* 3/15 Updates* - Baylor MBB NCAA Tournament Info

Mon Mar 15 09:53:20 CDT 2021

All,

Baylor will hold Zoom media availability at 10:00 a.m. CT Tuesday from Indianapolis. Head coach Scott Drew and junior guard Davion Mitchell will be available. Attached please find information for those covering the tournament virtually and on how to access the NCAA Digital Media Hub.

The NCAA asks everyone who is participating in the media availability to list their name and outlet when signing into the Zoom meeting.

Finally, just a reminder for those who would like to apply for our 5 in-person credentials<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclients.sportssystems.com%2Fclients%2Fncaa%2F2021%2Fmen%2Fteammedia-open.htm&data=04%7C01%7CDavid_Kaye%40baylor.edu%7C9f148fa6377a44d6075408d8e73db7d9%7C22d2fb35256a459bbcf4dc23d42dc0a4%7C0%7C0%7C637513599850704683%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=ayr4RVUhc0ltyAZA4SgXRuZtZXUsXebdX2V%2BYJD5050%3D&reserved=0>, the deadline is 4 p.m. CT today.

Baylor MBB Media Availability
Time: Mar 16, 2021 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
https://baylor.zoom.us/j/8675309254?pwd=bytJbTU2bEYxQVIyREhabkVXdndpZz09
Meeting ID: 867 530 9254
Passcode: 8675309

Please let me know if there’s any other way I can assist. Thanks,

DK

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David Kaye | Assistant AD for Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-709-5147

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From: David Kaye <David_Kaye at baylor.edu>
Date: Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 10:11 PM
Subject: *Updates* - Baylor MBB NCAA Tournament Info

A few updates for Baylor …

  *   First Round Site: Lucas Oil Stadium – Unity (South)
  *   Tip Time: 2:30 pm CT (3:30 pm in Indianapolis)
  *   TV Network: truTV (Lisa Byington, Steve Smith, AJ Ross)

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David Kaye | Assistant AD for Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-709-5147

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From: David Kaye <David_Kaye at baylor.edu>
Date: Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 7:38 PM
Subject: BAYLOR BASKETBALL EARNS NCAA NO. 1 SEED, WILL FACE HARTFORD IN FIRST ROUND (SOUTH REGION)
The following are to be determined and will be announced ASAP:

  *   Media schedule (we will do another virtual media availability no later than Tuesday)
  *   Indianapolis arrival time
  *   First/Second Round site
  *   Tip time (first-round game date is set for Friday, March 19)
  *   TV Network

BAYLOR BASKETBALL EARNS NCAA NO. 1 SEED, WILL FACE HARTFORD IN FIRST ROUND (SOUTH REGION)
Bears will make ninth NCAA Tournament appearance under head coach Scott Drew

***NCAA Credential Application (Baylor Media):
https://clients.sportssystems.com/clients/ncaa/2021/men/teammedia-open.htm - opens at 6:30 p.m. CT Sunday and deadline is 4 p.m. CT Monday***

AUDIO/VIDEO FILES OF POST-SELECTION SHOW MEDIA AVAILABILITY CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE: http://baylorbea.rs/MediaMBB
ATTACHED: BU logo, roster, stats package
BELOW: Quick Facts & NCAA Notes
BaylorBears.com<applewebdata://3BB31395-275E-48A0-9838-771C663439D8/www.BaylorBears.com> - Stats<https://baylorbears.com/cumestats.aspx?path=mbball> - 2020-21 Media Almanac<https://baylorbears.com/sports/2020/11/21/2021-mbb-media-almanac.aspx>

INDIANA INFO
Venue: TBA
First-Round Game Date: Friday, March 19
Tip-Off Time: TBA
CBS/Turner Sports Crew: TBA
Westwood One Radio Crew: TBA

BAYLOR QUICK FACTS

GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Waco, Texas
Founded: 1845, by the Republic of Texas
Enrollment: 19,297
President: Dr. Linda A. Livingstone
Athletic Director: Mack Rhoades
Faculty Representative: Dr. Carson Mencken
Sport Administrator: Dawn Rogers
Conference: Big 12
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Green (PMS 3435 C) and Gold (PMS 1235 C)
Arena (capacity): Ferrell Center (10,284)

BASKETBALL HISTORY
First Season: 1906-07
All-Time Record: 1,401-1,380 (.504)
Overall Postseason Record: 24-19 (.558)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 13 (1946, 1948, 1950, 1988, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021)
NCAA Tournament Record: 14-14 (.500)
Final Four Appearances: 2 (1948, 1950)
Last NCAA Appearance: 2019 (def. No. 8 Syracuse in First Round, lost to No. 1 Gonzaga in Second Round [Salt Lake City])
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: 364-215 (18 years)
            Career Record: 384-226 (19 years)
Associate Head Coach:
            Jerome Tang (Charter Oak State ‘07) – 18th season at Baylor
Assistant Coaches:
            Alvin Brooks III (Idaho State ’02) – 5th season at Baylor
            John Jakus (Trinity International ’99) – 4th season at Baylor
Special Assistant & Director of Player Development: Jared Nuness
Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Bill Peterson
Director of Basketball Operations: Aditya Malhotra
Director of Video Operations: Ty Beard
Strength & Conditioning: Charlie Melton
Athletic Trainer: Dave Snyder

TEAM INFORMATION
2020-21 Overall Record: 22-2
2020-21 Big 12 Record / Finish: 13-1 / 1st
Top-25 Ranking: 2nd AP / 2nd USA Today
Roster Breakdown: 3 Sr. / 4 Jr. / 3 So. / 4 Fr.
Lettermen Returning/Lost: 7/2
Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1

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 14-14 in 12 previous NCAA Championships trips, including an 11-8 record in the Scott Drew era.
• Baylor is appearing in the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in the last seven tournaments.
• Baylor is appearing in the NCAA postseason for a school-record ninth consecutive time (7 NCAA, 2 NIT).
• Baylor is making its 10th 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 34-21 in postseason tournaments (conference, national) over the last 13 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 half of its 22 games against seven different NCAA Tournament teams (all top-8 seeds) this season.
• BU is 9-2 against the 2021 NCAA Tournament field – No. 1 Illinois (1-0), No. 3 Kansas (1-1), No. 3 Texas (1-0), No. 3 West Virginia (1-0), No. 4 Oklahoma State (2-1), No. 6 Texas Tech (2-0) and No. 8 Oklahoma (1-0).
• Baylor and Hartford will be meeting for the 3rd time, and Baylor is 2-0 in the series. The Bears won 74-59 on Dec. 22, 2008 and 71-69 on Nov. 15, 2009, both games in Waco.
• If the Bears advance to the second round, they will either play North Carolina for the first time or Wisconsin for the third time.
• Baylor is 1-1 all-time vs. Wisconsin – a 69-52 loss in Anaheim in the 2014 Sweet 16 and a 70-65 win in the 2017 Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City.
• Both of Baylor’s losses this season came against 2021 NCAA Tournament teams – on the road at No. 3 Kansas and neutral against No. 4 Oklahoma State.
• Four members of this year’s Baylor team played in two games for the Bears during the 2019 NCAA Tournament – Jared Butler, Matthew Mayer, Flo Thamba and Mark Vital.
• Baylor head coach Scott Drew has connections to the head coaches of three additional NCAA Tournament teams – Grand Canyon head coach Bryce Drew is Scott’s younger brother, Oral Roberts head coach Paul Mills was an assistant on Drew’s staff throughout Drew’s first 14 seasons at Baylor (2004-17) and North Texas head coach Grant McCasland was on Drew’s Baylor staff for five seasons (2012-16).

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David Kaye | Assistant AD for Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-709-5147

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