2015–16 Baylor Bears basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Sex:	none
Year:	2015–16
Team:	Baylor Bears
Conference:	Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:	Big 12
Coachrank:	24
Aprank:	21
Record:	22–12
Conf Record:	10–8
Hc Year:	13th
Bowl Result:	First Round

The 2015–16 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Scott Drew's thirteenth season at Baylor. The Bears competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Ferrell Center. They finished the season 22–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Texas in the quarterfinal 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 where they lost in the first round to Yale.

Previous season

The Bears finished the season 24–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were upset in the second round by Georgia State.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
	00	F	6'6"	215	Senior		Graduated
	1	G	5'11"	180	Senior		Graduated
Damiyne Durham	23	G	6'4"	175	Freshman		Walk-on; transferred to Cal State Bakersfield
Deng Deng	45	F	6'8"	205	Junior		Transferred

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
	0	C	7'0"	219	Junior		Junior college transferred from Neosho County CC
	20	G	5'9"	159	Junior		Transferred from Miami (FL). Under NCAA transfer rules, Lecomte will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruits

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Recruiting class of 2016

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Roster

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Schedule and results

^[4] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#004834; color:#FDBB2F;" | Regular season|-! colspan=9 style="background:#004834; color:#FDBB2F;" | Big 12 tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#004834; color:#FDBB2F;"| NCAA tournament

Rankings

See also: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.

Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP	22	20	RV	25	16	16	23	23	RV	22	13	17	15	21	25	19	19	22	21	N/A
Coaches	21	21	RV	23	15	14	22	21	25	22	15	18	13	19	22	16	17	20	18	24

• AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2015 Baylor Basketball Commitment List. Rivals. June 3, 2014.
2. Web site: 2016 Baylor Basketball Commitment List. Rivals. August 7, 2015.
3. Web site: Official Men's Basketball Roster - Baylor Official Athletic Site . 2015-07-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712005349/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/bay-m-baskbl-mtt.html . 2015-07-12 . dead .
4. Web site: 2015-16 Baylor Bears. Baylor Bears men's basketball schedule. https://web.archive.org/web/20101224222632/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/bay-m-baskbl-sched.html. 2010-12-24. dead.