Top 65 Team Previews: #65 Baylor

Top 65 Team Previews: #65 Baylor

With Curtis Jerrells gone, LaceDarius Dunn will have to carry the load for Baylor. (NBC Sports)

Baylor Bears
Last Season: 24-15 (5-11)
Key Losses: Curtis Jerrells, Kevin Rogers, Henry Dugat
Head Coach: Scott Drew

Projected Starting Lineup:

PG: Tweety Carter 5-11 Sr.
SG: LaceDarius Dunn 6-4 Jr.
SF: Nolan Dennis 6-5 Fr.
PF: Quincy Acy 6-7 So.
C: Josh Lomers 7-0 Sr.
Key Reserves: Givon Crump 6-7 Fr. SF, Anthony Jones 6-10 So. PF, AJ Walton 6-1 Fr. PG, Cory Jefferson 6-9 Fr. PF, Ekpe Udoh 6-10 Jr. C

The Baylor Bears started the 2008-09 campaign with high hopes. Coming off a 20+ win season and a finish in the top half of the Big 12, Baylor looked to capitalize on that success with the help of guard Curtis Jerrells. Unfortunately for the Bears, despite winning 24... Read More


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2009 NBA Draft
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2009 NBA Draft Guide


2009 NBA Mock Draft: Round 1 2009 NBA Mock Draft: Round 2
1 LA Clippers Blake Griffin 6-10 248 PF So. Oklahoma 3-16-1989 31 Sacramento Chase Budinger 6-7 206 SG/SF Jr. Arizona 12-31-1987
2 Memphis Hasheem Thabeet 7-2 267 C Jr. UConn 2-17-1987 32 Washington Jeff Pendergraph 6-10 240 PF Sr. Arizona State 4-29-1987
3 Oklahoma City Ricky Rubio 6-5 180 PG DKV Joventut, Spain 10-21-1990 33 Portland Victor Claver 6-10 215 SF/PF Valencia, Spain 9-1-1988
4 Sacramento Tyreke Evans 6-5 221 PG/SG Fr. Memphis 9-19-1989 34 Denver Darren Collison 6-1 166 PG Sr. UCLA 8-23-1987
5 Minnesota James Harden 6-5 222 SG So. Arizona State 8-26-1989 35 Detroit Toney Douglas 6-2 183 PG/SG Sr. Florida State 3-16-1986
6 Minnesota Jonny Flynn 6-0 196 PG So. Syracuse 2-6-1989 36 Memphis Derrick Brown 6-8 225 SF/PF Jr. Xavier 9-8-1987
7 Golden State Jordan Hill 6-10 232 PF Jr. Arizona 7-27-1987 37 San Antonio Nando De Colo 6-5 185 PG Sainte Catherine, France 6-23-1987
8 New York Stephen Curry 6-3 181 PG/SG Jr. Davidson 3-14-1988 38 Portland Patrick Mills 6-0 175 PG So. St. Mary’s 8-11-1988
9 Toronto DeMar DeRozan 6-6 211 SG/SF Fr. USC 8-7-1989 39 Detroit Nick Calathes 6-4 193 PG/SG So. Florida 2-7-1989
10 Milwaukee Jrue Holiday 6-4 199 PG/SG Fr. UCLA 6-12-1990 40 Charlotte Danny Green 6-6 208 SG Sr. North Carolina 6-22-1987
11 New Jersey Terrence Williams 6-6 213 SG/SF Sr. Louisville 6-28-1987 41 Milwaukee DeMarre Carroll 6-7 207 SF/PF Sr. Missouri 7-27-1986
12 Charlotte Gerald Henderson 6-5 215 SG Jr. Duke 12-9-1987 42 LA Lakers Jermaine Taylor 6-4 207 SG Sr. UCF 12-8-1986
13 Indiana DeJuan Blair 6-6 277 PF So. Pittsburgh 4-22-1989 43 Miami Lester Hudson 6-2 190 PG/SG Sr. Tennessee Martin 8-7-1984
14 Phoenix Earl Clark 6-10 226 SF/PF Jr. Louisville 1-17-1988 44 Detroit Jon Brockman 6-6 250 PF Sr. Washington 3-20-1987
15 Detroit BJ Mullens 7-1 258 C Fr. Ohio State 2-14-1989 45 Minnesota Josh Heytvelt 6-11 246 PF/C Sr. Gonzaga 6-2-1986
16 Chicago Tyler Hansbrough 6-9 234 PF Sr. North Carolina 11-3-1985 46 Phoenix Dionte Christmas 6-5 211 SG Sr. Temple 9-15-1986
17 Philadelphia Brandon Jennings 6-2 170 PG Lottomatica Roma, Italy 9-23-1989 47 Minnesota Rodrigue Beaubois 6-2 184 PG Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe 2-24-1988
18 Minnesota Austin Daye 6-10 192 SF So. Gonzaga 6-5-1988 48 Phoenix Sergio Llull 6-3 176 PG Real Madrid, Spain 11-15-1987
19 Atlanta Ty Lawson 6-0 199 PG Jr. North Carolina 11-3-1987 49 Atlanta Dante Cunningham 6-8 227 PF Sr. Villanova 4-22-1987
20 Utah James Johnson 6-8 257 SF/PF So. Wake Forest 2-20-1987 50 Utah Patrick Beverley 6-0 170 PG/SG BC Dnipro, Ukraine 7-12-1988
21 New Orleans Eric Maynor 6-3 164 PG Sr. VCU 6-11-1987 51 San Antonio AJ Price 6-2 193 PG Sr. Connecticut 10-7-1986
22 Portland Omri Casspi 6-9 211 SF Rehovot, Israel 6-22-1988 52 Indiana Milenko Tepic 6-8 198 PG/SG KK Partizan Belgrade, Serbia 2-27-1987
23 Sacramento Sam Young 6-6 223 SG/SF Sr. Pittsburgh 6-1-1985 53 San Antonio Serhiy Gladyr 6-5 190 SG MBC Mykolaiv, Ukraine 10-17-1989
24 Dallas Jeff Teague 6-1 175 PG/SG So. Wake Forest 6-10-88 54 Charlotte Christian Eyenga 6-5 210 SG DKV Joventut, Spain 6-22-1989
25 Oklahoma City Taj Gibson 6-9 214 PF Jr. USC 6-24-1985 55 Portland Henk Norel 7-0 236 C Gorinchem, Nederlands 9-17-1987
26 Chicago Wayne Ellington 6-5 202 SG Jr. North Carolina 10-29-1987 56 Dallas Ahmad Nivins 6-9 242 PF Sr. Saint Joseph's 2-10-1987
27 Memphis DaJuan Summers 6-8 243 SF/PF Jr. Georgetown 1-24-1988 57 Phoenix Paul Harris 6-4 237 SG/SF Jr. Syracuse 10-15-1986
28 Minnesota Jonas Jerebko 6-9 210 SF Boras, Sweden 3-2-1987 58 Boston Jeff Adrien 6-6 235 PF Sr. Connecticut 2-10-1986
29 New York Jack McClinton 6-0 185 PG/SG Sr. Miami (FL) 1-19-1985 59 LA Lakers Joe Ingles 6-8 209 SG/SF Happy Valley, Australia 10-2-1987
30 Cleveland Jodie Meeks 6-4 211 SG Jr. Kentucky 8-21-1987 60 Miami Emir Preldzic 6-8 220 SG/SF Slovenia 6-9-1987