Oct. 20, 2007

WACO, Texas - Women's basketball head coach Kim Mulkey, was one of six individuals, including football standouts Melvin Bonner and Randy Grimes, volleyball's Cory Sivertson, men's basketball star David Wesley and men's tennis player Edwin "Ed" White, Jr., who were inducted into the Baylor University Athletic Hall of Fame's Class of 2007 on Friday, Oct. 19.

In just seven years at Baylor, the former All-American and Olympic Gold medalist Kim Mulkey has guided the Lady Bear basketball program to the pinnacle of women's basketball, the 2005 NCAA national championship, six NCAA Tournament appearances and seven 20-win seasons. She has garnered amazing results since taking over the reins of the Lady Bear program April 4, 2000, averaging 26.1 wins a season.

In her seven years at the program's helm, Mulkey has posted an impressive 183-53 (.775) record which ranks her No. 7 nationally in winning percentage. In addition, under her guidance, the Lady Bears rank as the nation's 11th-winningest program over the last five seasons.

A 2000 inductee into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Mulkey came to Baylor from Louisiana Tech where she spent 19 years as either a player or coach in the legendary Lady Techster program. During her tenure in Ruston, Mulkey was associated with 11 Final Four squads and three national championship teams. She has either played or coached in the national championship game on eight occasions. In her 15-year stint as an assistant and associate head coach at her alma mater, Louisiana Tech posted a 430-68 record and advanced to seven Final Fours.

Mulkey has two children, Makenzie and Kramer, who like their mom are active and love sports. Mulkey is very involved in the Waco community and is a frequently requested motivational speaker, both locally and nationally. Her new autobiography, "Won't Back Down," with Peter May, senior sportswriter at the Boston Globe, will be in bookstores Nov. 1, 2007.