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2017–18 Baylor Lady Bears Basketball Team
The 2017–18 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 18th 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 33–2, 18–0 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They also won the Big 12 women's tournament and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Grambling State and Michigan in the first and second rounds before getting upset by Oregon State in the sweet sixteen. Previous season For the 2016–17 season, Baylor finished 33–4, 17–1 in the Big 12 to win the regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's tournament, where they were upset by West Virginia. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as a No. 1 seed, where they defeated Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Mulkey
Kimberly Duane Mulkey (born May 17, 1962) is an American college basketball coach and former player. Since 2021, she has been the head coach for Louisiana State University's LSU Tigers women's basketball, women's basketball team. A Pan-American gold medalist in 1983 and Olympic gold medalist in 1984, she is the first coach in NCAA basketball history to win national championships as a player, assistant coach, and head coach. Since the inception of the NCAA women's tournament in 1982, Mulkey has participated as a player or coach every year except 1985 and 2003. As head coach, her teams won NCAA championships at Baylor Bears women's basketball, Baylor in 2005 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, 2005, 2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, 2012, and 2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, 2019; and at LSU in 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, 2023. Mulkey is one of seven coaches to have led teams to more than one championship win, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
