Baylor Bears women's basketball explained

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Baylor Bears
Current:2023–24 Baylor Bears women's basketball team
University:Baylor University
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Location:Waco, Texas
Coach:Nicki Collen
Tenure:3rd
Arena:Foster Pavilion
Capacity:7,500
Nickname:Bears
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Ncaachampion:2005, 2012, 2019
Ncaafinalfour:2005, 2010, 2012, 2019
Ncaaeliteeight:2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021
Ncaasweetsixteen:2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
Ncaatourneys:2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Aiaweliteeight:1976, 1977
Aiawsweetsixteen:1976, 1977
Aiawtourneys:1976, 1977
Conference Tournament:2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021
Conference Season:2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

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.[1] [2]

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)

See main article: Pam Bowers.

Sonja Hogg years (1994–2000)

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Kim Mulkey years (2000–2021)

In 2000, Kim Mulkey took over a Baylor program that had finished the 1999–2000 season 7–20 and last in the Big 12 Conference. In her first season at Baylor, she turned the Lady Bears program around, leading the team 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.[4]

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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

YearCoachOpponentScoreRecord
200584–62 33–3
201280–61 40–0
201982–8137–1
National Championships3

Conference Championships

YearOverall RecordConference RecordCoachConference
2005 33–3 14–2 Big 12 Conference
2011 34–3 15–1 Big 12 Conference
2012 40–0 18–0 Big 12 Conference
2013 34–2 18–0 Big 12 Conference
2014 32–5 16–2 Big 12 Conference
2015 33–4 16–2 Big 12 Conference
2016 36–2 17–1 Big 12 Conference
2017 33–4 16–2 Big 12 Conference
2018 33–2 18–0 Big 12 Conference
2019 37–1 18–0 Big 12 Conference
2020 28–2 17–1 Big 12 Conference
2021 28–3 17–1 Big 12 Conference
202228–715–3Nicki CollenBig 12 Conference
Totals13

Conference honors and awards

Southwest Conference Player of the Year

Big 12 Coach of the Year

Big 12 Player of the Year

Big 12 Freshman of the Year

Big 12 Newcomer of the Year

Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year

Big 12 Sixth Woman Award

Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player

National honors and awards

USBWA National Freshman of the Year

Elite 90 Award

Wade Trophy

Naismith College Player of the Year

Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

WBCA Defensive Player of the Year

NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

Nancy Lieberman Award – Nation's top collegiate point guard

Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award

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

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Overall Record !at Waco at Opponent's
Venue 		at Neutral Site Last 5 Meetings Last 10 Meetings Current Streak Since Beginning
of Big 12
ColoradoBU, 12–8BU, 6–2tie, 5–5tie, 1–1BU, 5–2BU, 8–2W 8 BU, 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, 2–0 BU, 5–0 BU, 10–0 W 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, 2–2 BU, 5–0 BU, 9–1 W 9BU, 20–2

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[8] |-style="background: #ffffdd;"| colspan=8 align="center" | Southwest Conference|-style="background: #ffffdd;"| colspan=8 align="center" | Big 12 Conference

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

The Bears have appeared in 19 tournaments, with a record of 53–17.

  1. 8
First Round
  1. 9 Arkansas
L 59–68
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
  1. 15 Bucknell
    #7 Drake
W 80–56
L 72–76
  1. 4
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
  1. 13 Loyola Marymount
    #5 Florida
    #1 Tennessee
W 71–60
W 91–76
L 69–71
2005
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Title Game
  1. 15 Illinois State
    #10 Oregon
    #3 Minnesota
    #1 North Carolina
    #1 LSU
    #1 Michigan State
W 91–70
W 69–46
W 64–57
W 72–63
W 68–57
W 84–62
  1. 3
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
  1. 14 Northern Arizona
    #11 New Mexico
    #2 Maryland
W 74–56
W 87–67
L 63–82
  1. 5
First Round
Second Round
  1. 12 Chattanooga
    #4 NC State
W 68–55
L 72–78 (OT)
  1. 3
First Round
Second Round
  1. 14 Fresno State
    #6 Pittsburgh
W 68–55
L 72–78 (OT)
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
  1. 15 UTSA
    #7 South Dakota State
    #3 Louisville
W 87–82 (OT)
W 60–58
L 39–56
  1. 4
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
  1. 13 Fresno State
    #5 Georgetown
    #1 Tennessee
    #2 Duke
    #1 Connecticut
W 69–55
W 49–33
W 77–62
W 51–48
L 50–70
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
  1. 16 Prairie View A&M<br />#9 West Virginia
    #5 Green Bay
    #2 Texas A&M
W 66–30
W 82–68
W 86–76
L 46–58
2012
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Title Game
  1. 16 UC Santa Barbara
    #9 Florida
    #4 Georgia Tech
    #2 Tennessee
    #1 Stanford
    #1 Notre Dame
W 81–40
W 76–57
W 83–68
W 77–58
W 59–47
W 80–61
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
  1. 16 Prairie View A&M<br />#8 Florida State
    #5 Louisville
W 82–40
W 85–47
L 81–82
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
  1. 15 Western Kentucky
    #7 California
    #3 Kentucky
    #1 Notre Dame
W 87–74
W 75–56
W 90–72
L 69–88
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
  1. 15 Northwestern State
    #10 Arkansas
    #3 Iowa
    #1 Notre Dame
W 77–36
W 73–44
W 81–66
L 68–77
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
  1. 16 Idaho
    #9 Auburn
    #5 Florida State
    #2 Oregon State
W 89–59
W 84–52
W 78–58
L 57–60
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
  1. 16 Texas Southern
    #9 California
    #4 Louisville
    #2 Mississippi State
W 119–30
W 86–46
W 97–63
L 85–94 (OT)
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
  1. 15 Grambling State
    #7 Michigan
    #3 Oregon State
W 96–46
W 80–58
L 67–72
2019
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Title Game
  1. 16 Abilene Christian
    #8 California
    #4 South Carolina
    #2 Iowa
    #2 Oregon
    #1 Notre Dame
W 95–38
W 102–63
W 93–68
W 85–53
W 72–67
W 82–81
2021
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
  1. 15 Jackson State
    #7 Virginia Tech
    #6 Michigan
    #1 UConn
W 101–52
W 90–48
W 78–75 (OT)
L 67–69
2022
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
  1. 15 Hawaii
    #10 South Dakota
W 89–49
L 47–67
2023
  1. 7
First Round
Second Round
  1. 10 Alabama
    #2 UConn
W 78–74
L 58–77
  1. 5
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
  1. 12 Vanderbilt
    #4 Virginia Tech
    #1 USC
W 80–63
W 75–72
L 70–74

AIAW Division I

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

1976First Round
Quarterfinals
Consolation Second Round		Southern Connecticut
Delta State
Tennessee Tech		W, 76–72
L, 57–97
L, 78–89
1977First Round
Quarterfinals
Consolation Second Round
Consolation Third Round
Fifth Place Game		Saint Joseph's
LSU
Missouri
Utah
Southern Connecticut		W, 85–75
L, 64–71
W, 85–75
W, 77–52
W, 71–69

Notes and References

  1. News: Baylor University to drop 'Lady Bears' nickname from women's teams . Kurtis . Quillen . KCEN-TV . Temple, TX . September 3, 2021 . September 4, 2021.
  2. News: Baylor women's hoops drops 'Lady' from team name, to be known as Bears . Mechelle . Voepel . ESPN.com . September 4, 2021 . September 4, 2021.
  3. Web site: Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site – BaylorBears.com – Women's Basketball . www.baylorbears.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707214755/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/1011-media-almanac.html . 2011-07-07.
  4. Web site: 2021-04-25. Hall of Fame coach Mulkey leaves Baylor for LSU. 2021-04-26. ESPN.com. en.
  5. Web site: Player Bio: Kim Mulkey :: Women's Basketball . 2009-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090328113951/http://baylorbears.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/mulkey_kim01.html . 2009-03-28 . dead .
  6. Big 12 Record Book. Big 12 Sports. 2008-02-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20080216032534/http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/big12/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/record_book.pdf. 16 February 2008. dead.
  7. Web site: Young Named Player of the Year by Coaches. www.baylorbears.com. 2016-04-13.
  8. Web site: Media Guide. Baylor University. 10 Aug 2013.

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