| Baylor Bears | ||||
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| University | Baylor University | |||
| Head coach | Nicki Collen (4th season) | |||
| Conference | Big 12 Conference | |||
| Location | Waco, Texas | |||
| Arena | Foster Pavilion (capacity: 7,500) | |||
| Nickname | Bears | |||
| Colors | Green and gold[1] | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| NCAA tournament champions | ||||
| 2005, 2012, 2019 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
| 2005, 2010, 2012, 2019 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024 | ||||
| NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
| 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||||
| AIAW tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| 1976, 1977 | ||||
| AIAW tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1976, 1977 | ||||
| AIAW tournament appearances | ||||
| 1976, 1977 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 | ||||
The Baylor Bears women's basketball team represents Baylor University in Waco, Texas, in NCAA Division I women's basketball competition. They currently compete in the Big 12 Conference. The team plays its home games in the Foster Pavilion. Before the 2021–22 season, the team had been known as the "Lady Bears", but on September 3, 2021, the school officially announced that women's basketball had dropped "Lady" from its nickname. At the same time, soccer and volleyball, the other two Baylor women's teams that were still using "Lady" in their nicknames, also abandoned that usage.[2][3]
The then-Lady Bears went undefeated at 40–0 to become the 2012 NCAA Division I National Champions in Women's College Basketball.
- ^ Baylor University Athletics Brand Identity (PDF). April 15, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ Quillen, Kurtis (September 3, 2021). "Baylor University to drop 'Lady Bears' nickname from women's teams". Temple, TX: KCEN-TV. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ Voepel, Mechelle (September 4, 2021). "Baylor women's hoops drops 'Lady' from team name, to be known as Bears". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2021.