2019–20 Baylor Bears basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2019–20
Team:Baylor Bears
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Record:26–4
Conf Record:15–3
Head Coach:Scott Drew
Hc Year:17th
Asst Coach2:Alvin Brooks III
Asst Coach3:John Jakus
Coachrank:4
Aprank:5
Assoc Coach:Jerome Tang
Ahc Year:17th
Ac2 Year:4th
Ac3 Year:3rd
Stadium:Ferrell Center
Champion:Myrtle Beach Invitational champions

The 2019–20 Baylor Bears basketball team were represented by Baylor University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by 17th-year head coach Scott Drew and played their games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2018–19 season 20–14 overall and 10–8 in Big 12 play, finishing in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they were defeated by Iowa State in the quarterfinals. They received a no. 9 seed the NCAA tournament where they defeated Syracuse in the first round before losing to Gonzaga in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
King McClure 3 G 6'3" 215 Senior Graduated
Mario Kegler 4 F 6'7" 190 RS Sophomore Dismissed[1]
10 G 6'1" 185 RS Senior Graduated
Jake Lindsey 22 G 6'5" 200 Senior Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
10 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Presbyterian
23 G 6'8" 245 Sophomore UNLV

2020 Recruiting class

Schedule and results

Source[2] |-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Big 12 tournament|- style="background:#bbbbbb"| style="text-align:center"|Mar 12, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2| style="text-align:center"| (2)
No. 5| vs. (10) Kansas State
Quarterfinals| colspan=5 rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] | style="text-align:center"|Sprint Center
Kansas City, MO

Rankings

See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

Notes and References

  1. News: Medcalf . Myron . Mario Kegler turning pro after suspension from Baylor Bears . November 18, 2019 . . September 27, 2019.
  2. https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2019-20 Baylor Bears schedule
  3. Web site: All Power 5 leagues cancel conference tournaments. ESPN.com. 12 March 2020 .