2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
Preseason AP #1	Connecticut
NCAA Tournament	2015
Tournament dates	March 20 – April 7, 2015
National Championship	Amalie Arena Tampa, Florida
NCAA Champions	Connecticut
Other champions	UCLA (|WNIT) Louisiana–Lafayette (WBI)
Player of the Year	Breanna Stewart
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November and ended with the Final Four in Tampa, Florida, April 5–7. Practices officially began on October 3.

This was the final season in which NCAA women's basketball games were played in 20-minute halves. Beginning with the 2015–16 season, the women's game switched to 10-minute quarters, the standard for FIBA and WNBA play.^[1]

Contents

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  1 Season headlines
  


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  2 Milestones and records
  


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  3 Conference membership changes
  


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  4 Season outlook
  
  
  
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    4.1 Pre-season polls
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Regular season
  
  
  
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    5.1 Early season tournaments
    
  
  
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    5.2 Conference winners and tournaments
    
  
  
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    5.3 Statistical leaders
    
  
  
  
  


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  6 Postseason tournaments
  
  
  
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    6.1 NCAA tournament
    
    
    
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      6.1.1 Final Four – Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
      
    
    
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      6.1.2 Tournament upsets
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    6.2 Women's National Invitation tournament
    
    
    
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      6.2.1 WNIT Semifinals and Final
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    6.3 Women's Invitational Tournament
    
    
    
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      6.3.1 WBI Semifinals and Final
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  7 Award winners
  
  
  
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    7.1 All-America teams
    
  
  
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    7.2 Major player of the year awards
    
  
  
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    7.3 Major freshman of the year awards
    
  
  
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    7.4 Major coach of the year awards
    
  
  
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    7.5 Other major awards
    
  
  
  
  


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  8 Coaching changes
  


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  9 See also
  


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  10 References
  

Season headlines

• May 14 – The NCAA announces its Academic Progress Rate (APR) sanctions for the 2014–15 school year. A total of 36 programs in 11 sports are declared ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the required APR benchmark. While no women's basketball teams will be forbidden from postseason play due to APR sanctions, three Division I women's basketball teams are facing level 1 or 2 sanctions:^[2]
  
  
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    New Orleans (Level 2)
  
  
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    Savannah State (Level 1)
  
  
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    Towson (Level 1)
  
  
  
  


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  Southern is declared ineligible for postseason play in all sports for failing to supply usable academic data to the NCAA.

Milestones and records

• February 3 – Connecticut's Geno Auriemma earns his 900th career win in the Huskies' 96–36 blowout of Cincinnati. Auriemma, coaching in his 1,034th game, breaks the previous record that was held by Pat Summitt for the fewest games to reach 900 wins.^[3] He also becomes the first man ever to reach the 900-win mark in NCAA women's basketball; the previous six coaches to do so are all women.^[4]
  

Conference membership changes

Main article: 2010–13 NCAA conference realignment

The 2014–15 season saw the final 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.

School	Former conference	New conference
Appalachian State Mountaineers	Southern	Sun Belt
Davidson Wildcats	Southern	Atlantic 10
East Carolina Pirates	C-USA	The American
East Tennessee State Buccaneers	Atlantic Sun	Southern
Elon Phoenix	Southern	CAA
Georgia Southern Eagles	Southern	Sun Belt
Idaho Vandals	WAC	Big Sky
Louisville Cardinals	The American	ACC
Maryland Terrapins	ACC	Big Ten
Mercer Bears	Atlantic Sun	Southern
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles	Southland	The Summit
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	The American	Big Ten
Tulane Green Wave	C-USA	The American
Tulsa Golden Hurricane	C-USA	The American
Western Kentucky Lady Toppers	Sun Belt	C-USA

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

See also: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.

Associated Press Ranking Team 1 Connecticut (35) 2 South Carolina 3 Notre Dame 4 Tennessee 5 Texas A&M 6 Stanford 7 Duke 8 Baylor 9 Texas 10 Maryland 11 Kentucky 12 Louisville 13 North Carolina 14 Michigan State 15 Cal 16 Nebraska 17 West Virginia 18 DePaul 19 Iowa 20 Oregon State 21 Oklahoma State 22 Dayton 23 UCLA 24 Rutgers 25 Syracuse

USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 Connecticut (32) 2 South Carolina 3 Notre Dame 4 Tennessee 5 Texas A&M 6 Stanford 7 Duke 8 Maryland 9 Baylor 10 Kentucky 11 Louisville 12 Texas 13 North Carolina 14 Cal 15 Michigan State 16 Nebraska 17 West Virginia 18 DePaul 19 Iowa 20 Oklahoma State 21 Oregon State 22 Dayton 23 UCLA 24 LSU 25 Syracuse

Regular season

Early season tournaments

*Although these tournaments include more teams, only the number listed play for the championship.

Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty-one athletic conferences each end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Ivy League does not have a conference tournament, instead giving their automatic invitation to their regular season champion.

Conference	Regular season winner	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Coach of the Year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	Albany & Maine	Shereesha Richards, Albany[5]	Richard Barron, Maine[5]	2015 America East Women's Basketball Tournament	Binghamton University Events Center (Binghamton, New York)	Albany
American Athletic Conference	Connecticut	Breanna Stewart, Connecticut[6]	Geno Auriemma, Connecticut[6]	2015 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament	Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, Connecticut)	Connecticut
Atlantic 10 Conference	George Washington	Jonquel Jones, George Washington[7]	Jonathan Tsipis, George Washington[7]	2015 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	George Washington
Atlantic Coast Conference	Notre Dame	Jewell Loyd, Notre Dame[8]	Sue Semrau, Florida State[8]	2015 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament	Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina)	Notre Dame
Atlantic Sun Conference	Florida Gulf Coast	Whitney Knight, Florida Gulf Coast[9]	Karl Smesko, Florida Gulf Coast[9]	2015 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites	Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 Conference	Baylor	Nina Davis, Baylor[10]	Kim Mulkey, Baylor[10]	2015 Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament	American Airlines Center (Dallas)	Baylor
Big East Conference	DePaul & Seton Hall	Brittany Hrynko, DePaul[11]	Tony Bozzella, Seton Hall[11]	2015 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament	Allstate Arena (Rosemont, Illinois)	DePaul
Big Sky Conference	Montana	Kellie Rubel, Montana D'shara Strange, Northern Colorado[12]	Robin Selvig, Montana[13]	2015 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament	Dahlberg Arena (Missoula, Montana)	Montana
Big South Conference	Liberty	Stacia Robertson, High Point[14]	Mike McGuire, Radford[14]	2015 Big South Conference Women's Basketball Tournament	HTC Center (Conway, South Carolina)	Liberty
Big Ten Conference	Maryland	Amanda Zahui B., Minnesota (media) Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State (coaches)[15]	Brenda Frese, Maryland[15]	2015 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament	Sears Centre (Hoffman Estates, Illinois)	Maryland
Big West Conference	Hawaii	Brittany Crain, UC Riverside[16]	Laura Beeman, Hawaii[16]	2015 Big West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament	Honda Center (Anaheim, California)	Cal State Northridge
Colonial Athletic Association	James Madison	Precious Hall, James Madison[17]	Kenny Brooks, James Madison[17]	2015 CAA Women's Basketball Tournament	Show Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)	James Madison
Conference USA	WKU	Chastity Gooch, WKU[18]	Michelle Clark-Heard, WKU[18]	2015 Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament	Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, Alabama)	WKU
Horizon League	Green Bay	Tay'ler Mingo, Wright State[19]	Mike Bradbury, Wright State[19]	2015 Horizon League Women's Basketball Tournament	1st & Quarters: Campus sites Semifinals & Finals @ highest remaining seed	Green Bay
Ivy League	Princeton	Blake Dietrick, Princeton[20]	Courtney Banghart, Princeton[20]	No tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Quinnipiac	Damika Martinez, Iona[21]	Tricia Fabbri, Quinnipiac[22]	2015 MAAC Women's Basketball Tournament	Times Union Center (Albany, New York)	Quinnipiac
Mid-American Conference	Ohio (East) Ball State (West)	Sina King, Akron[23]	Bob Boldon, Ohio[23]	2015 Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament	First round at campus sites Remainder at Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)	Ohio
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Hampton	Malia Tate-DeFreitas, Hampton[24]	Cedric Baker, Savannah State[24]	2015 MEAC Women's Basketball Tournament	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, Virginia)	Savannah State
Missouri Valley Conference	Wichita State	Alex Harden, Wichita State[25]	Jody Adams, Wichita State[25]	2015 Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament	Family Arena (St. Charles, Missouri)	Wichita State
Mountain West Conference	Colorado State	Gritt Ryder, Colorado State Alex Sheedy, Fresno State[26]	Yvonne Sanchez, New Mexico[26]	2015 Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada)	Boise State
Northeast Conference	Bryant & Central Connecticut	Breanna Rucker, Bryant[27]	Beryl Piper, Central Connecticut[27]	2015 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites	St. Francis Brooklyn
Ohio Valley Conference	Tennessee–Martin (East) Tennessee State (West)	Ashia Jones, Tennessee–Martin[28]	Kevin McMillan, Tennessee–Martin[28]	2015 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee)	Tennessee State
Pac-12 Conference	Oregon State	Reshanda Gray, California (coaches)[29] Ruth Hamblin, Oregon State (media)[30]	Scott Rueck, Oregon State[29][30]	2015 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament	KeyArena (Seattle)	Stanford
Patriot League	American	Jen Dumiak, American[31]	Megan Gebbia, American[31]	2015 Patriot League Women's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites	American
Southeastern Conference	South Carolina & Tennessee	Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina[32][33]	Vic Schaefer, Mississippi State (AP and coaches)[32][33] Dawn Staley, South Carolina (coaches)[32]	2015 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament	Verizon Arena (North Little Rock, Arkansas)	South Carolina
Southern Conference	Chattanooga	Precious Bridges, Mercer[34][35]	Jim Foster, Chattanooga[34][35]	2015 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament	U.S. Cellular Center (Asheville, North Carolina)	Chattanooga
Southland Conference	Stephen F. Austin	Porsha Roberts, Stephen F. Austin[36]	Brandon Schneider, Stephen F. Austin DoBee Plaisance, Nicholls State[36]	2015 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament	Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, Texas)	Northwestern State
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Texas Southern	Jeanette Jackson, Prairie View A&M[37]	Johnetta Hayes-Perry, Texas Southern[37]	2015 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament	Toyota Center (Houston, Texas)	Alabama State
The Summit League	South Dakota	Ashley Luke, Western Illinois[38]	Amy Williams, South Dakota[38]	2015 The Summit League Women's Basketball Tournament	Sioux Falls Arena (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)	South Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference	Arkansas-Little Rock	Aundrea Gamble, Arkansas State[39]	Joe Foley, Arkansas–Little Rock[39]	2015 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament	Lakefront Arena (New Orleans)	Arkansas-Little Rock
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Morgan Bailey, BYU[40]	Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga Lynne Roberts, Pacific Paul Thomas, Saint Mary's[40]	2015 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, Nevada)	BYU
Western Athletic Conference	New Mexico State	Brianna Freeman, New Mexico State[41]	Mark Trakh, New Mexico State[41]	2015 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, Nevada)	New Mexico State

Statistical leaders

Points per game				Rebounds per game				Assists per game				Steals per game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Kelsey Mitchell	Ohio State	24.9		Vicky McIntyre	Oral Roberts	15.8		Niya Johnson	Baylor	8.9		Regina Okoye	Weber State	3.69
Jasmine Nwaje	Wagner	24.8		Jillian Alleyne	Oregon	15.2		Almesha Jones	Morehead State	8.2		Tiasha Gray	Austin Peay	3.67
Damika Martinez	Iona	23.8		Ruvanna Campbell	UIC	14.1		Samantha Logic	Iowa	8.1		Dominique Brothers	Jackson State	3.57
Ashia Jones	UT Martin	23.4		Amanda Zahui B.	Minnesota	12.9		Angela Mickens	James Madison	7.6		Syessence Davis	Rutgers	3.28
Alexa Hayward	Saint Francis (PA)	23.2		Joy Adams	Iona	12.6		Shayne Mullaney	Minnesota	7.5		Lia Galdeira	Washington State	3.28

Blocked shots per game				Field goal percentage				Three-point field goal percentage				Free throw percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
Sophia Ederaine	San Diego	4.75		Brianna Turner	Notre Dame	65.2		Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis	Connecticut	48.8		Nici Gilday	Santa Clara	94.5
Vicky McIntyre	Oral Roberts	4.71		Porsha Roberts	Stephen F. Austin	63.2		Nicole Bauman	Wisconsin	48.8		Arlesia Morse	Marquette	92.5
Kailyn Williams	Bethune–Cookman	4.30		Alexa Hart	Ohio State	62.7		Kelsey Harris	UC Davis	48.3		Jen Dumiak	American	92.2
Amanda Zahui B.	Minnesota	4.09		Kaylon Williams	Oklahoma	59.6		Andrea Hoover	Dayton	45.6		Sophie Bikofsky	Brown	92.1
Jasmine Joyner	Chattanooga	4.00		Morgan Tuck	Connecticut	59.6		Madeline Blais	Marist	45.1		Haley Seibert	IPFW	91/4

Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

Final Four – Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida

	National Semifinals April 7					National Championship Game April 9
	1ALB	Connecticut	81
	1SPO	Maryland	58
						1ALB	Connecticut	63
						1OKC	Notre Dame	53
	1OKC	Notre Dame	66
	1GRN	South Carolina	65

Tournament upsets

For this list, a "major upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Region	Round
March 22	#11 Gonzaga	76–64	#3 Oregon State	Spokane	Second

Women's National Invitation tournament

Main article: 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament

After the NCAA Tournament field is announced, 64 teams were invited to participate in the Women's National Invitation Tournament. The tournament began on March 20, 2013, and ended with the final on April 6. Unlike the men's National Invitation Tournament, whose semifinals and finals are held at Madison Square Garden, the WNIT holds all of its games at campus sites.

WNIT Semifinals and Final

Played at campus sites

	Semifinals April 3					Championship Game April 6
	1	UCLA	69
	4	Michigan	65
						UCLA		62
						West Virginia		60
	3	Temple	58
	2	West Virginia	66*

Women's Invitational Tournament

Main article: 2015 Women's Basketball Invitational

The sixth Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) Tournament began in March 2015 and will end with a best-of-three final scheduled for March 31, April 2, and April 5; the final went the full three games. This tournament featured 16 teams who were left out of the NCAA Tournament and NIT.

WBI Semifinals and Final

Played at campus sites

	Semifinals April 3					Championship Game April 6
	2	Louisiana–Lafayette	65
	5	Oral Roberts	64
						2	Louisiana–Lafayette	52
						3	Siena	50
	3	Siena	65
	4	Mercer	54

Award winners

All-America teams

Main article: 2015 NCAA Women's Basketball All-Americans

The NCAA has never recognized a consensus All-America team in women's basketball. This differs from the practice in men's basketball, in which the NCAA uses a combination of selections by the Associated Press (AP), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the Sporting News, and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) to determine a consensus All-America team. The selection of a consensus team is possible because all four organizations select at least a first and second team, with only the USBWA not selecting a third team.

However, of the major selectors in women's basketball, only the AP divides its selections into separate teams. The women's counterpart to the NABC, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), selects a single 10-member (plus ties) team, as does the USBWA. The NCAA does not recognize Sporting News as an All-America selector in women's basketball.

With that in mind, the following players were named to at least two of the three major teams:

"Consensus" All-Americans

Player	Position	Class	School	AP[42]	USBWA[43]	WBCA[44]
Brittany Boyd	G	Senior	California	2nd	—	Yes
Nina Davis	F	Sophomore	Baylor	1st	Yes	Yes
Moriah Jefferson	G	Junior	Connecticut	2nd	Yes	Yes
Samantha Logic	PG	Senior	Iowa	3rd	Yes	Yes
Jewell Loyd	G	Junior	Notre Dame	1st	Yes	Yes
Kelsey Mitchell	G	Freshman	Ohio State	2nd	Yes	—
Tiffany Mitchell	G	Junior	South Carolina	1st	Yes	Yes
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis	F	Senior	Connecticut	2nd	Yes	Yes
Breanna Stewart	PF/SF	Junior	Connecticut	1st	Yes	Yes
Elizabeth Williams	F/C	Senior	Duke	2nd	Yes	Yes
Amanda Zahui B.	C	Sophomore	Minnesota	1st	Yes	Yes

Major player of the year awards

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  Wooden Award: Breanna Stewart, Connecticut^[45]
  


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  Naismith Award: Breanna Stewart, Connecticut^[46]
  


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  Associated Press Player of the Year: Breanna Stewart, Connecticut


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  Wade Trophy: Breanna Stewart, Connecticut^[47]
  


• espnW National Player of the Year Jewell Loyd, Notre Dame^[48]

Major freshman of the year awards

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  USBWA National Freshman of the Year (USBWA): Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State
  

Major coach of the year awards

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  Associated Press Coach of the Year: Sue Semrau, Florida State^[49]
  


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  Naismith College Coach of the Year: Courtney Banghart, Princeton
  


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  WBCA National Coach of the Year: Sue Semrau, Florida State

Other major awards

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  Nancy Lieberman Award (best point guard): Moriah Jefferson, Connecticut
  


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  Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Samantha Logic, Iowa
  


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  Maggie Dixon Award (top first-year head coach): Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga
  


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  Academic All-American of the Year (Top scholar-athlete): Ashley Luke, Western Illinois^[50]
  


• Elite 89 Award (Top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four):

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during and after the season.

Team	Former coach	Interim coach	New coach	Reason
Air Force	Andrea Williams		Chris Gobrecht	Williams was fired after five seasons and a 22–128 overall record, including a 2–28 record this season.[51] Yale's Gobrecht was hired as the next head coach.
Detroit	Autumn Rademacher		Bernard Scott	Rademacher was fired after four seasons and a 101–120 overall record. She led the Titans to the 2013 WBI title and a WNIT berth in 2012, but never made the NCAA Tournament and went 12–18 this season.[52]
FIU	Cindy Russo	Inge Nissen	Marlin Chinn	Russo announced her resignation during her 36th season at FIU on January 22, effective immediately. In her announcement, she alluded to burnout from balancing coaching with caring for her ailing mother, who died earlier this season. Russo finished with a 667–371 record at FIU and 707–391 overall.[53] FIU hired Maryland assistant Chinn after the season.[54]
Georgia	Andy Landers		Joni Taylor	On March 16, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame member Landers announced his retirement. Hired in 1979 as the program's first full-time coach, he led the Lady Bulldogs to 31 NCAA Tournament appearances, five Final Fours, seven SEC regular-season titles, and four SEC Tournament crowns.[55] Georgia stayed in-house for its new coach, promoting top assistant Joni Taylor on April 12.[56]
Kansas	Bonnie Henrickson		Brandon Schneider	Henrickson was fired after 11 seasons. Although the Jayhawks made two NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances, those were the team's only NCAA tournament appearances under Henrickson, and the team never finished higher than sixth in the Big 12.[57]
Lafayette	Dianne Nolan		Theresa Grentz	On March 26, Nolan announced her retirement after five seasons at Lafayette and 38 seasons overall. She finishes with a 575–509 overall record, with 456 of those wins coming during her 28 seasons at Fairfield.[58] Lafayette hired Women's Hall of Fame coach Grentz, who returned to college head coaching after an eight-year absence.[59]
North Texas	Mike Petersen		Jalie Mitchell	On March 10, Petersen was fired after three seasons with a 28–61 record, ending with a 5–24 season in which UNT failed to make the Conference USA tournament.[60] The Mean Green hired Mitchell, their career leading scorer, after she served three seasons as an assistant at Texas.[61]
Pacific	Lynne Roberts		Bradley Davis	Roberts left for the Utah job.[62] The school promoted top assistant Davis to head coach.
Rice	Greg Williams		Tina Langley	Williams announced his retirement on March 17 after 10 seasons at his alma mater.[63] Like fellow C-USA member FIU, Rice hired a Maryland assistant in Langley.[64]
Stephen F. Austin	Brandon Schneider		Mark Kellogg	Schneider left for the Kansas job.[65]
Utah	Anthony Levrets		Lynne Roberts	Levrets was fired after five seasons and a 78–87 overall record, with a 9–21 overall and 3–15 Pac-12 record in 2014–15.[66]
Yale	Chris Gobrecht		Allison Guth	Gobrecht left for the Air Force job.[67]

See also

• 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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