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.

With zero returning players and everything to prove, Baylor men’s basketball is entering a new era. Fifth-year guard Obi Agbim is helping set the tone for a team determined to build its identity one practice, one day, one step at a time.

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 former assistants flourish elsewhere, Baylor head coach Scott Drew’s coaching tree is quickly developing into one of the best in college basketball.

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.

The Bears trailed 26-12 through nine minutes, but rallied to down the Vaqueros at Foster Pavilion. Redshirt sophomore Cameron Carr (28 points, 5 rebounds) and five-star freshman Tounde Yessoufou (24 points, 7 rebounds) led the way in the victory.

Midway High School product Caden Powell was born less than four months after Baylor hired Scott Drew. Now, he’ll be Drew’s first scholarship Wacoan.

The Bears spent Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis competing against the Indiana Hoosiers in an exhibition game. Despite a 76-74 loss record, there were several takeaways from the weightless matchup.

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.

Baylor Men’s Basketball has been nothing short of successful in the past 25 years. Here are the top five stars from this generation.

Head coach Scott Drew will lead his Baylor Bears against his brother Bryce’s Grand Canyon Antelopes at a public exhibition Friday at Foster Pavilion. The matchup will be the first time the two college basketball legends have faced off publicly since 2015.

Redshirt sophomore guard Cameron Carr is the lone player on Baylor’s roster to share a practice court with last season’s team. The former four-star and ESPN top 100 recruit is coming into the season carrying the burden of an expected leader for the Bears.

The first 17 years of head coach Scott Drew’s career at Baylor saw one season-ending knee injury. The past five years have seen five.

Baylor’s roster saw complete turnover this offseason, returning zero players from last year’s team. After competing together in the FISU World University Games, though, the Bears’ new faces have gelled quickly.

The Bears took to Germany this summer to represent the United States in the World University Games, hosted by International University Sports Federation (FISU).

The former Bearcat averaged 9.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game in three seasons in Cincinnati.

The 6-foot-10 Midway High School graduate is a fluid athlete with a high motor. He led the Owls in scoring during AAC play.

The two-time Big South Defensive Player of the Year has led the nation in offensive rebounding percentage and the Big South in blocks.

Head coach Scott Drew and Baylor men’s basketball is on a roll, landing their third transfer in as many days. Following an official visit on Tuesday afternoon, Cincinnati rising senior guard Dan Skillings Jr. announced he committed to the Bears on Instagram.

After a superstar career at Midway High School, Rice forward Caden Powell is headed back to his hometown. The rising senior is the sixth incoming Baylor transfer, he announced Monday afternoon.

For the first time since the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 season, Baylor men’s basketball finished with an offense ranked outside the top 100. Head coach Scott Drew isn’t about to let that happen again.

The sixth-year guard will become the Bears’ No. 1 scoring option after averaging 17.6 points per game for the Cowboys.

Scott Drew’s Bears have a busy transfer season ahead of them, with more than a half-dozen players expected to leave.

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.

The Bears dominated the offensive glass, 15-7, in the first-round victory. They’ll advance to play Duke on Sunday.

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.

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.