2014–15 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

The 2014–15 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team will represent Baylor University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach is Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 14th season. The team plays its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were 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 Northwestern State in the first round, Arkansas in the second round and Iowa in the sweet sixteen before losing to Notre Dame in the elite eight.

2014–15 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
Big 12 Tournament champions
Big 12 regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 5
2014–15 record33–4 (16–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFerrell Center
2014–15 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Baylor162 .889  334  .892
Oklahoma135 .722  2112  .636
TCU99 .500  1814  .563
Oklahoma State99 .500  2012  .625
Iowa State99 .500  1813  .581
Texas99 .500  2411  .686
West Virginia711 .389  2315  .605
Kansas State711 .389  1914  .576
Kansas612 .333  1517  .469
Texas Tech513 .278  1516  .484
2015 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Before the season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Odyssey Sims0G5'9"SeniorIrving, TXGraduated; Entered 2014 WNBA Draft; Drafted #2 Overall by the Tulsa Shock
Breanna Hayden1G5'8"FreshmanDallas, TXTransferred to Alabama[2]
Mariah Chandler11F6'2"GraduateAtlanta, GAGraduated
Makenzie Robertson14G5'9"SeniorMcGregor, TXGraduated

Recruiting

NamePos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Dekeiya CohenG6'2"FreshmanCharleston, SCHigh School Graduate
Kristy WallaceG5'11"FreshmanLoganholme, Queensland, AustraliaHigh School Graduate
Micayla BucknerP6'3"FreshmanGarland, TXHigh School Graduate
Alexis JonesG5'8"JuniorIrving, TXTransferred from Duke[3]

Roster

2014–15 Baylor Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Dekeiya Cohen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrWest Ashley Charleston, SC
G 2 Niya Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrP.K. Yonge Development Research Gainesville, FL
F 3 Chardonae Fuqua' 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrHoover Birmingham, AL
G 4 Kristy Wallace 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrJohn Paul College Loganholme, Queensland, Australia
G 12 Alexis Prince 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoEdgewater Orlando, FL
F 13 Nina Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoCentral High School Memphis, TN
G 20 Imani Wright 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoLiberty-Eylau Hooks, TX
F/C 22 Sune Agbuke 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrCornerstone Christian San Antonio, TX
G 24 Ieshia Small 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoFlorida Tallahassee, FL
G 30 Alexis Jones  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrMacArthur
Duke
Irving, TX
F/C 34 Micayla Buckner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrNaaman Forest Garland, TX
F/C 44 Kristina Higgins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrChapin El Paso, TX
F/C 55 Khadijiah Cave 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoLucy Laney Augusta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-01

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season
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6
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7
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8
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14
Week
15
Week
16
Week
17
Week
18
Final
AP 8 8 13 11 9 9 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 5 5
Coaches 9 9 13 11 9 9 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 6 6
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 8 Midwestern State W 99–56 
Ferrell Center (5,745)
Waco, TX
11/10/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 8 Tarleton State W 102–41 
Ferrell Center (5,677)
Waco, TX
Non-conference Regular Season
11/14/2014*
6:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 8 Oral Roberts W 101–60  1–0
Ferrell Center (5,807)
Waco, TX
11/17/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 8 at No. 13 Kentucky L 64–74  1–1
Rupp Arena (22,075)
Lexington, KY
11/28/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 13 Utah State
BTI Classic
W 99–43  2–1
Ferrell Center (5,754)
Waco, TX
11/29/2014*
12:00 pm
No. 13 Stetson
BTI Classic
W 96–42  3–1
Ferrell Center (5,458)
Waco, TX
11/30/2014*
2:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 13 Marist
BTI Classic
W 90–60  4–1
Ferrell Center (5,439)
Waco, TX
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 11 Texas–Pan American W 96–42  5–1
Ferrell Center (5,541)
Waco, TX
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm
No. 11 at Ole Miss W 96–57  6–1
Tad Smith Coliseum (2,388)
Oxford, MS
12/10/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 9 Idaho W 88–70  7–1
Ferrell Center (5,437)
Waco, TX
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 9 Stephen F. Austin W 95–57  8–1
Ferrell Center (5,947)
Waco, TX
12/19/2014*
6:00 pm
No. 9 vs. No. 19 Syracuse
Orlando Sunshine Tournament
W 74–72  9–1
Worden Arena (889)
Winter Park, FL
12/20/2014*
3:00 pm
No. 9 vs. No. 18 Michigan State
Orlando Sunshine Tournament
W 84–65  10–1
Worden Arena (755)
Winter Park, FL
12/29/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 6 Prairie View A&M W 108–64  11–1
Ferrell Center (5,839)
Waco, TX
Big 12 Regular Season
01/03/2015
11:00 am, FSN
No. 6 No. 18 Oklahoma State W 61–45  12–1
(1–0)
Ferrell Center (6,403)
Waco, TX
01/06/2015
7:00 pm, FSKC
No. 5 at Kansas State W 74–44  13–1
(2–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,806)
Manhattan, KS
01/10/2015
2:00 pm, RTPT
No. 5 at West Virginia W 66–62  14–1
(3–0)
WVU Coliseum (3,712)
Morgantown, WV
01/13/2013
6:30 pm, FSSW
No. 3 Iowa State W 79–47  15–1
(4–0)
Ferrell Center (6,095)
Waco, TX
01/17/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 3 at Kansas W 71–63  16–1
(5–0)
Allen Fieldhouse (3,449)
Lawrence, KS
01/19/2015
5:30 pm, FS1
No. 3 No. 8 Texas W 75–58  17–1
(6–0)
Ferrell Center (8,894)
Waco, TX
01/24/2015
11:00 am, FSSW
No. 3 Kansas State W 68–46  18–1
(7–0)
Ferrell Center (6,481)
Waco, TX
01/27/2015
7:00 pm
No. 3 at TCU W 89–67  19–1
(8–0)
Student Recreation Center (1,806)
Ft. Worth, TX
02/01/2015
1:00 pm, FSN
No. 3 Kansas W 66–58  20–1
(9–0)
Ferrell Center (7,048)
Waco, TX
02/04/2015
7:00 pm
No. 3 at Oklahoma State W 69–52  21–1
(10–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,396)
Stillwater, OK
02/08/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 at No. 20 Texas W 70–68  22–1
(11–0)
Frank Erwin Center (6,602)
Austin, TX
02/11/2015
7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 3 Oklahoma W 89–66  23–1
(12–0)
Ferrell Center (7,683)
Waco, TX
02/15/2015
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 West Virginia W 79–51  24–1
(13–0)
Ferrell Center (6,762)
Waco, TX
02/18/2015
7:00 pm
No. 3 at Texas Tech W 67–60  25–1
(14–0)
United Spirit Arena (3,571)
Lubbock, TX
02/21/2015
7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 3 TCU W 91–75  26–1
(15–0)
Ferrell Center (9,521)
Waco, TX
02/25/2015
7:00 pm
No. 3 at Oklahoma L 64–68  26–2
(15–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (5,479)
Norman, OK
02/28/2015
3:00 pm, FSN
No. 3 at Iowa State L 71–76  26–3
(15–2)
Hilton Coliseum (12,107)
Ames, IA
03/02/2015
7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 6 Texas Tech W 75–65  27–3
(16–2)
Ferrell Center (7,007)
Waco, TX
2015 Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament
03/07/2015
1:30 pm, FSN
No. 6 vs. Kansas State
Quarterfinals
W 82–70  28–3
American Airlines Center (3,914)
Dallas, TX
03/08/2015
1:30 pm, FS1
No. 6 vs. Oklahoma State
Semifinals
W 69–52  29–3
American Airlines Center (N/A)
Dallas, TX
03/09/2015
8:00 pm, FS1
No. 5 vs. Texas
Championship Game
W 75–64  30–3
American Airlines Center (4,804)
Dallas, TX
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 Northwestern State
First Round
W 77–36  31–3
Ferrell Center (4,775)
Waco, TX
03/22/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 Arkansas
Second Round
W 73–44  32–3
Ferrell Center (4,593)
Waco, TX
03/27/2015*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 vs. No. 18 Iowa
Sweet Sixteen
W 81–66  33–3
Chesapeake Energy Arena (N/A)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/29/2015*
7:30 pm, ESPN
No. 5 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame
Elite Eight
L 68–77  33–4
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,329)
Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source [4]

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