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2016–17 Baylor Bears basketball team

2016–17 Baylor Bears men's basketball
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NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 12
AP No. 12
2016–17 record 27–8 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach Scott Drew (14th year)
Assistant coach Jerome Tang
Assistant coach Alvin Brooks III
Assistant coach Paul Mills
Home arena Ferrell Center
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas 16 2   .889     31 5   .861
No. 13 West Virginia 12 6   .667     28 9   .757
No. 12 Baylor 12 6   .667     27 8   .771
No. 16 Iowa State 12 6   .667     24 11   .686
Oklahoma State 9 9   .500     20 13   .606
Kansas State 8 10   .444     21 14   .600
Texas Tech 6 12   .333     18 14   .563
TCU 6 12   .333     24 15   .615
Oklahoma 5 13   .278     11 20   .355
Texas 4 14   .222     11 22   .333
2017 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Scott Drew's 14th season at Baylor. The Bears competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, TX. They finished the season 27–8, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost to Kansas State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated New Mexico State and USC before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to South Carolina.

The Bears finished the 2015–16 season 22–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Texas in the quarterfinals 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 as a No. 5 seed and lost in the First Round to No. 12-seeded Yale.


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