2020–21 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

The 2020–21 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represents Baylor University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season.The team plays its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and are members of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by Hall of Fame coach Kim Mulkey in her 20th season.

2020–21 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
2020–21 record8–1 (3–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachBill Brock (18th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFerrell Center
2020–21 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Oklahoma State5–0 1.000  9–2  .818
No. 7 Baylor3–0 1.000  8–1  .889
Kansas1–0 1.000  5–2  .714
Iowa State3–1 .750  7–4  .636
Texas2–1 .667  8–2  .800
No. 19 West Virginia2–2 .500  8–2  .800
Oklahoma1–3 .250  4–5  .444
Texas Tech1–4 .200  6–5  .545
Kansas State0–2 .000  5–4  .556
TCU0–5 .000  5–5  .500
† 2021 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of February 8, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Lady Bears finished the 2018–19 season with a record of 28–2, 17–1 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They qualified for the Big 12 Women's Tournament, which, along with the NCAA Women's Tournament, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for departure
Te'a Cooper4G5'8"SeniorPowder Springs, GACompleted college eligibility[lower-alpha 1]
Lauren Cox15F6'4"SeniorFlower Mound, TXGraduated
Juicy Landrum20G5'9"SeniorWaco, TXGraduated
Erin DeGrate22F6'6"SeniorWaco, TXGraduated
  1. Cooper was a graduate transfer in the 2019–20 season, having graduated from South Carolina.

Roster
2020–21 Baylor Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Nalyssa Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrEast Central HS Converse, TX
G 2 DiDi Richards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrCypress Ranch HS Cypress, TX
G 3 Trinity Oliver 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrTrinity HS Euless, TX
G 10 Jaden Owens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoUCLA Plano, TX
F 11 Jordyn Oliver 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoProsper HS Prosper, TX
G 12 Moon Ursin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrDestrehan HS Destrehan, LA
C 20 Hannah Gusters 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrMacArthur HS Dallas, TX
G 21 DiJonai Carrington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrStanford San Diego, CA
G 22 Kamaria McDaniel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrPenn State Inkster, MI
G 24 Sarah Andrews 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrMacArthur HS Irving, TX
C 25 Queen Egbo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrTravis HS Houston, TX
F 51 Caitlin Bickle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrCactus Shadows HS Cave Creek, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 4 Central Arkansas W 82–37  1–0
  25 – Smith  15 – Smith  6 – Andrews  Ferrell Center (2,121)
Waco, Texas
December 1*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 4 at South Florida W 67–62  2–0
  25 – Egbo  11 – Egbo  7 – Richards  Yuengling Center 
Tampa, Florida
December 6*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 4 at No. 16 Arkansas
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge		 L 78–83  2–1
  24 – Carrington  7 – Tied  8 – Richards  Bud Walton Arena (2,633)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
December 10
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 7 at West Virginia W 65–45  3–1
(1–0)
  19 – Carrington  8 – Ursin  5 – Ursin  WVU Coliseum (121)
Morgantown, West Virginia
December 14
6:00 p.m., ESPNU		 No. 7 Texas Tech W 91–45  4–1
(2–0)
  21 – Smith  9 – Smith  8 – Oliver  Ferrell Center (2,105)
Waco, Texas
December 16*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 7 Southern W 86–52  5–1
  16 – Smith  11 – Egbo  6 – Richards  Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
December 18*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 7 Northwestern State W 136–43  6–1
  30 – Smith  11 – Bickle  7 – Ursin  Ferrell Center (2,048)
Waco, Texas
December 19*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 7 McNeese State W 117–24  7–1
  17 – Gusters  11 – Tied  8 – Owens  Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
January 2, 2021
 No. 7 TCU W 74-50  8–1
(3–0)		  21 – Ursin  12 – Smith  7 – Tied  Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, Texas
January 7*
 No. 6 No. 3 UConn Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
January 10
 Kansas State Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
January 13
TBD, TBD		 at Kansas     Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
January 16
TBD, TBD		 Iowa State     Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
January 20
TBD, TBD		 at Oklahoma State     Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
January 23
TBD, TBD		 Oklahoma     Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
January 26
TBD, TBD		 TCU     Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
January 31
TBD, TBD		 at Iowa State     Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 3
TBD, TBD		 Kansas     Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
February 7
TBD, TBD		 at Kansas State     Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, Kansas
February 10
TBD, TBD		 at Texas Tech     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, Texas
February 14
TBD, TBD		 Texas     Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
February 17
TBD, TBD		 West Virginia     Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
February 20
TBD, TBD		 at Oklahoma     Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
February 14*
TBD, TBD		 Oklahoma State     Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
March 1*
TBD, TBD		 Texas     Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

source: [2]

Rankings
See also: 2020–21 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 4 4 Not released 
Coaches 4 4

See also

References
  1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Baylor University. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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