2009-10 BAYLOR MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME NO. 13 BAYLOR vs. MORGAN STATE Chris Yandle, Men’s Basketball Media Relations Contact Second Floor, Simpson Center | 1500 South University Parks Drive, Waco, TX 76706 O: 254.710.3638 | C: 254.652-9068 | F: 254.710.1369 [email protected] | www.BaylorBears.com Blog (http://www.baylorbears.com/blog/fullcourtpress.html) | FCP on Twitter (@BaylorFCP) 2009 NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT RUNNER-UP | BACK-TO-BACK 20-WIN SEASONS | BACK-TO-BACK POSTSEASON APPEARANCES 2009-10 SCHEDULE/RESULTS AP ESPN AP ESPN NOVEMBER RV RV NR NR GAME RESET Date BU Opp Opponent TV Time Date: Wed., Jan. 6, 2010 Exhibition Tip-Off: 7 p.m. CST Location: Waco, Texas N5 ——CENTRAL OKLAHOMA W, 86-71 Arena: Ferrell Center (10,284) N13 ——NORFOLK STATE W, 86-58 Television: None N15 ——HARTFORD W, 71-69 Radio: Baylor ISP Sports Network N16 ——SOUTHERN W, 61-45 ESPN/KRZI 1660 AM (Waco)/Sirius (Ch. 161) N22 ——HARDIN-SIMMONS W, 106-45 BAYLOR MORGAN STATE www.BaylorBears.com Old Spice Classic (Lake Buena Vista, Fla.) Talent: John Morris (pxp), Pat Nunley (analyst) N26 RV/NR — (1) vs. Alabama ESPN2 L, 76-79 BEARS BEARS Series: First Meeting N27 RV/NR — (1) vs. Iona ESPNU W, 72-62 (ot) 2009-10 Record: 11-1 2009-10 Record: 8-6 Baylor Record vs. MEAC: 7-0 (1.000) N29 RV/NR RV/RV (1) vs. Xavier ESPNU W, 69-64 Big 12 Record: 0-0 MEAC Record: 1-0 Baylor Record at Ferrell Center: 201-128 (.611) Last Game: W, 85-74 at South Carolina Last Game: L, 75-78 at Robert Morris Drew Era following Win: 53-38 (.582) DECEMBER Head Coach: Scott Drew Head Coach: Todd Bozeman Drew Era in January: 16-31 (.340) Date BU Opp Opponent TV Time Career Record: 112-107 (8th season) Career Record: 129-82 (8th season) Current Win Streak (Overall): 7 Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series (Baylor 2-1) Record at BU: 92-96 (7th season) Record at MSU: 76-47 (4th season) D3 — RV/RV at Arizona State FSN W, 64-61 STATISTICAL LEADERS STATISTICAL LEADERS MULTIMEDIA D15 RV/RV — JACKSON STATE W, 90-60 Points: LaceDarius Dunn (17.8) Points: Reggie Holmes (23.8) Live Stats: www.BaylorBears.com Video Web Stream: www.BaylorBears.com D20 RV/RV — UT ARLINGTON FSSW W, 94-63 Rebounds: Ekpe Udoh (11.1) Rebounds: Kevin Thompson (12.8) In-Game Blog: www.BaylorBears.com D30 RV/NR — (2) at Arkansas ESPN2 W, 70-47 Assists: Tweety Carter (6.3) Assists: Danny Smith (4.4) Blocks: Ekpe Udoh (4.1) Blocks: Rodney Stokes (1.4) JANUARY Date BU Opp Opponent TV Time GAME NIGHT STORY LINES J2 RV/NR — at South Carolina FSCR W, 85-74 § Baylor (11-1) will have one final non-conference test before opening Big 12 play when it hosts the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s J6 RV/RV — MORGAN STATE 7 p.m. Morgan State Bears Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Ferrell Center. J9 ——§ OKLAHOMA Big 12 5 p.m. § Wednesday marks the first series meeting. J12 ——§ at Colorado FSRM 8 p.m. § Through games Jan. 3, Baylor leads the nation in rebounding margin (+11.6) and ranks second in the Big 12 in both rebounding (43.7) J16 ——§ OKLAHOMA STATE Big 12 3 p.m. and rebounding defense (32.2). J20 ——§ at Kansas ESPN2 8 p.m. § Baylor’s seven-game home winning streak is tied for the seventh-longest in school history and marks the longest since starting the J23 ——UMASS ESPNU 3 p.m. 2008-09 season with nine in a row. § J26 —— KANSAS STATE FSSW 7 p.m. § Baylor is 18-3 (.857) in its last 21 games, dating back to the end of the 2008-09 regular season. It is the second-best run in school history § J30 —— at Texas Big 12 3 p.m. behind only the 19-2 start to the 1945-46 season under former head coach Bill Henderson. § Baylor’s current seven-game winning streak is tied for the sixth-longest in school history and the longest since winning 12 straight in FEBRUARY 2000-01. Date BU Opp Opponent TV Time § Since posting a 21-53 record (.284) in Scott Drew’s first three seasons, Baylor is 71-43 (.623) in its last 114 games. F3 ——§ IOWA STATE FSSW 6:30 p.m. § Baylor (6-foot-6) has the second tallest team in the country at the NCAA Division I level (based on average height). Kentucky has the F6 ——§ at Texas A&M Big 12 3 p.m. country’s tallest team at 6-foot-7. Virginia Tech and UConn are tied for third with a 6-foot-5 average. F10 ——§ at Nebraska ESPN2 8 p.m. § Ekpe Udoh currently ranks first on Baylor’s career and single-season blocked shots per game list with a 4.08 average. F13 ——§ MISSOURI Big 12 12:45 p.m. § Drew has 92 wins to his credit at the helm of the Bears men’s basketball program. He currently ranks sixth all-time at Baylor and trails F16 ——§ TEXAS TECH FSSW 7 p.m. former head coach Gene Iba (98) by six for fifth place. F20 ——§ at Oklahoma State Big 12 12:45 p.m. § In the Drew era, Baylor is 16-31 (.340) and 9-6 in its last 15 January games. F24 ——§ TEXAS A&M ESPNU 8 p.m. § Through 12 games, Baylor has 18 more assists (187) than it did at this time one year ago (169). Four players — Tweety Carter (50), F27 ——§ at Oklahoma Big 12 12:45 p.m. A.J. Walton (33),Udoh (33) and LaceDarius Dunn (25) — have combined for 141 of Baylor’s 187 assists. § MARCH Forwards Quincy Acy, Udoh and center Josh Lomers are shooting a combined 63.2 percent (144-of-228) from the field. § Date BU Opp Opponent TV Time Dunn and Udoh were named Big 12 Co-Player and Co-Rookie of the Week, respectively, Monday. It marked the first time in the league’s M2 ——§ at Texas Tech TTSN 7 p.m. 14-year history that Baylor won both awards in the same week. M6 ——§ TEXAS ESPN 3 p.m. BAYLOR PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP NOTES M10-13 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) 45 Tweety Carter Senior G 13 Ekpe Udoh Junior F SCHEDULE KEY § 3rd on career 3-point FGM list (220) § 4th in career assists (336) 49 blocks through 12 games Ranks 1st all-time at BU in career § § All times Central and Subject to change and 7th in steals (122) § 19th in Baylor history with 1,089 blocks per game (4.08) Seven double-doubles Named Big Rankings: AP/ESPN career points § Career-high 10 ast vs. UTA (D20). 12 Co-Rookie of the Week Jan. 4. § Big 12 Conference game Home games in BOLD CAPS played at Ferrell Center (10,284) 24 LaceDarius Dunn Junior G 50 Josh Lomers Senior C (1) Old Spice Classic (Lake Buena Vista, Fla.); (2) N. Little Rock, Ark. Currently 11th all-time at Baylor with 1,248 points § 2nd all- All-time career wins leads at Baylor with 65 § Scored double time at Baylor with 222 3FG made § Named Big 12 Co-Player of figures in consecutive games for first time § Has started 21 (Verizon Arena) the Week Jan. 4. consecutive games dating back to last season. 41 Anthony Jones Sophomore G/F Started Baylor’s first 12 games § Recorded first career double- double vs. Iona (15 points, 11 rebounds) § Committed only nine fouls in 12 games. www.BAYLORBEARS.com 2009-10 BAYLOR MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 2 BAYLOR ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY MEDIA PLANNER Mailing Address: 1500 S. University Parks Dr., Waco, TX 76706 All practices are closed. For more information on covering Baylor men’s basketball, please contact Assistant MRD Chris Yandle. Phone: 254.710.2743 | Fax: 254.710.1369 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY January 4 January 5 January 6 January 7 January 8 January 9 MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT CHRIS YANDLE Assistant Director, Media Relations PRE-PRACTICE NO INTERVIEWS GAME 13 PRE-PRACTICE NO INTERVIEWS GAME 14 INTERVIEWS vs. Morgan State INTERVIEWS vs. Oklahoma Office: 254.710.3638 10 A.M. Ferrell Center TBA Ferrell Center Cell: 254.652.9068 7 p.m. CST 5 p.m. CST Big 12 Network E-Mail: [email protected] WEEKLY INTERVIEWS SERIES HISTORY Head coach Scott Drew and Baylor players will be made § Wednesday is the first meeting in the series. available for interviews in person or by telephone on a regular basis during the season, at times to be announced. BAYLOR VS. THE MEAC All interviews with Baylor student-athletes must § Morgan State is only the seventh Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference school that Baylor has played — and the second this season. be coordinated through the Athletic Media Relations § Baylor is 7-0 all-time vs. members of the MEAC. Office and requested with 24 hours advance notice. § Earlier this season, Baylor routed Norfolk State, 86-58, in the season opener Nov. 13. Telephone interviews will be fulfilled at a time that does not interfere with the student-athlete's academic or practice A BAYLOR WIN WOULD... schedule. § Extend its Scott Drew-era best win streak to eight games — the sixth-longest in school history. § Extend its Ferrell Center home win streak to eight games — the seventh-longest in school history. BIG 12 TELECONFERENCE § Improve Baylor’s record to 19-3 in its last 22 games. § In conjunction with the Big 12 Conference, Baylor head Improve Baylor’s non-conference home record to 38-3 in its last 41 games.