2016–17 Baylor Bears basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 2

2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Kansas	16	–	2	.889	31	–	5	.861
No. 13 West Virginia	12	–	6	.667	28	–	9	.757
No. 12 Baylor	12	–	6	.667	27	–	8	.771
No. 16 Iowa State †	12	–	6	.667	24	–	11	.686
Oklahoma State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Kansas State	8	–	10	.444	21	–	14	.600
Texas Tech	6	–	12	.333	18	–	14	.563
TCU	6	–	12	.333	24	–	15	.615
Oklahoma	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Texas	4	–	14	.222	11	–	22	.333

† 2017 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

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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College recruiting information
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	Star ratings: 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	Star ratings: 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	Hometown
F	0	Jo Lual-Acuil Jr.	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Kingsway Christian College Neosho County CC	Melbourne, Australia
G	1	Wendell Mitchell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Rockdale	Rockdale, TX
G	3	Jake Lindsey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Olympus	Salt Lake City, UT
F	5	Johnathan Motley	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	North Shore	Houston, TX
G	10	Tyson Jolly	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Elev8 Basketball Academy	Oklahoma City, OK
F	11	Mark Vital	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Prime Prep Academy	Lake Charles, LA
G	20	Manu Lecomte	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Athene des Pagodes Miami (FL)	Brussels, Belgium
F	21	Nuni Omot	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Mahtomedi Indian Hills CC	Mahtomedi, MN
G	22	King McClure	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Triple A Academy	Ovilla, TX
G	24	Ishmail Wainwright	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Montrose Christian	Kansas City, MO
F	25	Al Freeman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Findlay Prep	Charlotte, NC
F	31	Terry Maston	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	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	No. 4	Southern	W 89–59	9–0	Ferrell Center (5,091) Waco, TX
12/17/2016* 5:00 PM, FSSW+	No. 4	vs. Jackson State Fort Hood Showcase	W 82–57	10–0	Abrams Gym (2,000) Fort Hood, TX
12/18/2016* 3:30 PM, FSSW	No. 4	John Brown	W 107–53	11–0	Ferrell Center (5,045) Waco, TX
12/21/2016* 6:30 PM, FSSW	No. 4	Texas Southern	W 89–63	12–0	Ferrell Center (5,347) Waco, TX
12/30/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 4	at Oklahoma	W 76–50	13–0 (1–0)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,254) Norman, OK
01/04/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNews	No. 2	Iowa State	W 65–63	14–0 (2–0)	Ferrell Center (7,582) Waco, TX
01/07/2017 6:00 PM, ESPNews	No. 2	Oklahoma State	W 61–57	15–0 (3–0)	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
01/10/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 1	at No. 10 West Virginia			WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
01/14/2017 3:30 PM, ESPNU	No. 1	at No. 25 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	9	4	4	4	4	2											*NA
Coaches	NR	NR	RV	11	6	5	6	4	3

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "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.

[1] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[2] "2016 Baylor Basketball Commitment List". Rivals. Retrieved July 9, 2016.

[3] ttp://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/bay-m-baskbl-mtt.html

[4] "2016-17 Baylor Bears". Baylor Bears men's basketball schedule.

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