Baylor Men's Basketball 2022 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Baylor Bears

Big 12 (26-6, 14-4)

 
 
Big Wins: 12/12 Villanova (57-36), 2/26 Kansas (80-70)
Bad Losses: 1/11 Texas Tech (62-65), 1/15 Oklahoma State (54-61)
Coach: Scott Drew
 
Probable Starters:
James Akinjo, Senior, Guard, 13.4 ppg, 5.7 apg, 2.1 spg
Adam Flagler, Junior, Guard, 13.4 ppg, 3.1 apg
Kendall Brown, Freshman, Guard, 10.09 ppg, 1.9 apg, 4.9 rpg
Matthew Mayer, Senior, Guard, 9.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg
Flo Thamba, Senior, Forward, 6.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.0 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
LJ Cryer, Sophomore, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 1.7 apg
Dale Bonner, Junior, Guard, 3.0 ppg, 1.4 apg
Jeremy Sochan, Freshman, Forward, 8.8 ppg, 6.2 rpg
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, Junior, Forward, 8.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.8 (47th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.4 (30, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.6 (48, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.2 (119, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.1 (113, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.2 (99, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.3 (255, 7)
Rebound Margin: 5.3 (37, 3)
Assists Per Game: 16.0 (24, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.7 (181, 5)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2021NCAARound of 64 win over Hartford
2021NCAARound of 32 win over Wisconsin
2021NCAARegional Semifinal win over Villanova
2021NCAARegional Final win over Arkansas
2021NCAANational Semifinal win over Houston
2021NCAANational Final win over Gonzaga
2019NCAARound of 64 win over Syracuse
2019NCAARound of 32 loss to Gonzaga
2018NITFirst Round win over Wagner
2018NITSecond Round loss to Mississippi State
2017NCAARound of 64 win over New Mexico State
2017NCAARound of 32 win over USC
2017NCAARegional Semifinal loss to South Carolina
2016NCAARound of 64 loss to Yale
2015NCAARound of 64 loss to Georgia State
2014NCAARound of 64 win over Nebraska
2014NCAARound of 32 win over Creighton
2014NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Wisconsin
2013NITFirst Round win over Long Beach State
2013NITSecond Round win over Arizona State
2013NITQuarterfinal win over Providence
2013NITSemifinal win over BYU
2013NITFinal win over Iowa
2012NCAARound of 64 win over South Dakota State
2012NCAARound of 32 win over Colorado
2012NCAARegional Semifinal win over Xavier
2012NCAARegional Final loss to Kentucky
2010NCAARound of 64 win over Sam Houston State
2010NCAARound of 32 win over Old Dominion
2010NCAARegional Semifinal win over St. Mary's
2010NCAARegional Final loss to Duke
2009NITFirst Round win over Georgetown
2009NITSecond Round win over Virginia Tech
2009NITQuarterfinal win over Auburn
2009NITSemifinal win over San Diego State
2009NITFinal loss to Penn State
2008NCAARound of 64 loss to Purdue
 
*all team stats through 3/6