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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 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 19, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Basketball Mini Plans Are Ready<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Bears to offer unique mini plans for men’s and women’s basketball<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<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">Matt Roberts (254-227-2280;
</span><a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">) or Shelby Hild (254-405-7591;
</span><a href="mailto:Shelby_Hild@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Shelby_Hild@Baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">WACO, Texas --</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Baylor basketball mini-plan tickets are available for purchase for the 2022-23 season at the Ferrell Center.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Fans can purchase the women's basketball mini plans starting on Wednesday, dubbed
<a href="https://baylorbears.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList?xd_co_f=NDk4ODQ3NzAtNTczNi00ZDU5LTk3ZDctOGE2YTIwNzYzMjE2&groupCode=WBMP&linkID=baylor&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=&_ga=2.200189678.1700087671.1665695712-2023497764.1659717568">
The Best in Texas Plan</a>, a $100 package that includes all games against Texas foes, including Lamar, Incarnate Word, SMU, Houston Christian, UT Arlington, TCU, Texas and Texas Tech.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The men's basketball mini plan –
<a href="https://baylorbears.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3ABAYLOR%3AMB23%3AMBS%3A&linkID=baylor&shopperContext=&pc=&caller=&appCode=&groupCode=MBST&cgc=&dataAccId=502&locale=en_US&siteId=ev_baylor&_ga=2.200189678.1700087671.1665695712-2023497764.1659717568">
The Non-Conference Plan</a> – is set for $125 and includes all non-conference tests – including the clash with No. 10 Arkansas, a rematch of the 2021 Elite Eight matchup, in January. Fans are encouraged to act quickly as only 500 men's basketball mini plans
will be made available. Fans are limited to six men's basketball mini plans per account.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Women's Basketball - The Best in Texas Mini Plan
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nov. 7 Lamar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nov. 10 Incarnate Word<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nov. 15 SMU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dec. 4 Houston Christian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dec. 6/7 UT Arlington<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dec. 31 TCU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jan. 22 Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Feb. 25 Texas Tech<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Men's Basketball - The Non-Conference Mini Plan
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nov. 7 Mississippi Valley State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nov. 11 Norfolk State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nov. 14 Northern Colorado<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nov. 23 McNeese State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dec. 6 Tarleton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dec. 20 Northwestern State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dec. 28 Nicholls State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jan. 28 Arkansas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The mini plans are available for purchase through Nov. 7.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Fans can purchase season tickets to
<a href="https://baylorbears.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3ABAYLOR%3AMB23%3AMBS%3A&linkID=baylor&shopperContext=&pc=&caller=&appCode=&groupCode=MBST&cgc=&dataAccId=502&locale=en_US&siteId=ev_baylor&_ga=2.200189678.1700087671.1665695712-2023497764.1659717568">
men's</a> and <a href="https://baylorbears.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3ABAYLOR%3AWB23%3AWBS%3A&linkID=baylor&shopperContext=&pc=&caller=&appCode=&groupCode=WBST&cgc=&dataAccId=502&locale=en_US&siteId=ev_baylor&_ga=2.6123251.1700087671.1665695712-2023497764.1659717568">
women's basketball</a> through Dec. 31. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The women's program is under the direction of second-year head coach Nicki Collen and is coming off the 2022 Big 12 Conference regular-season title in her first season at the helm. Aijha Blackwell is the
Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs is a Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year and Sarah Andrews, Ja'Mee Asberry and Dre'Una Edwards have each earned Preseason All-Big 12 nods.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor women's basketball opens its season on Nov. 3 with an exhibition vs. Southwest Baptist, followed by the non-conference lid-lifter vs. Lamar on Nov. 7. The Baylor women's schedule features 30 games,
including 18 at the Ferrell Center. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The men's program is picked in the preseason to win the Big 12 Conference for a third consecutive year. The Bears, led by 20th year head coach Scott Drew, have advanced to 10 NCAA Tournaments over the last
15 years, including five Sweet 16 berths, three Elite Eight appearances and the 2021 National Championship. Baylor returns two starters from the league-championship team in 2022, including Preseason All-Big 12 honoree Adam Flagler and Preseason Big 12 Freshman
of the Year Keyonte George. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Men's basketball opens its season on Nov. 7 vs. Mississippi Valley State at 11 a.m. at the Ferrell Center. The Bears will have a 31-game schedule that features 13 non-league tests, with 17 home games.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#385623">Brent Ingram</span></b><span style="color:#385623"> </span><span style="color:black">| Assistant AD for Communications</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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