Baylor NBA Players (2026-27)
All 11 former Baylor players on an NBA roster this season.
Updated Sep 1, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 11
- Average height
- 6'5"
- Average age
- 24.8
- Teams represented
- 11 of 30
- Tallest
- Yves Missi (6'11")
- Shortest
- Davion Mitchell (6'0")
- Oldest
- Royce O'Neale (33)
- Youngest
- VJ Edgecombe (21)
11 Baylor alumni appear on NBA rosters for the 2026-27 season, spread across 11 different teams. The group skews young, with an average age of 24.8, and ranges from 21-year-old VJ Edgecombe of the Philadelphia 76ers to 33-year-old Royce O'Neale of the Charlotte Hornets.
Guards dominate the list — 7 of the 11 players line up at that position — alongside 3 forwards and 1 center. The average height across the group works out to 6'5", with Yves Missi at 6'11" the tallest and Davion Mitchell at 6'0" the shortest.
Think you'd know these players from their team, height, age and jersey number alone?
Play Guess-the-Player with only Baylor alumni →| Player | Team | Pos | Ht | Age | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Flagler
|
Sacramento Kings
|
G | 6'1" | 26 | — |
Cameron Carr
|
Los Angeles Lakers
|
G | 6'5" | 21 | — |
Davion Mitchell
|
Miami Heat
|
G | 6'0" | 27 | #45 |
Ja'Kobe Walter
|
Toronto Raptors
|
G | 6'4" | 21 | #14 |
Jeremy Sochan
|
Portland Trail Blazers
|
F | 6'8" | 23 | #20 |
Keyonte George
|
Utah Jazz
|
G | 6'4" | 22 | #3 |
RayJ Dennis
|
Atlanta Hawks
|
G | 6'2" | 25 | #10 |
Royce O'Neale
|
Charlotte Hornets
|
F | 6'6" | 33 | — |
Taurean Prince
|
Detroit Pistons
|
F | 6'6" | 32 | #12 |
VJ Edgecombe
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
G | 6'4" | 21 | #77 |
Yves Missi
|
New Orleans Pelicans
|
C | 6'11" | 22 | #21 |
Click any column heading to sort. Players with no college listed came into the league from overseas or straight out of high school.
How the players spread across the league
Each of the 11 players is on a different team, so no franchise holds more than one Baylor alumnus this season. The group covers a wide slice of the league, from the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings in the West to the Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, and Philadelphia 76ers in the East.
Birthplaces and backgrounds on the roster
8 of the 11 players were born in the United States, with Texas producing the largest share — players born in Killeen, Lewisville, McKinney, and San Marcos all appear on the list. 2 players were born outside the Americas: Jeremy Sochan was born in Milton Keynes, England, and Yves Missi was born in Yaounde, Cameroon. VJ Edgecombe was born in Bimini, Bahamas.
Ages and jersey numbers worth noting
Three players — VJ Edgecombe (#77), Cameron Carr, and Keyonte George (#3) — are 21 or 22, while Taurean Prince (32, #12) and Royce O'Neale (33) represent the older end. Davion Mitchell wears #45 for the Miami Heat, and Yves Missi wears #21 for the New Orleans Pelicans. Ja'Kobe Walter wears #14 for the Toronto Raptors.