2020–21 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

The 2020–21 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by Hall of Fame coach Kim Mulkey in her 20th and final season with the Bears. On April 26, 2021, Mulkey was introduced as head coach of the LSU Tigers.

2020–21 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
Big 12 regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record28–3 (16–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachBill Brock (18th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sytia Messer (8th season)
  • Kaylin Rice (2nd season)
Home arenaFerrell Center
2020–21 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Baylor171 .944282  .933
No. 17 West Virginia135 .722227  .759
Oklahoma State135 .722199  .679
Iowa State126 .6671711  .607
Texas117 .611209  .690
Oklahoma99 .5001212  .500
Texas Tech513 .2781015  .400
TCU414 .2221015  .400
Kansas State315 .167918  .333
Kansas315 .167718  .280
2021 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

This was the final season in which Baylor women's basketball used the "Lady Bears" nickname. On September 3, 2021, Baylor announced that the last three women's teams that were still using "Lady Bears", namely basketball, soccer, and volleyball, would be known simply as "Bears" from that point forward.

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