In just 17 seasons, Kim Mulkey has posted 500 wins as head coach.
As Baylor secured its 27th win this season as well as the Big 12 regular-season title, head coach Kim Mulkey tallied her 500th career win. She is the second-fastest head coach to reach this milestone, following Leon Barmore, who happens to be Mulkey’s mentor.
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From her first win with Baylor (a 74-62 win over Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 18, 2000), Mulkey has transformed the Lady Bears from a program that posted a 7-20 record the year before she took over to seven consecutive Big 12 regular-season titles.
She also led the Bears to two national titles (in 2005 and 2012) and 15 NCAA tournament appearances.
Congratulations @KimMulkey!! She's the 2nd fastest to wins in DI women's basketball history. #Mulkey500 #SicEm pic.twitter.com/3InHCQriNI
— Baylor Lady Bears (@BaylorWBB) February 25, 2017
The win pushes her overall win percentage to 84.2 (To put that in perspective, Pat Summitt tallied over 1,000 total wins and posted a win percentage of 91.3, and she is considered the greatest coach in women’s basketball history).
Congratulations to @KimMulkey!! has never been sweeter . #Champs #Mulkey500 #SicEm pic.twitter.com/XF8K4hNgxU
— Baylor Lady Bears (@BaylorWBB) February 25, 2017
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So now, as March approaches, Baylor looks to make a run for the Final Four — a feat it hasn’t accomplished since the 2012 national championship — and add a few more wins to Mulkey’s total.
