The 2014–15 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by 29th-year head coach Tara VanDerveer, played their home games at the Maples Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They won the Pac-12 women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Cal State Northridge in the first round, and Oklahoma in the second round, before losing to Notre Dame in the sweet sixteen.
Previous season
The Stanford Cardinal finished the 2013-14 season with an overall record of 33–4, with a record of 17–1 in the Pac-12 regular season to win their 24th Pac-12 regular season title. In the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament, the Cardinal were defeated by USC 72–68 in the semifinals. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, making their 27th straight appearance. They lost in the final to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament champion Connecticut, 75–56.
Off season
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure Mikaela Ruef 3 F 6'3" RS senior Beavercreek, OH Graduated/2014 WNBA draft Chiney Ogwumike 13 F 6'4" Senior Cypress, TX Graduated/2014 WNBA draft Sara James 21 G 5'10" Senior El Dorado Hills, CA Graduated
2014 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#8C1515; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#8C1515; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#8C1515; color:white;"| Pac-12 regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#8C1515;"| Pac-12 Women's Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#8C1515;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
Rankings
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final AP 6 6 5 8 7 7 16 15 15 13 11 12т 12 19 18 19 19 14 14 Coaches 6 1 4 9 7 7 15 15 14 13 16 15 14 19 19 19т 20 1717
See also 2014–15 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
References