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Baylor Bears women's basketball

Women's college basketball team

Baylor Bears women's basketball

Women's college basketball team

FieldValue
nameBaylor Bears
current2025–26 Baylor Bears women's basketball team
logoBaylor Athletics logo.svg
logo_size120
universityBaylor University
conferenceBig 12 Conference
locationWaco, Texas
coachNicki Collen
tenure5th
arenaFoster Pavilion
capacity7,500
nicknameBears
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NCAAchampion2005, 2012, 2019
NCAAfinalfour2005, 2010, 2012, 2019
NCAAeliteeight2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021
NCAAsweetsixteen2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
NCAAtourneys2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
AIAWeliteeight1976, 1977
AIAWsweetsixteen1976, 1977
AIAWtourneys1976, 1977
conference_tournament2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021
conference_season2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
firstseason1974 (51 years ago)

The Baylor Bears women's basketball team represents Baylor University in Waco, Texas, in NCAA Division I women's basketball competition. They currently compete in the Big 12 Conference. The team plays its home games in the Foster Pavilion. Before the 2021–22 season, the team had been known as the "Lady Bears", but on September 3, 2021, the school officially announced that women's basketball had dropped "Lady" from its nickname. At the same time, soccer and volleyball, the other two Baylor women's teams that were still using "Lady" in their nicknames, also abandoned that usage.

The then-Lady Bears went undefeated at 40–0 to become the 2012 NCAA Division I National Champions in Women's College Basketball.

History

Olga Fallen years (1974–1979)

Olga joined the faculty of Baylor University in 1956 and served as an assistant professor of physical education through 1997. She developed Baylor's women's athletic program from its beginning within the physical education department in 1959 and from 1972 to 1979, served as the coordinator of women's athletics. She was inducted into the Baylor Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999. Under her coaching the softball team, advanced to the AIAW regional tournament in 1978 and 1979. The Bearette basketball team posted a five-year record of 143–50 and earned two consecutive bids to the national AIAW tournament in 1976 and 1977, rated fifth and seventh in the nation those years.

Pam Bowers years (1979–1994)

Main article: Pam Bowers

Sonja Hogg years (1994–2000)

[[Sonja Hogg

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Kim Mulkey years (2000–2021)

[[Kim Mulkey

In 2000, Kim Mulkey took over a Baylor program that had made the WNIT Finals in 1998 and made a return trip to the WNIT in 1999. In her first season at Baylor she led the Lady Bears program to its first NCAA tournament bid. The Lady Bears have now (as of 2019) put together 19 consecutive 20-win seasons and only once has the team lost more than 10 games in a season. The rise of the Baylor program under Mulkey was capped off in 2005 with a national title. This made her the fourth person to have won NCAA Division I basketball titles as a player and a head coach (after Joe B. Hall, Bob Knight and Dean Smith) and the first woman to do so. The Lady Bears also captured the 2012 title with an undefeated season and the 2019 title. Mulkey departed the program for LSU in 2021.

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Nicki Collen era (2021–present)

Nicki Collen, previously 2018 WNBA Coach of the Year WNBA's Atlanta Dream, replaced Mulkey as head coach after the latter's departure for LSU.

National Championships

YearCoachOpponentScoreRecordNational Championships3
2005Kim MulkeyMichigan St. Spartans84–6233–3
2012Kim MulkeyNotre Dame Fighting Irish80–6140–0
2019Kim MulkeyNotre Dame Fighting Irish82–8137–1

Conference Championships

YearOverall RecordConference RecordCoachConferenceTotals13
200533–314–2Kim MulkeyBig 12 Conference
201134–315–1Kim MulkeyBig 12 Conference
201240–018–0Kim MulkeyBig 12 Conference
201334–218–0Kim MulkeyBig 12 Conference
201432–516–2Kim MulkeyBig 12 Conference
201533–416–2Kim MulkeyBig 12 Conference
201636–217–1Kim MulkeyBig 12 Conference
201733–416–2Kim MulkeyBig 12 Conference
201833–218–0Kim MulkeyBig 12 Conference
201937–118–0Kim MulkeyBig 12 Conference
202028–217–1Kim MulkeyBig 12 Conference
202128–317–1Kim MulkeyBig 12 Conference
202228–715–3Nicki CollenBig 12 Conference

Conference honors and awards

Southwest Conference Player of the Year

  • Mary Lowry (1993–94) Big 12 Coach of the Year
  • Kim Mulkey (2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019) Big 12 Player of the Year
  • Sophia Young (2005)
  • Brittney Griner (2011, 2012, 2013)
  • Odyssey Sims (2014)
  • Nina Davis (2015)
  • Kalani Brown (2018)
  • NaLyssa Smith (2021, 2022) Big 12 Freshman of the Year
  • Brittney Griner (2010)
  • Odyssey Sims (2011)
  • Nina Davis (2014) Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
  • Nicole Palmer (1997)
  • Sheila Lambert (2001)
  • Bernice Mosby (2007)
  • Destiny Williams (2011)
  • Alexis Jones (2016)
  • Te'a Cooper (2020)
  • DiJonai Carrington (2021)
  • Jordan Lewis (2022) Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
  • Abiola Wabara (2006)
  • Brittney Griner (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
  • Odyssey Sims (2014)
  • Lauren Cox (2018, 2019)
  • DiDi Richards (2020) Big 12 Sixth Woman Award
  • Melissa Jones (2009)
  • Destiny Williams (2013)
  • Khadijiah Cave (2015)
  • Lauren Cox (2017)
  • Queen Egbo (2020)
  • DiJonai Carrington (2021) Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player
  • Sophia Young (2005)
  • Jessica Morrow (2009)
  • Brittney Griner (2011, 2012, 2013)
  • Nina Davis (2014, 2015)
  • Alexis Jones (2016)
  • Kalani Brown (2018, 2019)
  • NaLyssa Smith (2021)

National honors and awards

USBWA National Freshman of the Year

  • Brittney Griner – 2009–10
  • Odyssey Sims – 2010–11

Elite 90 Award

  • Lindsay Palmer – 2010, 2012

Wade Trophy

  • Brittney Griner – 2011–12, 2012–13
  • Odyssey Sims – 2013–14
  • NaLyssa Smith – 2020–21

Naismith College Player of the Year

  • Brittney Griner – 2011–12, 2012–13

Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

  • Sheila Lambert – 2001–02
  • Odyssey Sims – 2013–14

WBCA Defensive Player of the Year

  • Brittney Griner – 2010–11, 2011–12
  • DiDi Richards – 2019–20

NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

  • Sophia Young – 2005
  • Brittney Griner – 2012
  • Chloe Jackson – 2019

Nancy Lieberman Award – Nation's top collegiate point guard

  • Odyssey Sims – 2013–14

Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award

  • DiDi Richards – 2019–20

All-time series records against current & former Big 12 members

  • As of Fall 2021
Baylor
vs.Overall Recordat Wacoat Opponent's
Venueat Neutral SiteLast 5 MeetingsLast 10 MeetingsCurrent StreakSince Beginning
of Big 12
ColoradoBU, 12–8BU, 6–2tie, 5–5tie, 1–1BU, 5–2BU, 8–2W 8BU, 12–5
Iowa StateBU, 30–9BU, 16–2BU, 10–6BU, 4–1BU, 5–0BU, 9–1L 2BU, 30–9
KansasBU, 34–8BU, 17–2BU, 13–5BU, 4–1BU, 5–0BU, 10-0W 15BU, 34–6
Kansas StateBU, 40–8BU, 17–1BU, 14–3BU, 10–3BU, 5–0BU, 10–0W 36BU, 40–7
MissouriBU, 16–5BU, 9–1BU, 5–3BU, 2–1BU, 4–1BU, 8–2W 3BU, 15–4
NebraskaBU, 10–6BU, 6–2BU, 4–3NU, 0–1BU, 3–2BU, 7–3W 1BU, 10–6
OklahomaBU, 32–25BU, 16–9BU, 15-12OU, 1–5BU, 5–0BU, 10–0W 12BU, 32–22
Oklahoma StateBU, 45–11BU, 25–2BU, 15–9BU, 5–0BU, 5–0BU, 10–0W 10BU, 44–11
TexasUT, 59-45UT, 23-24UT, 27-17UT, 5–6BU, 5-0BU 10–0W 11BU, 39–17
Texas A&MBU, 50–36BU, 26–13A&M, 17–18BU, 7–4BU, 4–1BU, 8–2W 3BU, 31–7
TCUBU, 42–5BU, 19–2BU, 20–3BU, 2–0BU, 5–0BU, 10–0W 31BU, 21–0
Texas TechBU, 49–47BU, 21-20TT, 17-25BU, 11–2BU, 5–0BU, 10–0W 24BU, 41–20
WVUBU, 20–3BU, 9–1BU, 9–0tied, 2–2BU, 5–0BU, 9–1W 9BU, 20–2
*Updated through the end of the 2018–19 season.

ALL-TIME BIG 12 WINS (REGULAR SEASON) AS OF 2018–2019

289 – Baylor (.753),

240 – Oklahoma (.625),

232 – Texas (.604),

221 – Iowa State (.576),

192 – Kansas State (.500),

182 – Texas Tech (.474),

152 – Oklahoma State (.396),

126 – Kansas (.328),

71 – West Virginia (.563),

50 – TCU (.397)

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source |-style="background: #ffffdd;" |-style="background: #ffffdd;"

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

The Bears have appeared in 23 tournaments, with a record of 53–17.

NCAA Tournament Seeding History

The following lists where the Bears have been seeded in the NCAA tournament.

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Baylor Bearsborder=0}};"Seeds →82423532411122112122754

AIAW Division I

The Lady Bears made two appearances in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 5–3.

1977First Round
Quarterfinals
Consolation Second Round
Consolation Third Round
Fifth Place GameSaint Joseph's
LSU
Missouri
Utah
Southern ConnecticutW, 85–75
L, 64–71
W, 85–75
W, 77–52
W, 71–69

References

References

  1. Quillen, Kurtis. (September 3, 2021). "Baylor University to drop 'Lady Bears' nickname from women's teams". KCEN-TV.
  2. Voepel, Mechelle. (September 4, 2021). "Baylor women's hoops drops 'Lady' from team name, to be known as Bears".
  3. "Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site – BaylorBears.com – Women's Basketball".
  4. (2021-04-25). "Hall of Fame coach Mulkey leaves Baylor for LSU".
  5. (12 March 2020). "NCAA tournaments canceled over coronavirus". ESPN.
  6. "Player Bio: Kim Mulkey :: Women's Basketball".
  7. "Big 12 Record Book". [[Big 12]] Sports.
  8. "Young Named Player of the Year by Coaches".
  9. "Big 12 Women's Basketball Media Guide". big12sports.com.
  10. "Media Guide". Baylor University.
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