2018-19 baylor lady bears media almanac

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2018-19 BAYLOR LADY BEARS
MEDIA ALMANAC
10th Edition, Baylor Athletics Communications
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT
© 2018, Baylor University Department of Athletics
The mission of Baylor University is to educate men and women for worldwide leader-
ship and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a
caring community.
BAYLOR ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT
To support the overall mission of the University by providing a nationally competitive
intercollegiate athletics program that attracts, nurtures and graduates student-athletes
who, under the guidance of a high-quality staff, pursue excellence in their respective
sports, while representing Baylor with character and integrity. Consistent with the Chris-
tian values of the University, the department will carry out this mission in a way that
reflects fair and equitable opportunities for all student-athletes and staff.
Baylor University is an equal opportunity institution whose programs, services, activities and operations are without
discrimination as to sex, color, or national origin, and are not opposed to qualified handic apped persons.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INFORMATION 1-11 HISTORY 62-138 QUICK FACTS I
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Quick Facts............................................................................1 1,000-Point Scorers ........................................................62-64 T
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Athletic Communications .......................................................2 1,000-Rebounders ...............................................................65 O
Media Information..................................................................3 All-Americans/National Honors ........................................66-68 Location: ............................................................Waco, Texas D
University Administration .......................................................4 Year-by-Year Results .......................................................69-80 Chartered: ............................1845, by the Republic of Texas U
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Mack Rhoades, Athletics Director ..........................................5 Series Record By School .................................................81-91 Enrollment: ................................................................17,217 T
2018-19 Schedule .................................................................6 Series Record By Conference ...............................................92 President: .............................................Dr. Linda Livingstone IO
2018-19 Roster .....................................................................7 All-Time Series Records .......................................................93 Faculty Representative: ...................Jeremy Counseller, J.D. N
2018-19 Season Preview .......................................................8 Coaching Records ...........................................................94-95 Athletic Director: ................................. Mack B. Rhoades, IV
2018-19 TV / Radio Roster ....................................................9 BU Week-by-Week in the Polls ..............................................96 SWA: ...............................................................Felecia Mulkey
2018-19 Roster Breakdown .................................................10 BU in Final AP Poll ..........................................................97-98 Sport Administrator: ......................................Paul Bradshaw
Notes...................................................................................11 BU in Final Coaches Poll ................................................99-100 Conference: .................................................................Big 12
Top NCAA Tournament Performances ................................101 Nickname: ............................................................Lady Bears
PLAYERS 12-28 NCAA Tournament Box Scores....................................102-118 Colors: ...............................Green (PMS 560) and Gold (1235)
Returning Player Bios ......................................................12-25 NCAA Tournament History .................................................119 Arena (capacity): ...............................Ferrell Center (10,284)
Newcomer Bios...............................................................26-28 Postseason WNIT Box Scores .....................................120-122 Ferrell Center Press Row: ...........................254-652-3092
Year-by-Year Team Statistics .............................................123 Athletic Department: ...................................254-710-1234
Big 12 Championship History .............................................124 Ticket Office: ................................................254-710-1000
COACHES & STAFF 29-38
Big 12/SWC Championship History .....................................125
Kim Mulkey.....................................................................29-33
Big 12 Conference Honors ..........................................126-128 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY
Coaches and Staff ..........................................................34-38
Southwest Conference Honors ...........................................129 First Season: ...........................................................1974-75
Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees .......................130 All-Time Record: ......................933-496 (.653) / 45th season
2017-18 REVIEW 40-54
WNBA/Overseas Professionals ...........................................131 Ferrell Center Record: .....................................369-97 (.792)
Season Honors .....................................................................40 Lady Bears Letterwinners ..................................................132 Overall NCAA Tournament Record: ..................44-15 (.746)
Statistics ........................................................................41-51 Lady Bears By Uniform Number ..................................133-134 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ....................................17
Results ..........................................................................41 Lady Bears By Starting Lineup ...........................................135 Final Four Appearances: ..........................3 (2005, ‘10, ‘12)
Overall/Big 12/Non-Conference Stats ........................42-44 Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame ......................................136-137 NCAA Championships: .....................................2 (2005, ‘12)
Big 12/NCAA Tournament Stats ...............................45-46
Last NCAA Appearance: ................... 2018, NCAA Sweet 16
Game-by-Game Comparison ............................................47
RECORDS 138-175 ..................................(lost to No. 6 seed Oregon State, 72-67)
Miscellaneous Statistics ................................................48
Career Top 10 138-139 Postseason WNIT Appearances: .......................................3
Team / Individual Superlatives ........................................49
Individual Records/Individual Game Bests ....................140-142 Last WNIT Appearance: ...............................................2003
Game-by-Game Leaders .............................................50-51
Individual Season Bests ..............................................142-143 .....................................................(lost to Auburn, WNIT finals)
2017-18 Box Scores .......................................................52-60 Miscellaneous Records .......................................................144 Conference Titles (Last): ........................................9 (2018)
Triple-Doubles/Double-Doubles ....................................145-150 Conference Tournament Titles (Last): ..................9 (2018)
Team Records ....................................................................151
Annual Leaders ...........................................................152-153 2017-18 REVIEW
Records By Class ........................................................154-155 2017-18 Overall Record: ................................................33-2
Team Game Bests ..............................................................156 2017-18 Big 12 Record (Finish): ...........................18-0 (1st)
Team Season Bests ...........................................................157 2017-18 Postseason: ..................................NCAA Sweet 16
Baylor Mosts and Leasts .............................................158-159 ..................................(lost to No. 6 seed Oregon State, 72-67)
Opponent Records .......................................................160-161
100-Point/Overtime Games .........................................162-163 2018-19 PREVIEW
Attendance ........................................................................164 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ..............................................6/4
NCAA Tournament/Big 12 Championship Records ..............165 Newcomers: .........................................................................6
Big 12 Championships Top 10 .....................................167-172
NCAA Championships Top 10 .....................................172-175 Starters Returning: ............................................................3
..................(C) Kalani Brown (Sr., 20.1 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 1.4 bpg)
.........................(F) Lauren Cox (Jr., 15.3 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 2.7 bpg)
Starters Lost: .....................................................................3
...................(F) Dekeiya Cohen (Sr., 12.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 2.0 apg)
.....................................(G) Natalie Chou (So., 6.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg)
...................(G) Kristy Wallace (Sr., 12.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 5.3 apg)
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF
Head Coach: ....................Kim Mulkey (Louisiana Tech, 1984)
Record at Baylor: .........................539-98 (.846),19th season
Career Record: .............................539-98 (.846),19th season
Associate Head Coach: ..........................................Bill Brock
Assistant Coach: ..............................................Sytia Messer
Assistant Coach: ............................................Toyelle Wilson
Asst. AD of Operations: ................................Johnny Derrick
Coordinator of Operations: .........................Jennifer Roberts
Asst. Coord. of Recruiting & Ops: ................Daphne Mitchell
Assoc. Director of Operations: .....................Makenzie Fuller
Assoc. Director of Operations: ...........................Kaylin Rice
Athletic Trainer: ...................................................Alex Olson
Strength & Conditioning Coach: ....................Matt Shadeed
Athletic Communications: ................................Kyle Robarts
Administrative Assistant: ............................Barbara Spitzer
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MBB, Golf, Football Football
STAFF DIRECTORY
DAVID KAYE Assistant A.D.
Responsibilities: Men’s Basketball, Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf, Football (gamedays)
Alma Mater: Baylor, 2008 | Joined Baylor: November 2009
Cell: 254-709-5147 | E-mail: [email protected]
TAYLOR BRYAN Director for Football Communications & Creative Services
Responsibilities: Football (primary)
RACHEL CATON KYLE ROBARTS Alma Mater: Troy, 2009 | Joined Baylor: May 2017
Associate Director Associate Director Cell: 254-709-4411 | E-mail: [email protected]
Baseball, A&T, Football WBB, Women’s Tennis
RACHEL CATON Associate Director
Responsibilities: Baseball, Football (secondary), Acrobatics & Tumbling
Alma Mater: Southern California, 2009 | Joined Baylor: July 2018
Cell: 254-652-2061 | E-mail: [email protected]
KYLE ROBARTS Associate Director
Responsibilities: Women’s Basketball, Women’s Tennis
Alma Mater: Abilene Christian, 2005 | Joined Baylor: July 2018
JONATHAN HILL CODY SOTO Cell: 254-652-3092 | E-mail: [email protected]
Associate Director Assistant Director
Soccer, Softball, VB, M. Tennis, EQ, JONATHAN HILL Associate Director
WBB (secondary) MBB (secondary)
Responsibilities: Soccer, Softball, Women’s Basketball (secondary)
Alma Mater: Tarleton State, 2014 | Joined Baylor: September 2015
Cell: 254-652-0675 | E-mail: [email protected]
CODY SOTO Assistant Director
Responsibilities: Volleyball, Men’s Tennis, Equestrian, Men’s Basketball (secondary)
Alma Mater: Baylor, 2016 | Joined Baylor: June 2017
Cell: 254-338-4859 | E-mail: [email protected]
KELLEN COLEMAN JERRY HILL
Associate Director Dir. of Sports Journalism KELLEN COLEMAN Associate Director
BaylorBears.com,T&F/XC Responsibilities: Track & Field/Cross Country, BaylorBears.com
Alma Mater: Oklahoma, 2008 | Joined Baylor: October 2012
Cell: 254-749-6507 | E-mail: [email protected]
JERRY HILL Director of Sports Journalism
Alma Mater: North Texas, 1983 | Joined Baylor: August 2008
Cell: 254-709-4994 | E-mail: [email protected]
SHELLEY ZYCH Administrative Assistant for External Relations
Alma Mater: Baylor, 2012 | Joined Baylor: October 2017
SHELLEY ZYCH
Office: 254-710-2743 | Cell: 254-227-8157 | E-mail: [email protected]
Administrative Assistant
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MEDIA INFORMATION
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The Baylor Athletics Communications Office appreciates your interest UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MEDIA CREDENTIALS N
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coaches to create a positive work environment for all concerned.
If additional information or assistance is required, please contact
PHOTOGRAPHY
Associate Director of Athletics Communications Kyle Robarts or any other
Baylor follows NCAA and Big 12 Conference rules regarding media
member of the Baylor Athletics Communications staff. We appreciate your
representatives photographing games.
coverage of Baylor Lady Bear Basketball and look forward to working
Only properly credentialed photographers will be allowed in the
with you this season.
designated photo areas of the Ferrell Center as specified by the NCAA

and Big 12 Conference.
FERRELL CENTER MEDIA CENTER
NO photographers will be permitted to shoot from the sidelines. All
The Ferrell Center Media Center opens three hours prior to game time.
photographers must remain in the Ferrell Center’s designated photo areas
Meals will be served from 60 minutes before game time until tipoff. Media
along the baselines.
credentials are required for admittance to the Media Center and for meals.
Photo credentials are subject to revocation by the Baylor Athletics
Statistics, game notes, flip cards, almanacs and media guides are
Communications Office at any time.
provided to all media members prior to the game. Play-by-play and box
scores (halftime and final) and postgame notes are also provided.
WEB-BASED MEDIA
Complete sets of all information are available approximately 20 minutes
Web-based media from sites affiliated with established, nationally
after the game.
recognized news-gathering organizations are eligible for media
Ethernet lines are available on a first-come, first-served basis in the
credentials. Online media with an emphasis on the recruitment of
working media area and complimentary wireless Internet is also available.
potential student-athletes (that meet the above qualification) can request
On game day, Baylor IT representatives will be on hand to handle any
one (1) credential for the purpose of writing a game recap.
last-minute problems.
Credentials will not be granted to any online agency operating sites

that are in any way affiliated with gambling. Nor will credentials be
WEEKLY INTERVIEWS granted to “fan-submitted” or un-edited sites that are not affiliated with
Head coach Kim Mulkey and Baylor players will be made available for an established news-gathering organization and/or sites whose sole entity
interviews in person or by telephone on a regular basis during the season, is fan-generated message boards that allow the posting of anonymous
at times to be announced. comments.
All interviews with Baylor student-athletes must be coordinated
through the Athletics Communications Office and requested with 24 BAYLOR MEDIA SITE
hours advance notice. Please direct all interview requests to Assistant
An all-encompassing media page can be found on Baylor’s website at:
Director of Athletics Communications Kyle Robarts at Kyle_Robarts@
http://www.baylorbears.com/ot/bay-media.html. Among the information
baylor.edu.
available at this site are links and PDFs of statistics, game notes, quick

facts and directions as well as photo/logo downloads and video FTP
POSTGAME INTERVIEWS information. For access information, please contact Kyle Robarts.
Baylor University is committed to a policy of equal access for both male
and female reporters and photographers. BAYLOR VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS FTP SITE
The Baylor locker room is closed to the media. Coach Mulkey and
Baylor provides broadcast-quality video of home game postgame
player interviews will be conducted in the Ferrell Center’s Media Center
highlights via FTP download. Contact Baylor Athletics Communications
following the NCAA 10-minute cooling off period.
for more information.
Media are asked to submit player interview requests to Kyle Robarts
prior to the under-four media timeout in the fourth quarter.
SOCIAL MEDIA
The visiting SID will select the student-athletes to be interviewed in the
In addition to gathering information at www.BaylorBears.com, follow
postgame interview room.
the team’s official social media accounts for the latest news on the Lady

Bears.
PRACTICE COVERAGE
Twitter: @BaylorWBB
All Baylor Lady Bears basketball practices are generally open to the
Instagram: @BaylorWBB
media. Please check with Assosciate Director of Athletics
Facebook: /BaylorWBB
Communications Kyle Robarts as to the status and location of practice.
Snapchat: BaylorWBB

MEDIA CREDENTIALS
All requests for working media, radio, television or photo credential
requests should be made in writing by sports editors or sports directors of
accredited media outlets on company letterhead. All requests should be
made as early as possible and should be limited to working media only.
Requests made within 24 hours of the game may not be considered. All
credential requests should be sent via e-mail to Kyle Robarts, Associate
Director of Athletics Communications, at [email protected].
Credentials will be available for day-of-game pickup at the Ferrell
Center’s media will call table (media entrance on the west side of the
Whetsel Practice Facility). Media parking at the Ferrell Center is available
on a limited basis. Credentials also serve as a parking permit; the parking
attendants will direct media members to the media parking area.

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UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION
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OKLAHOMA STATE, 1982 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN, 1996
Dr. Linda A. Livingstone began her tenure as Baylor University’s Professor Jeremy Counseller is in his fourth year as Baylor’s Faculty
15th president on June 1, 2017. A distinguished scholar and academic Representative to the Big 12 Conference and the NCAA. He has been a
leader, she previously served as dean and professor of management at member of the Baylor Law faculty since 2003.
The George Washington University School of Business from 2014 to 2017 Professor Counseller graduated from Baylor Law School with honors
and as dean of Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and and was a member of the Baylor Law Review, the Order of the Barristers,
Management from 2002 to 2014. and the interscholastic moot court and mock trial teams. He also earned
Dr. Livingstone’s presidency marks her return to Baylor after time on an M.B.A. from Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business and a B.A. summa
the Waco campus from 1991 to 2002. She served as a faculty member and cum laude from Stephen F. Austin State University.
was awarded tenure in the Department of Management before serving Following his graduation from law school, Professor Counseller served
four years as associate dean of graduate programs for the Hankamer as a law clerk to the Honorable Reynaldo G. Garza of the United States
School of Business. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Professor Counseller then entered
While at Pepperdine, Dr. Livingstone oversaw a $200 million expansion private practice in Houston, Texas, with Bracewell & Patterson, LLP (now
of the school’s graduate campuses, the addition of an executive conference Bracewell & Giuliani LLP), where he was an associate in the trial section.
center and a significant increase in scholarship support for students. At Mr. Counseller also served as an Assistant Criminal District Attorney in
GWU, she led the development of a strategic plan for the business school McLennan County, Texas, where he prosecuted both misdemeanors and
that built on the school’s culture of service and its unique location in our felonies.
nation’s capital to enhance the school’s global focus. Professor Counseller has authored articles and presented papers on
A strong voice for the role of faith-based institutions in American various evidentiary and procedural issues. He is also the co-author and
higher education, Dr. Livingstone has established herself as a scholar in editor of the Handbook of Texas Evidence (Civil Practice). In 2006, the
organizational behavior, leadership and creativity with deep expertise President of the State Bar of Texas appointed him to serve on the
in university accreditation. She has been extensively published and cited Administration of the Rules of Evidence Committee. He is also the
in academic and professional outlets, with her publications including Contributing Evidence Editor of the State Bar of Texas’s General Practice
articles in American Business Review, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Digest. In 2007, Baylor University designated Professor Counseller an
Journal of High Technology Management Research and the book Business outstanding tenure track faculty member in recognition of distinguished
and Corporate Integrity: Sustaining Organizational Compliance, Ethics teaching.
and Trust. She also has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Professor Counseller teaches Civil Procedure and Texas and Federal
Capital Southwest Industrials, a public company traded under the symbol Procedure in Baylor Law School’s renowned Practice Court program. He
“CSWI” on the NASDAQ since 2015. also is a coach of the Law School’s interscholastic moot court and mock
Dr. Livingstone’s many academic and professional accomplishments trial teams. In 2005, he was the coach of Baylor Law School’s Association
including serving as chair of the board of the international Association to of Trial Lawyers of America national championship mock trial team.
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) from 2014 to 2015. The
AACSB is the professional organization for business schools and accredits
hundreds of the best business schools globally across 53 countries and
territories. She chaired the AACSB Committee on Accreditation Policy
from 2015 to 2016.
Dr. Livingstone is a member of Oklahoma State’s Spears School of
Business Hall of Fame and was the first recipient of the Outstanding Ph.D.
Alumnus Award. She also was recognized in 2015 with the OSU Distin-
guished Alumni Award.
A native of Perkins, Oklahoma, Dr. Livingstone played varsity
basketball at Oklahoma State University, where she earned a Bachelor of
Science in economics and management, a Master of Business
Administration, and a Doctor of Philosophy in management and
organizational behavior. Her husband, Brad, a high school history teacher,
also played basketball at Oklahoma State. They have one daughter,
Shelby, who is a senior student-athlete on Rice University’s volleyball
team.
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS BAYLOR FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVES
1846-51 Henry Lee Graves 1948-61 William R. White 1921-41 Henry Trantham
1851-61 Rufus C. Burleson 1961-81 Abner Vernon McCall 1942-54 J.D. Bragg
1861-63 George W. Baines 1981-95 Herbert H. Reynolds 1955-60 Abner McCall
1864-85 William Carey Crane 1995-05 Robert B. Sloan, Jr. 1961-68 Monroe S. Carroll
1885-86 Reddin Andrews 2006-08 John M. Lilley 1969-85 Edwin P. Horner
1886-97 Rufus C. Burleson 2010-16 Kenneth W. Starr 1986-2001 David M. Guinn
1899-1902 Oscar H. Cooper 2017- Linda A. Livingstone 2002-13 Mike Rogers
1902-31 Samuel P. Brooks 2014- Jeremy Counseller
1932-47 Pat M. Neff
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VICE PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Academy to equip student-athletes with life-long leadership and life skills.
Houston’s football team appeared in four bowl games during Rhoades’
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six seasons, and enjoyed a historic 2011 campaign which saw it climb to
No. 6 in the BCS standings en route to a 13-1 record and its first sea-
Mack B. Rhoades, IV, who has provided outstanding leadership and son-ending finish in The Associated Press Top 25 since 1990.
vision for three NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision athletic programs, was Known as an outstanding fundraiser, Houston raised nearly $100M and
named Baylor University’s Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate constructed $160M in new facilities during his tenure, including a new
Athletics on July 13, 2016. on-campus football stadium, a men’s and women’s basketball training
He has led national searches for three head coaching positions, center, a golf academy and a short game facility. Rhoades also
ultimately bringing to Baylor Matt Rhule (Football) in 2016, Casie Maxwell negotiated one of the nation’s top five facility naming rights agreements at
(Equestrian) in 2017 and Brian Boland (Men’s Tennis) in 2018. Rhoades the collegiate level and secured a new multi-media rights deal for
has organized a team of dynamic administrators and restructured the Houston. Cougar Pride, Houston Athletics’ fundraising arm, set an annual
athletics department to maximize efficiencies across teams. His concept donation record for the fifth-consecutive year in 2013-14 as more than
of Preparing Champions for Life has provided the ongoing vision for Baylor 3,100 Cougar Pride members contributed $4.5M to eclipse the previous
Athletics, which aims to bolster the student-athlete experience by focusing mark of $3.5M set the previous year.
on the areas of academic achievement, athletic success, character Rhoades and University of Houston President Dr. Renu Khator
formation and spiritual growth. Rhoades has assisted University successfully steered the institution into an exciting new era when it was
leadership in a campus-wide effort to structurally complete 105 invited in December 2011 to join The American Athletic Conference
recommendations related to Title IX and student safety. beginning with the 2013-14 academic year. Houston’s first year in The
In 2018, Rhoades announced 15 department-wide Strategic Initiatives, American was arguably one of the finest in school history, as its 2013-14
including a master plan for future facilities. These initiatives were teams combined for 157 victories, 17 American individual championships,
established through a comprehensive review of the athletic department 10 NCAA postseason berths and a pair of American team titles. That
with the purpose of preparing student-athletes for their endeavors beyond successful surge led to Houston’s highest national finish in the Learfield
their time at Baylor. Directors’ Cup since 2000-01.
Since his arrival, Baylor has had 18 of 19 team reach postseason play Rhoades served as chair of the American Athletic Conference Athletics
both years, earning eight Big 12 titles (women’s basketball regular season Directors Committee, Athletics Directors Executive Committee and
and tournament champions 2016-17 and 2017-18; equestrian, 2016-17; Athletics Directors Finance Committee after having served Conference
women’s indoor track and field, 2017; soccer tournament champions USA as chairperson for its Championship and Site Selection Committees.
2018; baseball tournament champions 2018). Additionally, acrobatics and Prior to his arrival at Houston, Rhoades helped the University of Akron
tumbling secured NCATA national championships in both 2017 and 2018, achieve unprecedented academic and athletic success. During his tenure,
adding to their record four-consecutive titles. Zip student-athletes earned: 765 total Dean’s List honors, 213 All-
Baylor continued its successful run academically in 2017-18, recording Conference honors, 83 Academic All-Conference awards, 20 team
its 20th consecutive semester with 3.0 or better GPA in Spring 2018. Baylor championships, 14 Conference Player of the Year awards and 12
led the Big 12 in Graduation Success Rate (GSR) for the fourth straight All-America honors.
year while 108 student-athletes earned degrees in the academic year. Four Rhoades’ Akron tenure was also marked by the construction of a
Baylor athletics programs earned NCAA Division I Academic $61.6M on-campus football stadium, the creation of a women’s golf
Performance Program awards for scoring in the Top 10 percent program, three-time recognition for the department’s diversity strategy
nationally in Academic Progress Rate (APR) in their respective sports and the hiring of 11 head coaches. UA student-athletes also generously
(baseball, men’s basketball, softball and soccer). Nine of 15 Baylor athletics gave back the community during Rhoades’ tenure providing more than
programs tracked by the NCAA matched or improved upon their APR 5,000 service hours to the greater Akron area during each of the 2006-07
scores from the previous year and baseball, men’s basketball, soccer and and 2007-08 academic years.
softball registered perfect one-year APR scores of 1,000, which leads the He served as a member of the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports
Big 12 Conference. Management Cabinet--as well as its Administrative Committee, and led
The Bears remain committed to giving back with student-athletes the Mid-American Conference External Affairs Committee. Rhoades also
volunteering more than 1,500 hours throughout the Waco community. helped then-MAC Commissioner Rick Chryst negotiate an unprecedented
Baylor’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) collected two TV contract for the league with ESPN.
weeks of food supply for 30 local families during the holiday season. For Rhoades went to Akron after seven years at UTEP, where he worked
the 2016-17 school year, a total of 502 coaches, student-athletes, his way up the department ranks to become the Miners Executive Senior
administrators and staff packed a school-record 139,968 meals during the Associate Athletics Director after starting as Assistant Athletics Director
annual Feed My Starving Children initiative. for Development. In his final position at UTEP, Rhoades oversaw all
For the 10th consecutive year, Baylor’s Sports Ministry Team traveled to fundraising, the marketing and media relations offices as well as football
share the love of Christ. Baylor Athletics hosted four international mission external operations, men’s basketball, men’s golf, licensing, Miner Athletic
trips this year with 60 student-athletes participating in trips to Puerto Club and the athletics ticket office.
Rico, Ghana, Mexico and Guatemala. Rhoades, who holds a bachelor’s degree in health sciences from the
Rhoades joined the Baylor family from the University of Missouri, University of Arizona (1993) and a master’s of science degree in
where he spent the previous year (2015-16) leading the 20-sport athletics administration/sports management from Indiana University
Southeastern Conference intercollegiate athletics department, and he (2002), began his intercollegiate athletics career as a marketing assistant
previously served in similar capacities at the University of Houston (2009- in the Yale athletic department (1996) and worked in development at
15) and the University of Akron (2006-09). Marquette (1997-98) before joining the UTEP staff in 1998.
His first year in Columbia saw Mizzou student-athletes register the Mack and his wife, Amy, have three daughters - Nicolette, Natalie and
highest one-semester grade-point in school history at 3.03 for the fall 2015 Noelle.
term; Barry Odom hired as the Tigers’ head football coach; wrestler J’den
Cox win an NCAA title and earn a berth on the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team; BAYLOR ATHLETICS DIRECTORS
the Tigers’ men’s swimming and diving team place a program-best eighth
1903-04 R.N. Watts 1959-68 John Bridgers
at the NCAA Championship and its women’s basketball program return
to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006. Bolstered by three 1907-08 Luther Burleson 1968-71 Bill Henderson
top 11 NCAA finishes--wrestling (sixth), men’s swimming and diving 1908-11 Enoch Mills 1971-80 Jack Patterson
(eighth) and women’s swimming and diving (11th), Missouri finished 1913-14 Norman Paine 1980-92 Bill Menefee
43rd in the final 2015-16 Learfield Directors’ Cup standings. 1914-20 Charles Mosley 1992-93 Grant Teaff
Rhoades and his staff developed a student-athlete enrichment program, 1920-26 Frank Bridges 1993-96 Dick Ellis
Mizzou Made: Preparing Champions for Life. This innovative and
1927-40 Morley Jennings 1996-03 Tom Stanton
comprehensive program is part of a campus community partnership
1941-49 Ralph Wolf 2003-16 Ian McCaw
focusing on life skills and career development among other core values.
Before moving to Missouri, Rhoades enjoyed five-and-a-half rewarding 1950-59 George Sauer 2016- Mack B. Rhoades, IV
years guiding the athletic fortunes at the University of Houston as Vice
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WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM
2018-19 SCHEDULE
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O DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE TV TIME
TI Oct. 26, 2018 Friday LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (EXHIBITION) Waco, Texas 7 p.m.
C Nov. 1, 2018 Thursday TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE (EXHIBITION) Waco, Texas 7 p.m.
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D Nov. 6, 2018 Tuesday NICHOLLS STATE Waco, Texas 6 p.m.
O Nov. 8, 2018 Thursday SAINT FRANCIS, PA Waco, Texas FSSW+ 7 p.m.
R
T Nov. 11, 2018 Sunday vs. Arizona State Fort Defiance, Ariz. ESPN2 6:30 p.m.
N Nov. 15, 2018 Thursday SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY Waco, Texas FSSW 6 p.m.
I
Nov. 23, 2018 Friday vs South Dakota State % Las Vegas, N.V. 9:30 p.m.
Nov. 24, 2018 Saturday vs Georgetown % Las Vegas, N.V. 9:30 p.m.
Dec. 2, 2018 Sunday at South Carolina ^ Columbia, S.C. ESPN2 6 p.m.
Dec. 12, 2018 Wednesday MOREHEAD STATE Waco, Texas FSSW Noon
Dec. 15, 2018 Saturday at Stanford Stanford, Calif. Pac-12 Network 2 p.m.
Dec. 31, 2018 Monday UT-RIO GRANDE VALLEY Waco, Texas Noon
Jan. 3, 2019 Thursday UCONN Waco, Texas ESPN 8 p.m.
Jan. 6, 2019 Sunday at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas FSN Noon
Jan. 9, 2019 Wednesday KANSAS STATE Waco, Texas FSGO 7 p.m.
Jan. 12, 2019 Saturday at TCU Fort Worth, Texas FSSW 3 p.m.
Jan. 16, 2019 Wednesday at Kansas Lawrence, Kan. Jayhawk Network 7 p.m.
Jan. 20, 2019 Sunday WEST VIRGINIA Waco, Texas FS1 4 p.m.
Jan. 23, 2019 Wednesday IOWA STATE Waco, Texas FSSW 7 p.m.
Jan. 27, 2019 Sunday at Oklahoma Norman, Okla. FSN 2 p.m.
Jan. 30, 2019 Wednesday at Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. TBD 7 p.m.
Feb. 2, 2019 Saturday TEXAS TECH ! Waco, Texas FSSW 1 p.m.
Feb. 4, 2019 Monday at Texas Austin, Texas ESPN2 6 p.m.
Feb. 9, 2019 Saturday TCU ! Waco, Texas FSSW Noon
Feb. 13, 2019 Wednesday at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. ESPN3 7 p.m.
Feb. 16, 2019 Saturday OKLAHOMA Waco, Texas FSSW+ 7 p.m.
Feb. 20, 2019 Wednesday KANSAS Waco, Texas FSSW 6 p.m.
Feb. 23, 2019 Saturday at Iowa State Ames, Iowa FSN 3 p.m.
Feb. 25, 2019 Monday TEXAS Waco, Texas FS1 6 p.m.
March 2, 2019 Saturday OKLAHOMA STATE Waco, Texas FSSW 1 p.m.
March 4, 2019 Monday at West Virginia Morgantown, W.V. FS1 6 p.m.
2019 PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
March 8-11, 2019 • Chesapeake Energy Arena
NCAA Championship First and Second Rounds
TBD
NCAA Regionals
TBD
NCAA Final Four
Friday, April 5 & Sunday, April 7, 2019 • Tampa Bay, Fla. (Amalie Arena)
Big 12 Conference games
^ SEC/Big 12 Challenge
% South Point Shootout
! Doubleheader with Baylor men’s basketball
All times listed are Central and subject to change.
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2018-19 ROSTERS
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NUMERICAL N
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No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown/High School (Previous School) R
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1 NaLyssa Smith F 6-2 Fr.-HS Converse, Texas/East Central HS D
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2 DiDi Richards G 6-1 So.-1L Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch HS C
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3 Trinity Oliver G 5-9 R-Fr.-HS Euless, Texas/Trinity HS I
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4 Honesty Scott-Grayson G 5-9 Fr.-HS Brick, N.J./Riverdale Baptist HS N
10 Aquira DeCosta F 6-0 Fr.-HS Sacramento, Calif./St. Mary’s HS
12 Moon Ursin G 5-6 So.-1L Destrehan, La./Destrehan HS
15 Lauren Cox * F 6-4 Jr.-2L Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS
20 Juicy Landrum G 5-8 Jr.-2L Waco, Texas/La Vega HS
21 Kalani Brown * C 6-7 Sr.-3L Slidell, La./Salmen HS
24 Chloe Jackson G 5-8 Gs.-TR Upper Marlboro, Md./Riverdale Baptist HS (LSU)
25 Queen Egbo C 6-3 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas/Travis HS
51 Caitlin Bickle F 6-0 Fr.-HS Cave Creek, Ariz./Cactus Shadows HS
ALPHABETICAL
No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown/High School (Previous School)
51 Caitlin Bickle F 6-0 Fr.-HS Cave Creek, Ariz./Cactus Shadows HS
21 Kalani Brown * C 6-7 Sr.-3L Slidell, La./Salmen HS
15 Lauren Cox * F 6-4 Jr.-2L Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS
10 Aquira DeCosta F 6-0 Fr.-HS Sacramento, Calif./St. Mary’s HS
25 Queen Egbo C 6-3 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas/Travis HS
24 Chloe Jackson G 5-8 Gs.-TR Upper Marlboro, Md./Riverdale Baptist HS (LSU)
20 Juicy Landrum G 5-8 Jr.-2L Waco, Texas/La Vega HS
3 Trinity Oliver G 5-9 R-Fr.-HS Euless, Texas/Trinity HS
2 DiDi Richards G 6-1 So.-1L Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch HS
4 Honesty Scott-Grayson G 5-9 Fr.-HS Brick, N.J./Riverdale Baptist HS
1 NaLyssa Smith F 6-2 Fr.-HS Converse, Texas/East Central HS
12 Moon Ursin G 5-6 So.-1L Destrehan, La./Destrehan HS
* Returning starter
STAFF
Head Coach: Kim Mulkey (Louisiana Tech, 1984), 19th season at Baylor
Associate Head Coach: Bill Brock (Southeastern Oklahoma, 1976), 16th season
Assistant Coach: Sytia Messer (Arkansas, 2000), 6th season
Assistant Coach: Toyelle Wilson (Manhattan College, 2003), 6th season
Assistant AD for Basketball Operations: Johnny Derrick, 19th season
Coordinator of Basketball Operations: Jennifer Roberts (Louisiana Tech, 1997), 7th season
Associate Coordinator of Recruiting and Operations: Daphne Mitchell (Georgia Tech, 2008), 4th season
Associate Director of Basketball Operations: Makenzie Fuller (Baylor, 2013), 4th season
Associate Director of Basketball Operations: Kaylin Rice (Baylor, 2015), 4th season
Trainer: Alex Olson (Baylor, 1994), 20th season
Strength & Conditioning: Matt Shadeed (Southern Miss, 2009), 2nd season
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Aquira - ah-KEE-ruh
Egbo - egg-BOH
NaLyssa - NUH-lissa
Bickle - BICK-uhl
Ursin - URR-sin
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