Marquis Cooley | Reporter
Just eight days after the departure of Kim Mulkey, Baylor found its new women’s basketball head coach Monday afternoon in former WNBA coach Nicki Collen and held an introductory press conference Wednesday afternoon at the Ferrell Center.
Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mack Rhoades had the tough assignment of trying to pick someone to continue the standard of excellence that Mulkey had set for the program, but after interviewing Collen, Rhoades said he knew she was the right candidate for the job.
“Her combination of high intellect and humility, her faith, her belief, the way her Christian values align with Baylor and her unbelievable passion and wisdom about the game of basketball and the way she pours in to her players is why we selected Nikki as the fifth head women’s basketball coach here at Baylor University,” Rhoades said.