Projected No. 1 NBA Draft pick Flagg (18 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists) and Tyrese Proctor (25 points, 7-for-8 on 3-pointers) starred as the Blue Devils blew by the Bears 89-66.
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Led by 5-foot-10 point guard Josh Hubbard, head coach Chris Jans’ double screen-heavy attack is balanced and dangerous.
Heading into the Big Dance, Wright leads the team in assists per game (4.3) and is third on the team in points per game (11.3). Wright holds the program record for assists as a freshman with 143 and counting. He also set the freshman record for most assists in a single game, dishing out 13 in a 94-69 win over Norfolk State on Dec. 11.
After leading Miami to the Final Four in 2023, graduate forward Norchad Omier lit up the box score in his lone season with No. 9 Baylor men’s basketball, climbing the all-time career leaderboards in college basketball.
Reaching the program’s 21st consecutive tournament appearance, graduate guard Sarah Andrews and senior guard Jada Walker leaned on leadership and experience to put No. 4 Baylor women’s basketball in a position to succeed in March.
Early on No. 4 Baylor women’s basketball junior forward Bella Fontleroy’s career head coach Nicki Collen quickly identified her unique defensive poise. From taking charges to blocking shots Fontleroy set out at the beginning of the year to strengthen her defensive game and better understand opponent tendencies.
The top-ranked recruit in Baylor history will almost certainly become the program’s highest NBA draft pick ever come June. But before he hears his name called, he’ll lead the Bears in their sixth straight NCAA Tournament.
The Bears jumped up a seed line after a strong finish to the season. They’ll take on Chris Jans’ Bulldogs (21-12, 8-10) Friday in Raleigh, North Carolina.
As Iowa hero Caitlin Clark walked off the court for the final time in Sunday’s women’s NCAA National Championship game, a sellout crowd and a nation of people sitting on the edge of their seats from home experienced the power of a game built on empowerment.
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.
After senior guard RayJ Dennis powered through contact and ended a scoring drought that lasted just over two minutes, No. 3 seed Baylor men’s basketball was down by 13 with just over six minutes to play.
Ja’Kobe Walter could’ve coasted through his one-and-done season. Baylor could’ve been a pitstop. He didn’t have to care. That’s never been Walter, though — that’s not his style.
This week on Lariat TV News, we bring you the tournament on everyone’s mind as Baylor men’s and women’s basketball…
As exciting as it may have been for both Baylor basketball teams to hear their names called on Selection Sunday, they know there’s no time to celebrate.
Freshman guard Ja’Kobe Walter is different from a typical one-and-done star.
As we’ve seen, the Big 12 may very well be the best conference in the country — but who will take the crown?
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.
Looking at the games played so far this year, head coach Nicki Collen and the No. 12-ranked Bears have been a dominant force. On both sides of the ball, the Bears have been able to outperform their competition in nearly all statistical categories.
Despite a crushing 85-76 loss to No. 6 seed Creighton University, No. 3 seed Baylor men’s basketball has a lot to look forward to in the 2023-24 season.
Seeking its second Sweet 16 appearance in three seasons, No. 6 seed Creighton University will look to dethrone No. 3 seed Baylor men’s basketball. Here are three things Baylor needs to look out for against the Bluejays.
Following No. 1 seed Purdue University’s shocking first round loss to No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson University, 63-58 on Friday, the college basketball world is possibly in the presence of a shift. After one of the greatest David versus Goliath stories in sports history, the question remains: Is this a trend?
The Bears pushed past the Gauchos thanks to a second-half surge, as they won 74-56 Friday afternoon in the Ball Arena in Denver.
The Bears head to Storrs, Conn., for an NCAA Tournament first-round matchup against the Crimson Tide in the Gampel Pavilion.
The Bears are locked into their first round matchhup against the Gauchos at 12:30 p.m. CT in the Ball Arena in Denver.
Bears are ready for their first round matchup with UCSB on Friday to kick off their post-season.
Big 12 basketball produced a nation-high percentage of teams on both the men’s and the women’s side in 2022-23.
After returning for a fifth and final season, No. 11 and third-seeded Baylor men’s basketball’s fifth-year senior forward Flo Thamba looks to go out in style as the team enters March Madness.
Falling out of the AP Top 25 might prove to be the crushing blow for any Big 12 title hopes and player development needs to be the focus for head coach Nicki Collen.
After winning their season opener, the Bears are looking to continue dominance against Norfolk State University.