# 2019–20 Baylor Bears basketball team

The 2019–20 Baylor Bears basketball team were represented by Baylor University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by 17th-year head coach Scott Drew and played their games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Bears finished the 2018–19 season 20–14 overall and 10–8 in Big 12 play, finishing in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they were defeated by Iowa State in the quarterfinals. They received a no. 9 seed the NCAA tournament where they defeated Syracuse in the first round before losing to Gonzaga in the second round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| King McClure | 3 | G | 6'3" | 215 | Senior | Dallas, TX | Graduated |
| Mario Kegler | 4 | F | 6'7" | 190 | RS Sophomore | Jackson, MS | Dismissed |
| Makai Mason | 10 | G | 6'1" | 185 | RS Senior | Greenfield, MA | Graduated |
| Jake Lindsey | 22 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Adam Flagler | 10 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | Duluth, GA | Presbyterian |
| Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua | 23 | G | 6'8" | 245 | Sophomore | Douala, Cameroon | UNLV |

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jordan Turner SF | Houston, TX | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 13, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: — 247Sports: 127 ESPN: — ||||||
| 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: "Baylor 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 9, 2018. "2019 Baylor Bears Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2018. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 9, 2018. ||||||

### 2020 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| LJ Cryer PG | Katy, TX | Morton Ranch (TX) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 |||||||
| Dain Dainja C | Brooklyn Park, MN | Park Center (MN) | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Jun 22, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86 |||||||
| Zach Loveday C | Gallipolis, OH | Huntington Prep (WV) | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 25, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 42 247Sports: 28 ESPN: 22 |||||||
| 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: "Baylor 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020. "2020 Baylor Bears Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020. |||||||

## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | No. 16 | Central Arkansas | W 105–61 | 1–0 | 30 – Butler | 10 – Teague | 5 – Butler/Mitchell | Ferrell Center (8,805) Waco, TX |
| November 8, 2019* 8:30 pm, ESPN | No. 16 | vs. Washington Armed Forces Classic | L 64–67 | 1–1 | 18 – Butler | 11 – Gillespie | 5 – Teague | Alaska Airlines Center (5,117) Anchorage, AK |
| November 15, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 24 | Texas State | W 72–63 | 2–1 | 15 – Butler | 11 – Gillespie | 5 – Teague | Ferrell Center (7,640) Waco, TX |
| November 21, 2019* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 24 | vs. Ohio Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinal | W 76–53 | 3–1 | 19 – Butler | 11 – Gillespie | 5 – Butler | HTC Center (2,269) Conway, SC |
| November 22, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 24 | at Coastal Carolina Myrtle Beach Invitational semifinal | W 77–65 | 4–1 | 21 – Teague | 9 – Vital | 6 – Mitchell | HTC Center (1,921) Conway, SC |
| November 24, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN | No. 24 | vs. No. 17 Villanova Myrtle Beach Invitational championship | W 87–78 | 5–1 | 22 – Butler | 7 – Gillespie | 3 – Butler/Vital | HTC Center Conway, SC |
| December 3, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | No. 18 | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 78–46 | 6–1 | 20 – Butler | 13 – Gillespie | 5 – Teague | Ferrell Center (6,195) Waco, TX |
| December 7, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPNU | No. 18 | No. 12 Arizona | W 63–58 | 7–1 | 19 – Teague | 13 – Gillespie | 3 – Bandoo/Vital | Ferrell Center (7,872) Waco, TX |
| December 10, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 11 | No. 18 Butler Big East/Big 12 Battle | W 53–52 | 8–1 | 10 – Tied | 9 – Gillespie | 3 – Mitchell | Ferrell Center (7,270) Waco, TX |
| December 18, 2019* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 10 | vs. UT Martin The Battleground 2K19 | W 91–63 | 9–1 | 19 – Tied | 8 – Thamba | 6 – Butler | Toyota Center Houston, TX |
| December 30, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 6 | Jackson State | W 83–57 | 10–1 | 18 – Butler | 13 – Gillespie | 5 – Mitchell | Ferrell Center (6,773) Waco, TX |
| January 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | Texas | W 59–44 | 11–1 (1–0) | 21 – Teague | 12 – Gillespie | 3 – Mitchell | Ferrell Center (6,063) Waco, TX |
| January 7, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | at No. 22 Texas Tech | W 57–52 | 12–1 (2–0) | 14 – Mitchell | 13 – Vital | 2 – Tied | United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX |
| January 11, 2020 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 4 | at No. 3 Kansas | W 67–55 | 13–1 (3–0) | 22 – Butler | 7 – Teague | 4 – Vital | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 2 | Iowa State | W 68–55 | 14–1 (4–0) | 19 – Butler | 11 – Gillespie | 6 – Mitchell | Ferrell Center (8,500) Waco, TX |
| January 18, 2020 11:00 am, ESPN2 | No. 2 | at Oklahoma State | W 75–68 | 15–1 (5–0) | 17 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 6 – Butler | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,594) Stillwater, OK |
| January 20, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | Oklahoma | W 61–57 | 16–1 (6–0) | 16 – Teague | 15 – Gillespie | 5 – Bandoo | Ferrell Center (9,217) Waco, TX |
| January 25, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | at Florida Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 72–61 | 17–1 | 16 – Tied | 10 – Vital | 6 – Mitchell | O'Connell Center (11,092) Gainesville, FL |
| January 29, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 1 | at Iowa State | W 67–53 | 18–1 (7–0) | 15 – Teague | 9 – Tied | 7 – Vital | Hilton Coliseum (13,896) Ames, IA |
| February 1, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 1 | TCU | W 68–52 | 19–1 (8–0) | 19 – Teague | 11 – Gillespie | 4 – Mitchell | Ferrell Center (8,830) Waco, TX |
| February 3, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 1 | at Kansas State | W 73–67 | 20–1 (9–0) | 20 – Butler | 7 – Bandoo | 7 – Mitchell | Bramlage Coliseum (8,888) Manhattan, KS |
| February 8, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 1 | Oklahoma State | W 78–70 | 21–1 (10–0) | 24 – Teague | 11 – Gillespie | 6 – Butler | Ferrell Center (7,675) Waco, TX |
| February 10, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | at Texas | W 52–45 | 22–1 (11–0) | 11 – Teague | 8 – Teague | 8 – Mitchell | Frank Erwin Center (9,433) Austin, TX |
| February 15, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 1 | No. 14 West Virginia | W 70–59 | 23–1 (12–0) | 21 – Butler | 8 – Mayer | 9 – Mitchell | Ferrell Center (10,305) Waco, TX |
| February 18, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 1 | at Oklahoma | W 65–54 | 24–1 (13–0) | 22 – Butler | 10 – Gillespie | 4 – Mitchell | Lloyd Noble Center (10,017) Norman, OK |
| February 22, 2020 11:00 am, ESPN | No. 1 | No. 3 Kansas Saturday Primetime | L 61–64 | 24–2 (13–1) | 19 – Butler | 8 – Vital | 6 – Butler | Ferrell Center (10,627) Waco, TX |
| February 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 2 | Kansas State | W 85–66 | 25–2 (14–1) | 19 – Mayer | 11 – Gillespie | 10 – Mitchell | Ferrell Center (7,939) Waco, TX |
| February 29, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | at TCU | L 72–75 | 25–3 (14–2) | 18 – Gillespie | 17 – Gillespie | 4 – Mitchell | Schollmaier Arena (6,549) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 2, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | Texas Tech | W 71–68 $^{OT}$ | 26–3 (15–2) | 18 – Bandoo | 10 – Gillespie | 5 – Mitchell | Ferrell Center (8,953) Waco, TX |
| March 7, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 4 | at West Virginia | L 64–76 | 26–4 (15–3) | 21 – Butler | 12 – Vital | 4 – Vital | WVU Coliseum (14,014) Morgantown, WV |
| Big 12 tournament |||||||||
| Mar 12, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) No. 5 | vs. (10) Kansas State Quarterfinals | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Sprint Center Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 16 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 (31) | 1 (33) | 1 (44) | 1 (49) | 1 (48) | 1 (48) | 2 (2) | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Coaches | 18 | 18* | 23 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 (10) | 2 (13) | 1 (15) | 1 (20) | 1 (19) | 1 (21) | 2 (2) | 4 | 5 | 4 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.