In postseason play, Baylor lost to Missouri in the 2012 Big 12 men's basketball tournament championship game and Kentucky in the Elite Eight of the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

The Bears began regular season play ranked 12th in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Preseason polls.

In Baylor's second-round game of the tournament, sophomore Brady Heslip had nine 3-pointers, which was a career high.

On Sunday, March 25, 2012, the Baylor Bears played The University of Kentucky in an Elite 8 match up for a spot in to The Final Four in New Orleans.

In the second half Baylor began a 9-1 run, but the Bears fell to Kentucky 82-70, ending their season.