<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Helvetica;
panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Aptos;
panose-1:2 11 0 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:MinionPro-Regular;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#467886;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoListParagraph, li.MsoListParagraph, div.MsoListParagraph
{mso-style-priority:34;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;}
p.BasicParagraph, li.BasicParagraph, div.BasicParagraph
{mso-style-name:"\[Basic Paragraph\]";
mso-style-priority:99;
margin:0in;
line-height:120%;
text-autospace:none;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:MinionPro-Regular;
color:black;}
span.apple-converted-space
{mso-style-name:apple-converted-space;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:169562274;
mso-list-template-ids:1249020270;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1
{mso-list-id:1934897141;
mso-list-template-ids:6348360;}
@list l1:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7 ;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style>
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR BASKETBALL EARNS<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>NCAA<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>NO. 9 SEED, WILL FACE<span class="apple-converted-space"> MISSISSIPPI
STATE </span>IN FIRST ROUND (EAST REGION)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Bears earn a sixth-straight NCAA Tournament bid</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The following are to be determined and will be announced ASAP:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Media schedule</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Raleigh Arrival Site</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tip time<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(first-round game date is set for Friday, March 21)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">TV Network</span></b><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:lime">***</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0000CC;background:lime">NCAA<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Credential
Application (Baylor Media): <a href="https://secure.sportssystems.com/events2/credapp.cfm">
https://secure.sportssystems.com/events2/credapp.cfm</a></span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;background:lime"> </span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:lime">- deadline is 4 p.m. CT Monday***</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">AUDIO/VIDEO FILES OF POST-SELECTION SHOW MEDIA AVAILABILITY ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADED HERE:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://baylorbea.rs/MediaMBB" title="http://baylorbea.rs/MediaMBB"><span style="color:#0078D7">http://baylorbea.rs/MediaMBB</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">ATTACHED: BU logo, roster, stats package</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">BELOW: Quick Facts &<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>NCAA<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Notes</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0000CC">BaylorBears.com<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>-<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/cumestats.aspx?path=mbball" title="https://baylorbears.com/cumestats.aspx?path=mbball"><span style="color:purple">Stats</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0000CC"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0000CC">Raleigh Info<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Venue:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Lenovo
Center</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">First-Round Game Date:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Friday,
March 21</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Tip-Off Time:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TBD</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">CBS/Turner Sports Crew:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TBD</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Westwood One Radio Crew:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TBD</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR QUICK FACTS</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">GENERAL INFORMATION</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Location: Waco, Texas</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Founded: 1845, by the Republic of Texas</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Enrollment: 20,626</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">President: Dr. Linda A. Livingstone</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Athletic Director: Mack Rhoades</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Faculty Representative: Dr. Carson Mencken</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Sport Administrator: David Kaye</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Conference: Big 12</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Nickname: Bears</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Colors: Green (PMS 3435 C) and Gold (PMS 1235 C)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Arena (capacity): Foster Pavilion (7,500)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BASKETBALL HISTORY</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">First Season: 1906-07</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">All-Time Record: 1,500-1,423 (.513)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Overall Postseason Record: 33-22 (.600)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">NCAA<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Tournament<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Appearances: 15 (1946, 1948, 1950, 1988, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,
2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">NCAA<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Tournament<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Record: 23-17 (.575)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Final Four Appearances: 3 (1948, 1950, 2021)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Last<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>NCAA<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Appearance: 2024 (NCAA Second Round)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">NIT Appearances: 6</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">NIT Record: 10-5</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Last NIT Appearance: 2018 (lost to Mississippi State in Second Round)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Regular Season Conference Championships: 7 (1932, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 2021, 2022)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BASKETBALL STAFF</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler ‘93)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Record at Baylor: 463-259 (22 years)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Career Record: 483-270 (23 years)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Assistant Coaches:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Jared Nuness (Valparaiso, 2001) — 15<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>season at Baylor</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Tweety Carter (Baylor, 2010) — Third Season at Baylor</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Bill Armstrong (UAB, 2001) — First Season at Baylor</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Steve Henson (Kansas State, 1990) — First Season at Baylor</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Melvin Hunt (Baylor, 1987) — First Season at Baylor</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Director of Basketball Operations: Ty Beard</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">General Manager: Jason Smith</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Director of Video Operations: Gabe Awbrey</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Strength & Conditioning: Charlie Melton</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Athletic Trainer: Dave Snyder</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TEAM INFORMATION</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">2024-25 Overall Record: 19-14</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">2024-25 Big 12 Record / Finish: 10-10 / t-6<sup>th</sup></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Roster Breakdown: 5 Sr. / 2 Jr. / 1 So. / 5 Fr.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Lettermen Returning/Lost: 3/9</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">MEDIA INFORMATION</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">Matt Roberts, Director of Athletic Communications (basketball contact)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red"> 254-227-2280 - cell</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:Wm_roberts@baylor.edu" title="mailto:Wm_roberts@baylor.edu"><span style="color:#0078D7">Wm_roberts@baylor.edu</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>–
email</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">VIDEO [Baylor Athletics Creative Services]</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Creative Services Contact: Matthew Kirchner, 254-275-1937 cell,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:Matthew_Kirchner1@baylor.edu" title="mailto:Matthew_Kirchner1@baylor.edu"><span style="color:#0078D7">Matthew_Kirchner1@baylor.edu</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">RADIO [Baylor Sports Media Network]</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Assistant AD/Broadcasting (radio contact):</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> John Morris, 254-709-9687 cell (also PxP)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Color Analyst: Pat Nunley</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">NEWSPAPER</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Local Beat Writer (Waco Tribune-Herald): Brice Cherry,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:Brice.Cherry@wacotrib.com" title="mailto:Brice.Cherry@wacotrib.com">Brice.Cherry@wacotrib.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>NCAA<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>NOTES:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px">
<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">• Baylor is 23-17 in 16 previous NCAA Championships trips, including a 20-11 record in the Scott Drew era<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">• Drew is one of eight coaches in NCAA history, and the only one since 1990, to have won an NCAA title and an NIT Title at the same school<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">• BU is one of just four teams to win at least one game in each of the last five NCAA Tournaments played
dating back to 2018-19, joining Gonzaga, Kansas and Houston<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">• Baylor is 9-4 with six-straight wins in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">•
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Baylor is 1 of 8 teams to appear in nine of the last 10 tournaments, joining Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, North Carolina
and Purdue<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">• Baylor is appearing in the NCAA Tournament for the 10th time in the last 11 tournaments</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">• Baylor is appearing in the NCAA postseason for a school-record 13th-consecutive time (11 NCAA, 2 NIT).<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">• Baylor is making its 14th NCAA Tournament appearance in the modern tournament era. BU’s first three NCAA Tournament appearances in
1946, 1948 and 1950 were in an eight-team bracket.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">• BU’s six-straight NCAA Tournaments are also a school record
<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">• Baylor is 45-28 in postseason tournaments (conference, national) over the last 17 seasons<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">• BU is aiming to reach the Sweet sixteen for the sixth time in the Drew Era, and the second time since 2021. Out of the last 10 opponents
who have eliminated Baylor in the NCAA Tournament, seven have made at least the Elite Eight, five have made the Final Four, three have made the National Title game and two have won the national title<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">• Baylor has played in three Final Fours (1948, 1950, 2021). The first two Final Four appearances were when it was an eight-team bracket.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">• Baylor has played in two National Championship games (1948 lost to Kentucky, 2021 defeated Gonzaga).</span></strong><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1D1D1D"><img border="0" width="152" height="43" style="width:1.5833in;height:.4479in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DB9596.AA7EEEC0" alt="signature_339785252"></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>