BAYLOR BEARS NEWS

Men's AP Top 25: UConn, Purdue stay atop poll; Duke, Wisconsin make big jumps

The top five of the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll — UConn, Purdue, UNC, Houston and Tennessee — remained unchanged.

JANUARY 29

Baylor vs. TCU: How to Watch, Channel, Prediction, Odds - Jan 27

Preview the January 27 matchup between the Baylor Bears and TCU Horned Frogs with how to watch, tv channel info, predictions, odds, over/und...

JANUARY 26 • DATA SKRIVE

Men's AP Top 25: UConn, Purdue remain on top; No. 25 New Mexico moves into rankings

The men's AP Top 25 had another week of upheaval, with teams bouncing around like kernels in a popcorn maker. Check out the complete ranking...

JANUARY 22

Following Texas' victory over Baylor, a contrite Rodney Terry offers an apology for the week that was Texas' head coach apologized following his team's upset of Baylor for his reaction to UCF's celebration on the Moody Center floor last Wedne...

JANUARY 21 • 247SPORTS.COM

Behind Tyrese Hunter's buzzer-beater, Texas may have saved their season in upsetting No. 9 Baylor, 75-73 Spearheaded by Tyrese Hunter's 21 points, Texas finds redemption as they upset Baylor in the team's final trip to Moody Center for the fores...

JANUARY 20 • 247SPORTS.COM

What you need to know ahead of college basketball's Saturday slate, headlined by Tennessee-Alabama The X's and O's that will shape and decide college basketball's monster weekend.

JANUARY 19 • 247SPORTS.COM

Kaluma's 4-point play in overtime helps Kansas State rally past No. 9 Baylor, 68-64

Arthur Kaluma converted a four-point play to give Kansas State the lead with 20 seconds left in overtime, and Tylor Perry added a pair of free throws with 6.9 seconds to go, helpin...

JANUARY 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Men's AP Top 25: UConn hits No. 1; Gonzaga out for first time since 2016

UConn hits No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the first time in nearly 15 years, while Gonzaga falls out for the first time in eight years.

JANUARY 15

Scott Drew, Ja'Kobe Walter & Langston Love - Postgame (Cincinnati) Baylor Head Coach Scott Drew and select players meet with the media following the Bears' win over Cincinnati.

JANUARY 15 • 247SPORTS.COM

Duke Staff Falls Short in Major Recruiting Battle VJ Edgecombe went with Baylor over his Duke basketball suitors and fellow recruiting juggernaut Kentucky.

JANUARY 15 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

College Basketball's best freshmen are debated on this week's 247Sports show This week's show debates who the best freshmen in the country have been through the first two months of the college season.

JANUARY 13 • 247SPORTS.COM

Yves Missi - Held in check by BYU Missi registered zero points (0-2 FG) and one rebound over 24 minutes during Tuesday's 81-72 win over BYU.

Impact No, Missi did not suffer an injury or other extenuating circumstances that led to his worst outing of the year. He simply got a taste of tougher, Big 12 centers, getting held in check by the physical frontcourt combination of Noah Waterman and Aly Khalifa. Head coach Scott Drew pivoted to a smaller, more versatile lineup as a result, and Jalen Bridges ended up scoring a team-high 25 in the victory. Missi, a 7-0 freshman with pro aspirations, will look to bounce back Saturday against Cincinnati, though the Bearcats are one of the best rebounding teams in the country.

JANUARY 10 • ROTOWIRE

Baylor vs. BYU LIVE STREAM (1/9/24) | Watch men's college basketball online | Time, TV, channel The No.18 BYU Cougars faces No.14 Baylor Bears in an NCAA men’s college basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024 (1/9/24) at Foster Pavilion...

JANUARY 10 • NJ.COM

What channel is BYU vs. Baylor on today? (1/9/24) Time, TV, LIVE STREAM: Watch NCAA men's college basketball online The No.18 BYU Cougars faces No.14 Baylor Bears in an NCAA men’s college basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024 (1/9/24) at Foster Pavilion...

JANUARY 9 • NJ.COM

What former BYU forward Caleb Lohner said about playing his old team Tuesday's game between BYU and Baylor will be a Top 25 matchup. It will also be a reunion for former BYU basketball Caleb Lohner.

JANUARY 8 • SLTRIB.COM

Men's AP Top 25: Undefeated Houston jumps Kansas to No. 2 behind Purdue

Purdue held its place atop the AP Top 25 following its top-10 win over Illinois, while Houston jumped Kansas into second place.

JANUARY 8

Langston Love - Scores 17 off bench Love registered 17 points (6-11 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 5-6 FT), two rebounds and one steal over 34 minutes during Saturday's 75-70 OT win over Oklahoma State.

Impact The Bears' sixth man was their second leading scorer on the day, contributing the first five points of overtime in helping the Bears pull out a crucial win to open the conference slate. This was Love's best effort since scoring 23 on Nov. 28 as he had failed to score in double-figures in four of six games leading into Saturday's 17-point effort. The sophomore wing doesn't provide much for fantasy beyond scoring, but plays a key role as the main sharpshooter off the bench for the Bears,

JANUARY 6 • ROTOWIRE

RayJ Dennis - Leads team in scoring Dennis contributed 18 points (8-20 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-1 FT), five rebounds, four assists and two steals across 38 minutes before fouling out of Saturday's 75-70 OT victory over Oklahom...

Impact Dennis led the Bears in scoring and posted the final six points of regulation, including a four-point play with 1:37 left to tie the game and help trigger the extra period. It wasn't his most efficient effort as it took him a season-high 20 shots to get to 18 points. Dennis also led the team in assists and added two steals in the winning effort. The star guard finished the non-conference season as the team's second-leading scorer and leader in assists. Outside of playing just 19 minutes in an uncompetitive blowout against Mississippi Valley State, over his last five games Dennis has averaged 33.6 minutes with 16.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 0.8 steals.

JANUARY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Baylor opens new basketball arena on bank of Brazos River

Baylor’s basketball teams are playing in a new home along the bank of the Brazos River after 35 years under the golden dome of the Ferrell Center

JANUARY 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Yves Missi - Perfect from field Missi provided 16 points (8-8 FG), five rebounds and one steal over 21 minutes during Tuesday's 98-79 win over Cornell.

Impact After a one-game absence, Missi returned the starting lineup and produced the most prolific scoring performance of his brief career, netting 16 points while going a perfect 8-for-8 from the field. It was the fifth straight contest and ninth time in 12 games that the freshman center has scored in double-figures for the Bears. Along with his scoring, Missi has averaged 7.2 rebounds and 2.0 blocks over his last five games. Missi's quick development bodes well for a guard-laden Baylor team that will greatly benefit from Missi's presence down low on both ends of the floor as the Big 12 conference season begins with a trip to Oklahoma State on Saturday.

JANUARY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Ja'Kobe Walter - 49 points over last two games Walter amassed 23 points (9-19 FG, 4-9 3Pt, 1-2 FT), nine rebounds, three assists and one steal in 30 minutes during Tuesday's 98-79 victory over Cornell.

Impact It was an up-and-down non-conference season for the highly-touted freshman, so it is positive that he'll head into the conference schedule on a high note. After starting the year averaging 19.2 points through the first five games, Walter hit a rough stretch over the next six, averaging just 10.3 points on 35.7% shooting from the floor. However, Walter has now gone over 20 in his last two, averaging 24.5 points on 54.5% (18-for-33) shooting including 50% (9-for-18) from beyond the arc. He's also posted 6.5 rebounds, including a season-high nine on Tuesday, along with 4.0 assists per game during that stretch. That's the Walter fantasy managers would love to see on a more consistent basis as the conference season begins.

JANUARY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Men's AP Top 25: Purdue still No. 1; Arizona, FAU, Gonzaga take big drops

Purdue kept its spot at the top of the AP top 25 men's college basketball poll, while Arizona, Gonzaga and Florida Atlantic had massive fall...

JANUARY 1

Another Prediction Surfaces for Duke Recruit VJ Edgecombe Longtime Duke basketball recruiting target VJ Edgecombe, No. 5 on the 247Sports 2024 Composite, plans to decide on a college sometime betwee...

DECEMBER 29, 2023 • SUNHERALD.COM

Another Prediction Surfaces for Duke Recruit VJ Edgecombe Longtime Duke basketball recruiting target VJ Edgecombe, No. 5 on the 247Sports 2024 Composite, plans to decide on a college sometime betwee...

DECEMBER 29, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Men's AP Top 25: Purdue remains No. 1, FAU has highest ranking ever

Florida Atlantic jumped seven places in the AP men’s college basketball poll following a double-OT win over No. 4 Arizona.

DECEMBER 25, 2023