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Baylor Basketball: Re-ranking the top 20 Bear players from 2000-21

By Andrew Tineo

The Baylor Bears huddle after defeating the Wisconsin Badgers 76-63 during the second round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament on Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns/IndyStar via USA TODAY Sports
The Baylor Bears huddle after defeating the Wisconsin Badgers 76-63 during the second round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament on Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns/IndyStar via USA TODAY Sports /
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Prior to the beginning of the season, I ranked the top 20 players for Baylor Basketball since the turn of the century. After 28 wins, a Big 12, and National Championship, it is only deserving to update this list for those final players that played in 2020.

The criteria used to make this list consists of individual awards, team awards, and individual play.

Without wasting time, here is a set of players that just missed the cut, but deserved recognition as they molded the program into what it is today.

Barely missed the cut: Quincy Miller SF, Royce O’Neale SF,  Makai Mason PG, Aaron Bruce PG, Jo Lual-Acuil C, Lester Medford PG, Terry Black SF.

20. Quincy Miller SF (2012-2013)

After Baylor was established as a solid program, Scott Drew would take it to next level on the recruiting front. Gems like LaceDarius Dunn and Tweety Carter were a few of the notable players that were Top 100 ranked players.

However, none of them were as coveted as Quincy Miller. Miller was ranked as the #5 overall player in the class of 2011 and the #2 Forward in his class. The 6’9 polished playmaker from Chicago had a solid overall game for someone of his stature.

Miller was only at Baylor for one season and made about the most of it as he could. He averaged 10.6 points,  4.9 rebounds on shooting 44.7% from the field and almost 35% from 3-point range. Miller had extremely good athleticism and ability to shoot was nothing to shy away from. His 29 points on 12/17 shooting were just a taste of what he could provide.

There were signs of inconsistency in Miller’s game that did not make him a constant threat. However, when he was playing well, not many players could stop him.

Miller would get all of the Big 12 awards as he could as he was named Big 12 Rookies of the Year and was on the All-Big 12 Freshman Team.

Even if Miller wasn’t the most dominant College Basketball, he was one of the first true elite high school recruits, as it would start a bit of a trend over the next few years.

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