Contact: Russell Luna 469.524.1009 / [email protected] Final 2020-21 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL W L Pct. H A W L Pct. H A N Last 10 Streak vs. Top 10 vs. Top 25 Baylor 17 1 .944 8-1 9-0 28 3 .903 12-1 10-1 6-1 9-1 L1 0-1 3-2 West Virginia 13 5 .722 7-2 6-3 22 7 .759 11-2 6-3 5-2 6-4 L1 0-3 1-3 Oklahoma State 13 5 .722 8-1 5-4 19 9 .679 11-3 6-4 2-2 6-4 L1 0-3 1-4 Iowa State 12 6 .667 7-2 5-4 17 11 .607 10-3 6-6 1-2 6-4 L1 1-3 2-6 Texas 11 7 .611 6-3 5-4 21 10 .677 12-4 5-4 4-2 6-4 L1 2-4 3-7 Oklahoma 9 9 .500 4-5 5-4 12 12 .500 7-6 5-5 0-1 6-4 L1 0-2 1-4 Texas Tech 5 13 .278 4-5 1-8 10 15 .400 9-6 1-8 0-1 2-8 L3 0-2 1-4 TCU 4 14 .222 3-6 1-8 10 15 .400 8-6 1-8 1-1 3-7 L1 0-3 0-7 Kansas 3 15 .167 3-6 0-9 7 18 .280 7-8 0-10 0-1 1-9 L9 0-2 0-5 Kansas State 3 15 .167 3-6 0-9 9 18 .333 7-8 1-9 1-1 4-6 L1 0-2 1-6 CONFERENCE NEWS & NOTES CONFERENCE NEWS & NOTES The Big 12 was just one of two Conferences with two teams in the Elite Eight Baylor and Texas advanced to the Regional Finals after winning Baylor’s NaLyssa Smith was tabbed as the Big 12 Player of the Year, their first three games of the 2021 NCAA Championship. as voted by the coaches. BU’s DiJonai Carrington was named the Newcomer of the Year and earned the Sixth Player Award. Oklahoma Baylor, the 2019 National Champion, earned its 10th Elite Eight State’s Natasha Mack earned Defensive Player of the Year honors, appearance since 2005, while Texas made its ninth Elite Eight berth. while Jim Littell was tabbed Coach of the Year. For a full listing of the Philips 66 All-Big 12 Awards, visit page 5. Big 12 squads have made 49 appearances in the Sweet 16, 19 in the Elite Eight and nine in the Final Four. Five national awards were bestowed to Big 12 student-athletes in 2020-21. Baylor’s NaLyssa Smith was the recipient of the Honda Sport The Big 12 was the only multi-bid league to finish the first round Award, the Katrina McClain Power Forward Award and the WBCA undefeated. The Conference opened the first round undefeated for Wade Trophy. Iowa State’s Ashley Joens earned the Cheryl Miller the fourth time in league history and the first since 2008 when the Small Forward Award, joining former Cyclone Bridget Carleton as a Conference went 8-0. Other years were 2002 (7-0) and 1998 (4-0). selection for that accolade. Oklahoma State’s Natasha Mack picked up Defensive Player of the Year honors from the Naismith and the WBCA. With its five selections this year, the Big 12 has earned at least five NCAA Championship selections in 20 of the last 24 tournaments. Five individuals have garnered various All-America accolades this In total, the Conference has amassed 141 appearances in the season. Baylor’s NaLyssa Smith, Iowa State’s Ashley Joens, Oklahoma Championship since the league’s inception in 1996-97. State’s Natasha Mack and Texas’ Charli Collier have all been placed on teams, while West Virginia’s Kysre Gondrezick has earned AP All- Baylor won the league’s regular-season title for an 11th consecutive America Honorable Mention. For a full update, visit page 4. season and 12th overall with a 17-1 mark in Big 12 play. The Lady Bears went on to clinch their 11th Big 12 Championship title with a win over A total of five Big 12 players were selected in the 2021 WNBA Draft, West Virginia in the final. including two of the first four picks. It is the second consecutive year and 10th time overall the Big 12 has produced five-plus selections. The Big 12 was the only women’s conference in which all of its members completed their scheduled league contests. The Conference has 128 all-time draft picks in the 25-year history of the professional league. Four Big 12 alums will paricipate in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo: Brittney Griner (Baylor) - USA, Bridget Carleton (Iowa State) - Texas forward Charli Collier became the second Big 12 player to be Canada, Amy Okonkwo (TCU) - Nigeria and Ariel Atkins (Texas) - USA. selected first overall in the WNBA Draft, as she was the top pick by the Dallas Wings. Collier joined Baylor’s Brittney Griner who was taken No. 1 overall by Phoenix in 2013. Just two slots later, West Virginia’s Kysre Gondrezick became the highest Mountaineers drafted as she was tabbed fourth overall by the Indiana Fever. Big 12 Champions for Life, an initiative of the Big 12 Conference, is in its sixth year in 2020-21. This year’s campaign will feature student-athletes and alumni from all It marked the first time two Big 12 standouts were taken in the top four 10 Conference institutions and highlight how their athletic scholarships fueled their and is the first time since 2013-15 that the Big 12 had a player selected stories of personal growth and success. To learn more, visit Big12ChampionsforLife. com and follow the campaign on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook (@Big12CFL). in the top-3 in back-to-back seasons. Last year, BU’s Lauren Cox was selected No. 3 overall by Indiana. BIG12SPORTS.COM @Big12Conference #Big12 Facebook.com/Big12 YouTube.com/Big12Conference TEAM SCHEDULES & RESULTS BIG12SPORTS.COM / @BIG12CONFERENCE / #BIG12WBB BAYLOR LADY BEARS IowA STATE CYCLONES KANSAS JAYHAWKS Overall: 28-3 (12-1 H, 10-1 A, 6-1 N) Overall: 17-11 (10-3 H, 6-6 A, 1-2 N) Overall: 7-18 (7-7 H, 0-10 A, 0-1 N) Conference: 17-1 (8-1 H, 9-0 A) Conference: 12-6 (7-2 H, 5-4 A) Conference: 3-15 (3-6 H, 0-9 A) NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 25 Central Arkansas W, 82-37 25 Omaha W, 69-43 25 Northern Colorado W, 78-62 DECEMBER 28 at South Dakota State [ESPN3] L, 69-76 29 Texas A&M Corpus Christi W, 85-43 1 at South Florida [ESPN+] W, 67-62 DECEMBER DECEMBER 6 1- #16/14 Arkansas [ESPN2] L, 78-83 2 at TCU* W, 91-68 3 1- Ole Miss [SEC Network] L, 53-70 10 at West Virginia* W, 65-45 6 1- #1/1 South Carolina [ESPNU] L, 65-83 6 Oral Roberts W, 100-59 14 Texas Tech* [ESPNU] W, 91-45 9 at Iowa [BTN+] L, 80-82 10 Oklahoma* W, 74-64 16 Southern W, 86-52 12 North Dakota State W, 85-64 14 UTRGV Canceled 18 Northwestern State W, 136-43 15 at Northern Iowa [ESPN+] W, 67-61 21 North Dakota State L, 69-72 19 McNeese State W, 117-24 18 K-State* W, 91-69 29 New Mexico State W, 78-59 JANUARY 22 Drake W, 85-67 JANUARY 2 at TCU* W, 74-50 JANUARY 14 at #21/20 Texas* [LHN] L, 72-79 7 #3/5 UConn [ESPN] Canceled 16 Iowa State* [ESPN2] L, 71-75 3 at No. 19/19 Texas* [ESPN2] L, 59-74 17 at TCU* L, 78-81 (OT) 20 at Oklahoma State* W, 77-58 10 at Texas Tech* [ESPNU] W, 99-72 20 Texas Tech* L, 65-75 23 Oklahoma* W, 84-61 13 Oklahoma State* W, 90-80 23 K-State* W, 70-63 26 TCU* W, 82-49 16 at No. 6/6 Baylor * [ESPN2] W, 75-71 27 at Oklahoma* L, 81-84 31 at Iowa State* [ESPN2] W, 85-77 19 Oklahoma* W, 64-63 30 Oklahoma State* L, 51-75 FEBRUARY 23 #RV/24 Texas* [ESPN2] L, 59-70 FEBRUARY 4 Kansas* W, 83-50 7 at K-State* W, 64-52 28 at K-State* W, 62-60 2 at Oklahoma State* L, 55-82 10 at Texas Tech* W, 82-50 31 #9/8 Baylor* [ESPN2] L, 77-85 4 at #8/8 Baylor* L, 50-83 14 Texas* [ESPN2] W, 60-35 FEBRUARY 7 TCU* W, 82-72 21 at Oklahoma* [FSOK] W, 77-66 3 at #21/24 West Virginia* L, 56-65 10 at #19/21 West Virginia* L, 61-69 24 Oklahoma State* W, 70-51 6 Texas Tech* W, 92-73 13 at K-State* L, 66-77 27 K-State* W, 85-49 9 at Oklahoma* [FSOK] L, 61-67 17 Iowa State* L, 82-84 MARCH 13 TCU* W, 92-81 1 at Texas* [ESPN2] W, 64-57 17 at Kansas* W, 84-82 20 at Texas Tech* L, 98-99 (OT) 6 at Kansas* W, 93-67 20 at Oklahoma State* L, 73-80 24 Texas* L, 52-61 8 #17/22 West Virginia* W, 96-73 24 # 18/22 West Virginia* W, 85-68 27 #18/22 West Virginia* L, 68-72 12 2- No.