2011–12 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

The 2011–12 Baylor Lady Bears women's basketball team represented Baylor University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey. The team played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

2011–12 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions Big 12 Tournament champions Big 12 regular season champions Preseason Women's NIT champions
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	40–0 (18–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Kim Mulkey (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Brock Damion McKinney Rekha Patterson
Home arena	Ferrell Center
Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Baylor †	18	–	0		1.000			40	–	0		1.000
Oklahoma	11	–	7		.611			21	–	13		.618
No. 22 Texas A&M	11	–	7		.611			24	–	11		.686
Iowa State	9	–	9		.500			18	–	13		.581
Kansas State	9	–	9		.500			20	–	14		.588
Kansas	8	–	10		.444			21	–	13		.618
Oklahoma State	8	–	10		.444			22	–	12		.647
Texas	8	–	10		.444			18	–	14		.563
Texas Tech	6	–	12		.333			21	–	14		.600
Missouri	2	–	16		.111			13	–	18		.419
† 2012 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

The Lady Bears began the season as the preseason #1 team in both the Associated Press and the Coaches' Poll. They ran through the season undefeated, winning the Big 12 regular season and the Big 12 Tournament. They became the first team in college basketball history (men's or women's) to finish 40–0 by defeating Notre Dame for the national championship. (In 2014 Connecticut matched the Lady Bears 40-0 mark, tying an NCAA record.)

Roster

Number	Name	Height	Position	Class
0	Odyssey Sims	5–9	Guard	Sophomore
1	Kimetria Hayden	5–11	Guard	Junior
3	Jordan Madden	6–0	Guard	Junior
4	Shanay Washington	6–1	Guard	Sophomore
10	Destiny Williams	6–1	Forward	Junior
14	Makenzie Robertson	5–10	Guard	Sophomore
20	Terran Condrey	5–7	Guard	Senior
22	Sune Agbuke	6–4	Post	Freshman
24	Ashley Field	6–2	Center	Senior
25	Lindsay Palmer	5–10	Guard	Senior
32	Brooklyn Pope	6–1	Forward/Guard	Redshirt Junior
42	Brittney Griner	6–8	Center	Junior
44	Mariah Chandler	6–2	Forward	Junior

^[2]

1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
2. . www.baylorbears.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2008.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
2011/11/11* 6:30 p.m.	No. 1	Howard Women's NIT	W 82–28	1–0 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (7,587) Waco, Texas
2011/11/13* 2:00 p.m.	No. 1	Chattanooga Women's NIT	W 91–31	2–0 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (7,005) Waco, Texas
2011/11/17* 7:00 p.m.	No. 1	UCLA Women's NIT	W 83–50	3–0 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (7,577) Waco, Texas
2011/11/20* 1:00 p.m., CBS College Sports	No. 1	No. 2 Notre Dame Women's NIT	W 94–81	4–0 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (9,477) Waco, Texas
2011/11/22* 6:30 p.m.	No. 1	Yale	W 109–59	5–0 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (7,681) Waco, Texas
2011/11/27* 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 1	No. 7 Tennessee	W 76–67	6–0 (0–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena (16,623) Knoxville, Tennessee
2011/11/30* 7:00 p.m.	No. 1	Texas Southern	W 91–39	7–0 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (7,041) Waco, Texas
2011/12/04* 1:00 p.m.	No. 1	Minnesota	W 89–60	8–0 (0–0)	Williams Arena (3,814) Minneapolis, Minnesota
2011/12/08* 7:00 p.m.	No. 1	Milwaukee	W 72–41	9–0 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (7,066) Waco, Texas
2011/12/11* 10:00 a.m., ESPNU	No. 1	St. John's Maggie Dixon Classic	W 73–59	10–0 (0–0)	Madison Square Garden (n/a) New York, New York
2011/12/18* 7:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 1	No. 2 Connecticut	W 66–61	11–0 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (10,627) Waco, Texas
2011/12/21* 7:00 p.m.	No. 1	McNeese State	W 90–50	12–0 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (7,516) Waco, Texas
2011/12/30* 7:00 p.m.	No. 1	Mississippi Valley State	W 93–55	13–0 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (7,634) Waco, Texas
2012/01/04 7:00 p.m.	No. 1	Missouri	W 90–46	14–0 (1–0)	Ferrell Center (8,017) Waco, Texas
2012/01/07 7:00 p.m.	No. 1	Iowa State	W 57–45	15–0 (2–0)	Hilton Coliseum (9,103) Ames, Iowa
2012/01/11 7:00 p.m.	No. 1	Oklahoma State	W 71–44	16–0 (3–0)	Ferrell Center (8,707) Waco, Texas
2012/01/15 1:30 p.m.	No. 1	Texas	W 77–59	17–0 (4–0)	Frank Erwin Center (9,002) Austin, Texas
2012/01/18 7:00 p.m., KCEN	No. 1	No. 20 Texas Tech	W 72–64	18–0 (5–0)	United Spirit Arena (12,403) Lubbock, Texas
2012/01/21 7:00 p.m.	No. 1	No. 22 Kansas State	W 76–41	19–0 (6–0)	Ferrell Center (9,380) Waco, Texas
2012/01/26 7:00 p.m., FSN	No. 1	Oklahoma	W 89–58	20–0 (7–0)	Lloyd Noble Center (8,103) Norman, Oklahoma
2012/01/28 7:00 p.m.	No. 1	Kansas	W 74–46	21–0 (8–0)	Ferrell Center (10,006) Waco, Texas
2012/02/01 7:00 p.m.	No. 1	Missouri	W 71–41	22–0 (9–0)	Mizzou Arena (3,504) Columbia, Missouri
2012/02/04 7:00 p.m.	No. 1	Kansas State	W 70–41	23–0 (10–0)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, Kansas
2012/02/06 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 1	Oklahoma Big Monday	W 81–54	24–0 (11–0)	Ferrell Center (8,341) Waco, Texas
2012/02/11 5:00 p.m., FSN	No. 1	No. 14 Texas A&M	W 71–48	25–0 (12–0)	Ferrell Center (10,627) Waco, Texas
2012/02/15 7:00 p.m.	No. 1	Oklahoma State	W 81–51	26–0 (13–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,648) Stillwater, Oklahoma
2012/02/18 7:00 p.m., KCEN	No. 1	Texas Tech	W 56–51	27–0 (14–0)	Ferrell Center (10,381) Waco, Texas
2012/02/21 6:30 p.m., FSN Southwest	No. 1	Texas	W 80–59	28–0 (15–0)	Ferrell Center (8,592) Waco, Texas
2012/02/24 6:30 p.m., FSN	No. 1	Kansas	W 76–45	29–0 (16–0)	Allen Fieldhouse (4,676) Lawrence, Kansas
2012/02/27 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 1	No. 17 Texas A&M Big Monday	W 69–62	30–0 (17–0)	Reed Arena (10,265) College Station, Texas
2012/03/03 11:00 a.m., FSN	No. 1	Iowa State	W 77–53	31–0 (18–0)	Ferrell Center (9,435) Waco, Texas
Big 12 tournament
2012/03/08 1:30 p.m., FSN	No. 1	Texas Tech Big 12 Quarterfinals	W 72–48	32–0 (18–0)	Municipal Auditorium (5,542) Kansas City, Missouri
2012/03/09 12:00 p.m., FSN	No. 1	Kansas State Big 12 Semifinals	W 86–65	33–0 (18–0)	Municipal Auditorium ( –) Kansas City, Missouri
2012/03/10 12:00 p.m., FSN	No. 1	No. 22 Texas A&M Big 12 Finals	W 73–50	34–0 (18–0)	Municipal Auditorium (4,235) Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
2012/03/18 1:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 1	UC-Santa Barbara NCAA First Round	W 81–40	35–0 (18–0)	Stroh Center (4,205) Bowling Green, Ohio
2012/03/20 6:05 p.m., ESPNU	No. 1	Florida NCAA Second Round	W 76–57	36–0 (18–0)	Stroh Center (4,097) Bowling Green, Ohio
2012/03/24 1:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 1	No. 15 Georgia Tech NCAA Sweet Sixteen	W 83–68	37–0 (18–0)	Wells Fargo Arena (7,941) Des Moines, Iowa
2012/03/26 6:00, ESPN	No. 1	No. 9 Tennessee NCAA Elite Eight	W 77–58	38–0 (18–0)	Wells Fargo Arena (9,068) Des Moines, Iowa
2012/04/01 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 1	No. 2 Stanford NCAA Final Four	W 59–47	39–0 (18–0)	Pepsi Center (19,028) Denver, Colorado
2012/04/03 7:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 1	No. 4 Notre Dame NCAA Championship Game	W 80–61	40–0 (18–0)	Pepsi Center (19,028) Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2011-12 Baylor Bears basketball team