2017–18 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 18th season. The team played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference . They finished the season 33–2, 18–0 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They also won the Big 12 women's tournament and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament , where they defeated Grambling State and Michigan in the first and second rounds before getting upset by Oregon State in the sweet sixteen.
Previous season
For the 2016–17 season , Baylor finished 33–4, 17–1 in the Big 12 to win the regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's tournament , where they were upset by West Virginia. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as a No. 1 seed, where they defeated Texas Southern and California in the first and second rounds, Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Mississippi State in the Elite Eight.
Roster
2017–18 Baylor Bears women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
1
Dekeiya Cohen
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
West Ashley HS
Charleston, SC
G
2
DiDi Richards
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Cypress Ranch HS
Cypress, TX
G
3
Trinity Oliver
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Trinity HS
Euless, TX
G
4
Kristy Wallace
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
John Paul College
Loganholme , Australia
G
11
Alexis Morris
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Fr
Legacy Christian Academy
Beaumont, TX
G
12
Moon Ursin
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr
Destrehan HS
Destrehan, LA
F
15
Lauren Cox
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
Flower Mound HS
Flower Mound, TX
G
20
Calveion Landrum
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
La Vega HS
Waco, TX
C
21
Kalani Brown
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr
Salmen HS
Slidell, LA
G
24
Natalie Chou
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
Plano West HS
Plano, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2017 *7:00 pm
No. 3
Tarleton State
W 122–44
Ferrell Center (4,931)Waco, TX
Nov 06, 2017 *7:00 pm
No. 3
Washburn
W 117–33
Ferrell Center (4,736)Waco, TX
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017 *7:00 pm
No. 3
Lamar
W 121–62
1–0
Ferrell Center (5,410)Waco, TX
Nov 12, 2017 *2:00 pm
No. 3
Coppin State
W 100–54
2–0
Ferrell Center (4,939)Waco, TX
Nov 14, 2017 *6:30 pm, FCS
No. 3
Central Arkansas
W 86–55
3–0
Ferrell Center (4,939)Waco, TX
Nov 18, 2017 *1:00 pm
No. 3
at No. 8 UCLA
L 68–82
3–1
Pauley Pavilion (3,912)Los Angeles, CA
Nov 23, 2017 *7:00 pm
No. 8
vs. Missouri State Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals
W 100–58
4–1
Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas
Nov 25, 2017 *7:00 pm
No. 8
vs. Georgia Tech Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division championship
W 80–57
5–1
Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas
Nov 30, 2017 *7:00 pm, FCS
No. 9
No. 20 Kentucky Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 90–63
6–1
Ferrell Center (5,356)Waco, TX
Dec 03, 2017 *11:00 am, FS1
No. 9
No. 16 Stanford
W 81–57
7–1
Ferrell Center (8,012)Waco, TX
Dec 05, 2017 *7:00 pm
No. 8
North Dakota
W 105–43
8–1
Ferrell Center (4,788)Waco, TX
Dec 13, 2017 *12:00 pm, FSSW
No. 6
McNeese State
W 95–34
9–1
Ferrell Center (6,583)Waco, TX
Dec 18, 2017 *7:00 pm, ELVN
No. 6
at Nicholls State
W 85–43
10–1
Stopher Gym (1,034)Thibodaux, LA
Big 12 regular season
Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
No. 6
at Kansas State
W 88–58
11–1 (1–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,396)Manhattan, KS
Dec 31, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 6
Texas Tech
W 97–49
12–1 (2–0)
Ferrell Center (5,540)Waco, TX
Jan 03, 2018 7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 6
Iowa State
W 89–49
13–1 (3–0)
Ferrell Center (5,113)Waco, TX
Jan 06, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 6
at Kansas
W 83–48
14–1 (4–0)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,216)Lawrence, KS
Jan 14, 2018 1:00 pm, FS1
No. 5
at Oklahoma
W 74–52
15–1 (5–0)
Lloyd Noble Center (3,510)Norman, OK
Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm, FSN
No. 4
at Iowa State
W 79–50
16–1 (6–0)
Hilton Coliseum (9,510)Ames, IA
Jan 20, 2018 6:00 pm, FSSW
No. 4
Kansas State
W 75–50
17–1 (7–0)
Ferrell Center (6,131)Waco, TX
Jan 25, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3
No. 6 Texas
W 81–56
18–1 (8–0)
Ferrell Center (9,286)Waco, TX
Jan 28, 2018 2:00 pm, FS1
No. 3
at No. 20 West Virginia
W 83–72
19–1 (9–0)
WVU Coliseum (5,073)Morgantown, WV
Jan 31, 2018 6:30 pm, FSSW
No. 3
No. 23 Oklahoma State
W 77–64
20–1 (10–0)
Ferrell Center (5,260)Waco, TX
Feb 03, 2018 2:00 pm
No. 3
at Texas Tech
W 90–44
21–1 (11–0)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,207)Lubbock, TX
Feb 05, 2018 8:00 pm, FS1
No. 3
Oklahoma
W 74–65
22–1 (12–0)
Ferrell Center (5,324)Waco, TX
Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 3
No. 24 TCU
W 83–63
23–1 (13–0)
Ferrell Center (6,524)Waco, TX
Feb 13, 2018 7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 3
at No. 21 Oklahoma State
W 87–45
24–1 (14–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,702)Stillwater, OK
Feb 17, 2018 1:00 pm, FSSW
No. 3
Kansas
W 88–51
25–1 (15–0)
Ferrell Center (6,416)Waco, TX
Feb 19, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3
at No. 6 Texas
W 93–87
26–1 (16–0)
Frank Erwin Center (6,642)Austin, TX
Feb 24, 2018 5:00 pm
No. 3
at TCU
W 85–53
27–1 (17–0)
Schollmaier Arena (3,186)Fort Worth, TX
Feb 26, 2018 8:00 pm, FS1
No. 3
West Virginia
W 80–54
28–1 (18–0)
Ferrell Center (6,671)Waco, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
Mar 03, 2018 1:30 pm, FSN
(1) No. 3
vs. (8) Kansas State Quarterfinals
W 83–54
29–1
Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,047)Oklahoma City, OK
Mar 04, 2018 2:00 pm, FS1
(1) No. 3
vs. (5) TCU Semifinals
W 94–48
30–1
Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK
Mar 05, 2018 8:00 pm, FS1
(1) No. 2
vs. (2) No. 8 Texas Championship Game
W 77–69
31–1
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,520)Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 16, 2018 *6:30 pm, ESPN2
(2 L) No. 2
(15 L) Grambling State First Round
W 96–46
32–1
Ferrell Center (4,933)Waco, TX
Mar 18, 2018 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 L) No. 2
(7 L) Michigan Second Round
W 80–58
33–1
Ferrell Center (4,114)Waco, TX
Mar 23, 2018 *6:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 L) No. 2
vs. (6 L) No. 13 Oregon State Sweet Sixteen
L 67–72
33–2
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source:[ 2]
Rankings
Regular season ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Received votes.
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Final
AP
3
3
8
9
8
6
6
6
6
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
N/A
Coaches
3
N/A
9
9
8
6
6
6
6
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
9
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics
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