2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team

Preseason

From August 12 to 15, the Baylor Bears participated in the Canadian Foreign Tour which began their preseason, going 3-1 during the tour. The Bears concluded their preseason against Abilene Christian University. The Bears began regular season play ranked 12th in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Preseason polls.

Coaching

9th season head coach Scott Drew coached the team to the fourth most conference wins (12) and tied for second in overall wins (30).

NCAA tournament

In the 2011–12 season, Baylor went 27–7, with their highest ranking being #3. They also won the Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic. As a result, they were placed as a #3 seed in the South region of the NCAA Tournament.

In Baylor's second-round game of the tournament, sophomore Brady Heslip had nine 3-pointers, which was a career high. Baylor beat 11th seed University of Colorado. They faced Xavier University in the Sweet 16.

In the Sweet 16 game vs Xavier University, Baylor had a 20–4 lead, with the lead shortening to 7 at the half. Quincy Acy finished with 20 points and 15 rebounds. Point guard Pierre Jackson added 15 and Perry Jones III had 14 points. Brady Heslip scored 4 free throws in the final minute.

On Sunday, March 25, 2012, the Baylor Bears played The University of Kentucky in an Elite 8 match up for a spot in to The Final Four in New Orleans. Kentucky led by 20 points going into half time. In the second half Baylor began a 9–1 run, but the Bears fell to Kentucky 82–70, ending their season.

One of Baylor's four senior's, Quincy Acy, scored double-digits in multiple games, including a career high in blocks with 6 in a game. Acy was named the Big 12 "Best Athlete" by Sporting News. Upon graduation, Acy is eligible prospect for the NBA draft.

Roster

Source

• Scott Drew ()

• Jerome Tang (Charter Oak State)

• Grant McCasland ()

• Paul Mills ()

• Gary Franklin, who transferred from California after the 2010 fall semester, became eligible to play for Baylor in the 2012 spring semester.

• Logan Lowery transferred from Centenary after the 2010–11 season. Because Centenary had reclassified to the non-scholarship Division III, Lowery was allowed to immediately play without sitting out a transfer year, but chose to redshirt instead.

Rankings

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

On December 5, Baylor moved into sixth in the AP Poll and seventh in the Coaches Poll, achieving the highest ranking in school history.

Schedule and results

Source

• All times are Central |- !colspan=9| Exhibition |- !colspan=9| Regular Season |- !colspan=9| Big 12 Regular Season |- ! colspan=9|2012 Big 12 men's basketball tournament |- !colspan=9| 2012 NCAA tournament

References

• "Scott Drew Profile - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com ." Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2012. http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/drew_scott00.html
• Quincy Acy Profile - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com . (n.d.). Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com. Retrieved March 28, 2012, from https://web.archive.org/web/20190915113708/https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=575
• Wolstat, R. (2012, March 24). IT’S BAYLOR, BABY! Bears start quick, then hold off relentless Xavier squad to advance to Elite 8. The Saturday Sun, pp. 16.
• Barr, J. (2012, March, 18). Baylor vs. Colorado: Brady Heslip shoots Bears into Sweet 16. The Washington post, Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/post/baylor-vs-colorado-brady-heslip-shoots-bears-into-sweet-16/2012/03/17/gIQAl6uiJS_blog.html
• Newberry, P. (2012, March 26). Kentucky beats Baylor 82–70 in South Regional. Associated Press. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gWL0a5PWvNpaEkjrHknKNjC8NGIA?docId=902283ac6887478496f86438ddc0048e

References

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