BAYLOR BASKETBALL EARNS NCAA NO. 1 SEED, WILL FACE NORFOLK STATE IN FIRST ROUND (EAST REGION)

[Kaye, David]

Media availability with coach Drew and selected players at 7:00 pm CT tonight.
https://baylor.zoom.us/j/8675309254?pwd=bytJbTU2bEYxQVIyREhabkVXdndpZz09
Meeting ID: 867 530 9254
Passcode: 8675309


The following are to be determined and will be announced ASAP:

  *   Media schedule
  *   Fort Worth arrival site
  *   Tip time (first-round game date is set for Thursday, March 17)
  *   TV Network


BAYLOR BASKETBALL EARNS NCAA NO. 1 SEED, WILL FACE NORFOLK STATE IN FIRST ROUND (EAST REGION)
Bears will make 10th NCAA Tournament appearance under head coach Scott Drew

***NCAA Credential Application (Baylor Media):
https://clients.sportssystems.com/clients/ncaa/2022/men/men-teamlistopen.htm - deadline is 4 p.m. CT Monday***

AUDIO/VIDEO FILES OF POST-SELECTION SHOW MEDIA AVAILABILITY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR 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>

FORT WORTH INFO
Venue: Dickies Arena
First-Round Game Date: Thursday, March 17
Tip-Off Time: TBD
CBS/Turner Sports Crew: TBD
Westwood One Radio Crew: TBD

BAYLOR QUICK FACTS

GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Waco, Texas
Founded: 1845, by the Republic of Texas
Enrollment: 20,626
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: 1,433-1,386 (.508)
Overall Postseason Record: 30-19 (.612)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 14 (1946, 1948, 1950, 1988, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022)
NCAA Tournament Record: 20-14 (.588)
Final Four Appearances: 3 (1948, 1950, 2021)
Last NCAA Appearance: 2021 (National Champions)
NIT Appearances: 6
NIT Record: 10-5
Last NIT Appearance: 2018 (lost to Mississippi State in Second Round)
Regular Season Conference Championships: 7 (1932, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 2021, 2022)

BASKETBALL STAFF
Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler ‘93)
            Record at Baylor: 396-221 (19 years)
            Career Record: 416-232 (20 years)
Associate Head Coach:
            Jerome Tang (Charter Oak State ‘07) – 19th season at Baylor
Assistant Coaches:
            Alvin Brooks III (Idaho State ’02) – 6th season at Baylor
            John Jakus (Trinity International ’99) – 5th 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
2021-22 Overall Record: 26-6
2021-22 Big 12 Record / Finish: 14-4 / t-1st
Top-25 Ranking: 3rd AP / 3rd USA Today
Roster Breakdown: 5 Sr. / 3 Jr. / 4 So. / 3 Fr.
Lettermen Returning/Lost: 7/4
Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4

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 Creative Services Contact: Matthew Kirchner, 254-275-1937 cell, Matthew_Kirchner1 at baylor.edu<mailto:Matthew_Kirchner1 at baylor.edu>
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 has earned No. 1 seeds in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments. The Bears were also projected to be a No. 1 seed before the 2020 NCAA Tournament was cancelled – BU would’ve become the 11th team all-time to earn three-straight No. 1 seeds in that scenario.
• Baylor is 20-14 in 13 previous NCAA Championships trips, including a 17-8 record in the Scott Drew era.
• Baylor is appearing in the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time in the last eight tournaments.
• Baylor is appearing in the NCAA postseason for a school-record 10th-consecutive time (8 NCAA, 2 NIT).
• Baylor is making its 11th 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 40-22 in postseason tournaments (conference, national) over the last 14 seasons.
• Baylor has played in three Final Fours (1948, 1950, 2021). The first two Final Four appearances were when it was an eight-team bracket.
• Baylor has played in two National Championship games (1948 lost to Kentucky, 2021 defeated Gonzaga).
• BU is 9-4 against the 2022 NCAA Tournament field – No. 1 seed Kansas (1-1), No. 2 seed Villanova (1-0), No. 3 seed Texas Tech (0-2), No. 6 seed Texas (2-0), No. 6 seed Alabama (0-1), No. 7 seed Michigan State (1-0), No. 9 seed TCU (2-0) and No. 11 seed Iowa State (2-0).
• Baylor and Norfolk State will be meeting for the 3rd time, and Baylor is 2-0 in the series. The Bears won 86-58 in Waco on Nov. 13, 2009 and 92-51 in Waco on Dec. 30, 2014.
• If the Bears advance to the second round, they will either play North Carolina for the first time or Marquette for the third time.
• Baylor is 1-1 all-time vs. Marquette – a 74-64 loss in Milwaukee on Dec. 19, 1998 and a 72-68 overtime win in Waco on Dec. 11, 1999.


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

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