2023–24 Baylor Bears men's basketball team
The 2023–24 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which is the Bears' 118th basketball season. The Bears, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas before moving to the new arena at Foster Pavilion which is scheduled to open on January 2nd, 2024. They are led by 21st-year head coach Scott Drew.
| 2023–24 Baylor Bears men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 17 |
| AP | No. 20 |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big 12) |
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| Associate head coach | Alvin Brooks III (8th season) |
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| Offensive scheme | Motion |
| Base defense | No-Middle |
| Home arena | Ferrell Center Foster Pavilion |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Kansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Texas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Big 12 tournament winner As of October 27, 2023 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Bears finished the 2022–23 season 23–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the South Region, where they defeated UC Santa Barbara in the first round before losing in the second round by Creighton.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Flo Thamba | 0 | F | 6'10" | 245 |  Senior | Kinshasa, DR Congo | Graduated |
| Keyonte George | 1 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Freshman | Lewisville, TX | Declare for 2023 NBA draft; selected 16th overall by Utah Jazz |
| Jake Younkin | 2 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Junior | Loveland, OH | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Dale Bonner | 3 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Senior | Shaker Hights, OH | Graduate transferred to Ohio State |
| LJ Cryer | 4 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Junior | Katy, TX | Transferred to Houston |
| Jordan Turner | 5 | G/F | 6'8" | 195 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduate transferred to Louisiana Tech |
| Adam Flagler | 10 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Senior | Duluth, GA | Graduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Zach Loveday | 32 | F | 7'0" | 215 | Junior | Gallipois, OH | Transferred to Samford |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Jayden Nunn | 2 | F | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Flint, Michigan | VCU |
| RayJ Dennis | 10 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Plainfield, IL | Toledo |
2023 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Ja'Kobe Walter #2 SG |
McKinney, TX | Link Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 22, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 | ||||||
| Miro Little #5 PG |
Bel Aire, KS | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 15, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 | ||||||
| Yves Missi #13 C |
Colora, MD | Prolific Prep | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Apr 15, 2022 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 14 247Sports: 10 | ||||||
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2024 recruiting class
| US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits | ||||||
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
| Jason Asemota #5 SF |
Phoenix, AZ | Hillcrest Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 27, 2022 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 | ||||||
| Robert Wright III #4 SF |
Philadelphia, PA | Neumann-Goretti High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 9, 2022 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 14 247Sports: 10 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 7, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 20 | vs. Auburn | Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||||
| November 9, 2023* 11:00 a.m. |
No. 20 | John Brown | Ferrell Center Waco, TX | ||||||||
| November 12, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 20 | Gardner–Webb | Ferrell Center Waco, TX | ||||||||
| November 14, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Kansas City | Ferrell Center Waco, TX | |||||||||
| November 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Oregon State NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals |
Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY | |||||||||
| November 24, 2023* 2:00 p.m./4:30 p.m., TBD |
vs. Florida/Pittsburgh NIT Season Tip-Off |
Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY | |||||||||
| November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Nicholls | Ferrell Center Waco, TX | |||||||||
| December 2, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northwestern State | Ferrell Center Waco, TX | |||||||||
| December 5, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Seton Hall Big East–Big 12 Battle |
Ferrell Center Waco, TX | |||||||||
| December 16, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FOX |
vs. Michigan State | Little Caesars Arena Detroit, MI | |||||||||
| December 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN |
vs. Duke | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||||
| December 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Mississippi Valley State | Ferrell Center Waco, TX | |||||||||
| January 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cornell | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
| Big 12 Regular Season | |||||||||||
| January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN |
at Oklahoma State | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | |||||||||
| January 9, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
BYU | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
| January 13, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Cincinnati | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
| January 16, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN |
at Kansas State | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | |||||||||
| January 20, 2024 5:00 pm, TBD |
at Texas | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
| January 27, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN2 |
TCU | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
| January 31, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UCF | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| February 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Iowa State | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
| February 6, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Texas Tech | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
| February 10, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN |
at Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||||
| February 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/U |
Oklahoma | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
| February 17, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at West Virginia | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
| February 20, 2024 8:00 pm, TBD |
at BYU | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
| February 24, 2024 11:00 a.m., CBS |
Houston | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
| February 26, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN |
at TCU | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||||
| March 2, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN |
Kansas | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
| March 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
Texas | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
| March 9, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Texas Tech | United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX | |||||||||
| Big 12 tournament | |||||||||||
| March 12–16, 2024 TBA |
vs. TBA | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 20 | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
References
- "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". baylorbears.com. Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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