As the lights beamed bright on the opening night of the 2023-24 Baylor men’s basketball season, a freshman from Cameroon sat on the bench with just three years of prior basketball experience. By the season’s end, center Yves Missi had grown exponentially after starting 30 games for the Bears and becoming the first Baylor freshman to ever be named to the All-Big 12 Defensive Team.
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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.
“I really believe that as soon as everything is said and done, I will have left Baylor a better place, so I am definitely proud about that,” Tchamwa Tchatchoua said. “I’m proud of being part of the team that made history and still [is] not done with history.”
It took more than eight minutes for No. 3 seed Baylor men’s basketball to hit its first postseason field goal, and following 20 minutes of play, the Bears had only made six, which was their lowest total in a half all season.
The Bears, who finished 14th in the final regular season AP Top 25 Poll, were one of six Big 12 teams to be ranked in the final installment, which was more than any other conference. Now, they’re hoping to use that fierce level of competition in the Big 12 Tournament to further prepare them for March Madness.
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The Bears trailed by as much as 17 points in the first half and rallied back to force overtime.
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The Bears cruised to their first double-digit win of conference play so far this season.
The Bears are looking to get back in the win column after their three-game winning streak was snapped on Saturday.
Two games through a three-game stretch against ranked opponents, No. 13 Baylor men’s basketball extended its winning streak to three, knocking off No. 23 Texas Tech 79-73 on Tuesday night at Foster Pavilion.
The fine comes three days after Rhoades called Saturday’s officiating job an “embarrassment” to the league.
Turning the page on another one-possession win, head coach Scott Drew and No. 13 Baylor men’s basketball will continue their stretch against AP Top-25 teams as they take on No. 23 Texas Tech at 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Foster Pavilion.
In 704 career games at the helm, No. 18 Baylor men’s basketball head coach Scott Drew had never been ejected. That changed in game No. 705 as Drew was awarded his second technical foul for stepping out of the coach’s box and asking for clarification on a previous call. Clarification he never received.
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.
The Foster Pavilion has officially opened, and the energy from fans in the new arena has been electric. The Baylor Bear Pit, which consists of cheering students, has been at the forefront of it all for both the men’s and women’s basketball programs.
Seeking its first win against former Baylor assistant coach Jerome Tang, No. 9 Baylor men’s basketball fell 68-64 to Kansas State on Tuesday night in the Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan.
No. 18 Baylor men’s basketball weathered a 15-0 second-half run by the Big Red to win 98-79 on Tuesday night in the Foster Pavilion.
Headlined by alley-oop finishes and 25-foot 3-pointers, No. 6 Baylor men’s basketball came away with win No. 400 at the Ferrell Center by a score of 78-60 over Seton Hall on Tuesday night as part of the Big East-Big 12 Battle.
Scott Drew has coached 661 games as the head coach of the Baylor Bears, but even he has foes he hasn’t faced. Drew and No. 6 Baylor men’s basketball will face Seton Hall for the first time at 8 p.m. on Tuesday in the Ferrell Center. The clash comes as part of the Big East-Big 12 Battle.
All 12 players who saw the court made a shot as No. 9 Baylor men’s basketball routed Nicholls 108-70 Tuesday night in the Ferrell Center. The blowout win came with fan-favorite senior forward Austin Sacks (3) outscoring the team’s leading scorer entering the contest, freshman guard Ja’Kobe Walter (2).
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Jeremy Sochan was drafted to play power forward. Now, he’s throwing lobs and dropping pocket passes as the team’s lead ballhandler.
Captained by junior guard Jayden Nunn’s 25 points on a near-perfect shooting night, No. 15 Baylor rumbled past Missouri-Kansas City 99-61 Tuesday night in the Ferrell Center.
The Bears failed to connect on a 3-pointer for the first time in 1,032 straight games, dating back to 1990.
In the final home opener in Ferrell Center history, No. 20 Baylor men’s basketball saw 11 different players record points — including four in double figures — as it took down John Brown 96-70 on Thursday afternoon.
No. 20 Baylor men’s basketball trailed Auburn by nine points at halftime on Tuesday. Then, the Bears — and their 11-man rotation — turned on the jets.
