Baylor University Men's Basketball

The greatest rebuild in college basketball history reached its completion in 2021, as Scott Drew led Baylor to its first National Championship and the first Big 12 title in school history. Entering his 23rd season in 2025-26, Scott Drew is tied as the Big 12's longest-tenured head coach and has notched a school-record 464 victories in his first 22 years, including a 31-13 postseason record since 2009. Over the past 18 seasons, Drew has led Baylor to 13 NCAA Tournament appearances, five Sweet 16 berths, three trips to the Elite Eight, the 2021 National Championship, the program's first No. 1 national ranking in 2017, a Big 12 Conference-record 23-game winning streak in 2019-20, a five-week streak at No. 1 in 2020, and an entire season ranked in the nation's top-3 in 2021 and another five-week streak at No. 1 in 2022.

A basketball lifer, Melvin Hunt was named an assistant coach on Scott Drew's staff on May 7, 2024. In his first season on the bench in 2024-25, the former Baylor star assisted in maintaining Baylor's place among the top programs in the country with a school-record sixth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance. BU's run to the NCAA Tournament marked 13-straight postseason appearances, the fifth-longest active streak in the nation. Ranked as high as No. 8, Baylor extended its streak of being ranked in the top 10 for six straight years, joining Duke, Gonzaga, Kentucky, and Kansas. VJ Edgecombe also earned both the Big 12 preseason and postseason Freshman of the Year honors, marking the third straight year a Baylor player has achieved this, a first in Big 12 history. A four-year letterwinner for Baylor from 1987-91, Hunt helped Baylor to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 38 years as a freshman during the 1987-88 season. As a junior, he helped BU back to the postseason as the Bears earn

Ron Sanchez was hired as an associate head coach on May 30, 2025. The 29-year coaching veteran joins Scott Drew's staff after serving the last two seasons with the Virginia Cavaliers, most recently as interim head coach for the 2024-25 season. Sanchez is the third assistant on Drew's staff with head-coaching experience, bringing another unique perspective to the bench. Prior to his season as the interim head coach at Virginia, he spent 11 years with the Hoos as an assistant under the younger Bennett, including four seasons as associate head coach. His first stint ran from 2009-18, as assistant coach from 2009-15, before a promotion to associate head coach prior to the 2015-16 season. He returned as associate head coach in 2023-24, before being named interim head coach prior to the 2024-25 season. Sanchez has helped coach a top-10 defense in 11 of his 16 seasons as an assistant coach, including six years as a top-5 defense and twice the nation's top-ranked defensive unit.

Steve Henson was hired as an assistant coach on Scott Drew's Staff on May 3, 2024, after eight seasons as the head coach at UTSA. The Junction City, Kan., native helped Baylor continue it's run as one of the most consistent programs in America in 2024-25, helping BU to a school-record sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. One of only eight teams to qualify for nine of the last 10 tournaments, BU's run to the NCAA Tournament marked 13-straight postseason appearances, the fifth-longest active streak in the nation. Ranked as high as No. 8, Baylor extended its streak of being ranked in the top 10 for six straight years, a distinction shared only with Duke, Gonzaga, Kentucky, and Kansas. Freshman sensation VJ Edgecombe earned both the Big 12 preseason and postseason Freshman of the Year honors, marking the third-straight year a Bear freshman claimed both accolades, a first in conference history.

Tweety Carter was named Baylor Men's Basketball Director of Player Development on March 29, 2022, spending two seasons in that role, before being promoted to an assistant coach in May of 2024. Carter is entering his fourth season on staff with the Bears. The first McDonalds All-American in program history, Carter has helped the Bears to three-straight 20-win seasons and a No. 3 seed in two of the last three NCAA Tournaments. Additionally, the Bears enter 2054-26 as one of just two conference schools with six-straight seasons of double-digit Big 12 wins. In his short stint he has helped mentor three top-21 picks (Keyonte George, 16th overall, Ja'Kobe Walter, 19th overall and Yves Missi, 21st overall). Carter has aided the Bears in becoming the only school in the nation with four-straight top-19 picks, four-straight top-3 seeds in the NCAA Tournament and one of three schools to win at least one game in each of the last six NCAA Tournaments.