2015–16 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

2015–16 Baylor Lady Bears basketball

Preseason WNIT Champions Big 12 Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
2015–16 record	36–2 (17–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Kim Mulkey (15th year)
Assistant coach	Bill Brock
Assistant coach	Sytia Messer
Assistant coach	Toyelle Wilson
Home arena	Ferrell Center

2015–16 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Baylor †	17	–	1	.944	36	–	2	.947
#7 Texas	15	–	3	.833	31	–	5	.861
#23 West Virginia	12	–	6	.667	25	–	10	.714
Oklahoma State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	10	.677
#24 Oklahoma	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Kansas State	8	–	10	.444	19	–	13	.594
TCU	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Iowa State	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
Texas Tech	3	–	15	.167	13	–	18	.419
Kansas	0	–	18	.000	6	–	25	.194

† 2016 Big 12 Conference Tournament winner As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team will represent Baylor University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 15th season. The team plays its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and are 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 Idaho and Auburn in the first and second rounds, Florida State in the sweet sixteen before losing to Oregon State in the elite eight.

Roster

2015–16 Baylor Bears women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	1	Cohen, DekeiyaDekeiya Cohen	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	West Ashley	Charleston, SC
1.5 !G	2	Johnson, NiyaNiya Johnson	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	P.K. Yonge Development Research	Gainesville, FL
3.5 !F	3	Fuqua', ChardonaeChardonae Fuqua'	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !Sr	Hoover	Birmingham, AL
1.5 !G	4	Wallace, KristyKristy Wallace	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	John Paul College	Loganholme, Queensland, Australia
1.5 !G	10	Gulley, AlexandriaAlexandria Gulley	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	Skyline	Dallas, Texas
3.5 !F	11	Szcezepanski, JustisJustis Szcezepanski	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	IMG Academy	Fort Worth, TX
1.5 !G	12	Prince, AlexisAlexis Prince	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Edgewater	Orlando, FL
3.5 !F	13	Davis, NinaNina Davis	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Hoover	Birmingham, AL
5.0 !C	21	Brown, KalaniKalani Brown	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	1.0 !Fr	Salmen	Slidell, LA
1.5 !G	25	Dry, AlyssaAlyssa Dry	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	IMG Academy	Fort Worth, TX
1.5 !G	30	Jones, AlexisAlexis Jones	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	MacArthur Duke	Irving, TX
5.0 !C	32	Mompremier, BeatriceBeatrice Mompremier	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	1.0 !Fr	Miami	Miami, FL
4.5 !F/C	55	Cave, KhadijiahKhadijiah Cave	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.0 !Jr	Lucy Laney	Augusta, GA

Head coach

Kim Mulkey (Louisiana Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-10-10

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	N/A
Coaches	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/03/2015* 7:00 PM	No. 5	Texas A&M–Commerce	W 104–41		Ferrell Center (5,352) Waco, TX
11/09/2015* 7:00 PM	No. 5	Arkansas–Monticello	W 104–39		Ferrell Center (5,356) Waco, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 6:00 PM, FSSW+	No. 5	Texas–Arlington Preseason WNIT First Round	W 62–20	1–0	Ferrell Center (6,804) Waco, TX
11/16/2015* 7:00 PM	No. 5	Southern Miss Preseason WNIT Second Round	W 97–42	2–0	Ferrell Center (5,400) Waco, TX
11/19/2015* 7:00 PM	No. 5	No. 19 South Florida Preseason WNIT semifinals	W 66–63	3–0	Ferrell Center (5,717) Waco, TX
11/22/2015* 2:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 5	DePaul Preseason WNIT Championship	W 86–72	4–0	Ferrell Center (5,637) Waco, TX
11/26/2015* 1:00 PM	No. 5	vs. Cincinnati Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division	W 72–34	5–0	St. George HS Gymnasium (353) Freeport, BAH
11/28/2015* 4:45 PM	No. 5	vs. No. 20 Michigan State Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division	W 84–76	6–0	St. George HS Gymnasium (684) Freeport, BAH
12/02/2015* 6:00 PM, FSSW+	No. 4	Rice	W 89–38	7–0	Ferrell Center (5,615) Waco, TX
12/04/2015* 7:00 PM	No. 4	Northwestern State	W 86–44	8–0	Ferrell Center (6,317) Waco, TX
12/06/2015* 2:00 PM	No. 4	Grambling State	W 96–42	9–0	Ferrell Center (5,562) Waco, TX
12/13/2015* 2:00 PM	No. 4	McNeese State	W 105–46	10–0	Ferrell Center (5,625) Waco, TX
12/17/2015* 7:00 PM, FCS	No. 4	Oral Roberts	W 97–39	11–0	Ferrell Center (6,189) Waco, TX
12/19/2015* 6:00 PM	No. 4	vs. No. 23 Miami (FL) Florida Sunshine Classic	W 88–81	12–0	Worden Arena (1,789) Winter Haven, FL
12/21/2015* 4:00 PM	No. 4	vs. James Madison Florida Sunshine Classic	W 77–63	13–0	Worden Arena (932) Winter Haven, FL
Big 12 regular season
12/30/2015 6:00 PM	No. 4	at Oklahoma State	L 45–52	13–1 (0–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,173) Stillwater, OK
01/03/2016 3:30 PM, FS1	No. 4	No. 18 Oklahoma	W 78–68	14–1 (1–1)	Ferrell Center (7,434) Waco, TX
01/06/2016 7:00 PM	No. 6	at Kansas	W 58–40	15–1 (2–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (2,109) Lawrence, KS
01/09/2016 11:00 AM, FSN	No. 6	TCU	W 72–55	16–1 (3–1)	Ferrell Center (7,081) Waco, TX
01/12/2016 7:00 PM, FSSW+	No. 6	West Virginia	W 69–64	17–1 (4–1)	Ferrell Center (6,032) Waco, TX
01/17/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 6	at No. 4 Texas	W 80–67	18–1 (5–1)	Frank Erwin Center (8,996) Austin, TX
01/23/2016 12:30 PM, FS1	No. 4	at Iowa State	W 77–61	19–1 (6–1)	Hilton Coliseum (11,587) Ames, IA
01/27/2016 7:00 PM, FSSW	No. 4	Texas Tech	W 69–43	20–1 (7–1)	Ferrell Center (6,327) Waco, TX
01/30/2016 3:00 PM, FSN	No. 4	at No. 24 West Virginia	W 71–61	21–1 (8–1)	WVU Coliseum (4,168) Morgantown, WV
02/03/2016 7:00 PM, FSSW+	No. 4	Kansas State	W 87–52	22–1 (9–1)	Ferrell Center (5,752) Waco, TX
02/06/2016 2:00 PM, FSSW	No. 4	Kansas	W 81–49	23–1 (10–1)	Ferrell Center (6,709) Waco, TX
02/10/2016 7:00 PM, FSSW	No. 4	at TCU	W 81–77	24–1 (11–1)	Schollmaier Arena (3,947) Fort Worth, TX
02/13/2016 2:00 PM	No. 4	at Texas Tech	W 66–36	25–1 (12–1)	United Supermarkets Arena (6,565) Lubbock, TX
02/17/2016 7:00 PM, FSSW	No. 4	No. 17 Oklahoma State	W 66–41	26–1 (13–1)	Ferrell Center (6,310) Waco, TX
02/20/2016 2:00 PM, FSSW+	No. 4	Iowa State	W 78–41	27–1 (14–1)	Ferrell Center (7,216) Waco, TX
02/22/2016 8:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 4	at No. 23 Oklahoma	W 78–70	28–1 (15–1)	Lloyd Noble Center (5,277) Norman, OK
02/27/2016 3:30 PM, FS2	No. 4	at Kansas State	W 63–52	29–1 (16–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (5,451) Manhattan, KS
02/29/2016 8:00 PM, FS1	No. 4	No. 6 Texas	W 74–48	30–1 (17–1)	Ferrell Center (10,284) Waco, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/05/2016 1:30 PM, FSN	No. 4	vs. Texas Tech Quarterfinals	W 82–51	31–1	Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,527) Oklahoma City, OK
03/06/2016 1:30 PM, FS1	No. 4	vs. No. 24 Oklahoma Semifinals	W 84–57	32–1	Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,591) Oklahoma City, OK
03/07/2016 8:00 PM, FS1	No. 4	vs. No. 7 Texas Championship Game	W 79–63	33–1	Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,859) Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016* 4:00 PM, ESPN2	(1 D) No. 4	(16 D) Idaho First Round	W 89–59	34–1	Ferrell Center (4,990) Waco, TX
03/20/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	(1 D) No. 4	(9 D) Auburn Second Round	W 84–52	35–1	Ferrell Center (4,665) Waco, TX
03/26/2016* 3:00 PM, ESPN	(1 D) No. 4	vs. (5 D) No. 17 Florida State Sweet Sixteen	W 78–58	36–1	American Airlines Center (7,109) Dallas, TX
03/28/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN	(1 D) No. 4	vs. (2 D) No. 6 Oregon State Elite Eight	L 57–60	36–2	American Airlines Center (6,050) Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region. All times are in Central Time.

Source ^[1]

References

↑ "Baylor Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". baylorbears.com. Retrieved 2015-10-11.

Baylor Lady Bears basketball

Venues	Heart O' Texas Fair Coliseum (1974–1988) Ferrell Center (1988–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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2015–16 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

Roster

Rankings

Schedule

See also

References