While LSU head coach Kim Mulkey has been a major topic in the world of women’s college basketball for years, the Washington Post published an article on Mulkey’s coaching style that added some of gas to an ongoing fire.
Mulkey’s actions were discussed at length in the article, but a comment on that of his former employer, Bayloris going viral because of some laughable oversights on the part of the Kent Babb of the Washington Post.
Despite being one of 16 teams remaining with a chance to win an NCAA title in 2023-24, Babb mentioned in the article that Baylor is far from what it once was and has regressed beyond repair. “Baylor is no longer part of the upper echelon of the sport, another abandoned and neglected structure,” Babb wrote.
While the definition of the word “wither” is to become dry, shriveled and fall into decay, the Baylor women’s basketball team holds an overall record of 74-27 (.733) since Mulkey’s departure, which includes an impressive conference record of 37-17 (.685).
Baylor head coach Nicki Collen has done a phenomenal job since taking over from Mulkey in 2021, leading the Lady Bears to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances and a Big 12 regular season title during his first year at the helm.
A left-behind program is assumed to result in an overall winning percentage above .700 with multiple years of postseason success. In this case, more and more programs across the country should hope to one day be “abandoned and left to die.”
Fifth-seeded Baylor will take the court on Saturday, March 30, in the Sweet 16 against JuJu Watkins and USC at 4:30 p.m. CT.
