#6 Baylor Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Baylor Bears
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #6
Conference Rank: #2 Big 12
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2021-22 Record: 27-7, 14-4
2021-22 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Scott Drew
Coach Record: 399-222 at Baylor, 419-233 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
James Akinjo, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 5.8 apg
Matthew Mayer, Forward, 9.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.0 apg
Kendall Brown, Guard, 9.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.9 apg
Jeremy Sochan, Forward, 9.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.8 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Adam Flagler, Senior, Guard, 13.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.0 apg
LJ Cryer, Junior, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.7 apg
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, Senior, Forward, 8.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 0.7 apg
Flo Thamba, Senior, Forward, 6.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 0.3 apg
Dale Bonner, Senior, Guard, 3.1 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 1.5 apg
 
Key New Players:
Jalen Bridges, Junior, Forward, Transfer from West Virginia
Keyonte George, Freshman, Guard
Dantwan Grimes, Junior, Guard, Transfer from JC
Caleb Lohner, Junior, Forward, Transfer from BYU
Langston Love, Freshman, Guard
Josh Ojianwuna, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.0 (41st in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 64.1 (35, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.2 (59, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.3 (128, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.1 (111, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.3 (148, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.7 (241, 7)
Rebound Margin: 4.8 (41, 4)
Assists Per Game: 15.9 (24, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.4 (156, 4)
 
Madness 2023 NBA Draft Rankings:
#6 Keyonte George