2017β18 Baylor Bears basketball | |
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CBE Hall of Fame Classic champions | |
NIT, Second Round | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Record | 19β15 (8β10 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Jerome Tang |
Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Ferrell Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Kansas β | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 31 | – | 8 | .795 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Texas Tech | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 27 | – | 10 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 West Virginia | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 25 | – | 12 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2018 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1] |
The 2017β18 Baylor Bears basketball team represented
Baylor University in the
2017β18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach
Scott Drew's 15th 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 19β15 overall and 8β10 in
Big 12 play, finishing in a four-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the
Big 12 tournament, they were defeated by
West Virginia in the quarterfinals. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the
NCAA tournament and as a result earned a no. 1 seed in the
National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated
Wagner in the first round before losing to
Mississippi State in the second round.
The Bears finished the 2016β17 season 27β8, 12β6 in Big 12 play to finish in a 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 as a No. 3 seed. They defeated No. 14 seeded New Mexico State and No. 11 seeded USC in the first and second rounds before losing to No. 7 seeded South Carolina in the sweet sixteen.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Wendell Mitchell | 1 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Freshman (RS) | Rockdale, TX | Transferred to Trinity Valley CC |
Johnathan Motley | 5 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Junior (RS) | Houston, TX | Entered 2017 NBA draft; Undrafted; Signed by the Dallas Mavericks |
Ish Wainright | 24 | F | 6'5" | 235 | Senior | Kansas City, MO | Graduated; Joined football team with remaining year of eligibility |
Al Freeman | 25 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Junior (RS) | Charlotte, NC | Graduated; Transferred to NC State |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Mario Kegler | 4 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Sophomore | Jackson, MS | Transferred from Mississippi State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Kegler will have to sit out for the 2017β18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Leonard Allen II | 12 | C | 6'11" | 200 | Sophomore | Round Rock, TX | Junior college transferred from San Diego City College |
Freddie Gillespie | 45 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Junior | Saint Paul, MN | Transferred from Carleton. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gillespie will have to sit out for the 2017β18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on. |
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Tristan Clark #42 PF |
San Antonio, TX | Karen Wagner High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 16, 2015 | |
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Matthew Mayer #15 SF |
Austin, TX | Westlake High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 13, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Flo Thamba #18 C |
Grundy, VA | Mountain Mission School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 224 lb (102 kg) | Jan 15, 2018 | |
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Oct 21, 2017* 12:00 pm |
Houston Hurricane Harvey Relief Exhibition |
L 78β81 |
Ferrell Center (2,551) Waco, TX | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2017* 12:00 pm, FSSW |
No. 24 |
Central Arkansas Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game |
W 107β66 | 1β0 |
Ferrell Center (7,791) Waco, TX | ||||||
Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, FCS |
No. 25 | Texas A&MβCorpus Christi | W 70β46 | 2β0 |
Ferrell Center (4,454) Waco, TX | ||||||
Nov 17, 2017* 8:00 pm, FCS |
No. 25 |
Alcorn State Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game |
W 78β61 | 3β0 |
Ferrell Center (5,330) Waco, TX | ||||||
Nov 20, 2017* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 22 | vs.
Wisconsin Hall of Fame Classic semifinals |
W 70β65 | 4β0 |
Sprint Center (10,243) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
Nov 21, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 22 | vs.
Creighton Hall of Fame Classic championship |
W 65β59 | 5β0 |
Sprint Center (10,160) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
Nov 28, 2017* 5:30 pm, FS1 |
No. 16 | at No. 21 Xavier | L 63β76 | 5β1 |
Cintas Center (10,503) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
Dec. 2, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 16 | No. 8 Wichita State | L 62β69 | 5β2 |
Ferrell Center (9,733) Waco, TX | ||||||
Dec 4, 2017* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ |
No. 23 | Sam Houston State | W 84β56 | 6β2 |
Ferrell Center (5,015) Waco, TX | ||||||
Dec 9, 2017* 6:00 pm, FSSW+ |
No. 23 | vs.
Randall Fort Hood Showcase |
W 105β82 | 7β2 |
Abrams Gym (2,500) Fort Hood, TX | ||||||
Dec 14, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 21 | Texas Southern | W 99β68 | 8β2 |
Ferrell Center (5,459) Waco, TX | ||||||
Dec 17, 2017* 2:00 pm, FSSW |
No. 21 | Savannah State | W 118β86 | 9β2 |
Ferrell Center (6,996) Waco, TX | ||||||
Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm, FCS |
No. 18-t | Southern | W 80β60 | 10β2 |
Ferrell Center (5,877) Waco, TX | ||||||
Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm, FCS |
No. 18 | at No. 22 Texas Tech | L 53β77 | 10β3 (0β1) |
United Supermarkets Arena (12,827) Lubbock, TX | ||||||
Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNews |
No. 16 TCU | L 78β81 | 10β4 (0β2) |
Ferrell Center (5,776) Waco, TX | |||||||
Jan 6, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
Texas | W 69β60 | 11β4 (1β2) |
Ferrell Center (7,119) Waco, TX | |||||||
Jan 9, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 2 West Virginia | L 54β57 | 11β5 (1β3) |
WVU Coliseum (12,551) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
Jan 13, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPNews |
at Iowa State | L 65β75 | 11β6 (1β4) |
Hilton Coliseum (14,283) Ames, IA | |||||||
Jan 15, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
Oklahoma State | W 76β60 | 12β6 (2β4) |
Ferrell Center (6,078) Waco, TX | |||||||
Jan 20, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN |
at No. 10 Kansas | L 67β70 | 12β7 (2β5) |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
Jan 22, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
Kansas State | L 83β90 | 12β8 (2β6) |
Ferrell Center (4,787) Waco, TX | |||||||
Jan 27, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN |
at No. 20
Florida Big 12/SEC Challenge |
L 60β81 | 12β9 |
O'Connell Center (10,623) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
Jan 30, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 12 Oklahoma | L 96β98 | 12β10 (2β7) |
Lloyd Noble Center (10,574) Norman, OK | |||||||
Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Iowa State | W 81β67 | 13β10 (3β7) |
Ferrell Center (6,852) Waco, TX | |||||||
Feb 6, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Oklahoma State | W 67β56 | 14β10 (4β7) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,017) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
Feb 10, 2018 1:00 pm, CBS |
No. 10 Kansas | W 80β64 | 15β10 (5β7) |
Ferrell Center (9,323) Waco, TX | |||||||
Feb 12, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN |
at Texas | W 74β73 2OT | 16β10 (6β7) |
Frank Erwin Center (9,204) Austin, TX | |||||||
Feb 17, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPNU |
No. 7 Texas Tech | W 59β57 | 17β10 (7β7) |
Ferrell Center (10,627) Waco, TX | |||||||
Feb 20, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 21 West Virginia | L 60β71 | 17β11 (7β8) |
Ferrell Center (7,519) Waco, TX | |||||||
Feb 24, 2018 11:00 am, ESPN2 |
at TCU | L 72β82 | 17β12 (7β9) |
Schollmaier Arena (6,451) Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
Feb 27, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Oklahoma | W 87β64 | 18β12 (8β9) |
Ferrell Center (7,334) Waco, TX | |||||||
Mar 3, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN |
at Kansas State | L 67β77 | 18β13 (8β10) |
Bramlage Coliseum (10,299) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
Big 12 tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
(6) | vs. (3) No. 18 West Virginia Quarterfinals |
L 65β78 | 18β14 |
Sprint Center (17,653) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
NIT | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(1) | (8)
Wagner First Round β Baylor Bracket |
W 80β58 | 19β14 |
Ferrell Center (1,988) Waco, TX | ||||||
Mar 18, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN |
(1) | (4)
Mississippi State Second Round β Baylor Bracket |
L 77β78 | 19β15 |
Ferrell Center (2,246) Waco, TX | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | RV | RV | β | β | β | β | β | RV | Not released | |||
Coaches | 24 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | RV | RV | RV | β | β | β | β | RV |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings