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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 18, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<h1 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">Baylor’s Mitchell and Butler Pick Up NABC All-America Honors<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Butler on First Team, Mitchell named to Third Team</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">David Kaye, 254-709-5147,
</span><a href="mailto:David_Kaye@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">David_Kaye@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">WACO, Texas –
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor men’s basketball guards Jared Butler and Davion Mitchell have been named to All-America Teams by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the NABC announced Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Butler is on the NABC’s All-America First Team, while Mitchell is a Third Team selection. Together they doubled the total number of NABC All-America selections in program
history. Johnathan Motley was a Second Team choice in 2017, and Butler was honored on the Third Team a season ago.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The NABC All-America teams are selected by NABC-member head coaches in Division I.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Butler was joined on the First Team by Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham, Illinois’ Ayo Dosunmu, Iowa’s Luka Garza and Gonzaga’s Corey Kispert. Second Team selections
were Illinois’ Kofi Cockburn, Michigan’s Hunter Dickinson, USC’s Evan Mobley and Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs and Drew Timme.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mitchell was joined on the Third Team by Villanova’s Collin Gillespie and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Houston’s Quentin Grimes and Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Butler leads the Big 12 in steals (2.1/game), 3-point percentage (.429), and 3-pointers made (2.6/game). He ranks second in the conference in assists (5.0/game), third
in scoring (17.1/game), fourth in field goal percentage (.488) and ninth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.56).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mitchell leads the Big 12 in assists (5.4/game) and field goal percentage (.515), ranks second in steals (2.0/game), second in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.06), fifth
in 3-pointers made (2.3/game), 13<sup>th</sup> in scoring (14.1/game) and 15<sup>th</sup> in minutes (32.7/game).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The duo helped lead Baylor to its first NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed in program history with a 22-2 record. The Bears claimed the program’s first conference title in 71
years by going 13-1 in Big 12 play, winning more games than any other team in the league despite having four games canceled, while TCU with two cancellations was the only other program to not play at least 17 league games.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor is ranked No. 3 nationally in the latest polls, extending the school-record streak to 28-straight weeks top-5 ranked. The current 28-week streak comes after the
Bears had been top-5 ranked for a total of 12 weeks in program history prior to the last two seasons. BU has been in one of the top-3 spots of both polls throughout the 2020-21 season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 1 seed Baylor takes on No. 16 seed Hartford in the NCAA Tournament first round at 2:30 p.m. CT Friday on truTV.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Follow @BaylorMBB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates throughout the year.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2021 NABC ALL-AMERICANS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">First Team<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jared Butler, Baylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Luka Garza, Iowa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Corey Kispert, Gonzaga<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Second Team<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kofi Cockburn, Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hunter Dickinson, Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Evan Mobley, USC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Drew Timme, Gonzaga<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Third Team<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Collin Gillespie, Villanova<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Quentin Grimes, Houston<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Davion Mitchell, Baylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2020-21 BAYLOR MBB HONORS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jared Butler<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wooden Award Finalist (1 of 15)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Naismith Trophy Semifinalist (1 of 10)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Finalist (1 of 5)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All-America First Team (unanimous)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Big 12 Player of the Year (AP; The Athletic)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Big 12 All-Defensive Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">USBWA District VII Player of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">USBWA District VII All-District Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NABC All-District 8 First Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List (1 of 15)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lute Olson Award Midseason Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NCAA National Player of the Week (Jan. 25)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Naismith Trophy Player of the Week (Jan. 25)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">USBWA National Player of the Week (Jan. 26)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 25)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Scott Drew<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Big 12 Coach of the Year (second-straight year)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year Finalist (1 of 4)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">USBWA Henry Iba Award Finalist (1 of 4)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NABC District 8 Coach of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">USBWA District VII Coach of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Davion Mitchell<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist (1 of 10)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All-America Third Team (AP; NABC, Sporting News)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All-Big 12 First Team (coaches)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All-Big 12 Second Team (AP)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Big 12 All-Defensive Team (unanimous)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NABC District 8 First Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">USBWA District VII All-District Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Naismith Trophy Midseason Team (1 of 30)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 1)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Big 12 All-Newcomer Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MaCio Teague<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Finalist (1 of 5)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All-America Third Team (NCAA March Madness)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All-America Honorable Mention (AP)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All-Big 12 Second Team (AP)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All-Big 12 Third Team (coaches)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Big 12 All-Tournament Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">USBWA District VII All-District Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NCAA National Player of the Week (March 8)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Big 12 Player of the Week (March 8)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mark Vital<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist (1 of 10)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (The Athletic)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All-Big 12 Honorable Mention<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Big 12 All-Defensive Team (unanimous)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#385623">David Kaye</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#385623">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">| Assistant AD for Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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