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.

2015–16 Baylor Bears basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 21
2015–16 record22–12 (10–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFerrell Center
2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Kansas153 .833  335  .868
No. 8 West Virginia135 .722  269  .743
No. 7 Oklahoma126 .667  298  .784
Texas117 .611  2013  .606
No. 21 Baylor108 .556  2212  .647
No. 22 Iowa State108 .556  2312  .657
Texas Tech99 .500  1913  .594
Kansas State513 .278  1716  .515
Oklahoma State315 .167  1220  .375
TCU216 .111  1221  .364
2016 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Royce O'Neale00F6'6"215SeniorKilleen, TXGraduated
Kenny Chery1G5'11"180SeniorMontreal, QCGraduated
Damiyne Durham23G6'4"175FreshmanOakwood, TXWalk-on; transferred to Cal State Bakersfield
Deng Deng45F6'8"205JuniorMelbourne, AustraliaTransferred

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Joseph Acuil0C7'0"219JuniorMelbourne, AustraliaJunior college transferred from Neosho County CC
Manu Lecomte20G5'9"159JuniorBrussels, BelgiumTransferred 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

[2]

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

    [3]

    Roster

    [4]

    2015–16 Baylor Bears men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Jo Acuil 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrKingsway Christian College
    Neosho County CC
    Melbourne, Australia
    G 1 Wendell Mitchell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrRockdale Rockdale, TX
    F 2 Rico Gathers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)275 lb (125 kg) SrRiverside Academy LaPlace, LA
    G 3 Jake Lindsey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrOlympus Salt Lake City, UT
    F 5 Johnathan Motley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SoNorth Shore Houston, TX
    G 11 Lester Medford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrAmphitheater
    Indian Hills CC
    Tucson, AZ
    F 13 John Heard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrEpiscopal Houston, TX
    G 20 Manu Lecomte (I) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)159 lb (72 kg) JrAthene des Pagodes
    Miami (FL)
    Brussels, Belgium
    F 21 Taurean Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrEarl Warren San Antonio, TX
    G 22 King McClure 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrTriple A Academy Ovilla, TX
    G/F 24 Ish Wainwright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrMontrose Christian Kansas City, MO
    F 25 Al Freeman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoFindlay Prep Charlotte, NC
    F 31 Terry Maston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoDeSoto DeSoto, TX
    G 33 Austin Mills 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrBeverly Hills
    Pepperdine
    Beverly Hills, CA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Schedule and results

    [5]

    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
    No. 22 vs. No. 23 (4) Texas
    Quarterfinals
    W 75–61  22–10
    Sprint Center (18,972)
    Kansas City, MO
    March 11, 2016
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 22 vs. No. 1 (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.
    PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18PostFinal
    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

    References

    1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
    2. "2015 Baylor Basketball Commitment List". Rivals. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
    3. "2016 Baylor Basketball Commitment List". Rivals. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
    4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2015-07-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    5. "2015-16 Baylor Bears". Baylor Bears men's basketball schedule. Archived from the original on 2010-12-24.
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