March Madness 2025
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.
When Baylor men’s basketball head coach Scott Drew posted his dedication to Baylor on Thursday morning to officially take his name out of the hat for the Kentucky job, a subtle roar took over Waco. From murmuring in classes to dancing at Fountain Mall, there were smiles all around that could be traced back to one man’s decision to keep his home base at Baylor.
Kentucky is reportedly targeting Baylor men’s basketball head coach Scott Drew as its next head coach, according to Adam Zagoria of njdotcom.
Florida Atlantic announced on Wednesday that it hired Baylor assistant coach John Jakus as its next head coach. Jakus has been on Bears head coach Scott Drew’s staff for the last seven years.
The Bears utilized a 49-point first half to keep the Hurricanes at bay on Saturday in the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio.
The Bears are 7-0, matching their best start since 2019-20 when they won their first seven games of the year.
In its first road challenge of the year, No. 13 Baylor women’s basketball was unfazed by an unfamiliar venue as sophomore forward Darianna Littlepage-Buggs’ 24-point, 11-rebound double-double pushed the team past SMU 85-61 at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas on Thursday night.
While you were going back for “just one more roll,” here’s everything you may have missed from Thanksgiving break.
While the much-anticipated Thanksgiving break approaches, many Baylor sports are still in full swing. There aren’t any events on Thanksgiving Day, but no need to worry: If you have a craving for more Baylor Athletics, it can be cured by a stacked slate of green and gold over the rest of the weeklong break.