2016β17 Baylor Bears basketball | |
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Battle 4 Atlantis champions | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 12 |
AP | No. 12 |
Record | 27β8 (12β6 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Ferrell Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Kansas | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 West Virginia | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 28 | – | 9 | .757 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Baylor | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Iowa State β | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 24 | – | 15 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2017 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1] |
The 2016β17 Baylor Bears basketball team represented
Baylor University in the
2016β17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach
Scott Drew's 14th season at Baylor. The Bears competed in the
Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the
Ferrell Center in
Waco, TX. They finished the season 27β8, 12β6 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost to
Kansas State in the quarterfinals of the
Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the
NCAA tournament where they defeated
New Mexico State and
USC before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to
South Carolina.
The Bears finished the 2015β16 season 22β12, 10β8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Texas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 5 seed and lost in the first round to No. 12-seeded Yale.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Rico Gathers | 2 | F | 6'8" | 275 | Senior | LaPlace, LA | Graduated; Entered 2016 NFL draft; Selected 6th Round, Pick #217 by the Dallas Cowboys |
Lester Medford | 11 | G | 5'10" | 175 | Senior | Tucson, AZ | Graduated |
John Heard | 13 | F | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
Taurean Prince | 21 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | San Antonio, TX | Graduated; Entered 2016 NBA draft; Selected 1st Round, Pick #12 by the Utah Jazz; Traded to the Atlanta Hawks |
Austin Mills | 33 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Senior | Beverly Hills, CA | Graduated |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Nuni Omot | 21 | F | 6'8" | 193 | Junior | Mahtomedi, MN | Junior college transferred from Indian Hills Community College. |
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Mark Vital #13 SF |
Lake Charles, LA | Prime Prep Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 3, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Tyson Jolly SG |
Oklahoma City, OK | Elev8 Basketball Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 12, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 11, 2016* 6:30 pm, ESPNU |
Oral Roberts | W 76β61 | 1β0 |
Ferrell Center (5,250) Waco, TX | |||||||
Nov 15, 2016* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 4
Oregon College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon |
W 66β49 | 2β0 |
Ferrell Center (5,891) Waco, TX | |||||||
Nov 18, 2016* 7:00 pm, FCS |
Florida Gulf Coast Battle 4 Atlantis opening round |
W 81β72 | 3β0 |
Ferrell Center (5,906) Waco, TX | |||||||
Nov 23, 2016* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 20 | vs.
VCU Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals |
W 71β63 | 4β0 |
Imperial Arena (1,215) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||||
Nov 24, 2016* 11:00 am, ESPN |
No. 20 | vs. No. 24
Michigan State Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals |
W 73β58 | 5β0 |
Imperial Arena (1,597) Nassau, BAH | ||||||
Nov 25, 2016* 2:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 20 | vs. No. 10
Louisville Battle 4 Atlantis championship |
W 66β63 | 6β0 |
Imperial Arena (1,655) Nassau, BAH | ||||||
Nov 30, 2016* 8:00 pm, FSSW+ |
No. 9 | Sam Houston State | W 79β45 | 7β0 |
Ferrell Center (5,029) Waco, TX | ||||||
Dec 03, 2016* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 9 | No. 7 Xavier | W 76β61 | 8β0 |
Ferrell Center (9,684) Waco, TX | ||||||
Dec 14, 2016* 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 4 | Southern | W 89β59 | 9β0 |
Ferrell Center (5,091) Waco, TX | ||||||
Dec 17, 2016* 5:00 pm, FSSW+ |
No. 4 | vs.
Jackson State Fort Hood Showcase |
W 82β57 | 10β0 |
Abrams Gym (2,000) Fort Hood, TX | ||||||
Dec 18, 2016* 3:30 pm, FSSW |
No. 4 | John Brown | W 107β53 | 11β0 |
Ferrell Center (5,045) Waco, TX | ||||||
Dec 21, 2016* 6:30 pm, FSSW |
No. 4 | Texas Southern | W 89β63 | 12β0 |
Ferrell Center (5,347) Waco, TX | ||||||
Dec 30, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 4 | at Oklahoma | W 76β50 | 13β0 (1β0) |
Lloyd Noble Center (10,254) Norman, OK | ||||||
Jan 04, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNews |
No. 2 | Iowa State | W 65β63 | 14β0 (2β0) |
Ferrell Center (7,582) Waco, TX | ||||||
Jan 07, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPNews |
No. 2 | Oklahoma State | W 61β57 | 15β0 (3β0) |
Ferrell Center (10,627) Waco, TX | ||||||
Jan 10, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 1 | at No. 10 West Virginia | L 68β89 | 15β1 (3β1) |
WVU Coliseum (14,632) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
Jan 14, 2017 3:30 pm, ESPNU |
No. 1 | at No. 25 Kansas State | W 77β68 | 16β1 (4β1) |
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS | ||||||
Jan 17, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 6 | Texas | W 74β64 | 17β1 (5β1) |
Ferrell Center (7,604) Waco, TX | ||||||
Jan 21, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 6 | at TCU | W 62β53 | 18β1 (6β1) |
Schollmaier Arena (7,276) Fort Worth, TX | ||||||
Jan 25, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNews |
No. 5 | Texas Tech | W 65β61 | 19β1 (7β1) |
Ferrell Center (7,059) Waco, TX | ||||||
Jan 28, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 5 | at
Ole Miss Big 12/SEC Challenge |
W 78β75 | 20β1 |
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,411) Oxford, MS | ||||||
Feb 01, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 2 | at No. 3 Kansas | L 68β73 | 20β2 (7β2) |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | ||||||
Feb 04, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPNews |
No. 2 | Kansas State | L 54β56 | 20β3 (7β3) |
Ferrell Center (7,729) Waco, TX | ||||||
Feb 08, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 6 | at Oklahoma State | W 72β69 | 21β3 (8β3) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,170) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
Feb 11, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 6 | TCU | W 70β52 | 22β3 (9β3) |
Ferrell Center (7,906) Waco, TX | ||||||
Feb 13, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPNews |
No. 4 | at Texas Tech | L 78β84 | 22β4 (9β4) |
United Supermarkets Arena (9,202) Lubbock, TX | ||||||
Feb 18, 2017 12:00 pm, CBS |
No. 4 | No. 3 Kansas | L 65β67 | 22β5 (9β5) |
Ferrell Center (10,021) Waco, TX | ||||||
Feb 21, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 9 | Oklahoma | W 60β54 | 23β5 (10β5) |
Ferrell Center (6,135) Waco, TX | ||||||
Feb 25, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 9 | at Iowa State | L 69β72 | 23β6 (10β6) |
Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA | ||||||
Feb 27, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 11 | No. 10 West Virginia | W 71β62 | 24β6 (11β6) |
Ferrell Center (8,203) Waco, TX | ||||||
Mar 04, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 11 | at Texas | W 75β64 | 25β6 (12β6) |
Frank Erwin Center (12,195) Austin, TX | ||||||
Big 12 tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 09, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
(3) No. 9 | vs. (6) Kansas State Quarterfinals |
L 64β70 | 25β7 |
Sprint Center (18,837) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 2017* 11:40 am, truTV |
(3 E) No. 12 | vs. (14 E)
New Mexico State First Round |
W 91β73 | 26β7 |
BOK Center (13,571) Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Mar 19, 2017* 6:45 pm, truTV |
(3 E) No. 12 | vs. (11 E)
USC Second Round |
W 82β78 | 27β7 |
BOK Center (13,571) Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Mar 24, 2017* 6:29 pm, TBS |
(3 E) No. 12 | vs. (7 E)
South Carolina Sweet Sixteen |
L 50β70 | 27β8 |
Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Region. All times are in Central Time. |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | β | β | 20 | 9 (1) | 4 (6) | 4 (6) | 4 (6) | 4 (6) | 2 (6) | 1 (55) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | Not released |
Coaches | β | β | RV | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 (22) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings