Year: | 2023–24 |
Prev: | 2022–23 |
Next Year: | 2024–25 |
Team: | Baylor Bears |
Sport: | basketball |
Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
Short Conf: | Big 12 |
Coachrank: | 14 |
Aprank: | 16 |
Record: | 24–11 |
Conf Record: | 11–7 |
Head Coach: | Scott Drew |
Hc Year: | 21st |
Assoc Coach: | Alvin Brooks III (8th season) John Jakus |
Ahc Year: | 7th |
Asst Coach2: | Jared Nuness |
Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
Off Scheme: | Motion |
Def Scheme: | No-Middle |
Arena: | Ferrell Center Foster Pavilion |
Champion: | NIT Season Tip-Off champions |
Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
Tourney Result: | Second Round |
The 2023–24 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Bears' 118th season. The Bears, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their first seven home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas, before moving to their new arena at Foster Pavilion, which opened on January 2, 2024. They were led by 21st-year head coach Scott Drew.
The Bears finished the 2022–23 season 23–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the South Region, where they defeated UC Santa Barbara in the first round before losing in the second round to Creighton.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Senior | Graduated | |||
1 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Freshman | Declare for 2023 NBA draft; selected 16th overall by Utah Jazz | |||
Jake Younkin | 2 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Junior | Walk-on; didn't return | ||
Dale Bonner | 3 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Senior | Graduate transferred to Ohio State | ||
4 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Junior | Transferred to Houston | |||
Jordan Turner | 5 | G/F | 6'8" | 195 | Senior | Graduate transferred to Louisiana Tech | ||
10 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Senior | Graduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
Zach Loveday | 32 | F | 7'0" | 215 | Junior | Transferred to Samford |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jayden Nunn | 2 | F | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | VCU | ||
10 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Toledo |
|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Big 12 Regular Season|-!colspan=12 style=| Big 12 tournament|-!colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournamentSource:[1]
See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.