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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 14, 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;font-style:normal">Baylor MBB Duo Garners NABC All-District Honors<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal">BU lands multiple players on the NABC squads for a fourth-straight season<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more information, contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">David Kaye, 254-227-2280, </span><a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">WACO, Texas -</span></strong><span style="color:black"> Baylor men's basketball was well represented on the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District
team with Adam Flagler and Keyonte George honored by NABC-member coaches across NCAA Division I.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Flagler was named to the All-District 8 First Team, while George made the second team. This marks the fifth-straight season Baylor has had a player make an all-district team and the fourth-straight year with multiple
players represented.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0E101A">Flagler was honored by the NABC for the second-straight season after making the District 8 Second Team last season.
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">A unanimous first-team selection by the league’s coaches, Flagler 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.</span></strong><strong><span style="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">The Duluth, Ga., native is tied for the conference lead in three-point field goals per game (2.6) while finishing third in assist-turnover
ratio (2.7) and second in three-point field goal percentage (.403). Flagler led the team in assists 22 times this year, 16 more than his next closest teammates.</span></strong><b><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year, while also being selected to the All-Newcomer and All-Freshman teams,
George</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">
</span></strong><span style="color:black">is sixth in the conference in scoring (15.8), fifth in three-point field goals made (2.5) and seventh in free throw percentage (.797). George holds the program record for most 20-point games by a freshman (12), and
the most three-pointers made by a freshman (76).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Lewisville, Texas, native is just 19 points away (490) from BU’s freshman scoring record of 509 points set by Aaron Bruce in 2004-05.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0E101A">Baylor (22-10, 11-7 Big 12) will open the 2023 NCAA Tournament on Friday at 12:30 p.m. CT against No. 14 seed UC Santa Barbara (27-7, 15-5 Big West) at Ball Arena in Denver, Colo. Friday’s game will be televised
on TNT with Lisa Byington, Steve Smith, Avery Johnson and Andy Katz calling the action. The winner of that game will then play a second-round matchup on Sunday against the winner of Friday’s first-round game between No. 6 Creighton and No. 11 NC State.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0E101A">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" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">2022-23 SEASON HONORS</span></u></strong><strong><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><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">NABC All-District 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)
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<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">Jerry West Award Finalist (1 of 5)<o:p></o:p></span></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">NABC All-District First 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>
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Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
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