2017–18 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

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2017–18 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
Baylor Athletics logo.svg
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
Seasons
2017–18 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Baylor † 18 – 0   1.000 33 – 2   .943
No. 8 Texas 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800
Oklahoma State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656
Oklahoma 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
TCU 9 – 9   .500 23 – 13   .639
West Virginia 8 – 10   .444 25 – 12   .676
Iowa State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Kansas State 7 – 11   .389 18 – 16   .529
Kansas 3 – 15   .167 12 – 18   .400
Texas Tech 1 – 17   .056 7 – 23   .233
† 2018 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

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 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 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.

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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Dekeiya Cohen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr West Ashley HS Charleston, SC
G 2 Didi Richards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Cypress Ranch HS Cypress, TX
G 3 Trinity Oliver 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Trinity HS Euless, TX
G 4 Kristy Wallace 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr John Paul College Loganholme, Australia
G 11 Alexis Morris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Legacy Christian Academy Beaumont, TX
G 12 Moon Ursin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Destrehan HS Destrehan, LA
F 15 Lauren Cox 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Flower Mound HS Flower Mound, TX
G 20 Calveion Landrum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So La Vega HS Waco, TX
C 21 Kalani Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Jr Salmen HS Slidell, LA
G 24 Natalie Chou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Plano 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 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[]

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular season ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Received votes.
Poll Pre-
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17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
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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