2024–25 Baylor Bears men's basketball team
2024–25 Baylor Bears men's basketball | |
---|---|
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 8 |
AP | No. 8 |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big 12) |
Head coach |
|
Assistant coaches |
|
Offensive scheme | Motion |
Base defense | No-Middle |
Home arena | Foster Pavilion |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Cincinnati | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Iowa State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Kansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of October 29, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2024–25 Baylor Bears men's basketball team will represent Baylor University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which will be the Bears' 119th season. The Bears, members of the Big 12 Conference, will play their home games at Foster Pavilion. They will be led by 22nd-year head coach Scott Drew.
Previous season
The Bears finished the 2023–24 season 24–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the number three seed in the West Region, where they defeated Colgate in the first round before losing in the second round to Clemson.[1][2]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miro Little | 1 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Freshman | Tampere, Finland | Transferred to Utah[3] |
Ja'Kobe Walter | 4 | F | 6'5" | 180 | Freshman | McKinney, TX | Declare for 2024 NBA draft; selected 19th overall by Toronto Raptors |
RayJ Dennis | 10 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Plainfield, IL | Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Los Angeles Clippers |
Jalen Bridges | 11 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Senior | Fairmont, WV | Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Phoenix Suns |
Dantwan Grimes | 12 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Ocala, FL | Transferred to Southeastern Louisiana |
Austin Sacks | 20 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | Encino, CA | Graduated |
Yves Missi | 21 | F | 6'10" | 210 | Freshman | Yaoundé, Cameroon | Declare for 2024 NBA draft; selected 21st overall by New Orleans Pelicans |
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua | 23 | F | 6'8" | 250 | Graduate | Douala, Cameroon | Graduated |
Caleb Lohner | 33 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | Dallas, TX | Transferred to Utah[4] |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeremy Roach | 3 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Fifth Year | Leesburg, VA | Duke |
Norchad Omier | 15 | F | 6'7" | 248 | Fifth Year | Bluefields, Nicaragua | Miami (FL) |
Jalen Celestine | 32 | G | 6'7" | 215 | Graduate | Ajax, Ontario | California |
Yanis Ndjonga | 41 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Yaoundé, Cameroon | New Mexico Military Institute |
Recruiting classes
2024 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. J. Edgecombe #1 SG |
Glen Head, NY | Long Island Lutheran HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jan 14, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 | ||||||
Robert Wright III #1 PG |
Wilimgton, DE | Montverde Academy | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 9, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 | ||||||
Jason Asemota #16 SF |
Phoenix, AZ | Hillcrest Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 27, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 4 247Sports: 4 | ||||||
Sources:
|
Preseason
Big 12 Preseason Poll
Big 12 Coaches | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|
1. | Kansas | 215 (9) | |
2. | Houston | 211 (5) | |
3. | Iowa State | 194 (1) | |
4. | Baylor | 185 | |
5. | Arizona | 179 (1) | |
6. | Cincinnati | 140 | |
7. | Texas Tech | 135 | |
8. | Kansas State | 133 | |
9. | BYU | 116 | |
10. | TCU | 90 | |
11. | UCF | 83 | |
12. | Arizona State | 64 | |
13. | West Virginia | 62 | |
14. | Oklahoma State | 46 | |
15. | Colorado | 37 | |
16. | Utah | 30 | |
Reference:[5] (#) first-place votes |
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team
- First Team
Player | School | ||
---|---|---|---|
Caleb Love | Arizona | ||
LJ Cryer | Houston | ||
J’Wan Roberts | |||
Tamin Lipsey | Iowa State | ||
Hunter Dickinson† | Kansas | ||
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:[5] |
- Second Team
Player | School | ||
---|---|---|---|
Norchad Omier | Baylor | ||
Jeremy Roach | |||
Keshon Gilbert | Iowa State | ||
Dajuan Harris Jr | Kansas | ||
Coleman Hawkins | Kansas State | ||
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:[5] |
- Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
- Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
- Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor
Roster
2024–25 Baylor Bears men's basketball team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 10:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 8 | at No. 6 Gonzaga | Spokane Arena Spokane, WA | ||||||||
November 9, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 8 | vs. No. 16 Arkansas | American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas | ||||||||
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Sam Houston | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
November 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tarleton State | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
November 21, 2024* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. St. John's Bahamas Championship semifinals |
Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m./9:30 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Tennessee/Virginia Bahamas Championship |
Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 27, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
New Orleans | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
December 4, 2024* 5:30 p.m., FS1 |
at UConn Big East–Big 12 Battle |
Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT | |||||||||
December 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Abilene Christian | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
December 11, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
Norfolk State | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
December 27, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Arlington Baptist | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
Big 12 regular season | |||||||||||
December 31, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Utah | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., CBS |
at Iowa State | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | |||||||||
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cincinnati | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arizona State | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||||||
January 14, 2025 10:30 p.m., ESPN |
at Arizona | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||||||
January 19, 2025 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU |
TCU | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU |
Kansas State | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
at Utah | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||||
January 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
at BYU | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN |
Kansas | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
February 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
at Texas Tech | United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UCF | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
February 10, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Houston | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
West Virginia | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
February 17, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN |
Arizona | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Colorado | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
February 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cincinnati | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Oklahoma State | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at TCU | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||||
March 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Houston | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
Big 12 tournament | |||||||||||
March 11–15, 2025 TBA |
vs. | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time. |
Source:[6]
Rankings
Week | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 8 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
References
- ^ "2023-24 Baylor Bears Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Baylor men's & women's basketball programs roll into March Madness". Baylor University Athletics. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Judd, Brandon (May 7, 2024). "Runnin' Utes add another transfer, this one a four-star prospect from Big 12 territory". Deseret News. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ Coles, Joe (May 6, 2024). "Former BYU and Baylor basketball player Caleb Lohner transfers to Utah football". Deseret News. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Kansas Selected As Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite, KU's Dickinson Named Preseason Player of the Year". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 10, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-06-04.