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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Complete schedule attached in PDF format.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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. 18, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h1 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">Baylor MBB Reveals Complete 2019-20 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">All 30 games will be available nationally on ESPN networks or CBS</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 17<sup>th</sup>-year head coach Scott Drew announced the Bears’ complete 30-game 2019-20 schedule on Wednesday. Every game will be available to watch nationally, with 29 games on the ESPN family of
networks and one game on CBS. <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 Bears’ 12-game non-conference schedule was announced on Sept. 3 and is highlighted by a trip to Alaska to face Washington in the Armed Forces Classic, the Myrtle
Beach Invitational, home games against Arizona and Butler, and Baylor’s first game in Houston since the 2010 Elite Eight as part of The Battleground 2k19.<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">With the addition of the Big 12 Conference slate announced by the league office on Wednesday, Baylor’s schedule has been finalized with tip times set for 26 of 30 games.
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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">Baylor’s non-conference games against Arizona and Butler have been picked up by ESPN2, and the game against Tennessee-Martin in Houston will be televised on ESPNU. Baylor’s
four remaining non-conference home games – vs. Central Arkansas, Texas State, Maryland-Eastern Shore and Jackson State – will be televised by Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Additionally, four of 18 games on the Bears’ conference schedule will be shown 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">Baylor opens Big 12 play by hosting Texas on Saturday, Jan. 4. The Bears then play five of their next seven games on the road. BU travels to Texas Tech on Tuesday, Jan.
7, then heads back on the road to play at Kansas on Saturday, Jan. 11. After a home game against Iowa State on Wednesday, Jan. 15, the Bears travel to Stillwater to face Oklahoma State on Saturday, Jan. 18.
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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 has a short turnaround before a Monday, Jan. 20 home game against Oklahoma, then plays consecutive road games again starting with a rematch of the 2018 Big 12/SEC
Challenge when Baylor heads to Florida on Saturday, Jan. 25, followed by a trip to Iowa State on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The 2018 Big 12/SEC Challenge game at Florida was Baylor’s lone loss in the six-year-old series, and the Bears maintain the best record of
any team in either league at 5-1 in Big 12/SEC Challenge games.<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 next starts a streak of five consecutive Saturday home games by hosting TCU on Saturday, Feb. 1. The Bears also host Saturday home games against Oklahoma State
(Feb. 8), West Virginia (Feb. 15) and Kansas (Feb. 22). Sandwiched between those home games are midweek road trips to face Kansas State on Monday, Feb. 8, Texas on Monday, Feb. 10 and Oklahoma on Tuesday, Feb. 18.<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 Bears then host Kansas State on Tuesday, Feb. 25 and travel to TCU on Saturday, Feb. 29. BU’s final home game of the season is against Texas Tech on Monday, March
2, and the Bears’ regular-season finale is at West Virginia on Saturday, March 7.<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 11-14 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.
<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">Season tickets can be purchased
<a href="https://baylorbears.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList?groupCode=MBST&linkID=baylor&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=">
online here</a> or by calling the Baylor Athletics Ticket Office at 254-710-1000. Men’s Basketball single-game tickets will go on sale to the general public in early October. Follow @BaylorMBB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates throughout the year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
<b><u>Baylor Basketball 2019-20 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 Big 12 Now/ESPN+ 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 8:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday, Nov. 15 TEXAS STATE Waco, Texas Big 12 Now/ESPN+ 7 p.m.<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 Big 12 Now/ESPN+ 6:30 p.m.<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 ESPN2 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 ESPN2 8 p.m.<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 ESPNU 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 Big 12 Now/ESPN+ TBD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday, Jan. 4 TEXAS Waco, Texas ESPN2 7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday, Jan. 7 at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas ESPN/2/U 8 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday, Jan. 11 at Kansas Lawrence, Kan. CBS Noon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday, Jan. 15 IOWA STATE Waco, Texas Big 12 Now/ESPN+ 7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday, Jan. 18 at Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. ESPN/2/U 11 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday, Jan. 20 OKLAHOMA Waco, Texas ESPN 8 p.m.<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 7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday, Jan. 29 at Iowa State Ames, Iowa ESPN2/U 8 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday, Feb. 1 TCU Waco, Texas ESPN2/U 3 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday, Feb. 3 at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. ESPN2 8 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday, Feb. 8 OKLAHOMA STATE Waco, Texas ESPN2 5 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday, Feb. 10 at Texas Austin, Texas ESPN/2 8 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday, Feb. 15 WEST VIRGINIA Waco, Texas Big 12 Now/ESPN+ 3 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday, Feb. 18 at Oklahoma Norman, Okla. ESPN/2/U 8 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday, Feb. 22 KANSAS Waco, Texas ESPN/2 11 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday, Feb. 25 KANSAS STATE Waco, Texas Big 12 Now/ESPN+ 7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday, Feb. 29 at TCU Fort Worth, Texas ESPN/2/U 1 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday, March 2 TEXAS TECH Waco, Texas ESPN 8 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday, March 7 at West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. Big 12 Now/ESPN+ 1 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 11-14 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.)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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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