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2019 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA WEST REGIONAL — SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — VIVINT SMART HOME ARENA NCAA TOURNAMENT INFORMATION BAYLOR NCAA TOURNAMENT MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA HEADQUARTERS HOTEL TEAM AVAILABILITY (Wednesday) Radisson Salt Lake City Downtown Player Press Conference: 5:00-5:15 p.m. MT (212) 581-1000 Drew Press Conference: 5:15-5:30 p.m. MT 215 W. South Temple Open Practice: 5:40-6:20 p.m. MT Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 PRINT VIDEO BAYLOR ATHLETICS CREATIVE SERVICES Local Beat Writer: John Werner, Waco Tribune-Herald Associate Director: Justin Hoff Cell: 254-757-5716 Cell: 254-709-6473 Institutional Beat Writer: Jerry Hill, Baylor Bear Insider David Kaye Cell: 254-709-4994 RADIO BAYLOR SPORTS NETWORK FROM LEARFIELD IMG COLLEGE Assistant AD for Regional Beat Writer: Stephen Hawkins, Associated Press Communications Play-By-Play: John Morris, Assistant AD / Broadcasting Cell: 817-891-0573 [email protected] Cell: 254-709-9687 @DavidKaye9 Color Analyst: Pat Nunley 254-709-5147 BAYLOR NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY QUICK FACTS Twelfth Appearance: 13-13 record, two Final Fours, two Elite Eights (modern era), four Sweet 16s (modern era) YEAR OPPONENT W/L RESULT ROUND SITE COACH UNIVERSITY 1946 Oklahoma State* L 29-44 West Regional, Semifinal Kansas City, Mo. Bill Henderson Location: Waco, Texas Founded: 1845, by the Republic of Texas Colorado L 44-59 West Regional, Third Place Kansas City, Mo. Bill Henderson Enrollment: 17,217 1948 Washington W 64-62 West Regional, Semifinal Kansas City, Mo. Bill Henderson President: Dr. Linda A. Livingstone Kansas State W 60-52 West Regional, Final Kansas City, Mo. Bill Henderson Athletic Director: Mack Rhoades Kentucky* L 42-58 National Championship New York, N.Y. Bill Henderson Faculty Representative: Jeremy Counseller 1950 BYU W 56-55 West Regional, Semifinal Kansas City, Mo. Bill Henderson Sport Administrator: Dawn Rogers Bradley L 66-68 West Regional, Final Kansas City, Mo. Bill Henderson Conference: Big 12 N.C. State L 41-53 National Third Place New York, N.Y. Bill Henderson Nickname: Bears 1988 (8) (9) Memphis L 60-75 Midwest Regional, First Round South Bend, Ind. Gene Iba Colors: Green (PMS 560) and Gold (PMS 1235) Arena (capacity): Ferrell Center (10,284) 2008 (11) (6) Purdue L 79-60 West Regional, First Round Washington, D.C. Scott Drew 2010 (3) (14) Sam Houston St. W 68-59 South Regional, First Round New Orleans, La. Scott Drew (11) Old Dominion W 76-68 South Regional, Second Round New Orleans, La. Scott Drew MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY First Season: 1906-07 (10) Saint Mary’s W 72-49 South Regional, Sweet 16 Houston, Texas Scott Drew All-Time Record: 1,352-1,373 (.496) (1) Duke* L 71-78 South Regional, Elite 8 Houston, Texas Scott Drew Overall Postseason Record: 23-18 (.561) 2012 (3) (14) South Dakota St. W 68-60 South Regional, First Round Albuquerque, N.M. Scott Drew NCAA Appearances: 12th in 2019 (11) Colorado W 80-63 South Regional, Second Round Albuquerque, N.M. Scott Drew NCAA Tournament Record: 13-13 (.500) (10) Xavier W 75-70 South Regional, Sweet 16 Atlanta, Ga. Scott Drew Final Four Appearances: 2 (1948, 1950) (1) Kentucky* L 70-82 South Regional, Elite 8 Atlanta, Ga. Scott Drew Last NCAA Appearance: 2017 (Sweet 16) 2014 (6) (11) Nebraska W 74-60 West Regional, First Round San Antonio, Texas Scott Drew NIT Appearances: 6 NIT Record: 10-5 (3) Creighton W 85-55 West Regional, Second Round San Antonio, Texas Scott Drew Last NIT Appearance: 2018 (Second Round) (2) Wisconsin L 52-69 West Regional, Sweet 16 Anaheim, Calif. Scott Drew Conference Titles: 5 (1932, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950) 2015 (3) (14) Georgia State L 56-57 West Regional, First Round Jacksonville, Fla. Scott Drew 2016 (5) (12) Yale L 75-79 West Regional, First Round Providence, R.I. Scott Drew TEAM INFORMATION 2017 (3) (14) New Mexico State W 91-73 East Regional, First Round Tulsa, Okla. Scott Drew 2018-19 Overall Record: 19-13 (11) USC W 82-78 East Regional, Second Round Tulsa, Okla. Scott Drew 2018-19 Big 12 Record: 10-8 (7) South Carolina L 50-70 East Regional, Sweet 16 New York, N.Y. Scott Drew 2018-19 Big 12 Finish: 4th 2019 (9) (8) Syracuse West Regional, First Round Salt Lake City, Utah Scott Drew Top-25 Ranking: NR AP / NR Coaches *- denotes eventual national champion Roster Breakdown: 3 Sr. / 5 Jr. / 4 So. / 4 Fr. Lettermen Returning/Lost: 3/5 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 BAYLOR NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES • Baylor is 13-13 in 11 previous NCAA Championships trips, including a 10-7 record in the Scott Drew era. MEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF • Baylor is appearing in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in the last six seasons. Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler ‘93) • Baylor is appearing in the NCAA postseason for a school-record eighth consecutive season (6 NCAA, 2 NIT). Record at Baylor: 315-208 (16 years) Career Record: 335-219 (17 years) • Baylor is making its ninth NCAA Tournament appearance in the modern tournament era. BU’s first three NCAA Associate Head Coach: Jerome Tang (Charter Oak State ‘07) Tournament appearances in 1946, 1948 and 1950 were in an eight-team bracket. Assistant Coach: Alvin Brooks III (Idaho State ’02) • Baylor is one of 16 teams nationally to play in four Sweet 16s since 2010. Assistant Coach: John Jakus (Trinity International ’99) Dir. Player Development: Jared Nuness • Baylor has the nation’s seventh-best postseason winning percentage since 2009 (.714; 20-8) [min. 4 NCAA berths]. Director of Operations: Bill Peterson • Baylor is 32-19 in postseason tournaments (conference, national) over the last 11 seasons. Assoc. Dir. of Operations: Adita Malhotra • Baylor has played in two Final Fours (1948 and 1950) — when it was an eight-team bracket — and one national Dir. Video Operations: Ty Beard championship game (lost to Kentucky in 1948 title game). Strength Coach: Charlie Melton Athletic Trainer: David Chandler • Baylor has played 14 total games against eight different NCAA Tournament teams this season. • BU is 7-7 against the 2019 NCAA Tournament field – No. 3 Texas Tech (1-1), No. 4 Kansas (0-2), No. 4 Kansas State (0-2), No. 6 Iowa State (2-1), No. 8 Ole Miss (0-1), No. 9 Oklahoma (2-0), No. 12 Oregon (1-0), No. 16 Prairie View A&M (1-0). • Baylor and Syracuse will be meeting for the 3rd time, and Syracuse is 2-0 in the series. The Orange won in Syracuse, 94-71, on Dec. 16, 2006, and SU won 74-67 in the 2013 Maui Invitational championship game on Nov. 27, 2013. • Baylor series records vs. potential Second Round opponents: Gonzaga (0-4), Fairleigh Dickenson (0-0), PVAMU (14-0). • King McClure is Baylor’s only active player who was on the Bears’ 2017 Sweet 16 team. He has four games of NCAA Tournament experience — 2016 vs. Yale, 2017 vs. New Mexico State, 2017 vs. USC, 2017 vs. South Carolina. • Makai Mason has two games of NCAA Tournament experience from Yale’s run in the 2016 tournament. BAYLORBEARS.COM / @BAYLORMBB A1 2018-19 BAYLOR MEN’S BASKETBALL BAYLORBEARS.COM / @BAYLORMBB PHOTO ROSTER 0 • FLO THAMBA 1 • DARIUS ALLEN 2 • DEVONTE BANDOO 3 • KING McCLURE 4 • MARIO KEGLER 5 • MACIO TEAGUE F • 6-10 • 245 • Fr. • HS G • 6-4 • 205 • Jr. • JC G • 6-3 • 195 • Jr. • JC G • 6-3 • 215 • Sr. • 3L G/F • 6-7 • 230 • RSo. • SQ G • 6-3 • 190 • Jr. • TR Kinshasa, Democratic Melbourne, Fla. Brampton, Ont. Dallas, Texas Jackson, Miss. Cincinnati, Ohio Republic of the Congo 10 • MAKAI MASON 11 • MARK VITAL 12 • JARED BUTLER 13 • JACKSON MOFFATT 15 • OBIM OKEKE 22 • JAKE LINDSEY G • 6-1 • 185 • RSr. • TR G/F • 6-5 • 230 • RSo. • 1L G • 6-3 • 185 • Fr. • HS G/F • 6-6 • 210 • Fr. • HS G • 6-0 • 225 • Jr. • SQ G • 6-5 • 200 • Sr. • 3L Greenfield, Mass. Lake Charles, La. Reserve, La. Magnolia, Texas Las Vegas, Nev. Houston, Texas 24 • MATTHEW MAYER 25 • TRISTAN CLARK 33 • FREDDIE GILLESPIE 45 • DAVION MITCHELL SCOTT DREW JEROME TANG G/F • 6-9 • 200 • Fr. • HS F • 6-9 • 240 • So. • 1L F • 6-8 • 240 • RJr. • SQ G • 6-1 • 200 • So. • TR Head Coach Associate Head Coach Austin, Texas San Antonio, Texas St. Paul, Minn. Hinesville, Ga. 16th Season 16th Season ALVIN BROOKS III JOHN JAKUS JARED NUNESS BILL PETERSON ADITYA MALHOTRA TY BEARD Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Special Assistant & Director of Operations Associate Director of Director of Video Operations Third Season Second Season Director of Player Development Second Season Operations & Recruiting Second Season Ninth Season Sixth Season A2 BAYLORBEARS.COM / @BAYLORMBB 2019 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2016-17 BAYLOR BASKETBALL GAME NOTES NCAA WEST REGIONAL — SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — VIVINT SMART HOME ARENABASKETBALLGAME 1 — ORAL ROBERTS GAME NOTES Follow Baylor Basketball on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @BaylorMBB GAME 33 No. 9 BAYLOR (19-13, 10-8 Big 12) vs. No. 8 SYRACUSE (20-13, 10-8 ACC) March 21, 2019 • 8:57 p.m. CT • Watch: truTV and March Madness App • Listen: ESPN Central Texas Salt Lake City, Utah • Vivint Smart Home Arena (18,284) • Social Media: @BaylorMBB MEDIA INFORMATION STORY LINES TV: truTV and March Madness App • Baylor faces Syracuse in the 2019 NCAA Tournament first round Thursday on truTV from Salt Lake City. Talent: Andrew Catalon (pxp), Steve Lappas (analyst), • Baylor is making its fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in six seasons since 2012. Lisa Byington (reporter) • Baylor is 13-13 in 11 previous NCAA Tournament trips, including 10-7 in the Scott Drew era.