Game Thread: Nnaji Expected to Debut as Baylor Basketball Opens Big 12 play at TCU

FORT WORTH, Texas – Baylor men's basketball (10-2) travels to TCU (10-3) to open up Big 12 conference play on Saturday, Jan. 3, at 1 p.m., CT. The game will be televised on TNT.  

Computer Models

• Torvik: Baylor (41), TCU (50)
  • Prediction:TCU 81, Baylor 78
• KenPom: Baylor (30), TCU (54)
  • Prediction: TCU 79, Baylor 78
• Haslametrics: Baylor (32), TCU (60)
  • Prediction: Baylor 79, TCU 78
• Evan Miyakawa: Baylor (36), TCU (41)
  • Prediction: TCU 81, Baylor 77
• Massey: Baylor (23), TCU (49)
  • Prediction: Baylor 74, TCU 72

Projected Lineups

Baylor Starters

• Guard: Obi Agbim (5Sr.) 6-3, 185 (12 ppg; 4 asst)
• Guard: Tounde Yessoufou (Fr.) 6-5, 215 (19 ppg; 6 reb; 2 steals)
• Forward: Cameron Carr (RSo.) 6-5, 175 (21 ppg; 6 reb; 2 blks)
• Forward: Dan Skillings (Sr.) 6-7, 200 (12 ppg; 7 reb; 3 asst)
• Forward: Michael Rataj (Sr.) 6-8, 230 (10 ppg; 7 reb; 3 asst)

Baylor Bench

• Center: Caden Powell (Sr.) 6-9, 225 (7 ppg; 9 reb)
• Guard: Isaac Williams IV (So.) 6-1, 190 (12 ppg; 3 asst)
• Center: James Nnaji (Fr.) 7-0 250 (31st pick in 2023 NBA draft)

Projected Lineups

TCU Starters

• Guard: Brock Harding (Sr.) 6-0, 160 (9 ppg; 6 asst)
• Guard: Jayden Pierre (Sr.) 6-0, 180 (11 ppg; 2 asst)
• Forward: Liutaurus Lelevicius (Jr.) 6-7, 225 (8 ppg; 4 reb)
• Forward: David Punch (So.) 6-7, 245 (14 ppg; 8 reb)
• Forward: Xavier Edmonds (Jr.) 6-8, 245 (11 ppg; 4 reb)

TCU Bench

• Guard: Micah Robinson (So.) 6-6, 230 (10 ppg; 5 reb)
• Guard: Tanner Tolson (Jr.) 6-5, 195 (7 ppg; 3 reb)
• Guard: Jace Posey (So.) 6-5, 220 (6 ppg; 3 reb)