2024–25 Baylor Bears women's basketball team
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| 2024–25 Baylor Bears women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 22 |
| Record | 4–2 (0–0 Big 12) |
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| Associate head coach | Tony Greene |
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| Home arena | Foster Pavilion |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 TCU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Kansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Iowa State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of November 28, 2024 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 Baylor Bears women's basketball team represents Baylor University during the 2024-25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears are led by fourth-year head coach Nicki Collen and play their home games at Foster Pavilion in Waco, Texas. The Baylor Bears are competing as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The 2023-24 Baylor Bears women's basketball team finished the 2023-24 season 26–8, 12–6 in Big 12 play good for 5th place. As the 5th seed in the Big 12 tournament, they would beat 12th seed Texas Tech in the Second Round, but would lose the 4th seed Iowa State in the Quarterfinals. As an At-large bit as the 5th seed in the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, they would beat 12th seed Vanderbilt in the first round, 4th seed Virginia Tech in the second round, but would lose to 1st seed USC in the Regional Semifinals.
Offseason
[edit]Recruiting
[edit]| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Kayla Nelms F |
Miami, Florida | Miami Country Day School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
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| Ines Goryanova PG |
Daytona Beach, Florida | DME Academy | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
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Roster
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Schedule
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| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2024* 2:00 p.m. |
No. 12 | Langston | W 100–39 | -- |
Foster Pavilion Waco, Texas | ||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 12 | Incarnate Word | W 85–33 | 1–0 |
Foster Pavilion (3,332) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| November 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 12 | at Oregon | L 74–76 | 1–1 |
Matthew Knight Arena (6,372) Eugene, Oregon | ||||||
| November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 17 | East Texas A&M | W 104–55 | 2–1 |
Foster Pavilion (3,510) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| November 17, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 17 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 65–42 | 3–1 |
Foster Pavilion (3,435) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| November 23, 2024* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops |
No. 18 | vs. Southern Miss Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals |
W 101–55 | 4–1 |
Imperial Arena (990) Paradise Island, Bahamas | ||||||
| November 24, 2024* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops |
No. 18 | vs. Indiana Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals |
L 65–73 | 4–2 |
Imperial Arena (179) Paradise Island, Bahamas | ||||||
| November 25, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPNU |
vs. Villanova Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd place game |
W 73–62 | 4–3 |
Imperial Arena (158) Paradise Island, Bahamas | |||||||
| November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
New Orleans | Foster Pavilion Waco, Texas | |||||||||
| December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana Tech | Foster Pavilion Waco, Texas | |||||||||
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas Southern | Foster Pavilion Waco, Texas | |||||||||
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UNLV | Foster Pavilion Waco, Texas | |||||||||
| December 18, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
Utah Tech | Foster Pavilion Waco, Texas | |||||||||
| December 21, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | |||||||||
| January 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Oklahoma State | Foster Pavilion Waco, Texas | |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Colorado | Foster Pavilion Waco, Texas | |||||||||
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arizona | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | |||||||||
| January 11, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arizona State | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, Arizona | |||||||||
| January 14th, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Utah | Foster Pavilion Waco, Texas | |||||||||
| January 17, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Houston | Foster Pavilion Waco, Texas | |||||||||
| January 20, 2025* 2:00 p.m., FOX |
vs. UCLA Coretta Scott King Classic |
Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey | |||||||||
| January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at TCU | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, Texas | |||||||||
| January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UCF | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, Florida | |||||||||
| February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cincinnati | Foster Pavilion Waco, Texas | |||||||||
| February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Houston | Fertitta Center Houston, Texas | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
BYU | Foster Pavilion Waco, Texas | |||||||||
| February 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
West Virginia | Foster Pavilion Waco, Texas | |||||||||
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas Tech | United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, Texas | |||||||||
| February 19, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Colorado | CU Events Center Boulder, Colorado | |||||||||
| February 22, 2025 1:30 p.m., FOX |
Iowa State | Foster Pavilion Waco, Texas | |||||||||
| February 24, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Kansas State | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas | |||||||||
| March 2, 2025 5:30 p.m., FS1 |
TCU Senior Night |
Foster Pavilion Waco, Texas | |||||||||
| Big 12 Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 2025 TBD |
vs. TBD First Round |
T-Mobile Center Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
Rankings
[edit]| Week | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 12 | 17 | 18 | RV | |||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 12 | 17 | 17 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". baylorbears.com. Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2023.