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LADY BEARS 2021 NCAA TOURNAMENT POSTSEASON GUIDE Baylor Lady Bears Basketball | 12-Time Big 12 Regular Season & 11-Time Big 12 Tournament Champions | ‘05, ‘12, ‘19 National Champions | 4 Final Fours | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances • @BaylorWBB • BaylorBears.com | Page 1 LADY BEARS 2021 NCAA TOURNAMENT POSTSEASON GUIDE 2021 BAYLOR LADY BEARS POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE 3rd Edition, Baylor Athletics Communications Baylor Lady Bears Basketball | 12-Time Big 12 Regular Season & 11-Time Big 12 Tournament Champions | ‘05, ‘12, ‘19 National Champions | 4 Final Fours | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances • @BaylorWBB • BaylorBears.com | Page 2 LADY BEARS 2021 NCAA TOURNAMENT POSTSEASON GUIDE 2020-2021 BAYLOR ROSTERS NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Class. Experience Hometown/High School (Previous School) 1 NaLyssa Smith F 6-2 Jr. 3rd Year Converse, Texas / East Central HS 2 DiDi Richards G 6-2 Sr. 4th Year Cypress, Texas / Cypress Ranch HS 3 Trinity Oliver G 5-9 R-Jr. 4th Year Euless, Texas / Trinity HS 10 Jaden Owens G 5-8 So. Transfer Plano, Texas / Plano West HS (UCLA) 11 Jordyn Oliver G 5-10 So. 2nd Year Prosper, Texas / Prosper High School 12 Moon Ursin G 5-6 Sr. 4th Year Destrehan, La. / Destrehan HS 20 Hannah Gusters C 6-5 Fr. 1st Year Dallas, Texas / MacArthur HS 21 DiJonai Carrington G 5-11 Sr. Grad Transfer San Diego, Calif. / Horizon Christian (Stanford) 22 Kamaria McDaniel # G 5-10 Sr. Transfer Inkster, Mich. / Dearborn Heights Robichaud (Penn State) 24 Sarah Andrews G 5-6 Fr. 1st Year Irving, Texas / MacArthur HS 25 Queen Egbo C 6-3 Jr. 3rd Year Houston, Texas / Travis HS 32 Chrislyn Carr # G 5-5 Jr. Transfer Davenport, Iowa / Rock Island HS [Ill.] (Texas Tech) 51 Caitlin Bickle F 6-0 Jr. 3rd year Cave Creek, Ariz. / Cactus Shadows HS ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Class. Experience Hometown/High School (Previous School) 24 Sarah Andrews G 5-6 Fr. 1st Year Irving, Texas / MacArthur HS 51 Caitlin Bickle F 6-0 Jr. 3rd year Cave Creek, Ariz. / Cactus Shadows HS 32 Chrislyn Carr # G 5-5 Jr. Transfer Davenport, Iowa / Rock Island HS [Ill.] (Texas Tech) 21 DiJonai Carrington G 5-11 Sr. Grad Transfer San Diego, Calif. / Horizon Christian (Stanford) 25 Queen Egbo C 6-3 Jr. 3rd Year Houston, Texas / Travis HS 20 Hannah Gusters C 6-5 Fr. 1st Year Dallas, Texas / MacArthur HS 22 Kamaria McDaniel # G 5-10 Sr. Transfer Inkster, Mich. / Dearborn Heights Robichaud (Penn State) 11 Jordyn Oliver G 5-10 So. 2nd Year Prosper, Texas / Prosper High School 3 Trinity Oliver G 5-9 R-Jr. 4th Year Euless, Texas / Trinity HS 10 Jaden Owens G 5-8 So. Transfer Plano, Texas / Plano West HS (UCLA) 2 DiDi Richards G 6-2 Sr. 4th Year Cypress, Texas / Cypress Ranch HS 1 NaLyssa Smith F 6-2 Jr. 3rd Year Converse, Texas / East Central HS 12 Moon Ursin G 5-6 Sr. 4th Year Destrehan, La. / Destrehan HS # inactive STAFF Head Coach: Kim Mulkey (Louisiana Tech, 1984), 21st season at Baylor Associate Head Coach: Bill Brock (Southeastern Oklahoma, 1976), 18th season Assistant Coach: Sytia Messer (Arkansas, 2000), 8th season Assistant Coach: Kaylin Rice (Baylor, 2015), 2nd season Assistant AD for Basketball Operations: Johnny Derrick, 21st season Coordinator of Basketball Operations: Jennifer Roberts (Louisiana Tech, 1997), 9th season Associate Coordinator of Recruiting and Operations: Daphne Mitchell (Georgia Tech, 2008), 6th season Associate Director of Basketball Operations: Makenzie Fuller (Baylor, 2013), 6th season Associate Director of Basketball Operations: Jordin Westbrook (Baylor, 2013), 2nd season Trainer: Alex Olson (Baylor, 1994), 22nd season Strength & Conditioning: Jeremy Heffner (North Texas, 2002), 2nd season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE DiJonai - DEE-zjahn-ay Egbo - egg-BOH NaLyssa - NUH-lissa Bickle - BICK-uhl Ursin - URR-sin Kamaria - Kuh-MARR-ee-uh Sytia - Suh-TEE-uh BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS KYLE ROBARTS Associate Director C: 254-405-9492 E: [email protected] Baylor Lady Bears Basketball | 12-Time Big 12 Regular Season & 11-Time Big 12 Tournament Champions | ‘05, ‘12, ‘19 National Champions | 4 Final Fours | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances • @BaylorWBB • BaylorBears.com | Page 3 LADY BEARS 2021 NCAA TOURNAMENT POSTSEASON GUIDE TELEVISION / RADIO HEAD SHOT ROSTER 1 · NALYSSA SMITH 2 · DIDI RICHARDS 3 · TRINITY OLIVER 10 - JADEN OWENS F · 6-2 · Jr. G · 6-2 · Sr. G · 5-9 · R-Jr. G · 5-8 · So.-TR Converse, Texas Cypress, Texas Euless, Texas Plano, Texas 11 - JORDYN OLIVER 12 · MOON URSIN 20 · HANNAH GUSTERS 21 · DIJONAI CARRINGTON G · 5-8 · So. G · 5-6 · Sr. C · 6-5 · Fr. G · 5-11 · Grad-TR Prosper, Texas Destrehan, La. Irving, Texas San Diego, Calif. 22 - KAMARIA MCDANIEL 24 - SARAH ANDREWS 25 · QUEEN EGBO 51 · CAITLIN BICKLE G · 5-10 · Sr.-TR G · 5-6 · FR C · 6-3 · Jr. F · 6-0 · Jr. Inkster, Mich. Irving, Texas Houston, Texas Cave Creek, Ariz. KIM MULKEY BILL BROCK SYTIA MESSER KAYLIN RICE Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach 21st Season 18th Season Eighth Season Second Season Baylor Lady Bears Basketball | 12-Time Big 12 Regular Season & 11-Time Big 12 Tournament Champions | ‘05, ‘12, ‘19 National Champions | 4 Final Fours | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances • @BaylorWBB • BaylorBears.com | Page 4 LADY BEARS 2021 NCAA TOURNAMENT POSTSEASON GUIDE QUICK FACTS NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES GENERAL INFORMATION • Baylor is 51-15 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, all coming under head coach Kim Mulkey Location: Waco, Texas • Mulkey has guided the Lady Bears to 19 NCAA Tournament appearances and 17-straight. Chartered: 1845, by the Republic of Texas • Seventeen straight NCAA Tournament appearances ranks 12th all-time and is the fifth-longest active streak. Enrollment: 18,033 • Baylor is a No. 2 seed, and it marks the 10th-straight year that Baylor is at least a two seed or higher. President: Dr. Linda Livingstone • Baylor earned trips to the Final Four in 2005, 2010, 2012 and 2019. Baylor won the NCAA titles in 2005, 2012 and 2019. Faculty Representative: Dr. Carson Mencken • Baylor’s win percentage in the NCAA Tournament at 77.3 (51-15) is third-best all-time next to UConn (85.9, 122-20) and Tennessee (80.8, 126-30) Athletic Director: Mack B. Rhoades, IV • Baylor’s string of 16-straight NCAA Tournament appearances ranks sixth-best among active streaks in the NCAA SWA: Dawn Rogers Sport Administrator: Paul Bradshaw • Baylor’s 51 wins in the NCAA Tournament is 8th most all-time. Conference: Big 12 • Baylor is 4-5 all-time in Elite 8 contests. Nickname: Lady Bears • Baylor is 9-5 all-time in Sweet 16 contests. Colors: Green (3435C) and Gold (1235C) Arena (capacity): Ferrell Center (10,284) Ferrell Center Press Row: 254-652-3092 Athletic Department: 254-710-1234 Ticket Office: 254-710-1000 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY First Season: 1974-75 All-Time Record: 1,024-501 (.671) / 46th season Ferrell Center Record: 413-98 (.808) Overall NCAA Tournament Record: 52-15 (.776) NCAA Tournament Appearances: 19 Final Four Appearances: 4 (2005, ‘10, ‘12, ‘19) NCAA Championships: 3 (2005, 2012, 2019) Last NCAA Appearance: 2021, NCAA Second Round (beat No. 7 seed Virginia Tech, 90-48) Postseason WNIT Appearances: 3 Last WNIT Appearance: 2003 (lost to Auburn, WNIT finals) Conference Titles (Last): 12 (2021) Conference Tournament Titles (Last): 11 (2021) THE BAYLOR LADY BEARS REGIME 2019 NCAA CHAMPIONS TOP PROGRAMS BY WIN PCT. SINCE 2010-11 2019-20 REVIEW SCHOOL W-L 20-21 PCT. 2019-20 Overall Record: 28-2 The 2018-19 Lady Bears became just the third women’s program in NCAA history to win three titles when Baylor beat Notre Dame 82-81 April 7 in Tampa, Fla. Chloe Jackson’s UConn 382-21 26-1 .948 2019-20 Big 12 Record (Finish): 17-1 (1st) go-ahead scoop layup with under five seconds left propelled her to NCAA Final Four Most Out- Baylor 367-27 27-2 .931 2019-20 Postseason: None due to COVID-19 standing Player honors to go along with a team-high 26 points in the game. The Lady Bears Notre Dame 333-59 10-10 .854 rode the wave of two All-American posts with Kalani Brown and Lauren Cox each Florida Gulf Coast 284-52 23-3 .845 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF earning multiple all-America honors. The pair led Baylor to its 10th regular-season and tourna- Stanford 327-60 27-2 .844 Head Coach: Kim Mulkey (Louisiana Tech, 1984) ment champoinship in the Big 12 and Kim Mulkey was honored as national coach of the year Record at Baylor: 631-103 (.860), 21st season by the USBWA, the Associated Prress and the WBCA. BAYLOR RECORD & TITLES SINCE 2010-11 Career Record: 631-103 (.860), 21st season 2012 NCAA CHAMPIONS B12 REG B12 Associate Head Coach: Bill Brock OVERALL BIG 12 SEASON TOURNEY The 2011-12 Lady Bear season was as perfect as it could be. En route to claiming its YEAR W-L W-L TITLE TITLE Assistant Coach: Sytia Messer second NCAA Championship in seven years, Baylor ran the table, posting an unprecedented Assistant Coach: Kaylin Rice 40-0 mark and claiming both Big 12 Conference crowns. Brittney Griner and Mulkey swept 2010-11 34-3 15-1 Asst. AD of Operations: Johnny Derrick player of the year and coach of the year honors, earning WBCA, USBWA, Associated Press, 2011-12* 40-0 18-0 Coordinator of Operations: Jennifer Roberts Naismith and Big 12 Conference recognition. Baylor was ranked No. 1 wire-to-wire in both 2012-13 34-2 18-0 Asst. Coord. of Recruiting & Ops: Daphne Mitchell polls and raced through conference play with a Big 12-record 18-0 mark.