Baylor Bears basketball

Baylor Bears basketball history

Baylor University (Waco, TX)
Ferrell Center / Foster Pavilion (starting Jan’24)
Big 12 Conference

Current head coach: Scott Drew (2003-)

  • Assoc. HC: Alvin Brooks III (2016-)
  • Asst: Jared Nuness (2010-)
  • Special Asst. to the HC: Bill Peterson (2017-)
  • Video: Ty Beard (2017-)
  • Recruiting: Jason Smith (2021-)
  • DPD: Tweety Carter (2022-)

Post-Season:

  • National Championships(2021)
  • Final Four Appearances:  3  (1948, 1950, 2021)
  • Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  5  (2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021)
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  16  (1946, 1948, 1950, 1988, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • NCAAT Overall Record:  23-17
  • NIT Championships:  1  (2013)
  • NIT Appearances:  6  (1987, 1990, 2001, 2009, 2013, 2018)
  • NIT Overall Record:  10-5

Conference Titles (Southwest, Big 12):

Award Winners:




Baylor head coaches:

Coach Tenure Record Conf. Titles NCAA Apps. Nat. Champ
Scott Drew 2003-Pres 444-244 2 12 1
Dave Bliss 1999-2003 61-57 0 0 0
Harry Miller 1994-99 56-87 0 0 0
Darrel Johnson 1992-94 32-22 0 0 0
Gene Iba 1985-92 98-106 0 1 0
Jim Haller 1977-85 102-130 0 0 0
Carroll Dawson 1973-77 44-51 0 0 0
Bill Menefee 1961-73 149-144 0 0 0
Bill Henderson 1941-43, 45-61 201-233 4 3 0
Van Sweet 1943-45 6-23 0 0 0
Ralph Wolf 1926-41 148-129 1 0 0
Frank Bridges 1920-26 52-77 0
C.P. Moseley 1914-20 28-65 0
Norman Paine 1913-14 1-8
Ralph Glaze 1910-13 26-8
Enoch Mills 1908-10 19-10
Luther Burleson 1906-08 10-9

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.