2004–05 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

2004–05 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
2004–05 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
NCAA Tournament, National Champions ; Big 12 Tournament champions ; Big 12 regular season champions ; Lady Pirate Invitational champions
National Championship Game, ; W 84–62 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 5
Record	33–3 (14–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Kim Mulkey-Robertson (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Bill Brock; Damion McKinney; Rekha Patterson;
Home arena	Ferrell Center
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Baylor †	14	–	2	.875	33	–	3	.917
No. 13 Texas	13	–	3	.813	22	–	9	.710
No. 16 Kansas State	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
No. 14 Texas Tech	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
No. 19 Iowa State	12	–	4	.750	23	–	7	.767
Nebraska	8	–	8	.500	18	–	14	.563
Oklahoma	8	–	8	.500	17	–	13	.567
Kansas	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Missouri	4	–	12	.250	11	–	18	.379
Texas A&M	4	–	12	.250	16	–	15	.516
Oklahoma State	2	–	14	.125	7	–	20	.259
Colorado	2	–	14	.125	9	–	19	.321

† 2005 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

The 2004–05 Baylor Lady Bears women's basketball team represented Baylor University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Led by Hall of Fame head coach Kim Mulkey, the team played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

Roster

2004–05 Baylor Bears women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	45	Steffanie Blackmon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Rowlett	Dallas, Texas
G	23	Jordan Davis	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Sr	Celina	Celina, Texas
G	5	Chanelle Fox	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Westfield	Houston, Texas
C	25	Melanie Hamerly	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	Little Cypress-Mauriceville	Orange, Texas
G	1	Monique Jones	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Ferriday	Ferriday, Louisiana
F	51	Emily Niemann	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Westbury Christian	Houston, Texas
G	4	Chisa Ononiwu	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Westfield	Houston, Texas
G	21	Chameka Scott	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Clear Brook	Friendswood, Texas
G	20	Angela Tisdale	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Del Valle High	Austin, Texas
F/C	35	Abiola Wabara	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Liceo Scientifico Marconi H.S.	Parma, Italy
G	2	Chelsea Whitaker	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Skyline (H.S.) Virginia	Dallas, Texas
G	12	LaToya Wyatt	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	L.D. Bell (H.S.) McLennan C.C.	Forth Worth, Texas
F	33	Sophia Young	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Evangel Christian Academy	Shreveport, Louisiana

Head coach

Kim Mulkey-Robertson (Louisiana Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Brock (SE Oklahoma State)
Damion McKinney (Midwestern State)
Rekha Patterson (North Carolina A&T)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2004*		Houston Jaguars	W 99–72		–	–	–	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
November 9, 2004*		Basketball Travelers	W 71–51		–	–	–	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Non–Conference Regular Season
November 14, 2004*	No. 8	vs. No. 3 LSU State Farm Tip-Off Classic	L 70–71	0–1	22 – Blackmon	7 – Blackmon	9 – Whitaker	Frank Erwin Center (7,387) Austin, Texas
November 19, 2004*	No. 8	Indiana	W 60–47	1–1	16 – Young	11 – Young	4 – Scott	Ferrell Center (4,746) Waco, Texas
November 23, 2004*	No. 9	at Mississippi State	W 66–49	2–1	23 – Blackmon	13 – Scott	3 – Young	Humphrey Coliseum (2,031) Starkville, Mississippi
November 26, 2004*	No. 9	Sam Houston State	W 84–53	3–1	16 – Young	11 – Young	7 – Whitaker	Ferrell Center (4,645) Waco, Texas
November 30, 2004*	No. 9	Rice	W 77–65	4–1	23 – Blackmon	13 – Blackmon	5 – Tisdale	Ferrell Center (4,311) Waco, Texas
December 4. 2004*	No. 9	vs. Jackson State Lady Pirate Invitational – Opening Round	W 73–56	5–1	17 – Blackmon	9 – Blackmon	8 – Tisdale	Minges Coliseum (737) Greenville, North Carolina
December 5, 2004*	No. 9	at East Carolina Lady Pirate Inviational – Championship Game	W 80–59	6–1	18 – Niemann	9 – Blackmon	6 – Tisdale	Minges Coliseum (707) Greenville, North Carolina
December 11, 2004*	No. 6	Penn State	W 91–70	7–1	25 – Blackmon	9 – Blackmon	7 – Tisdale	Ferrell Center (5,504) Waco, Texas
December 15, 2004*	No. 6	at Washington	W 74–58	8–1	22 – Young	10 – Scott	6 – Whitaker	Edmundson Pavilion (2,611) Seattle, Washington
December 19, 2004*	No. 6	Florida	W 89–62	9–1	15 – Young	14 – Young	7 – Whitaker	Ferrell Center (6,462) Waco, Texas
December 29, 2004*	No. 3	Montana State	W 92–47	10–1	19 – Young	5 – *Tied*	4 – *Tied*	Ferrell Center (6,170) Waco, Texas
Big 12 Regular Season
January 5, 2005	No. 3	at Texas A&M	W 64–50	11–1 (1–0)	21 – Young	12 – Young	9 – Tisdale	Reed Arena (4,383) College Station, Texas
January 8, 2005	No. 2	No. 7 Texas	W 63–60	12–1 (2–0)	25 – Young	15 – Young	4 – Whitaker	Ferrell Center (10,322) Waco, Texas
January 12, 2005	No. 2	at Nebraska	L 99–103 ^3OT	12–2 (2–1)	29 – Young	14 – Young	9 – Whitaker	Devaney Center (3,192) Lincoln, Nebraska
January 16, 2005	No. 2	Oklahoma	W 78–68	13–2 (3–1)	16 – Niemann	9 – Blackmon	4 – Tisdale	Ferrell Center (7,640) Waco, Texas
January 22, 2005	No. 4	at No. 15 Texas	L 55–69	13–3 (3–2)	13 – *Tied*	12 – Young	4 – Whitaker	Frank Erwin Center (8,400) Austin, Texas
January 26, 2005	No. 7	Texas A&M	W 74–52	14–3 (4–2)	20 – Young	9 – Young	7 – Whitaker	Ferrell Center (7,470) Waco, Texas
January 29, 2005	No. 7	at Oklahoma State	W 67–65	15–3 (5–2)	19 – Niemann	9 – Blackmon	5 – Young	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,072) Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 2, 2005	No. 8	No. 15 Kansas State	W 72–62	16–3 (6–2)	21 – Blackmon	13 – Young	3 – Whitaker	Ferrell Center (6,592) Waco, Texas
February 5, 2005	No. 8	at No. 12 Texas Tech	W 52–49	17–3 (7–2)	24 – Young	11 – Blackmon	7 – Whitaker	United Spirit Arena (15,050) Lubbock, Texas
February 9, 2005	No. 7	at Oklahoma	W 73–72	18–3 (8–2)	21 – Young	8 – Blackmon	6 – Whitaker	Lloyd Noble Center (5,788) Norman, Oklahoma
February 12, 2005	No. 7	Oklahoma State	W 87–51	19–3 (9–2)	24 – Young	12 – Blackmon	7 – Whitaker	Ferrell Center (6,667) Waco, Texas
February 16, 2005	No. 7	Missoui	W 74–57	20–3 (10–2)	31 – Blackmon	11 – Blackmon	8 – Whitaker	Ferrell Center (6,095) Waco, Texas
February 19, 2005	No. 7	No. 19 Iowa State	W 82–77	21–3 (11–2)	22 – Blackmon	11 – Young	8 – Young	Ferrell Center (8,514) Waco, Texas
February 23, 2005	No. 6	at Kansas	W 70–60	22–3 (12–2)	20 – Blackmon	9 – Young	6 – Whitaker	Allen Fieldhouse (1,492) Lawrence, Kansas
February 26, 2005	No. 6	at Colorado	W 84–65	23–3 (13–2)	20 – Niemann	8 – *Tied*	8 – Whitaker	Coors Events Center (3,057) Boulder, Colorado
March 3, 2005	No. 7	No. 13 Texas Tech	W 79–69	24–3 (14–2)	17 – Blackmon	12 – Young	8 – Whitaker	Ferrell Center (10,550) Waco, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
March 9, 2005*	(1) No. 6	vs. (9) Missouri Quarterfinal	W 70–52	25–3	18 – Young	9 – *Tied*	10 – Whitaker	Municipal Auditorium (5,119) Kansas City, Missouri
March 10, 2005*	(1) No. 6	vs. (4) No. 14 Texas Tech Semifinal	W 58–57	26–3	18 – Young	13 – Young	8 – Young	Municipal Auditorium (4,068) Kansas City, Missouri
March 12, 2005*	(1) No. 6	vs. (3) No. 17 Kansas State Championship	W 68–55	27–3	18 – Young	14 – Blackmon	8 – Whitaker	Municipal Auditorium (6,108) Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2005* 1:00 pm, ESPN2	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (15 W) Illinois State First Round	W 91–70	28–3	21 – Young	7 – Blackmon	5 – Blackmon	Edmundson Pavilion (3.094) Seattle, Washington
March 19, 2005* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (10 W) Oregon Second Round	W 69–46	29–3	25 – Young	8 – Young	4 – Scott	Edmundson Pavilion (3,010) Seattle, Washington
March 25, 2005* 8:00 pm, ESPN	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (3 W) No. 12 Minnesota Sweet Sixteen	W 64–57	30–3	26 – Young	7 – *Tied*	4 – *Tied*	Wells Fargo Arena (8,213) Tempe, Arizona
March 27, 2005* 6:00 pm, ESPN	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (1 W) No. 4 North Carolina Elite Eight	W 72–63	31–3	19 – Young	11 – Young	6 – Young	Wells Fargo Arena (3,213) Tempe, Arizona
April 3, 2005* 6:00 pm, ESPN	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (1 S) No. 2 LSU Final Four	W 68–57^[3]	32–3	21 – Young	10 – Young	6 – Young	RCA Dome (28,937) Indianapolis, Indiana
April 5, 2005* 7:45 pm, ESPN	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (1 MW) No. 6 Michigan State National Championship Game	W 84–62^[4]	33–3	26 – Young	9 – Young	6 – Whitaker	RCA Dome (28,937) Indianapolis, Indiana
Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. W = West, S = South, MW = Mid-West*.

Sources:^[5]^[6]^[7]

Rankings

References

^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
^ "2004-05 Women's Basketball Roster". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
^ "Baylor rallies to shock LSU". The Tampa Bay Times. April 4, 2005. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
^ "Lady Bears Run Away With National Championship!". Baylor University Athletics. April 5, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
^ "2004-05 Women's Basketball Schedule". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
^ "2004-05 Baylor Lady Bears – Game-by-Game Highs". static.baylorbears.com. Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
^ "2004-05 Baylor Lady Bears – All Boxes". static.baylorbears.com. Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

[1] "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

[2] "2004-05 Women's Basketball Roster". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[3] "Baylor rallies to shock LSU". The Tampa Bay Times. April 4, 2005. Retrieved July 6, 2024.

[4] "Lady Bears Run Away With National Championship!". Baylor University Athletics. April 5, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[5] "2004-05 Women's Basketball Schedule". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[6] "2004-05 Baylor Lady Bears – Game-by-Game Highs". static.baylorbears.com. Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

[7] "2004-05 Baylor Lady Bears – All Boxes". static.baylorbears.com. Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References