Despite no Big 12 Championships for any program as of May 2, Baylor Athletics kept it moving with another year filled with winning seasons. Here's a glance at the best sports moments of the 2023-24 year, even though both golf teams, softball, baseball and track and field are still competing.

Missi was tabbed as the 22nd overall pick in ESPN’s Mock Draft on April 17, while Walter was projected in the lottery at No. 12. Fraschilla said they’re both “prototype NBA players once they physically mature in the next two, three, four [or] five years.”

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Baylor men’s basketball head coach Scott Drew will officially stay with the Bears and not take the Kentucky job.

With Kentucky being one of the few jobs he might have considered over Baylor, his decision to stay here is clearly impactful. With two opportunities to leave the coaching job and take on roles at either Louisville or Kentucky, I think it’s almost safe to say that Drew is here to stay for the long run.

Despite no Big 12 Championships for any program as of May 2, Baylor Athletics kept it moving with another year filled with winning seasons. Here's a glance at the best sports moments of the 2023-24 year, even though both golf teams, softball, baseball and track and field are still competing.

“I'm not afraid to say I was really, really offended by the article that came out,” Collen said. “And I didn't read any of it. … Don't know what happened. Didn'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.”

Rooted in an underdog mentality, it was seemingly No. 5 seed Baylor women’s basketball versus the world. Despite trailing by six at halftime, the Bears hit seven of their next nine shots and had No. 1 seed USC on the ropes. However, Baylor missed its first eight shots in the fourth quarter, which allowed the Trojans to stomp back and end the Bears' run in the Sweet 16 by a score of 74-70 on Saturday at the Moda Center.

“I feel like there's no pressure on us,” senior guard Sarah Andrews said. “The pressure is on the other team. We're the underdogs. We have nothing to lose, but we have a lot to gain.”

Following the second-best start to a season in program history (14-0 start through Jan. 6), No. 5 seed Baylor women’s basketball hit turbulence.. Through a cold streak in which they lost six of their next 10 games, the team stayed positive and rallied back to find itself in the Sweet 16 for the first time under head coach Nicki Collen. Now, the Bears will clash with No. 1 seed USC at 4:30 p.m. CT on Saturday at the Moda Center.