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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Nov. 6, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-style:normal">Baylor MBB Announces 2023-24 Promotions<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-style:normal">BU will host a “Gold Out”, “Stripe Out and “White Out” this season</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">For more information, contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, </span>
<a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu</span></a><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">WACO, Texas – </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Baylor men’s
basketball announced an exciting</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">slate of giveaways and promotions for the upcoming home schedule on Monday.</span></strong><strong><span style="background:white;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">After opening the season on “Future Bears Day” on Nov. 9, BU welcomes in Gardner-Webb for "Salute to Service" day on Sunday, Nov.
12, at 4 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Tuesday, Nov. 14<sup>th</sup>, will be "Late Night at the Ferrell" as the Bears host Kansas City in a 9 p.m. tip. The game will
be the second leg of a double-header on the heels of the women’s game against No. 5 Utah.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">Men’s basketball summer campers will be invited back for the Nov. 28 contest against Nicholls. Campers will be granted a free
ticket if they arrive wearing their summer camp shirt.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">The three-game homestand continues with the annual “Holiday Hoops” game against Northwestern State on Saturday, Dec. 2. In addition
to a halftime baby race, BU will have an Ugly Christmas t-shirt giveaway. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">The homestand closes with “Student Media Mania” against Seton Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 8 p.m. Raffle items will be given out
throughout the game, including prizes like headphones and TVs. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">The Bears will play the final scheduled game at the Ferrell Center on Friday, Dec. 22, at 6 p.m. in the "Farewell to Ferrell"
game. Men's basketball alumni will be in attendance and be recognized in a halftime ceremony.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">Foster Pavilion will open with a Tuesday, Jan. 2, contest against Cornell at 7 p.m., followed by the first conference game in the new arena against BYU on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The game against the
Cougars will be “Faith and Family Night”, featuring the first of eight student t-shirt collector giveaways and student-athlete testimonies.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">Baylor’s “Go Gold” game will be on Saturday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. against Cincinnati. Fans are encouraged to wear gold and will receive gold rally towels in every seat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">The "Immortal 10" will be honored against TCU on Saturday, Jan. 27. In addition to pregame and in-game elements, the Bears will be wearing jerseys featuring the names of the Immortal 10 players.
Survivors and cancer fighters will also be recognized in a halftime ceremony in honor of Coaches vs. Cancer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">Baylor men's basketball will celebrate Black History Month on Saturday, Feb. 3, against Iowa State, with a special halftime performance.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">BU is asking for fans to “stripe out” the Ferrell as they welcome in Texas Tech on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 8 p.m. Fans will be asked to wear green or gold, depending on what section they are sitting
in. A map denoting the sections and corresponding colors will be released closer to the game.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">The fifth t-shirt in the collector series will be given away at the Oklahoma game on Feb. 13, followed by the “Autism Speaks” game against Houston on Feb. 24.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">The third and final color-out game will be a "white out" game against Kansas on Saturday, March 9, at 11 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">The home slate closes with senior day against Texas on Monday, March 4, at 8 p.m. The final t-shirt collector item will be given away, while fans will be encouraged to donate to enter a raffle
for a pair of custom Baylor shoes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black;background:white">Single-game tickets will go on sale this week, while fans can buy
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.evenue.net/events/MBMP"><span style="background:white">“Farewell to Ferrell”</span></a></span><span style="color:black;background:white"> mini-plans for $35. Follow @BaylorMBB on Twitter, Instagram
and Facebook for additional updates.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i>—BaylorBears.com—<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF) <br>
Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
C: 254-227-2280</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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