Baylor Men’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 2, 2023 · CSM Staff
 

Baylor Bears

Big 12 (22-10, 11-7)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/20 UCLA (80-75), 1/23 Kansas (75-69)
Bad Losses: 12/31 at Iowa State (62-77), 1/4 T
Coach: Scott Drew
 
Probable Starters:
Jalen Bridges, Junior, Forward, 10.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Flo Thamba, Senior, Forward, 5.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg
Keyonte George, Freshman, Guard, 15.8 ppg, 2.8 apg, 4.2 rpg
LJ Cryer, Junior, Guard, 14.5 ppg, 2.1 apg
Adam Flagler, Senior, Guard, 15.5 ppg, 4.7 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, Senior, Forward, 5.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg
Dale Bonner, Senior, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 2.8 apg
Caleb Lohner, Junior, Forward, 3.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Langston Love, Freshman, Guard, 6.6 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.3 (53rd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.0 (173, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.6 (181, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 45.2 (270, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.5 (18, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.8 (50, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.6 (66, 3)
Rebound Margin: 3.1 (89, 1)
Assists Per Game: 14.6 (76, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.4 (174, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2022 NCAA Round of 64 win over Norfolk State
2022 NCAA Round of 32 loss to North Carolina
2021 NCAA Round of 64 win over Hartford
2021 NCAA Round of 32 win over Wisconsin
2021 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Villanova
2021 NCAA Regional Final win over Arkansas
2021 NCAA National Semifinal win over Houston
2021 NCAA National Final win over Gonzaga
2019 NCAA Round of 64 win over Syracuse
2019 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Gonzaga
2018 NIT First Round win over Wagner
2018 NIT Second Round loss to Mississippi State
2017 NCAA Round of 64 win over New Mexico State
2017 NCAA Round of 32 win over USC
2017 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to South Carolina
2016 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Yale
2015 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Georgia State
2014 NCAA Round of 64 win over Nebraska
2014 NCAA Round of 32 win over Creighton
2014 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Wisconsin
2013 NIT First Round win over Long Beach State
2013 NIT Second Round win over Arizona State
2013 NIT Quarterfinal win over Providence
2013 NIT Semifinal win over BYU
2013 NIT Final win over Iowa
2012 NCAA Round of 64 win over South Dakota State
2012 NCAA Round of 32 win over Colorado
2012 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Xavier
2012 NCAA Regional Final loss to Kentucky
2010 NCAA Round of 64 win over Sam Houston State
2010 NCAA Round of 32 win over Old Dominion
2010 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over St. Mary’s
2010 NCAA Regional Final loss to Duke
2009 NIT First Round win over Georgetown
2009 NIT Second Round win over Virginia Tech
2009 NIT Quarterfinal win over Auburn
2009 NIT Semifinal win over San Diego State
2009 NIT Final loss to Penn State
2008 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Purdue
 
*all team stats through 3/5