# 2015–16 Baylor Bears basketball team

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| King McClure SG | Ovilla, TX | Triple A Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Wendell Mitchell SG | Rockdale, TX | Rockdale High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 23, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Jake Lindsey PG | Sandy, UT | Olympus High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 25, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mark Vital PF | Lake Charles, LA | Prime Prep Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 3, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2015* 8:30 pm, FSSW+ | No. 22 | Stephen F. Austin | W 97–55 | 1–0 | Ferrell Center (7,041) Waco, TX |
| November 16, 2015* 10:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 20 | at No. 25 Oregon College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon/ Global Sports Shootout | L 67–74 | 1–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (7,718) Eugene, OR |
| November 20, 2015* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 20 | Jackson State Global Sports Shootout | W 77–60 | 2–1 | Ferrell Center (5,973) Waco, TX |
| November 23, 2015* 7:00 pm, FSSW | | Savannah State Global Sports Shootout | W 100–61 | 3–1 | Ferrell Center (4,714) Waco, TX |
| November 27, 2015* Noon, FSSW | | Arkansas State Global Sports Shootout | W 94–72 | 4–1 | Ferrell Center (4,768) Waco, TX |
| December 2, 2015* 8:30 pm, FSSW+ | No. 25 | Prairie View A&M | W 80–41 | 5–1 | Ferrell Center (4,572) Waco, TX |
| December 6, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 25 | No. 16 Vanderbilt | W 69–67 | 6–1 | Ferrell Center (7,084) Waco, TX |
| December 8, 2015* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 16 | Northwestern State | W 75–62 | 7–1 | Ferrell Center (4,627) Waco, TX |
| December 16, 2015* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 16 | vs. Hardin–Simmons | W 104–59 | 8–1 | Abrams Gym (2,000) Fort Hood, TX |
| December 19, 2015* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 16 | at No. 24 Texas A&M | L 61–80 | 8–2 | Reed Arena (9,056) College Station, TX |
| December 23, 2015* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 23 | New Mexico State | W 85–70 | 9–2 | Ferrell Center (5,842) Waco, TX |
| December 29, 2015* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 23 | Texas Southern | W 72–59 | 10–2 | Ferrell Center (5,223) Waco, TX |
| January 2, 2016 3:00 pm, CBS | No. 23 | at No. 2 Kansas | L 74–102 | 10–3 (0–1) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| January 5, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Oklahoma State | W 79–62 | 11–3 (1–1) | Ferrell Center (5,665) Waco, TX |
| January 9, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 13 Iowa State | W 94–89 | 12–3 (2–1) | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| January 13, 2016 7:15 pm, ESPNews | No. 22 | TCU | W 82–54 | 13–3 (3–1) | Ferrell Center (5,764) Waco, TX |
| January 16, 2016 2:00 pm, FSSW | No. 22 | at Texas Tech | W 63–60 | 14–3 (4–1) | United Supermarkets Arena (12,827) Lubbock, TX |
| January 20, 2016 7:15 pm, ESPNews | No. 13 | Kansas State | W 79–72 $^{2OT}$ | 15–3 (5–1) | Ferrell Center (5,588) Waco, TX |
| January 23, 2016 11:00 am, ESPN | No. 13 | No. 1 Oklahoma | L 72–82 | 15–4 (5–2) | Ferrell Center (10,206) Waco, TX |
| January 27, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 17 | at Oklahoma State | W 69–65 | 16–4 (6–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,148) Stillwater, OK |
| January 30, 2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 17 | Georgia Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 83–73 | 17–4 | Ferrell Center (9,675) Waco, TX |
| February 1, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 15 | Texas | L 59–67 | 17–5 (6–3) | Ferrell Center (6,064) Waco, TX |
| February 6, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 15 | at No. 14 West Virginia | L 69–80 | 17–6 (6–4) | WVU Coliseum (14,069) Morgantown, WV |
| February 10, 2016 7:15 pm, ESPNews | No. 21 | at Kansas State | W 82–72 | 18–6 (7–4) | Bramlage Coliseum (11,636) Manhattan, KS |
| February 13, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 21 | Texas Tech | L 66–84 | 18–7 (7–5) | Ferrell Center (7,540) Waco, TX |
| February 16, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 25 | No. 13 Iowa State | W 100–91 $^{OT}$ | 19–7 (8–5) | Ferrell Center (5,556) Waco, TX |
| February 20, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 25 | at No. 24 Texas | W 78–64 | 20–7 (9–5) | Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX |
| February 23, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 19 | No. 2 Kansas | L 60–66 | 20–8 (9–6) | Ferrell Center (8,259) Waco, TX |
| February 27, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 19 | at TCU | W 86–71 | 21–8 (10–6) | Schollmaier Arena (6,364) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 1, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 19 | at No. 6 Oklahoma | L 71–73 | 21–9 (10–7) | Lloyd Noble Center (11,563) Norman, OK |
| March 5, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 19 | No. 10 West Virginia | L 58–69 | 21–10 (10–8) | Ferrell Center (7,629) Waco, TX |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2016 11:30 am, ESPN2 | (5) No. 22 | vs. (4) No. 23 Texas Quarterfinals | W 75–61 | 22–10 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| March 11, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5) No. 22 | vs. (1) No. 1 Kansas Semifinals | L 66–70 | 22–11 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 17, 2016* 1:45 PM, CBS | (5 W) No. 21 | vs. (12 W) Yale First Round | L 75–79 | 22–12 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,656) Providence, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ 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