00 PM
West Virginia W 73–57  13–7
(3–5)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,345)
Lubbock, TX

01/31/2015
3:00 PM, FSSW
Kansas State L 38–41  13–8
(3–6)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,597)
Lubbock, TX

02/04/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Kansas L 67–71  13–9
(3–7)
Allen Fieldhouse (1,937)
Lawrence, KS

02/08/2015
1:00 PM, FSSW
at TCU L 60–71  13–10
(3–8)
Student Recreation Center (1,676)
Ft. Worth, TX

02/11/2015
7:00 PM, FSSW+
Iowa State W 71–58  14–10
(4–8)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,018)
Lubbock, TX

02/15/2015
1:00 PM, FSN
at Kansas State W 74–68 OT 15–10
(5–8)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,654)
Manhattan, KS

02/18/2015
7:00 PM
No. 3 Baylor L 60–67  15–11
(5–9)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,571)
Lubbock, TX

02/21/2015
3:30 PM, FSSW
Texas L 59–62  15–12
(5–10)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,834)
Lubbock, TX

02/24/2015
7:00 PM
at Iowa State L 47–59  15–13
(5–11)
Hilton Coliseum (10,325)
Ames, IA

02/28/2015
7:00 PM, FSSW+
Oklahoma State L 44–47  15–14
(5–12)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,284)
Lubbock, TX

03/02/2015
7:00 PM, FSSW+
at No. 6 Baylor L 65–75  15–15
(5–13)
Ferrell Center (7,007)
Waco, TX
2015 Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament

03/06/2015
8:30 PM, FCS
vs. West Virginia
First Round
L 40–59  15–16
American Airlines Center (3,363)
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

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