ESSEN, Germany – Baylor men's basketball holds the opportunity to represent its home country for Team USA in the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games, hosted in various cities across the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region of Germany.
USA is one of 16 countries being represented in the men's basketball competition. Overall, 150 countries and over 8,500 student-athletes will take part in a variety of 18 sports at the World University Games.
SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK
Team USA will first compete in group play before moving on to bracket play. Competing in Group B, USA will face off against India, Latvia and Romania from July 19-21. For bracket play, Group B is paired with Group A for quarterfinals. If USA wins their group, they will play the second place team in Group A. If USA finish second in their group, they will play the first place team in Group A.
Schedule:
• Game 1: Team USA vs. Team India
Saturday, July 19
th | Ischelandhalle | Hagen, Germany | 8:00 pm CET (1:00 pm CT)
• Game 2: Team USA vs. Team Latvia
Sunday, July 20
th | Grugahalle | Essen, Germany | 5:30 pm CET (10:30 am CT)
• Game 3: Team USA vs. Team Romania
Monday, July 21
st | Ischelandhalle | Hagen, Germany | 5:30 pm CET (10:30 am CT)
• Quarterfinals:
Wednesday, July 23
rd | Ischelandhalle/Sporthalle am Hallo | TBD
• Semifinals:
Thursday, July 24
th | Grugahalle/Ischelandhalle | TBD
• Finals:
Saturday, July 26
th | Grugahalle/Sporthalle am Hallo | TBD
Groups:
Group A: Germany, Finland, Chile, Chinese Taipei
Group B: USA, India, Latvia, Romania
Group C: Czech Republic, Brazil, Philippines, Poland
Group D: Argentina, Lithuania, Lebanon, Korea
All Team USA games in the tournament will be streamed live, with the broadcasts available at
BaylorRadio and video at
FISU2025.
ABOUT FISU WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES
Debuting as the World University Games in 1923 in Paris, France, the precursor event was held in Europe every two years until 1939. The event was revived in 1947 – two years before the founding of FISU - and returned as the 'Universiade' in Turin, Italy, in 1959. As part of the relaunch, the 'U' shape of the FISU flag and the song 'Gaudeamus Igitur', which is played at the Medal Ceremonies instead of the national anthem, were introduced. Since then, the multi-sport event has been held every two years (in odd-numbered years), with both summer and winter editions. The most important competition in international university sport, the Universiade became known as the 'FISU World University Games' in 2020.
PERFECT FOR A TEAM LIKE US
BU is returning 0.0-percent of their scoring from the 2024-25 season. Working with a fresh roster, Baylor welcomes all 15 new roster additions, aiming to replace all five starters from last year's team, including first-round draft pick and the highest pick in program history
VJ Edgecombe.
Redshirt sophomore
Cameron Carr joined the Bears midway through last season, transferring from Tennessee. Additionally, the Bears brought in experienced transfers Dan Skillings (Cincinnati),
JJ White (Omaha),
Obi Agbim (Wyoming) and
Caden Powell (Rice). Moreover, BU added transfers
Michael Rataj (Oregon State) and
Juslin Bodo Bodo (High Point) along with incoming five-star freshman
Tounde Yessoufou.
Rataj, a native of Augsburg, Germany, will be competing for Team Germany. Baylor's three other international athletes are unable to compete for Team USA as the roster is limited to only American citizens.
Baylor is adding Samson Aletan (Yale) to its Team USA roster to compete for his home country. Aletan will return to Yale at the end of the tournament duration.
ROSTER STATS
0 |
Dan Skillings Jr. | G | 6-6 | Sr. | Cincinnati: 9.2 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 44 FG%, 30 3P%, 61 FT%, 29 GP
1 |
JJ White | G | 6-1 | 5th | Omaha: 13.7 PPG, 4 APG, 2.6 RPG, 49 FG%, 44 3P%, 80 FT%, 35 GP
2 |
Will Kuykendall | G | 6-2 | RSo. | Arizona: N/A
3 |
Drew Perry G | 5-10 | Fr.: N/A
5 |
Obi Agbim | G | 6-3 | 5th | Wyoming: 17.6 PPG, 3.4 APG, 3.2 RPG, 47 FG%, 44 3P%, 79 FT%, 29 GP
7 |
Andre Iguodala II | G/F | 6-7 | Fr.: N/A
10 |
Isaac Williams IV | G | 6-1 | So. | TAMU Corpus Christi: 10.8 PPG, 3.7 APG, 3.2 RPG, 44 FG%, 19 GP
33 | *Samson Aletan | C | 6-10 | Jr. | Yale: 7.5 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 59 FG%, 63 FT%, 30 GP
43 |
Cameron Carr | G | 6-5 | RSo. | Tennessee: 4.8 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 63 FG%, 40 3P%, 78 FT%, 4 GP
44 |
Caden Powell | C | 6-9 | Sr. | Rice: 10.4 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 57 FG%, 65 FT%, 32 GP
*enrolled at Yale University
Competition for Team USA and Baylor will begin at 1:00 pm CT (8:00 pm CET) against Team India in Hagen, Germany.
