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 Baylor171 .944  282  .933
TCU135 .722  227  .759
Texas117 .611  1911  .633
Iowa State108 .556  1811  .621
Kansas State108 .556  1613  .552
Texas Tech711 .389  1811  .621
West Virginia711 .389  1712  .586
Oklahoma State612 .333  1515  .500
Oklahoma513 .278  1218  .400
Kansas414 .222  1514  .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

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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