Seven months removed from winning the national championship, Baylor could be good enough to reach the final game again this season. But with the loss of Davion Mitchell, Jared Butler, MaCio Teague and Mark Vital, the range of outcomes is far wider this season.
Last season was fairly obvious: Baylor was going to be fantastic. The Bears had two of the country’s three best point guards. Even if Mitchell didn’t spend last season as an offensive monster, Baylor was going to be incredible. The Bears stayed focused and talked early about the difficulty replacing Freddie Gillespie, but with such a deep roster, the Bears were unbelievable.