No. 12 Baylor MBB Set for Home Opener Against Sam Houston

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12/14 BAYLOR BEARS (1-1, 0-0 Big 12)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)
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12/14 BAYLOR (1-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs. SAM HOUSTON (1-1, 0-0 CUSA)
Nov. 12, 2024 • 7:00 p.m. CT
Waco, Texas • Foster Pavilion (7,500)

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Talent: John Morris (pxp), Pat Nunley (analyst)
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SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS (1-1, 0-0 CUSA)
Location: Huntsville, Tex
Conference/Affiliation: CUSA
Head Coach: Chris Mudge (Texas, 2006)
Roster<https://gobearkats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster> | Stats<https://gobearkats.com/sports/2007/10/7/1258456.aspx> | Game Notes (PDF)<file:///documents/2024/11/11/MBB_at_Baylor_game_notes.pdf>
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Story lines
• No. 8 Baylor is set for its home-opener on Tuesday night against Sam Houston, with John Morris and Pat Nunley calling the action on ESPN+
• The Bears have won five-straight home openers and are 19-2 in home lid lifters under Scott Drew
• Baylor beat Sam Houston in the opening round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, giving Drew his first NCAA tournament win at Baylor and the Bears' first NCAA Tournament win in 60 years
• Tuesday's game theme is "Foster After Dark" where fans are encouraged to wear black or anthracite
• Baylor will honor the late Carroll Dawson on Tuesday night. An all-conference selection at Baylor in 1960, Dawson later coached at BU as an assistant in 1963, taking over as the head coach in 1973
• Dawson went on to a 27-year career as an assistant coach and general manager in the NBA with the Houston Rockets, helping Houston to back-to-back NBA Titles in 1994-95
• BU is coming off its first win of the season, a 72-67 win over No. 16 Arkansas where the Bears never trailed
• Saturday was the first time since Jan. 1, 2022 (No. 8 Iowa State) Baylor never trailed in a game against a ranked opponent
• The win over the 16th-ranked Arkansas was Baylor's earliest win over a ranked opponent in program history. The previous best was Nov. 15, 2016, when BU beat No. 4 Oregon 66-49, en route to the program's first-ever No. 1 ranking two months later.
• With the win, Drew improved to 3-1 all time against Arkansas head coach, John Calipari
• The Bears are now 21-11 against the SEC during the Drew era, including 16-7 since 2012-13
• Norchad Omier has led the way for Baylor in its first two games of the season, averaging 15 points and 10.5 rebounds in two games against ranked opponents last week
• The NCAA's active leader in career double-doubles, Omier added one more to his illustrious career (69) with 15 points and 12 rebounds in a win over No. 16 Arkansas, earning "4PT Dallas Duel" MVP honors
• Omier is the NCAA's active leader in career rebounds (1,336) and double-doubles (69), while ranking 10th in career points (1,848)
• With his 12 pts and 6 assist on Monday, Robert Wright became the first freshman in the Drew era with 10+ points and 6+ assists in their debut, and the first Baylor player since Manu Lecomte in 2016 with those numbers in a Baylor debut.
• Baylor is one of just four teams to win at least one NCAA Tournament game in each of the last five tournaments.
• The Bears are one of four programs to be ranked inside the top-10 in each of the last six seasons
• The Bears are the only team in the country with a top-19 pick in each of the last four NBA Draft, and one of just two programs with a top-20 pick in fourth-straight drafts (Duke)
• Baylor welcomes nine new faces to the 2024-25 squad, aiming to replace four of their five starters off of last year's team, including a pair of first-round draft picks in Ja'Kobe Walter and Yves Missi
• Additionally the Bears brought in experienced transfers Jalen Celestine (Cal), Omier (Ark. St. and Miami) and Jeremy Roach (Duke) to help replace 71.4% of the scoring, 68.3% of the rebounding and 78.8% of the assists.
• Roach and Omier bring Final Four experience, as Roach helped his Duke team to the 2022 Final Four, while Omier led Miami to it's first-ever Final Four in 2023.


Matt Roberts | Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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