Career

Baccus was a forward for the SMU Mustangs men"s basketball team for three seasons. He received all-Southwest Conference honors and was recognized as a third-team All-American by Converse following the 1934-1935 season, in which he captained SMU"s first-ever Southwest Conference championship team in basketball under head coach Jimmie Saint Clair. He would go on to coach SMU in basketball for six seasons (1938-1942, 1945-1947), finishing with an overall record of 55–71 (437).