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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Nov. 13, 2024</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor MBB Adds
<span class="SpellE">Yessoufou</span> to its 2025 Signing Class</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The 6-foot-5 forward out of California aims to continue impressive run of freshmen for BU</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></b></p>
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<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,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span style="font-size: 9pt; 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"></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: repeat white; color: black;">WACO, Texas – </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: repeat white; color: black;">Baylor men's basketball
signed highly touted forward <span class="SpellE">Tounde</span> <span class="SpellE">
Yessoufou</span> to their 2025 signing class on Wednesday, head coach Scott Drew announced.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: repeat white; color: black;">“<span class="SpellE">Tounde</span> has an elite motor and can affect the game on both ends of the court," Drew said. "He is a proven winner at St. Joseph
and will represent Baylor University in the best light, both on and off the floor.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: repeat white; color: black;">With Baylor home to four-straight Big 12 preseason freshmen of the year and two-straight postseason freshmen of the year,
<span class="SpellE">Yessoufou</span> looks to be the latest Drew prospect to bring an instant impact to Foster Pavilion. He chose the Bears over reported offers from Kansas,
<span class="GramE">Kentucky</span> and Arizona among others.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: repeat white; color: black;">Rated as a five-star prospect by ESPN out of St. Joseph High School in California, he is the No. 2 player in the State of California and the fifth-best
small forward in the 2025 class. <span class="SpellE">Yessoufou</span> helped the Knights reach the California Interscholastic Foundation playoffs last season with a 31-4 record.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: repeat white; color: black;">Putting his clutch gene on display,
<span class="SpellE">Yessoufou</span> hit a dramatic game-winning shot against Sierra Canyon to earn Saint Joseph a spot in the SoCal Open semifinals. The 6-foot-5 wing poured in 26 points and pulled down seven rebounds in the win, averaging 32.3 points per
game during his junior season.</span></p>
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<span class="SpellE"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: repeat white; color: black;">Yessouffou</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: repeat white; color: black;"> led
St. Joseph to back-to-back appearances in the CIF State Championship, reaching the state finals in 2023 before falling to Harvard-Westlake. In his previous three seasons, he helped the Knights compile an 86-15 record, averaging at least 26 points per game
in all three seasons. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background: repeat white; color: black;">Baylor men's basketball is off to a 2-1 start to the season and will return to the court on Sunday night at 7 p.m. when the Bears host the Tarleton State
Texans. John Morris and King McClure will have the call on ESPN+, while Pat Nunley and David Kaye will handle the broadcast duties on the radio.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Follow @BaylorMBB on Twitter,
<span class="GramE">Instagram</span> and Facebook for additional updates.<span style="background: repeat white;"></span></span></p>
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<a name="_MailAutoSig"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Matt Roberts | Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF) <br>
Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
C: 254-227-2280</span></a><span style=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"></span></span></p>
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