Baylor’s rebounding wrecking ball
In the 2015-16 season, Rico Gathers was Baylor’s brute-force rebounding anchor, setting the school single-season record with 394 rebounds and ranking third nationally, while also sitting fourth in Baylor history with 847 career boards and tied for seventh with 24 double-doubles[1][3][8]. His game was built on strength, effort, and relentless second-chance creation—exactly the kind of low-glamour, high-impact presence coaches love. The caveat: his value came from interior physicality more than polished scoring, and his career arc was already unusual, since he transitioned from basketball late and later moved on to football after Baylor[1][4][12].
