2015–16 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team
2015–16 Baylor Lady Bears basketball | |
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Preseason WNIT Champions Big 12 Regular Season & Tournament Champions | |
NCAA Women's Tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | #4 |
AP | #4 |
2015–16 record | 36–2 (17–1 Big 12) |
Head coach | Kim Mulkey (15th year) |
Assistant coach | Bill Brock |
Assistant coach | Sytia Messer |
Assistant coach | Toyelle Wilson |
Home arena | Ferrell Center |
2015–16 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#4 Baylor † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 36 | – | 2 | .947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#7 Texas | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#23 West Virginia | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#24 Oklahoma | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 Big 12 Conference Tournament winner As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2015–16 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team will represent Baylor University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 15th season. The team plays its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and are members of the Big 12 Conference. They finish the season 33–4, 16–2 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They also won the Big 12 Women's Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Idaho and Auburn in the first and second rounds, Florida State in the sweet sixteen before losing to Oregon State in the elite eight.
Roster
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Rankings
2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
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AP | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | N/A |
Coaches | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
(RV) | Received Votes |
Schedule
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/03/2015* 7:00 PM |
#5 | Texas A&M–Commerce | W 104–41 | |
Ferrell Center (5,352) Waco, TX | ||||||
11/09/2015* 7:00 PM |
#5 | Arkansas–Monticello | W 104–39 | |
Ferrell Center (5,356) Waco, TX | ||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 6:00 PM, FSSW+ |
#5 | Texas–Arlington Preseason WNIT First Round |
W 62–20 | 1–0 |
Ferrell Center (6,804) Waco, TX | ||||||
11/16/2015* 7:00 PM |
#5 | Southern Miss Preseason WNIT Second Round |
W 97–42 | 2–0 |
Ferrell Center (5,400) Waco, TX | ||||||
11/19/2015* 7:00 PM |
#5 | #19 South Florida Preseason WNIT semifinals |
W 66–63 | 3–0 |
Ferrell Center (5,717) Waco, TX | ||||||
11/22/2015* 2:00 PM, CBSSN |
#5 | DePaul Preseason WNIT Championship |
W 86–72 | 4–0 |
Ferrell Center (5,637) Waco, TX | ||||||
11/26/2015* 1:00 PM |
#5 | vs. Cincinnati Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division |
W 72–34 | 5–0 |
St. George HS Gymnasium (353) Freeport, BAH | ||||||
11/28/2015* 4:45 PM |
#5 | vs. #20 Michigan State Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division |
W 84–76 | 6–0 |
St. George HS Gymnasium (684) Freeport, BAH | ||||||
12/02/2015* 6:00 PM, FSSW+ |
#4 | Rice | W 89–38 | 7–0 |
Ferrell Center (5,615) Waco, TX | ||||||
12/04/2015* 7:00 PM |
#4 | Northwestern State | W 86–44 | 8–0 |
Ferrell Center (6,317) Waco, TX | ||||||
12/06/2015* 2:00 PM |
#4 | Grambling State | W 96–42 | 9–0 |
Ferrell Center (5,562) Waco, TX | ||||||
12/13/2015* 2:00 PM |
#4 | McNeese State | W 105–46 | 10–0 |
Ferrell Center (5,625) Waco, TX | ||||||
12/17/2015* 7:00 PM, FCS |
#4 | Oral Roberts | W 97–39 | 11–0 |
Ferrell Center (6,189) Waco, TX | ||||||
12/19/2015* 6:00 PM |
#4 | vs. #23 Miami (FL) Florida Sunshine Classic |
W 88–81 | 12–0 |
Worden Arena (1,789) Winter Haven, FL | ||||||
12/21/2015* 4:00 PM |
#4 | vs. James Madison Florida Sunshine Classic |
W 77–63 | 13–0 |
Worden Arena (932) Winter Haven, FL | ||||||
Big 12 regular season | |||||||||||
12/30/2015 6:00 PM |
#4 | at Oklahoma State | L 45–52 | 13–1 (0–1) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,173) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
01/03/2016 3:30 PM, FS1 |
#4 | #18 Oklahoma | W 78–68 | 14–1 (1–1) |
Ferrell Center (7,434) Waco, TX | ||||||
01/06/2016 7:00 PM |
#6 | at Kansas | W 58–40 | 15–1 (2–1) |
Allen Fieldhouse (2,109) Lawrence, KS | ||||||
01/09/2016 11:00 AM, FSN |
#6 | TCU | W 72–55 | 16–1 (3–1) |
Ferrell Center (7,081) Waco, TX | ||||||
01/12/2016 7:00 PM, FSSW+ |
#6 | West Virginia | W 69–64 | 17–1 (4–1) |
Ferrell Center (6,032) Waco, TX | ||||||
01/17/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN2 |
#6 | at #4 Texas | W 80–67 | 18–1 (5–1) |
Frank Erwin Center (8,996) Austin, TX | ||||||
01/23/2016 12:30 PM, FS1 |
#4 | at Iowa State | W 77–61 | 19–1 (6–1) |
Hilton Coliseum (11,587) Ames, IA | ||||||
01/27/2016 7:00 PM, FSSW |
#4 | Texas Tech | W 69–43 | 20–1 (7–1) |
Ferrell Center (6,327) Waco, TX | ||||||
01/30/2016 3:00 PM, FSN |
#4 | at #24 West Virginia | W 71–61 | 21–1 (8–1) |
WVU Coliseum (4,168) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
02/03/2016 7:00 PM, FSSW+ |
#4 | Kansas State | W 87–52 | 22–1 (9–1) |
Ferrell Center (5,752) Waco, TX | ||||||
02/06/2016 2:00 PM, FSSW |
#4 | Kansas | W 81–49 | 23–1 (10–1) |
Ferrell Center (6,709) Waco, TX | ||||||
02/10/2016 7:00 PM, FSSW |
#4 | at TCU | W 81–77 | 24–1 (11–1) |
Schollmaier Arena (3,947) Fort Worth, TX | ||||||
02/13/2016 2:00 PM |
#4 | at Texas Tech | W 66–36 | 25–1 (12–1) |
United Supermarkets Arena (6,565) Lubbock, TX | ||||||
02/17/2016 7:00 PM, FSSW |
#4 | #17 Oklahoma State | W 66–41 | 26–1 (13–1) |
Ferrell Center (6,310) Waco, TX | ||||||
02/20/2016 2:00 PM, FSSW+ |
#4 | Iowa State | W 78–41 | 27–1 (14–1) |
Ferrell Center (7,216) Waco, TX | ||||||
02/22/2016 8:00 PM, ESPN2 |
#4 | at #23 Oklahoma | W 78–70 | 28–1 (15–1) |
Lloyd Noble Center (5,277) Norman, OK | ||||||
02/27/2016 3:30 PM, FS2 |
#4 | at Kansas State | W 63–52 | 29–1 (16–1) |
Bramlage Coliseum (5,451) Manhattan, KS | ||||||
02/29/2016 8:00 PM, FS1 |
#4 | #6 Texas | W 74–48 | 30–1 (17–1) |
Ferrell Center (10,284) Waco, TX | ||||||
Big 12 Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/05/2016 1:30 PM, FSN |
#4 | vs. Texas Tech Quarterfinals |
W 82–51 | 31–1 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,527) Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
03/06/2016 1:30 PM, FS1 |
#4 | vs. #24 Oklahoma Semifinals |
W 84–57 | 32–1 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,591) Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
03/07/2016 8:00 PM, FS1 |
#4 | vs. #7 Texas Championship Game |
W 79–63 | 33–1 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,859) Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/18/2016* 4:00 PM, ESPN2 |
(1 D) #4 | (16 D) Idaho First Round |
W 89–59 | 34–1 |
Ferrell Center (4,990) Waco, TX | ||||||
03/20/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN2 |
(1 D) #4 | (9 D) Auburn Second Round |
W 84–52 | 35–1 |
Ferrell Center (4,665) Waco, TX | ||||||
03/26/2016* 3:00 PM, ESPN |
(1 D) #4 | vs. (5 D) #17 Florida State Sweet Sixteen |
W 78–58 | 36–1 |
American Airlines Center (7,109) Dallas, TX | ||||||
03/28/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN |
(1 D) #4 | vs. (2 D) #6 Oregon State Elite Eight |
L 57–60 | 36–2 |
American Airlines Center (6,050) Dallas, TX | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region. All times are in Central Time. |
Source [1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Baylor Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". baylorbears.com. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
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