Women's Basketball

Baylor University

1 Bear Place - Waco, TX - 76798
Team Office: Tel: (254) 710-3949 Fax: (254) 710-2823
Team website: baylorbears.collegesports.com/

Founded in 1845, Baylor University is the oldest state university and the largest Baptist-affiliated institution in the world. It offers 147 Bachelor degree programs, 21 Master's, and 21 PhD's. Besides the typical majors offered, Baylor offers degrees in Fashion Design, Forestry, Optometry, Journalism, Athletic Training, and Museum Studies. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Baylor #75 among national universities.

The 735 acre campus is located in Waco, Texas (pop.200k) on the banks of the Brazos River.

School website
www.baylor.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

Baptist

Enrollment:

14,000

Getting In:

Difficult. SAT 25/75: 1100-1310

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$32,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Biology- Marketing- Psychology

Misc. Information

Head coach Kim Mulkey enters her 8th season at Baylor in 2007-08. During her brief seven year tenure, she has averaged over 25 wins per season, made six NCAA appearances (including a National Championship) and one WNIT, and broken attendance records. Prior to coming to Baylor, Mulkey spent 15 years as an assistant and associate coach at her alma mater, Louisiana Tech, where she served as the chief recruiter. During her 20 year coaching history, only once has she had a team that won less than 20 games in a season! Among active D1 coaches, she ranks 7th in winning percentage. As a player, Mulkey led her teams to a 130-6 record and two national titles. She was also a member of the USA's 1984 Olympic gold medal team. In 2006-07, Baylor went 26-8 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tourney before being upended by North Carolina State.

Team Name	Lady Bears
Colors	Green and Gold
Division	NCAA Division I
All-Time Record	578-450 (.562)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	26-8	26-7	33-3	105-55 (.656)
Conference	11-5	12-4	14-2	41-39 (.512)
Conf. Finish	2	2	1	4, 7, 1, 6, 12
Post Appear.	2nd Rnd	Swt 16	Nat'l Ch	NCAA 3x
Final 25 Rank	#19	#10	#1	3x

Coaches

Head Coach	Kim Mulkey
	Birthday: 1962-05-17
Started at Baylor	2000-01
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	183-53 (.775)
Record at Baylor	183-53 (.775)
Coaching Awards	Big 12 COTY (05)

Asst. Coaches	Damion McKinney, Jennifer Roberts, Richard Barron

Recruiting Coordinator

Jennifer Roberts, Ph. (254) 710-4363, j_roberts@baylor.edu

Conference and Schedule

Baylor plays in the Big 12 (www.big12sports.com) which is regarded as one of the most difficult conferences in the nation. The Big 12 is comprised of 12 teams from seven different states. Currently, Baylor schedules 16 league games, playing five teams twice and the six teams once. Conference play begins in January with games typically played on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. The season concludes with the Big 12 tourney which takes all teams with the top four receiving first round byes. Winner gets an automatic bid into NCAA Championships.

Conference Opponents

Texas, Texas Tech, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas State.

Facilities

Ferrell Center
Capacity: 10,000. Attendance:

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Baylor was ranked #14 in offense, averaging 74.8 ppg. In 2006-07, they were also ranked 14th at 73.9.