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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 7, 2023<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:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-style:normal">Baylor MBB Pair Honored by Associated Press on All-Conference Teams<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-style:normal">Media select Adam Flagler and Keyonte George to 10-person squad<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, </span>
<a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;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 class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">WACO, Texas – </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Adam Flagler</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">and Keyonte George represented Baylor
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">on the media's All-Big 12 teams announced Tuesday by the Associated Press. Flagler was named to the first team, while George was a second-team selection.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">A Duluth, Ga., native, Flagler made the AP All-Big 12 Team for the second-straight season after being selected to the Second Team a season
ago. The senior tied for the conference lead in three-point field goals per game (2.6) while finishing second in assist-turnover ratio (2.8) and three-point field goal percentage (.411). The Jerry West Award Top-10 candidate also led the team in assists 21
times this season.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">The unanimous first-team selection by the league’s coaches has been Baylor’s primary point guard this season, meaning 12 of Baylor’s
last 13 starting point guards under Scott Drew have earned All-Big 12 recognition.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Named Big 12 Freshman of the Year by the head coaches, George
</span></strong><span style="color:black">sits sixth in the conference in scoring (16.0), fifth in three-point field goals made (2.4) and sixth in free throw percentage (.794). George holds the program record for most 20-point games by a freshman (12), and
his 16.0 points per game are the sixth-most among all freshmen in NCAA Division I. The Lewisville native is just 30 points away (479) from BU’s freshman scoring record of 509 points held by Aaron Bruce.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">No. 4 seed Baylor opens play at the 2023 Big 12 Championship with a quarterfinal matchup against No. 5 seed Iowa State at
11:30 a.m. CT on ESPN or ESPN2. The winner of that game will face the winner of Thursday's 2 p.m. quarterfinal between No. 1 seed Kansas and either No. 8 seed West Virginia or No. 9 seed Texas Tech. That semifinal game is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, and the
championship game is at 5 p.m. Saturday.</span></strong><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Follow @BaylorMBB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates throughout the year.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">2023 AP ALL-BIG 12 AWARDS<o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Coach of the Year:</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"> Jerome Tang, Kansas
State<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Player of the Year:</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"> Jalen Wilson, Kansas<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Newcomer of the Year:</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"> Keyontae Johnson,
Kansas State<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">First Team<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">*Keyontae Johnson, Kansas State<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">*Jalen Wilson, Kansas<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Adam Flagler, Baylor<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Marcus Carr, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Markquis Nowell, Kansas State<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Second Team<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Keyonte George, Baylor<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Damion Baugh, TCU<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Gradey Dick, Kansas<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Kevin McCullar, Kansas<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Mike Miles Jr., TCU<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">SEASON HONORS<o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LJ Cryer</span></u></b><u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black;background:white">All-Big 12 Third Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black;background:white">Preseason All-Big 12 (Honorable Mention)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black;background:white">Big 12 Player of the Week (11/21)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black;background:white">Big 12 Player of the Week (1/30)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">KEYONTE GEORGE<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Big 12 Freshman of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">All-Big 12 Newcomer Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">All-Big 12 Freshman Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">All-Big 12 Second Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">AP All-Big 12 Second Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (1/2)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week (12/5)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Naismith Award Midseason Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jerry West Award Top-10<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Wooden Award Midseason Top-25<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Preseason All-Big 12 (Honorable Mention)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.3pt">Preseason All-America Second Team (Sporting News)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Preseason All-America Third Team (CBS Sports)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Preseason All-America HM (The Almanac)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">NABC Player of the Year Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SCOTT DREW<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Texas Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">John Wooden “Keys to Life”Award</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ADAM FLAGLER<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Unanimous First Team All-Big 12<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">AP All-Big 12 First Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Preseason All-Big 12 Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Big 12 Player of the Week (11/14)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Big 12 Player of the Week (2/13)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Naismith Award Midseason Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jerry West Award Top-10<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Wooden Award Midseason Top-25<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jerry West Award Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Preseason All-America Third Team (CBS Sports)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Preseason All-America Third Team (The Almanac)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">NABC Player of the Year Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List</span><strong><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Regular;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.BaylorBears.com"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">www.BaylorBears.com</span></a></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">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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