2015–16 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

The 2015–16 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team will represent Baylor University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 15th season. The team plays its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and are 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 Idaho and Auburn in the first and second rounds, Florida State in the sweet sixteen before losing to Oregon State in the elite eight.

2015–16 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
Preseason WNIT champions
Big 12 regular season & Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
2015–16 record36–2 (17–1 Big 12)
Head coachKim Mulkey (15th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFerrell Center
2015–16 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Baylor †171 .944  362  .947
No. 6 Texas153 .833  315  .861
No. 22 West Virginia126 .667  2510  .714
Oklahoma State117 .611  2110  .677
No. 24 Oklahoma117 .611  2211  .667
Kansas State810 .444  1913  .594
TCU810 .444  1815  .545
Iowa State513 .278  1317  .433
Texas Tech315 .167  1318  .419
Kansas018 .000  625  .194
2016 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Roster

2015–16 Baylor Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Dekeiya Cohen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoWest Ashley Charleston, SC
G 2 Niya Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrP.K. Yonge Development Research Gainesville, FL
F 3 Chardonae Fuqua' 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrHoover Birmingham, AL
G 4 Kristy Wallace 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoJohn Paul College Loganholme, Queensland, Australia
G 10 Alexandria Gulley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrSkyline Dallas, Texas
F 11 Justis Szcezepanski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrIMG Academy Fort Worth, TX
G 12 Alexis Prince 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrEdgewater Orlando, FL
F 13 Nina Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrHoover Birmingham, AL
C 21 Kalani Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) FrSalmen Slidell, LA
G 25 Alyssa Dry 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrIMG Academy Fort Worth, TX
G 30 Alexis Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrMacArthur
Duke
Irving, TX
C 32 Beatrice Mompremier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrMiami Miami, FL
F/C 55 Khadijiah Cave 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrLucy Laney Augusta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2015-10-10

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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AP 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 N/A
Coaches 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2015*
7:00 PM
No. 5 Texas A&M–Commerce W 104–41 
Ferrell Center (5,352)
Waco, TX
11/09/2015*
7:00 PM
No. 5 Arkansas–Monticello W 104–39 
Ferrell Center (5,356)
Waco, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:00 PM, FSSW+
No. 5 Texas–Arlington
Preseason WNIT First Round
W 62–20  1–0
Ferrell Center (6,804)
Waco, TX
11/16/2015*
7:00 PM
No. 5 Southern Miss
Preseason WNIT Second Round
W 97–42  2–0
Ferrell Center (5,400)
Waco, TX
11/19/2015*
7:00 PM
No. 5 No. 19 South Florida
Preseason WNIT semifinals
W 66–63  3–0
Ferrell Center (5,717)
Waco, TX
11/22/2015*
2:00 PM, CBSSN
No. 5 DePaul
Preseason WNIT Championship
W 86–72  4–0
Ferrell Center (5,637)
Waco, TX
11/26/2015*
1:00 PM
No. 5 vs. Cincinnati
Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division
W 72–34  5–0
St. George HS Gymnasium (353)
Freeport, BAH
11/28/2015*
4:45 PM
No. 5 vs. No. 20 Michigan State
Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division
W 84–76  6–0
St. George HS Gymnasium (684)
Freeport, BAH
12/02/2015*
6:00 PM, FSSW+
No. 4 Rice W 89–38  7–0
Ferrell Center (5,615)
Waco, TX
12/04/2015*
7:00 PM
No. 4 Northwestern State W 86–44  8–0
Ferrell Center (6,317)
Waco, TX
12/06/2015*
2:00 PM
No. 4 Grambling State W 96–42  9–0
Ferrell Center (5,562)
Waco, TX
12/13/2015*
2:00 PM
No. 4 McNeese State W 105–46  10–0
Ferrell Center (5,625)
Waco, TX
12/17/2015*
7:00 PM, FCS
No. 4 Oral Roberts W 97–39  11–0
Ferrell Center (6,189)
Waco, TX
12/19/2015*
6:00 PM
No. 4 vs. No. 23 Miami (FL)
Florida Sunshine Classic
W 88–81  12–0
Worden Arena (1,789)
Winter Haven, FL
12/21/2015*
4:00 PM
No. 4 vs. James Madison
Florida Sunshine Classic
W 77–63  13–0
Worden Arena (932)
Winter Haven, FL
Big 12 regular season
12/30/2015
6:00 PM
No. 4 at Oklahoma State L 45–52  13–1
(0–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,173)
Stillwater, OK
01/03/2016
3:30 PM, FS1
No. 4 No. 18 Oklahoma W 78–68  14–1
(1–1)
Ferrell Center (7,434)
Waco, TX
01/06/2016
7:00 PM
No. 6 at Kansas W 58–40  15–1
(2–1)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,109)
Lawrence, KS
01/09/2016
11:00 AM, FSN
No. 6 TCU W 72–55  16–1
(3–1)
Ferrell Center (7,081)
Waco, TX
01/12/2016
7:00 PM, FSSW+
No. 6 West Virginia W 69–64  17–1
(4–1)
Ferrell Center (6,032)
Waco, TX
01/17/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 6 at No. 4 Texas W 80–67  18–1
(5–1)
Frank Erwin Center (8,996)
Austin, TX
01/23/2016
12:30 PM, FS1
No. 4 at Iowa State W 77–61  19–1
(6–1)
Hilton Coliseum (11,587)
Ames, IA
01/27/2016
7:00 PM, FSSW
No. 4 Texas Tech W 69–43  20–1
(7–1)
Ferrell Center (6,327)
Waco, TX
01/30/2016
3:00 PM, FSN
No. 4 at No. 24 West Virginia W 71–61  21–1
(8–1)
WVU Coliseum (4,168)
Morgantown, WV
02/03/2016
7:00 PM, FSSW+
No. 4 Kansas State W 87–52  22–1
(9–1)
Ferrell Center (5,752)
Waco, TX
02/06/2016
2:00 PM, FSSW
No. 4 Kansas W 81–49  23–1
(10–1)
Ferrell Center (6,709)
Waco, TX
02/10/2016
7:00 PM, FSSW
No. 4 at TCU W 81–77  24–1
(11–1)
Schollmaier Arena (3,947)
Fort Worth, TX
02/13/2016
2:00 PM
No. 4 at Texas Tech W 66–36  25–1
(12–1)
United Supermarkets Arena (6,565)
Lubbock, TX
02/17/2016
7:00 PM, FSSW
No. 4 No. 17 Oklahoma State W 66–41  26–1
(13–1)
Ferrell Center (6,310)
Waco, TX
02/20/2016
2:00 PM, FSSW+
No. 4 Iowa State W 78–41  27–1
(14–1)
Ferrell Center (7,216)
Waco, TX
02/22/2016
8:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 4 at No. 23 Oklahoma W 78–70  28–1
(15–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (5,277)
Norman, OK
02/27/2016
3:30 PM, FS2
No. 4 at Kansas State W 63–52  29–1
(16–1)
Bramlage Coliseum (5,451)
Manhattan, KS
02/29/2016
8:00 PM, FS1
No. 4 No. 6 Texas W 74–48  30–1
(17–1)
Ferrell Center (10,284)
Waco, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/05/2016
1:30 PM, FSN
No. 4 vs. Texas Tech
Quarterfinals
W 82–51  31–1
Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,527)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/06/2016
1:30 PM, FS1
No. 4 vs. No. 24 Oklahoma
Semifinals
W 84–57  32–1
Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,591)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/07/2016
8:00 PM, FS1
No. 4 vs. No. 7 Texas
Championship Game
W 79–63  33–1
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,859)
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
4:00 PM, ESPN2
(1 D) No. 4 (16 D) Idaho
First Round
W 89–59  34–1
Ferrell Center (4,990)
Waco, TX
03/20/2016*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
(1 D) No. 4 (9 D) Auburn
Second Round
W 84–52  35–1
Ferrell Center (4,665)
Waco, TX
03/26/2016*
3:00 PM, ESPN
(1 D) No. 4 vs. (5 D) No. 17 Florida State
Sweet Sixteen
W 78–58  36–1
American Airlines Center (7,109)
Dallas, TX
03/28/2016*
6:00 PM, ESPN
(1 D) No. 4 vs. (2 D) No. 6 Oregon State
Elite Eight
L 57–60  36–2
American Airlines Center (6,050)
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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See also

References

  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "Baylor Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". baylorbears.com. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
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