March Madness 2025
Mack Rhoades, Baylor Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, said “tonight was an embarrassment for this league,” regarding the Big 12 officiating.
No. 18 Baylor men’s basketball battled UCF for the first time ever, and behind redshirt sophomore guard Langston Love’s career-high 24 points, the Bears snapped their three-game skid with a 77-69 win on Wednesday in the Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, Fla.
In the annual “Immortal Ten” game, No. 15 Baylor men’s basketball fought for a win in overtime for the third time this season. While the Bears traded blows with TCU, the Horned Frogs landed the final strike and handed Baylor its first loss in the Foster Pavilion — this one in triple overtime — on Saturday.
Braden Murray | LTVN Sports Director
For the final time, No. 9 Baylor men’s basketball moseyed to Austin to take on Texas as Big 12 rivals. In a tight contest that came down to the last second, Longhorns junior guard Tyrese Hunter raced to the cup and stunned the Bears at the buzzer, lifting Texas to a 75-73 win on Saturday afternoon in the Moody Center.
This fall has been hard for the Bears, as many players have been hit with injuries. Nonetheless, the team will continue to work together moving forward.
After playing playing at the Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., for two seasons, junior guard Jana Van Gytenbeek has started her season at Baylor in hopes of making a positive impact.
No. 17 Baylor women’s basketball defeated Southern Methodist University 58-55 Tuesday evening in the Ferrell Center.
The Bears had three athletes in double figures against the Cardinals on Thursday.
Former Baylor women’s basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession, her legal team said Wednesday.
