Baylor Men’s Basketball 2025 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 7, 2025 · CSM Staff
Baylor Bears
Big 12 (19-14, 10-10)
Big Wins: 11/21 at St. John’s (99-98), 2/1 Kansas (81-70)
Bad Losses: 2/22 at Colorado (74-76), 2/25 at Cincinnati (67-69)
Coach: Scott Drew
Probable Starters:
Norchad Omier, Senior, Forward, 15.9 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 1.0 bpg
VJ Edgecombe, Freshman, Guard, 15.0 ppg, 3.3 apg, 5.6 rpg, 2.1 spg
Robert Wright III, Freshman, Guard, 11.3 ppg, 4.3 apg
Jalen Celestine, Senior, Guard, 7.2 ppg
Langston Love, Junior, Guard, 8.4 ppg, 1.2 apg
Key Role Players:
Jayden Nunn, Senior, Guard, 9.0 ppg, 1.6 apg
Jeremy Roach, Senior, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 2.7 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.7 (98th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.4 (97, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.8 (175, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.7 (176, 12)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.7 (80, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.4 (92, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.2 (102, 6)
Rebound Margin: 3.4 (90, 8)
Assists Per Game: 14.8 (97, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.4 (145, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Colgate |
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Clemson |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over UC Santa Barbara |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Creighton |
| 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 3/9
