BAYLOR BASKETBALL EARNS NCAA NO. 9 SEED, WILL FACE SYRACUSE IN SALT LAKE CITY (WEST REGION)

Sun Mar 17 18:28:52 CDT 2019

Bears will make eighth NCAA Tournament appearance in last 12 seasons

***NCAA Credential Application (Baylor Media): http://www.sportssystems.com/ncaa/teammedia-open.htm - opens at 6:30 p.m. CT Sunday and deadline is 4 p.m. CT Monday***

WILL BE SENT LATER THIS EVENING: post-selection show quotes (coach and players)
ATTACHED: BU logo, roster, stats, clips
BELOW: Media Schedule, Quick Facts & NCAA Notes below…
BaylorBears.com<applewebdata://3BB31395-275E-48A0-9838-771C663439D8/www.BaylorBears.com> - Stats<https://static.baylorbears.com/custompages/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2018-2019/teamstat.htm> - 2018-19 Media Almanac<https://baylorbears.com/sports/2018/11/1/1819-mbb-media-almanac.aspx>
TICKETS: Baylor season ticket holders and donors can purchase tickets at the following link: https://baylorbears.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/EVExecMacro?linkID=baylor&evm=myac&entry=LogOff.html&url=https%3A//baylorbears.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/EVExecMacro%3FlinkID%3Dbaylor%26evm%3Dmain

SALT LAKE CITY INFO
Venue: Vivint Smart Home Arena (Capacity: 18,284).
Tournament microsite:  www.uteathletics.com/ncaa<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uteathletics.com%2Fncaa&data=01%7C01%7Cdavid_kaye%40baylor.edu%7C570c7f5625b34e94fef408d6ab2da5ba%7C22d2fb35256a459bbcf4dc23d42dc0a4%7C0&sdata=R2w4%2FFU6N3gBQSBFCCRuXwZeSTr92m1cqbaBoHHmKTw%3D&reserved=0>.

CBS/Turner Sports Crew: TBA
Westwood One Radio Crew: John Sadak (pxp), Dan Dickau (analyst), Brian O’Connell (producer)

Mike Lageschulte (Media Coordinator)

Cell: 801-557-2322                         mlages at huntsman.utah.edu<mailto:mlages at huntsman.utah.edu>

Lynde Hoopes (Credentials)

Cell: 801-205-2909                         lhoopes at huntsman.utah.edu<mailto:lhoopes at huntsman.utah.edu>

Drew Wiseman (Assistant Media Coordinator)

Cell: 801-201-8563                         dwiseman at huntsman.utah.edu<mailto:dwiseman at huntsman.utah.edu>

Joseph Feldman (Assistant Media Coordinator/Post-game Emails)

Cell: 801-231-1329                         jfeldman at huntsman.utah.edu<mailto:jfeldman at huntsman.utah.edu>

Steve Schaack (Line-ups/Post-game Interviews)
Cell: 208-406-3570                         schaste4 at isu.edu<mailto:schaste4 at isu.edu>

Credentials: available at the Media Credential Pickup at the arena’s northeast entrance beginning on Wednesday at 9:00 am. Then take the nearby elevator down to Level 1.

MEDIA SCHEDULE
Waco Media Availability: Tuesday, March 19, Time TBA
Depart for Salt Lake City:  Tuesday, March 19, Time TBA
Salt Lake City Pre-Tournament Press Conference: Wednesday, March 20, Time TBA

BAYLOR QUICK FACTS

GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Waco, Texas
Founded: 1845, by the Republic of Texas
Enrollment: 17,217
President: Dr. Linda A. Livingstone
Athletic Director: Mack Rhoades
Faculty Representative: Jeremy Counseller
Sport Administrator: Dawn Rogers
Conference: Big 12
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Green (PMS 560) and Gold (PMS 1235)
Arena (capacity): Ferrell Center (10,284)

BASKETBALL HISTORY
First Season: 1906-07
All-Time Record: 1,352-1,373 (.496)
Overall Postseason Record: 23-18 (.561)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 12 (1946, 1948, 1950, 1988, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019)
NCAA Tournament Record: 13-13 (.500)
Final Four Appearances: 2 (1948, 1950)
Last NCAA Appearance: 2017 (lost to South Carolina in Sweet 16 [New York])
NIT Appearances: 6
NIT Record: 10-5
Last NIT Appearance: 2018 (lost to Mississippi State in Second Round)
Regular Season Conference Championships: 5 (1932, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950)

BASKETBALL STAFF
Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler ‘93)
            Record at Baylor: 315-208 (16 years)
            Career Record: 335-219 (17 years)
Assistant Coaches:
            Jerome Tang (Charter Oak State ‘07)
            Alvin Brooks III (Idaho State ’02)
            John Jakus (Trinity International ’99)
Director of Player Development: Jared Nuness
Director of Operations: Bill Peterson
Associate Director of Operations: Aditya Malhotra
Director of Video Operations: Ty Beard
Strength Coach: Charlie Melton
Athletic Trainer: David Chandler

TEAM INFORMATION
2018-19 Overall Record: 19-13
2018-19 Big 12 Record / Finish: 10-8 / 4th
Top-25 Ranking: NR AP / NR USA Today
Roster Breakdown: 3 Sr. / 5 Jr. / 4 So. / 4 Fr.
Lettermen Returning/Lost: 3/5
Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3

MEDIA INFORMATION
David Kaye, Assistant AD for Communications  (basketball contact)
            254-709-5147 - cell
            david_kaye at baylor.edu<mailto:david_kaye at baylor.edu> – email
            @davidkaye9 - twitter
VIDEO [Baylor Athletics Creative Services]
Baylor Vision Contact: Justin Hoff, 254-709-6473 cell
RADIO [Baylor Sports Network from Learfield IMG College]
Assistant AD/Broadcasting (radio contact):
            John Morris, 254-709-9687 cell (also PxP)
            Color Analyst: Pat Nunley
NEWSPAPER
Local Beat Writer (Waco Tribune-Herald): John Werner, 254-757-5716

BAYLOR NCAA NOTES:
• Baylor is 13-13 in 11 previous NCAA Championships trips, including a 10-7 record in the Scott Drew era.
• Baylor is appearing in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in the last six seasons.
• Baylor is appearing in the NCAA postseason for a school-record eighth consecutive season (6 NCAA, 2 NIT).
• Baylor is making its ninth 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.
• Baylor is one of 16 teams nationally to play in four Sweet 16s since 2010.
• Baylor has the nation’s eighth-best postseason winning percentage since 2009 (.714; 20-8) [min. 4 NCAA berths].
• Baylor is 32-19 in postseason tournaments (conference, national) over the last 11 seasons.
• Baylor has played in two Final Fours (1948 and 1950) — when it was an eight-team bracket — and one national championship game (lost to Kentucky in 1948 title game).
• Baylor has played 14 total games against eight different NCAA Tournament teams this season.
• BU is 7-7 against the 2019 NCAA Tournament field – No. 3 Texas Tech (1-1), No. 4 Kansas (0-2), No. 4 Kansas State (0-2), No. 6 Iowa State (2-1), No. 8 Ole Miss (0-1), No. 9 Oklahoma (2-0), No. 12 Oregon (1-0), No. 16 Prairie View A&M (1-0)
• Baylor and Syracuse will be meeting for the 3rd time, and Syracuse is 2-0 in the series. The Orange won in Syracuse, 94-71, on Dec. 16, 2006, and SU won 74-67 in the 2013 Maui Invitational championship game on Nov. 27, 2013.
• Baylor series records vs. potential Second Round opponents: Gonzaga (0-4), Fairleigh Dickenson (0-0), PVAMU (14-0).
• Seven of Baylor’s 13 losses this season came against 2019 NCAA Tournament teams.
• King McClure is Baylor’s only active player who was on the Bears’ 2017 Sweet 16 team. He has four games of NCAA Tournament experience — 2016 vs. Yale, 2017 vs. New Mexico State, 2017 vs. USC, 2017 vs. South Carolina.
• Makai Mason has two games of NCAA Tournament experience from Yale’s run in the 2017 tournament.

David Kaye
Director of Athletics Communications | Baylor University
David_Kaye at baylor.edu<mailto:David_Kaye at baylor.edu>| @DavidKaye9<http://www.twitter.com/DavidKaye9> | 254-710-4389 office | 254-709-5147 cell

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Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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