BAYLOR BASKETBALL EARNS NCAA NO. 3 SEED, WILL FACE UC SANTA BARBARA IN FIRST ROUND (SOUTH REGION)

Sun Mar 12 18:09:08 CDT 2023

BAYLOR BASKETBALL EARNS NCAA NO. 3 SEED, WILL FACE UC SANTA BARBARA IN FIRST ROUND (SOUTH REGION)
Bears will make 11th NCAA Tournament appearance under head coach Scott Drew

ZOOM Link to Media availability with Coach Drew tonight at 8:00 pm CT.

https://baylor.zoom.us/j/89815926237?pwd=Y1lzbXl2N2ZZT0NZTHFmS0VtU3dVUT09

Meeting ID: 898 1592 6237
Passcode: 428820

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

  *   Media schedule
  *   Denver Arrival Site
  *   Tip time (first-round game date is set for Friday, March 17)
  *   TV Network

***NCAA Credential Application (Baylor Media):
https://clients.sportssystems.com/clients/ncaa/2023/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
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DENVER INFO
Venue: Ball Arena
First-Round Game Date: Friday, 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: David Kaye
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: 1,456-1,397 (.510)
Overall Postseason Record: 31-20 (.608)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 15 (1946, 1948, 1950, 1988, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
NCAA Tournament Record: 21-15 (.583)
Final Four Appearances: 3 (1948, 1950, 2021)
Last NCAA Appearance: 2022 (NCAA Second Round)
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: 419-232 (20 years)
            Career Record: 439-243 (21 years)
Associate Head Coaches:
            Alvin Brooks III (Idaho State ’02) – 7th season at Baylor
            John Jakus (Trinity International ’99) – 6th season at Baylor
Assistant Coaches:
            Jared Nuness (Valparaiso, 2001) — 13th season at Baylor
Special Assistant & Director of Player Development: Tweety Carter
Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Bill Peterson
Director of Basketball Operations: Luke Simons
Director of Video Operations: Ty Beard
Strength & Conditioning: Charlie Melton
Athletic Trainer: Dave Snyder

TEAM INFORMATION
2022-23 Overall Record: 22-10
2022-23 Big 12 Record / Finish: 11-7 / t-3rd
Top-25 Ranking: 10th AP / 10th USA Today
Roster Breakdown: 4 Sr. / 8 Jr. / 0 So. / 3 Fr.
Lettermen Returning/Lost: 7/4
Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3

MEDIA INFORMATION
Matt Roberts, Associate Director of Athletic Communications  (basketball contact)
            254-227-2280 - cell
            Wm_roberts at baylor.edu – email
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 a top-three seed for a third-straight NCAA Tournaments. The Bears are one of just X teams to earn a top-three seed in three-straight NCAA Tournaments.
• Baylor is one of four teams in the country to be a top-three seed in each of the last three NCAA Tournaments (Kansas, Gonzaga and Purdue).
• Baylor is 21-15 in 14 previous NCAA Championships trips, including a 18-9 record in the Scott Drew era.
• Baylor is appearing in the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time in the last nine tournaments.
• Baylor is appearing in the NCAA postseason for a school-record 11th-consecutive time (9 NCAA, 2 NIT).
• Baylor is making its 12th 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 41-24 in postseason tournaments (conference, national) over the last 15 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 8-10 against the 2023 NCAA Tournament field – No. 1 seed Kansas (1-1), No. 2 seed Marquette (0-1), No. 2 seed UCLA (1-0), No. 2 Texas (1-1), No. 3 seed Gonzaga (1-0), No. 3 seed Kansas Stats (0-2), No. 4 seed Virginia (0-1), No. 6 Seed Iowa State (0-3), No. 6 seed TCU (1-1), No. 8 seed Arkansas (1-0), No. 9 seed West Virginia (2-0)
• Baylor and UCSB will be meeting for the 3rd time, and Baylor is 1-1 in the series. The Bears won 78-75 in Santa Barbara on Dec. 11, 1965 and lost 95-68 in Santa Barbara on Dec. 5, 1970.
• If the Bears advance to the second round, they will either play North Carolina State for the second time or Creighton for a sixth time.

Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF/)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-227-2280
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