The 2024–25 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at Foster Pavilion. They were 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.

Offseason

Departures Baylor DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure Miro Little 1 G 6'4" 185 Freshman Tampere, Finland Transferred to Utah 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 Tarleton State 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

Incoming transfers Incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious 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

Preseason Big 12 Preseason Poll Big 12 CoachesPoints 1.Kansas215 (9) 2.Houston211 (5) 3.Iowa State194 (1) 4.Baylor185 5.Arizona179 (1) 6.Cincinnati140 7.Texas Tech135 8.Kansas State133 9.BYU116 10.TCU90 11.UCF83 12.Arizona State64 13.West Virginia62 14.Oklahoma State46 15.Colorado37 16.Utah30Reference: (#) first-place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team First Team Player SchoolCaleb LoveArizonaLJ CryerHoustonJ’Wan RobertsTamin LipseyIowa StateHunter Dickinson†Kansas† denotes unanimous selectionReference: Second Team Player SchoolNorchad OmierBaylorJeremy RoachKeshon GilbertIowa StateDajuan Harris JrKansasColeman HawkinsKansas State† denotes unanimous selectionReference: 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

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References