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Gameday Thread: Baylor Heads West To Face Utah

January 24, 2025
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Baylor (12-6, 4-3) travels to Salt Lake City for a game against Utah (11-7, 3-4) on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 3:30 p.m. CST. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

Predictions

KenPom: Baylor 74, Utah 72

Torvik: Baylor 73, Utah 70

Evan Miyakawa: Baylor 77, Utah 69

Haslemetrics: Baylor 74, Utah 68


Coaches

Utah: Craig Smith (52); 286-165 (61-57 at Utah); 2 NCAAs

Baylor: Scott Drew (54); 478-261 overall (458-250 at Baylor); 12 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head: 1-0 Drew


Utah Starters

  • Guard: Mike Sharavjamts (Jr.) 6-9 195 lbs; 7 ppg; 4 reb; 3 asst; 44% FG; 36% 3pt; 60% FT 
  • Guard: Gabe Madsen (Sr.) 6-6 200 lbs; 15 ppg; 2 reb; 3 asst; 39% FG; 32% 3pt 86% FT
  • Forward: Ezra Ausar (Jr.) 6-8 240 lbs; 11 ppg; 5 reb; 51% FG; 60% FT
  • Forward: Jake Wahlin (So.) 6-10 210 lbs; 6 ppg; 5 reb; 46% FG; 35% 3pt; 63% FT
  • Forward: Lawson Lovering (Sr.) 7-1 245 lbs; 10 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst; 65% FG; 42% FT

Utah Bench

  • Forward: Keanu Dawes (So.) 6-9 220 lbs; 8 ppg; 5 reb; 65% FG; 32% 3pt; 67% FT
  • Guard: Miro Little (So.) 6-3 195 lbs; 6 ppg; 4 reb; 4 asst; 34% FG; 29% 3pt; 71% FT
  • Guard: Mason Madsen (Sr.) 6-4 195 lbs; 9 ppg; 3 reb; 40% FG; 42% 3pt; 64% FT
  • Forward: Caleb Lohner (Sr.) 6-7 250 lbs; 4 ppg; 3 reb; 51% FG; 31% FT

Baylor Starters

  • Guard: Jayden Nunn (Sr.) 6-4 190 lbs; 10 ppg; 3 reb; 40% FG; 45% 3pt; 64% FT
  • Guard: Rob Wright (Fr.) 6-1 180 lbs; 12 ppg; 5 asst; 46% FG; 38% 3pt; 76% FT
  • Guard: VJ Edgecombe (Fr.) 6-5 190 lbs; 14 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst; 2 st; 43% FG; 33% 3pt 78% FT
  • Forward: Norchad Omier (Sr.) 6-7 245 lbs; 15 ppg; 10 reb; 58% FG; 30% 3pt; 71% FT
  • Forward: Josh Ojianwuna (Jr.) 6-10 255 lbs; 8 ppg; 7 reb; 75% FG; 63% FT

Baylor Bench

  • *Guard: Jeremy Roach (Sr.) 6-2 180 lbs; 12 ppg; 4 asst; 41% FG; 35% 3pt; 70% FT
  • *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; 9 ppg; 3 reb; 41% FG; 40% 3pt; 93% FT
  • Forward: Jason Asemota (FR) 6-8 200 lbs; 2 ppg; 2 reb; 32% FG; 22% 3pt; 33% FT
  • *questionable with injury*
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Gameday Thread: Baylor Heads West To Face Utah

8,272 Views | 152 Replies | Last: 23 min ago by Stefano DiMera
MidwestMatt
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I live in the SLC metro-area now so I will be at both the Utah game and the BYU game. I don't have my BYU tickets yet so if there are some other Bears that have a recommendation on how to find tickets in the away section, let me know!
TXBEAR_bf
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Man those KenPom and Tarvik projections are tight. Hope it is not that close, but without any bench playing at that altitude will be tough.
Bear living in the woods of Bend Oregon
Stefano DiMera
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Forgot how tall they are
Mitch Henessey
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Must win. Doesn't matter by how much, but we have to win this game.
ImABearToo
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Bunch of trees.
IowaBear
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Must win today for the Bears. Feel like one of those days where the fellas will play a complete game.
Big12Fan2024
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Josh has no showed on both offense and defense the past 3 games (Arizona, TCU and K State) with his Miyakawa defensive efficiency ratings falling more than 27% because of his performances.

He can't be a no show again today against a team with that kind of size. And Omier can't no show on offense the way he did against K State.

Only pointing those two out because size is an important aspect of this particular game. There are a couple of guards who we can't afford to no show today as well.
boognish_bear
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My optimistic side is holding out hope that the positive signs we saw in the second half against KSU show up today. Got to have this one.
Johnny Bear
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I assume Love isn't available as usual. What about Roach?
IowaBear
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Love isn't even supposed to be available until mid to late February per Ashley
Big12Fan2024
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No Roach and everyone just needs to accept there will be no Love for the remainder of the year. His career at Baylor is effectively over.
IowaBear
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Love will play again this season. He'll just get hurt his first game back. Par for the course with him
Big12Fan2024
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IowaBear said:

Love will play again this season. He'll just get hurt his first game back. Par for the course with him
Yeah, just like he played again last year and LJ played the year before.

You are just being strung along.
Big12Fan2024
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The more worrisome part is Roach may be out longer than any of us expected.
IowaBear
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Alright, as long as you're here if/when he plays.
Roachs 2nd concussion. I don't expect him for several weeks
Stefano DiMera
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He did..he played the last regular season game against Tech..

And got hurt again.
Killing Floor
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Let's go, Bears
Let’s Go!
Big12Fan2024
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IowaBear said:

Alright, as long as you're here if/when he plays.
Roachs 2nd concussion. I don't expect him for several weeks
I ain't going anywhere.

davesburgerbarn if you are out here today, you were much more clued in than I had originally thought.
gbfell
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Another slow start
Stefano DiMera
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I predicted we'd fall behind 14-2 to my buddy before game.
IowaBear
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We've started fast like 2 times this season against decent comp. Nothing new there
ImABearToo
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Aggy-whorn game might last awhile? Another viewing option for Baylor game?
IowaBear
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Same typical low energy lazy as **** start. You'd think a team squarely on the bubble would have more urgency.
gbfell
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It's on the ESPN app
gbfell
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And ESPN News
Big12Fan2024
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Asemota comes in and drills a 3. The kid has something. Very raw. But he's the kid in a program builder roster that becomes very valuable by year 3.
IowaBear
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Wayyyy more athletic than these guys. Hopefully VJ, Wright and even Nunn attack them off the dribble relentlessly. Omier should have a field day in the post
Stefano DiMera
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ESPN News
Stefano DiMera
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Much better defensive intensity after that 20 sec timeout when we bench two starters.
IowaBear
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Bears settling in nicely, intensity after the slow start has ramped up
Big12Fan2024
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This is the real Norchad. I'm now 100% convinced he was under the weather or something the other night when he was almost walking up and down the court and doing nothing on the offensive end.
Big12Fan2024
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Does Nunn lead the country in most shots blocked while driving to the basket?
Killing Floor
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Wow. Baller series there. Sic'em
Let’s Go!
IowaBear
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This stretch is clinical! Keep the foot on the gas fellas
Johnny Bear
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Really have these guys out classed. The only problem right now is we're racking up too many fouls.
 
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