The 2019-20 Baylor season saw the Bears reach new heights, starting the season 20-1, and reaching the No. Baylor won the NIT finals in 2013, and reached the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament twice, in 20. Scott Drew led the Bears out of some of the harshest penalties in NCAA history, including probation until 2010, and rebuilt the Baylor men's program. The ensuing aftermath exposed corruption in the men's program, and directly led to the firing of coach Dave Bliss. Tragedy again struck the program in 2003 when forward Carlton Dotson shot and killed teammate Patrick Dennehy. With the dissolution of the SWC in the mid '90s, Baylor joined what soon became known as the Big 12 Conference. Baylor men's basketball would largely be a non-factor until the late ‘80s, when coach Gene Iba would lead the Bears to their first two NIT tournaments in addition to an NCAA tournament appearance in 1988. Baylor had their greatest period of success in the 20th century under Bill Henderson, who led the Bears to four conference championships, three NCAA tournament appearances and two Final Fours from 1946 to 1950, losing to Kentucky in the 1948 national championship game. Under coach Ralph Wolf, the Bears overcame the tragedy, eventually winning the Southwest Conference championship in 1932. The 1927 season was tragically cut short when a train hit the team bus at a railroad crossing in Round Rock, Texas, killing 10 students, with "The Immortal Ten" now memorialized by a statue on campus. They are coached by Scott Drew, who previously was an assistant and head coach at Valparaiso before taking the Baylor job in 2003.īaylor University first fielded a men's basketball team in 1907. Meyer Arena at the Ferrell Center, which opened in 1988 and seats 10,284.
Waco, Texas, is home to some of the best college basketball around, and a dominant force in Big 12 women's and men's basketball. George and Flagler are both looking to take their talents to the NBA while Cryer entered the transfer portal before signing with the Houston Cougars.Baylor Bears Men's Basketball at Ferrell Center All three players averaged over 15 points per game this past season. Nunn will help Baylor build their depth in the backcourt after losing their top three guards from this past season in Keyonte George, Adam Flagler, and LJ Cryer. It was the third straight NCAA Tournament appearance for the Bears and their 12th overall in the Scott Drew era that started in 2003. They would make the NCAA Tournament as a No.3 seed, defeating UC Santa Barbara in the first round of the tournament before falling to No.6 Creighton in the second round 85-76. The Bears this past season was once again one of the better teams in the Big 12, going 23-11 in the regular season including 11-7 in Big 12 conference play. The Michigan native was originally a three-star prospect in the 2021 recruiting class for VCU, choosing the Rams over offers from Iowa State, Arizona State, and Mississippi State among others.
Nunn this past season, played and started in all of VCU’s 35 games, averaging 9.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.
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Rhoades left the program in March to become the next head coach at Penn State. His departure from the program coincided with the departure of Rams’ head coach Mike Rhoades. He announced his decision via TwitterĪ 6-foot-4 sophomore out of Flint, Michigan left VCU after two seasons in Richmond. The Baylor Men’s Basketball program picked up a quality transfer portal addition on Tuesday when VCU guard Jayden Nunn committed to the program.
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