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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. 26, 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;color:black;font-style:normal">Baylor MBBs Drew Named to Texas Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-style:normal">National Championship coach becomes BUs 23<sup>rd</sup> player or coach in HOF</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;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;color:black">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280,
</span><a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">WACO, Texas </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Baylor mens basketball
head coach Scott Drew is one of eight new members of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, announced as a member of the class of 2023 on Wednesday.</span></strong><strong><span style="background:white;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">A two-time national coach of the year, Drew joins Robert Brazile (Houston Oilers), Jose Cruz (Houston Astros), Carlette Guidry Falkquay
(University of Texas), Priest Holmes (San Antonio Marshall High School/University of Texas), Adrian Peterson (Palestine High School), Cynthia Potter (Houston Lamar HS) and Michael Strahan (Texas Southern) in the newest TSHOF Class.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Entering his 20<sup>th</sup> season at the helm of the mens basketball program, Drew has engineered one of the greatest rebuilds
in college basketball history, which reached its pinnacle in April of 2021 when the Bears captured the programs first-ever National Championship.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">With 397 wins, he is Baylors all-time winningest coach and has transformed the Bears into one of the most consistent programs in
the game, joining Kansas as the only Power-5 program with 18+ wins every season since 2008.
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">In addition to the national title in 2021, Drew has led Baylor to 10 NCAA Tournament appearances, five Sweet 16 berths and three trips to the Elite Eight.
Additionally, the program achieved its first No. 1 national ranking, a Big 12 Conference-record 23-game winning streak, two five-week streaks at No. 1, and an entire season ranked in the nations top-3 in 2021.</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Baylor joins Gonzaga as the only programs ranked No. 1 nationally in each of the last three seasons and is one of four programs to earn No. 1 national rankings
in four of the last six seasons, joining Duke, Gonzaga and Kansas. Baylor has averaged 24 wins per season since the first year Drew led BU to the NCAA Tournament in 2008.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The three-time defending Big 12 Coach of the Year has the Bears poised for another big season. The league's coaches picked them as the preseason conference
favorite for the second time in three seasons. Adam Flagler was named to the preseason All-Big 12 squad, while Keyonte George was tabbed as the preseason Freshman of the Year and joined LJ Cryer as an All-Big 12 Honorable mention selection.
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList?groupCode=MBST&linkID=baylor&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=&utm_source=Evenue&utm_campaign=2223_MBB+Season+Tickets+-+Social"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BaylorBears.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
Follow @BaylorMBB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for additional updates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The 62nd Annual Texas Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet, presented by Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, will be held in the BASE at Extraco Events Center in
Waco, Texas, on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Tickets and sponsorship packages for the 2023 Texas Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet and Reception are on sale now and available at</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftshof.org%2F2023&data=05%7C01%7Cscott_drew%40baylor.edu%7Cbb6bb8143dde4250ebdd08dab5f5e1aa%7C22d2fb35256a459bbcf4dc23d42dc0a4%7C0%7C0%7C638022364971148537%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=QOq8PgUc6WbeaytTGkMP2zKd34xh804b9Zr6zHsoocc%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">tshof.org/2023</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
For more information or questions, please contact Krista Martin at </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:krista.martin@tshof.org"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">krista.martin@tshof.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
or 254-756-1633. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">BEARS IN THE TEXAS SPORTS HALL OF FAME</span><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Jackie Robinson Basketball 1966<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Wesley Bradshaw Football 1966<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Barton Koch Football 1967<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">John Drew Johnson Football 1973<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Frank Bridges Football Coach 1973<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Bill Henderson Basketball Coach 1976<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Jack Patterson Track Coach 1980<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Ted Lyons Baseball 1985<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Bill Glass Football 1987<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Grant Teaff Football Coach 1995<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Mike Singletary Football 1995<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Jody Conradt Basketball 1997</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Clyde Hart Track Coach 2000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Larry Isbell Football 2000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Carroll Dawson Basketball Coach 2003
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Stanley Williams Football 2003<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Jim Ray Smith Football 2007<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Lawrence Elkins Football 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Kim Mulkey Basketball Coach 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Don Trull Football 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Jeremy Wariner Track and Field 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Robert Griffin III Football 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Scott Drew Basketball Coach 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<a href="http://www.BaylorBears.com"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">www.BaylorBears.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF/) <br>
Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
C: 254-227-2280<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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