Tip Time/TV for Baylor MBB's First-Round Game

[Kaye, David]

UPDATE: Baylor’s first-round game against Norfolk State is set for 1 p.m. CT Thursday on TBS with Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce calling the action. Video and audio files of this evening’s media availability with coach Drew, James Akinjo, Flo Thamba and Matthew Mayer is available here: http://baylorbea.rs/MediaMBB.

A reminder to please complete any credential applications by 4 pm CT tomorrow …
***NCAA Credential Application (Baylor Media):
https://clients.sportssystems.com/clients/ncaa/2022/men/men-teamlistopen.htm - deadline is 4 p.m. CT Monday***




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

  *   Media schedule
  *   Fort Worth arrival time


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: 1 p.m. CT
CBS/Turner Sports Crew: Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce
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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