2023–24 Baylor Bears men's basketball team

2023–24 Baylor Bears men's basketball
2023–24 Baylor Bears men's basketball
NIT Season Tip-Off champions
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	14–3 (3–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Scott Drew (21st season);
Associate head coach	Alvin Brooks III (8th season)
Assistant coaches	John Jakus (7th season); Jared Nuness (2nd season);
Offensive scheme	Motion
Base defense	No-Middle
Home arena	Ferrell Center; Foster Pavilion

2023–24 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Kansas	3	–	1	.750	15	–	2	.882
No. 9 Baylor	3	–	1	.750	14	–	3	.824
No. 25 Texas Tech	3	–	1	.750	14	–	3	.824
Kansas State	3	–	1	.750	13	–	4	.765
No. 5 Houston	2	–	2	.500	15	–	2	.882
No. 20 BYU	2	–	2	.500	14	–	3	.824
No. 16 Oklahoma	2	–	2	.500	14	–	3	.824
Cincinnati	2	–	2	.500	13	–	4	.765
No. 24 Iowa State	2	–	2	.500	13	–	4	.765
No. 19 TCU	2	–	2	.500	13	–	4	.765
UCF	2	–	2	.500	11	–	5	.688
Texas	1	–	3	.250	12	–	5	.706
West Virginia	1	–	3	.250	6	–	11	.353
Oklahoma State	0	–	4	.000	8	–	9	.471

† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner As of January 17, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represents Baylor University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which is be the Bears' 118th basketball season. The Bears, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their first seven home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas, before moving to their new arena at the Foster Pavilion, which opened on January 2, 2024. They are led by 21st-year head coach Scott Drew.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2022–23 season 23–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the South Region, where they defeated UC Santa Barbara in the first round before losing in the second round to Creighton.

Offseason

Departures

Baylor Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Flo Thamba	0	F	6'10"	245	Senior	Kinshasa, DR Congo	Graduated
Keyonte George	1	G	6'4"	185	Freshman	Lewisville, TX	Declare for 2023 NBA draft; selected 16th overall by Utah Jazz
Jake Younkin	2	G	6'3"	195	Junior	Loveland, OH	Walk-on; didn't return
Dale Bonner	3	G	6'2"	170	Senior	Shaker Hights, OH	Graduate transferred to Ohio State
LJ Cryer	4	G	6'1"	185	Junior	Katy, TX	Transferred to Houston
Jordan Turner	5	G/F	6'8"	195	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduate transferred to Louisiana Tech
Adam Flagler	10	G	6'3"	180	Senior	Duluth, GA	Graduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder
Zach Loveday	32	F	7'0"	215	Junior	Gallipois, OH	Transferred to Samford

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jayden Nunn	2	F	6'4"	190	Junior	Flint, Michigan	VCU
RayJ Dennis	10	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Plainfield, IL	Toledo

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ja'Kobe Walter #2 SG	McKinney, TX	Link Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 22, 2022
Ja'Kobe Walter #2 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Miro Little #5 PG	Bel Aire, KS	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 15, 2022
Miro Little #5 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Yves Missi #13 C	Colora, MD	Prolific Prep	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 15, 2022
Yves Missi #13 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 14 247Sports: 10
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Baylor 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023. "2023 Baylor Bears Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Baylor Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Miro Little	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Christian	Tampere, Finland
G	2	Jayden Nunn	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Dream City Christian	Flint, MI
F	4	Ja'Kobe Walter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Link Academy	McKinney, TX
G	10	RayJ Dennis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Toledo	Plainfield, IL
F	11	Jalen Bridges	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	West Virginia	Fairmont, WV
G	12	Dantwan Grimes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Kilgore College	Ocala, FL
G	13	Langston Love	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Montverde Academy (FL)	Universal City, TX
F	15	Josh Ojianwuna	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	NBA Global Academy	Asaba, Nigeria
F	20	Austin Sacks (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Santa Clara	Encino, CA
F	21	Yves Missi	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Prolific Prep	Yaoundé, Cameroon
F	23	Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	GS	UNLV	Douala, Cameroon
G	25	Omar Adegbola (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Houston, TX
F	33	Caleb Lohner	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	BYU	Dallas, TX

Head coach

Scott Drew (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 20	vs. Auburn	W 88–82	1–0	28 – Walter	8 – Bridges	3 – Nunn	Sanford Pentagon (3,028) Sioux Falls, SD
November 9, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	No. 20	John Brown	W 96–70	2–0	20 – Love	10 – Ojianwuna	8 – Dennis	Ferrell Center (9,414) Waco, TX
November 12, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 20	Gardner–Webb	W 77–62	3–0	14 – Walter	8 – Tied	4 – Dennis	Ferrell Center (8,037) Waco, TX
November 14, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 15	Kansas City	W 99–61	4–0	25 – Nunn	6 – Lohner	8 – Dennis	Ferrell Center (7,903) Waco, TX
November 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 13	vs. Oregon State NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals	W 88–72	5–0	24 – Walter	14 – Missi	6 – Dennis	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
November 24, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 13	vs. Florida NIT Season Tip-Off championship	W 95–91	6–0	24 – Dennis	5 – Tied	8 – Dennis	Barclays Center (1,620) Brooklyn, NY
November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 9	Nicholls	W 108–70	7–0	23 – Love	7 – Tied	10 – Dennis	Ferrell Center (7,166) Waco, TX
December 2, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 9	Northwestern State	W 91–40	8–0	16 – Bridges	10 – Missi	6 – Dennis	Ferrell Center (8,432) Waco, TX
December 5, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 6	Seton Hall Big East–Big 12 Battle	W 78–60	9–0	17 – Dennis	8 – Missi	7 – Dennis	Ferrell Center (8,269) Waco, TX
December 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FOX	No. 6	vs. Michigan State Motor City Invitational	L 64–88	9–1	11 – Tied	3 – Tied	7 – Dennis	Little Caesars Arena (13,277) Detroit, MI
December 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 10	vs. No. 21 Duke SentinelOne Classic	L 70–78	9–2	17 – Dennis	10 – Missi	4 – Dennis	Madison Square Garden (18,512) New York, NY
December 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 10	Mississippi Valley State Final Game at Farrell Center	W 107–48	10–2	26 – Walter	7 – Lohner	7 – Dennis	Ferrell Center (8,794) Waco, TX
January 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 18	Cornell First Game at Foster Pavilion	W 98–79	11–2	23 – Walter	9 – Walter	6 – Dennis	Foster Pavilion (7,500) Waco, TX
Big 12 Regular Season
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 18	at Oklahoma State	W 75–70 ^OT	12–2 (1–0)	18 – Dennis	10 – Missi	4 – Dennis	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,513) Stillwater, OK
January 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 14	No. 18 BYU	W 81–72	13–2 (2–0)	25 – Bridges	5 – Bridges	4 – Dennis	Foster Pavilion (7,500) Waco, TX
January 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 14	Cincinnati	W 62–59	14–2 (3–0)	14 – Tied	8 – Bridges	9 – Dennis	Foster Pavilion (7,500) Waco, TX
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 9	at Kansas State	L 64–68 ^OT	14–3 (3–1)	15 – Love	11 – Missi	8 – Dennis	Bramlage Coliseum (10,055) Manhattan, KS
January 20, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN	No. 9	at Texas						Moody Center Austin, TX
January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN2		TCU						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
January 31, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UCF						Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		Iowa State						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
February 6, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		Texas Tech						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
February 10, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN		at Kansas						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		Oklahoma						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
February 17, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN2		at West Virginia						WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., TBD		at BYU						Marriott Center Provo, UT
February 24, 2024 11:00 a.m., CBS		Houston						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
February 26, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at TCU						Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
March 2, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN		Kansas						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
March 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN		Texas						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
March 9, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Texas Tech						United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 12–16, 2024 TBA		vs. TBA						T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	20	15	13	9	6	6	10	17	18	14	9									Not released
Coaches	17	13	12	9	6	6	10	19	18	14	9

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". baylorbears.com. Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

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[1] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". baylorbears.com. Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

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