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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 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – Dec. 16, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">Foster Forward: Baylor Unveils Court Design
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Baylor’s New Court at Foster Pavilion Debuted<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Brent Ingram; 210-845-8651, </span><a href="mailto:brent_ingram@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">brent_ingram@baylor.edu</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/news/2023/12/15/foster-forward-letter-from-mack-rhoades.aspx">Foster Forward: A Letter from Mack Rhoades</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/news/2023/12/15/foster-forward-preparing-fans-for-the-foster.aspx">Foster Forward: Preparing Fans for the Pavilion</a>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">WACO, Texas --
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Athletics has unveiled the new court design for the Mark & Paula Hurd Floor at Paul & Alejandra Foster Pavilion. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The court design will feature a green border around the playing surface, with the "BAYLOR BEARS" word mark across the baselines and the classic interlocking BU
at midcourt. On the east sideline, between the team benches, a depiction of Baylor's four national championship trophies will be displayed. "Foster Pavilion" will be written in gold text underneath the west sideline in recognition of the namesakes of Baylor's
new Foster Pavilion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Included under the Foster Pavilion name is "Waco, Texas," representing our tremendous city partnership. Our city, our Waco – a city on a hill, steeped with tradition,
countless opportunities, and a rich variety of experiences.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">On the playing surface, each lane will have a darker stain and will feature the Big 12 Conference logo in green and gold, along with 1845 stained in each free-throw
arch, denoting the year Baylor University was chartered by the Republic of Texas, making Baylor University the oldest university in Texas and the world's largest Baptist University. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Baylor Bear head logo will be displayed inside each 3-point arch. On each end of the interlocking BU logo at midcourt, the court will be labeled the "Mark
& Paula Hurd Floor." Baylor Athletics' social media marks will be displayed along the length of the court in front of the benches.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><img border="0" width="1178" height="471" style="width:12.2708in;height:4.9062in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DA303A.FF239790" alt="Descriptions of the elements on the court design of the Mark & Paula Hurd Floor at the Foster Pavilion. "></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">- BaylorBears.com -</span></i><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#385623;mso-ligatures:none">Brent Ingram</span></b><span style="color:#385623;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">| Assistant AD for Communications</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">C: 210-845-8651</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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