The 2018–19 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Scott Drew's 16th season at Baylor. The Bears competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, TX. They finished the season 20-14, 10-8 to finish in 4th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Iowa State. They received a at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Syracuse in the first round before losing in the second round to Gonzaga.
Previous season The Bears finished the 2017–18 season 19–15 overall and 8–10 in Big 12 play, finishing in a four-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they were defeated by West Virginia in the quarterfinals. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament and as a result earned a no. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Wagner in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jo Lual-Acuil 0 F 7'0" 225 RS Senior Melbourne, Australia Graduated; Signed with Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. Tyson Jolly 10 G 6'4" 190 RS Freshman Oklahoma City, OK Transferred to Trinity Valley CC Leonard Allen 12 F 7'0" 235 Sophomore Round Rock, TX Injury Manu Lecomte 20 G 5'11" 175 RS Senior Brussels, Belgium Graduated Nuni Omot 21 F 6'9" 205 Senior Mahtomedi, MN Graduated Jonathan Davis 30 F 6'6" 205 Junior Argyle, TX Transferred to Azusa Pacific Terry Maston 31 F 6'8" 225 Senior DeSoto, TX Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Darius Allen 1 G 6'4" 185 Junior Melbourne, FL Palm Beach State College Devonte Bandoo 2 G 6'3" 185 Junior Brampton, ON Hutchinson CC MaCio Teague 5 G 6'3" 190 Junior Cincinnati, OH UNC Asheville Makai Mason 11 G 6'1" 185 RS Senior Greenfield, MA Yale Davion Mitchell 45 G 6'1" 200 Sophomore Hinesville, GA Auburn
2018 recruiting class
2019 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Big 12 tournament
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