2018–19 Baylor Bears basketball team

2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	† 2019 Big 12 Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Baylor Bears men's basketball
2018–19 Baylor Bears men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Scott Drew (16th season)
Associate head coach	Jerome Tang
Assistant coach	Alvin Brooks III
Assistant coach	John Jakus
Home arena	Ferrell Center

The 2018–19 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This is head coach Scott Drew's 16th season at Baylor. The Bears competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, TX.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2017–18 season 19–15 overall and 8–10 in Big 12 play, finishing in a four-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they were defeated by West Virginia in the quarterfinals. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA Tournament and as a result earned a no. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Wagner in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jo Lual-Acuil	0	F	7'0"	225	RS Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Graduated/signed to play professional in Israel with Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.
Tyson Jolly	10	G	6'4"	190	RS Freshman	Oklahoma City, OK	Transferred to Trinity Valley CC
Leonard Allen	12	F	7'0"	235	Sophomore	Round Rock, TX	Leave of absence due to personal medical challenges^[1]
Manu Lecomte	20	G	5'11"	175	RS Senior	Brussels, Belgium	Graduated
Nuni Omot	21	F	6'9"	205	Senior	Mahtomedi, MN	Graduated
Jonathan Davis	30	F	6'6"	205	Junior	Argyle, TX	Walk-on; graduate transferred to Azusa Pacific
Terry Maston	31	F	6'8"	225	Senior	DeSoto, TX	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Darius Allen	1	G	6'4"	185	Junior	Melbourne, FL	Junior college transferred from Palm Beach State College
Devonte Bandoo	2	G	6'3"	185	Junior	Brampton, ON	Junior college transferred from Hutchinson CC
Macio Teague	5	G	6'3"	190	Junior	Cincinnati, OH	Transferred from UNC Asheville. Under NCAA transfer rules, Teague will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Makai Mason	11	G	6'1"	185	RS Senior	Greenfield, MA	Transferred from Yale. Will be eligible to play immediately since Mason graduated from Yale.
Davion Mitchell	45	G	6'1"	200	Sophomore	Hinesville, GA	Transferred from Auburn. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mitchell will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jared Butler #20 PG	Reserve, LA	Riverside Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 19, 2018
Jared Butler #20 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Matthew Mayer #24 SF	Austin, TX	Westlake High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 13, 2017
Matthew Mayer #24 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Florent Thamba #26 C	Grundy, VA	Mountain Mission School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Jan 15, 2018
Florent Thamba #26 C	Recruiting 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Turner #23 SF	Houston, TX	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 13, 2018
Jordan Turner #23 SF	Recruiting 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 Baylor Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Flo Thamba	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Mountain Mission	Grundy, VA
G	1	Darius Allen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Chaminade-Madonna Preparatory Palm Beach State	Melbourne, FL
G	2	Devonte Bandoo	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Faith Baptist Hutchinson CC	Brampton, ON
G	3	Jake Lindsey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Olympus	Salt Lake City, UT
F	4	Mario Kegler	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Oak Hill Academy Mississippi State	Jackson, MS
G	5	Macio Teague	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Walnut Hills UNC Asheville	Cincinnati, OH
G	10	Makai Mason	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Hotchkiss School Yale	Greenfield, MA
F	11	Mark Vital	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Prime Prep Academy	Lake Charles, LA
G	12	Jared Butler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Riverside Academy	Reserve, LA
G/F	13	Jackson Moffatt (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Magnolia	Magnolia, TX
G	22	King McClure	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Triple A Academy	Ovilla, TX
G/F	24	Mattthew Mayer	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Westlake	Austin, TX
F	25	Tristan Clark	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Wagner	San Antonio, TX
F	33	Freddie Gillespie	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	East Ridge Carleton	St. Paul, MN
G	34	Obim Okeke (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Bishop Gorman	Las Vegas, NV
G	45	Davion Mitchell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Liberty County Auburn	Hinesville, GA

Head coach

Scott Drew (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

^[2]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 8:30 pm, FSSW Alt.	Texas Southern	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Nov 10, 2018* 5:00 pm, FSSW	Southern Emerald Coast Classic first round	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSSW Alt.	Prairie View A&M	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Nov 16, 2018* 11:00 am, FSSW	Nicholls State Emerald Coast Classic second round	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Nov 23, 2018* 8:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Ole Miss Emerald Coast Classic semifinals	The Arena at NFSC Niceville, FL
Nov 24, 2018* 6:00 pm/8:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Cincinnati or George Mason Emerald Coast Classic	The Arena at NFSC Niceville, FL
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSSW+	South Dakota	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Dec 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Wichita State	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Dec 15, 2018* 10:00 pm, ESPN2	at Arizona	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Dec 18, 2018* 7:30 pm, FSSW Alt.	Stephen F. Austin	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Dec 21, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	Oregon	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Dec 29, 2018* 5:00 pm, FSSW+	New Orleans	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Jan 5, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPNU	at TCU	Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
Jan 8, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNews	Iowa State	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Jan 12, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Kansas	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Jan 14, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPNU	at Oklahoma State	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
Jan 19, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Texas Tech	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Jan 21, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPNU	at West Virginia	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
Jan 26, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Alabama Big 12/SEC Challenge	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Jan 28, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPNU	at Oklahoma	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	TCU	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Feb 6, 2019 TBA, LHN	at Texas	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Feb 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Kansas State	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Feb 11, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Oklahoma	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Feb 16, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Texas Tech	United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
Feb 19, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Iowa State	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Feb 23, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	West Virginia	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Feb 27, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Texas	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN2	at Kansas State	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Mar 6, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Oklahoma State	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Kansas	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019	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 movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

↑ "MBB's Leonard Allen Taking Leave of Absence". Baylor Athletics. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
↑ "2018-19 Baylor Bears". Baylor Bears men's basketball schedule.

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[1] "MBB's Leonard Allen Taking Leave of Absence". Baylor Athletics. Retrieved 2018-09-06.

[2] "2018-19 Baylor Bears". Baylor Bears men's basketball schedule.

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Baylor	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
TCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 Big 12 Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll