2016–17_Baylor_Bears_men's_basketball_team

2016–17 Baylor Bears basketball
2016–17 Baylor Bears basketball
Battle 4 Atlantis champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 12
Record	27–8 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Scott Drew (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Jerome Tang; Alvin Brooks III; Paul Mills;
Home arena	Ferrell Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Baylor Bears basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2016–17 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Scott Drew's 14th season at Baylor. The Bears competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, TX. They finished the season 27–8, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost to Kansas State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated New Mexico State and USC before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to South Carolina.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 11, 2016* 6:30 pm, ESPNU		Oral Roberts	W 76–61	1–0	Ferrell Center (5,250) Waco, TX
Nov 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
Nov 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
Nov 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
Nov 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
Nov 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
Nov 30, 2016* 8:00 pm, FSSW+	No. 9	Sam Houston State	W 79–45	7–0	Ferrell Center (5,029) Waco, TX
Dec 03, 2016* 2:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 9	No. 7 Xavier	W 76–61	8–0	Ferrell Center (9,684) Waco, TX
Dec 14, 2016* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 4	Southern	W 89–59	9–0	Ferrell Center (5,091) Waco, TX
Dec 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
Dec 18, 2016* 3:30 pm, FSSW	No. 4	John Brown	W 107–53	11–0	Ferrell Center (5,045) Waco, TX
Dec 21, 2016* 6:30 pm, FSSW	No. 4	Texas Southern	W 89–63	12–0	Ferrell Center (5,347) Waco, TX
Dec 30, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 4	at Oklahoma	W 76–50	13–0 (1–0)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,254) Norman, OK
Jan 04, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNews	No. 2	Iowa State	W 65–63	14–0 (2–0)	Ferrell Center (7,582) Waco, TX
Jan 07, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPNews	No. 2	Oklahoma State	W 61–57	15–0 (3–0)	Ferrell Center (10,627) Waco, TX
Jan 10, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 1	at No. 10 West Virginia	L 68–89	15–1 (3–1)	WVU Coliseum (14,632) Morgantown, WV
Jan 14, 2017 3:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 1	at No. 25 Kansas State	W 77–68	16–1 (4–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
Jan 17, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 6	Texas	W 74–64	17–1 (5–1)	Ferrell Center (7,604) Waco, TX
Jan 21, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 6	at TCU	W 62–53	18–1 (6–1)	Schollmaier Arena (7,276) Fort Worth, TX
Jan 25, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNews	No. 5	Texas Tech	W 65–61	19–1 (7–1)	Ferrell Center (7,059) Waco, TX
Jan 28, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 5	at Ole Miss Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 78–75	20–1	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,411) Oxford, MS
Feb 01, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 2	at No. 3 Kansas	L 68–73	20–2 (7–2)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
Feb 04, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPNews	No. 2	Kansas State	L 54–56	20–3 (7–3)	Ferrell Center (7,729) Waco, TX
Feb 08, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 6	at Oklahoma State	W 72–69	21–3 (8–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,170) Stillwater, OK
Feb 11, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 6	TCU	W 70–52	22–3 (9–3)	Ferrell Center (7,906) Waco, TX
Feb 13, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPNews	No. 4	at Texas Tech	L 78–84	22–4 (9–4)	United Supermarkets Arena (9,202) Lubbock, TX
Feb 18, 2017 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 4	No. 3 Kansas	L 65–67	22–5 (9–5)	Ferrell Center (10,021) Waco, TX
Feb 21, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 9	Oklahoma	W 60–54	23–5 (10–5)	Ferrell Center (6,135) Waco, TX
Feb 25, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN	No. 9	at Iowa State	L 69–72	23–6 (10–6)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
Feb 27, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 11	No. 10 West Virginia	W 71–62	24–6 (11–6)	Ferrell Center (8,203) Waco, TX
Mar 04, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN	No. 11	at Texas	W 75–64	25–6 (12–6)	Frank Erwin Center (12,195) Austin, TX
Big 12 tournament
Mar 09, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU	(3) No. 9	vs. (6) Kansas State Quarterfinals	L 64–70	25–7	Sprint Center (18,837) Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2017* 11:40 am, truTV	(3 E) No. 12	vs. (14 E) New Mexico State First Round	W 91–73	26–7	BOK Center (13,571) Tulsa, OK
Mar 19, 2017* 6:45 pm, truTV	(3 E) No. 12	vs. (11 E) USC Second Round	W 82–78	27–7	BOK Center (13,571) Tulsa, OK
Mar 24, 2017* 6:29 pm, TBS	(3 E) No. 12	vs. (7 E) South Carolina Sweet Sixteen	L 50–70	27–8	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Central Time.

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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

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	Recruiting 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	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 9, 2016.

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2016–17 Baylor Bears basketball team

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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]

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	20	9 (1)	4 (6)	4 (6)	4 (6)	4 (6)	2 (6)	1 (55)	6	5	2	6	4	9	11	9	12	Not released
Coaches	—	—	RV	11	6	5	6	4	3	1 (22)	6	5	3	8	4	9	11	10	11	12