2016–17 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

The 2016–17 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team will represent Baylor University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 16th season. The team plays its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finish the season 33–4, 17–1 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 Women's Tournament where they upset by West Virginia. They earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as a No. 1 seed where they defeat Texas Southern and California in the first and second rounds, Louisville in the sweet sixteen before losing to Mississippi State in the elite eight.

2016–17 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
Gulf Coast Showcase champions
Big 12 conference regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 5
2016–17 record33–4 (17–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFerrell Center
2016–17 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Baylor171 .944  334  .892
No. 14 Texas153 .833  259  .735
No. 23 Oklahoma135 .722  2310  .697
No. 24 Kansas State117 .611  2311  .676
Iowa State99 .500  1813  .581
No. 22 West Virginia810 .444  2411  .686
Oklahoma State612 .333  1715  .531
Texas Tech513 .278  1417  .452
TCU414 .222  1218  .400
Kansas216 .111  822  .267
2017 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Roster

2016–17 Baylor Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Dekeiya Cohen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrWest Ashley Charleston, SC
G 4 Kristy Wallace 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrJohn Paul College Loganholme, Australia
G 10 Alexandria Gulley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS FrSkyline Dallas, TX
G 12 Alexis Prince 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrEdgewater Orlando, FL
F 13 Nina Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrHoover Birmingham, AL
F 15 Lauren Cox 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrFlower Mound Flower Mound, TX
G 20 Calveion Landrum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrLa Vega Waco, TX
C 21 Kalani Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) SoSalmen Slidell, LA
G 24 Natalie Chou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrPlano West Plano, TX
G 25 Alyssa Dry 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoIMG Academy Fort Worth, TX
G 30 Alexis Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrMacArthur
Duke
Irving, TX
C 32 Beatrice Mompremier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoMiami Miami, FL
F/C 55 Khadijiah Cave 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrLucy Laney Augusta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 2 2 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 5 N/A
Coaches 4 4 6 4 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 3 2 5 5 6
Legend
  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
Exhibition
11/01/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 2 Emporia State W 89–60 
Ferrell Center (5,165)
Waco, TX
11/07/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 2 Langston W 121–32 
Ferrell Center (5,594)
Waco, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
3:30 pm, FSSW
No. 2 Houston Baptist W 118–43  1–0
Ferrell Center (5,483)
Waco, TX
11/14/2016*
6:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 2 No. 9 UCLA W 84–70  2–0
Ferrell Center (5,955)
Waco, TX
11/17/2016*
6:30 pm, SNY/ESPN3
No. 2 at No. 3 Connecticut L 61–72  2–1
Gampel Pavilion (9,049)
Storrs, CT
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm
No. 2 Mississippi Valley State W 101–36  3–1
Ferrell Center (5,633)
Waco, TX
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana W 109–38  4–1
Ferrell Center (5,564)
Waco, TX
11/25/2016*
10:00 am
No. 5 vs. Kent State
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 84–42  5–1
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/26/2016*
4:00 pm
No. 5 vs. No. 18 DePaul
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
W 104–72  6–1
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/27/2016*
6:30 pm
No. 5 vs. No. 8 Ohio State
Gulf Coast Showcase championship
W 85–68  7–1
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm, FCS
No. 4 Abilene Christian W 79–34  8–1
Ferrell Center (5,415)
Waco, TX
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 at No. 22 Tennessee
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 88–66  9–1
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,244)
Knoxville, TN
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 3 Texas State W 90–24  10–1
Ferrell Center (5,362)
Waco, TX
12/15/2016*
12:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 3 Winthrop W 140–32  11–1
Ferrell Center (6,440)
Waco, TX
Big 12 regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 3 Kansas State W 87–57  12–1
(1–0)
Ferrell Center (7,087)
Waco, TX
01/01/2017
2:00 pm, FSSW
No. 3 Kansas W 90–43  13–1
(2–0)
Ferrell Center (6,501)
Waco, TX
01/04/2017
6:00 pm, FS2
No. 2 at No. 17 West Virginia W 91–56  13–1
(3–0)
WVU Coliseum (2,466)
Morgantown, WV
01/07/2017
2:00 pm
No. 2 at Oklahoma State W 86–50  15–1
(4–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,612)
Stillwater, OK
01/11/2017
7:00 pm, FSSW
No. 2 TCU W 77–54  16–1
(5-0)
Ferrell Center (6,081)
Waco, TX
01/15/2017
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 at Kansas W 92–43  17–1
(6–0)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,655)
Lawrence, KS
01/18/2017
7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 2 Iowa State W 68-42  18–1
(7–0)
Ferrell Center (5,532)
Waco, TX
01/21/2017
1:00 pm, FSN
No. 2 No. 24 West Virginia W 79–73  19–1
(8–0)
Ferrell Center (6,462)
Waco, TX
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 2 at No. 25 Kansas State W 91–49  20–1
(9–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,488)
Manhattan, KS
01/29/2017
5:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 No. 20 Oklahoma W 92–58  21–1
(10–0)
Ferrell Center (6,632)
Waco, TX
02/01/2017
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
No. 2 at Iowa State W 83–52  22–1
(11–0)
Hilton Coliseum (10,287)
Ames, IA
02/04/2017
2:00 pm
No. 2 at Texas Tech W 79–61  23–1
(12–0)
United Supermarkets Arena (5,054)
Lubbock, TX
02/06/2017
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 2 No. 13 Texas L 79–85  23–2
(12–1)
Ferrell Center (7,054)
Waco, TX
02/12/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 at TCU W 91–73  24–2
(13–1)
Schollmaier Arena (3,686)
Fort Worth, TX
02/18/2017
5:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 4 Oklahoma State W 89–67  25–2
(14–1)
Ferrell Center (6,477)
Waco, TX
02/20/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 at No. 6 Texas W 70–67  26–2
(15–1)
Frank Erwin Center (7,103)
Austin, TX
02/25/2017
12:00 pm, FSSW
No. 4 Texas Tech W 86–48  27–2
(16–1)
Ferrell Center (7,055)
Waco, TX
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 2 at No. 19 Oklahoma W 103–64  28–2
(17–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (4,804)
Norman, OK
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/04/2017
1:30 pm, FSN
(1) No. 2 vs. (8) Texas Tech
Quarterfinals
W 95–63  29–2
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,420)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/04/2017
1:30 pm, FS1
(1) No. 2 vs. (4) No. 24 Kansas State
Semifinals
W 88–71  30–2
Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
03/04/2017
8:00 pm, FS1
(1) No. 2 vs. (6) West Virginia
Championship Game
L 66–77  30–3
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,355)
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Tournament
03/18/2017*
5:30 pm, ESPN2
(1 O) No. 5 (16 O) Texas Southern
First Round
W 119–30  31–3
Ferrell Center (4,169)
Waco, TX
03/20/2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(1 O) No. 5 (9 O) California
Second Round
W 86–46  32–3
Ferrell Center (3,910)
Waco, TX
03/24/2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(1 O) No. 5 vs. (4 O) No. 13 Louisville
Sweet Sixteen
W 97–63  33–3
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,499)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/26/2017*
6:30 pm, ESPN
(1 O) No. 5 vs. (2 O) No. 7 Mississippi State
Elite Eight
L 85–94 OT 33–4
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,128)
Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. O=Oklahoma City Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Source [2]

See also

References

  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "Baylor Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". baylorbears.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
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