Scott Drew

Biography

The greatest rebuild in college basketball history reached its completion in 2021, as Scott Drew led Baylor to its first National Championship and the first Big 12 title in school history. Entering his 23rd season in 2025-26, Scott Drew is tied as the Big 12's longest-tenured head coach and has notched a school-record 464 victories in his first 22 years, including a 31-13 postseason record since 2009. Over the past 18 seasons, Drew has led Baylor to 13 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.