Baylor

Queens_NYC · 01-11-2024, 11:16 AM

Saturday, January 13th, 2024
8:00 PM EST
Foster Pavilion
ESPN

The Bearcats (12-3, 1-1 Big 12, NET #32, KenPom #32) hit the road for a second consecutive weekend to and take on Baylor (13-2, 2-0 Big 12, NET #14, KenPom #14) in Waco, TX.

The Bears are led by esteemed coach Scott Drew who is in his 21st season in charge and brought the program its first national championship in 2021.

This year's team has made an early case for being the best offensive team in college basketball. They currently rank 4th nationally in KenPom's Adjusted Offense rankings and lead the country in team 3-point FG% (43.2%).

They are led by a Class of 2023 top 10 recruit and potential 2024 NBA lottery pick in 6'5 guard Ja'Kobe Walter who averages 15.3 ppg and 4.2 rpg.

Their roster boasts 5 other double-digit scorers with the most intriguing prospect being Class of 2023 top 50 recruit and 6'10 center Yves Missi who averages 10.1 ppg and 6.3 rpg on 66% shooting from the field.

This Saturday's match-up will mark Baylor's third game in their brand new arena, Foster Pavilion (capacity 7,000), which debuted in the Bears' 98-79 win over Cornell on January 2nd.

In Baylor's most recent home match-up against BYU, the Bears erased an early 9-point 2nd half deficit with a 10-0 run and would keep their lead at 2+ baskets for the final 6 minutes before winning 81-72. The most telling stat of the game was Baylor only committing 5 turnovers compared to BYU's 14.

Baylor is ranked #14 in this past week's AP Poll and represent the Bearcats' third straight nationally ranked opponent.

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01-11-2024, 11:16 AM	#1
Queens_NYC Epic Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 1,655	Baylor Saturday, January 13th, 2024 8:00 PM EST Foster Pavilion ESPN The Bearcats (12-3, 1-1 Big 12, NET #32, KenPom #32) hit the road for a second consecutive weekend to and take on Baylor (13-2, 2-0 Big 12, NET #14, KenPom #14) in Waco, TX. The Bears are led by esteemed coach Scott Drew who is in his 21st season in charge and brought the program its first national championship in 2021. This year's team has made an early case for being the best offensive team in college basketball. They currently rank 4th nationally in KenPom's Adjusted Offense rankings and lead the country in team 3-point FG% (43.2%). They are led by a Class of 2023 top 10 recruit and potential 2024 NBA lottery pick in 6'5 guard Ja'Kobe Walter who averages 15.3 ppg and 4.2 rpg. Their roster boasts 5 other double-digit scorers with the most intriguing prospect being Class of 2023 top 50 recruit and 6'10 center Yves Missi who averages 10.1 ppg and 6.3 rpg on 66% shooting from the field. This Saturday's match-up will mark Baylor's third game in their brand new arena, Foster Pavilion (capacity 7,000), which debuted in the Bears' 98-79 win over Cornell on January 2nd. In Baylor's most recent home match-up against BYU, the Bears erased an early 9-point 2nd half deficit with a 10-0 run and would keep their lead at 2+ baskets for the final 6 minutes before winning 81-72. The most telling stat of the game was Baylor only committing 5 turnovers compared to BYU's 14. Baylor is ranked #14 in this past week's AP Poll and represent the Bearcats' third straight nationally ranked opponent.