Every program has up-and-down seasons and that's what Scott Drew's Baylor Bears experienced this past season. The Bears went 17-17 after losing every player from their 2024-25 roster. After reloading via the transfer portal, Baylor went just 17-17, and missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019-20. But even the elite teams miss the NCAA Tournament every now and then. North Carolina missed The Big Dance in 2022-23, and Duke was on track to miss it in 2020-21 before a COVID-19 case forced the Blue Devils to withdraw from the ACC Tournament. But those two programs are labeled 'blue bloods' of college basketball — and so should the Baylor Bears. Recruiting at an elite level After having four-star Elijah Williams committed in the 2026 cycle for the longest time, Scott Drew and Co. swung for the fences and signed five-star guard Dylan Mingo , who is one of the highest-rated players in Baylor recruiting history. But it's not the first five-star Drew has signed.…