2014–15 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

The 2014–15 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by thirteenth year head coach Kenny Brooks, played their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 29–4, 17–1 in CAA play to win the CAA regular season title. They also won the CAA Tournament Championship and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament. They lost in the first round to Ohio State.

2014–15 James Madison Dukes women's basketball
CAA tournament & regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	29–4 (17–1 CAA)
Head coach	Kenny Brooks (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Sean O'Regan Jennifer Brown Sarah Williams
Home arena	JMU Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 CAA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison†	17	–	1		.944			29	–	4		.879
Drexel	14	–	4		.778			20	–	11		.645
Hofstra	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Elon	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
UNC Wilmington	10	–	8		.556			14	–	16		.467
William & Mary	9	–	9		.500			15	–	16		.484
Delaware	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Towson	6	–	12		.333			11	–	21		.344
College of Charleston	3	–	15		.167			5	–	25		.167
Northeastern	1	–	17		.056			4	–	25		.138
† 2015 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2014–15 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Candice Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr St. Francis Day School Atlanta F 2 Destiny Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Archbishop McCarthy Miramar, Florida F 3 Toia Giggetts 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Lake Taylor Norfolk, Virginia F 4 Tasia Butler  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So North Point Syracuse Waldorf, Maryland G 5 Ashley Pérez  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Manchester St. John's Manchester, Connecticut G 12 Precious Hall 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Maclay School Tallahassee, Florida G 14 Hailee Barron 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Rice Burlington, Vermont G 24 Jazmon Gwathmey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Liberty Bealeton, Virginia G 32 Angela Mickens 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Robert E. Lee Staunton, Virginia C 33 Lauren Okafor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Hopkins School Providence Hamden, Connecticut C 40 Da'Lishia Griffin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Western Branch Chesapeake, Virginia F 42 Carley Brew 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Wilson Wyomissing, Pennsylvania	Head coach Kenny Brooks Assistant coach(es) Sean O'Regan Jennifer Brown Sarah Williams Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014* 2:00 pm		Lenoir–Rhyne	W 84–39	–	JMU Convocation Center (N/A) Harrisonburg, Virginia
Regular season
11/14/2014* 1:00 pm		No. 23 UCLA	W 91–87 OT	1–0	JMU Convocation Center (2,831) Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/16/2014* 2:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	W 76–43	2–0	JMU Convocation Center (2,042) Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/20/2014* 7:00 pm		at American	W 69–65	3–0	Bender Arena (338) Washington, D.C.
11/23/2014* 2:00 pm		Pittsburgh	W 80–64	4–0	JMU Convocation Center (2,157) Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/28/2014* 2:30 pm		vs. No. 10 Maryland San Juan Shootout	L 64–80	4–1	Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A) Guaynabo, PR
11/30/2014* 5:00 pm		vs. Houston San Juan Shootout	W 80–64	5–1	Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A) Guaynabo, PR
12/03/2014* 7:00 pm		Richmond	W 79–68	6–1	JMU Convocation Center (2,258) Harrisonburg, Virginia
12/07/2014* 2:00 pm		at Davidson	W 73–57	7–1	John M. Belk Arena (372) Davidson, North Carolina
12/15/2014* 7:00 pm		at Ohio	W 69–62	8–1	Convocation Center (521) Athens, Ohio
12/20/2014* 5:00 pm		Hampton	W 85–53	9–1	JMU Convocation Center (3,661) Harrisonburg, Virginia
12/29/2014* 8:00 pm		at Vanderbilt	L 62–66	9–2	Memorial Gymnasium (2,965) Nashville, Tennessee
01/04/2015 2:00 pm		Towson	W 67–66	10–2 (1–0)	JMU Convocation Center (2,419) Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/06/2015 7:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 74–57	11–2 (2–0)	JMU Convocation Center (2,020) Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/09/2015 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	W 77–55	12–2 (3–0)	Cabot Center (213) Boston
01/11/2015 2:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 65–43	13–2 (4–0)	Kaplan Arena (558) Williamsburg, Virginia
01/15/2015 7:00 pm		at Elon	W 68–51	14–2 (5–0)	Alumni Gym (364) Elon, North Carolina
01/18/2015 2:00 pm		Drexel	W 66–51	15–2 (6–0)	JMU Convocation Center (5,009) Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/22/2015 7:00 pm		William & Mary	W 92–50	16–2 (7–0)	JMU Convocation Center (2,697) Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/25/2015 2:00 pm		at College of Charleston	W 73–53	17–2 (8–0)	TD Arena (538) Charleston, South Carolina
01/30/2015 7:00 pm		Elon	W 89–60	18–2 (9–0)	JMU Convocation Center (2,673) Harrisonburg, Virginia
02/06/2015 2:00 pm		at Hofstra	W 77–68	19–2 (10–0)	Hofstra Arena (420) Hempstead, New York
02/08/2015 2:00 pm		at Drexel	W 73–54	20–2 (11–0)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,174) Philadelphia
02/12/2015 12:00 pm		at Towson	W 79–64	21–2 (12–0)	SECU Arena (701) Towson, Maryland
02/15/2015 1:00 pm, ASN		Delaware	W 94–64	22–2 (13–0)	JMU Convocation Center (4,301) Harrisonburg, Virginia
02/19/2015 7:00 pm	No. 23	at UNC Wilmington	W 85–49	23–2 (14–0)	Trask Coliseum (587) Wilmington, North Carolina
02/22/2015 3:00 pm	No. 23	Hofstra	L 62–63	23–3 (14–1)	JMU Convocation Center (3,652) Harrisonburg, Virginia
02/27/2015 7:00 pm		Northeastern	W 82–47	24–3 (15–1)	JMU Convocation Center (2,482) Harrisonburg, Virginia
03/01/2015 2:00 pm		at Delaware	W 74–71	25–3 (16–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,124) Newark, Delaware
03/04/2015 7:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 107–58	26–3 (17–1)	JMU Convocation Center (2,456) Harrisonburg, Virginia
2015 CAA Tournament
03/13/2015 12:00 pm, ASN		vs. Towson Quarterfinals	W 64–49	27–3	Show Place Arena (N/A) Upper Marlboro, Maryland
03/14/2015 1:00 pm, CSN		vs. Elon Semifinals	W 63–60	28–3	Show Place Arena (1,501) Upper Marlboro, Maryland
03/15/2015 1:00 pm, CSN		vs. Hofstra Championship Game	W 62–56	29–3	Show Place Arena (1,491) Upper Marlboro, Maryland
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/21/2015* 1:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 23 Ohio State First Round	L 80–90	29–4	Carmichael Arena (2,233) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 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	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	RV	RV	RV	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2014–15 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team