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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 17, 2024<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:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Baylor MBB Earns NCAA Tournament No. 3 Seed in the West Region<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-style:normal">BU is the only team to be a No. 3 seed or higher in four-straight NCAA Tournaments<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more information, contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, <a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu">
WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">WACO, Texas —
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Baylor men's basketball has been awarded an NCAA Tournament No. 3 seed for the second-straight year. The Bears are seeded in the West Region in the 2024 NCAA
Tournament bracket announced Sunday on CBS.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Baylor (23-10, 11-7 Big 12) will open the 2024 NCAA Tournament on Friday against No. 14 seed Colgate (25-9, 16-2 IVY) at FedEx Forum in Memphis at a to-be-determined
time. The winner of that game will then play a second-round matchup on Sunday against the winner of Friday’s first-round game between No. 6 Clemson and No. 11 New Mexico.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic";color:black;font-weight:normal">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Tip-off times and TV networks and are to be determined. The West Regional semifinal and final will be held in Los Angeles, with the Final Four to be held
in Phoenix, Ariz.</span></strong><b><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black;background:white"><a href="http://www.BaylorBears.com">www.BaylorBears.com</a></span><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">BAYLOR NCAA NOTES:</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor has earned a top-three seed for a fourth-straight NCAA Tournaments. The Bears are the only team in the country to earn a top-three seed in four-straight NCAA Tournaments.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor is 22-16 in 15 previous NCAA Championships trips, including a 19-10 record in the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Scott Drew<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>era.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor is appearing in the NCAA Tournament for the ninth time in the last 10 tournaments.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor is appearing in the NCAA postseason for a school-record 12<sup>th</sup>-consecutive time (10 NCAA, 2 NIT).</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor is making its 13th 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.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor is 43-26 in postseason tournaments (conference, national) over the last 16 seasons.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor has played in three Final Fours (1948, 1950, 2021). The first two Final Four appearances were when it was an eight-team bracket.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Baylor has played in two National Championship games (1948 lost to Kent<span class="outlook-search-highlight">uc</span>ky, 2021 defeated Gonzaga).</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">2023-24 SEASON HONORS</span></u></strong><strong><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">Jalen bridges</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;text-transform:uppercase"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Preseason All-Big 12 (Honorable Mention)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Julius Erving Preseason Top-20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">All-Big 12 Third Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">RAYJ DENNIS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Preseason All-Big 12 (Honorable Mention)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament MVP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Big 12 co-Newcomer of the Week (11/27)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">All-Big 12 Second Team (coaches and media)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">All-Big 12 Newcomer Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">SCOTT DREW<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">NABC Guardians of the Game Award for Leadership</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">YVES MISSI<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (2/12)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">All-Big 12 Freshman Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">All-Big 12 Defensive Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">JAYDEN NUNN<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Big 12 Player of the Week (2/19)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (2/19)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">JA’KOBE WALTER</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Big 12 Freshman of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Jerry West Award Preseason Top-20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Big 12 Player of the Week (11/13)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">NABC Player of the Week (11/14)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Wooden Award Preseason Top-50<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Wooden Award Midseason Top-25<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Jerry West Award Top-10<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BasicParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">All-Big 12 Third Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">All-Big 12 Freshman Team<strong><u><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;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="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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