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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 18, 2025<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor MBB Duo Nets NABC All-District Honors<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<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-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-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">WACO, Texas -</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> Baylor men's basketball was well represented on the
National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District team, with VJ Edgecombe and Norchad Omier honored by NABC-member coaches across NCAA Division I.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Both players were named to the Gulf Coast District First Team, joining Houston, Texas A&M and Texas Tech as the others with multiple first-teamers. This is the
first time since 2021 that BU had multiple first-team representatives.<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">Omier got the NABC nod for a fourth time after being named to the District 23 First Team at Arkansas State in 2022. The Bluefields, Nicaragua, native then, was
named to the District 2 Second Team in each of the last two seasons with Miami.<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">In his only season in Waco, the All-Big 12 First Teamer has made his presence felt, setting Baylor’s single-season record with 21 double-doubles and counting.
The nation’s active leader in career double-doubles (89) and rebounds (1,675), Omier leads the Bears in points per game (15.9) and rebounds per game (10.9). Omier will finish second all-time in career double-doubles, and with just four more rebounds, he will
move into the top 10 all-time in career boards.<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">Edgecombe’s 465 points this season are the fifth-most by a freshman in program history. He also ranks among the freshmen record holders in points per game (15.0)
and assists (103) and set the program standard for steals (66).<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">In addition to being the 13th player in Big 12 history and the third-straight rookie from Baylor to sweep the preseason and postseason freshman of the year honors,
Edgecombe was named to the All-Big 12 Freshman Team and the All-Big 12 Second Team. Baylor is the only school in Big 12 history to have the preseason and postseason freshman of the year in three consecutive seasons. His 15.0 points per game led the conference,
as the Bahamian national team guard averaged 5.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, which ranked third among Big 12 freshmen.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor’s dynamic duo will lead the Bears back onto the floor on Friday morning in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against No. 8 Seed Mississippi State
at 11:15 a.m. CT on CBS. BU is making its school-record sixth-straight NCAA tournament appearance and is one of just eight schools in the country to appear in nine of the last 10 NCAA Tournaments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0E101A;mso-ligatures:none">Follow @BaylorMBB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates throughout the year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">2024-25 SEASON HONORS</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase;mso-ligatures:none">VJ EDGECOMBE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Regular;color:black;text-transform:uppercase;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Jerry West Award Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Naismith Trophy Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Wooden Award Preseason Top-50<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Sporting News All-America Third Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Lute Olson Award Early Season Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Big 12 co-Newcomer of the Week (1/27)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Jerry West Award Midseason Top-10<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Jerry West Award Finalist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Big 12 Freshman of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Big 12 All-Freshman Team (Coaches)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">All-Big 12 Second Team (Coaches)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">AP All-Big 12 Second Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">NABC All-District First Team (Gulf Coast)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">NORCHAD OMIER<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">NABC Player of the Year Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Karl Malone Award Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Wooden Award Preseason Top-50<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Lute Olson Award Early Season Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Big 12 Player of the Week (11/25)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Oscar Robertson Midseason Top-50<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Karl Malone Award Midseason Top-10<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">All-Big 12 First Team (Coaches)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">AP All-Big 12 Second Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">JEREMY ROACH<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Big 12 co-Newcomer of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Bob Cousy Award Watch list<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Naismith Trophy Award Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Wooden Award Preseason Top-50<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Lute Olson Award Early Season Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">ROBERT WRIGHT<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (2/3)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">All-Big 12 Honorable Mention</span><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Regular;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
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