| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Prev: | 2023–24 |
| Next Year: | 2025–26 |
| Team: | Baylor Bears |
| Sport: | basketball |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Coachrank: | 16 |
| Aprank: | 15 |
| Record: | 5–3 |
| 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 |
| Asst Coach4: | Bill Armstrong |
| Ac4 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach5: | Melvin Hunt |
| Ac5 Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Motion |
| Def Scheme: | No-Middle |
| Arena: | Foster Pavilion |
The 2024–25 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represents Baylor University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the Bears' 119th season. The Bears, members of the Big 12 Conference, play their home games at Foster Pavilion. They are 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 Tarleton State | ||
| 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 |
Big 12 Preseason Poll
| Big 12 Coaches | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kansas | 215 (9) | ||
| 2. | Houston | 211 (5) | ||
| 3. | Iowa State | 194 (1) | ||
| 4. | Baylor | 185 | ||
| 5. | Arizona | 179 (1) | ||
| 6. | Cincinnati | 140 | ||
| 7. | Texas Tech | 135 | ||
| 8. | Kansas State | 133 | ||
| 9. | BYU | 116 | ||
| 10. | TCU | 90 | ||
| 11. | UCF | 83 | ||
| 12. | Arizona State | 64 | ||
| 13. | West Virginia | 62 | ||
| 14. | Oklahoma State | 46 | ||
| 15. | Colorado | 37 | ||
| 16. | Utah | 30 | ||
| Reference:[5] (#) first-place votes | ||||
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team
| Player | School | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Love | Arizona | |||
| LJ Cryer | Houston | |||
| J’Wan Roberts | ||||
| Tamin Lipsey | Iowa State | |||
| Hunter Dickinson† | Kansas | |||
| † denotes unanimous selection Reference: | ||||
| Player | School | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norchad Omier | Baylor | |||
| Jeremy Roach | ||||
| Keshon Gilbert | Iowa State | |||
| Dajuan Harris Jr | Kansas | |||
| Coleman Hawkins | Kansas State | |||
| † denotes unanimous selection Reference: | ||||
|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Big 12 regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Big 12 tournamentSource:[6]
See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.