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2015–16 Baylor Bears basketball team

2015–16 Baylor Bears basketball

Big 12 Conference
No. 24
No. 21
22–12 (10–8 Big 12)
Scott Drew (13th season)
Jerome Tang
Grant McCasland
Paul Mills
Ferrell Center

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.

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.

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

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.

Name	Hometown	School	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
Recruit 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
Recruit 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
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

College recruiting information (2016)
Mark Vital PF	Lake Charles, LA	Prime Prep Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 3, 2013
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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, 20163:00 pm, CBS	No. 23	at No. 2 Kansas	L 74–102	10–3(0–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
January 5, 20167:00 pm, ESPN2		Oklahoma State	W 79–62	11–3(1–1)	Ferrell Center (5,665)Waco, TX
January 9, 20162:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 13 Iowa State	W 94–89	12–3(2–1)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)Ames, IA
January 13, 20167:15 pm, ESPNews	No. 22	TCU	W 82–54	13–3(3–1)	Ferrell Center (5,764)Waco, TX
January 16, 20162:00 pm, FSSW	No. 22	at Texas Tech	W 63–60	14–3(4–1)	United Supermarkets Arena (12,827)Lubbock, TX
January 20, 20167:15 pm, ESPNews	No. 13	Kansas State	W 79–72 2OT	15–3(5–1)	Ferrell Center (5,588)Waco, TX
January 23, 201611:00 am, ESPN	No. 13	No. 1 Oklahoma	L 72–82	15–4(5–2)	Ferrell Center (10,206)Waco, TX
January 27, 20168:00 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, 20168:00 pm, ESPN	No. 15	Texas	L 59–67	17–5(6–3)	Ferrell Center (6,064)Waco, TX
February 6, 20167:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 15	at No. 14 West Virginia	L 69–80	17–6(6–4)	WVU Coliseum (14,069)Morgantown, WV
February 10, 20167:15 pm, ESPNews	No. 21	at Kansas State	W 82–72	18–6(7–4)	Bramlage Coliseum (11,636)Manhattan, KS
February 13, 20167:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 21	Texas Tech	L 66–84	18–7(7–5)	Ferrell Center (7,540)Waco, TX
February 16, 20168:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 25	No. 13 Iowa State	W 100–91 OT	19–7(8–5)	Ferrell Center (5,556)Waco, TX
February 20, 20161:00 pm, ESPN	No. 25	at No. 24 Texas	W 78–64	20–7(9–5)	Frank Erwin Center (16,540)Austin, TX
February 23, 20167:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 19	No. 2 Kansas	L 60–66	20–8(9–6)	Ferrell Center (8,259)Waco, TX
February 27, 20167:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 19	at TCU	W 86–71	21–8(10–6)	Schollmaier Arena (6,364)Fort Worth, TX
March 1, 20167:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 19	at No. 6 Oklahoma	L 71–73	21–9(10–7)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,563)Norman, OK
March 5, 20161:00 pm, ESPN	No. 19	No. 10 West Virginia	L 58–69	21–10(10–8)	Ferrell Center (7,629)Waco, TX
March 10, 201611:30 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, 20166:00 pm, ESPN2	(5) No. 22	vs. (1) No. 1 Kansas Semifinals	L 66–70	22–11	Sprint Center (18,972)Kansas City, MO
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.

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

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