Location: Waco, Texas | Founded: 1845 | Enrollment: 14,040 | Colors: Green and Gold
Coach: Scott Drew | Home Court: Ferrell Center | Capacity: 10,284 Record:
(27-7, 11-5
Big 12)
THE GOOD NEWS The NCAA Tournament appearance was the first for Baylor in 20 years and, despite a first-round loss against Purdue, gives the Bears confidence with all but one primary contributor (G Aaron Bruce) returning next season. The fact Baylor made strides when the Big 12 was rated as the second-best conference by RPI in the country is also noteworthy. Backcourt depth established an array of shooters and made the Bears tough to defend.
THE BAD NEWS Additional help must be found underneath alongside F Kevin Rogers, who shouldered too much of the scoring and rebounding burden on the low block. He had to be careful not to get in foul trouble, which affected his defense. The work of the Baylor guards on the defensive end must also improve. The Bears cannot settle for trading baskets and expect any ascent up the Big 12 standings to continue.
KEY RETURNEES Practically everyone who figured in Baylor's NCAA Tournament run is back, including G Curtis Jerrells, an All-Big 12 pick who led the Bears with a 15-point average. The development of two young guards, Tweety Carter and LaceDarius Dunn, will be interesting. Both were big scorers in high school and showed off their explosiveness at times, though Jerrells was most consistent.
ROSTER REPORT
--On the NCAA stage, the Bears' first appearance there since 1988, G Curtis Jerrells stood out. He led Baylor with 27 points in its first-round loss to Purdue and also added a game-high eight assists.
--Although he was limited to nine points and seven rebounds in the loss to Purdue, F Kevin Rogers was always a threat for a double-double, posting 12 on the season.
--C Josh Lomers, a 7-foot sophomore who started much of the season, saw his role diminish late in the season and logged only two minutes against Purdue. The Bears have another 7-footer, Mamadou Diene, with more upside.
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First of all - congratulations to Baylor for taking down another Top 25 opponent in A&M last night. Another hard fought game for BU and another game they dominated, but allowed the other team to make it close down the stretch. Credit the coaching staff this year, in year's past we lost all these close games when we lost our double digit leads, this year we are winning o
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It's interesting to hear the blogs the last few games Baylor has been on national TV. People are now calling them the biggest threat outisde the top 8 teams in the tournament, but a lot of people who have seen Baylor play have been saying this for months, noone was seeing it outside of the Big 12 unfortunately. Baylor was finished to pick 10th in the Big 12 and b
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http://isportsweb.com/ needs a Baylor Basketball Correspondent. The job would include: After game write ups, Season preview and review, and any additional topics on Baylor basketball. If you are interested pleas send me a PM with your email in it so we can email you with further info. Thanks.
I know it is cliche, but good teams find a way to win the close ones. Baylor did a good job of securing an important road win. A loss to Nebraska would obviously have hurt their chances for a top four seed in the Big 12 tournament, and it surely would have hurt the NCAA seed, as well. Was that Acy or Udoh that blocked that last shot attempt? Whomever that was, played sweet perimeter
This is a petition that radio station 810 in KC has put together in an attempt to rid ourselves of Brent Musberger and Bobby Knight from Big 12 ESPN broadcasts.
There are several "Vote-Offs" going on over on the NCAA Basketball Message Board. We want to make sure everyone who wants to , has a change to join in the fun.
If you aren't familiar with the game here are the rules:
1. Each team starts with 10 votes. 2. Every person gets to vote once per day and a vote is 1 (+) for one team and 1 (-) for another team.
I am an OU fan who writes for them on isportsweb.com, and I thought I would share my preview of Saturday's game with Baylor fans. Here it is http://isportsweb.com/2010/01/07/so