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
Recruiting class of 2016
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style="background:#004834; color:#FDBB2F;" | Regular season
! colspan=9 style="background:#004834; color:#FDBB2F;" | Big 12 tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#004834; color:#FDBB2F;"| NCAA tournament
Rankings
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Post Final AP 22 20 RV 25 16 16 23 23 RV 22 13 17 15 21 25 19 19 22 21*N/A Coaches 21 21 RV 23 15 14 22 21 25 22 15 18 13 19 22 16 17 20 18 24 *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
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