2021–22_Baylor_Bears_women's_basketball_team

2021–22 Baylor Bears women's basketball team

2021–22 Baylor Bears women's basketball team

American college basketball season


The 2021–22 Baylor Bears women's basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were led by first-year head coach Nicki Collen.

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This was the first season in which the terms "men's" and "women's" were needed to distinguish Baylor's basketball teams. Before this season, Baylor women's basketball had used the nickname "Lady Bears", but on September 3, 2021, the school announced that basketball, soccer, and volleyball, the last three Baylor women's sports still using "Lady", would use only "Bears" from that point forward.[1][2]

Previous season

The Lady Bears finished the 2020–21 season with a record of 28–3, 17–1 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They won the Big 12 women's tournament after defeating TCU, Texas, and West Virginia. In the NCAA tournament, they defeated Jackson State in the first round, Virginia Tech in the second round, and Michigan in the Sweet Sixteen, before falling to UConn in the Elite Eight.

Offseason

On April 25, it was announced that Kim Mulkey had been hired as the new head coach at LSU, after serving in the position at Baylor for 21 years.[3] On May 3, Atlanta Dream head coach Nicki Collen was announced as Mulkey's replacement.[4]

Departures

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Roster

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Schedule and results

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Rankings

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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. Mather, Victor (April 26, 2021). "Kim Mulkey Leaves Baylor for L.S.U." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  4. "Baylor names WNBA's Collen to replace Mulkey for Lady Bears". AP News. May 3, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.

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