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Game Thread: Baylor Welcomes Rob Wright III and No. 22 BYU for Crucial Conference Matchup

Baylor takes on BYU.
By Ashley Hodge
February 9, 2026
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WACO, Texas – Baylor (13-10; 3-8) hosts former point guard Robert Wright III and No. 22 BYU (17-6; 5-5) on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 6 p.m. CT, at Foster Pavilion. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

Computer Models

  • Torvik: Baylor (48), BYU (31)
    • Prediction: BYU 83, Baylor 82
  • KenPom: Baylor (44), BYU (22)
    • Prediction: BYU 83, Baylor 81
  • Haslametrics: Baylor (46), BYU (27)
    • Prediction: BYU 81, Baylor 79
  • Evan Miyakawa: Baylor (43), BYU (18)
    • Prediction: BYU 83, Baylor 80

Projected Lineups

Baylor Starters

  • Guard: Obi Agbim (5Sr.) 6-3, 185 (12 ppg; 3 asst)
  • Guard: Isaac Williams IV (So.) 6-1, 190 (9 ppg; 3 asst)
  • Guard: Tounde Yessoufou (Fr.) 6-5, 215 (18 ppg; 6 reb; 2 steals)
  • Guard: Cameron Carr (RSo.) 6-5, 175 (20 ppg; 6 reb; 3 asst)
  • Center: Caden Powell (Sr.) 6-9, 225 (6 ppg; 7 reb)

Baylor Bench

  • Forward: Michael Rataj (Sr.) 6-8, 230 (8 ppg; 6 reb; 2 asst)
  • *Forward: Dan Skillings (Sr.) 6-7, 200 (10 ppg; 7 reb; 2 asst) 
  • Center: James Nnaji (Fr.) 7-0 250 (1 ppg; 3 reb)

*questionable with knee injury*

BYU Starters 

  • Guard: Robert Wright III (So.) 6-1, 180 (17 ppg; 4 reb; 5 asst)
  • Guard: Richie Saunders (Sr.) 6-5, 200 (19 ppg; 6 reb)
  • Guard: Kennard Davis (Jr.) 6-6, 220 (7 ppg)
  • Forward: AJ Dybantsa (Fr.) 6-9, 210 (24 ppg; 6 reb; 4 asst)
  • Forward: Keba Keita (Sr.) 6-8, 240 (7 ppg; 7 reb; 2 blks)

BYU Bench

  • Forward: Khadim Mboup (Fr.) 6-9, 225 (2 ppg; 5 reb)
  • Forward: Abdullah Ahmed (So.) 6-10, 220 (2 ppg; 4 reb; 2 blks)
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Game Thread: Baylor Welcomes Rob Wright III and No. 22 BYU for Crucial Conference Matchup

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8:48a, 2/9/26
Just win Bears!
I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
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3:15p, 2/9/26
Hope the students are in rare form & let RW3 have it non-stop........Bring it kids!!!!



(No anti-Mormon garbage like Tech or OSU however, keep it classy Bears!)
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7:45p, 2/9/26
Anyone know who the ACC PG Bu passed on was?
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8:04p, 2/9/26
Drew should have said " **** that kid. He better be ready if he tries to drive to the bucket".
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In reply to IowaBear • 8:07p, 2/9/26
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Anyone know who the ACC PG Bu passed on was?


Cadeau was the only ACC PG in the transfer portal worth anything, so I'm assuming it may have been him. His asking price was allegedly in the $1 million range.
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 8:14p, 2/9/26
Jaland Lowe was the only one I could think of. Didn't even think about Cadeau. Bet it was him
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In reply to IowaBear • 8:18p, 2/9/26
Forgot about Lowe. Was probably him since we were one of his finalists when he was in HS.
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12:12a, 2/10/26
Really important game,hope we win
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8:30a, 2/10/26

- UF

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Go Bears!!
pro ecclesia, pro javelina
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 12:32p, 2/10/26
Oldbear83 said:
Really important game,hope we win


Monster game.. Quad 1 .. ranked team .

Especially big after watching Louisville put up 118 last night on a good NC State.
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12:36p, 2/10/26
We really need this one. Let's go Bears.
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12:37p, 2/10/26
Damn...we are perpetually stretched thin as a roster

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In reply to IowaBear • 12:37p, 2/10/26
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Jaland Lowe was the only one I could think of. Didn't even think about Cadeau. Bet it was him

I liked Cadeau coming out of high school. Thought he would have been perfect in our system.
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love Him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9
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In reply to Delmar 2.0 • 2:21p, 2/10/26
Delmar 2.0 said:
Hope the students are in rare form & let RW3 have it non-stop........Bring it kids!!!!



(No anti-Mormon garbage like Tech or OSU however, keep it classy Bears!)

A simple "REPENT!!!" should suffice.
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2:59p, 2/10/26
A long time ago, at the HOT Coliseum, Baylor played BYU. I think it was about 1979 or so, and I was there. We lost in a close game. Danny Ainge played on that BYU team.

Back in those days, students were allowed to sit on the floor behind the baskets and along the sidelines, as I recall.

What Baylor students did that night was constantly sing "I'd like to buy the world a Coke"....which was a famous Coke ad. Of course, Mormons don't consume caffiene.

Pretty tame by today's standards, but still pretty creative and funny.
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In reply to GruntTuff • 5:47p, 2/10/26
GruntTuff said:
A long time ago, at the HOT Coliseum, Baylor played BYU. I think it was about 1979 or so, and I was there. We lost in a close game. Danny Ainge played on that BYU team.

Back in those days, students were allowed to sit on the floor behind the baskets and along the sidelines, as I recall.

What Baylor students did that night was constantly sing "I'd like to buy the world a Coke"....which was a famous Coke ad. Of course, Mormons don't consume caffiene.

Pretty tame by today's standards, but still pretty creative and funny.

That's a great story. Thanks for sharing!

My wife asked this question but are students at BYU allowed to have caffeine? I told her probably but thought I'd ask.
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6:07p, 2/10/26
Hope I'm wrong but it feels like a game where BYU just has too many dudes and lights the scoreboard up.
Cheers to being wrong. Go Bears
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6:08p, 2/10/26
Two early 3's!

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6:09p, 2/10/26
Make that 3 threes!

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6:09p, 2/10/26
Good energy to start.
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6:15p, 2/10/26
agbim is such dog dookie. whoever picked that guy needs to be off staff next year so fast.
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6:17p, 2/10/26
This announcer has a hard on for AJ Dybantsa
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6:22p, 2/10/26
Honestly a great college basketball game so far by both teams

24-19
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6:28p, 2/10/26
Rataj is a basket case. I don't think he even wants the ball in his hands.
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6:29p, 2/10/26
We have def turned a corner. We are on fire!

33-21!
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6:30p, 2/10/26
BU by 12!
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It is possible we have turned a corner. Keep it up, Bears!
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6:32p, 2/10/26
This BYU team is dogwater on defense. Especially Wright. We need to keep attacking with whomever he is guarding. We have to be shooting 75%+ when going at him.
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6:33p, 2/10/26
55 of the 59 player minutes are the 5 starters. We have no bench
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In reply to gbfell • 6:36p, 2/10/26
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55 of the 59 player minutes are the 5 starters. We have no bench
That will happen when you have an 8-man rotation and two of your rotation players are injured. Doesn't help that Rataj is a head case, reportedly.
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6:36p, 2/10/26
I legitimately think RATaj is scared to have the ball.
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In reply to BUBradley • 6:38p, 2/10/26
To me Powell is the one who's scared to have the ball

Rataj to me is too confident with the ball.
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6:42p, 2/10/26
I haven't watched a full BYU game this year. Dybantsa is the real deal.
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