No. 18 MBB Set to Open Foster Pavilion Against Cornell

Mon Jan 1 13:35:00 CST 2024

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CORNELL UNIVERSITY (10-2, 0-0 Ivy)
Location: Ithaca, NY
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Head Coach: Brian Earl (Princeton, 1999)
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CORNELL UNIVERSITY (10-2, 0-0 Ivy) vs. 18/19 BAYLOR (10-2, 0-0 Big 12)
Jan. 2, 2024 • 7:00 p.m. CT
Waco, Texas • Foster Pavilion (7,500)

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18/19 BAYLOR BEARS (10-2, 0-0 Big 12)
Location: Waco, Texas
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Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)
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Story lines

• No. 18/19 Baylor opens the brand new Foster Pavilion against Cornell after 35 years at the Ferrell Center.

• In its first-ever meeting with Cornell, BU aims to even its all-time record against Ivy League foes (1-2).

• The $212 million facility headlines a $700 million riverfront development project in a partnership between Baylor Athletics and the City of Waco.

• The facility will serve as the home of men's and women's basketball, while also functioning as an elite venue for the City of Waco.

• A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at 5:15 p.m., with doors opening to fans at 5:30 p.m.

• Students will be able to sign a piece of basketball court that will hang in Foster Pavilion for years to come.

• The Bears are coming off a historic final game at the Ferrell Center shooting a program-record 67.2% from the field in a 59 point win over Mississippi Valley State (107-48).

• Baylor hit 19 three-pointers, the most by a Baylor team in Ferrell Center history and one shy of the program record (20).

• Freshman guard Ja'Kobe Walter led the Bears with 26 points and a career-high five assists.

• With his third and final three-pointer, guard Miro Little scored the final points in Ferrell Center history.

• The Bears closed their time at the Ferrell Center with a 401-169 record in the building.

• Baylor is 88-15 vs. unranked teams over the last four seasons (.853%).

• Baylor is 61-6 in home games over the last five seasons.

• Baylor is 87-4 in its last 91 non-conference home games dating back to Dec. 12, 2012.

• The Bears lead the nation in 3-point FG% (44.7), rank third in offensive efficiency (120.7) and eighth in points per game (88.4).

• BU is 88-22 over the last four seasons, the nation's second best record by a Power-6 team in that span.

• Baylor has posted a combined 196-39 record in November and December games during the Drew era, including a 122-17 mark in November and December games since 2013.

• RayJ Dennis ranks 14th in the nation in assists per game (6.4), with the Bears getting 15.3 points per game from Walter to lead the offense, the most among Big 12 Conference Freshmen.

• 15.3 points per game would rank as the fourth-most by a freshman in program history.

• Five Bears are averaging at least 10 points per game, including Dennis (13.6), Langston Love (10.9), Yves Missi (10.2) and Jayden Nunn (10.4). Missi leads the team with 6.5 rebounds per game.

• Missi's 2.3 blocks per game puts him second among freshman in Division I.

• BU has had six players win Big 12 Sixth-Man of the Year, no other conference school has more than two.

• Baylor is 114-26 over the last five seasons, the nation's second-best winning % among Power-6 teams in that span (.814%).

• BU is playing its 359th game as a ranked team under Scott Drew — Baylor was ranked in just two of 2,197 games over the program's 97 seasons prior to Drew.

• Baylor has built leads of 10+ points in 60 of 85 games since the start of the 2021 NCAA Tournament (57-3 record).

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