2010–11 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

2010–11 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
Big 12 Tournament champions
Big 12 regular season champions
World Vision Classic champions
Sunsplash Shootout champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record34–3 (15–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFerrell Center
Seasons
2010–11 Big 12 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
#3 Baylor† 15 – 1   .938 34 – 3   .919
#8 Texas A&M 13 – 3   .813 33 – 5   .868
#21 Oklahoma 10 – 6   .625 23 – 12   .657
Kansas State 10 – 6   .625 21 – 11   .656
Iowa State 9 – 7   .563 22 – 11   .667
Texas Tech 8 – 8   .500 22 – 11   .667
Texas 7 – 9   .438 19 – 14   .576
Kansas 6 – 10   .375 21 – 13   .618
Colorado 6 – 10   .375 18 – 16   .529
Missouri 5 – 11   .313 13 – 18   .419
Oklahoma State 4 – 17   .190 15 – 11   .577
Nebraska 3 – 13   .188 13 – 18   .419
† 2011 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–11 Baylor Lady Bears women's basketball team were coached by Kim Mulkey. The Bears were a member of the Big 12 Conference.

Preseason

Date Location Opponent Bears Points Opp. Points Record
Nov. 1 Waco, Texas St. Edwards 89 46 1-0
Nov. 5 Waco, Texas Texas A&M-International 107 26 2-0

Roster

Number Name Height Position Class
0 Odyssey Sims 5-9 Guard Freshman
1 Kimetria Hayden 5-11 Guard Sophomore
3 Jordan Madden 6-0 Guard Sophomore
4 Whitney Zachariason 6-2 Forward Senior
5 Melissa Jones 5-11 Guard Senior
10 Destiny Williams 6-1 Forward Sophomore
15 Shanay Washington 6-1 Guard Sophomore
20 Terran Condrey 5-7 Guard Junior
24 Ashley Field 6-2 Center Junior
25 Lindsay Palmer 5-10 Guard Junior
32 Brooklyn Pope 6-1 Forward/Guard Redshirt Junior
42 Brittney Griner 6-8 Center Sophomore
44 Mariah Chandler 6-2 Forward Sophomore

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Schedule

  • The Bears will participate in several notable events.
Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
2010/11/12*
6:30 p.m. 		No. 2 Florida International
World Vision Classic 		W 83-36  1-0 (0-0)
 Ferrell Center (7,020)
Waco, Texas
2010/11/13*
12:00 p.m. 		No. 2 Montana State
World Vision Classic 		W 93-56  2-0 (0-0)
 Ferrell Center (6,131)
Waco, Texas
2010/11/14*
2:30 p.m. 		No. 2 Rice
World Vision Classic 		W 95-51  3-0 (0-0)
 Ferrell Center (6,723)
Waco, Texas
2010/11/16*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 2 No. 1 Connecticut
Tipoff Classic 		W 65-64  3-1 (0-0)
 XL Center (12,628)
Hartford, CT
2010/11/19*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 2 No. 25 Michigan State W 78-52  4-1 (0-0)
 Ferrell Center (7,467)
Waco, Texas
2010/11/23*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 2 Texas Southern W 100-43  5-1 (0-0)
 Ferrell Center (6,291)
Waco, Texas
2010/11/26*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 2 Liberty W 81-42  6-1 (0-0)
 Ferrell Center (6,492)
Waco, Texas
2010/11/28*
2:00 p.m. 		No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana W 106-41  7-1 (0-0)
 Ferrell Center (6,015)
Waco, Texas
2010/12/1*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 2 No. 16 Notre Dame W 76-65  8-1 (0-0)
 Ferrell Center (7,239)
Waco, Texas
2010/12/5*
1:00 p.m., FSN Southwest 		No. 2 Minnesota W 103-56  9-1 (0-0)
 Ferrell Center (6,581)
Waco, Texas
2010/12/14*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 2 No. 6 Tennessee W 65-54  10-1 (0-0)
 Ferrell Center (10,569)
Waco, Texas
2010/12/20*
7:15 p.m. 		No. 2 Clemson
Sunsplash Shootout 		W 82-40  11-1 (0-0)
 Kendall Isaacs Gym (335)
Nassau, Bahamas
2010/12/21*
7:15 p.m. 		No. 2 No. 23 Syracuse
Sunsplash Shootout 		W 77-43  12-1 (0-0)
 Kendall Isaacs Gym (199)
Nassau, Bahamas
2010/12/30*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 2 Texas-Pan American W 101-55  13-1 (0-0)
 Ferrell Center (6800)
Waco, Texas
2011/1/8
11:00 a.m., FSN 		No. 1 No. 16 Iowa State W 70-58  14-1 (1-0)
 Ferrell Center (7780)
Waco, Texas
2011/1/2
7:00 p.m. 		No. 1 Texas W 87-72  15-1 (2-0)
 Frank Erwin Center (6,517)
Austin, Texas
2011/1/15
7:00 p.m. 		No. 1 Oklahoma State W 70-39  16-1 (3-0)
 Ferrell Center (9,038)
Waco, Texas
2011/1/19
7:00 p.m., Sunflower 		No. 1 Kansas W 76-37  17-1 (4-0)
 Allen Fieldhouse (1,486)
Lawrence, Kansas
2011/1/22
7:30 p.m. 		No. 1 No. 25 Texas Tech W 64-51  18-1 (5-0)
 Ferrell Center (10,379)
Waco, Texas
2011/1/30
12:00 p.m., FSN 		No. 1 No. 6 Texas A&M W 63-60  19-1 (6-0)
 Reed Arena (13,162)
College Station, Texas
2011/2/2
7:00 p.m. 		No. 1 No. 13 Oklahoma W 92-70  20-1 (7-0)
 Ferrell Center (7,814)
Waco, Texas
2011/2/6
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 1 Oklahoma State W 84-57  21-1 (8-0)
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,471)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
2011/2/9
7:05 p.m. 		No. 1 Nebraska W 69-48  22-1 (9-0)
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (6,102)
Lincoln, Nebraska
2011/2/12
12:30 p.m., FSN 		No. 1 Texas W 96-68  23-1 (10-0)
 Ferrell Center (10,295)
Waco, Texas
2011/2/14
8:30 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 1 No. 5 Texas A&M W 67-58  24-1 (11-0)
 Ferrell Center (10,299)
Waco, Texas
2011/2/19
12:30 p.m., FSN Southwest 		No. 1 Texas Tech L 45-56  24-2 (11-1)
 United Spirit Arena (10,201)
Lubbock, Texas
2011/2/23
7:00 p.m. 		No. 3 Kansas State W 75-48  25-2 (12-1)
 Ferrell Center (7,820)
Waco, Texas
2011/2/27
4:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 3 No. 16 Oklahoma W 82-81  26-2 (13-1)
 Lloyd Noble Center (9,858)
Norman, Oklahoma
2011/3/2
7:00 p.m. 		No. 3 Missouri W 84-52  27-2 (14-1)
 Ferrell Center (8,995)
Waco, Texas
2011/3/5
3:00 p.m. 		No. 3 Colorado W 81-59  28-2 (15-1)
 Coors Events Center (6,012)
Boulder, Colorado
Big 12 Tournament
2011/3/9
11:00 a.m., FSN 		No. 3 Kansas
Big 12 Quarterfinals 		W 86-51  29-2 (15-1)
 Municipal Auditorium (4,584)
Kansas City, Missouri
2011/3/11
12:00 p.m., FSN 		No. 3 Kansas State
Big 12 Semifinals 		W 86-53  30-2 (15-1)
 Municipal Auditorium (4,852)
Kansas City, Missouri
2011/3/12
11:00 a.m., FSN 		No. 3 No. 8 Texas A&M
Big 12 Finals 		W 61-58  31-2 (15-1)
 Municipal Auditorium (4,250)
Kansas City, Missouri
2011 NCAA tournament
2011/3/20
6:40 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 3 Prairie View A&M W 66-30  32-2 (15-1)
 Ferrell Center (8,368)
Waco, Texas
2011/3/22
8:30 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 3 West Virginia W 82-68  33-2 (15-1)
 Ferrell Center (8,436)
Waco, Texas
2011/3/27
5:30 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 3 No. 13 Green Bay W 86-76  34-2 (15-1)
 American Airlines Center (9,522)
Dallas, Texas
2011/3/29
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 3 No. 8 Texas A&M L 46-58  34-3 (15-1)
 American Airlines Center (11,508)
Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Player stats

Player Games Played Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points

Postseason

Baylor received a #1 seed in the Dallas region. They defeated Prairie View A&M at home in the Ferrell Center, 66-30 and West Virginia 82-68, to advance to their sixth Sweet Sixteen in the last eight seasons. They beat 5th seeded Green Bay 86-76 in Dallas. They played Texas A&M for the fourth time in 2011 and were defeated by a 58-46 score.[2]

Awards and honors

  • Brittney Griner, 2011 WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year[3]
  • Brittney Griner, Finalist, 2011 Wooden Award

All-Americans

  • Brittney Griner, AP All-American first-team[4]
  • Melissa Jones, AP All-American honorable mention
  • Odyssey Sims, AP All-American first-team honorable mention

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round Pick Player WNBA Club

References

  1. ^ "Baylor University Bears - Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on November 22, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Stats 2010–2011". Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  3. ^ "Griner Named National Defensive Player of the Year - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com". Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  4. ^ "Griner, Jones and Sims Tabbed AP All-American - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com". Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2011.