Baylor WBB’s Collen Named Naismith Coach of the Year Semifinalist

[Pirtle, Krista]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 8, 2022

Baylor WBB’s Collen Named Naismith Coach of the Year Semifinalist
First-year head coach led Bears to 12th-consecutive Big 12 championship
For more information contact: Krista Pirtle, 254-447-8610, Krista_Pirtle at baylor.edu<mailto:Krista_Pirtle at baylor.edu>


ATLANTA – Baylor head coach Nicki Collen is one of 10 coaches in the running for the 2018 Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year honor, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Wednesday.



In her first year at the helm, the Bears are 25-5 and recently clinched their 12th-straight regular-season Big 12 championship. Baylor became the first team since Texas Tech in 2000 to start league play 0-2 and end up winning the conference.



Collen has done so with the “right nine.” With only nine student-athletes on the roster, eight of whom are on scholarship, the Bears have used a rotation of seven most of the season.



Baylor is top-10 nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (7th, 1.38), assists per game (9th, 17.9) and field goal percentage (9th, 46.1).



Collen’s system features more perimeter shooting, something the Bears weren’t known for in recent history. Baylor is currently top-three in the Big 12 in 3-pointers made per game at 6.8.



For the latest news on the Baylor women’s basketball team all season long, follow its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorWBB.


Full Name
College
Conference
Dawn Staley
South Carolina
SEC
Jeff Judkins
BYU
WCC
Jeff Walz
Louisville
ACC
Jennie Baranczyk
Oklahoma
Big 12
Kelly Rae Finley
Florida
SEC
Kim Barnes-Arico
Michigan
Big Ten
Kim Mulkey
LSU
SEC
Nicki Collen
Baylor
Big 12
Tara VanDerveer
Stanford
Pac-12
Wes Moore
NC State
ACC



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Krista Pirtle | Associate Director of Athletics Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-447-8610

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