The 2019–20 Baylor Bears basketball team were represented by
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private Baptist Christian research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the ...
in the
2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2019. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020. The 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was sched ...
. The Bears were led by 17th-year head coach
Scott Drew
Scott Homer Drew (born October 23, 1970) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Baylor Bears, a position he has held since 2003.
Drew began his coaching career as an assistant for Valparaiso under his father Hom ...
and played their games at the
Ferrell Center
The Paul J. Meyer Arena, which is part of the Ferrell Center, is an arena in Waco, Texas. Built in 1988 and located adjacent to the Brazos River, it is home to the Baylor University Bears basketball and volleyball teams. It is named for Charle ...
in
Waco, Texas
Waco ( ) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2020 population of 138,486, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the st ...
as members of the
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas, USA. It consists of ten full-member universities. It is a member of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for all sports. Its ...
.
Previous season
The
Bears
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finished the
2018–19 season 20–14 overall and 10–8 in
Big 12 play, finishing in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the
Big 12 tournament, they were defeated by
Iowa State in the quarterfinals. They received a no. 9 seed the
NCAA tournament where they defeated
Syracuse in the first round before losing to
Gonzaga in the second round.
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
2019 recruiting class
2020 Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
Source
Baylor Bears schedule
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Kansas City, MO
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.
References
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