Kim Mulkey isn’t the only one taking issue with Kent Babb’s story about his girlfriend, but another coach had a slightly different reason.
While Mulkey went on the offensive over what he tried to make into a “hit piece,” Baylor coach Nikki Collen took issue with a specific line in the story and how Mulkey was leading the team ahead of the 2021-22 season. He took issue with how his program was portrayed after he left. Take over LSU.
In an article for the Washington Post, Babb called Baylor “no longer in the upper echelons of the sports world and another organization abandoned and left to languish” following Mulkey’s departure.
After Saturday’s Sweet 16 loss to USC, Collen expressed regret over the words, even though he admitted he hadn’t actually read the article.
“I won’t hesitate to say that I was really offended by the story that was reported,” she told reporters at the post-match press conference. “I don’t know what happened and I haven’t read the article, but nothing is withering in Waco and we’re going to do it our way. And it’s going to be just as good, but nothing is withering. It is not.
“And we’re not a blue-chip team, and we can’t say we are. Even if we get to the Sweet 16 and win the No. 1 seed in a one-possession game, you can’t say everything is deflated in Waco. No. …It’s blooming a lot. I would say it’s not dead. Something is blooming in Waco. If he comes to write an article and wants to come to Waco next year and write about it. , you are most welcome.”
Baylor has continued to compete at a high level since Mulkey’s departure, and Collen coached the program to a 74-28 record in his three years at the helm.
And Baylor has won at least one game in the NCAA Tournament every season during Collen’s tenure, including this season.
