Baylor Bears | |||||
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University | Baylor University | ||||
First season | 1906 | ||||
All-time record | 1,432β1,386 (.508) | ||||
Head coach | Scott Drew (21st season) | ||||
Conference | Big 12 | ||||
Location | Waco, Texas | ||||
Arena | Foster Pavilion (Capacity: 7,500) | ||||
Nickname | Bears | ||||
Student section | Bear Pit | ||||
Colors | Green and gold | ||||
Uniforms | |||||
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NCAA tournament champions | |||||
2021 | |||||
NCAA tournament runner-up | |||||
1948 | |||||
NCAA tournament Final Four | |||||
1948, "1950," 2021 | |||||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||||
2010, "2012," 2021 | |||||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||||
2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021 | |||||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||||
2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |||||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||||
1946, 1948, 1950, 1988, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |||||
Conference regular season champions | |||||
1932, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 2021, 2022 |
The Baylor Bears men's basketball team represents Baylor University in Waco, Texas, in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The Bears compete in theββBig 12 Conference. The team played its home games in Ferrell Center from 1988 until 2023. Baylor now plays its home games in the Foster Pavilion and is: currently coached by, Scott Drew.
Historyβ»
Early yearsβ»
Luther Burleson coached the "first basketball team at Baylor in 1907 also doubling as the football coach." In Baylor's second season of basketball then cross-town rival TCU began their program which the Bears defeated twice during the 1908β09 season. Ralph Glaze's (1911β1914) .788 winning percentage ranks at the best all time in school history. Ralph Wolf (1927β1941) led Baylorββto its first SWC Championship in 1932 after surviving. And overcoming one of the first great tragedies in college athletics in his first season as coach.
Immortal Tenβ»
On January 22, 1927, Coach Ralph Wolf's Baylor basketball team was traveling by busββto play the University of Texas. As the bus passed through Round Rock, Texas, it approached railroad tracks on the south side of the business district on a drizzly, cloudy day. As the bus crossed the tracks, the occupants failed to hear the sound of the train whistle and "ringing bell." The driver caught sight of the train at the last moment and tried to steer away. But the Sunshine Special crashed into the bus at nearly 60 mph tearing off the roof and right side.
Ten Baylor students and basketball players were killed by the impact. One player, James Clyde "Abe" Kelly, pushed his friend, Weir Washam, out the window of the bus just moments before the impact, saving Washam's life but costing Kelly his own. The bodies of Kelly and Robert Hailey were found horrifically stretched across the cow-catcher on the front of the train, with arms locked around each other and Kelly missing leg. Ivy Foster Sr. of Taylor, Texas, had heard of the accident and rushed to the train station in Taylor to meet the train and assist where needed only to find his son among the dead.
The deceased were Jack Castellaw, Sam Dillow, Merle Dudley, L. R. "Ivey" Foster Jr., Robert "Bob" Hailey, James Clyde "Abe" Kelly, Willis Murrary, James "Jim" Walker, and William Winchester.
The remainder of the 1927 season was canceled. The tragedy had reverberations over the entire state and nation and led to the construction of the first railway overpass in Texas where the event occurred at Round Rock. Buses were later required to come to a full stop and open the door at all rail crossings to listen for trains. The Immortal Ten story has been commemorated each year since 1927 at first in Chapel services then later at the Freshman Mass meeting during Homecoming Week. In 2007, the event was also memorialized in bronze on the Baylor campus in Traditions Plaza.
On the 90th anniversary of the tragedy, January 22, 2017, the City of Round Rock held a memorial event to remember those who were killed in the train-bus collision. At the event, the city dedicated the "Immortal Bridge," which arcs over the railroad tracks where the accident occurred. Green lampposts, green-and-gold striping and other markings were added to honor the 10 students who were killed there. The event was open to the public. And attendees included Baylor administrators and student leaders, the spirit squads, and Baylor's Golden Wave Band.
Post-World War II successβ»
Baylor men's teams won five conference championships in the former Southwest Conference (1932, 1946, 1948, 1949*, 1950*; * denotes shared title). The Bears reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 1946, and reached the Final Four in 1948 and 1950. Bill Henderson's 1948 team advanced to play the Kentucky Wildcats for the NCAA championship, but fell 58β42 to Adolph Rupp's first national championship team. The team again advanced to the NCAA Final Four in 1950 under Henderson losing to the Bradley Braves 68β66. Bill Menefee (1962β1973) would lead the Bears to a national ranking in 1969. But failed to make the postseason that year. Menefee was the only coach over the next 50 years to have a career record of over .500, and would later serve as Baylor's athletic director in the 1980s. Gene Iba's 1988 NCAA Tournament team would be, the first NCAA Tournament appearance for the program in 38 years.
2003 scandalβ»
The men's basketball program was plagued by a scandal in 2003. Patrick Dennehy, a player for the team, was murdered by former teammate Carlton Dotson; then-coach Dave Bliss was forced to resign amidst allegations that he had violated NCAA rules by making financial payments to four players and that he made improper statements to the media characterizing Dennehy as a drug dealer. The school placed itself on probation, limited itself to 7 scholarships for two years and imposed a post-season ban for one year. Additionally, the NCAA further punished the team by initiating non-conference ban for the 2005β06 season and extending the probationary period during which the school would have limited recruiting privileges.
Recent resurgenceβ»
Thanks to the scandal, the 2005 Bears were hindered by only having 7 scholarship players and recorded only one win in conference play. From 2003 to 2007, the Bears would only win a total of 36 games. In spite of these challenges, head coach Scott Drew was able to put together a 2005 signing class ranked No. 7 nationally by HoopScoop.
However, Drew engineered a very quick return to respectability. In 2008, the Bears reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 20 years with a 9β7 conference record and the team's first national ranking in 39 years. The January 23, 2008 116β110 5OT win over Texas A&M at College Station officially became the longest game in Big 12 history. The 2008β09 team again was ranked early in the season but stumbled to a 5β11 conference finish before heating up in the Big 12 Tournament defeating both Kansas and Texas en route to the championship game versus Missouri, and lost by a score of 73β60. The 2008β09 team recorded the program's first postseason victory since 1950 in its first round NIT victory over the Georgetown Hoyas in Waco.
The 2008β09 team went on to advance to the NIT Final where they fell to Penn State. The 2009β10 squad was again ranked in both polls and pulled off the biggest road win in school history over the then #6 Texas Longhorns in Austin 80β77 on Jan. 30th. The Bears closed out the season with a Big 12 era best 11β5 record and #3 seed in the Big 12 Tournament.
The 2009β10 team was picked to finish 10th in the Big 12 in the Big 12 Coaches poll due to the graduation of several key players from the previous year. However, the team finished the regular season 23β6 and tied for 2nd in the Big 12 standings. Following a 2β1 record at the Big 12 tournament, the Bears were rewarded with a #3 seed in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament. The Bears defeated #14 seed Sam Houston State 68β59 in First round action and then defeated #11 seed Old Dominion 76β68 in Second round play to advance to the Sweet 16 hosted at Reliant Stadium in Houston. The Bears' Sweet 16 match-up was #10 seed Saint Mary's, which had defeated #2 seed Villanova the previous week to advance to the Sweet 16. The Bears won handily over the Gaels, 72β49, after leading 47β19 at the half. The Elite Eight was also held at Reliant Stadium and the Bears' opponent was the #1 seed Duke Blue Devils, the last #1 seed standing in the NCAA Tournament after the other three #1 seeds (Kansas, Syracuse, and Kentucky) were all defeated by lower seeded teams. In front of a very pro-Baylor crowd of over 47,000, the Bears were defeated by the Duke Blue Devils, 78β71, to end the magical run to the Elite Eight. It was the best season in the Scott Drew era as defined by conference standing, overall ranking, wins, and NCAA Tournament wins. The Bears finished the season ranked #10 in the final ESPN/Coaches pollβthe highest ranking in program history at that time.
The 2010β11 team started the season ranked 14th (according to the AP Preseason poll). The Bears began 7β0, and rose to 9th in the polls before falling to Gonzaga at a neutral court in Dallas. The team finished 18β13 overall and 7β9 in league play. The highlight of the season was LaceDarius Dunn becoming the Big 12's all-time leading scorer, and a sweep of the series versus ranked Texas A&M. After freshman star Perry Jones III was suspended by the NCAA for six games, the Bears proceeded to lose their first-round game of the Big 12 Tournament against Oklahoma.
The 2012 season saw another historic campaign for the Bears as they followed up the 2011 season with another successful conference run which saw the Bears win 30 games and make it to the Big 12 tournament title game, but eventually losing to the Missouri Tigers. The Bears were selected for the NCAA Tournament and made it all the way to the Elite Eight, which ended in a loss to eventual national champion Kentucky.
The 2013 season witnesses another winning campaign for the Bears as they followed up the 2012 Elite Eight season with another successful conference run which saw the Bears sweep both TCU and Texas Tech while only dropping one game to UT. The Bears started out with a pre-season ranking of #19 in the country. The Bears finish conference play at .500 and were selected for the NIT tournament. The Bears made it all the way to the final, which ended in a win over Iowa, winning the tournament before a large crowd in Madison Square Garden and claiming the 2013 NIT Title.
The 2016β17 season saw one of the best starts in Baylor history, going 15β0 with wins over #4 Oregon, #24 Michigan State, #10 Louisville, and #7 Xavier. On January 9, Baylor would reach AP #1 for the first time in program history, although they would fall to #10 West Virginia that same day. Baylor remained within the top 12 for the remainder of the season and would finish 25β6, 12β6 in conference. They would fall to Iowa State in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament and receive a #3 seed in the 2017 NCAA tournament. Baylor would get to the Sweet Sixteen before being eliminated by South Carolina.
The 2019β20 season is considered one of the greatest in program history. They came into the season ranked #16 in the nation, but would fall to #24 after losing to Washington in the Armed Forces Classic. The Bears followed this loss with a 23-game win streak, including 6 ranked victories and a rise to #1 in the country. On January 11, Baylor defeated #3 Kansas on the road, winning in Lawrence for the first time in school history. Baylor's impressive start to the season ended on a sour note, losing 3 of their last 5 games before the Big 12 tournament. Baylor would finish the regular season 26β4 with a 15β3 conference mark, the most wins they had recorded in conference play, and remained ranked within the top 5 for the back half of the season. The NCAA Tournament would be canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, however numerous bracketologist considered the Bears as a 1-seed and had the potential to reach the Final Four.
In 2021, with the Bearsβ help of soon-to-be consensus All-American Jared Butler, Baylor defeated Hartford, Wisconsin, Villanova, and Arkansas to reach their first Final Four since 1950, where they defeated the in-state Houston Cougars, to reach the NCAA championship, where they defeated Gonzaga, winning their first title in school history, and spoiling the Bulldogsβ then-perfect season in the process.
Facilitiesβ»
In its early days, Marrs McLean Gym was Baylorβs basketball home, and doubled as the site of many physical education classes. Marrs McLean Gymnasium was built in 1938 and still stands on campus today.
The Heart O' Texas Fair Complex, now known as the Extraco Events Center, is located in Waco, Texas. It was once the prime basketball facility for Baylor University and was used from 1953 to 1988. The H.O.T Coliseum was constructed after McLennan County voters authorized a bond issue of $1.2 million in the early 1950s.
Starting in 1988, the Bears played their home games at the Ferrell Center, adjacent to the Brazos River. It is named for Charles R. Ferrell, a Baylor student and legacy who died in 1967, and whose family's estate was a major benefactor of the arena. The main arena, Paul J. Meyer Arena, seats 10,284 people.
Baylor began construction on the Foster Pavilion, where both the men's and women's team would play their home games.
The first game is January 2, 2024 versus Cornell.
Coaching recordsβ»
Coach | Years coached | Seasons | Wins | Losses | Percentage | Conference titles | NCAA | NIT |
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Luther Burleson | 1906β1908 | 2 | 10 | 9 | .526 | β | β | β |
Enoch Mills | 1908β1910 | 2 | 19 | 10 | .655 | β | β | β |
Ralph Glaze | 1910β1913 | 3 | 26 | 7 | .788 | β | β | β |
Norman Paine | 1913β1914 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .111 | β | β | β |
Charles Moseley | 1914β1920 | 6 | 28 | 65 | .301 | 0 | β | β |
Frank Bridges | 1920β1926 | 6 | 52 | 77 | .403 | 0 | β | β |
Ralph Wolf | 1926β1941 | 15 | 148 | 129 | .534 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Henderson | 1941β1943 and 1945β1961 |
18 | 201 | 233 | .463 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Van Sweet | 1943β1945 | 2 | 6 | 23 | .207 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Mangold | 1945 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Menefee | 1961β1973 | 12 | 149 | 144 | .509 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carroll Dawson | 1973β1977 | 4 | 44 | 51 | .463 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Haller | 1977β1985 | 8 | 102 | 130 | .440 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gene Iba | 1985β1992 | 7 | 98 | 106 | .480 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Darrell Johnson | 1992β1994 | 2 | 32 | 22 | .596 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harry Miller | 1994β1999 | 5 | 56 | 87 | .392 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Bliss | 1999β2003 | 4 | 61 | 57 | .517 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Scott Drew | 2003βPresent | 20 | 372 | 215 | .634 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
TOTALS | 115 | 1405 | 1379 | .505 | 7 | 14 | 6 |
NCAA national championshipsβ»
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Season-by-season resultsβ»
Postseason resultsβ»
NCAA tournament resultsβ»
The Bears have appeared in the NCAA tournament 16 times. Their combined record is 22β15. They were National Champions in 2021.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1946 | N/A | Quarterfinals Regional 3rd Place |
Oklahoma A&M Colorado |
L 29β44 L 44β59 |
1948 | N/A | Quarterfinals Final Four National Championship |
Washington Kansas State Kentucky |
W 64β62 W 60β52 L 42β58 |
1950 | N/A | Quarterfinals Final Four 3rd-place game |
BYU Bradley North Carolina State |
W 56β55 L 66β68 L 41β53 |
1988 | 8 | First round | (9) Memphis State | L 60β75 |
2008 | 11 | First round | (6) Purdue | L 79β90 |
2010 | 3 | First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
(14) Sam Houston State (11) Old Dominion (10) Saint Mary's (1) Duke |
W 68β59 W 76β68 W 72β49 L 71β78 |
2012 | 3 | First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
(14) South Dakota State (11) Colorado (10) Xavier (1) Kentucky |
W 68β60 W 80β63 W 75β70 L 70β82 |
2014 | 6 | First round Second round Sweet Sixteen |
(11) Nebraska (3) Creighton (2) Wisconsin |
W 74β60 W 85β55 L 52β69 |
2015 | 3 | First round | (14) Georgia State | L 56β57 |
2016 | 5 | First round | (12) Yale | L 75β79 |
2017 | 3 | First round Second round Sweet Sixteen |
(14) New Mexico State (11) USC (7) South Carolina |
W 91β73 W 82β78 L 50β70 |
2019 | 9 | First round Second round |
(8) Syracuse (1) Gonzaga |
W 78β69 L 83β71 |
2021 | 1 | First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship |
(16) Hartford (9) Wisconsin (5) Villanova (3) Arkansas (2) Houston (1) Gonzaga |
W 79β55 W 76β63 W 62β51 W 81β72 W 78β59 W 86β70 |
2022 | 1 | First round Second round |
(16) Norfolk State (8) North Carolina |
W 85β49 L 86β93 |
2023 | 3 | First round Second round |
(14) UC Santa Barbara (6) Creighton |
W 74β56 L 76β85 |
2024 | 3 | First round Second round |
(14) Colgate (6) Clemson |
W 92-67 L 72-64 |
NIT resultsβ»
The Bears have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) six times. Their combined record is 10β5. They were NIT champions in 2013.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1987 | First round | ArkansasβLittle Rock | L 41β42 |
1990 | First round | Mississippi State | L 75β84 |
2001 | First round | New Mexico | L 73β83 |
2009 | First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Georgetown Virginia Tech Auburn San Diego State Penn State |
W 74β72 W 84β66 W 74β72 W 76β62 L 63β69 |
2013 | First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Long Beach State Arizona State Providence BYU Iowa |
W 112β76 W 89β86 W 79β68 W 76β70 W 74β54 |
2018 | First round Second round |
Wagner Mississippi State |
W 80β59 L 77β78 |
Old Fightβ»
Old Fight refers to the Baylor fight song, enacted in the mid 1950s.
Bear down you Bears of old Baylor U,
We're all for you (GO BEARS)
We're gonna show dear old Baylor spirit
Through and through (GO BEARS)
Come on and fight them with all your might
You Bruins bold
And win all our victories for the Green and Gold!
(spellout) B β A β Y β L β O β R
Baylor Bears Fight!
Come on and fight them with all your might
You Bruins bold
And win all our victories for the Green and Gold!
BAY β LOR β Baylor Bears Fight!
All-time series recordsβ»
All-time series records against Big 12 membersβ»
Baylor men's basketball all-time series against all Big 12 Conference opponents as of the beginning of the 2019β2020 season.
In series against conference opponents since the advent of the Big 12, Baylor leads TCU, Texas Tech, and West Virginia.
Baylor vs. |
Overall record | at Waco | at Opponent's Venue |
at neutral site | Last 5 meetings | Last 10 meetings | Current streak | Since Beginning of Big 12 Competition |
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Iowa State | BU, 22β20 | BU, 12β2 | ISU, 6β14 | ISU, 1β4 | BU, 5β0 | BU, 7β3 | W 4 | BU, 21β19 |
Kansas | KU, 33β7 | KU, 13β3 | KU, 17β1 | KU, 2β2 | KU, 3β2 | KU, 7β3 | L 1 | KU, 31β7 |
Kansas State | tie, 23β23 | BU, 9β8 | KSU, 12β9 | tie, 3β3 | BU, 5β0 | tie, 5β5 | W 3 | BU, 24β16 |
Oklahoma | OU, 45β20 | OU, 19β9 | OU, 23β6 | OU, 3β2 | BU, 4β1 | BU, 7β3 | W 6 | OU, 36β15 |
Oklahoma State | OSU, 55β31 | BU, 20β17 | OSU, 26β10 | OSU, 1β12 | BU, 4β1 | BU, 7β3 | W 4 | OSU, 29β24 |
Texas | UT, 163β93 | UT, 66β56 | UT, 89β32 | tie, 8β8 | BU, 4β1 | BU, 7β3 | W 1 | UT, 33β22 |
Texas Christian | BU, 103β85 | BU, 56β39 | tie, 42β42 | BU, 5β3 | TCU, 3β2 | BU, 7β3 | W 1 | BU, 14β4 |
Texas Tech | TTU, 80β62 | BU, 36β27 | TTU, 48β18 | TTU, 3β4 | TTU, 3β2 | BU, 6β4 | W 2 | BU, 27β23 |
West Virginia | BU, 12β8 | BU, 4β3 | BU, 4β3 | BU, 2β1 | BU, 5β1 | tie, 5β5 | W 1 | BU, 11β8 |
*Incomplete. |
Playersβ»
All-Americansβ»
Player | Year(s) | Team(s) |
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Hubert Kirkpatrick | 1938 | Helms (1st), NEA (2nd) |
Jackie Robinson | 1946 | Helms (2nd) |
1948 | Helms (2nd) | |
Vinnie Johnson | 1979 | AP (2nd) |
Terry Teagle | 1982 | AP (2nd) |
Johnathan Motley | 2017 | Consensus Second Team β AP (2nd), USBWA (2nd), NABC (2nd), Sporting News (2nd) |
Jared Butler | 2020 | AP (3rd), USBWA (3rd), NABC (3rd), Sporting News (3rd) |
2021 | Consensus First Team β AP (1st), USBWA (1st), NABC (1st), Sporting News (1st) | |
Davion Mitchell | 2021 | AP (3rd), NABC (3rd), Sporting News (3rd) |
James Akinjo | 2022 | AP (3rd), USBWA (3rd), NABC (3rd), Sporting News (3rd) |
Career scoring leadersβ»
Records as of the 2021β22 season
Rank | Name | Seasons | Points |
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1 | LaceDarius Dunn | 2007β2011 | 2,285 |
2 | Terry Teagle | 1979β1982 | 2,189 |
3 | Micheal Williams | 1985β1988 | 1,854 |
4 | Curtis Jerrells | 2005β2009 | 1,820 |
5 | Brian Skinner | 1994β1998 | 1,702 |
6 | Darryl Middleton | 1985β1988 | 1,677 |
7 | Aundre Branch | 1991β1995 | 1,666 |
8 | Tweety Carter | 2006β2010 | 1,447 |
9 | Kevin Rogers | 2005β2009 | 1,371 |
T10 | Darrell Hardy | 1965β1967 | 1,360 |
T10 | Quincy Acy | 2008β2012 | 1,360 |
NBA draft selectionsβ»
Baylor has had 27 former players selected in the NBA draft:
- Quincy Acy, 2012
- Carlos Briggs, 1986
- Kendall Brown, 2022
- Jared Butler, 2021
- Spencer Carlson, 1965
- William Chatmon, 1971
- Keyonte George, 2023
- Darrell Hardy, 1967
- Don Heathington, 1950
- Alex Holcombe, 1993
- Pierre Jackson, 2013
- Cory Jefferson, 2014
- Vinnie Johnson, 1979
- Perry Jones, 2012
- Jerry Mallett, 1957
- Darryl Middleton, 1988
- Quincy Miller, 2012
- Yves Missi, 2024
- Davion Mitchell, 2021
- Red Owens, 1949
- Taurean Prince, 2016
- Brian Skinner 1998
- Jeremy Sochan, 2022
- Terry Teagle, 1982
- Ekpe Udoh, 2010
- Ja'Kobe Walter, 2024
- Micheal Williams, 1988
See alsoβ»
Footnotesβ»
- ^ Before the 2021β22 season, Baylor women's basketball had used the nickname "Lady Bears". On September 3, 2021, the school announced that basketball, soccer, and volleyball, the last three Baylor women's sports still using "Lady", would use only "Bears" from that point forward.
Referencesβ»
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- ^ Voepel, Mechelle (September 4, 2021). "Baylor women's hoops drops 'Lady' from team name, to be known as Bears". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ Danner, Megan. "The Immortal Ten". Waco History. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ Copeland, Todd (2006). The Immortal Ten: The Definitive Account of the 1927 Tragedy and Its Legacy at Baylor University. Big Bear Books. ISBN 978-1932792904.
- ^ "Remembering the Immortal Ten". BaylorProud. 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ "The Baylor Lariat (Waco, Texas), Vol. 107, No. 1, Monday, August 20, 2007 :: The Baylor Lariat". digitalcollections.baylor.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
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- ^ "Men's Hoops Ranked No. 1 for First Time in Program History". baylorbears.com. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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- ^ Salvador, Joseph (3 April 2021). "Baylor Blows Out Houston in Final Four, Punches Ticket to Championship Game". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2021-04-03. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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