Baylor basketball has enjoyed a wealth of personality for nearing a decade. Each season saw the rise of a new team representative, sometimes simultaneously. Curtis Jerrells gave way to Tweety Carter, who led the Bears to the Elite Eight with Ekpe Udoh and LaceDarius Dunn, eventually giving way to Quincy Acy and his beard, who both reached the Elite Eight again with Pierre Jackson and a couple of high profile non-personalities in Perry Jones III and Quincy Miller (he could have been a Baylor legend with another season or two, by the way); Jackson buddied up with Isaiah Austin and Cory Jefferson to win the NIT, and then those two big men played tag team with Rico Gathers and Taurean Prince to slip into the Sweet Sixteen; finally, Gathers and Prince came into their own and helped Baylor reach three straight NCAA Tournaments while inspiring the most predictable in-game physiological commentary (which Gathers ultimately fulfilled by being drafted into the NFL in the 6th round and will invert should he ever see the field, e.
Baylor’s Roster of Burgeoning Stars
