No. 24 Baylor MBB Hosts Texas State for Salute to Veterans Game

Thu Nov 14 14:47:31 CST 2019

Complete game notes attached.

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24/18 BAYLOR BEARS (1-1)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Scott Drew<https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=378> (Butler, 1993)
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BAYLOR (1-1) vs. TEXAS STATE (2-1)
Nov. 15, 2019 • 8 p.m. CT
Waco, Texas • Ferrell Center (10,284)

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Talent: John Morris<https://baylorbears.com/staff-directory/john-morris/52> (pxp), Pat Nunley (analyst)
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NR/NR TEXAS STATE
Location: San Marcos, Texas
Conference: Sun Belt
Head Coach: Danny Kaspar (North Texas, 1978)
Roster<https://txstatebobcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster> | Stats<https://txstatebobcats.com/documents/2019/11/5/Combined.pdf>

STORY LINES
• Baylor returns to action hosting Texas State for a Salute to Veterans game at 8 p.m. CT Friday.
• The game will be shown on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with John Morris and Pat Nunley calling the action.
• The Bears are 14-3 all-time vs. Texas State, but the last meeting was nearly 17 years ago (12/4/02).
• BU won its season-opener vs. UCA 105-61, draining 18 3-pointers, the 2nd-most in program history.
• The Bears led for 36:27 vs. Washington in their 2nd game, but UW rallied to win 67-64 in Alaska.
• BU leads the Big 12 in 3FG% (.481), offensive rebounding (12.5/gm) and defensive reb. pct. (.822).
• Jared Butler has posted team-highs with 30 and 18 points in the first 2 games this season. He leads the Big 12 in 3FG% (.667) and 3FGs/gm (6.0), ranks 2nd in scoring (24.0) and 8th in assists (4.5).
• Freddie Gillespie had his 2nd double-double at BU with 11 points, 10 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 blocks vs. Washington. He's 4th in the Big 12 in rebounding (8.5), 4th in blocks (2.0) and 6th in FG% (.556).
• MaCio Teague ranks 7th in the Big 12 in rebounding (7.5), 14th in assists (4.0) and 18th in scoring (13.0).
• Baylor is 125-16 in non-conference home games in the Drew era, including 98-8 since 2007-08.
• Baylor is 60-4 in its last 64 non-conference home games dating back to Dec. 12, 2012.
• Baylor is coming off its 10th 20-win season in the last 12 years. The Bears were a No. 9 seed in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, where they knocked of Syracuse before falling to No. 1 seed Gonzaga.
• BU is No. 24 in the updated AP Top 25 and No. 18 in the preseason coaches' poll.
• Baylor has been in the Preseason AP Top 25 in 7 of 10 seasons since its first preseason ranking in 2010-11.
• Head coach Scott Drew is in his 17th season in Waco and is BU's all-time wins leader (317-210).• Baylor returned 9 players with at least 26 games of Division I experience, including a pair of transfers who started in their BU debuts after sitting out last season – Davion Mitchell and MaCio Teague.
• BU returned 8 letterwinners from last season, including 5 players who made at least 7 starts – Mark Vital (34), Jared Butler (21), Tristan Clark (14), Freddie Gillepsie (11) and Devonte Bandoo (7).
• BU was picked 2nd in the Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll, tying the highest in program history (2012-13). The Bears were picked 9th in last year's poll, but overcame a multitude of injuries to finish in 4th place.
• BU has advanced to the postseason in 8 straight seasons, tied as the nation's 10th-longest active streak.
• Baylor's streak of 11 consecutive seasons ranked was snapped last season, but the Bears have now been ranked in 12 of 13 seasons since 2007-08. BU was ranked only twice prior to the Drew era.
• Baylor is 37-11 in games against non-Big 12 teams over the last 4 seasons since 2016-17.
• Drew is coaching his 528th game at Baylor (317-210). His .602 winning percentage is best in BU history among coaches with 40+ games, and his teams have a .667 winning percentage since 2007-08 (283-141).
• Baylor is 46-5 in regular-season non-conference games against unranked teams since December 2014.
• Baylor has posted a combined 146-34 record in November and December games during the Drew era, including a 64-11 mark in November and December games since 2013.
• BU has ranked top-10 nationally in offensive rebounding pct. in 6 straight seasons (No. 2 last year).
• BU has been top-25 nationally in adj. offensive efficiency in 7 of the last 8 seasons (No. 20 last year).

QUICK HITS
• Five of Baylor's 12 active players have used a redshirt year at Baylor, and the Bears have three players currently sitting out as redshirts – Jordan Turner, Adam Flagler and Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua.
• Davion Mitchell takes over as Baylor's starting point guard replacing Makai Mason. Eight of Baylor's nine starting point guards during the Drew era have earned All-Big recognition (14 of last 15 seasons).
• BU is 41-72 against AP-ranked teams since 2007-08 after going 0-27 in Drew's first 4 rebuilding seasons.
• Baylor is 12-23 against AP Top 10 teams since March 2012. BU started the Drew era 1-26 vs. top-10.
• Baylor has defeated 7 top-10 teams in the last 3 seasons, including a 6-3 mark vs. top-10 teams in Waco.
• Baylor is 31-4 when leading at halftime over the last 3 seasons since 2017-18.
• Baylor has won 88% of its games when leading at the half since 2011-12 (149-20).
• Baylor has won 20+ games in 10 of the last 12 seasons after recording only three 20-win seasons in the previous 100 years of Baylor Basketball (1946, 1948, 1988).
• The Bears are one of 11 programs to win 18+ games in every year since 2008.
• Baylor is 1 of 14 teams nationally to appear in every postseason since 2012 (6 NCAAs, 2 NITs).
• BU is 89-21 since 2015-16 when leading at any point in the 2nd half of a game (1-1 this season).
• Baylor is 192-94 over the last 9 seasons, averaging 24 wins per season since 2012.
• Baylor's 192 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (237).
• Baylor is 283-141 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.
• Baylor is 5-1 all-time in Big 12/SEC Challenges, the best record of any team in either league.
• Baylor has the nation's 11th-longest active streak with at least one 3-point FG made in 905 straight games — the last time Baylor failed to make a 3-pointer was more than 29 years ago, on Feb. 21, 1990 vs. Texas Tech (0-8).
• BU has recorded double-digit non-conference wins in 11 of the last 12 seasons (all except 2012-13).
• Baylor has won 5 tournament titles under Drew

SERIES HISTORY
• Friday is the 18th series meeting, but the first since Dec. 4, 2002. The Bears are 14-3 all-time vs. Texas State, including a 13-3 record in home games and a 3-0 record at the Ferrell Center.
• BU won 92-71 when the teams last met nearly 17 years ago on Dec. 4, 2002. Lawrence Roberts led the Bears with 27 points and 8 rebounds in that game, while Terry Conerway had 24 points off the bench for the Bobcats.
• BU head coach Scott Drew is facing Texas State for the first time, while TSU head coach Danny Kaspar is 1-0 against the Bears with a 79-57 win as head coach at SFA on Nov. 25, 2003, the year prior to Drew's arrival.
• Kaspar spent five seasons as an assistant coach at Baylor under Gene Iba from 1986-87 through 1990-91.

IMPRESSIVE NON-CONFERENCE NUMBERS AT HOME
• Baylor is 60-4 in its last 64 non-conference home games dating back to Dec. 12, 2012.
• Baylor is 38-7 in home games against unranked opponents since 2016-17.
• Baylor is 125-16 in non-conference home games in the Drew era, including 99-8 since 2007-08.

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David Kaye | Assistant AD for Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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