| Sex: | women |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | Baylor Bears |
| Sport: | basketball |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Coachrank: | 11 |
| Aprank: | 7 |
| Record: | 28–7 |
| Conf Record: | 15–3 |
| Head Coach: | Nicki Collen |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Tari Cummings |
| Ac1 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach2: | Tony Greene |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach3: | Chloe Pavlech |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st |
| Arena: | Ferrell Center |
| Champion: | Big 12 regular season champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | second round |
The 2021–22 Baylor Bears women's basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were led by first-year head coach Nicki Collen.
This was the first season in which the terms "men's" and "women's" were needed to distinguish Baylor's basketball teams. Before this season, Baylor women's basketball had used the nickname "Lady Bears", but on September 3, 2021, the school announced that basketball, soccer, and volleyball, the last three Baylor women's sports still using "Lady", would use only "Bears" from that point forward.[1] [2]
The Lady Bears finished the 2020–21 season with a record of 28–3, 17–1 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They won the Big 12 women's tournament after defeating TCU, Texas, and West Virginia. In the NCAA tournament, they defeated Jackson State in the first round, Virginia Tech in the second round, and Michigan in the Sweet Sixteen, before falling to UConn in the Elite Eight.
On April 25, it was announced that Kim Mulkey had been hired as the new head coach at LSU, after serving in the position at Baylor for 21 years.[3] On May 3, Atlanta Dream head coach Nicki Collen was announced as Mulkey's replacement.[4]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduated, declared for WNBA draft | |||||||
| Transferred to Washington | |||||||
| Transferred to Duke | |||||||
| Graduated, Transferred to Tulane | |||||||
| Transferred to LSU | |||||||
| Graduated, declared for WNBA draft |
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See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings. *Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.