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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 – June 26, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<h1 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">Baylor MBB Duo Selected in the First Round of NBA Draft<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Walter and Missi are the first pair of BU players drafted in the first round of the same draft<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For more information, contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280,
<a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@baylor.edu">WM_Roberts@baylor.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BROOKLYN, N.Y. –
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ja’Kobe Walter and Yves Missi were taken in the first round of the NBA Draft on Wednesday night, marking the first time in program history two Bears were selected in the first round of the same draft.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Taken 19<sup>th</sup> overall by the Portland Trail Blazers, Walter gave BU its fourth-straight top-20 pick, one of two schools in the nation to boast that distinction, and the only institution
with a top-19 pick in four-straight drafts. Two picks later at No. 21, Missi was taken by the New Orleans Pelicans, making Baylor one of three schools to have multiple selections in the first round of the 2024 NBA draft.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">With the second round still to be completed tomorrow, Baylor has 13 picks in the last 12 drafts, the most by any team in the State of Texas and the second-most in the current iteration on the
Big 12 conference since 2012. BU was the only Texas school and only Big 12 school to have a player drafted on night one.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BU has had 14 NBA Draft picks in the Drew era – Ekpe Udoh (No. 6 in 2010),
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Perry Jones III (No. 28 in 2012), Quincy Acy (No. 37 in 2012), Quincy Miller (No. 38 in 2012), Pierre Jackson (No. 42 in 2014), Cory Jefferson (No. 60 in 2014), Taurean Prince (No. 12 in 2016), Davion Mitchell
(No. 9 in 2021), Jared Butler (No. 40 in 2021), Jeremy Sochan (No. 9 in 2022), Kendall Brown (No. 48 in 2022), Keyonte George (No. 16 in 2023), Ja’Kobe Walter (No. 19 in 2024) and Yves Missi (No. 21 in 2024).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Baylor duo now gives the Bears 11 first-round picks in program history and eight since 2010. The Bears now own 27 all-time draft picks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Walter becomes the second Baylor player drafted by Toronto, joining Quincy Acy in 2012, while Missi is the second player drafted by New Orleans and the first since Jared Butler was taken with
the 40<sup>th</sup> overall pick in 2021. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The NBA Draft continues Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m. CT on ESPN, with draft-eligible Bears Jalen Bridges and RayJ Dennis hoping to hear their names called.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Follow @BaylorMBB on X, Instagram and Facebook for year-round updates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BAYLOR NBA DRAFT HISTORY<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">YEAR NAMES, POS. RD PICK TEAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1949 James Owens, G/F 2 21 Washington<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1950 Don Heathington, F/C 9 - New York<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1957 Jerry Mallett, G 4 31 Syracuse<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1965 Spencer Carlson, F 10 79 St. Louis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1967 Darrell Hardy, C 3 21 Detroit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1971 William Chatmon, F 15 218 Buffalo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1979 Vinnie Johnson, G 1 7 Seattle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1982 Terry Teagle, G 1 16 Houston<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1986 Carlos Briggs, G 4 79 San Antonio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1988 Micheal Williams, G 2 48 Detroit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1988 Darryl Middleton, F/C 3 68 Atlanta<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1993 Alex Holcombe, C 2 44 Sacramento<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1998 Brian Skinner, F/C 1 22 L.A. Clippers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2010 Ekpe Udoh, F/C 1 6 Golden State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2012 Perry Jones III, F 1 28 Oklahoma City<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2012 Quincy Acy, F 2 37 Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2012 Quincy Miller, F 2 38 Denver<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2013 Pierre Jackson, G 2 42 Philadelphia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2014 Cory Jefferson, F 2 60 San Antonio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2016 Taurean Prince, F 1 12 Utah<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2021 Davion Mitchell, G 1 9 Sacramento<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2021 Jared Butler, G 2 40 New Orleans<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2022 Jeremy Sochan, F 1 9 San Antonio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2022 Kendall Brown, F/G 2 48 Minnesota<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2023 Keyonte George, G 1 16 Utah<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2024 Ja’Kobe Walter, G 1 19 Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2024 Yves Missi, C 1 21 New Orleans<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BIG 12 NBA DRAFT PICKS SINCE 2012</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kansas – 17<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BAYLOR – 13<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Iowa State – 7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Texas – 7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Houston — 4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Oklahoma – 4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Oklahoma State – 4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Texas Tech – 3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">West Virginia – 2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Cincinnati — 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kansas State – 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">TCU – 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">UCF – 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">NBA DRAFT PICKS FROM TEXAS SCHOOLS SINCE 2012</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BAYLOR – 13<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Texas – 7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Houston – 4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SMU – 3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Texas Tech – 3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Texas A&M – 2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">North Texas – 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">TCU – 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">UT Arlington - 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
C: 254-227-2280</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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