2019–20 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

The 2019–20 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represents Baylor University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach is Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 19th season. The team plays its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and are members of the Big 12 Conference.

2019–20 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
Big 12 regular season champions
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 3
2019–20 record28–2 (17–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFerrell Center
2019–20 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Baylor17–1 .944  28–2  .933
TCU13–5 .722  22–7  .759
Texas11–7 .611  19–11  .633
Iowa State10–8 .556  18–11  .621
Kansas State10–8 .556  16–13  .552
Texas Tech7–11 .389  18–11  .621
West Virginia7–11 .389  17–12  .586
Oklahoma State6–12 .333  15–15  .500
Oklahoma5–13 .278  12–18  .400
Kansas4–14 .222  15–14  .517
† 2020 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Previous season

The Lady Bears finished the 2018–19 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.[2]

Roster
2019–20 Baylor Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Nalyssa Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoEast Central HS Converse, TX
G 2 DiDi Richards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrCypress Ranch HS Cypress, TX
G 3 Trinity Oliver 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoTrinity HS Euless, TX
G 4 Te'a Cooper 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrSouth Carolina Powder Springs GA
F 11 Jordyn Oliver 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrProsper HS Prosper, TX
G 12 Moon Ursin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrDestrehan HS Destrehan, LA
F 15 Lauren Cox 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrFlower Mound HS Flower Mound, TX
G 20 Juicy Landrum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrLa Vega HS Waco, TX
G 22 Erin DeGrate 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SrTexas Tech Waco, TX
C 25 Queen Egbo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoTravis HS Houston, TX
F 51 Caitlin Bickle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoCactus Shadows HS Cave Creek, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings
Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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 19 Final 
AP 2 (3) 2 (3) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 7 6 7 6 6 6 2 (7)  
Coaches 2 (8) 2 (8) 2^ 2 (2) 2 (3) 6 5 5 6 6 6 1 (16)

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 25, 2019*
7:00 pm		 No. 2 Langston W 149–32 
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
Oct 30, 2019*
7:00 pm		 No. 2 Lubbock Christian W 98–63 
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
Regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 2 New Hampshire W 97–29  1–0
 Ferrell Center (7,606)
Waco, TX
Nov 8, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 2 Grambling State W 120–46  2–0
 Ferrell Center (7,758)
Waco, TX
Nov 14, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 2 Houston Baptist W 112–42  3–0
 Ferrell Center (7,539)
Waco, TX
Nov 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 2 No. 22 South Florida W 58–46  4–0
 Ferrell Center (7,485)
Waco, TX
Nov 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 2 Lamar W 90–28  5–0
 Ferrell Center (7,352)
Waco, TX
Nov 28, 2019*
4:45 pm		 No. 2 vs. Washington State
Paradise Jam		 W 89–66  6–0
 Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, VI
Nov 29, 2019*
4:45 pm		 No. 2 vs. No. 17 Indiana
Paradise Jam		 W 77–62  7–0
 Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, VI
Nov 30, 2019*
7:00 pm		 No. 2 vs. No. 5 South Carolina
Paradise Jam		 L 59–74  7–1
 Sports and Fitness Center (2,424)
St. Thomas, VI
Dec 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 7 Georgia
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge		 W 72–38  8–1
 Ferrell Center (8,172)
Waco, TX
Dec 18, 2019*
Noon, ESPN+		 No. 7 Arkansas State W 111–43  9–1
 Ferrell Center (10,284)
Waco, TX
Dec 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 6 Morehead State W 94–47  10–1
 Ferrell Center (8,221)
Waco, TX
Jan 4, 2020
4:00 pm		 No. 6 at Oklahoma W 77–56  11–1
(1–0)		 Lloyd Noble Center (3,186)
Norman, OK
Jan 9, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 6 at No. 1 UConn W 74–58  12–1
 XL Center (12,415)
Hartford, CT
Jan 12, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 6 Oklahoma State W 94–48  13–1
(2–0)		 Ferrell Center (6,289)
Waco, TX
Jan 15, 2020
7:00 pm		 No. 2 at Kansas W 90–47  14–1
(3–0)		 Allen Fieldhouse (1,500)
Lawrence, KS
Jan 18, 2020
7:00 pm, FS1		 No. 2 No. 17 West Virginia W 91–51  15–1
(4–0)		 Ferrell Center (7,004)
Waco, TX
Jan 22, 2020
6:30 pm		 No. 2 at TCU W 63–57  16–1
(5–0)		 Schollmaier Arena (3,829)
Fort Worth, TX
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 2 Texas Tech W 87–79  17–1
(6–0)		 Ferrell Center (7,098)
Waco, TX
Jan 28, 2020
7:30 pm, FS1		 No. 2 Iowa State W 83–62  18–1
(7–0)		 Ferrell Center (8,627)
Waco, TX
Jan 31, 2020
6:00 pm, FS1		 No. 2 at Texas W 64–44  19–1
(8–0)		 Frank Erwin Center (6,456)
Austin, TX
Feb 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 2 Kansas W 97–44  20–1
(9–0)		 Ferrell Center (8,265)
Waco, TX
Feb 8, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 2 at Kansas State W 54–40  21–1
(10–0)		 Bramlage Coliseum (3,505)
Manhattan, KS
Feb 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 2 TCU W 81–62  22–1
(11–0)		 Ferrell Center (8,271)
Waco, TX
Feb 15, 2020
7:00 pm		 No. 2 at Oklahoma State W 69–42  23–1
(12–0)		 Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,818)
Stillwater, OK
Feb 18, 2020
7:00 pm, FSN		 No. 2 at Texas Tech W 77–62  24–1
(13–0)		 United Supermarkets Arena (5,043)
Lubbock, TX
Feb 22, 2020
4:00 pm, FS1		 No. 2 Oklahoma W 101–69  25–1
(14–0)		 Ferrell Center (8,508)
Waco, TX
Feb 24, 2020
6:00 pm, FS1		 No. 2 at West Virginia W 64–39  26–1
(15–0)		 WVU Coliseum (2,146)
Morgantown, WV
Feb 29, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 2 Kansas State W 83–58  27–1
(16–0)		 Ferrell Center (6,976)
Waco, TX
Mar 5, 2020
7:30 pm, FS1		 No. 2 Texas W 69–53  28–1
(17–0)		 Ferrell Center (9,336)
Waco, TX
Mar 8, 2020
Noon, FSN		 No. 2 at Iowa State L 56–57  28–2
(17–1)		 Hilton Coliseum (10,068)
Ames, IA
Big 12 Women's Tournament
March 13, 2019
1:30 pm, FSN		 (1) No. 3 vs. (8/9) Oklahoma/Oklahoma State
Quarterfinals		 Canceled Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
[3]

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 defeats Notre Dame for NCAA women's basketball championship
  3. "Women's Basketball Schedule". baylorbears.com. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
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