Game Thread: Baylor Men's Basketball Open Season against UT Rio Grande Valley

WACO, Texas – Head coach Scott Drew and Baylor men’s basketball open the season against the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros on Monday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. CT, at Foster Pavilion. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.

Computer Models

• Torvik: Baylor (35), UTRGV (236)
  • Projected Score: Baylor 86-63
• Haslametrics: Baylor (19), UTRGV (247)
  • Projected Score: Baylor 85-62
• KenPom: Baylor (17), UTRGV (247)
  • Projected Score: Baylor 89-63
• Evan Miyakawa: Baylor (32), UTRGV (257)
  • Projected Score: Baylor 90-64

Projected Lineups

Baylor Starters

• Guard: Obi Agbim (5Sr., Wyoming) 6-3, 185
• Guard: Tounde Yessoufou (Fr.) 6-5, 215
• Forward: Cameron Carr (RSo., Tennessee) 6-5, 175
• Forward: Dan Skillings (Sr., Cincinnati) 6-6, 200
• Forward: Michael Rataj (Sr., Oregon State) 6-8, 230

Baylor Bench

• Center: Caden Powell (Sr., Rice) 6-9, 225
• Guard: JJ White (5Sr., Omaha) 6-1, 195 
• Guard: Isaac Williams IV (So., Texas A&M Corpus Christi) 6-1, 190
• Forward: Mayo Soyoye (Fr.) 6-10, 235 

Projected Lineups

UTRGV Starters

• Guard: Always Wright (Jr., Rhode Island) 6-3, 180
• Guard: Marvin McGhee III (Sr., CSU Bakersfield) 6-4, 195
• Forward: Koree Cotton (Jr., Jacksonville State) 6-6, 210
• Forward: Kwo Agwa (Sr., Texas A&M Commerce) 6-6, 220
• Forward: Marshall Destremau (Jr., Clarendon College) 6-9, 250

UTRGV Bench

• Guard: Zae Blake (Sr., Wagner) 6-1, 180
• Guard: Jaylen Washington (So) 5-10, 166

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