2016–17 Baylor Bears basketball team

2016–17 Baylor Bears men's basketball

Battle 4 Atlantis Champions
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 9
2016–17 record	8–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Scott Drew (14th year)
Assistant coach	Jerome Tang
Assistant coach	Alvin Brooks III
Assistant coach	Paul Mills
Home arena	Ferrell Center

2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Baylor	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
TCU	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
#3 Kansas	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
#15 West Virginia	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
#25 Iowa State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Texas	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571

† 2017 Big 12 Tournament winner As of December 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Baylor Bears basketball team will represent Baylor University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This will be head coach Scott Drew's 14th season at Baylor. The Bears compete in the Big 12 Conference and play their home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, TX.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2015–16 season 22–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Texas in the quarterfinal of the Big 12 Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Yale.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Rico Gathers	2	F	6'8"	275	Senior	LaPlace, LA	Graduated; Entered 2016 NFL Draft; Selected 6th Round, Pick #217 by the Dallas Cowboys
Lester Medford	11	G	5'10"	175	Senior	Tucson, AZ	Graduated
John Heard	13	F	6'5"	200	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Taurean Prince	21	F	6'7"	220	Senior	San Antonio, TX	Graduated; Entered 2016 NBA Draft; Selected 1st Round, Pick #12 by the Utah Jazz; Traded to the Atlanta Hawks
Austin Mills	33	G	6'1"	175	Senior	Beverly Hills, CA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Nuni Omot	21	F	6'8"	193	Junior	Mahtomedi, MN	Junior college transferred from Indian Hills Community College.

Recruits

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Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mark Vital #13 SF	Lake Charles, LA	Prime Prep Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 3, 2013
Mark Vital #13 SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tyson Jolly SG	Oklahoma City, OK	Elev8 Basketball Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 12, 2016
Tyson Jolly SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 9, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 Baylor Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Lual-Acuil Jr., JoJo Lual-Acuil Jr.	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Kingsway Christian College Neosho County CC	Melbourne, Australia
1.5 !G	1	Mitchell, WendellWendell Mitchell	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Rockdale	Rockdale, TX
1.5 !G	3	Lindsey, JakeJake Lindsey	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Olympus	Salt Lake City, UT
3.5 !F	5	Motley, JohnathanJohnathan Motley	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	North Shore	Houston, TX
1.5 !G	10	Jolly, TysonTyson Jolly	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Elev8 Basketball Academy	Oklahoma City, OK
3.5 !F	11	Vital, MarkMark Vital	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Prime Prep Academy	Lake Charles, LA
1.5 !G	20	Lecomte, ManuManu Lecomte	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Athene des Pagodes Miami (FL)	Brussels, Belgium
3.5 !F	21	Omot, NuniNuni Omot	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Mahtomedi Indian Hills CC	Mahtomedi, MN
1.5 !G	22	McClure, KingKing McClure	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Triple A Academy	Ovilla, TX
1.5 !G	24	Wainwright, IshmailIshmail Wainwright	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Montrose Christian	Kansas City, MO
3.5 !F	25	Freeman, AlAl Freeman	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Findlay Prep	Charlotte, NC
3.5 !F	31	Maston, TerryTerry Maston	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	DeSoto	DeSoto, TX

Head coach

Scott Drew (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Jerome Tang (Charter Oak State)
Alvin Brooks III (Idaho State)
Paul Mills (Texas A&M)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
11/11/2016* 6:30 PM, ESPNU		Oral Roberts	W 76–61	1–0	Ferrell Center (5,250) Waco, TX
11/15/2016* 2:30 PM, ESPN2		No. 4 Oregon College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	W 66–49	2–0	Ferrell Center (5,891) Waco, TX
11/18/2016* 7:00 PM, FCS		Florida Gulf Coast Battle 4 Atlantis opening round	W 81–72	3–0	Ferrell Center (5,906) Waco, TX
11/23/2016* 1:30 PM, ESPN2	No. 20	vs. VCU Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	W 71–63	4–0	Imperial Arena (1,215) Nassau, Bahamas
11/24/2016* 11:00 AM, ESPN	No. 20	vs. No. 24 Michigan State Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals	W 73–58	5–0	Imperial Arena (1,597) Nassau, BAH
11/25/2016* 2:30 PM, ESPN	No. 20	vs. No. 10 Louisville Battle 4 Atlantis championship	W 66–63	6–0	Imperial Arena (1,655) Nassau, BAH
11/30/2016* 8:00 PM, FSSW+	No. 9	Sam Houston State	W 79–45	7–0	Ferrell Center (5,029) Waco, TX
12/03/2016* 2:30 PM, ESPN2	No. 9	No. 7 Xavier	W 76–61	8–0	Ferrell Center (9,684) Waco, TX
12/14/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPNU		Southern			Ferrell Center Waco, TX
12/17/2016* 5:00 PM, FSSW+		vs. Jackson State Fort Hood Showcase			Abrams Gym Fort Hood, TX
12/18/2016* 3:30 PM, FSSW		John Brown			Ferrell Center Waco, TX
12/21/2016* 6:30 PM, FSSW		Texas Southern			Ferrell Center Waco, TX
12/30/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN2		at Oklahoma			Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
01/04/2017 8:15 PM, ESPNews		Iowa State			Ferrell Center Waco, TX
01/07/2017 6:00 PM, ESPNews		Oklahoma State			Ferrell Center Waco, TX
01/10/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN2		at West Virginia			WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
01/14/2017 3:30 PM, ESPNU		at Kansas State			Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
01/17/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN2		Texas			Ferrell Center Waco, TX
01/21/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNU		at TCU			Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
01/25/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNews		Texas Tech			Ferrell Center Waco, TX
01/28/2017* 5:00 PM, ESPN2		at Ole Miss Big 12/SEC Challenge			The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
02/01/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN2		at Kansas			Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
02/04/2017 2:00 PM, ESPNews		Kansas State			Ferrell Center Waco, TX
02/08/2017 6:00 PM, ESPNU		Oklahoma State			Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
02/11/2017 1:00 PM, ESPNU		TCU			Ferrell Center Waco, TX
02/13/2017 6:00 PM, ESPNews		at Texas Tech			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
02/18/2017 12:00 PM, CBS		Kansas			Ferrell Center Waco, TX
02/21/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN2		Oklahoma			Ferrell Center Waco, TX
02/25/2017 3:00 PM or 5:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2		at Iowa State			Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
02/27/2017 6:00 PM, ESPNU		West Virginia			Ferrell Center Waco, TX
03/04/2017 3:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2		at Texas			Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Big 12 Tournament
03/08–11/2017		vs.			Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP	NR	NR	20																	*NA
Coaches	NR	NR	RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

↑ "2016 Baylor Basketball Commitment List". Rivals. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
↑ http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/bay-m-baskbl-mtt.html
↑ "2016-17 Baylor Bears". Baylor Bears men's basketball schedule.

Baylor Bears basketball

Venues	Marrs McLean Gymnasium (1938–1953) Heart O' Texas Fair Coliseum (1953–1988) Ferrell Center (1988–present)

Culture & lore	History "Old Fite" Baylor basketball scandal Murder of Patrick Dennehy

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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