2015–16 Baylor Bears basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 2015–16 Baylor Bears Baylor_University_Athletics_(logo).svg 100 Big 12 Conference Big 12 24 21 22–12 10–8 Scott Drew 13th Jerome Tang Grant McCasland Paul Mills Ferrell Center NCAA tournament First Round The 2015–16 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Scott Drew's thirteenth season at Baylor. The Bears competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Ferrell Center. They finished the season 22–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Texas in the quarterfinal of the Big 12 tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Yale. Previous season The Bears finished the season 24–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were upset in the second round by Georgia State. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Royce O'Neale 00 F 6'6" 215 Senior Killeen, TX Graduated Kenny Chery 1 G 5'11" 180 Senior Montreal, QC Graduated Damiyne Durham 23 G 6'4" 175 Freshman Oakwood, TX Walk-on; transferred to Cal State Bakersfield Deng Deng 45 F 6'8" 205 Junior Melbourne, Australia Transferred Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Joseph Acuil 0 C 7'0" 219 Junior Melbourne, Australia Junior college transferred from Neosho County CC Manu Lecomte 20 G 5'9" 159 Junior Brussels, Belgium Transferred from Miami (FL). Under NCAA transfer rules, Lecomte will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Recruits https://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/commitments/2015 2015 Baylor Basketball Commitment List Rivals June 3, 2014 no no 2015 King McClure SG Ovilla, TX Triple A Academy 6 3 200 29 April 2014 4 4 4 4 Wendell Mitchell SG Rockdale, TX Rockdale High School 6 3 175 10/23/2014 3 3 3 3 Jake Lindsey PG Sandy, UT Olympus High School 6 5 190 08/25/2014 3 3 3 3 2015 Baylor 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 Baylor Basketball Commits ESPN August 7, 2015 yes Recruiting class of 2016 https://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/commitments/2016 2016 Baylor Basketball Commitment List Rivals August 7, 2015 no yes 2016 Mark Vital PF Lake Charles, LA Prime Prep Academy 6 6 200 09/03/2013 4 4 4 3 2016 Baylor 2016 Basketball Commitments 2016 Baylor Basketball Commits ESPN August 7, 2015 yes Roster http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/bay-m-baskbl-mtt.html Official Men's Basketball Roster - Baylor Official Athletic Site 2015-07-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150712005349/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/bay-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2015-07-12 dead 2015 Baylor Bears y yes Jo Acuil y 0 F 7 0 210 jr Melbourne, Australia Kingsway Christian CollegeNeosho County CC Wendell Mitchell 1 G 6 3 180 fr Rockdale, TX Rockdale Rico Gathers y 2 F 6 8 275 sr LaPlace, LA Riverside Academy Jake Lindsey 3 G 6 5 190 fr Salt Lake City, UT Olympus Johnathan Motley y 5 F 6 9 230 so yes Houston, TX North Shore Lester Medford y 11 G 5 10 175 sr Tucson, AZ AmphitheaterIndian Hills CC John Heard 13 F 6 5 200 sr Houston, TX Episcopal Manu Lecomte y 20 G 5 9 159 jr Brussels, Belgium Athene des PagodesMiami (FL) I Taurean Prince y 21 F 6 7 220 sr San Antonio, TX Earl Warren King McClure 22 G 6 3 200 fr Ovilla, TX Triple A Academy Ish Wainright y 24 G/F 6 5 240 jr Kansas City, MO Montrose Christian Al Freeman 25 F 6 3 200 so yes Charlotte, NC Findlay Prep Terry Maston 31 F 6 7 215 so DeSoto, TX DeSoto Austin Mills 33 G 6 1 175 sr Beverly Hills, CA Beverly HillsPepperdine Scott Drew (Butler) Jerome Tang (Charter Oak State) Grant McCasland (Baylor) Paul Mills (Texas A&M) September 27, 2013 Schedule and results http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/bay-m-baskbl-sched.html 2015-16 Baylor Bears Baylor Bears men's basketball schedule https://web.archive.org/web/20101224222632/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/bay-m-baskbl-sched.html 2010-12-24 dead yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004834; color:#FDBB2F;" | Regular season November 13, 2015 8:30 pm yes 22 Stephen F. Austin Ferrell Center Waco, TX FSSW+ 97–55 1–0 7,041 November 16, 2015 10:30 pm yes yes 20 Oregon 25 Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon/Global Sports Shootout ESPN2 67–74 1–1 7,718 November 20, 2015 7:00 pm yes 20 Jackson State Ferrell Center Waco, TX Global Sports Shootout FSSW+ 77–60 2–1 5,973 November 23, 2015 7:00 pm yes Savannah State Ferrell Center Waco, TX Global Sports Shootout FSSW 100–61 3–1 4,714 November 27, 2015 Noon yes Arkansas State Ferrell Center Waco, TX Global Sports Shootout FSSW 94–72 4–1 4,768 December 2, 2015 8:30 pm yes 25 Prairie View A&M Ferrell Center Waco, TX FSSW+ 80–41 5–1 4,572 December 6, 2015 7:00 pm yes 25 Vanderbilt 16 Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPNU 69–67 6–1 7,084 December 8, 2015 7:00 pm yes 16 Northwestern State Ferrell Center Waco, TX FSSW+ 75–62 7–1 4,627 December 16, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes 16 Hardin–Simmons Abrams Gym Fort Hood, TX FSSW+ 104–59 8–1 2,000 December 19, 2015 8:00 pm yes yes 16 Texas A&M 24 Reed Arena College Station, TX ESPNU 61–80 8–2 9,056 December 23, 2015 7:00 pm yes 23 New Mexico State Ferrell Center Waco, TX FSSW+ 85–70 9–2 5,842 December 29, 2015 4:00 pm yes 23 Texas Southern Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPNU 72–59 10–2 5,223 January 2, 2016 3:00 pm yes 23 Kansas 2 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS CBS 74–102 10–3 0–1 16,300 January 5, 2016 7:00 pm Oklahoma State Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPN2 79–62 11–3 1–1 5,665 January 9, 2016 2:00 pm yes Iowa State 13 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA ESPN2 94–89 12–3 2–1 14,384 January 13, 2016 7:15 pm 22 TCU Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPNews 82–54 13–3 3–1 5,764 January 16, 2016 2:00 pm yes 22 Texas Tech United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX FSSW 63–60 14–3 4–1 12,827 January 20, 2016 7:15 pm 13 Kansas State Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPNews 79–72 2OT 15–3 5–1 5,588 January 23, 2016 11:00 am 13 Oklahoma 1 Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPN 72–82 15–4 5–2 10,206 January 27, 2016 8:00 pm yes 17 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPNU 69–65 16–4 6–2 7,148 January 30, 2016 5:00 pm yes 17 Georgia Ferrell Center Waco, TX Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPN2 83–73 17–4 9,675 February 1, 2016 8:00 pm 15 Texas Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPN 59–67 17–5 6–3 6,064 February 6, 2016 7:00 pm yes 15 West Virginia 14 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN2 69–80 17–6 6–4 14,069 February 10, 2016 7:15 pm yes 21 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPNews 82–72 18–6 7–4 11,636 February 13, 2016 7:00 pm 21 Texas Tech Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPNU 66–84 18–7 7–5 7,540 February 16, 2016 8:00 pm 25 Iowa State 13 Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPN2 100–91 OT 19–7 8–5 5,556 February 20, 2016 1:00 pm yes 25 Texas 24 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN 78–64 20–7 9–5 16,540 February 23, 2016 7:00 pm 19 Kansas 2 Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPN2 60–66 20–8 9–6 8,259 February 27, 2016 7:00 pm yes 19 TCU Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX ESPNU 86–71 21–8 10–6 6,364 March 1, 2016 7:00 pm yes 19 Oklahoma 6 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN2 71–73 21–9 10–7 11,563 March 5, 2016 1:00 pm 19 West Virginia 10 Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPN 58–69 21–10 10–8 7,629 |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#004834; color:#FDBB2F;" | Big 12 tournament March 10, 2016 11:30 am yes 22 5 Texas 23 4 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Quarterfinals ESPN2 75–61 22–10 18,972 March 11, 2016 6:00 pm yes 22 5 Kansas 1 1 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Semifinals ESPN2 66–70 18,972 22–11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004834; color:#FDBB2F;"| NCAA tournament March 17, 2016 1:45 PM yes yes 21 5 W 12 W Yale Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI First Round CBS 75–79 11,656 22–12 AP Poll Central Time W West Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. 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