2020–21 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

2020–21 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
Big 12 regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record28–3 (16–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachBill Brock (18th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFerrell Center
Seasons
2020–21 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
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 and final season with the Bears. On April 26, 2021, Mulkey was introduced as head coach of the LSU Tigers.

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 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 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) Jackson State
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.

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Rankings

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
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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 November 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Baylor University. Retrieved November 9, 2020.