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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 – May 20, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Baylor MBB to Represent USA at GLOBL JAM in Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Bears will play as USA against Canada, Italy and Brazil<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="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">WACO, Texas –</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <span style="background:white">Baylor men's basketball will represent the United States
at the inaugural GLOBL JAM, a partnership between Canada Basketball and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).</span></span><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The GLOBL JAM will be played July 5-10 in Toronto at the Mattamy Athletic Centre. The event will shine the international spotlight on the game’s rising stars and
feature teams from the USA, Canada, Italy and Brazil competing in an Under-23 tournament.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">“We are so honored to have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to represent the United States in international competition,” 20<sup>th</sup>-year Baylor
head coach Scott Drew said. “This will be a terrific event with great teams from across the globe, and we are grateful to Canada Basketball and the NABC for making this tournament a reality.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">In addition to the men’s tournament, there will also be a women’s event in partnership with the WBCA. The women’s event features the USA, Canada, Belgium and France,
with VCU representing the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Recognized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the GLOBL JAM men’s and women’s tournaments will feature pools of four teams competing in
round-robin action July 5-8. Teams that advance to the semifinal round will meet on Saturday, July 9, followed by the Championship games on Sunday, July 10.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Baylor’s first game will be at 1 p.m. CT on July 5 against Italy. The Bears will then take on Canada at 8 p.m. on July 6 and will wrap up pool play against Brazil
at 1 p.m. on July 7. Men’s semifinal games will be July 9 at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m., and the men’s Gold Medal Game is July 10 at 6 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Session passes (2 games) are on sale now via Ticketmaster. Additional ticket information, along with schedule and volunteer opportunities can be found at
</span><a href="https://www.basketball.ca/globljam"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">globljam.ca</span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">“The NABC is committed to growing the game of basketball on a global scale, and we’re excited to collaborate with Canada Basketball, the WBCA, Baylor and
VCU for the inaugural GLOBL JAM,” said Craig Robinson, NABC Executive Director. “This new event will provide our sport with an impactful summer platform and offer a unique international competition experience for student-athletes and coaches alike.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The Bears could return nine players from the 2021-22 Big 12 Championship squad, and they add three transfers along with two highly-ranked prep recruits. Adam Flagler,
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, Flo Thamba, LJ Cryer, Dale Bonner, Zach Loveday, Langston Love, Jordan Turner and Austin Sacks can all return from last year's team.
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Jalen Bridges joins the Bears after starting 33-consecutive Big 12 games at West Virginia over the last two seasons, and Caleb Lohner returns to his home state after playing 62 games in two years at BYU. They join JUCO All-American Dantwan Grimes, who led the
Kilgore College Rangers to back-to-back NJCAA National Tournaments. McDonalds All-American Keyonte George heads to Baylor out of IMG Academy, and Nigeria native Joshua Ojianwuna will join the program out of the NBA Global Academy – Australia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Follow @BaylorMBB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates throughout the year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2022 GLOBL JAM SCHEDULE (all times Central)</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">July 5 at 10 a.m. – USA vs. France (WBB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">July 5 at 1 p.m. – USA vs. Italy (MBB)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">July 5 at 5 p.m. – Belgium vs. Canada (WBB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">July 5 at 8 p.m. – Brazil vs. Canada (MBB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">July 6 at 10 a.m. – France vs. Belgium (WBB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">July 6 at 1 p.m. – Italy vs. Brazil (MBB)<br>
July 6 at 5 p.m. – Canada vs. USA (WBB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">July 6 at 8 p.m. – Canada vs. USA (MBB)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">July 7 at 10 a.m. – USA vs. Belgium (WBB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">July 7 at 1 p.m. – USA vs. Brazil (MBB)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
July 7 at 5 p.m. – Canada vs. France (WBB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">July 7 at 8 p.m. – Canada vs. Italy (MBB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">July 9 at 10 a.m. – Women’s semi-final<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">July 9 at 1 p.m. – Men’s semi-final<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">July 9 at 5 p.m. – Women’s semi-final<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">July 9 at 8 p.m. – Men’s semi-final<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">July 10 at 2:30 p.m. – Women’s Gold Medal Game<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">July 10 at 6 p.m. – Men’s Gold Medal Game<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">www.BaylorBears.com</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#385623">David Kaye</span></b><span style="color:#385623"> </span><span style="color:black">| Assistant AD for Communications</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">C: 254-709-5147</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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