2020–21 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

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2020–21 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
Baylor Athletics logo.svg
Big 12 regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
2020–21 record28–3 (16–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachBill Brock (18th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFerrell Center
Seasons
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Baylor 17 1   .944 28 2   .933
No. 17 West Virginia 13 5   .722 22 7   .759
Oklahoma State 13 5   .722 19 9   .679
Iowa State 12 6   .667 17 11   .607
Texas 11 7   .611 20 9   .690
Oklahoma 9 9   .500 12 12   .500
Texas Tech 5 13   .278 10 15   .400
TCU 4 14   .222 10 15   .400
Kansas State 3 15   .167 9 18   .333
Kansas 3 15   .167 7 18   .280
2021 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

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

This was the final season in which Baylor women's basketball used the "Lady Bears" nickname. On September 3, 2021, Baylor announced that the last three women's teams that were still using "Lady Bears", namely basketball, soccer, and volleyball, would be known simply as "Bears" from that point forward.[1][2]

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.[3]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Te'a Cooper 4 G 5'8" Senior Powder Springs, GA Completed college eligibility[a]
Lauren Cox 15 F 6'4" Senior Flower Mound, TX Graduated
Juicy Landrum 20 G 5'9" Senior Waco, TX Graduated
Erin DeGrate 22 F 6'6" Senior Waco, TX Graduated
  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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Nalyssa Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr East Central HS Converse, TX
G 2 DiDi Richards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Cypress Ranch HS Cypress, TX
G 3 Trinity Oliver 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Trinity HS Euless, TX
G 10 Jaden Owens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So UCLA Plano, TX
F 11 Jordyn Oliver 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Prosper HS Prosper, TX
G 12 Moon Ursin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Destrehan HS Destrehan, LA
C 20 Hannah Gusters 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr MacArthur HS Dallas, TX
G 21 DiJonai Carrington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Stanford San Diego, CA
G 22 Kamaria McDaniel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Penn State Inkster, MI
G 24 Sarah Andrews 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr MacArthur HS Irving, TX
C 25 Queen Egbo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Travis HS Houston, TX
F 51 Caitlin Bickle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Cactus 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 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 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 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 16
7:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 6 Iowa State L 71–75  8–2
(3–1)
 15  Owens   12  Smith   10  Richards  Ferrell Center (2,247)
Waco, Texas
January 20
6:30 PM, ESPN+
No. 9 at Oklahoma State W 77–58  9–2
(4–1)
 20  Ursin   12  Smith   7  Richards  Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,123)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
January 23
7:00 PM, ESPN+
No. 9 Oklahoma W 84–61  10–2
(5–1)
 21  Smith   11  Ursin   12  Richards  Ferrell Center (2,274)
Waco, Texas
January 26
7:00 PM, ESPN+
No. 9 TCU W 82–49  11–2
(6–1)
 21  Ursin   16  Smith   6  Richards  Ferrell Center (2,261)
Waco, Texas
January 31
3:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 9 at Iowa State W 85–77  12–2
(7–1)
 20  Smith   15  Ursin   6  Ursin  Hilton Coliseum (1,129)
Ames, Iowa
February 3
7:00 PM, ESPN+
No. 8 Kansas W 83–50  13–2
(8–1)
 17  Smith   11  Egbo   7  Richards  Ferrell Center (2,240)
Waco, Texas
February 7
1:00 PM, ESPN+
No. 8 at Kansas State W 64–52  14–2
(9–1)
 17  Smith   8  Smith   10  Richards  Bramlage Coliseum (323)
Manhattan, Kansas
February 10
6:00 PM, ESPN+
No. 7 at Texas Tech W 82–50  15–2
(10–1)
 28  Smith   13  Smith   6  Richards  United Supermarkets Arena (2,086)
Lubbock, Texas
February 14
4:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 7 Texas W 60–35  16–2
(11–1)
 14  Smith   12  Ursin   10  Richards  Ferrell Center (2,350)
Waco, Texas
February 20
1:00 PM
No. 7 at Oklahoma W 77–66  17–2
(12–1)
 19  Carrington   6  Richards   5  Richards  Lloyd Noble Center (637)
Norman, Oklahoma
February 14*
7:00 PM, ESPN+
No. 7 Oklahoma State W 70–51  18–2
(13–1)
 20  Smith   11  Carrington   11  Richards  Ferrell Center (2,119)
Waco, Texas
February 27
2,203, ESPN+
No. 7 Kansas State
Reschedulded from January 10
W 85–49  19–2
(14–1)
 19  Egbo   5  Ursin   8  Ursin  Ferrell Center (2,203)
Waco, Texas
March 1*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 6 Texas W 64–57  20–2
(15–1)
 23  Smith   14  Egbo   5  Ursin  Frank Erwin Center (1,028)
Austin, Texas
March 6
4:00 PM, ESPN+
No. 6 at Kansas
Rescheduled from January 13
W 93–67  21–2
(16–1)
 21  Smith   12  Smith   4  Ursin  Allen Fieldhouse (400)
Lawrence, Kansas
March 8
7:00 PM, ESPN+
No. 6 No. 17 West Virginia
Rescheduled from February 17
W 96–73  22–2
(17–1)
 26  Egbo   10  Egbo   9  Richards  Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
Big 12 Women's Tournament
March 12
1:30 pm, FSN
(1) No. 6 vs. (8) TCU
Quarterfinals
W 92–55  23–2
 26  Smith   12  Egbo   6  Tied  Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
March 13
Noon, ESPN+
(1) No. 6 vs. (4) Texas
Semifinals
W 66–55  24–2
 21  Smith   18  Egbo   2  Tied  Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
March 14
Noon, ESPN2
(1) No. 6 vs. (2) No. 17 West Virginia
Finals
W 76–50  25–2
 18  Egbo   11  Egbo   2  Richards  Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 21
3:00 p.m., ABC
(2 RW) No. 5 vs. (15 RW) 
First Round
W 101–52  26–2
 24  Ursin   10  Smith   4  Richards  Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
March 23
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
(2 RW) No. 5 vs. (7 RW) Virginia Tech
Second Round
W 90–48  27–2
 21  Tied   13  Egbo   9  Richards  Bill Greehey Arena 
San Antonio, TX
March 27
2:00 p.m., ABC
(2 RW) No. 5 vs. (6 RW) No. 16 Michigan
Sweet Sixteen
W 78-75 OT 28-2
 24  Smith   8  Egbo   9  Richards  Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
March 29
6:00 p.m., ESPN
(2 RW) No. 5 vs. (1 RW) No. 1 UConn
Elite Eight
L 67-69  28-3
 14  Smith   13  Smith   3  2 tied  Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

source: [4]

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 Final 
AP 4 4 4 7 7⊤ 7 7 6 6 9 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 
Coaches 4 4 4 7 7 6 6 6 6 9 8 8 9 8 7 6 6 5

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Quillen, Kurtis (September 3, 2021). "Baylor University to drop 'Lady Bears' nickname from women's teams". Temple, TX: KCEN-TV. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (September 4, 2021). "Baylor women's hoops drops 'Lady' from team name, to be known as Bears". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Baylor University. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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