2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode = Women's Basketball
|year = 2014–15
|team=North Carolina Tar Heels
|image=North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
|image_size=97
|conference= Atlantic Coast Conference
|short_conf= ACC
|CoachRank= 12
|APRank= 15
|record = 26–9
|conf_record = 10–6
|head_coach = Sylvia Hatchell
|hc_year= 29th
|asst_coach1 = Andrew Calder
|asst_coach2 = Ivory Latta
|asst_coach3 = Tracey Williams-Johnson
|stadium = Carmichael Arena
|champion =
|bowl = NCAA Women's Tournament
|bowl_result = Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{2014–15 ACC women's basketball standings}}
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
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Butts|last=Danielle|link=n|num=10 |pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=Sr|rs=|home=Winterville, N.C. |high_school=South Central}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Fuller|last=Hillary|link=n|num=13 |pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=So|rs=y|home=Jacksonville, Fla. |high_school=The Potter's House}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Washington|last=Jessica|link=n|num=24 |pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=So|rs=|home=Tulsa, Okla. |high_school=Jenks}}
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{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
|asst_coach=
- Andrew Calder (Coker)
- Ivory Latta ({{college|North Carolina}})
- Tracey Williams-Johnson (UNC Pembroke)
|roster_url=http://www.goheels.com/SportSelect.dbml?SITE=UNC&DB_OEM_ID=3350&SPID=12979&SPSID=668171|accessdate=2014-10-17}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|ranklink=2014-15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2014|rank=YES|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"|Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/05/2014
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Carson-Newman
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 88–27
| overtime =
| record = –
| attend = N/A
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/10/2014
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Wingate
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 92–50
| overtime =
| record = –
| attend = N/A
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/14/2014
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Howard
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 83–49
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
| attend = 1,915
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/16/2014
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 84–68
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
| attend = 3,077
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/19/2014
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 11
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 79–77
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
| attend = 2,575
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/23/2014
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 11
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Matthew Knight Arena
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| gamename =
| tv = P12N
| score = 76–59
| overtime =
| record = 4–0
| attend = 2,038
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/28/2014
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 11
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| gamename = Rainbow Wahine Showdown
| tv =
| score = 70–54
| overtime =
| record = 5–0
| attend = N/A
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/29/2014
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 11
| opponent = Prairie View A&M
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| gamename = Rainbow Wahine Showdown
| tv =
| score = 81–45
| overtime =
| record = 6–0
| attend = N/A
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/30/2014
| time = 10:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 11
| opponent = Hawai{{okina}}i
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| gamename = Rainbow Wahine Showdown
| tv =
| score = 74–65
| overtime =
| record = 7–0
| attend = 1,983
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/04/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Rutgers
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = The RAC
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
| tv = BTN
| score = 96–93
| overtime = 2OT
| record = 8–0
| attend = 2,028
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/14/2014
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Appalachian State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 84–52
| overtime =
| record = 9–0
| attend = 2,724
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/16/2014
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Oregon State
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 55–70
| overtime =
| record = 9–1
| attend = 1,809
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/19/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 6
| opponent = Maine
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Myrtle Beach Convention Center
| site_cityst = Myrtle Beach, SC
| gamename = Carolinas Challenge
| tv =
| score = 65–36
| overtime =
| record = 10–1
| attend = 837
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/21/2014
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 6
| opponent = Elon
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Myrtle Beach Convention Center
| site_cityst = Myrtle Beach, SC
| gamename = Carolinas Challenge
| tv =
| score = 85–67
| overtime =
| record = 11–1
| attend = N/A
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/2014
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Albany
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 71–56
| overtime =
| record = 12–1
| attend = 4,123
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/02/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 95–62
| overtime =
| record = 13–1
| attend = 2,829
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/04/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = NC State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = Carolina–State Game
| tv = RSN
| score = 72–56
| overtime =
| record = 14–1 (1–0)
| attend = 5,421
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/08/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Peterson Events Center
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 59–84
| overtime =
| record = 14–2 (1–1)
| attend = 1,121
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/11/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 96–81
| overtime =
| record = 15–2 (2–1)
| attend = 3,129
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/11/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 79–89
| overtime =
| record = 15–3 (2–2)
| attend = 4,358
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/18/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Littlejohn Coliseum
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 78–56
| overtime =
| record = 16–3 (3–2)
| attend = 1,392
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/22/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = NC State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| gamename = Carolina–State Game
| tv =
| score = 67–63
| overtime =
| record = 17–3 (4–2)
| attend = 2,736
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/25/2015
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 67–74
| overtime = OT
| record = 17–4 (4–3)
| attend = 6,822
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/01/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 72–60
| overtime =
| record = 18–4 (5–3)
| attend = 3,802
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/05/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 56–61
| overtime =
| record = 18–5 (5–4)
| attend = 564
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/08/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 74–52
| overtime =
| record = 19–5 (6–4)
| attend = 2,297
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/12/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 71–63
| overtime =
| record = 20–5 (7–4)
| attend = 3,211
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/15/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = KFC Yum! Center
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 66–75
| overtime =
| record = 20–6 (7–5)
| attend = 13,115
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/19/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Wake Forest
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 83–45
| overtime =
| record = 21–6 (8–5)
| attend = 3,224
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/22/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = BankUnited Center
| site_cityst = Coral Gables, FL
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 66–65
| overtime =
| record = 22–6 (9–5)
| attend = 2,132
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/26/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = Virginia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 72–70
| overtime =
| record = 23–6 (10–5)
| attend = 2,988
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/01/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 80–81
| overtime =
| record = 23–7 (10–6)
| attend = 9,314
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#56A0D3;"| ACC Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/05/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 15
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| gamename = Second Round
| tv = RSN
| score = 84–64
| overtime =
| record = 24–7
| attend = 5,359
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/06/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 15
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = RSN
| score = 75–77
| overtime = OT
| record = 24–8
| attend = 5,848
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#56A0D3;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/21/2015
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = Liberty
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = First Round
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 71–65
| overtime =
| record = 25–8
| attend = 2,098
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/23/2015
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = Second Round
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 86–84
| overtime =
| record = 26–8
| attend = 2,163
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/27/2015
| time = 7:15 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 15
| opponent = South Carolina
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| gamename = Sweet Sixteen
| tv = ESPN
| score = 65–67
| overtime =
| record = 26–9
| attend = N/A
}}
Rankings
2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:90%" |
| + Regular Season Polls
!Poll !! Pre- |
| style="text-align:center;"
! AP | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | 13 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 11 | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | 11 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 6 | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | 6 | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | 6 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 9 | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | 9 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 8 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 12 | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | 12 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 16 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 13 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 17 | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | 17 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 15 | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | 15 | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | 15 | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | 15 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! Coaches | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | 13 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 11 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 12 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 6 | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | 6 | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | 6 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 8 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 7 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 6 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 10 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 11 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 12 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 11 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 14 | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | 14 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 11 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 12 | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | 12 | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | 12 |
| style="border:1px solid black;"
|+ Legend | style="background:#D8FFEB; width:20px;" | | | Increase in ranking |
| style="background:#FFE6E6; width:20px;" |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| style="background:#FFFFE6; width:20px;" |
| | No Change |
| (RV)
| | Received Votes |
| (NR)
| | Not Ranked |
See also
References
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