2024–25 Baylor Bears men's basketball team
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big 12) |
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Offensive scheme | Motion |
Base defense | No-Middle |
Home arena | Foster Pavilion |
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of September 4, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2024–25 Baylor Bears men's basketball team will represent Baylor University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which will be the Bears' 119th season. The Bears, members of the Big 12 Conference, will play their home games at Foster Pavilion. They will be led by 22nd-year head coach Scott Drew.
Previous season
The Bears finished the 2023–24 season 24–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the number three seed in the West Region, where they defeated Colgate in the first round before losing in the second round to Clemson.[1][2]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Miro Little | 1 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Freshman | Tampere, Finland | Transferred to Utah[3] |
Ja'Kobe Walter | 4 | F | 6'5" | 180 | Freshman | McKinney, TX | Declare for 2024 NBA draft; selected 19th overall by Toronto Raptors |
RayJ Dennis | 10 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Plainfield, IL | Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Los Angeles Clippers |
Jalen Bridges | 11 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Senior | Fairmont, WV | Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Phoenix Suns |
Dantwan Grimes | 12 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Ocala, FL | Transferred to Southeastern Louisiana |
Austin Sacks | 20 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | Encino, CA | Graduated |
Yves Missi | 21 | F | 6'10" | 210 | Freshman | Yaoundé, Cameroon | Declare for 2024 NBA draft; selected 21st overall by New Orleans Pelicans |
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua | 23 | F | 6'8" | 250 | Graduate | Douala, Cameroon | Graduated |
Caleb Lohner | 33 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | Dallas, TX | Transferred to Utah[4] |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Jeremy Roach | 3 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Fifth Year | Leesburg, VA | Duke |
Norchad Omier | 15 | F | 6'7" | 248 | Fifth Year | Bluefields, Nicaragua | Miami (FL) |
Jalen Celestine | 32 | G | 6'7" | 215 | Graduate | Ajax, Ontario | California |
Yanis Ndjonga | 41 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Yaoundé, Cameroon | New Mexico Military Institute |
Recruiting classes
2024 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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V. J. Edgecombe #1 SG | Glen Head, NY | Long Island Lutheran HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jan 14, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 | ||||||
Robert Wright III #1 PG | Wilimgton, DE | Montverde Academy | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 9, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 | ||||||
Jason Asemota #16 SF | Phoenix, AZ | Hillcrest Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 27, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 4 247Sports: 4 | ||||||
Sources:
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Rankings
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*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
References
- ^ "2023-24 Baylor Bears Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Baylor men's & women's basketball programs roll into March Madness". Baylor University Athletics. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Judd, Brandon (May 7, 2024). "Runnin' Utes add another transfer, this one a four-star prospect from Big 12 territory". Deseret News. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ Coles, Joe (May 6, 2024). "Former BYU and Baylor basketball player Caleb Lohner transfers to Utah football". Deseret News. Retrieved July 28, 2024.