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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 – Nov. 13, 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’s Walter Nets Big 12 Player of the Week Honors<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">The guard is the first freshman in program history to win Big 12 Player of the Week<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><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WACO, Texas – </span></strong>Baylor freshman guard Ja’Kobe Walter was named Big 12 Conference Player of the Week, announced by the league office on Monday.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The award caps off a historical first week for Walter, who is the first freshman to garner Big 12 Player of the Week honors in program history. Walter is the 38<sup>th</sup> different player in BU history to be named conference player of
the week and the first since Adam Flagler in February of 2023.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Entering the season with plenty of expectations, Walter delivered on a big stage on the opening night of the season with 28 points against Auburn. With his performance against the Tigers, Walter set a school record for the most points by
a freshman in their debut. In the process he became one of just four freshmen in Big 12 history to score at least 28 in their debut, and the only player to do it against a power-conference opponent.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Of the 14 20-point performances in the conference this week, Walter's was not only the highest-scoring performance, but it was the only one to come against a power-conference opponent.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Walter closed the week with 14 points and a career-high eight rebounds against Gardner-Webb. On a night where the Bears could not find their stroke from deep, Walter took on the scoring load with a team-high 14 points, helping the Bears
secure a 3-0 start to the season for a fourth-straight year.<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Walter and the Bears will return to the court Tuesday night as they host Kansas City at 9 p.m., with John Morris and King McClure on the call for Big 12 Now on ESPN+. The Bears will then head east for the NIT Season tip-off at Barclays
Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., where they open against Oregon State on Nov. 24, at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">BAYLOR'S BIG 12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK</span></strong><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">1996-97 – Patrick Hunter (2/17)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">1997-98 – Patrick Hunter (1/4)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">1997-98 – Brian Skinner (1/11)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">1998-99 – Kish Lewis (11/24)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">1999-00 – Terry Black (1/3)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2000-01 – Terry Black (2/19)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2002-03 – Lawrence Roberts (2/17)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2007-08 – Curtis Jerrells (11/19)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2007-08 – Kevin Rogers (12/24)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2007-08 – Curtis Jerrells (1/28)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2007-08 – Kevin Rogers (3/3)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2009-10 – LaceDarius Dunn (11/16)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2009-10 – LaceDarius Dunn (1/4)*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2009-10 – Ekpe Udoh (1/11)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2009-10 – LaceDarius Dunn (2/15)*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2011-12 – Perry Jones III (12/19)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2011-12 – Perry Jones III (1/16)*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2012-13 – Cory Jefferson (11/12)*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2012-13 – Pierre Jackson (1/28)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2012-13 – Pierre Jackson (3/10)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2013-14 – Cory Jefferson (12/2)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2013-14 – Isaiah Austin (2/17)*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2013-14 – Cory Jefferson (2/24)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2013-14 – Kenny Chery (3/9)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2014-15 – Rico Gathers (1/26)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2014-15 – Rico Gathers (2/9)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2015-16 – Rico Gathers (11/16)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2015-16 – Taurean Prince (12/7)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2015-16 – Johnathan Motley (2/22)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2016-17 – Johnathan Motley (11/28)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2016-17 – Manu Lecomte (12/5)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2016-17 – Johnathan Motley (1/9)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2016-17 – Johnathan Motley (1/23)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2017-18 – Manu Lecomte (2/12)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2017-18 – Terry Maston (2/19)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2018-19 – Tristan Clark (12/31)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2018-19 – King McClure (1/21)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2018-19 – Makai Mason (2/4)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2019-20 – </span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10360"><span style="color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none">Jared Butler</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white"> (11/25)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2019-20 – Freddie Gillespie (12/9)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2019-20 – </span>
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10360"><span style="color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none">Jared Butler</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white"> (1/13)*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2020-21 – </span>
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10360"><span style="color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none">Jared Butler</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white"> (1/25)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2020-21 – </span>
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10364"><span style="color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none">Davion Mitchell</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white"> (2/1)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2020-21 – </span>
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10367"><span style="color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none">MaCio Teague</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white"> (3/8)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2021-22 – </span>
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10883"><span style="color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none">James Akinjo</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white"> (1/3)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2021-22 – </span>
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10362"><span style="color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none">Adam Flagler</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white"> (1/10)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2021-22 – James Akinjo (3/7)*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2022-23 – Adam Flagler (11/14)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2022-23 – LJ Cryer (11/21)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2022-23 – LJ Cryer (1/30)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">2022-23 – Adam Flagler (2/13)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;background:white">2023-24 — Ja’Kobe Walter (11/13)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">* - swept Big 12 Player and Newcomer of the Week honors</span></i></strong><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
C: 254-227-2280</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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