The Baylor Bears basketball team represents Baylor University in Waco, Texas, in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The Bears currently compete in the Big 12 Conference. The team plays its home games in Ferrell Center and is currently coached by Scott Drew.
Notable players who have played for the Bears include Vinnie "Microwave" Johnson, Terry Teagle, David Wesley and Brian Skinner.
Baylor men's teams won five conference championships ...
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The Baylor Bears basketball team represents Baylor University in Waco, Texas, in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The Bears currently compete in the Big 12 Conference. The team plays its home games in Ferrell Center and is currently coached by Scott Drew.
Notable players who have played for the Bears include Vinnie "Microwave" Johnson, Terry Teagle, David Wesley and Brian Skinner.
Baylor men's teams won five conference championships in the former Southwest Conference (1932, 1946, 1948, 1949*, 1950*; * denotes shared title). The Bears reached the Elite Eight in 1946 and the Final Four in 1948 and 1950. The 1948 team advanced to play the Kentucky Wildcats for the NCAA championship, but fell 58–42 to Adolph Rupp's first national championship team.
The men's basketball program was plagued by scandal in 2003. Patrick Dennehy, a player for the team, was murdered by a former player for the team; then-coach Dave Bliss was forced to resign amidst allegations that he had made...
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