Baylor Bears is a basketball team representing Baylor University in the NCAA's first men's basketball division. Located in Waco , Texas . Spends home games at the Ferrell Center . The Bears head coach is currently Scott Drew .
| Baylor Bears | ||||
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| University | Baylor University | |||
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| The conference | Big 12 | |||
| City | Waco Texas | |||
| Main coach | Scott Drew (Season 15) | |||
| Arena | Ferrell Center (Capacity: 10 284) | |||
| Colors | green and gold
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| The form | ||||
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| Finalist NCAA | ||||
| 1948 | ||||
| Semi-Finalist NCAA | ||||
| 1948, 1950 | ||||
| NCAA Quarter Finalist | ||||
| 1948, 1950, 2010, 2012 | ||||
| 1/8 NCAA | ||||
| 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017 | ||||
| Participation in the NCAA | ||||
| 1946, 1948, 1950, 1988, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 | ||||
| Conference regular season winners | ||||
| 1932, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950 | ||||
Content
- 1 History
- 1.1 The early years
- 1.2 Scandal around the 2003 team
- 2 References
History
The early years
Baylor University's basketball team was founded in 1907, and its first coach was Luther Burleson, who also acted as football coach. In 1908, a basketball team was also created in neighboring Texas Christian University and two universities began to compete with each other, but Bears were twice stronger than their counterparts in the 1908/09 season. From 1911 to 1914, Ralph Glaze worked as the head coach of the team, who during his work won 78.8% of matches, which is still the best indicator in the history of the university. Ralph Wulf, who trained the team from 1927 to 1941, first led Bears to the SWC title in 1932.
2003 Team Scandal
In 2003, the men's basketball team was at the center of the scandal: Bears player Patrick Denehy was killed by his former teammate Carlton Dotson . In addition, other violations of the team were revealed, as a result of which head coach Dave Bliss was forced to resign. An investigation revealed that Bears executives, in violation of the NCAA rules, paid four team players, as well as the fact that Bliss made incorrect media statements characterizing Denehi as a drug dealer. The university voluntarily imposed sanctions on itself, limiting itself to seven sports scholarships for the next two years, and also refused to participate in post-seasonal games for one year. In addition, the NCAA banned the team from participating in games outside the conference in the 2005/06 season, and also increased the probationary period, during which the university was subject to restrictions on the recruitment of new players.