This is a list of seasons completed by the Baylor Bears men's college basketball team since its inception in 1912. The list documents season-by-season records, conference standings, NCAA appearances, and championships won.[ 1] [ 2]
Baylor belonged to the Southwest Conference from 1915–1995 before joining the Big 12 Conference in 1996. The team has five regular-season conference championships, four NIT appearances, and six NCAA tournament appearances.
Key
National Champions [ 3]
Conference Tournament Champions
Conference Regular Season Champions
Regular Season and Conference Tournament Champions
Season-by-season results
Statistics overview
Season
Coach
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
Luther Burleson (Independent) (1906–1908)
1906–07
Luther Burleson
5–6
—
—
1907–08
Luther Burleson
5–3
—
—
Luther Burleson:
10–9
Enoch Mills (Independent) (1908–1910)
1908–09
Enoch Mills
11–5
—
—
1909–10
Enoch Mills
8–5
—
—
Enoch Mills:
19–10
Ralph Glaze (Independent) (1910–1913)
1910–11
Ralph Glaze
8–3
—
—
1911–12
Ralph Glaze
13–0
—
—
1912–13
Ralph Glaze
5–4
—
—
Ralph Glaze:
26–7
Norman Paine (Independent) (1913–1914)
1913–14
Norman Paine
1–8
—
—
Norman Paine:
1–8
Charles (Bubbs) Moseley (Southwest Conference ) (1914–1920)
1914–15
Charles Moseley
1–19
0–8
5th
1915–16
Charles Moseley
8–9
0–8
5th
1916–17
Charles Moseley
7–10
0–6
3rd
1917–18
Charles Moseley
2–15
2–7
4th
1918–19
Charles Moseley
2–9
2–8
T–4th
1919–20
Charles Moseley
8–13
2–5
6th
Charles (Bubbs) Moseley:
28–75
6–42
Frank Bridges (Southwest Conference ) (1920–1926)
1920–21
Frank Bridges
13–11
8–4
2nd
1921–22
Frank Bridges
10–8
8–8
3rd
1922–23
Frank Bridges
7–16
7–13
3rd
1923–24
Frank Bridges
11–23
7–17
6th
1924–25
Frank Bridges
3–12
2–12
T–7th
1925–26
Frank Bridges
8–7
5–7
5th
Frank Bridges:
52–77
37–61
Ralph Wolf (Southwest Conference ) (1926–1941)
1926–27
Ralph Wolf
8–4[Note A]
0–3
T–6th
1927–28
Ralph Wolf
8–10
2–8
6th
1928–29
Ralph Wolf
7–9
2–8
6th
1929–30
Ralph Wolf
10–6
4–6
T–4th
1930–31
Ralph Wolf
12–8
7–5
T–3rd
1931–32
Ralph Wolf
14–4
10–2
1st
1932–33
Ralph Wolf
4–13
1–11
7th
1933–34
Ralph Wolf
8–10
2–10
7th
1934–35
Ralph Wolf
8–9
4–8
T–5th
1935–36
Ralph Wolf
12–13
6–6
4th
1936–37
Ralph Wolf
11–9
6–6
4th
1937–38
Ralph Wolf
10–6
9–3
2nd
1938–39
Ralph Wolf
14–7
7–5
4th
1939–40
Ralph Wolf
12–9
7–5
3rd
1940–41
Ralph Wolf
10–12
6–6
T–4th
Ralph Wolf:
148–129
24–48
Bill Henderson (Southwest Conference ) (1941–1943)
1941–42
Bill Henderson
11–9
6–6
T–3rd
1942–43
Bill Henderson
6–14
3–9
7th
Bill Henderson:
17–23
9–15
Van Sweet (Southwest Conference ) (1943–1945)
1943–44
Van Sweet
6–12
2–10
6th
1944–45
Van Sweet Jeff Mangold
0–17[Note B]
0–12[Note B]
7th
Van Sweet:
6–23
2–16
Bill Henderson (Southwest Conference ) (1945–1961)
1945–46
Bill Henderson
25–5
11–1
1st
NCAA Elite Eight
1946–47
Bill Henderson
11–11
6–6
4th
1947–48
Bill Henderson
24–8
11–1
1st
NCAA Runner–up
1948–49
Bill Henderson
14–10
9–3
T–1st
1949–50
Bill Henderson
14–13
8–4
T–1st
NCAA Final Four
1950–51
Bill Henderson
8–16
3–9
6th
1951–52
Bill Henderson
6–18
5–7
T–3rd
1952–53
Bill Henderson
10–11
6–6
4th
1953–54
Bill Henderson
12–11
6–6
T–3rd
1954–55
Bill Henderson
13–11
7–5
4th
1955–56
Bill Henderson
6–17
3–9
T–5th
1956–57
Bill Henderson
9–15
6–6
T–3rd
1957–58
Bill Henderson
5–19
3–11
8th
1958–59
Bill Henderson
11–13
7–7
4th
1959–60
Bill Henderson
12–12
6–8
6th
1960–61
Bill Henderson
4–20
2–12
8th
Bill Henderson:
184–210
99–107
Bill Menefee (Southwest Conference ) (1961–1973)
1961–62
Bill Menefee
4–20
1–13
8th
1962–63
Bill Menefee
7–17
4–10
7th
1963–64
Bill Menefee
7–17
2–12
7th
1964–65
Bill Menefee
15–9
8–6
3rd
1965–66
Bill Menefee
8–16
6–8
T–6th
1966–67
Bill Menefee
14–10
8–6
T–2nd
1967–68
Bill Menefee
15–9
8–6
T–2nd
1968–69
Bill Menefee
18–6
10–4
2nd
1969–70
Bill Menefee
15–9
8–6
T–3rd
1970–71
Bill Menefee
18–8
10–4
2nd
1971–72
Bill Menefee
14–12
4–10
7th
1972–73
Bill Menefee
14–11
8–6
4th
Bill Menefee:
149–144
239–158
Carroll Dawson (Southwest Conference ) (1973–1977)
1973–74
Carroll Dawson
12–13
5–9
T–6th
1974–75
Carroll Dawson
10–16
6–8
T–4th
1975–76
Carroll Dawson
12–15
8–8
5th
1976–77
Carroll DawsonJim Haller
11–17[Note C]
5–11[Note C]
7th
Carroll Dawson:
44–51
22–28
Jim Haller (Southwest Conference ) (1978–1985)
1977–78
Jim Haller
14–13
8–8
5th
1978–79
Jim Haller
16–12
9–7
T–4th
1979–80
Jim Haller
11–16
6–10
7th
1980–81
Jim Haller
15–12
10–6
T–2nd
1981–82
Jim Haller
17–11
9–7
T–4th
1982–83
Jim Haller
12–16
4–12
7th
1983–84
Jim Haller
5–23
1–15
9th
1984–85
Jim Haller
11–17
4–12
8th
Jim Haller:
102–130
51–77
Gene Iba (Southwest Conference ) (1985–1992)
1985–86
Gene Iba
11–16
3–13
9th
1986–87
Gene Iba
18–13
10–6
2nd
NIT First Round
1987–88
Gene Iba
23–11
11–5
T–2nd
NCAA Division I First Round
1988–89
Gene Iba
5–22
1–15
9th
1989–90
Gene Iba
16–14
7–9
5th
NIT First Round
1990–91
Gene Iba
12–15
4–12
T–7th
1991–92
Gene Iba
13–15
5–9
6th
Gene Iba:
98–106
41–69
Darrell Johnson (Southwest Conference ) (1992–1994)
1992–93
Darrell Johnson
16–11
7–7
4th
1993–94
Darrell Johnson
16–11
7–7
4th
Darrell Johnson:
32–22
14–14
Harry Miller (Southwest Conference ) (1994–1996)
1994–95
Harry Miller
9–19
3–11
T–7th
1995–96
Harry Miller
9–18
4–10
6th
Harry Miller (Big 12 Conference ) (1996–1999)
1996–97
Harry Miller
18–12
6–10
9th
1997–98
Harry Miller
14–14
8–8
T–5th
1998–99
Harry Miller
6–24
0–16
12th
Harry Miller:
56–87
21–55
Dave Bliss (Big 12 Conference ) (1999–2003)
1999–00
Dave Bliss
14–15
4–12
T–8th
2000–01
Dave Bliss
19–12
6–10
T–10th
NIT First Round
2001–02
Dave Bliss
14–16
4–12
T–10th
2002–03
Dave Bliss
14–14
5–11
T–10th
Dave Bliss:
61–57
19–45
Scott Drew (Big 12 Conference ) (2003–present)
2003–04
Scott Drew
8–21
3–13
11th
2004–05
Scott Drew
9–19
1–15
12th
2005–06
Scott Drew
4–13
4–12
12th
2006–07
Scott Drew
15–16
4–12
11th
2007–08
Scott Drew
21–11
9–7
T–4th
NCAA Division I First Round
2008–09
Scott Drew
24–15
5–11
9th
NIT Runner–up
2009–10
Scott Drew
28–8
11–5
T–2nd
NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2010–11
Scott Drew
18–13
7–9
T–7th
2011–12
Scott Drew
30–8
12–6
T–3rd
NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2012–13
Scott Drew
23–14
9–9
6th
NIT Champion
2013–14
Scott Drew
26–12
9–9
6th
NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2014–15
Scott Drew
24–10
11–7
T–4th
NCAA Division I First Round
2015–16
Scott Drew
22–12
10–8
T–5th
NCAA Division I First Round
2016–17
Scott Drew
27–8
12–6
T–2nd
NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2017–18
Scott Drew
19–15
8–10
T–6th
NIT Second Round
2018–19
Scott Drew
20–14
10–8
4th
NCAA Division I Second Round
2019–20
Scott Drew
26–4
15–3
2nd
No postseason held
2020–21
Scott Drew
28–2
13–1
1st
NCAA Division I Champion
2021–22
Scott Drew
27–7
14–4
T–1st
NCAA Division I Second Round
2022–23
Scott Drew
23–10
11–7
T–3rd
NCAA Division I Second Round
Scott Drew:
399–222(.609)
167–155 (.503)
Total:
1432–1386 (.506)
^A. Season cancelled after Round Rock train disaster.
^B. Van Sweet went 0–11 and Jeff Mangold went 0–6 as head coaches, respectively.
^C. Carroll Dawson went 10–7 and Jim Haller went 1–10 as head coaches, respectively.
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics