Year: | 2022–23 |
Prev: | 2021–22 |
Next Year: | 2023–24 |
Team: | Baylor Bears |
Sport: | basketball |
Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
Short Conf: | Big 12 |
Coachrank: | 19 |
Aprank: | 11 |
Record: | 23–11 |
Conf Record: | 11–7 |
Head Coach: | Scott Drew |
Hc Year: | 20th |
Assoc Coach: | Alvin Brooks III (7th season) John Jakus |
Ahc Year: | 6th |
Asst Coach2: | Jared Nuness |
Ac2 Year: | 1st |
Off Scheme: | Motion |
Def Scheme: | No-Middle |
Arena: | Ferrell Center |
Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
Tourney Result: | Second Round |
The 2022–23 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Bears' 117th basketball season. The Bears, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas. They were led by 20th-year head coach Scott Drew. They finished the season 23-11, 11-7 in Big 12 Play to finish a tie for 3rd place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated UC Santa Barbara in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Creighton.
The Bears finished the 2021–22 season 27–7, 14–4 in Big 12 play to finish a tie for the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Oklahoma. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the East Region, where they defeated Norfolk State in the first round before getting upset in the second round by North Carolina.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
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1 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Freshman | Declared for 2022 NBA draft | |||
2 | G/F | 6'8" | 205 | Freshman | Declared for 2022 NBA draft | |||
11 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Senior | Graduated/went undrafted in 2022 NBA draft | |||
Mitchell Paul | 14 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
Kijana Love | 21 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
24 | G/F | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Graduated | |||
Dain Dainja | 42 | F | 6'9" | 270 | RS Freshman | Mid-season transferred to Illinois |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
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11 | F | 6'7" | 225 | RS Junior | West Virginia | |||
Dantwan Grimes | 12 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Sophomore | Kilgore College | ||
Caleb Lohner | 33 | F | 6"8" | 235 | Sophomore | BYU |
|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Big 12 tournament|-!colspan=12 style=""| NCAA tournamentSource:[1]
See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.