2024–25 Baylor Bears men's basketball team

2024–25 Baylor Bears men's basketball
2024–25 Baylor Bears men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Scott Drew (22nd season);
Assistant coaches	Tweety Carter (1st season); Steve Henson (1st season); Jared Nuness (3rd season); Bill Armstrong (1st season); Melvin Hunt (1st season);
Offensive scheme	Motion
Base defense	No-Middle
Home arena	Foster Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Baylor	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
BYU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
TCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCF	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of October 4, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

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.

Previous season

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]

Offseason

Departures

Baylor Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Miro Little	1	G	6'4"	185	Freshman	Tampere, Finland	Transferred to Utah^[3]
Ja'Kobe Walter	4	F	6'5"	180	Freshman	McKinney, TX	Declare for 2024 NBA draft; selected 19th overall by Toronto Raptors
RayJ Dennis	10	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Plainfield, IL	Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Los Angeles Clippers
Jalen Bridges	11	F	6'7"	225	Senior	Fairmont, WV	Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Phoenix Suns
Dantwan Grimes	12	G	6'2"	190	Junior	Ocala, FL	Transferred to Southeastern Louisiana
Austin Sacks	20	F	6'7"	200	Senior	Encino, CA	Graduated
Yves Missi	21	F	6'10"	210	Freshman	Yaoundé, Cameroon	Declare for 2024 NBA draft; selected 21st overall by New Orleans Pelicans
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua	23	F	6'8"	250	Graduate	Douala, Cameroon	Graduated
Caleb Lohner	33	F	6'8"	235	Senior	Dallas, TX	Transferred to Utah^[4]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jeremy Roach	3	G	6'2"	180	Fifth Year	Leesburg, VA	Duke
Norchad Omier	15	F	6'7"	248	Fifth Year	Bluefields, Nicaragua	Miami (FL)
Jalen Celestine	32	G	6'7"	215	Graduate	Ajax, Ontario	California
Yanis Ndjonga	41	F	6'7"	210	Senior	Yaoundé, Cameroon	New Mexico Military Institute

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
V. J. Edgecombe #1 SG	Glen Head, NY	Long Island Lutheran HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 14, 2024
V. J. Edgecombe #1 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Robert Wright III #1 PG	Wilimgton, DE	Montverde Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 9, 2022
Robert Wright III #1 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
Jason Asemota #16 SF	Phoenix, AZ	Hillcrest Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Aug 27, 2022
Jason Asemota #16 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 4 247Sports: 4
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Baylor 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024. "2024 Baylor Bears Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Baylor Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Robert O. Wright III	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Wilmington, DE
G	2	Jayden Nunn	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	VCU	Flint, MI
G	3	Jeremy Roach	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)		Duke	Leesburg, VA
F	5	Jason Asemota	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Hillcrest Prep	Phoenix, AZ
G	7	V. J. Edgecombe	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Long Island Lutheran	Glen Head, NY
G	13	Langston Love	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Montverde Academy (FL)	Universal City, TX
F	15	Norchad Omier	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	248 lb (112 kg)		Miami (FL)	Bluefields, Nicaragua
F	17	Josh Ojianwuna	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	NBA Global Academy	Asaba, Nigeria
G	25	Omar Adegbola (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Montverde Academy	Houston, TX
G	32	Jalen Celestine	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	California	Ajax, Ontario
F	41	Yanis Ndjonga	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	New Mexico Military Institute	Yaoundé, Cameroon
		Marino Dubravcic (W)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr		Split, Croatia

Head coach

Scott Drew (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Tweety Carter (Baylor)
Steve Henson (Kansas State)
Jared Nuness (Valparaiso)
Bill Armstrong (UAB)
Melvin Hunt (Baylor)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
*	at	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* TBA, TBA	at Gonzaga	Spokane Arena Spokane, WA
November 9, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Arkansas	American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., TBA	Sam Houston	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
November 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., TBA	Tarleton State	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
November 21, 2024* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. St. John's Bahamas Championship semifinals	Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m./9:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Tennessee/Virginia Bahamas Championship	Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2024* 1:00 p.m., TBA	New Orleans	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
December 4, 2024* 5:30 p.m., FS1	at UConn Big East–Big 12 Battle	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
December 9, 2024* TBA, TBA	Abilene Christian	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
December 11, 2024* 11:00 a.m., TBA	Norfolk State	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
December 27, 2024* 6:00 p.m., TBA	Arlington Baptist	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
Big 12 regular season
December 31, 2024 TBA	Utah	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
January 4, 2025 TBA	at Iowa State	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 7, 2025 TBA	Cincinnati	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
January 11, 2025 TBA	at Arizona State	Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
January 14, 2025 TBA	at Arizona	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
January 19, 2025 TBA	TCU	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
January 22, 2025 TBA	Kansas State	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
January 25, 2025 TBA	at Utah	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 28, 2025 TBA	at BYU	Marriott Center Provo, UT
February 1, 2025 TBA	Kansas	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
February 4, 2025 TBA	at Texas Tech	United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
February 8, 2025 TBA	UCF	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
February 10, 2025 TBA	at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
February 15, 2025 TBA	West Virginia	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
February 17, 2025 TBA	Arizona	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
February 22, 2025 TBA	at Colorado	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
February 25, 2025 TBA	at Cincinnati	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
March 1, 2025 TBA	Oklahoma State	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
March 4, 2025 TBA	at TCU	Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
March 8, 2025 TBA	Houston	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 11–15, 2025 TBA	vs.	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:^[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

^ "2023-24 Baylor Bears Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
^ "Baylor men's & women's basketball programs roll into March Madness". Baylor University Athletics. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
^ Judd, Brandon (May 7, 2024). "Runnin' Utes add another transfer, this one a four-star prospect from Big 12 territory". Deseret News. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
^ Coles, Joe (May 6, 2024). "Former BYU and Baylor basketball player Caleb Lohner transfers to Utah football". Deseret News. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-06-04.

[1] "2023-24 Baylor Bears Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

[2] "Baylor men's & women's basketball programs roll into March Madness". Baylor University Athletics. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

[3] Judd, Brandon (May 7, 2024). "Runnin' Utes add another transfer, this one a four-star prospect from Big 12 territory". Deseret News. Retrieved July 28, 2024.

[4] Coles, Joe (May 6, 2024). "Former BYU and Baylor basketball player Caleb Lohner transfers to Utah football". Deseret News. Retrieved July 28, 2024.

[5] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-06-04.

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