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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Sept. 3, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<h1 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">Baylor MBB Announces 2019-20 Non-Conference Schedule<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Bears will face up to six high-major opponents in 12-game non-conference slate</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">David Kaye, 254-709-5147,
</span><a href="mailto:David_Kaye@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">David_Kaye@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">WACO, Texas –
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor basketball revealed its 2019-20 non-conference schedule Tuesday morning. The 12-game slate is split evenly with six home games and six away contests.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The non-conference schedule features up to six games against high-major opponents, two of which will be played at the Ferrell Center. In addition to playing in the Armed
Forces Classic in Anchorage, Alaska, the Bears also compete in the Myrtle Beach Invitational in Conway, S.C. and The Battleground 2k19, which will be their first game in Houston since the 2010 Elite Eight run.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor opens its 17<sup>th</sup> season under head coach Scott Drew by hosting Central Arkansas on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at the Ferrell Center. The season-opener will tip off
at 11 a.m. CT as part of “I’m Going to College Day,” with children from local schools invited to cheer on the Bears.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BU will depart shortly after the game to begin a 4,000-mile journey to Anchorage, Alaska. Baylor takes on Washington in ESPN’s Armed Forces Classic on Friday, Nov. 8,
at the Alaska Airlines Center. It will be the Bears’ first trip to Alaska since the 1996 Top of the World Classic. The Bears then return home to host Texas State on Friday, Nov. 15 at the Ferrell Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Drew’s crew then heads to Conway, S.C., to play in the 2019 Myrtle Beach Invitational at HTC Center. BU faces Ohio in a first-round game at 3:30 p.m. CT on Thursday,
Nov. 21. The Bears then face either Utah or Coastal Carolina on Friday, Nov. 22, and BU wraps up the tournament against one of four teams on the opposite side of the bracket – Villanova, Mississippi State, Tulane or Middle Tennessee – on Sunday, Nov. 24.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Following a break for the Thanksgiving holiday, the Bears open a stretch of three consecutive home games by hosting Maryland-Eastern Shore on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BU then hosts Arizona at the Ferrell Center on Saturday, Dec. 7, in a rematch of last season’s 58-49 Baylor win in Tucson. It will be Arizona’s first trip to Waco since
1997.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Next, the Bears host Butler on Tuesday, Dec. 10, in their first meeting as part of the Big 12/BIG EAST scheduling alliance. It will mark the first meeting between the
programs and the first time Drew has squared off against his alma mater.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">An eight-day break during final exams ends with a trip to Houston to take on Tennessee-Martin in The Battleground 2k19 at the Toyota Center on Wednesday, Dec. 18. In
addition to being Baylor’s first game in Houston since the 2010 Elite Eight run, it’s the Bears’ first regular-season game in the Space City since 2002 when BU faced Houston at what is now named NRG Stadium. It will be the Bears’ first game at Toyota Center,
which opened in 2003.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor’s final matchup before the start of Big 12 play comes at home against Jackson State on Monday, Dec. 30.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BU returns to Gainesville, Fla., to face the Gators on Saturday, Jan. 25, in the seventh-annual Big 12/SEC Challenge. Baylor played at Florida in the 2018 event, which
was the Bears’ lone loss as part of their conference-best 5-1 record in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The complete 18-game Big 12 Conference schedule, along with television listings and tip-off times will be announced at a later date. Any Baylor home games not selected
for linear television networks will be broadcast nationally on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The 2020 Big 12 Championship runs March 12-15 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Season tickets can be purchased by calling the Baylor Athletics Ticket Office at 254-710-1000 or online at
</span><a href="http://www.BaylorBears.com/tickets"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">www.BaylorBears.com/tickets</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">. Follow @BaylorMBB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates throughout the year.
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<b><u>Baylor Basketball 2019-20 Non-Conference Schedule<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TV TIME (CT)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday, Nov. 5 CENTRAL ARKANSAS Waco, Texas TBD 11 a.m.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday, Nov. 8 vs. Washington<sup>1</sup> Anchorage, Alaska ESPN/2 TBD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday, Nov. 15 TEXAS STATE Waco, Texas TBD TBD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday, Nov. 21 vs. Ohio<sup>2</sup> Conway, S.C. ESPN2 3:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday, Nov. 22 vs. Utah -or- Coastal Carolina<sup>2</sup> Conway, S.C. ESPN2/U TBD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday, Nov. 24 vs. TBD<sup>2</sup> Conway, S.C. ESPN/2/U TBD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday, Dec. 3 MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE Waco, Texas TBD TBD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday, Dec. 7 ARIZONA Waco, Texas TBD TBD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday, Dec. 10 BUTLER<sup>3</sup> Waco, Texas TBD TBD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday, Dec. 18 vs. Tennessee-Martin<sup>4</sup> Houston, Texas TBD TBD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday, Dec. 30 JACKSON STATE Waco, Texas TBD TBD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday, Jan. 25 at Florida<sup>5</sup> Gainesville, Fla. ESPN/2/U TBD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 12-15 Big 12 Championship<sup>6</sup> Kansas City, Mo. ESPN/2/U TBD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">1 – Armed Forces Classic; Alaska Airlines Center (Anchorage, Alaska)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">2 – Myrtle Beach Invitational; HTC Center (Conway, S.C.)
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">3 – Big 12/BIG EAST Alliance; Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">4 – The Battleground 2k19; Toyota Center (Houston, Texas)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">5 – Big 12/SEC Challenge; O’Connell Center (Gainesville, Fla.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">6 – Big 12 Championship; Sprint Center (Kansas City, Mo.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.BaylorBears.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#385623">David Kaye</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#385623">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">| Assistant AD for Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">C: 254-709-5147<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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