Very different No. 8 Baylor sees chance to repeat as champs

FILE - Baylor forward Flo Thamba (0) drives on Baylor guard Jordan Turner (5) in the first half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, in this Saturday, March 27, 2021, file photo. Baylor coach Scott Drew has talked to his team about the unique opportunity as the defending national champion, even with a roster that has changed drastically since the Bears cut down the nets last April. Big man Flo Thama is the only starter back for eighth-ranked Baylor, though he is interchangeable with fellow returning forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua. (AP Photo/Mike Conroy, File)

Baylor coach Scott Drew, right, and West Virginia coach Bob Huggins talk during Big 12 NCAA college basketball media day Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Baylor coach Scott Drew speaks to the media during Big 12 NCAA college basketball media day Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

FILE - Arizona guard James Akinjo (13) plays during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona State in Tucson, Ariz., Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, in Tucson, Ariz. Baylor coach Scott Drew has talked to his team about the unique opportunity as the defending national champion, even with a roster that has changed drastically since the Bears cut down the nets last April. Graduate transfer guard James Akinjo was Arizona's leading scorer last season, and freshman guard Kendall Brown, a five-star recruit, could make an immediate impact. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

Baylor coach Scott Drew speaks to the media during Big 12 NCAA college basketball media day Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)