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2013–14 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
Big 12 Tournament champions
Big 12 regular season co-champions
Athletes in Action champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 5
Record32–5 (16–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Ferrell Center
Seasons
←  2012–13
2014–15 →
2013–14 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Baylor 16 2   .889 32 5   .865
No. 7 West Virginia 16 2   .889 30 5   .857
Texas 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
No. 21 Oklahoma State 11 7   .611 25 9   .735
Iowa State 9 9   .500 20 11   .645
Oklahoma 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
TCU 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Kansas 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
Kansas State 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Texas Tech 0 18   .000 6 24   .200
2014 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [2]


The 2013–14 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by Hall of Famer head coach Kim Mulkey, played their home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

They finished the season with a record of 32–5 overall, 16–2 in Big 12 play to share the regular season title with West Virginia. They won the 2014 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament to earn a trip to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament which they defeated Western Kentucky in first round, California in the 2nd round, and Kentucky in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Notre Dame in the Elite Eight.

Before the season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Kimetria Hayden 1 G 6'0" Senior Dallas, TX Graduated
Jordan Madden 3 G 6'0" Senior Lepanto, AR Graduated
Destiny Williams 10 F 6'1" RS Senior Benton Harbor, Michigan Graduated
Brooklyn Pope 32 F 6'1" Graduate Senior Fort Worth, TX Graduated
Brittney Griner 42 F 6'8" Senior Houston, TX Graduated; Entered 2013 WNBA draft; Drafted #1 by Phoenix Mercury [3]

Recruiting

Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Breanna Hayden G 5'8" Freshman Dallas, TX High School Graduate
Nina Davis F 5'11" Freshman Memphis, TN High School Graduate
Imani Wright G 5'9" Freshman Hooks, TX High School Graduate
Ieshia Small G 6'0" Freshman Tallahassee, FL High School Graduate
Khadijiah Cave P 6'2" Freshman Augusta, GA High School Graduate

Roster

2013–14 Baylor Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Odyssey Sims 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr MacArthur Irving, TX
G 1 Breanna Hayden 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Madison Dallas, TX
G 2 Niya Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So P.K. Yonge Development Research Gainesville, FL
F 3 Chardonae Fuqua' 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Hoover Birmingham, AL
F 11 Mariah Chandler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Southwest Atlanta Christian Atlanta, GA
G 12 Alexis Prince 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Edgewater Orlando, FL
F 13 Nina Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Hoover Birmingham, AL
G 14 Makenzie Robertson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Midway McGregor, TX
G 20 Imani Wright 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Liberty-Eylau Hooks, TX
C 22 Sune Agbuke 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Cornerstone Christian San Antonio, TX
G 24 Ieshia Small 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Florida Tallahassee, FL
C 44 Kristina Higgins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Chapin El Paso, TX
C 55 Khadijiah Cave 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lucy Laney Augusta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2013-08-13

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 12 9 7 7 6 6 9 7 5
Coaches 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 10 7 6 4 5 5 9 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
10/30/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 10 Palm Beach Atlantic W 111–52 
Ferrell Center (6,311)
Waco, TX
11/05/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 10 Oklahoma City W 91–49 
Ferrell Center (6,194)
Waco, TX
Non-conference Regular Season
11/09/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 10 Grambling State W 110–55  1–0
Ferrell Center (6,639)
Waco, TX
11/14/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 9 Nicholls State W 111–58  2–0
Ferrell Center (6,333)
Waco, TX
11/18/2013*
7:00 pm,  FSSW+
No. 9 Rice W 79–46  3–0
Ferrell Center (6,516)
Waco, TX
11/21/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 9 Savannah State
Athletes in Action Classic
W 99–31  4–0
Ferrell Center (7,072)
Waco, TX
11/22/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 9 Northwestern State
Athletes in Action Classic
W 88–54  5–0
Ferrell Center (6,622)
Waco, TX
11/23/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 9 UTSA
Athletes in Action Classic
W 92–62  6–0
Ferrell Center (7,068)
Waco, TX
12/03/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 9 San Jose State W 113–73  7–0
Ferrell Center (5,916)
Waco, TX
12/06/2013*
6:30 pm,  ESPN3
No. 9 vs. No. 5  Kentucky L 130–133 4OT 7–1
AT&T Stadium (N/A)
Arlington, TX
12/15/2013*
2:00 pm
No. 9 Houston Baptist W 100–57  8–1
Ferrell Center (6,372)
Waco, TX
12/18/2013*
6:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 9 Ole Miss W 87–80  9–1
Ferrell Center (6,723)
Waco, TX
12/28/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 9 McNeese State W 82–57  10–1
Ferrell Center (6,927)
Waco, TX
Big 12 Regular Season
01/02/2014
7:00 pm
No. 9 at  Kansas State W 92–63  11–1
(1–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,942)
Manhattan, KS
01/05/2014
3:00 pm,  FSN
No. 9 Kansas W 75–55  12–1
(2–0)
Ferrell Center (6,381)
Waco, TX
01/08/2014
6:00 pm
No. 7 at  West Virginia W 78–62  13–1
(3–0)
WVU Coliseum (2,791)
Morgantown, WV
01/11/2014
7:00 pm
No. 7 TCU W 80–46  14–1
(4–0)
Ferrell Center (7,984)
Waco, TX
Non-conference Regular Season
01/13/2014*
6:00 pm,  ESPN2
No. 7 No. 1  Connecticut L 55–66  14–2
Ferrell Center (9,145)
Waco, TX
Big 12 Regular Season
01/19/2014
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 7 at Kansas L 60–76  14–3
(4–1)
Allen Fieldhouse (3,514)
Manhattan, KS
01/22/2014
7:00 pm
No. 12 Kansas State W 71–48  15–3
(5–1)
Ferrell Center (6,471)
Waco, TX
01/26/2014
3:00 pm, FSN
No. 12 at No. 8  Oklahoma State W 69–66 OT 16–3
(6–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,953)
Stillwater, OK
01/29/2014
7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 9 Texas Tech W 92–43  17–3
(7–1)
Ferrell Center (6,736)
Waco, TX
02/01/2014
6:30 pm,  FSSW
No. 9 Texas W 87–73  18–3
(8–1)
Ferrell Center (7,793)
Waco, TX
02/03/2014
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 at  Oklahoma W 81–67  19–3
(9–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (5,221)
Norman, OK
02/09/2014
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 No. 12 Oklahoma State W 81–64  20–3
(10–1)
Ferrell Center (7,113)
Waco, TX
02/12/2014
6:30 pm
No. 7 at Texas Tech W 75–58  21–3
(11–1)
United Spirit Arena (4,390)
Lubbock, TX
02/16/2014
12:00 pm,  FS1
No. 7 at Texas W 72–56  22–3
(12–1)
Frank Erwin Center (5,804)
Austin, TX
02/19/2014
7:00 pm,  FCS Central
No. 6 Iowa State W 89–51  23–3
(13–1)
Ferrell Center (6,758)
Waco, TX
02/22/2014
7:00 pm
No. 6 at TCU W 69–46  24–3
(14–1)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (3,372)
Ft. Worth, TX
02/24/2014
6:00 pm, FS1
No. 6 Oklahoma W 96–89  25–3
(15–1)
Ferrell Center (6,808)
Waco, TX
03/02/2014
1:00 pm, FS1
No. 6 No. 11 West Virginia L 69–71  25–4
(15–2)
Ferrell Center (8,242)
Waco, TX
03/04/2014
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
No. 9 at Iowa State W 70–54  26–4
(16–2)
Hilton Coliseum (10,539)
Ames, IA
2014 Big 12 women's basketball tournament
03/08/2014
1:30 pm, FSN
No. 9 vs. Kansas
Quarterfinals
W 81–47  27–4
Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,882)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/09/2014
2:00 pm, FS1
No. 9 vs. No. 18 Oklahoma State
Semifinals
W 65–61  28–4
Chesapeake Energy Arena (N/A)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/10/2014
8:00 pm, FS1
No. 7 vs. No. 5 West Virginia
Championship Game
W 74–71  29–4
Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,710)
Oklahoma City, OK
2014 Women's NCAA tournament
03/22/2014*
5:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 Western Kentucky
First Round
W 87–74  30–4
Ferrell Center (6,207)
Waco, TX
03/24/2014*
8:15 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 No. 24  California
Second Round
W 75–56  31–4
Ferrell Center (5,648)
Waco, TX
03/29/2014*
11:00 am, ESPN
No. 5 vs. No. 10  Kentucky
Sweet Sixteen
W 90–72  32–4
Edmund P. Joyce Center (N/A)
South Bend, IN
03/31/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 at No. 2  Notre Dame
Elite Eight
L 69–88  32–5
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,774)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Baylor adds Wilson, Messer to staff". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Griner, Delle Donne, Diggins go 1-2-3". ESPN. April 16, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "Baylor University Bears - Official Athletic Site". www.baylorbears.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2014.