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08-09 Ladybears THE STAFF ONE TEAM... KimAngela Mulkey Tisdale #20 Head5-7 Coach- Senior - Guard Ninth SeasonAustin, at Baylor Texas LouisianaDel Valle Tech, High‘84 School When Women’s In her eight years at the program’s helm, she has posted an Basketball Hall of impressive 208-60 (.776) record which ranks her No. 8 nationally in Famer Kim Mulkey winning percentage. In addition, since her arrival eight years ago, * 2008-09 BAYLOR LADY* 2008-09 BAYLOR BEAR BASKETBALL accepted the head the Lady Bear program ranks No. 7 among the NCAA Division I’s win- coaching job at Baylor ningest teams over that span. University, few could Since taking over a squad that was just 7-20 the season prior to have predicted the dra- her arrival, Mulkey has guided the Lady Bears to eight postseason matic and prestigious turn the program was about to take. In just appearances, including seven NCAA Tournaments and a trip to the eight years at Baylor, the former All-American and Olympic Gold 2003 WNIT finals. In 2004, the Lady Bears made their first trip to the medalist has guided the Lady Bear basketball program to the pinna- NCAA Sweet 16 and have played in three Sweet 16s. In 2001 Sheila cle of women’s basketball, the 2005 NCAA national championship, Lambert was a Kodak All-American and was awarded the Frances seven NCAA Tournament appearances and eight 20-win seasons. Pomeroy Naismith Award, which recognized the nation’s best player Mulkey recently received another impressive honor when she was 5-7 or under. Mulkey won the inaugural award in 1984. inducted into the Baylor Athletic Hall of Fame, as part of the 2007 Under Mulkey’s tutelage, Sophia Young became the program’s class. first two-time Kodak All-American and also the school’s first AP All- The 2005 national title was Baylor’s first for a women’s team sport American. In addition, Baylor landed its first-ever players in the and was the Big 12 Conference’s first basketball national title. WNBA when Sheila Lambert and Danielle Crockrom were each draft- In winning the 2005 title, Mulkey became the first person, man or ed in the first round after the 2001 season and Steffanie Blackmon woman, to win a basketball national championship as a player, assis- was drafted in 2005. Young became Baylor’s highest draft pick when tant coach and head coach. Additionally, she is the only women’s she was selected No. 4 by the San Antonio Silver Stars in 2006. basketball coach, and one of only three in men’s and women’s bas- Young, who completed her second season with the franchise in 2007, ketball (joining Bob Knight and Dean Smith), who has won a nation- was the team’s leading scorer and rebounder as a rookie and has al championship as both a player and coach. twice been selected to play in the WNBA All-Star game. In 2007, 2008-09 BAYLOR LADY2008-09 BAYLOR BEAR BASKETBALL En route to the NCAA Bernice Mosby became championship, the Lady Mulkey’s fourth first- Bears won their first Big round WNBA draft pick 12 Conference champi- when the Washington onship and were the Mystics made her the league’s tournament fourth player selected champion as well. In overall and in 2008 addition, Mulkey- Angela Tisdale was draft- coached players have ed by the Chicago Sky. earned first-team All-Big Not only has Baylor’s 12 honors 12 times and progress registered on she has produced four the national level, local All-Americans. fans have taken notice, Mulkey has generat- too. The Lady Bears con- ed amazing results tinue to break all-time since taking over the attendance records and reins of the program on annually rank among the April 4, 2000, averaging nation’s top 25 in NCAA 26.1 wins a season. women’s basketball Makenzie, Kim and Kramer 2008-09 BAYLOR LADY2008-09 BAYLOR BEAR BASKETBALL * 90 ...ONE DREAM THE LADY BEARS attendance. In 2006-07 Baylor finished the year ranked 11th in the packed the Ferrell Center for Baylor’s second-round game against country in home attendance and topped the 100,000 fan mark for the Drake. In fact, the Waco first and second rounds ranked second in second time in school history, with 119,603 fans passing through the attendanceAngela compared to other sitesTisdale across the nation. turnstiles. Baylor was one of only 13 schools nationally in 2006-07 to Her third season proved to be her most challenging. Working with STAFF reach the 100,000 fan milestone. That season the Lady Bears broke a team in 2002-03 that returned only one starter and listed only three the all-time Ferrell Center total attendance record (men's or upperclassmen5-7 on its- roster,Senior Mulkey guided - Guard her young squad to a 24- women's) of 109,494 and in 2007-08, 112,953#20 fans passed through 11 record and after being snubbed by the NCAA selection committee, the turnstiles. Baylor has ranked in the top 25 in attendance every the Lady Bears advancedAustin, to the WNITTexas finals. In the championship season since Mulkey became the program’s head coach. game, SECDel rival AuburnValle narrowly High defeated School the Lady Bears, 64-63. In her first season as a head coach, Mulkey moved the Lady Bear Year four yielded even more success for Baylor women’s basket- 2007-08 REVIEW BIG 12 OPPONENTS HISTORY RECORD BOOK THE UNIVERSI program to the next level. She took a team that was 7-20 in 1999- ball. Mulkey guided the Lady Bears to the program’s first-ever NCAA 2000 and molded it into a cohesive, confident unit that went from 12th Sweet 16, where they lost to tradition-rich Tennessee (71-69) on a place in the Big 12 in 2000 to the school’s first-ever NCAA controversial last-second call. Baylor finished the season at 26-9, Tournament berth a year later. Baylor, along with four other schools, was ranked No. 15 in the AP’s final poll and achieved its highest fin- posted the biggest turnaround in NCAA Division I with a 14-game ish in the coaches poll at No. 11. swing, going from 7-20 to 21-9. The Lady Bears, under Mulkey’s The 2004-05 season proved to be the breakthrough year for guidance, moved from a 12th place Big 12 finish (2-12) to sixth place Mulkey. The squad posted a 33-3 record and claimed the Big 12 (9-7). In addition, the Baylor squad was ranked in the AP top 25 poll Conference title with a 14-2 mark. En route to the NCAA champi- for six weeks, climbing as high as No. 20. The Lady Bears finished onship, the Lady Bears defeated three No. 1 seeds. Steffanie the season ranked No. 23. Blackmon and Young were Mulkey continued to add both named All-Americans to her impressive list of with Young becoming achievements. Numerous Baylor’s third WBCA All- honors were bestowed American. Blackmon upon her after her inaugural became BU’s third WNBA season. She was named draftee when the Seattle one of the top 50 Female Storm took her. In addition High School Athletes of the to earning Big 12 Coach of 20th Century, National the Year honors, Mulkey Coach of the Year by Real received the New York Sport magazine and Big 12 Athletic Club’s prestigious Coach of the Year by both Winged Foot Award. the Dallas Morning News After losing two starters and Waco Tribune-Herald. off the NCAA championship Baylor’s second season squad, Mulkey guided the under Mulkey produced 2005-06 Lady Bears to a even better results. The 26-7 record and a 12-4 Big team finished the year at 12 mark, good for a second 27-6 and was ranked No. 7 place league finish and a in the Associated Press’ final AP ranking of No. 10. final rankings. Baylor Although they didn’t repeat played its way into the as national champions, the championship game of the Lady Bears took consola- Big 12 Tournament, which tion in the fact that, after marked the deepest it had making their third consecu- ever advanced in the event. tive Sweet 16 appearance, For the first time in the pro- they were eliminated from gram’s history the Lady the title run by the eventual Bears were selected to host national champions, third- NCAA Tournament games. ranked Maryland. Year six Baylor hosted first and sec- under Mulkey produced the ond round games and set a program’s first two-time Lady Bear attendance WBCA All-American and record when 10,074 fans Big 12 Player of the Year in TY 91 ONE TEAM... Young. Young, as a first round WNBA pick of the San Antonio Silver Stars, ended her career as the Big 12’s leading scorer (2,480) and Mulkey’s rebounder (1,316). Honors and Achievements Fielding a team in 2006-07 that featured eight underclassmen on Led the Lady Techsters to a 130-6 record as a player. the 11-member squad, the team’s 26-7 record was an impressive During 15-year stint as assistant and associate head coach, achievement. Led by Mosby, the Lady Bears were again selected to Louisiana Tech posted a 430-68 record and advanced to seven the NCAA Tournament and finished third in the#20 perennially tough Big Final Fours. 12 Conference with an 11-5 mark. Freshman Danielle Wilson ranked 2007 Inducted into Baylor Athletic Hall of Fame.
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