2018–19 Baylor Bears basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2018–19
Team:Baylor Bears
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Record:20–14
Conf Record:10–8
Hc Year:16th
Bowl Result:Second Round

The 2018–19 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Scott Drew's 16th 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 20-14, 10-8 to finish in 4th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Iowa State. They received a at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Syracuse in the first round before losing in the second round to Gonzaga.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2017–18 season 19–15 overall and 8–10 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
0 F 7'0" 225 RS Senior Graduated; Signed with Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.
10 G 6'4" 190 RS Freshman Transferred to Trinity Valley CC
Leonard Allen 12 F 7'0" 235 Sophomore Injury[1]
20 G 5'11" 175 RS Senior Graduated
21 F 6'9" 205 Senior Graduated
Jonathan Davis 30 F 6'6" 205 Junior Transferred to Azusa Pacific
Terry Maston 31 F 6'8" 225 Senior Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Darius Allen 1 G 6'4" 185 Junior Palm Beach State College
Devonte Bandoo 2 G 6'3" 185 Junior Hutchinson CC
5 G 6'3" 190 Junior UNC Asheville
11 G 6'1" 185 RS Senior Yale
45 G 6'1" 200 Sophomore Auburn

2019 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: MBB's Leonard Allen Taking Leave of Absence. Baylor Athletics. 2018-09-06.
  2. Web site: 2018-19 Baylor Bears. Baylor Bears men's basketball schedule.