| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Prev: | 2023–24 |
| Next Year: | 2025–26 |
| Team: | Baylor Bears |
| Sport: | basketball |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Record: | 0–0 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Head Coach: | Scott Drew |
| Hc Year: | 22nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Tweety Carter |
| Ac1 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach2: | Steve Henson |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach3: | Jared Nuness |
| Ac3 Year: | 3rd |
| Off Scheme: | Motion |
| Def Scheme: | No-Middle |
| Arena: | Foster Pavilion |
The 2024–25 Baylor Bears men's basketball team will represent Baylor University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which will be the Bears' 119th season. The Bears, members of the Big 12 Conference, will play their home games at Foster Pavilion. They will be led by 22nd-year head coach Scott Drew.
The Bears finished the 2023–24 season 24–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the number three seed in the West Region, where they defeated Colgate in the first round before losing in the second round to Clemson.[1] [2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Freshman | Transferred to Utah[3] | |||
| 4 | F | 6'5" | 180 | Freshman | Declare for 2024 NBA draft; selected 19th overall by Toronto Raptors | |||
| 10 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Los Angeles Clippers | |||
| 11 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Senior | Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Phoenix Suns | |||
| Dantwan Grimes | 12 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Transferred to Southeastern Louisiana | ||
| Austin Sacks | 20 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| 21 | F | 6'10" | 210 | Freshman | Declare for 2024 NBA draft; selected 21st overall by New Orleans Pelicans | |||
| 23 | F | 6'8" | 250 | Graduate | Graduated | |||
| Caleb Lohner | 33 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | Transferred to Utah[4] |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Fifth Year | Duke | |||
| 15 | F | 6'7" | 248 | Fifth Year | Miami (FL) | |||
| Jalen Celestine | 32 | G | 6'7" | 215 | Graduate | California | ||
| Yanis Ndjonga | 41 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | New Mexico Military Institute |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.