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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 – Oct. 28, 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 Trio Named Preseason All-Big 12, Butler Preseason POY<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">Butler is third player in program history named Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year</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">IRVING, Texas –
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor men’s basketball junior Jared Butler has been chosen as the Preseason Player of the Year, and seniors MaCio Teague and Mark Vital were honorable mention selections on the 2020-21 Preseason All-Big 12 Team, as
voted on by the league’s head coaches. <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">Butler was one of two unanimous Preseason All-Big 12 Team selections, joining Kansas’ Marcus Garrett. Oklahoma’s Austin Reeves, Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham, Texas’
Matt Coleman III and West Virginia’s Oscar Tshiebwe were also on the Preseason All-Big 12 Team, which expanded to six players due to a tie in voting.<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">Teague and Vital were among eight players to receive Preseason All-Big 12 honorable mention. They were joined by Texas’ Greg Brown III, Courtney Ramey and Jericho Sims,
Texas Tech’s Kyler Edwards and Mac McClung and West Virginia’s Derek Culver.<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">Butler is the 10<sup>th</sup> Baylor player since 2007-08 selected to the traditionally five-player Preseason All-Big 12 Team. He joins teammate Tristan Clark, who was
named prior to the 2019-20 season, Johnathan Motley, Rico Gathers, Cory Jefferson, Isaiah Austin, Pierre Jackson, Perry Jones III, LaceDarius Dunn and Curtis Jerrells. Butler also joins Jackson (2012-13) and Jones III (2011-12) as the only Bears named Big
12 Preseason Player of the Year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baylor opens the 2020-21 season with a 14-day, five-game trip to take on some of the nation’s top teams. BU opens the season Nov. 25-26 at the Empire Classic, which features
Villanova, Arizona State and Boston College. Baylor then plays a pair of games against to-be-announced opponents, before finishing the trip Dec. 5 in a marquee matchup against Gonzaga in Indianapolis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Bears’ home opener is Dec. 8 against Nicholls State, and Baylor opens Big 12 play with a home game against Texas on Dec. 13. BU also has non-conference home games against
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Dec. 21), Central Arkansas (Dec. 29) and Auburn (Jan. 30).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baylor Athletics expects to open the season with 25 percent capacity in the Ferrell Center, and renewed season ticket holders will have exclusive priority. The Baylor Bear Foundation
will send additional information this week. Follow @BaylorMBB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates throughout the year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2020-21 PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12 TEAM<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jared Butler, Baylor*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Marcus Garrett, Kansas*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Austin Reaves, Oklahoma<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Matt Coleman III, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Oscar Tshiebwe, West Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Honorable mention: MaCio Teague (Baylor), Mark Vital (Baylor), Greg Brown III (Texas), Courtney Ramey (Texas), Jericho Sims (Texas), Kyler Edwards (Texas Tech), Mac McClung (Texas
Tech), Derek Culver (West Virginia).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">* - denotes unanimous selection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Preseason Player of the Year:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jared Butler, Baylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Preseason Newcomer of the Year:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Marcus Santos-Silva, Texas Tech<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Preseason Freshman of the Year:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BAYLOR’S PRESASON ALL-BIG 12 SELECTIONS (since 2002-03)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2007-08 – Curtis Jerrells, G<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2008-09 – Curtis Jerrells, G<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2010-11 – LaceDarius Dunn, G<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2011-12 – Perry Jones III, F<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2012-13 – Pierre Jackson, G<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2013-14 – Isaiah Austin, C<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2013-14 – Cory Jefferson, F<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2015-16 – Rico Gathers, F<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2016-17 – Johnathan Motley, F<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2019-20 – Tristan Clark, F<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2020-21 – Jared Butler, G<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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