2014-2015 Baylor Bears

2014-2015 Baylor Bears Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
1 Kenny Chery Sr PG 5-11 180 Jan 24, 1992 Montreal Canada Archbishop Carroll High School
45 Deng Deng Jr F 6-8 205 Jan 5, 1992 Sudan South Sudan / Australia Box Hill High School
23 Damiyne Durham RS-Fr G 6-4 175 May 25, 1995 Oakwood (TX) United States Oakwood High School
25 Allerik Freeman Fr SG 6-3 200 Oct 30, 1994 Charlotte (NC) United States Findlay College Prep
2 Rico Gathers Jr PF 6-8 275 Jan 7, 1994 LaPlace (LA) United States Riverside Academy
13 John Heard Jr F 6-5 210 Mar 20, 1994 Houston (TX) United States Episcopal High School
31 T.J. Maston, Jr. Fr F 6-8 230 Sep 4, 1995 DeSoto (TX) United States DeSoto High School
11 Lester Medford Jr G 5-10 175 May 24, 1993 Tucson (AZ) United States Amphitheater High School
33 Austin Mills Jr G 6-1 175 Dec 6, 1993 Beverly Hills (CA) United States Beverly Hills High School
35 Johnathan Motley Fr F 6-10 230 May 4, 1995 Houston (TX) United States North Shore High School
00 Royce O'Neale Sr SF 6-6 226 Jun 5, 1993 Killeen (TX) United States Harker Heights High School
21 Taurean Prince Jr F 6-6 218 Mar 22, 1994 San Antonio (TX) United States Warren High School
24 Ish Wainright So GF 6-5 250 Sep 12, 1994 Kansas City (MO) United States / Uganda Montrose Christian School

Recent Baylor Bears History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 24-11 (11-7) 3rd (Big 12) 4th Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2022-2023 23-11 (11-7) 3rd (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2021-2022 27-7 (14-4) 1st (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2020-2021 28-2 (13-1) 1st (Big 12) 3rd Rnd NCAA Champion
2019-2020 26-4 (15-3) 2nd (Big 12) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 20-14 (10-8) 4th (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2017-2018 19-15 (8-10) 6th (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2016-2017 27-8 (12-6) 2nd (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2015-2016 22-12 (10-8) 5th (Big 12) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2014-2015 24-10 (11-7) 4th (Big 12) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2013-2014 26-12 (9-9) 6th (Big 12) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2012-2013 23-14 (9-9) 6th (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NIT Champion
2011-2012 30-8 (12-6) 3rd (Big 12) Runner Up NCAA 4th Rnd
2010-2011 17-13 (7-9) 7th (Big 12) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 28-8 (11-5) 2nd (Big 12) 3rd Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd
2008-2009 24-15 (5-11) 9th (Big 12) Runner Up NIT Runner Up
2007-2008 21-11 (9-7) 4th (Big 12) 1st Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2006-2007 15-16 (4-12) 11th (Big 12) 2nd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 4-13 (4-12) 12th (Big 12) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 9-19 (1-15) 12th (Big 12) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 8-21 (3-13) 11th (Big 12) N/A N/A
2002-2003 14-14 (5-11) 9th (Big 12) 1st Rnd N/A

2014-2015 Baylor Bears Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Rico Gathers NABC All-District (8) First Team
Kenny Chery NABC All-District (8) Second Team
Rico Gathers All-Big 12 First Team
Kenny Chery All-Big 12 Second Team
Taurean Prince All-Big 12 Second Team
Rico Gathers Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team
Rico Gathers Big 12 All-Defensive Team
Taurean Prince Big 12 Sixth Man Award
Rico Gathers Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament Team
Taurean Prince Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament Team

2014-2015 Baylor Bears Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Medford K. Chery R. O'Neale R. Gathers J. Motley
Rotation   A. Freeman T. Prince    
Lim PT A. Mills I. Wainright T. Maston, Jr. D. Deng  
Lim PT     J. Heard    

2014-2015 Baylor Bears Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Taurean Prince 33 26.3 13.9 5.6 1.3 1.5 0.9 2.0
Rico Gathers 34 29.9 11.6 11.6 0.5 1.2 1.0 1.0
Kenny Chery 29 32.4 11.3 3.1 4.1 1.4 0.0 2.6
Royce O'Neale 33 32.1 10.1 5.8 3.4 1.2 0.3 1.7
Johnathan Motley 34 21.5 7.7 4.2 0.7 0.4 1.4 1.6
Lester Medford 34 29.6 7.6 1.4 3.1 1.5 0.1 1.7
Allerik Freeman 34 17.1 4.8 1.9 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.1
Deng Deng 23 8.8 2.9 2.0 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.9
T.J. Maston, Jr. 11 3.3 1.7 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3
Ish Wainright 31 9.6 1.4 1.7 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.5
Austin Mills 17 5.8 1.2 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.4
John Heard 7 2.1 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2014-2015 Baylor Bears Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Scott Drew Head Coach 2003-2004 N/A
Jerome Tang Assistant Coach 2003-2004 N/A
Paul Mills Assistant Coach 2009-2010 Coordinator of Basketball Operations (Baylor, 2003 to 2009)
Grant McCasland Assistant Coach 2011-2012 N/A
Sam Patterson Director of Video Operations 2013-2014 Video Coordinator (Baylor, 2011 to 2013)
Ian McCaw Athletic Director 2003-2004 N/A
Tim Maloney Director of Basketball Operations 2010-2011 N/A
Bart Byrd Associate Athletic Director 2006-2007 N/A
Heath Nielsen Associate Athletic Director, Director of Communications 2014-2015 N/A
Julie Bennett Assistant Athletic Director, Director of Communications 2014-2015 N/A
Jared Nuness Director of Player Development 2013-2014 Director of Video Operations (Baylor, 2011 to 2013)
Charlie Melton Strength and Conditioning Coach 2005-2006 N/A
David Chandler Athletic Trainer 1996-1997 N/A