Baylor’s Edgecombe Secures MBB’s Highest NBA Draft Pick in Program History

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – VJ Edgecombe was taken as the third pick in the first round of the NBA Draft on Wednesday night, becoming Baylor's highest draft pick in program history.

Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers, Edgecombe became the fifth player from BU to earn a top-10 pick, the previous highest being Ekpe Udoh at No. 6 overall in 2010 by the Golden State Warriors. The Bears are the only program in the country with top-19 picks in each of the last five drafts.

With the second round still to be completed on Thursday, Baylor has 14 picks in the last 13 drafts, the most by any team in the State of Texas and the third-most in the Big 12 conference since 2012.

BU has had 15 NBA Draft picks in the Drew era – Ekpe Udoh (No. 6 in 2010), Perry Jones III (No. 28 in 2012), Quincy Acy (No. 37 in 2012), Quincy Miller (No. 38 in 2012), Pierre Jackson (No. 42 in 2014), Cory Jefferson (No. 60 in 2014), Taurean Prince (No. 12 in 2016), Davion Mitchell (No. 9 in 2021), Jared Butler (No. 40 in 2021), Jeremy Sochan (No. 9 in 2022), Kendall Brown (No. 48 in 2022), Keyonte George (No. 16 in 2023), Ja'Kobe Walter (No. 19 in 2024), Yves Missi (No. 21 in 2024) and now VJ Edgecomes (No. 3 in 2025).

The Baylor freshman standout now gives the Bears 12 first-round picks in program history and nine since 2010. The Bears now own 28 all-time draft picks.

Edgecombe becomes the second Baylor player drafted by Philadelphia, joining Pierre Jackson in 2013. Former Baylor All-American Jared Butler played this past season with the Sixers, averaging 9.0 points and 3.7 assists in 60 games with a club option to return next season.

The NBA Draft continues Thursday night at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN, with draft-eligible Bears Norchad Omier, Jeremy Roach and Jayden Nunn hoping to hear their names called.

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BAYLOR NBA DRAFT HISTORY
YEAR     NAMES, POS.                     RD           PICK      TEAM
1949      James Owens, G/F          2               21            Washington
1950      Don Heathington, F/C   9               -                New York
1957      Jerry Mallett, G                   4               31            Syracuse
1965      Spencer Carlson, F         10            79            St. Louis
1967      Darrell Hardy, C                3               21            Detroit
1971      William Chatmon, F       15            218         Buffalo
1979      Vinnie Johnson, G            1               7               Seattle
1982      Terry Teagle, G                   1               16            Houston
1986      Carlos Briggs, G                4               79            San Antonio
1988      Micheal Williams, G       2               48            Detroit
1988      Darryl Middleton, F/C    3               68            Atlanta
1993      Alex Holcombe, C            2               44            Sacramento
1998      Brian Skinner, F/C           1               22            L.A. Clippers
2010      Ekpe Udoh, F/C                 1               6               Golden State
2012      Perry Jones III, F                1               28            Oklahoma City
2012      Quincy Acy, F                      2               37            Toronto
2012      Quincy Miller, F                 2               38            Denver
2013      Pierre Jackson, G             2               42            Philadelphia
2014      Cory Jefferson, F               2               60            San Antonio
2016      Taurean Prince, F             1               12            Utah
2021      Davion Mitchell, G           1               9               Sacramento
2021      Jared Butler, G                   2               40            New Orleans
2022      Jeremy Sochan, F             1               9               San Antonio
2022      Kendall Brown, F/G         2               48            Minnesota
2023      Keyonte George, G          1               16            Utah
2024      Ja'Kobe Walter, G            1               19            Toronto
2024      Yves Missi, C                       1               21            New Orleans
2025      VJ Edgecombe                  1               3               Philadelphia

BIG 12 NBA DRAFT PICKS SINCE 2012
Kansas – 17
Arizona – 17
BAYLOR – 14
Colorado – 9
Iowa State – 7
Houston – 4
Oklahoma State – 4
Texas Tech – 3
Utah – 3
West Virginia – 2
Arizona State – 2
Cincinnati – 1
Kansas State – 1
TCU – 1
UCF – 1
BYU – 1

NBA DRAFT PICKS FROM TEXAS SCHOOLS SINCE 2012
BAYLOR – 13
Texas – 8
Houston – 4
SMU – 3
Texas Tech – 3
Texas A&M – 2
North Texas – 1
TCU – 1
UT Arlington - 1

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Baylor’s Edgecombe Secures MBB’s Highest NBA Draft Pick in Program History

Players Mentioned

VJ Edgecombe

Yves Missi

Jayden Nunn

Norchad Omier

Jeremy Roach

Ja'Kobe Walter

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