2014–15 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

The 2014–15 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by thirty-fifth year head coach Cindy Russo, played their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 3–26, 0–18 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Conference USA women's tournament.

2014–15 FIU Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record3–26 (0–18 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFIU Arena
Seasons
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

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2014–15 FIU Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kiandre'a Pound 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Sebastian River HS Vero Beach, FL
G 2 Jade Cheek 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Dr. Phillips HS Orlando, FL
G/F 3 Zsofia Labady 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Koch Valeria Koze Piskola Pécs, Hungary
G 5 Taylor Shade 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Boynton Beach Community HS Boynton Beach, FL
G/F 10 Katrina Epnere 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Riga State Gymnasium No.1 Riga, Latvia
F/C 12 Marita Davydova 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Russian Agrarian University Moscow, Russia
G 13 Janka Hegedus 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Eotvos Jozsef HS Budapest, Hungary
G 20 Aajah Hawkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Pickerington Central HS Pickerington, OH
G 21 Destini Feagin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Nzareth Regional HS/Gulf Coast State College Philadelphia, PA
G 23 Nikolina Todorovic 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Gymnasium Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina
G 24 Ciera Wheatley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Sickles HS Tampa, FL
G 25 Amari Hawkins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Pickerington Central HS Pickerington, OH
F 32 Tynia McKinzie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Lake Howell HS Oviedo, FL
F 33 Brianna Wright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Titusville HS Titusville, FL
Head coach

Cindy Russo

Assistant coach(es)

Inge Nissen
Cristal Randolph
Lindsay Bowen


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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2014*
6:00 pm
Palm Beach Atlantic W 73–46 
FIU Arena (N/A)
Miami, FL
11/07/2014*
6:00 pm
Barry W 60–57 
FIU Arena (N/A)
Miami, FL
Regular season
11/14/2014*
5:30 pm
Tennessee Tech L 56–73  0–1
FIU Arena (597)
Miami, FL
11/18/2014*
7:05 pm
at Florida Gulf Coast L 49–97  0–2
Alico Arena (1,562)
Fort Myers, FL
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm
Cleveland State L 65–73  0–3
FIU Arena (700)
Miami, FL
11/28/2014*
6:00 pm
Arizona
FIU Thanksgiving Classic
L 58–65  0–4
FIU Arena (436)
Miami, FL
11/30/2014*
2:00 pm
Virginia
FIU Thanksgiving Classic
L 61–74  0–5
FIU Arena (305)
Miami, FL
12/06/2014*
6:00 pm
UCF W 66–57  1–5
FIU Arena (329)
Miami, FL
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm
at Jacksonville L 64–76  1–6
Swisher Gymnasium (201)
Jacksonville, FL
12/20/2014*
1:00 pm
vs. Western Carolina
UNF Hampton Inn Oceanfront Holiday Classic
L 69–83  1–7
UNF Arena (474)
Jacksonville, FL
12/21/2014*
1:00 pm
vs. Wofford
UNF Hampton Inn Oceanfront Holiday Classic
W 83–75  2–7
UNF Arena (389)
Jacksonville, FL
12/29/2014*
6:00 pm
Auburn
FIU Sun & Fun Classic semifinals
L 44–81  2–8
FIU Arena (352)
Miami, FL
12/30/2014*
6:00 pm
Bowling Green
FIU Sun & Fun Classic 3rd place game
W 68–55  3–8
FIU Arena (322)
Miami, FL
01/04/2015
6:00 pm
Florida Atlantic L 63–79  3–9 (0–1)
FIU Arena (253)
Miami, FL
01/08/2015
6:00 pm
Middle Tennessee L 60–75  3–10 (0–2)
FIU Arena (N/A)
Miami, FL
01/11/2015
12:00 pm, FSN
UAB L 45–68  3–11 (0–3)
FIU Arena (389)
Miami, FL
01/15/2015
6:00 pm
at Marshall L 61–67  3–12 (0–4)
Cam Henderson Center (445)
Huntington, WV
01/17/2015
3:00 pm
at WKU L 42–81  3–13 (0–5)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,472)
Bowling Green, KY
01/24/2015
5:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic L 63–77  3–14 (0–6)
FAU Arena (836)
Boca Raton, FL
01/29/2015
6:00 pm
Old Dominion L 67–80  3–15 (0–7)
FIU Arena (N/A)
Miami, FL
01/31/2015
6:00 pm
Charlotte L 62–81  3–16 (0–8)
FIU Arena (401)
Miami, FL
02/05/2015
8:00 pm
at UTSA L 56–74  3–17 (0–9)
Convocation Center (503)
San Antonio, TX
02/07/2015
4:00 pm
at UTEP L 56–72  3–18 (0–10)
Don Haskins Center (1,902)
El Paso, TX
02/12/2015
6:00 pm
Southern Miss L 65–78  3–19 (0–11)
FIU Arena (234)
Miami, FL
02/14/2015
6:00 pm
Louisiana Tech L 56–79  3–20 (0–12)
FIU Arena (N/A)
Miami, FL
02/19/2015
7:00 pm
at Rice L 59–80  3–21 (0–13)
Tudor Fieldhouse (130)
Houston, TX
02/21/2015
5:00 pm
at North Texas L 61–77  3–22 (0–14)
UNT Coliseum (764)
Denton, TX
02/26/2015
2:00 pm
Marshall L 50–74  3–23 (0–15)
FIU Arena (296)
Miami, FL
02/28/2015
6:00 pm
WKU L 47–88  3–24 (0–16)
FIU Arena (356)
Miami, FL
03/05/2015
9:00 pm
at Middle Tennessee L 30–79  3–25 (0–17)
Murphy Center (3,605)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/07/2015
3:00 pm
at UAB L 56–72  3–26 (0–18)
Bartow Arena (472)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule".