Gameday Thread: No. 25 Baylor Returns To Waco To Face Rival TCU

No. 25 Baylor (11-5, 3-2) hosts TCU (9-7, 2-3) Sunday, Jan. 19 at 4 p.m. CST at Foster Pavilion. The game will be televised on ESPN.  

Predictions

KenPom: Baylor 74, TCU 62

Torvik: Baylor 71, TCU 61

Evan Miyakawa: Baylor 77, TCU 63

Haslemetrics: Baylor 71, TCU 61

Coaches

TCU: Jamie Dixon (59) 497-240 (169-117 at TCU); 15 NCAAs; 3 Sweet 16s; Elite 8

Baylor: Scott Drew (54); 477-260 overall (457-249 at Baylor); 12 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head: 9-6 Drew

TCU Starters

• Guard: Noah Reynolds (Sr.) 6-3 200 lbs; 13 ppg; 4 asst; 46% FG; 34% 3pt; 70% FT
• Guard: Vasean Allette (So.) 6-2 190 lbs; 11 ppg; 4 reb; 3 asst; 38% FG; 25% 3pt; 71% FT
• Guard: Micah Robinson (Fr.) 6-6 225 lbs; 6 ppg; 43% FG; 37% 3pt; 84% FT
• Forward: David Punch (Fr.) 6-7 245 lbs; 6 ppg; 5 reb; 49% FG; 17% 3pt; 44% FT
• Forward: Ernest Udeh (Jr.) 6-11 260 lbs; 7 ppg; 8 reb; 2 blks; 62% FG; 54% FT

TCU Bench

• Forward: Trazarien White (Sr.) 6-6 185 lbs; 10 ppg; 3 reb; 41% FG; 37% pt; 67% FT
• Forward: Brendan Wenzel (Sr.) 6-8 215 lbs; 8 ppg; 3 reb; 41% FG; 45% 3pt; 78% FT

Baylor Starters

• Guard: Jeremy Roach (Sr.) 6-2 180 lbs; 12 ppg; 4 asst; 42% FG; 35% 3pt; 670% FT
• Guard: Jayden Nunn (Sr.) 6-4 190 lbs; 11 ppg; 3 reb; 41% FG; 47% 3pt; 71% FT
• Guard: VJ Edgecombe (Fr.) 6-5 190 lbs; 13 ppg; 6 reb; 3 asst; 2 st; 42% FG; 32% 3pt 71% FT
• Forward: Norchad Omier (Sr.) 6-7 245 lbs; 16 ppg; 10 reb; 60% FG; 29% 3pt; 73% FT
• Forward: Josh Ojianwuna (Jr.) 6-10 255 lbs; 8 ppg; 7 reb; 78% FG; 63% FT

Baylor Bench

• *Guard: Langston Love (Jr.) 6-5 215 lbs; 7 ppg; 3 reb; 36% FG; 29% 3pt; 75% FT 
• *Forward: Jalen Celestine (Sr.) 6-7 215 lbs; 8 ppg; 3 reb; 39% FG; 38% 3pt; 100% FT
• Guard: Rob Wright (Fr.) 6-1 180 lbs; 12 ppg; 5 asst; 47% FG; 40% 3pt; 77% FT
• Forward: Jason Asemota (FR) 6-8 200 lbs; 2 ppg; 2 reb; 32% FG; 21% 3pt; 33% FT

*sat out the last four games with injuries*