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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. 27, 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 Dennis Collects Big 12 Newcomer 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 secures his career-first Big 12 weekly award</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-style:normal"><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 senior guard RayJ Dennis was named Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week, announced by the league office on Monday.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dennis shared the honor with UCF’s Jaylin Sellers after a big week leading the Bears to an NIT Season Tip-Off title in Brooklyn. The senior transfer left his mark on the Big Apple, averaging 16 points, seven assists, 3.5 rebounds and two
steals en route to tournament MVP honors. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">He highlighted his stay in Brooklyn with a season-high 24 points, eight assists and three steals against Florida in the championship game. Dennis was dishing dimes in the first half, with six assists leading to nearly half of Baylor's points
(18), but the senior put the game in his own hands in the second half, with 22 of his 24 points coming in the final 20 minutes, including five baskets that took BU's lead from one possession to two possessions. His 10 made field goals also tied a career-high
in the win. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Against Oregon State in the semi-finals, Dennis notched eight points but found other ways to contribute with six assists, one of his four games this season with six-plus assists.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The five-time MAC Player of the Week is Baylor’s 27<sup>th</sup> different player to be named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week and the first since Keyonte George in January 2023. Dennis is the second Baylor player to pick up a weekly award this
season after Ja’Kobe Walter became BU’s first freshman to win Big 12 Player of the Week to open the season.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dennis and the Bears will return to the court Tuesday night as they host Nicholls at 9 p.m., with John Morris and King McClure on the call for Big 12 Now on ESPN+. They will continue their homestand on Saturday as they welcome Northwestern
State for a 5 p.m. tipoff in the annual "Holiday Hoops" game. That game will also be broadcast on ESPN+.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Follow @<span class="scayt-misspell-word">BaylorMBB</span> on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for additional updates.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">BAYLOR'S BIG 12 NEWCOMERS OF THE WEEK</span></strong><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">1997</span></b><span style="color:black"> Leon Morris (12/30), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">2000
</span></b><span style="color:black">Terry Black (11/30), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">2001</span></b><span style="color:black"> Chad Elsey (12/18), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">2002
</span></b><span style="color:black">Lawrence Roberts (11/26), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">John Lucas III (12/10), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">John Lucas III (1/7), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">2005</span></b><span style="color:black"> Aaron Bruce (12/27), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Tim Bush (1/3), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">2006</span></b><span style="color:black"> Curtis Jerrells (2/13), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">2007</span></b><span style="color:black"> Tweety Carter (12/18), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">2008</span></b><span style="color:black"> LaceDarius Dunn (11/26), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">LaceDarius Dunn (3/10), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">2009</span></b><span style="color:black"> Quincy Acy (11/24), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">2010</span></b><span style="color:black"> Ekpe Udoh (11/30), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Ekpe Udoh (1/4), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Ekpe Udoh (2/15), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">2011</span></b><span style="color:black"> Perry Jones III (11/22), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Perry Jones III (1/17), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Perry Jones III (2/28), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">2012</span></b><span style="color:black"> Brady Heslip (12/26), So.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Pierre Jackson (1/16), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Pierre Jackson (2/4), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Pierre Jackson (3/4), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">2013</span></b><span style="color:black"> Isaiah Austin (11/12), Fr<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Isaiah Austin (12/17), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">2014</span></b><span style="color:black"> Kenny Chery (12/9), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Kenny Chery (2/17), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">2015</span></b><span style="color:black"> Lester Medford (12/8), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Johnathan Motley (12/29), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">2017</span></b><span style="color:black"> Manu Lecomte (11/14), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. (12/19), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Manu Lecomte (1/3), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Manu Lecomte (2/13), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">2019</span></b><span style="color:black"> Makai Mason (1/28), Sr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Jared Butler (2/25), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">2020</span></b><span style="color:black"> MaCio Teague (1/13), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">MaCio Teague (2/10), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">2021
</span></b><span style="color:black">Kendall Brown (12/20)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">James Akinjo (1/10)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">James Akinjo (2/14)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">Kendall Brown (3/7)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="color:black">2022</span></b><span style="color:black"> Keyonte George (12/5)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">Keyonte George (1/2)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="color:black">2023 RayJ Dennis (11/27)</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></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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