ALL IN THE FAMILY
10/11/2025 10:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball
At least for now, Scott gets bragging rights over Bryce in battle of the Drews
By Jerry Hill
Baylor Bear Insider
WACO, Texas – Once Baylor coach Scott Drew lost to his younger brother, Bryce, in one-on-one basketball for the first time, "I never played him anymore. My dad taught me that."
That's not the only thing College Basketball Hall of Famer Homer Drew taught his two sons. But on Friday, the teacher got the joy of watching his two pupils go head-to-head again on the basketball court, this time as the opposing coaches for an exhibition game at Foster Pavilion.
This time, it was Scott that had the upper hand, his all-new Bears overcoming an early seven-point deficit to beat Bryce's Grand Canyon Lopes, 79-74.
"Unfortunately, it'll be a little while," Bryce said about the Drew brothers getting back together. "He definitely does (have bragging rights) for now. The next competition, hopefully, whatever it is, he can maybe let little brother win, and we'll be even."
While Scott calls a potential regular-season matchup a "non-win situation," they can help each other in this type of setting.
"The great thing is I knew a Drew would win," said Homer, who retired in 2011 with a career record of 640-428 that included seven NCAA Tournament appearances at Valparaiso. "But I tell you, my proudest moment came on Monday or Tuesday, when these two and myself got on the phone, and these two were sharing information to make the game so that they can learn things to help them.
"Both of them get a chance now to take the film and learn from this to help prepare for their next game. Probably the best advice they both have for me, they say, 'Dad, be happy you're out of it.'''
Both teams are having to learn as they go. While the Bears returned zero players from last year, Bryce has one starter, two returning lettermen and three redshirts back from a GCU squad that made its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in his five seasons at the Phoenix, Ariz., school.
"Thought it was great for both of us to have a close game, a competitive game," Scott said. "Mountain West has (GCU) in the preseason top three. They're going to have a great year if they stay injury-free and keep listening to the coaches. . . . This would be one of the taller teams in the Big 12, so it gives us something to work on finishing, when we want to go up, when we want to pass. We don't get extra points for degree of difficulty. So, we want to make the easy ones."
Missing 12 of its first 18 shots, Baylor fell behind by as many as seven and was still down by five with less than five minutes in the half. But Cincinnati transfer Dan Skillings Jr. scored 11 of his 17 points in a 16-7 run that gave the Bears a 39-35 halftime lead.
"From watching Skillings from last year until now, he's a totally different, much better player," said Bryce, who is 248-148 overall, including 120-40 in five years at GCU. "I think as you look through and you see development from the outside in, you see those players are much better than they were on film in the past, already."
"I paid him for that," said Scott, who is beginning his 23rd season at Baylor with a career record of 486-270. That gives the Drew family a combined record of 1,410 wins and 846 losses.
With Tennessee transfer Cameron Carr and freshman Tounde Yessoufou combining to hit five 3-pointers and score 24 second-half points, the Bears stretched the lead to double digits. But fueled by UNLV transfer Jaden Henley, who scored a game-high 28 points, the Lopes made it a one-possession game twice in the last five minutes.
"One thing good about our team thus far is that everyone has really celebrated each other," Scott said. "(Michael) Rataj was 1-for-7, not one of his better games, but somebody that really contributed. If you keep doing that all year long, where you celebrate each other, your teammates, that allows you to be successful and win more games than people think you can."
Homer, who joined his two sons for the postgame media session, assessed that Baylor and GCU are "going to surprise in both conferences."
"I think they're deep, they've got athletes, and they've got players who are listening and want to get better," Homer said. "I really enjoy seeing both teams in practice, and I'm excited for both of them on what they've got this year."
Yessoufou and Carr scored 21 and 20 points, respectively, while Gonzaga transfer Dusty Stromer had 15 for GCU.
"For all of us, it was really good to just find out how we do starting lineups, how we do all our routines and everything," Scott said, "so that when the season starts, they're not in awe, and hopefully it's a little easier."
Baylor will face Indiana in its final exhibition game on Oct. 26 at Cambridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis before opening the regular season on Nov. 3 with a home game against UTRGV.
Baylor Bear Insider
WACO, Texas – Once Baylor coach Scott Drew lost to his younger brother, Bryce, in one-on-one basketball for the first time, "I never played him anymore. My dad taught me that."
That's not the only thing College Basketball Hall of Famer Homer Drew taught his two sons. But on Friday, the teacher got the joy of watching his two pupils go head-to-head again on the basketball court, this time as the opposing coaches for an exhibition game at Foster Pavilion.
This time, it was Scott that had the upper hand, his all-new Bears overcoming an early seven-point deficit to beat Bryce's Grand Canyon Lopes, 79-74.
"Unfortunately, it'll be a little while," Bryce said about the Drew brothers getting back together. "He definitely does (have bragging rights) for now. The next competition, hopefully, whatever it is, he can maybe let little brother win, and we'll be even."
While Scott calls a potential regular-season matchup a "non-win situation," they can help each other in this type of setting.
"The great thing is I knew a Drew would win," said Homer, who retired in 2011 with a career record of 640-428 that included seven NCAA Tournament appearances at Valparaiso. "But I tell you, my proudest moment came on Monday or Tuesday, when these two and myself got on the phone, and these two were sharing information to make the game so that they can learn things to help them.
"Both of them get a chance now to take the film and learn from this to help prepare for their next game. Probably the best advice they both have for me, they say, 'Dad, be happy you're out of it.'''
Both teams are having to learn as they go. While the Bears returned zero players from last year, Bryce has one starter, two returning lettermen and three redshirts back from a GCU squad that made its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in his five seasons at the Phoenix, Ariz., school.
"Thought it was great for both of us to have a close game, a competitive game," Scott said. "Mountain West has (GCU) in the preseason top three. They're going to have a great year if they stay injury-free and keep listening to the coaches. . . . This would be one of the taller teams in the Big 12, so it gives us something to work on finishing, when we want to go up, when we want to pass. We don't get extra points for degree of difficulty. So, we want to make the easy ones."
Missing 12 of its first 18 shots, Baylor fell behind by as many as seven and was still down by five with less than five minutes in the half. But Cincinnati transfer Dan Skillings Jr. scored 11 of his 17 points in a 16-7 run that gave the Bears a 39-35 halftime lead.
"From watching Skillings from last year until now, he's a totally different, much better player," said Bryce, who is 248-148 overall, including 120-40 in five years at GCU. "I think as you look through and you see development from the outside in, you see those players are much better than they were on film in the past, already."
"I paid him for that," said Scott, who is beginning his 23rd season at Baylor with a career record of 486-270. That gives the Drew family a combined record of 1,410 wins and 846 losses.
With Tennessee transfer Cameron Carr and freshman Tounde Yessoufou combining to hit five 3-pointers and score 24 second-half points, the Bears stretched the lead to double digits. But fueled by UNLV transfer Jaden Henley, who scored a game-high 28 points, the Lopes made it a one-possession game twice in the last five minutes.
"One thing good about our team thus far is that everyone has really celebrated each other," Scott said. "(Michael) Rataj was 1-for-7, not one of his better games, but somebody that really contributed. If you keep doing that all year long, where you celebrate each other, your teammates, that allows you to be successful and win more games than people think you can."
Homer, who joined his two sons for the postgame media session, assessed that Baylor and GCU are "going to surprise in both conferences."
"I think they're deep, they've got athletes, and they've got players who are listening and want to get better," Homer said. "I really enjoy seeing both teams in practice, and I'm excited for both of them on what they've got this year."
Yessoufou and Carr scored 21 and 20 points, respectively, while Gonzaga transfer Dusty Stromer had 15 for GCU.
"For all of us, it was really good to just find out how we do starting lineups, how we do all our routines and everything," Scott said, "so that when the season starts, they're not in awe, and hopefully it's a little easier."
Baylor will face Indiana in its final exhibition game on Oct. 26 at Cambridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis before opening the regular season on Nov. 3 with a home game against UTRGV.
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