2018–19 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

The 2018–19 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 18th 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 ranked #1 in the nation, with a record of 37–1, 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 advanced to defeat Notre Dame in the championship game for the third title in team history.

2018–19 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
NCAA Tournament National Champions
Big 12 regular season champions
Big 12 Tournament champions
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
2018–19 record37–1 (18–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFerrell Center
2018–19 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Baylor180 1.000  371  .974
No. 13 Iowa State135 .722  269  .743
No. 23 Texas126 .667  2310  .697
West Virginia117 .611  2211  .667
Kansas State117 .611  2112  .636
TCU108 .556  2411  .686
Oklahoma State513 .278  1416  .467
Oklahoma414 .222  822  .267
Texas Tech414 .222  1417  .452
Kansas216 .111  1318  .419
2019 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Previous season

The Lady Bears 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.

Roster

2018–19 Baylor Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 NaLyssa Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrEast Central HS Converse, TX
G 2 DiDi Richards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoCypress Ranch HS Cypress, TX
G 3 Trinity Oliver 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS FrTrinity HS Euless, TX
G 4 Honesty Scott-Grayson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrRiverdale Baptist HS Brick Township, NJ
F 10 Aquira DeCosta 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSt. Mary's HS Sacramento, CA
G 12 Moon Ursin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoDestrehan HS Destrehan, LA
F 15 Lauren Cox 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrFlower Mound HS Flower Mound, TX
G 20 Juicy Landrum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrLa Vega HS Waco, TX
C 21 Kalani Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) SrSalmen HS Slidell, LA
G 24 Chloe Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrLSU Upper Marlboro, MD
C 25 Queen Egbo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrTravis HS Houston, TX
F 51 Caitlin Bickle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrCactus Shadows HS Cave Creek, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP 4 4 4 4 4 3 6 7 8 4 (5) 2-T (6) 2 (7) 1 (24) 1 (25) 1 (26) 1 (28) 1 (28) 1 (28) 1 (28) Not released 
Coaches 5 5^ 5 5 5 4 6 6 7 4 (2) 3 (2) 3 (2) 1 (19) 1 (27) 1 (32) 1 (31) 1 (31) 1 (31) 1 (32) 1 (32)

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 26, 2018*
7:00 pm
No. 4 Langston W 110–45 
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
Nov 1, 2018*
7:00 pm
No. 4 Texas A&M–Commerce W 127–61 
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
6:00 pm
No. 4 Nicholls W 100–39  1–0
Ferrell Center (4,866)
Waco, TX
Nov 8, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 4 Saint Francis W 116–58  2–0
Ferrell Center (4,578)
Waco, TX
Nov 11, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 vs. No. 23 Arizona State
Showdown on the Rez
W 65–59  3–0
Bee Hółdzil Fighting Scouts Events Center (5,609)
Fort Defiance, AZ
Nov 15, 2018*
6:00 pm, FSSW
No. 4 Southern W 94–49  4–0
Ferrell Center (4,747)
Waco, TX
Nov 23, 2018*
6:30 pm
No. 4 vs. South Dakota State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 72–66  5–0
South Point Events Center 
Enterprise, NV
Nov 24, 2018*
9:30 pm
No. 4 vs. Georgetown
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 67–46  6–0
South Point Events Center (477)
Enterprise, NV
Dec 2, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 at No. 18 South Carolina
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 94–69  7–0
Colonial Life Arena (10,531)
Columbia, SC
Dec 12, 2018*
12:00 pm, FSSW
No. 3 Morehead State W 96–58  8–0
Ferrell Center (9,627)
Waco, TX
Dec 15, 2018*
2:00 pm, P12N
No. 3 at No. 11 Stanford L 63–68  8–1
Maples Pavilion (3,440)
Stanford, CA
Dec 31, 2018*
12:00 pm
No. 8 Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 98–37  9–1
Ferrell Center (5,047)
Waco, TX
Jan 3, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 No. 1 UConn W 68–57  10–1
Ferrell Center (10,284)
Waco, TX
Big 12 regular season
Jan 6, 2019
12:00 pm, FSN
No. 8 at Texas Tech W 73–56  11–1
(1–0)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,355)
Lubbock, TX
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, FSGO
No. 4 Kansas State W 65–50  12–1
(2–0)
Ferrell Center (5,025)
Waco, TX
Jan 12, 2019
3:00 pm, FSSW
No. 4 at TCU W 79–55  13–1
(3–0)
Schollmaier Arena (3,844)
Fort Worth, TX
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm
No. 2 at Kansas W 94–68  14–1
(4–0)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,229)
Lawrence, KS
Jan 20, 2019
4:00 pm, FS1
No. 2 West Virginia W 79–47  15–1
(5–0)
Ferrell Center (5,750)
Waco, TX
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm, FSSW
No. 2 No. 20 Iowa State W 84–69  16–1
(6–0)
Ferrell Center (5,285)
Waco, TX
Jan 27, 2019
2:00 pm, FSN
No. 2 at Oklahoma W 74–53  17–1
(7–0)
Lloyd Noble Center (3,478)
Norman, OK
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm, FSSW Alt.
No. 1 at Oklahoma State W 66–58  18–1
(8–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,958)
Stillwater, OK
Feb 2, 2019
1:00 pm, FSSW
No. 1 Texas Tech W 96–37  19–1
(9–0)
Ferrell Center (6,432)
Waco, TX
Feb 4, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 1 at No. 12 Texas W 74–68  20–1
(10–0)
Frank Erwin Center (5,393)
Austin, TX
Feb 9, 2019
12:00 pm, FSSW
No. 1 TCU W 89–71  21–1
(11–0)
Ferrell Center (6,327)
Waco, TX
Feb 13, 2019
6:00 pm
No. 1 at Kansas State W 71–48  22–1
(12–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,481)
Manhattan, KS
Feb 16, 2019
7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 1 Oklahoma W 87–53  23–1
(13–0)
Ferrell Center (6,168)
Waco, TX
Feb 20, 2019
6:00 pm, FSSW
No. 1 Kansas W 80–40  24–1
(14–0)
Ferrell Center (5,230)
Waco, TX
Feb 23, 2019
3:00 pm, FSN
No. 1 at No. 20 Iowa State W 73–60  25–1
(15–0)
Hilton Coliseum (11,143)
Ames, IA
Feb 25, 2019
6:00 pm, FS1
No. 1 No. 18 Texas W 64–35  26–1
(16–0)
Ferrell Center (6,875)
Waco, TX
Mar 2, 2019
1:00 pm, FSSW
No. 1 Oklahoma State W 76–44  27–1
(17–0)
Ferrell Center (5,955)
Waco, TX
Mar 4, 2019
6:00 pm, FS1
No. 1 at West Virginia W 63–57  28–1
(18–0)
WVU Coliseum (3,087)
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Women's Tournament
Mar 9, 2019
1:30 pm, FSN
(1) No. 1 vs. (9) Texas Tech
Quarterfinals
W 100–61  29–1
Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
Mar 10, 2019
2:00 pm, FS1
(1) No. 1 vs. (5) Kansas State
Semifinals
W 88–60  30–1
Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
Mar 11, 2019
8:00 pm, FS1
(1) No. 1 vs. (2) No. 13 Iowa State
Championship Game
W 67–49  31–1
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,272)
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 23, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(1 G) No. 1 (16 G) Abilene Christian
First round
W 95–38  32–1
Ferrell Center (6,669)
Waco, TX
Mar 25, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN
(1 G) No. 1 (8 G) California
Second round
W 102–63  33–1
Ferrell Center (5,367)
Waco, TX
Mar 30, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN
(1 G) No. 1 vs. (4 G) No. 15 South Carolina
Sweet Sixteen
W 93–68  34–1
Greensboro Coliseum (6,544)
Greensboro, NC
Apr 1, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(1 G) No. 1 vs. (2 G) No. 8 Iowa
Elite Eight
W 85–53  35–1
Greensboro Coliseum (4,164)
Greensboro, NC
Apr 5, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(1 G) No. 1 vs. (2 P) No. 7 Oregon
Final Four
W 72–67  36–1
Amalie Arena (20,062)
Tampa, FL
Apr 7, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN
(1 G) No. 1 vs. (1 C) No. 2 Notre Dame
National Championship
W 82–81  37–1
Amalie Arena (20,127)
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G=Greensboro Region.
All times are in Central Time.
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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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