2014–15 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

The 2014–15 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by second year head coach Randy Norton, play their home games at the Bartow Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Southern Miss. Despite with 18 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

2014–15 UAB Blazers women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	18–13 (11–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Randy Norton (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Taren Martin Emily Hanley
Home arena	Bartow Arena

2014–15 Conference USA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
WKU †	16	–	2		.889			30	–	5		.857
Middle Tennessee	14	–	4		.778			24	–	10		.706
Southern Miss	13	–	5		.722			25	–	11		.694
Old Dominion	11	–	7		.611			21	–	13		.618
UAB	11	–	7		.611			18	–	13		.581
UTSA	11	–	7		.611			16	–	15		.516
Louisiana Tech	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
Charlotte	10	–	8		.556			15	–	17		.469
Marshall	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Florida Atlantic	7	–	11		.389			13	–	17		.433
UTEP	7	–	11		.389			12	–	16		.429
Rice	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
North Texas	4	–	14		.222			5	–	24		.172
FIU	0	–	18		.000			3	–	26		.103
† 2015 C-USA tournament winner As of 29 March 2015 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2014–15 UAB Blazers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Keonna Farmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Auburn Birmingham, AL G 1 Miranda Burroughs 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Sr Kaskaskia College Poplar Bluff, MO G 2 Whytney Singleton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Blount HS Mobile, AL G 4 Bianca Dufelmeier 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Kirkwood Community College Canberra, Australia G 5 Lauren McGraw 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Memphis Lauderhill, FL G 11 Janeka Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So East HS Memphis, TN F 12 Kasey Drayton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Lakewood HS St. Petersburg, FL G 14 T'erra Lewis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Robert E. Lee HS Montgomery, AL F 15 Brittany Winborne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Catholic HS Baltimore, MD G 21 Chelsee Black 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Bessemer City HS Bessemer, AL G 22 Maya Garland 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Fenwick HS River Forest, IL F 23 Kayla Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Hoover HS Hoover, AL F 25 Janae Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Illinois State Matteson, IL F 34 Khoria Newman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr MacArthur HS Irving, TX F 41 Dy'man Webb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Flint Hamady HS Flint, MI	Head coach Randy Norton Assistant coach(es) Taren Martin Emily Hanley Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2014* 7:00 pm		Truman	L 61–67	–	Bartow Arena (N/A) Birmingham, AL
Regular season
11/14/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Florida State	L 62–92	0–1	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,687) Tallahassee, FL
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm		Lipscomb	W 72–54	1–1	Bartow Arena (472) Birmingham, AL
11/22/2014* 7:00 pm		Alcorn State	W 57–43	2–1	Bartow Arena (257) Birmingham, AL
11/25/2014* 7:00 pm		at Loyola–Chicago	W 61–51	3–1	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (479) Chicago, IL
11/28/2014* 5:30 pm		at Loyola Marymount DoubleTree LA Thanksgiving Classic semifinals	L 61–66	3–2	Gersten Pavilion (229) Los Angeles, CA
11/29/2014* 3:00 pm		vs. UC Irvine DoubleTree LA Thanksgiving Classic 3rd place Game	W 69–65 OT	4–2	Gersten Pavilion (88) Los Angeles, CA
12/06/2014* 12:30 pm		at Samford	L 41–70	4–3	Pete Hanna Center (511) Birmingham, AL
12/14/2014* 1:00 pm		at Arizona	L 44–49	4–4	McKale Center (859) Tucson, AZ
12/19/2014* 7:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 65–56	5–4	Bartow Arena (213) Birmingham, AL
12/21/2014* 1:00 pm		South Alabama	W 73–43	6–4	Bartow Arena (373) Birmingham, AL
12/30/2014* 7:00 pm		Richmond	L 65–71 OT	6–5	Bartow Arena (355) Birmingham, AL
01/04/2015 2:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	L 68–76	6–6 (0–1)	Bartow Arena (368) Birmingham, AL
01/08/2015 6:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	L 56–66	6–7 (0–2)	FAU Arena (646) Boca Raton, FL
01/11/2015 11:00 am, FSN		at FIU	W 68–45	7–7 (1–2)	FIU Arena (389) Miami, FL
01/15/2015 7:00 pm		Louisiana Tech	L 55–61	7–8 (1–3)	Bartow Arena (414) Birmingham, AL
01/17/2015 2:00 pm		Southern Miss	W 62–49	8–8 (2–3)	Bartow Arena (462) Birmingham, AL
01/22/2015 6:00 pm		at Charlotte	W 60–52	9–8 (3–3)	Dale F. Halton Arena (852) Charlotte, NC
01/24/2015 1:00 pm		at Old Dominion	L 46–58	9–9 (3–4)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,227) Norfolk, VA
01/29/2015 7:00 pm		UTEP	W 67–52	10–9 (4–4)	Bartow Arena (367) Birmingham, AL
01/31/2015 2:00 pm		UTSA	W 73–57	11–9 (5–4)	Bartow Arena (422) Birmingham, AL
02/05/2015 6:30 pm		at Louisiana Tech	W 64–56	12–9 (6–4)	Thomas Assembly Center (2,305) Ruston, LA
02/07/2015 4:00 pm		at Southern Miss	L 39–44	12–10 (6–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,212) Hattiesburg, MS
02/12/2015 7:00 pm		North Texas	W 74–40	13–10 (7–5)	Bartow Arena (474) Birmingham, AL
02/14/2015 2:00 pm		Rice	W 75–59	14–10 (8–5)	Bartow Arena (512) Birmingham, AL
02/19/2015 6:00 pm		at WKU	L 51–59	14–11 (8–6)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,208) Bowling Green, KY
02/21/2015 1:00 pm		at Marshall	L 52–71	14–12 (8–7)	Cam Henderson Center (638) Huntington, WV
02/28/2015 7:00 pm		at Middle Tennessee	W 62–57	15–12 (9–7)	Murphy Center (4,307) Murfreesboro, TN
03/05/2015 7:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 59–56	16–12 (10–7)	Bartow Arena (104) Birmingham, AL
03/07/2015 2:00 pm		FIU	W 72–56	17–12 (11–7)	Bartow Arena (472) Birmingham, AL
Conference USA Tournament
03/11/2015 11:00 am, ASN		vs. UTEP First Round	W 63–52	18–12	Bartow Arena (787) Birmingham, AL
03/12/2015 11:00 am, ASN		vs. Southern Miss Quarterfinals	L 66–80	18–13	Bartow Arena (888) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2014–15 UAB Blazers men's basketball team