No. 21 Baylor MBB Hosts No. 2 Kansas on Big Monday

Sun Jan 22 15:51:37 CST 2023

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21/22 BAYLOR BEARS (14-5, 4-3 Big 12)
Location: Waco, Texas
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)
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2/2 KANSAS (16-3, 5-2) vs. 21/22 BAYLOR (14-5, 4-3)
Jan. 23, 2022 • 8:00 p.m. CT
Waco, Texas • The Ferrell Center (10,284)

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2/2 KANSAS JAYHAWKS (16-3, 5-2 Big 12)
Location: Lawrence, Kan.
Conference/Affiliation: Big 12
Head Coach: Bill Self (Oklahoma State — 1985)
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• No. 21 Baylor hosts No. 2 Kansas in a "white out" in front of a sold-out crowd on ESPN's Big Monday.

• This matchup features the last two national champions (BU in 2021, KU in 2022).

• Baylor has won the last two meetings in Waco, the first time that has happened in series history.

• Seven of Baylor's eight wins over Kansas have come under the direction of Scott Drew.

• BU's four wins over Kansas since 2018 are tied for the most in the conference.

• Monday is the 44th series meeting. BU is 4-5 in the last 9 meetings after starting 4-30 in the series.

• 34 scouts from 16 NBA teams are credentialed for the Bears battle against the Jayhawks.

• Baylor is coming off a 62-60 road win at Oklahoma despite shooting a season-low .362 from the field, its lowest FG% in a win since shooting .317% in a 74-49 win at Kansas State last season (1/25/22).

• The Bears had a season high 30 second-chance points against the Sooners, the most since they had 32 against Washington State on 12/23/2010.

• Baylor is 11-1 against top-10 ranked teams over the last 3 years, beating Nos. 5, 9, 6, 6, 10, 6, 1, 6, 8, 5 and 8.

• Baylor is 9-4 in home games against top-10 teams over the last 7 seasons (6-26 prior to 2016-17).

• Baylor's 46-10 Big 12 record over the last four seasons is the best of any Power-5 team.

• BU is 160-92 in Big 12 play in 13 seasons since 2010 after going 59-149 in the league's first 13 seasons.

• After a one-week absence from the AP Top 25, The Bears are back in the top 25 and have now been ranked in 67 of the last 68 AP Polls.

• All five of BU's losses have come against teams currently ranked in the AP Top 25, and in the top 25 of the latest NCAA Net rankings.

• The Bears are the second best offense in the nation (best in the conference) according to Ken Pom (119.7 Adj. Efficiency rating), averaging 80.6 points per game.

• With a KenPom experience rating of 1.72, the Bears are the second-youngest team in the Big 12.

• BU has won 73-straight when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent (last loss March 2, 2019 at K-State).

• Baylor is 24-8 against AP top 25 teams over the last four seasons, the nation's best mark against ranked teams. 15 of those wins came against top 25 teams away from home.

• Eleven of Baylor's 12 starting point guards during the Scott Drew era have earned All-Big 12 recognition.

• Baylor's starting point guard has earned All-Big 12 recognition in 17 of 18 seasons since 2004-05.

• Adam Flagler and Keyonte George were named to the Wooden Award Mid-season Top-25. BU is one of three schools with multiple players on the list (Kansas and North Carolina).

• George Has eight 20-point games this season, the most by a BU freshman since Aaron Bruce (9) (2004-05).

• George's 17.4 points per game rank third among freshman in Division I.

• Baylor's starting guard trio of George, Flagler and LJ Cryer ranks as the fourth-highest scoring backcourt trio in college basketball (47.1 ppg).

• Flagler, George and Cryer are all in the top-12 in the Big 12 in points per game, one of four schools to have multiple players and the only one to have three in the top-12.

• George's 32 points at West Virginia were the most by a BU freshman since LaceDarius Dunn's 38 at Texas Tech (3/8/08).

Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF/)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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