In 2003, Scott Drew took over as head coach of Baylor Men’s Basketball and led a program that was in turmoil to the pinnacle of college athletics in what is now one of the greatest turnarounds in sports history. Over the past 15 seasons, Drew has led Baylor to 10 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. Drew guided the Bears to 10 NCAA Tournament appearances, five NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen appearances and two Big 12 Regular Season Championships. He also earned numerous accolades, including being named Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2020 and 2021. However, Drew’s biggest accomplishment came in 2021 when the greatest rebuild in college basketball history reached it’s completion as he led the Baylor Bears to its first National Championship and the first Big 12 title in school history, becoming only the second coach in history to win a title at a Texas school. Scott Drew is tied as the Big 12’s longest-tenured head coach and has notched a school-record 421 victories. He has coached 12 players to All-America recognition in the last 15 seasons, including the first consensus first-team All-American in program history. His efforts have led to numerous coaching awards, including being named the 2017 Basketball Times National Coach of the Year and 2020 NBC Sports National Coach of the Year, as well as the Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year in each of the 2020-2022 seasons; Drew is one of three high-major coaches to win three-straight conference coach of the year honors. He was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
