Being a sports fan can lead to some scary moments, whether it is an injury that leaves people wincing at the sight or a final play that has them holding their breath. Take a look at some of the instances that left Baylor fans trembling.
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The NCAA penalized former Baylor men’s basketball assistant coach Jared Nuness for thousands of sports bets with a two-year show-cause order.
Baylor guard Will Kuykendall, who came to Waco after two years with the Arizona Wildcats, is back in the transfer portal after a meaningful year with the Bears.
With Baylor men’s basketball’s regular season coming to an end, let’s take a look back at the highs and lows of the Bears’ worst finish in 19 years.
No. 21 Baylor finished the season with a 5-5 record, including a first-round loss to Colorado in the Big 12 Tournament. Despite the slow finish, the Bears ended up in third place in the conference.
No. 21 Baylor finished the season with a 5-5 record, including a first-round loss to Colorado in the Big 12 Tournament. Despite the slow finish, the Bears ended up in third place in the conference.
Baylor’s conference tournament bid came to an early end Tuesday morning in an 83-79 loss to Arizona State. The loss drops the Bears to 16-16 (6-12) on the season.
Head coach Scott Drew cruised to his 500th career win Saturday afternoon as the Bears dominated Utah 101-75 in their regular season finale.
Baylor put up a near-convincing fight at Houston on Wednesday night, yet fell short 77-64 after giving up a 21-6 run in the final six minutes of play.
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College teams have returned to the video games with the newest update on NBA 2K26. Baylor’s men’s and women’s programs are both set to be included in the revival of college hoops on console gaming systems.
With fifth-year guard JJ White’s injury announced as season-ending, the Bears continue to struggle with depth while battling the injury bug.
American icons, the Harlem Globetrotters, are heading to Waco Feb. 14 for their 100-year tour. While the Globetrotters have been a monumental part of pop culture for multiple generations, the group is learning to adapt while keeping the historical elements that make them so widely enjoyed.
Fifth-year guard Obi Agbim’s build, play style and spark plug ability make him reminiscent of former Baylor guard Jayden Nunn.
The Bears handled their second straight conference win Wednesday night in an 86-67 rout of Colorado.
Baylor men’s basketball’s struggles aren’t unprecedented. Twelve years ago, the Bears bounced back from a similar start to make a run to the Sweet 16.
The Bears gained their second conference win Saturday afternoon taking control of a physically gritty Big 12 battle.
Baylor lost its seventh conference game Wednesday night, cementing the worst stretch in conference for head coach Scott Drew’s program since the 2004-05 season.
Baylor’s pursuit of winning immediately through the transfer portal has led them to field an inexperienced team that now sits at 1-5 in Big 12 play near the end of January.
No. 14 Baylor women’s basketball locked down UCF on Wednesday, forcing a season-high 24 takeaways in the Bears’ 73-48 victory over the Knights. Baylor also held UCF to 14 field goals, its lowest mark on the season.
Baylor dropped its fourth conference match five games into Big 12 play, in a Friday night 80-62 beatdown at the hands of Kansas. The Bears are now 1-20 all-time on the road against the Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse.
With a new style this season the Bears have found themselves taking a ‘pack-the-line’ approach to bring defensive prowess back to Waco.
As the season gets underway, the Bears are beginning to find national eyes glance towards Waco in response to a prolific offense.
Baylor lost the first road game they’ve had this season in Memphis Saturday 78-71. Turnovers and a high volume of missed shots exposed the team’s early weaknesses thus far.
The Bears found second-half dominance to put together their first 20-plus point win of the season Tuesday night. Freshman guard Tounde Yessoufou led the way for the Bears with 27 points and four steals.
Baylor snagged its first win in the Player’s Era tournament as they beat Creighton 81-74, never giving up the lead on Monday afternoon.
Redshirt sophomore Will Kuykendall, an Arizona transfer who has yet to touch the floor for the Bears, is making his presence felt as a vocal leader on head coach Scott Drew’s bench.
Isaiah Austin, the highest-rated recruit in Baylor men’s basketball history, led the Big 12 with 3.1 blocks per game in 2013-14. He also had such bad attitude issues that he was nearly kicked off the team for good.
As NIL rules continue to develop and grow out of control in college sports, G-League players are now being allowed to jump from the professional level to college competition.
For the first time since the 2018-19 season, the Bears were not included in the preseason AP Top 25 poll — and that’s OK.
