2016-2017 Baylor Bears

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2016-2017 Baylor Bears Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
0 Jo Acuil Jr C 7-0 225 Apr 26, 1994 Melbourne Australia Kingsway Christian College
30 Jonathan Davis Fr F 6-6 215 Oct 1, 1995 Argyle (TX) United States Argyle High School
25 Allerik Freeman Jr SG 6-3 200 Oct 30, 1994 Charlotte (NC) United States Findlay College Prep
10 Tyson Jolly RS-Fr SF 6-4 205 Aug 10, 1997 Oklahoma City (OK) United States ELEV|8 Sports Institute
20 Manu Lecomte Jr G 5-11 175 Aug 16, 1995 Ixelles Belgium Athenee des Pagodes
3 Jake Lindsey So PG 6-5 200 Nov 15, 1996 Sandy (UT) United States Olympus High School
31 T.J. Maston, Jr. Jr F 6-8 230 Sep 4, 1995 DeSoto (TX) United States DeSoto High School
22 King McClure So SG 6-3 215 Oct 1, 1996 Ovilla (TX) United States Triple A Academy
2 Wendell Mitchell Fr PG 6-3 183 Mar 26, 1997 Rockdale (TX) United States Rockdale High School
5 Johnathan Motley Jr F 6-10 230 May 4, 1995 Houston (TX) United States North Shore High School
21 Nuni Omot Jr SF 6-9 205 Oct 3, 1994 Nairobi Kenya / South Sudan Mahtomedi High School
11 Mark Vital RS-Fr SF 6-5 250 Nov 7, 1997 Lake Charles (LA) United States Prime Prep Academy
24 Ish Wainright Sr 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

2016-2017 Baylor Bears Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Johnathan Motley Karl Malone (Best PF) Award
Johnathan Motley Consensus All-American Second Team
Johnathan Motley NABC All-American Second Team
Johnathan Motley NABC All-District (8) First Team
Johnathan Motley AP All-American Second Team
Johnathan Motley USBWA All-American Second Team
Johnathan Motley Sporting News All-American Second Team
Johnathan Motley All-Big 12 First Team
Manu Lecomte All-Big 12 Third Team
Ish Wainright All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Jo Acuil Big 12 All-Defensive Team
Ish Wainright Big 12 All-Defensive Team
Manu Lecomte Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
Jo Acuil Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
Manu Lecomte Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
Manu Lecomte Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec 5, 2016)
Johnathan Motley Big 12 Player of the Week (Nov 28, 2016)
Johnathan Motley Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan 23, 2017)
Johnathan Motley Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan 9, 2017)
Jo Acuil Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Dec 19, 2016)
Manu Lecomte Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Feb 13, 2017)
Manu Lecomte Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Jan 2, 2017)
Manu Lecomte Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Nov 14, 2016)
Johnathan Motley Battle 4 Atlantis MVP
Johnathan Motley Battle 4 Atlantis All-Tournament Team

2016-2017 Baylor Bears Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Lecomte A. Freeman I. Wainright J. Motley J. Acuil
Rotation J. Lindsey K. McClure T. Maston, Jr.    
Rotation     N. Omot    
Lim PT   W. Mitchell J. Davis    

2016-2017 Baylor Bears Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Johnathan Motley 34 30.5 17.3 9.9 2.3 0.4 1.1 2.9
Manu Lecomte 33 30.1 12.2 1.8 3.8 0.8 0.1 2.0
Allerik Freeman 32 23.2 9.5 2.4 1.2 0.4 0.0 1.5
Jo Acuil 35 26.1 9.2 6.7 0.3 0.3 2.5 1.1
T.J. Maston, Jr. 33 15.6 7.1 3.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 1.3
Ish Wainright 35 29.4 5.5 5.1 3.2 1.7 0.2 1.6
King McClure 32 14.3 4.9 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.8
Jake Lindsey 35 22.6 4.6 2.2 3.1 0.5 0.4 1.1
Nuni Omot 25 11.2 4.0 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7
Wendell Mitchell 25 8.8 2.9 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.9
Jonathan Davis 12 1.9 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

2016-2017 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)
Alvin Brooks III Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Kansas State, 2012 to 2016)
Karen Craig Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2015-2016 N/A
Sam Patterson Director of Video Operations 2013-2014 Video Coordinator (Baylor, 2011 to 2013)
Mack Rhoades Athletic Director 2016-2017 Athletic Director (Missouri, 2015 to 2016)
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
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