# 2013–14 Baylor Bears basketball team

The 2013–14 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Scott Drew's eleventh season at Baylor. The Bears competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Ferrell Center. They finished the season 26–12, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Nebraska and Creighton to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Wisconsin.

## Pre-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| J'mison Morgan | 11 | F/C | 6'11" | 250 | Senior | Dallas, Texas | Graduated |
| Deuce Bello | 14 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Sophomore | Greensboro, North Carolina | Transferred to Missouri |
| A. J. Walton | 22 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Little Rock, Arkansas | Graduated |
| Jacob Neubert | 23 | F | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Waco, Texas | Graduated |
| Pierre Jackson | 55 | G | 5'10" | 180 | Senior | Las Vegas, Nevada | Graduated; Entered 2013 NBA draft; Selected 2nd Round, Pick #42 by Philadelphia 76ers |

## Roster

Source

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final |
| AP | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 24 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | 23 | N/A |
| Coaches | RV | 25 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 23 | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | RV | RV | 18т |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/08/2013* 9:00 pm, FSSW | No. 25 | vs. Colorado | W 72–60 | 1–0 | American Airlines Center (5,207) Dallas, TX |
| 11/12/2013* 2:00 pm, ESPN | No. 23 | South Carolina ESPN Tip-Off Marathon | W 66–64 | 2–0 | Ferrell Center (5,706) Waco, TX |
| 11/17/2013* 4:00 pm, FSSW | No. 23 | Louisiana–Lafayette Maui on the Mainland | W 87–68 | 3–0 | Ferrell Center (5,290) Waco, TX |
| 11/20/2013* 6:00 pm, FSSW | No. 20 | Charleston Southern | W 69–64 | 4–0 | Ferrell Center (5,185) Waco, TX |
| 11/25/2013* 8:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 18 | at Chaminade Maui Invitational 1st Round | W 93–77 | 5–0 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| 11/26/2013* 8:30 pm, ESPN | No. 18 | vs. Dayton Maui Invitational Semifinals | W 67–66 | 6–0 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| 11/27/2013* 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 18 | vs. No. 8 Syracuse Maui Invitational Championship | L 67–74 | 6–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| 12/01/2013* 2:00 pm, FSSW | No. 18 | Hardin–Simmons | W 104–59 | 7–1 | Ferrell Center (5,159) Waco, TX |
| 12/06/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 20 | vs. No. 3 Kentucky Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 67–62 | 8–1 | AT&T Stadium (12,818) Arlington, TX |
| 12/18/2013* 8:30 pm, FSSW+ | No. 12 | Northwestern State | W 91–84 $^{OT}$ | 9–1 | Ferrell Center (5,667) Waco, TX |
| 12/22/2013* 4:00 pm, FSSW | No. 12 | Southern | W 81–56 | 10–1 | Ferrell Center (5,562) Waco, TX |
| 12/30/2013* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 9 | Oral Roberts | W 81–55 | 11–1 | Ferrell Center (8,037) Waco, TX |
| 01/03/2014* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 9 | Savannah State | W 80–50 | 12–1 | Ferrell Center (5,685) Waco, TX |
| Big 12 regular season ||||||
| 01/07/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 7 | at No. 9 Iowa State | L 72–87 | 12–2 (0–1) | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| 01/11/2014 12:30 pm, B12N | No. 7 | TCU | W 88–62 | 13–2 (1–1) | Ferrell Center (7,573) Waco, TX |
| 01/15/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 12 | at Texas Tech | L 72–82 | 13–3 (1–2) | United Spirit Arena (9,516) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/18/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 12 | No. 25 Oklahoma | L 64–66 | 13–4 (1–3) | Ferrell Center (8,544) Waco, TX |
| 01/20/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 24 | at No. 8 Kansas | L 68–78 | 13–5 (1–4) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/25/2014 12:30 pm, B12N | No. 24 | Texas | L 60–74 | 13–6 (1–5) | Ferrell Center (8,052) Waco, TX |
| 01/28/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | West Virginia | L 64–66 | 13–7 (1–6) | Ferrell Center (5,529) Waco, TX |
| 02/01/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 8 Oklahoma State | W 76–70 | 14–7 (2–6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,500) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/04/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 8 Kansas | L 52–69 | 14–8 (2–7) | Ferrell Center (8,305) Waco, TX |
| 02/08/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 21 Oklahoma | L 72–88 | 14–9 (2–8) | Lloyd Noble Center (13,112) Norman, OK |
| 02/12/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at TCU | W 91–58 | 15–9 (3–8) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,705) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/15/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Kansas State | W 87–73 $^{2OT}$ | 16–9 (4–8) | Ferrell Center (7,556) Waco, TX |
| 02/17/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN | | Oklahoma State | W 70-64 $^{OT}$ | 17–9 (5–8) | Ferrell Center (6,517) Waco, TX |
| 02/22/2014 12:30 pm, B12N | | at West Virginia | W 88-75 | 18–9 (6–8) | WVU Coliseum (11,843) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/26/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 24 Texas | L 69-74 | 18–10 (6–9) | Frank Erwin Center (12,471) Austin, TX |
| 03/01/2014 12:30 pm, B12N | | Texas Tech | W 59-49 | 19–10 (7–9) | Ferrell Center (8,827) Waco, TX |
| 03/04/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 16 Iowa State | W 74-61 | 20–10 (8–9) | Ferrell Center (8,502) Waco, TX |
| 03/08/2014 12:30 pm, B12N | | at Kansas State | W 76-74 | 21–10 (9–9) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2014 8:30 pm, B12N | | vs. (10) TCU First round | W 76–68 | 22–10 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| 03/13/2014 6:00 pm, B12N | | vs. No. 17 (2) Oklahoma Quarterfinals | W 78–73 | 23–10 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| 03/14/2014 8:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. (3) Texas Semifinals | W 86–69 | 24–10 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| 03/15/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 16 (4) Iowa State Championship | L 65-74 | 24–11 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/21/2014* 11:40 am, truTV | No. 23 (W 6) | vs. (W 11) Nebraska Second round | W 74–60 | 25–11 | AT&T Center (12,895) San Antonio, TX |
| 03/23/2014* 6:45 pm, truTV | No. 23 (W 6) | vs. No. 16 (W 3) Creighton Third round | W 85–55 | 26–11 | AT&T Center (13,431) San Antonio, TX |
| 03/27/2014* 6:47 pm, TBS | No. 23 (W 6) | vs. No. 12 (W 2) Wisconsin Sweet Sixteen | L 52–69 | 26–12 | Honda Center (17,773) Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, (#) is seed within region W=West. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||