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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 28, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor MBB’s Roach Named to Bob Cousy Award Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Roach is the first Bear named to the list since Jared Butler in 2020-21</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">For more information, contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">WACO, Texas —
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor point guard Jeremy Roach was one of 20 players tabbed to the Naismith Starting 5 – Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Preseason
Watch List on Monday.</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">While the senior is the first player named to the preseason list since Jared Butler, Baylor head coach Scott Drew has a long
history of success with point guards. Thirteen of Baylor’s last 14 point men under Drew have earned All-Big recognition, spanning 17 of the last 18 seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">The Leesburg, Va., native brings meaningful experience to Baylor after four seasons with the Duke Blue Devils. During his time
on Tobacco Road, Roach was a two-time team captain, helping the Blue Devils to the Final Four in 2022 and the ACC Tournament title in 2023.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Entering the season with 1,469 points, the fifth-year senior is coming off a career-best assist-turnover ratio, boasting a 2.32
mark a season ago. He also averaged a career-high in points (14.0), three-point percentage (.429) and free-throw percentage (.844), earning a spot on the All-ACC Third Team.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Roach is among four Big 12 representatives, joining Iowa State's Tamin Lipsey, Kansas' Dajuan Harris and Texas Tech's Elijah
Hawkins. The other honorees are Mark Sears of Alabama, Duke's Tyrese Proctor, Florida's Walter Clayton Jr., Georgetown's Malik Mack, Gonzaga's Ryan Nembhard, Indiana's Myles Rice, Mississippi State's Josh Hubbard, North Carolina's Elliott Cadeau, Notre Dame's
Markus Burton, Ohio State’s Bruce Thornton, Penn State’s Ace Baldwin Jr., Purdue’s Braden Smith, Rutgers’ Dylan Harper, Tennessee’s Zakai Zeigler, Texas’ Jordan Pope and Texas A&M’s Wade Taylor IV.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">The list will morph throughout the season, giving players an opportunity to play their way on or off the list. It will be trimmed
to 10 in early February, with the final five announced in early March. The winner will be unveiled at the Final Four in San Antonio, Texas, on April 4<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Fan voting presented by Dell Technologies is now open, with the player who earns the most votes getting an additional vote from
the committee. For any additional information, please visit the official website: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.hoophallawards.com/" target="_blank" title="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hoophallawards.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7CWM_Roberts%40baylor.edu%7C6bf6178617c1433782ee08dcf3842f39%7C22d2fb35256a459bbcf4dc23d42dc0a4%7C0%7C0%7C638652996440447584%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8ey"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white">http://www.hoophallawards.com/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">For additional updates, follow @BaylorMBB on X, Instagram and Facebook.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.baylorbears.com/"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">www.BaylorBears.com</span></a><u><span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">2024-25 Season Awards</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">VJ Edgecombe<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Norchad Omier<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Jeremy Roach<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Big 12 co-Newcomer of the Year</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Bob Cousy Award Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Matt Roberts | Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF) <br>
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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