2017–18 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

The 2017–18 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 17th season. The team played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 33–2, 18–0 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They also won the Big 12 Women's Tournament and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Grambling State and Michigan in the first and second rounds before getting upset by Oregon State in the sweet sixteen.

2017–18 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
Junkanoo Jam champions
Big 12 regular season champions
Big 12 Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 2
2017–18 record33–2 (18–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFerrell Center
2017–18 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Baylor180 1.000  332  .943
No. 8 Texas153 .833  287  .800
Oklahoma State117 .611  2111  .656
Oklahoma117 .611  1615  .516
TCU99 .500  2313  .639
West Virginia810 .444  2512  .676
Iowa State711 .389  1417  .452
Kansas State711 .389  1816  .529
Kansas315 .167  1218  .400
Texas Tech117 .056  723  .233
2018 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Previous season

For the 2016–17 season, Baylor finished 33–4, 17–1 in the Big 12 to win the regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 Women's Tournament, where they were upset by West Virginia. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as a No. 1 seed, where they defeated Texas Southern and California in the first and second rounds, Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Mississippi State in the Elite Eight.

Roster

2017–18 Baylor Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Dekeiya Cohen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrWest Ashley HS Charleston, SC
G 2 Didi Richards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrCypress Ranch HS Cypress, TX
G 3 Trinity Oliver 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrTrinity HS Euless, TX
G 4 Kristy Wallace 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrJohn Paul College Loganholme, Australia
G 11 Alexis Morris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrLegacy Christian Academy Beaumont, TX
G 12 Moon Ursin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrDestrehan HS Destrehan, LA
F 15 Lauren Cox 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoFlower Mound HS Flower Mound, TX
G 20 Calveion Landrum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoLa Vega HS Waco, TX
C 21 Kalani Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) JrSalmen HS Slidell, LA
G 24 Natalie Chou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoPlano West HS Plano, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 3 Tarleton State W 122–44 
Ferrell Center (4,931)
Waco, TX
Nov 06, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 3 Washburn W 117–33 
Ferrell Center (4,736)
Waco, TX
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 3 Lamar W 121–62  1–0
Ferrell Center (5,410)
Waco, TX
Nov 12, 2017*
2:00 pm
No. 3 Coppin State W 100–54  2–0
Ferrell Center (4,939)
Waco, TX
Nov 14, 2017*
6:30 pm, FCS
No. 3 Central Arkansas W 86–55  3–0
Ferrell Center (4,939)
Waco, TX
Nov 18, 2017*
1:00 pm
No. 3 at No. 8 UCLA L 68–82  3–1
Pauley Pavilion (3,912)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov 23, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 8 vs. Missouri State
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals
W 100–58  4–1
Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
Nov 25, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 8 vs. Georgia Tech
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division championship
W 80–57  5–1
Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
Nov 30, 2017*
7:00 pm, FCS
No. 9 No. 20 Kentucky
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 90–63  6–1
Ferrell Center (5,356)
Waco, TX
Dec 03, 2017*
11:00 am, FS1
No. 9 No. 16 Stanford W 81–57  7–1
Ferrell Center (8,012)
Waco, TX
Dec 05, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 8 North Dakota W 105–43  8–1
Ferrell Center (4,788)
Waco, TX
Dec 13, 2017*
12:00 pm, FSSW
No. 6 McNeese State W 95–34  9–1
Ferrell Center (6,583)
Waco, TX
Dec 18, 2017*
7:00 pm, ELVN
No. 6 at Nicholls State W 85–43  10–1
Stopher Gym (1,034)
Thibodaux, LA
Big 12 regular season
Dec 28, 2017
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
No. 6 at Kansas State W 88–58  11–1
(1–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,396)
Manhattan, KS
Dec 31, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 6 Texas Tech W 97–49  12–1
(2–0)
Ferrell Center (5,540)
Waco, TX
Jan 03, 2018
7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 6 Iowa State W 89–49  13–1
(3–0)
Ferrell Center (5,113)
Waco, TX
Jan 06, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 6 at Kansas W 83–48  14–1
(4–0)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,216)
Lawrence, KS
Jan 14, 2018
1:00 pm, FS1
No. 5 at Oklahoma W 74–52  15–1
(5–0)
Lloyd Noble Center (3,510)
Norman, OK
Jan 17, 2018
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 4 at Iowa State W 79–50  16–1
(6–0)
Hilton Coliseum (9,510)
Ames, IA
Jan 20, 2018
6:00 pm, FSSW
No. 4 Kansas State W 75–50  17–1
(7–0)
Ferrell Center (6,131)
Waco, TX
Jan 25, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 No. 6 Texas W 81–56  18–1
(8–0)
Ferrell Center (9,286)
Waco, TX
Jan 28, 2018
2:00 pm, FS1
No. 3 at No. 20 West Virginia W 83–72  19–1
(9–0)
WVU Coliseum (5,073)
Morgantown, WV
Jan 31, 2018
6:30 pm, FSSW
No. 3 No. 23 Oklahoma State W 77–64  20–1
(10–0)
Ferrell Center (5,260)
Waco, TX
Feb 03, 2018
2:00 pm
No. 3 at Texas Tech W 90–44  21–1
(11–0)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,207)
Lubbock, TX
Feb 05, 2018
8:00 pm, FS1
No. 3 Oklahoma W 74–65  22–1
(12–0)
Ferrell Center (5,324)
Waco, TX
Feb 10, 2018
7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 3 No. 24 TCU W 83–63  23–1
(13–0)
Ferrell Center (6,524)
Waco, TX
Feb 13, 2018
7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 3 at No. 21 Oklahoma State W 87–45  24–1
(14–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,702)
Stillwater, OK
Feb 17, 2018
1:00 pm, FSSW
No. 3 Kansas W 88–51  25–1
(15–0)
Ferrell Center (6,416)
Waco, TX
Feb 19, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 at No. 6 Texas W 93–87  26–1
(16–0)
Frank Erwin Center (6,642)
Austin, TX
Feb 24, 2018
5:00 pm
No. 3 at TCU W 85–53  27–1
(17–0)
Schollmaier Arena (3,186)
Fort Worth, TX
Feb 26, 2018
8:00 pm, FS1
No. 3 West Virginia W 80–54  28–1
(18–0)
Ferrell Center (6,671)
Waco, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
Mar 03, 2018
1:30 pm, FSN
(1) No. 3 vs. (8) Kansas State
Quarterfinals
W 83–54  29–1
Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,047)
Oklahoma City, OK
Mar 04, 2018
2:00 pm, FS1
(1) No. 3 vs. (5) TCU
Semifinals
W 94–48  30–1
Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
Mar 05, 2018
8:00 pm, FS1
(1) No. 2 vs. (2) No. 8 Texas
Championship Game
W 77–69  31–1
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,520)
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 16, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
(2 L) No. 2 (15 L) Grambling State
First Round
W 96–46  32–1
Ferrell Center (4,933)
Waco, TX
Mar 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 L) No. 2 (7 L) Michigan
Second Round
W 80–58  33–1
Ferrell Center (4,114)
Waco, TX
Mar 23, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 L) No. 2 vs. (6 L) No. 13 Oregon State
Sweet Sixteen
L 67–72  33–2
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[2]

Rankings

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AP 3 3 8 9 8 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 N/A
Coaches 3 N/A 9 9 8 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 9

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.
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