2015–16 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

The 2015–16 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented 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 played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished 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
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
Record	36–2 (17–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Kim Mulkey (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Brock Sytia Messer Toyelle Wilson
Home arena	Ferrell Center

2015–16 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Baylor †	17	–	1		.944			36	–	2		.947
No. 6 Texas	15	–	3		.833			31	–	5		.861
No. 22 West Virginia	12	–	6		.667			25	–	10		.714
Oklahoma State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	10		.677
No. 24 Oklahoma	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Kansas State	8	–	10		.444			19	–	13		.594
TCU	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
Iowa State	5	–	13		.278			13	–	17		.433
Texas Tech	3	–	15		.167			13	–	18		.419
Kansas	0	–	18		.000			6	–	25		.194
† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 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) So West Ashley Charleston, SC G 2 Niya Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr P.K. Yonge Development Research Gainesville, FL F 3 Chardonae Fuqua' 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Hoover Birmingham, AL G 4 Kristy Wallace 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So John Paul College Loganholme, Queensland, Australia G 10 Alexandria Gulley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Skyline Dallas, Texas F 11 Justis Szcezepanski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr IMG Academy Fort Worth, TX G 12 Alexis Prince 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Edgewater Orlando, FL F 13 Nina Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Hoover Birmingham, AL C 21 Kalani Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Fr Salmen Slidell, LA G 25 Alyssa Dry 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr IMG Academy Fort Worth, TX G 30 Alexis Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr MacArthur Duke Irving, TX C 32 Beatrice Mompremier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Miami Miami, FL F/C 55 Khadijiah Cave 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Lucy Laney Augusta, GA	Head coach Kim Mulkey (Louisiana Tech) Assistant coach(es) Bill Brock (SE Oklahoma State) Sytia Messer (Arkansas) Toyelle Wilson (Manhattan) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2015-10-10

Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

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	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

		Increase in ranking
		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

• 2015–16 Baylor Bears basketball team