2016 – 17 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . This was head coach Scott Drew 's 14th season at Baylor . The Bears competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco , TX . They finished the season 27 – 8 , 12 – 6 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place . They lost to Kansas State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated New Mexico State and USC before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to South Carolina
Big 12 Tournament
2017 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Baylor Bears basketball team