2024–25 Baylor Bears men's basketball team

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 was the Bears' 119th season. The Bears, members of the Big 12 Conference, and played their home games at Foster Pavilion. They were led by 22nd-year head coach Scott Drew.

2024–25 Baylor Bears men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record0-0 (0-0 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemeMotion
Base defenseNo-Middle
Home arenaFoster Pavilion
Seasons
2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
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 July 29, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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2024 recruiting class

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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 
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 
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 
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

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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
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Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
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AP
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

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  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. 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.