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
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 12
Record	2–1 (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
BYU	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Colorado	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 1 Kansas	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
TCU	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
UCF	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Utah	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 9 Arizona	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 17 Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 7 Iowa State	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
No. 12 Baylor	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
No. 8 Houston	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of November 14, 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.

Preseason

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

First Team

Player	School
Caleb Love	Arizona
LJ Cryer	Houston
J’Wan Roberts	Houston
Tamin Lipsey	Iowa State
Hunter Dickinson†	Kansas
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:^[5]

Second Team

Player	School
Norchad Omier	Baylor
Jeremy Roach	Baylor
Keshon Gilbert	Iowa State
Dajuan Harris Jr	Kansas
Coleman Hawkins	Kansas State
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:^[5]

Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor

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	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 10:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 8	at No. 6 Gonzaga Findlay Auto Tip-Off	L 63–101	0–1	15 – Omier	9 – Omier	7 – Wright	Spokane Arena (12,000) Spokane, WA
November 9, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPNU	No. 8	vs. No. 16 Arkansas	W 72–67	1–1	16 – Nunn	12 – Omier	5 – Edgecombe	American Airlines Center (10,207) Dallas, Texas
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 12	Sam Houston	W 104–67	2–1	19 – Nunn	10 – Tied	8 – Roach	Foster Pavilion (7,500) Waco, TX
November 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 12	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., ESPN+		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* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Abilene Christian						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
December 11, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Norfolk State						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
December 27, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arlington Baptist						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
Big 12 regular season
December 31, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., CBS		at Iowa State						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cincinnati						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
January 11, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Arizona State						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
January 14, 2025 10:30 p.m., ESPN		at Arizona						McKale Center Tucson, AZ
January 19, 2025 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		TCU						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		Kansas State						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
January 25, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Utah						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at BYU						Marriott Center Provo, UT
February 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN		Kansas						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
February 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Texas Tech						United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		UCF						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
February 10, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at Houston						Fertitta Center Houston, TX
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		West Virginia						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
February 17, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN		Arizona						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Colorado						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
February 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cincinnati						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma State						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at TCU						Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
March 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		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:^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	8	12
Coaches	8	14

*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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kansas Selected As Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite, KU's Dickinson Named Preseason Player of the Year". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 10, 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.

[Big_12_Preseason_Poll/Honors-5] "Kansas Selected As Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite, KU's Dickinson Named Preseason Player of the Year". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 10, 2024.

[6] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-06-04.

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