Oct. 21, 2003

WACO, Texas - New head coach Scott Drew and the Bears met with the media Tuesday afternoon during Baylor Men's Basketball Media Day. Baylor kicks off the 2003-2004 season with their exhibition opener at home Nov. 4 at 7 p.m., with the regular season starting Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. against Texas Southern.

Head coach Scott Drew
On new walk-on Robbie McKenzie:
"Robbie is someone who has height, and that is something this team needed. He is a great kid and is a good representative of the Baylor student."

On the participation at Monday's walk-on tryouts:
"The turnout was great at tryouts yesterday. There were a lot of students, which was positive, as well as some people from the community. Within the next couple of days, we will finalize our roster."

Terrance Thomas:
On practicing again:
"We're anxious to practice again. We want to get the things in the past that happened behind us and start to focus on basketball."

Harvey Thomas:
On practicing again:
"It's good to get out there on the court again and focus on the reason I came here, which was to play basketball."

On the new coaching staff:
"The new coaching staff made some changes, and we're ready to get out there and play."

Matt Sayman:
On walk-on tryouts:
"It was great to see the students get out there and participate. It shows that there is enthusiasm for this program on campus."

On McKenzie:
"Robbie is a good player. He has a lot of height which is really going to help us out in the post."

R.T. Guinn
On practicing again:
"It's great to be out here and get our minds off the other stuff and back onto basketball."

On team unity:
"The summer really helped us out a lot in coming together as a team. It helped us to bond with each other and motivated us to get out there and practice as a team again."

Ellis Kidd, Jr.
On the new season:
"We put everything behind us. This is a new team with a new coaching staff, and we aren't looking in the past. Only greatness can come out of this."

Robbie McKenzie:
On walking on:
"It seemed like a good opportunity to come out and play. I knew a lot of the guys from playing against them in the offseason, and I thought it would be a good idea."