2013–14 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team explained

Mode:Women's Basketball
Year:2013–14
Team:Baylor Lady Bears
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Coachrank:6
Aprank:5
Record:32 - 5
Conf Record:16 - 2
Hc Year:13th
Asst Coach2:Sytia Messer[1]
Champion:Big 12 Tournament champions
Big 12 regular season co-champions
Athletes in Action champions
Bowl Result:Elite Eight

The 2013–14 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by Hall of Famer head coach Kim Mulkey, played their home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

They finished the season with a record of 32–5 overall, 16–2 in Big 12 play to share the regular season title with West Virginia. They won the 2014 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament to earn a trip to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament which they defeated Western Kentucky in first round, California in the 2nd round, and Kentucky in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Notre Dame in the Elite Eight.

Before the season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Kimetria Hayden 1 Graduated
Jordan Madden 3 Graduated
Destiny Williams 10 Graduated
Brooklyn Pope 32 Graduated
Brittney Griner42 Graduated; Entered 2013 WNBA draft; Drafted #1 by Phoenix Mercury[2]

Recruiting

Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Breanna Hayden High School Graduate
High School Graduate
Imani Wright High School Graduate
Ieshia Small High School Graduate
Khadijiah Cave High School Graduate

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Schedule

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baylor adds Wilson, Messer to staff. Fox Sports. 2013-06-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20130628070024/http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/baylors-mulkey-adds-two-former-head-coaches-to-staff-prairie-view-toyelle-wilson-georgia-tech-sytia-messer-062513. 2013-06-28. dead.
  2. Web site: Griner, Delle Donne, Diggins go 1-2-3. 16 April 2013. ESPN. 2013-05-16.
  3. Web site: Baylor University Bears - Official Athletic Site . www.baylorbears.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140526143259/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/bay-w-baskbl-sched.html . 2014-05-26.