2014–15 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

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2014–15 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
Baylor University Athletics (logo).svg
Big 12 Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #6
AP #5
2014–15 record 33–4 (16–2 Big 12)
Head coach Kim Mulkey (14th year)
Assistant coach Bill Brock
Assistant coach Sytia Messer
Assistant coach Toyelle Wilson
Home arena Ferrell Center
Seasons
« 2013–14 2015–16 »
2014–15 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Baylor 16 2   .889     33 4   .892
Oklahoma 13 5   .722     21 12   .636
Texas 9 9   .500     24 11   .686
Oklahoma State 9 9   .500     20 12   .625
Iowa State 9 9   .500     18 13   .581
TCU 9 9   .500     18 14   .563
West Virginia 7 11   .389     23 15   .605
Kansas State 7 11   .389     19 13   .594
Kansas 6 12   .333     15 17   .469
Texas Tech 5 13   .278     15 16   .484
2015 Big 12 Conference Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team will represent Baylor University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach is Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 14th season. The team plays its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finish the season 33–4, 16–2 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They also won the Big 12 Women's Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Northwestern State in the first round, Arkansas in the second round and Iowa in the sweet sixteen before losing to Notre Dame in the elite eight.

Before the season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Odyssey Sims 0 G 5'9" Senior Irving, TX Graduated; Entered 2014 WNBA Draft; Drafted #2 Overall by the Tulsa Shock
Breanna Hayden 1 G 5'8" Freshman Dallas, TX Transferred to Alabama[1]
Mariah Chandler 11 F 6'2" Graduate Atlanta, GA Graduated
Makenzie Robertson 14 G 5'9" Senior McGregor, TX Graduated

Recruiting

Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Dekeiya Cohen G 6'2" Freshman Charleston, SC High School Graduate
Kristy Wallace G 5'11" Freshman Loganholme, Queensland, Australia High School Graduate
Micayla Buckner P 6'3" Freshman Garland, TX High School Graduate
Alexis Jones G 5'8" Junior Irving, TX Transferred from Duke[2]

Roster

2014–15 Baylor Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High school/previous college Home town
F 1 Dekeiya Cohen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr West Ashley Charleston, SC
G 2 Niya Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr P.K. Yonge Development Research Gainesville, FL
F 3 Chardonae Fuqua' 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Hoover Birmingham, AL
G 4 Kristy Wallace 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr John Paul College Loganholme, Queensland, Australia
G 12 Alexis Prince 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Edgewater Orlando, FL
F 13 Nina Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Hoover Birmingham, AL
G 20 Imani Wright 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Liberty-Eylau Hooks, TX
F/C 22 Sune Agbuke 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Cornerstone Christian San Antonio, TX
G 24 Ieshia Small 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Florida Tallahassee, FL
G 30 Alexis Jones Current redshirt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr MacArthur
Duke
Irving, TX
F/C 34 Micayla Buckner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Naaman Forest Garland, TX
F/C 44 Kristina Higgins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Chapin El Paso, TX
F/C 55 Khadijiah Cave 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Lucy Laney Augusta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-01

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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Final
AP 8 8 13 11 9 9 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 5 5
Coaches 9 9 13 11 9 9 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 6 6
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/04/2014*
7:00 PM
#8 Midwestern State W 99–56 
Ferrell Center (5,745)
Waco, TX
11/10/2014*
7:00 PM
#8 Tarleton State W 102–41 
Ferrell Center (5,677)
Waco, TX
Non-conference Regular Season
11/14/2014*
6:00 PM, FSSW+
#8 Oral Roberts W 101–60  1–0
Ferrell Center (5,807)
Waco, TX
11/17/2014*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
#8 at #13 Kentucky L 64–74  1–1
Rupp Arena (22,075)
Lexington, KY
11/28/2014*
7:00 PM
#13 Utah State
BTI Classic
W 99–43  2–1
Ferrell Center (5,754)
Waco, TX
11/29/2014*
12:00 PM
#13 Stetson
BTI Classic
W 96–42  3–1
Ferrell Center (5,458)
Waco, TX
11/30/2014*
2:00 PM, FSSW+
#13 Marist
BTI Classic
W 90–60  4–1
Ferrell Center (5,439)
Waco, TX
12/03/2014*
7:00 PM
#11 Texas–Pan American W 96–42  5–1
Ferrell Center (5,541)
Waco, TX
12/07/2014*
2:00 PM
#11 at Ole Miss W 96–57  6–1
Tad Smith Coliseum (2,388)
Oxford, MS
12/10/2014*
7:00 PM
#9 Idaho W 88–70  7–1
Ferrell Center (5,437)
Waco, TX
12/14/2014*
2:00 PM, FSSW+
#9 Stephen F. Austin W 95–57  8–1
Ferrell Center (5,947)
Waco, TX
12/19/2014*
6:00 PM
#9 vs. #19 Syracuse
Orlando Sunshine Tournament
W 74–72  9–1
Worden Arena (889)
Winter Park, FL
12/20/2014*
3:00 PM
#9 vs. #18 Michigan State
Orlando Sunshine Tournament
W 84–65  10–1
Worden Arena (755)
Winter Park, FL
12/29/2014*
7:00 PM
#6 Prairie View A&M W 108–64  11–1
Ferrell Center (5,839)
Waco, TX
Big 12 Regular Season
01/03/2015
11:00 AM, FSN
#6 #18 Oklahoma State W 61–45  12–1
(1–0)
Ferrell Center (6,403)
Waco, TX
01/06/2015
7:00 PM, FSKC
#5 at Kansas State W 74–44  13–1
(2–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,806)
Manhattan, KS
01/10/2015
2:00 PM, RTPT
#5 at West Virginia W 66–62  14–1
(3–0)
WVU Coliseum (3,712)
Morgantown, WV
01/13/2013
6:30 PM, FSSW
#3 Iowa State W 79–47  15–1
(4–0)
Ferrell Center (6,095)
Waco, TX
01/17/2015
2:00 PM, ESPN3
#3 at Kansas W 71–63  16–1
(5–0)
Allen Fieldhouse (3,449)
Lawrence, KS
01/19/2015
5:30 PM, FS1
#3 #8 Texas W 75–58  17–1
(6–0)
Ferrell Center (8,894)
Waco, TX
01/24/2015
11:00 AM, FSSW
#3 Kansas State W 68–46  18–1
(7–0)
Ferrell Center (6,481)
Waco, TX
01/27/2015
7:00 PM
#3 at TCU W 89–67  19–1
(8–0)
Student Recreation Center (1,806)
Ft. Worth, TX
02/01/2015
1:00 PM, FSN
#3 Kansas W 66–58  20–1
(9–0)
Ferrell Center (7,048)
Waco, TX
02/04/2015
7:00 PM
#3 at Oklahoma State W 69–52  21–1
(10–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,396)
Stillwater, OK
02/08/2015
1:00 PM, ESPN2
#3 at #20 Texas W 70–68  22–1
(11–0)
Frank Erwin Center (6,602)
Austin, TX
02/11/2015
7:00 PM, FSSW+
#3 Oklahoma W 89–66  23–1
(12–0)
Ferrell Center (7,683)
Waco, TX
02/15/2015
4:00 PM, ESPN2
#3 West Virginia W 79–51  24–1
(13–0)
Ferrell Center (6,762)
Waco, TX
02/18/2015
7:00 PM
#3 at Texas Tech W 67–60  25–1
(14–0)
United Spirit Arena (3,571)
Lubbock, TX
02/21/2015
7:00 PM, FSSW+
#3 TCU W 91–75  26–1
(15–0)
Ferrell Center (9,521)
Waco, TX
02/25/2015
7:00 PM
#3 at Oklahoma L 64–68  26–2
(15–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (5,479)
Norman, OK
02/28/2015
3:00 PM, FSN
#3 at Iowa State L 71–76  26–3
(15–2)
Hilton Coliseum (12,107)
Ames, IA
03/02/2015
7:00 PM, FSSW+
#6 Texas Tech W 75–65  27–3
(16–2)
Ferrell Center (7,007)
Waco, TX
2015 Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament
03/07/2015
1:30 PM, FSN
#6 vs. Kansas State
Quarterfinals
W 82–70  28–3
American Airlines Center (3,914)
Dallas, TX
03/08/2015
1:30 PM, FS1
#6 vs. Oklahoma State
Semifinals
W 69–52  29–3
American Airlines Center (N/A)
Dallas, TX
03/09/2015
8:00 PM, FS1
#5 vs. Texas
Championship Game
W 75–64  30–3
American Airlines Center (4,804)
Dallas, TX
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015*
1:30 PM, ESPN2
#5 Northwestern State
First Round
W 77–36  31–3
Ferrell Center (4,775)
Waco, TX
03/22/2015*
1:30 PM, ESPN2
#5 Arkansas
Second Round
W 73–44  32–3
Ferrell Center (4,593)
Waco, TX
03/27/2015*
6:30 PM, ESPN2
#5 vs. #18 Iowa
Sweet Sixteen
W 81–66  33–3
Chesapeake Energy Arena (N/A)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/29/2015*
7:30 PM, ESPN
#5 vs. #2 Notre Dame
Elite Eight
L 68–77  33–4
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,329)
Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source [3]

See also

References

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