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Gameday Thread: #15 Baylor (19-8; 8-6) at TCU (19-8; 8-6)

February 26, 2024
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#15 Baylor (19-8; 8-6) travels to TCU (19-8; 8-6) to take on the Horned Frogs Monday February 26 at 8pm CST.  The game will be televised on ESPN.  

KenPom Prediction:  TCU 78 Baylor 77

Torvik Prediction:  TCU 79 Baylor 77

Evan Miyakawa:  TCU 78 Baylor 77

Haslametrics:  TCU 76 Baylor 73


Coaches

TCU:  Jamie Dixon (58) 486-228 (159-105 at TCU); 14 NCAAs; 3 Sweet 16s; Elite 8

Baylor:  Scott Drew (53); 460-251 overall (440-240 at Baylor); 11 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head:  8-6 Drew


TCU Starters

Guard:  Avery Anderson (SR) 6-2 170 lbs; 9 ppg; 2 reb; 4 asst; 44% FG; 31% 3pt; 80% FT

Guard: Jameer Nelson (SR) 6-2 205 lbs; 11 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst; 43% FG; 27% 3pt; 70% FT

Forward: Micah Peavy (SR) 6-7 215 lbs; 11 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst; 48% FG; 30% 3pt; 59% FT

Forward:  Emmanuel Miller (SR) 6-7 215 lbs; 16 ppg; 6 reb; 3 asst 49% FG; 40% 3pt; 81% FT

Forward:  Ernest Udeh (SO) 6-11 260 lbs; 4 ppg; 5 reb; 61% FG; 56% FT

TCU Bench

Guard:  Trevian Tennyson (SR) 6-2 180 lbs; 10 ppg; 2 reb; 2 asst; 45% FG; 44% 3pt; 89% FT

Forward:  JaKobe Coles (JR) 6-8 215 lbs; 10 ppg; 4 reb; 50% FG; 39% 3pt; 76% FT

Forward:  Xavier Cork (SR) 6-9 235 lbs; 4 ppg; 3 reb; 67% FG; 69% FT

Forward:  Chuck O’Bannon (SR) 6-7 220 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 reb; 45% FG; 38% 3pt; 81% FT

Forward:  Essam Mostafa (SR) 6-9 250 lbs; 3 ppg; 3 reb; 59% FG;  65% FT


Baylor Starters

Guard:  RayJ Dennis (SR) 6-3 180 lbs; 13 ppg; 4 reb; 7 asst;  49% FG; 38% 3pt; 70% FT

Guard:  Jayden Nunn (JR) 6-3 190 lbs; 11 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 47% FG; 45% 3pt; 69% FT 

Guard:  Ja’Kobe Walter (FR) 6-5 185 lbs; 15 ppg; 4 reb; 2 asst; 40% FG; 33% 3pt; 85% FT

Forward:  Jalen Bridges (JR) 6-9 225 lbs; 11 ppg; 5 reb; 45% FG; 39% 3pt; 88% FT

Forward:  Yves Missi (FR) 6-11 220 lbs; 11 ppg; 6 reb; 2 blocks; 64% FG; 58% FT

Baylor Bench

Guard:  Langston Love (SO) 6-5 210 lbs; 11 ppg; 2 reb; 46% FG; 49% 3pt; 79% FT

Forward:  Caleb Lohner (JR) 6-8 235 lbs; 2 ppg; 2 reb; 54% FG; 22% 3pt; 79% FT

Forward:  Josh Ojianwuna (SO) 6-10 240 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 reb; 77% FG; 61% FT

Guard:  Miro Little (FR) 6-4 185 lbs; 2 ppg; 46% FG%; 36% 3pt; 72% FT

Discussion from...

Gameday Thread: #15 Baylor (19-8; 8-6) at TCU (19-8; 8-6)

28,700 Views | 291 Replies | Last: 8 mo ago by Oldbear83
Johnny Bear
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Hope there isn't a big emotional letdown from Saturday, especially with the quick turnaround.
IowaBear
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Hoping for a W tonight but expecting an L.
Would love to be wrong but I think will struggle to get stops. Expecting a high scoring affair.
Prove me wrong Bears
DP4LIFE
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More zone? TCU not very proficient from 3 point range (maybe O'Bannon will finally shoot like he does against the rest of D1?)
IowaBear
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I hope so! They have some good ball players in Nelson, Anderson, Miller. But they only have 1 good 3pt shooter. I'd zone them. They could and likely will kill us in the paint in we go man all game
GoodOleBaylorLine
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Hoping I am wrong, but expecting TCU to be ready for a rivalry game, us not so much, and for some fairly average TCU player to have the game of his life.

Would love to reverse that whip tonight.
Oldbear83
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We are going to win tonight.
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
Stefano DiMera
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Having a pregame margarita on this 88 degree day before I head to Schollmaier.

That school has really given us some crushing defeats in both sports the last few years.
IowaBear
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22 FB loss is one that sticks with me more than any L BU has taken in any sport the last 5 plus years
Crawfoso1973
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Johnny Bear said:

Hope there isn't a big emotional letdown from Saturday, especially with the quick turnaround.

Exactly what I'm afraid of, and I think we might lose by double digits. Just not enough time to recover emotionally and physically from that overtime heartbreaker. With Love out our starters played basically the entire game and overtime and are probably completely depleted physically and mentally. Would love to be wrong.
DanaDane
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I hope we'll actually guard Nelson this time and keep him from scoring 30 against us.

In the games after us he's scored:

10
3
6
14
9
14
9
william
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go bears!

fight!!

- kkm

win!!!
pro ecclesia, pro javelina
Stefano DiMera
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2020 the COVID year when we were #2 in nation and lost here to a barely.500 team sticks in my craw still.

Cost us a regular season championship even though season got cancelled later.
DanaDane
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Do all the seats there have pretty good court views?
Stefano DiMera
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I'm not there yet but yeah I've always thought it had good sight lines as I've sat all over over the years.

The one thing they did I wish we did in Foster is having a Hall of Honor. SMU also did that in the Moody remodel.
Stefano DiMera
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Just saw it's Senior Night. They're honoring their 10 (!) seniors.
Johnny Bear
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IowaBear said:

22 FB loss is one that sticks with me more than any L BU has taken in any sport the last 5 plus years

Hard to get over that one especially given that we had a golden opportunity to screw them out of a trip to the CFP as a payback to them for doing that to our '21 team the season before. It's so frustrating that we either lose big to TCU or otherwise find creative ways to lose winnable games to them.
IowaBear
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Caught my first IA Rainbow Trout a bit ago…. We're definitely winning now. Take it to the bank
Stefano DiMera
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Remember not too long ago our crowd outnumbered them .

Either Dixon has done a good job building the brand .or we have an apathetic fan base .or both..

It's loud pregame...the boos when we came out were vociferous.
CHP Bear
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20 is a good number. Sic'em Bears!
Stefano DiMera
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Every starter a senior...rare these days.
BearkatBear
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they start with a 31% 3 point shooter making a contested step back 3. nice
DanaDane
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Final 5 minutes of college basketball games have gotten entirely too long.
vanillabryce
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Pathetic transition d - not even transition. It was a made basket
bear2be2
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Why is Walter running away from an open corner 3 on a baseline drive? C'mon man.
Stefano DiMera
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Lord...Missi got posterized!
bear2be2
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We bring out the best in Jameer Nelson.
vanillabryce
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Great screen Josh O
ImABearToo
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Bridges with 3 threes.
BearkatBear
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Josh O with the braids
DanaDane
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This is Primetime Big 12 Monday night game. Why no Fran?
bear2be2
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DanaDane said:

This is Primetime Big 12 Monday night game. Why no Fran?
I don't know, but I can't stand Jay Williams. He's a dumbass.
DanaDane
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BearkatBear said:

Josh O with the braids
Braids have gotta go. I don't even recognize him!!!!
bear2be2
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Walter is finding his 3-point stroke. That's a huge development.
Stefano DiMera
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Jesus Ray J.
BearBuck
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Gosh hope we can slow down our own turnovers.
 
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