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<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">WACO, Texas – </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Baylor freshman guard Keyonte George picked
up Big 12 Conference Co-Newcomer of the Week honors along with Kansas’ Gradey Dick, announced by the league office on Monday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the year averaged 15 points per game last week, highlighted by 18 points to lead the No. 6 Bears past No. 14 Gonzaga in the
inaugural Peacock Classic. Friday’s performance against Gonzaga marked the fourth time George has led the Bears in scoring this season, and his six rebounds were just one off his career high (7).
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The freshman burst out of the gate with 14 first-half points against the 'Zags, one point off his career-high for points in a half, to give the Bears a five-point
lead at the break. In the second half, George made some clutch buckets as he twice put Baylor back in front after Gonzaga had wrestled back the lead.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">In BU’s game against Marquette</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">George had 12 points against the Golden Eagles, marking the sixth time in seven games he has scored in double figures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">George ranks ninth in the conference in scoring (14.9 ppg), 10<sup>th</sup> in field goal percentage (.398) and fifth in three-point field goal percentage
(.328), while pulling down the second-most rebounds per game (4.1) among Big 12 guards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The freshman is Baylor’s first newcomer of the week since Kendall Brown took home the distinction at the end of last season (3/7).
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">George and the Bears will return to action on Tuesday night at home against Billy Gillispie and Tarleton at 7 p.m. John Morris and Pat Nunley will have the
call on ESPN+. It will be the final game before Baylor's finals break, with the Bears returning to action on Dec. 18<sup>th</sup> against Washington State in the Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">BAYLOR'S BIG 12 NEWCOMERS OF THE WEEK</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1997 Leon Morris (12/30), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2000 Terry Black (11/30), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2001 Chad Elsey (12/18), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2002 Lawrence Roberts (11/26), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">John Lucas III (12/10), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">John Lucas III (1/7), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2005 Aaron Bruce (12/27), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tim Bush (1/3), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2006 Curtis Jerrells (2/13), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2007 Tweety Carter (12/18), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2008 LaceDarius Dunn (11/26), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LaceDarius Dunn (3/10), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2009 Quincy Acy (11/24), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2010 Ekpe Udoh (11/30), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ekpe Udoh (1/4), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ekpe Udoh (2/15), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2011 Perry Jones III (11/22), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Perry Jones III (1/17), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Perry Jones III (2/28), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2012 Brady Heslip (12/26), So.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pierre Jackson (1/16), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pierre Jackson (2/4), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pierre Jackson (3/4), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2013 Isaiah Austin (11/12), Fr<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Isaiah Austin (12/17), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2014 Kenny Chery (12/9), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kenny Chery (2/17), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2015 Lester Medford (12/8), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Johnathan Motley (12/29), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2017 Manu Lecomte (11/14), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. (12/19), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manu Lecomte (1/3), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manu Lecomte (2/13), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2019 Makai Mason (1/28), Sr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jared Butler (2/25), Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2020 MaCio Teague (1/13), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MaCio Teague (2/10), Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2022 Kendall Brown (12/20)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">James Akinjo (1/10)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">James Akinjo (2/14)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kendall Brown (3/7)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Keyonte George (12/5)</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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