The 2019–20 Baylor Bears basketball team were represented by
Baylor University
Baylor University is a Private university, private Baptist research university in Waco, Texas, United States. It was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Te ...
in the
2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. 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 at Baylor Bears men's basketball, Baylor University, a position he has held since 2003.
Drew began his coaching career as an assistant for V ...
and played their games at the
Ferrell Center in
Waco, Texas
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as members of the
Big 12 Conference
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.
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
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in the quarterfinals. They received a no. 9 seed the
NCAA tournament where they defeated
Syracuse
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Italy
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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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