Baylor MBB Reveals Complete 2019-20 Schedule

WACO, Texas – Baylor basketball 17th-year head coach Scott Drew announced the Bears’ complete 30-game 2019-20 schedule on Wednesday. Every game will be available to watch nationally, with 29 games on the ESPN family of networks and one game on CBS.

The Bears’ 12-game non-conference schedule was announced on Sept. 3 and is highlighted by a trip to Alaska to face Washington in the Armed Forces Classic, the Myrtle Beach Invitational, home games against Arizona and Butler, and Baylor’s first game in Houston since the 2010 Elite Eight as part of The Battleground 2k19.

With the addition of the Big 12 Conference slate announced by the league office on Wednesday, Baylor’s schedule has been finalized with tip times set for 26 of 30 games.

Baylor’s non-conference games against Arizona and Butler have been picked up by ESPN2, and the game against Tennessee-Martin in Houston will be televised on ESPNU. Baylor’s four remaining non-conference home games – vs. Central Arkansas, Texas State, Maryland-Eastern Shore and Jackson State – will be televised by Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Additionally, four of 18 games on the Bears’ conference schedule will be shown on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

Baylor opens Big 12 play by hosting Texas on Saturday, Jan. 4. The Bears then play five of their next seven games on the road. BU travels to Texas Tech on Tuesday, Jan. 7, then heads back on the road to play at Kansas on Saturday, Jan. 11. After a home game against Iowa State on Wednesday, Jan. 15, the Bears travel to Stillwater to face Oklahoma State on Saturday, Jan. 18.

BU has a short turnaround before a Monday, Jan. 20 home game against Oklahoma, then plays consecutive road games again starting with a rematch of the 2018 Big 12/SEC Challenge when Baylor heads to Florida on Saturday, Jan. 25, followed by a trip to Iowa State on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The 2018 Big 12/SEC Challenge game at Florida was Baylor’s lone loss in the six-year-old series, and the Bears maintain the best record of any team in either league at 5-1 in Big 12/SEC Challenge games.

Baylor next starts a streak of five consecutive Saturday home games by hosting TCU on Saturday, Feb. 1. The Bears also host Saturday home games against Oklahoma State (Feb. 8), West Virginia (Feb. 15) and Kansas (Feb. 22). Sandwiched between those home games are midweek road trips to face Kansas State on Monday, Feb. 8, Texas on Monday, Feb. 10 and Oklahoma on Tuesday, Feb. 18.

The Bears then host Kansas State on Tuesday, Feb. 25 and travel to TCU on Saturday, Feb. 29. BU’s final home game of the season is against Texas Tech on Monday, March 2, and the Bears’ regular-season finale is at West Virginia on Saturday, March 7.

The 2020 Big 12 Championship runs March 11-14 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.

Baylor Basketball 2019-20 Schedule

DATE                        OPPONENT                       LOCATION          TV                         TIME (CT)

Tuesday, Nov. 5          CENTRAL ARKANSAS      Waco, Texas      Big 12 Now/ESPN+  11 a.m.

Friday, Nov. 8              vs. Washington1       Anchorage, Alaska  ESPN/2                  8:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 15            TEXAS STATE                Waco, Texas       Big 12 Now/ESPN+  7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 21        vs. Ohio2                     onway, S.C.       ESPN2                      3:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 22     vs. Utah -or- Coastal Carolina2  Conway, S.C.  ESPN2/U                TBD

Sunday, Nov. 24          vs. TBD2                              Conway, S.C.          ESPN/2/U                TBD

Tuesday, Dec. 3   MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE   Waco, Texas      Big 12 Now/ESPN+ 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 7          ARIZONA                      Waco, Texas           ESPN2                       TBD

Tuesday, Dec. 10         BUTLER3                        Waco, Texas           ESPN2                    8 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 18    vs. Tennessee-Martin  Houston, Texas       ESPNU                    TBD

Monday, Dec. 30          JACKSON STATE            Waco, Texas           Big 12 Now/ESPN+   TBD

Saturday, Jan. 4          TEXAS                               Waco, Texas           ESPN2                   7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 7           at Texas Tech                  Lubbock, Texas       ESPN/2/U             8 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 11         at Kansas                         Lawrence, Kan.       CBS                        Noon

Wednesday, Jan. 15    IOWA STATE                   Waco, Texas           Big 12 Now/ESPN+   7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 18         at Oklahoma State        Stillwater, Okla.       ESPN/2/U              11 a.m.

Monday, Jan. 20          OKLAHOMA                    Waco, Texas           ESPN                       8 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 25         at Florida5                       Gainesville, Fla.      ESPN                       7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 29    at Iowa State                    Ames, Iowa             ESPN2/U                  8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 1          TCU                                   Waco, Texas           ESPN2/U                  3 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 3            at Kansas State               Manhattan, Kan.      ESPN2                    8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 8          OKLAHOMA STATE          Waco, Texas           ESPN2                     5 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 10          at Texas                            Austin, Texas          ESPN/2                    8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 15        WEST VIRGINIA                Waco, Texas       Big 12 Now/ESPN+   3 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 18         at Oklahoma                   Norman, Okla.     ESPN/2/U                 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 22        KANSAS                            Waco, Texas         ESPN/2                     11 a.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 25         KANSAS STATE                 Waco, Texas        Big 12 Now/ESPN+  7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 29        at TCU                               Fort Worth, Texas   ESPN/2/U                 1 p.m.

Monday, March 2         TEXAS TECH                     Waco, Texas           ESPN                        8 p.m.

Saturday, March 7       at West Virginia         Morgantown, W.Va. Big 12 Now/ESPN+  1 p.m.

March 11-14                Big 12 Championship6    Kansas City, Mo.     ESPN/2/U                   TBD