| Baylor Bears | |
 | |
| University | Baylor University |
|---|---|
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Location | Waco |
| Head coach | Nicki Collen |
| Arena | Ferrell Center (Capacity: 10,347) |
| Nickname | Bears |
| Colors | Green and Gold
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| Uniforms | |
| Template:Basketball kit home and away | |
| NCAA/AIAW Tournament champions | |
| 2005 | |
| NCAA/AIAW Tournament Final Four | |
| 2005, 2010 | |
| NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight | |
| 1976, 1977, 2005, 2010, 2011 | |
| NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances | |
| 1976, 1977, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 2005, 2009, 2011 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 2005, 2011 | |
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 Ferrell Center and is currently coached by Nicki Collen.
Historically, Baylor women's teams had used the nickname of "Lady Bears", but all teams dropped the word "Lady" in the 2010s and early 2020s. Basketball, soccer, and volleyball were the last three holdouts, adopting simply "Bears" starting in the 2021–22 school year.
Notable players who have played for the Bears include Sophia Young, Bernice Mosby, Suzie Snider-Eppers, Brittney Griner, Odyssey Sims, Kalani Brown, and NaLyssa Smith.
History[]
Olga Fallen years (1974-1979)[]
Pam Bowers years (1979-1994)[]
Sonja Hogg years (1994-2000)[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason
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| Baylor Bears (Southwest Conference) (1994–1996) | |||||||||
| 1994-1995 | Baylor | 13-14 | 4-10 | 7th | |||||
| 1995-1996 | Baylor | 11-19 | 3-11 | 7th | |||||
| Baylor Bears (Big 12 Conference) (1996–2000) | |||||||||
| 1996-1997 | Baylor | 15-13 | 7-9 | T-8th | |||||
| 1997-1998 | Baylor | 20-11 | 10–6 | T–5th | WNIT Finals | ||||
| 1998-1999 | Baylor | 17-14 | 8-8 | T-5th | WNIT | ||||
| 1999-2000 | Baylor | 7-20 | 2-14 | 12th | |||||
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Kim Mulkey years (2000-2021)[]
In 2000, Kim Mulkey, hired after a long tenure as an assistant at her alma mater of Louisiana Tech, 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 2011) put together eleven 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.
Mulkey left Baylor after the 2020–21 season for the head coaching vacancy at LSU, thereby returning her to the state in which she was raised and had played and coached before arriving at Baylor.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Baylor Bears (Big 12 Conference) (2000–present) | |||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Baylor | 21–9 | 9–7 | 6th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2001–2002 | Baylor | 27–6 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2002–2003 | Baylor | 24–11 | 8–8 | 7th | WNIT Runner-up | ||||
| 2003–2004 | Baylor | 26–9 | 10–6 | T–4th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2004–2005 | Baylor | 33–3 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2005–2006 | Baylor | 26–7 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2006–2007 | Baylor | 26–8 | 11–5 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2007–2008 | Baylor | 25–7 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2008–2009 | Baylor | 29–6 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2009-2010 | Baylor | 27-10 | 9-7 | 6th | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2010-2011 | Baylor | 33-2 | 15-1 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| Total: | 297–78 | ||||||||
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Nicki Collen era (2021–present)[]
After Mulkey left for LSU, the then-Lady Bears hired Nicki Collen from the WNBA's Atlanta Dream as her replacement.
National Honors and Awards[]
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Facilities[]
Ferrell Center[]
The Ferrell Center is an arena in Waco, Texas. It was built in 1988 and is located adjacent to the Brazos River. When the Lady Bears play, the arena can hold 10,347.
All-time series records against Big 12 members[]
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All-time season results (1974-Present)[]
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Baylor Bears (AIAW) (1974–1982) | |||||||||
| 1974-1975 | Olga Fallen | 30-11 | |||||||
| 1975-1976 | Olga Fallen | 31-6 | AIAW Playoffs | ||||||
| 1976-1977 | Olga Fallen | 32-12 | AIAW 5th Place | ||||||
| 1977-1978 | Olga Fallen | 33-8 | AIAW State Playoffs | ||||||
| 1978-1979 | Olga Fallen | 17-13 | AIAW State Playoffs | ||||||
| 1979-1980 | Pam Bowers | 4-24 | |||||||
| 1980-1981 | Pam Bowers | 29-11 | WNIT | ||||||
| 1981-1982 | Pam Bowers | 16-11 | |||||||
| 1982-1983 | Pam Bowers | 16-14 | 4-4 | t-5th | |||||
| 1983-1984 | Pam Bowers | 15-12 | 9-7 | t-4th | |||||
| 1984-1985 | Pam Bowers | 12-14 | 7-9 | t-5th | |||||
| 1985-1986 | Pam Bowers | 6-21 | 4-12 | 7th | |||||
| 1986-1987 | Pam Bowers | 8-20 | 5-11 | t-6th | |||||
| 1987-1988 | Pam Bowers | 10-20 | 3-13 | 8th | |||||
| 1988-1989 | Pam Bowers | 3-23 | 1-15 | 9th | |||||
| 1989-1990 | Pam Bowers | 4-23 | 1-15 | 9th | |||||
| 1990-1991 | Pam Bowers | 9-17 | 3-13 | 8th | |||||
| 1991-1992 | Pam Bowers | 11-17 | 3-11 | 8th | |||||
| 1992-1993 | Pam Bowers | 12-16 | 6-8 | 5th | |||||
| 1993-1994 | Pam Bowers | 13-14 | 4-10 | 7th | |||||
| 1994-1995 | Sonja Hogg | 13-14 | 4-10 | 7th | |||||
| 1995-1996 | Sonja Hogg | 11-19 | 3-11 | 7th | |||||
| 1996-1997 | Sonja Hogg | 15-13 | 7-9 | t-8th | |||||
| 1997-1998 | Sonja Hogg | 20-11 | 6-10 | t-5th | WNIT Runner-up | ||||
| 1998-1999 | Sonja Hogg | 17-14 | 8-8 | t-5th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| 1999-2000 | Sonja Hogg | 7-20 | 2-14 | 12th | |||||
| 2000–2001 | Kim Mulkey | 21–9 | 9–7 | 6th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2001–2002 | Kim Mulkey | 27–6 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2002–2003 | Kim Mulkey | 24–11 | 8–8 | 7th | WNIT Runner-up | ||||
| 2003–2004 | Kim Mulkey | 26–9 | 10–6 | T–4th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2004–2005 | Kim Mulkey | 33–3 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2005–2006 | Kim Mulkey | 26–7 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2006–2007 | Kim Mulkey | 26–8 | 11–5 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2007–2008 | Kim Mulkey | 25–7 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2008–2009 | Kim Mulkey | 29–6 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2009-2010 | Kim Mulkey | 27-10 | 9-7 | 6th | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2010-2011 | Kim Mulkey | 33-2 | 15-1 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| Total: | 719-478 | ||||||||
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See also[]
References[]
- ↑ [http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/1011-media-almanac.html
- ↑ Player Bio: Kim Mulkey :: Women's Basketball
- ↑ "Big 12 Record Book" (Press release). Big 12 Sports. http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/big12/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/record_book.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ↑ Player Bio: Kim Mulkey :: Women's Basketball
- ↑ "Big 12 Record Book" (Press release). Big 12 Sports. http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/big12/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/record_book.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-10.