Julie Bennett - Assistant AD/Athletic Communications Women’s Basketball Contact Second Floor, Simpson Center | 1500 South University Parks Drive, Waco, TX 76706 O: 254.710.3042 | C: 254.709.9657 | F: 254.710.1369 [email protected] | www.BaylorBears.com Twitter - @BaylorWBB Facebook - BaylorWBB & BaylorAthletics 15 NCAA TOURNAMENT BIDS | 2005, ‘10, ‘12 FINAL FOUR | 2005, ‘12 NCAA CHAMPIONS 2005, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 , ‘15 & ‘16 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS | 2005, ‘09, ‘11, ‘12 ‘13, ‘14, ‘15 & ‘16 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 2015-16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME INFO NOVEMBER Date BU Opp Opponent TV Time/Score N13 5/5 — (1) UT ARLINGTON FSSW+ W, 62-20 • Date: Monday, March 28 N16 5/5 — (1) SOUTHERN MISS W, 97-42 • Tip-Off : 8:00 p.m. (CT) N19 5/4 19/17 (1) SOUTH FLORIDA W, 66-63 • Location: Dallas, Texas N22 5/4 rv/19 (1) DEPAUL CBS SN W, 86-72 • Arena: American Airlines Center N26 5/4 — (2) vs. Cincinnati W, 72-34 N28 5/4 20/22 (2) vs. Michigan State W, 84-76 (12,955) • Television: ESPN/WatchESPN DECEMBER BAYLOR OREGON STATE • Talent: Pam Ward (pxp), Carolyn Peck Date BU Opp Opponent TV Time/Score (analyst); Steffi Sorensen (sideline) D2 4/4 — RICE FSSW+ W, 89-38 D4 4/4 — NORTHWESTERN ST. W, 86-44 LADY BEARS BEAVERS • Radio: Baylor Sports Network - IMG D6 4/4 — GRAMBLING STATE W, 96-42 College -ESPN 1660 AM D13 4/4 — MCNEESE STATE W, 105-46 2015-16 Record: 36-1 2015-16 Record: 31-4 • Talent: Rick May (pxp), Lori Fogleman D17 4/4 — ORAL ROBERTS FCS W, 97-39 Ranking (AP/ESPN): 4/4 Ranking (AP/ESPN): 6/6 D19 4/4 23/21 (3) vs. Miami (FL) W, 88-81 (analyst) Last Game: W, vs. #17 Florida State, Last Game: W, vs. #20 DePaul, 83-71 D21 4/4 — (3) vs. James Madison W, 77-63 • Radio: Westwood One -Sirius & XM 84 Scott Rueck D30 4/4 rv/- • at Oklahoma State L, 52-45 78-58 Head Coach: • Talent: Ted Emrich (pxp), Debbie Head Coach: Kim Mulkey Career Record: 409-163 (20th season, Antonelli (analyst) JANUARY Career Record: 473-91 (16th season) 14 at George Fox, NCAA Division III) Date BU Opp Opponent TV Time/Score Record at BU: Same Record at OSU: 121-75 (Sixth season) • Audio: BaylorBears.com (subscription) J3 4/4 18/19 • OKLAHOMA FS1 W, 78-68 Baylor vs. Oregon State: BU trails 0-2 • Gameday Central: BaylorBears.com J6 6/7 — • at Kansas FSKC W, 58-40 Mulkey vs. Oregon State: 0-0 J9 6/7 rv/- • TCU FSN W, 72-55 J12 6/7 rv/- • WEST VIRGINIA FSSW+ W, 69-64 J17 6/7 4/4 • at Texas ESPN2 W, 80-67 2016 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship J23 4/4 — • at Iowa State FS1 W, 77-61 Dallas Regional J27 4/4 — • TEXAS TECH FSSW W, 69-43 J30 4/4 24/- • at West Virginia FSN/ROOT W, 71-61 Regional Semifi nals - March 26 (Saturday) American Airlines Center - Dallas FEBRUARY No. 1 Baylor def. No. 5 Florida State - 78-58 Date BU Opp Opponent TV Time/Score F3 4/4 — • KANSAS STATE FSSW+ W, 87-52 No. 2 Oregon State def. No. 6 DePaul - 83-71 F6 4/4 — • KANSAS FSSW W, 81-49 F10 4/4 — • at TCU FSSW W, 81-75 Regional Finals - March 28 (Monday) F13 4/4 — • at Texas Tech W, 66-36 American Airlines Center - Dallas F17 4/4 17/24 • OKLAHOMA STATE FSSW W, 66-41 No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 2 Oregon State - 8:00 p.m. - ESPN F20 4/4 — • IOWA STATE FSSW+ W, 78-41 F22 4/4 20/21 • at Oklahoma ESPN2 W, 78-70 Baylor in the NCAA Championship... F27 4/4 — • at Kansas State FS2 W, 63-52 Baylor is competing in its 13th straight and 15th all-time NCAA Championship, as all appearances have come since head F29 4/4 6/8 • TEXAS FS1 W, 74-48 coach Kim Mulkey assumed the program’s helm. BU is 39-12 (.765) in NCAA Championship play, including 14-1 in fi rst MARCH round games, 11-3 in second round games, 7-4 in the Sweet 16, 3-3 in the Elite Eight, 2-1 in the national semifi nals and Date BU Opp Opponent TV Time/Score 2-0 in championship games. BU advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Regional fi nal for the third straight year and M5 4/4 — (4) Texas Tech FSN W, 82-51 seventh time overall with Saturday’s 78-58 Sweet 16 win over 17th-ranked Florida State. M6 4/4 24/22 (4) Oklahoma FS1 W, 84-57 M7 4/4 7/7 (4) Texas FS1 W, 79-63 No. 4/4 Baylor Plays No. 6/6 Oregon State in NCAA Championship Elite Eight... M18 4/4 — (5) IDAHO ESPN2 W, 89-59 The fourth-ranked Baylor Lady Bears (36-1) are competing in the NCAA Championship for the fourth time in program M20 4/4 — (5) AUBURN ESPN2 W, 84-52 history as one of the tournament’s four No. 1 seeds, and fi rst since 2012-13. M26 4/4 17/10 (6) Florida State ESPN W, 78-58 M28 4/4 6/6 (6) Oregon State ESPN 8 p.m. Baylor, at 36-1, has posted its second-highest win total, behind only the 40-0 mark in the 2011-12 season. SCHEDULE KEY Rankings: AP/ESPN Head coach Kim Mulkey’s Lady Bear squad is led on the season by a trio of All-American candidates in forward Nina • Big 12 Conference game Davis and guard Alexis Jones with 16.4 and 14.9 points per game, respectively. Senior point guard Niya Johnson, Home games in BOLD CAPS also an All-American candidate, averages 6.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and a nation-leading 8.9 assists a contest. Johnson’s (1) Preseason WNIT (Waco, Texas) 987 career assists are a Big 12 record and rank fi fth on the NCAA career list. Freshman post Beatrice Mompremier (2) Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas) leads the Lady Bears on the boards with 6.3 an outing while Davis follows with 6.2 a game. (3) Florida Sunshine Classic (Rollins College, Winter Park, Fla.) (4) Big 12 Championship (Chesapeake Arena, Oklahoma City) (5) NCAA Championship - First and Second Rounds (Waco, Texas) The Lady Bears will take on the second-seeded and sixth-ranked Oregon State Beavers on Monday at 8:00 p.m. (CT). (6) NCAA Championship - Regionals (American Airlines Center, Dallas) Oregon State, 31-4 on the season under sixth-year head coach Scott Rueck, is making its fi rst trip to the NCAA Tourna- ment’s Elite Eight. 2015-16 BAYLOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2 KIM MULKEY - HEAD COACH HEAD COACH KIM MULKEY Success = Kim Mulkey. No matter what she’s attempted in bas- Education: Louisiana Tech, 1984 (B.A.) ketball, whether it be on the court or along the sideline, Mulkey has Experience: found success. In just 16 seasons as a head coach, she has attained 473 Louisiana Tech (Player), 1980-84 career victories and ranks No. 2 among the winningest active Division Louisiana Tech (Assistant Coach), 1985-96 I head coaches (.839) and No. 4 all-time by percentage. Only one Louisiana Tech (Assoc. Head Coach), 1996-00 person, her mentor Leon Barmore, attained the 400-win milestone Baylor (Head Coach) 2000-present quicker. It took Barmore 13 seasons and three games to accumulate Highlights 400 wins, while Mulkey achieved it in 13 years and 32 games. • 2 national championships as a player (1981, AIAW; 1982, When the Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer accepted the position NCAA). as Baylor University’s women’s basketball head coach on April 4, 2000, • 2 NCAA championships as a head coach (2005, 2012). few could have predicted the dramatic and prestigious transformation • 1 NCAA championship as an assistant coach (1988). the program was about to undergo. In just 16 years at Baylor, the for- • 7 Big 12 Conference regular season titles (2005, ,11, ‘12, ‘13, mer Olympic Gold medalist has twice guided the Lady Bear basketball ‘14, ‘15, ‘16); 8 league tournament championships (2005, ‘09, program to the pinnacle of women’s basketball, the 2005 and 2012 ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16). NCAA national championships, 15 NCAA Tournament appearances, 16, 20-win seasons, 14 , 25-win eff orts, seven, • Five-time Big 12 Coach of the Year (2004-05, ‘10-11, ‘11-12, 30-win campaigns and an NCAA record 40 wins and undefeated record in 2011-12. In addition, over the past 12 ‘12-13, ‘14-15). • 34 seasons as a player and coach have resulted in 34 postsea- seasons, Mulkey has led the Lady Bears to three Final Four appearances (2005, ’10, ‘12) and a Big 12 women’s son trips, including 33 to NCAA/AIAW Tournament. basketball record 15 conference titles. • Mulkey is the only women’s basketball coach, and one of The 2005 national title was Baylor’s fi rst for a women’s team sport, and just the second in school history overall. only three in men’s and women’s basketball (Bob Knight and In winning the 2005 title, Mulkey became the fi rst person, man or woman, to win a basketball national champi- Dean Smith), who have won a national championship as both onship as a player, assistant coach and head coach. a player and coach. En route to the 2005 NCAA championship, the Lady Bears won their fi rst Big 12 Conference championship and • Mulkey is the ONLY basketball coach to win a national cham- were the league’s tournament champion, too.