Men's Basketball Earns NCAA Tournament Berth
3/16/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 16, 2008
The Baylor men's basketball team earned their first NCAA Tournament berth since 1988. The Bears secured a No. 11 seed in the West regional in what will be the university's fifth tournament appearance.
The Bears will face No. 6 Purdue on Thursday, March 20 at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. Should they win, Baylor would face the winner of the No. 3 Xavier and No. 14 Georgia matchup on Saturday, March 22 at the same venue.
Baylor will receive approximately 500 tickets. Fans who desire to purchase tickets can call the Baylor ticket office starting at 8:00 a.m. The Bear Foundation priority points system will be used to allocate tickets.
Click here for an official NCAA Tournament bracket
Quotes and Reaction from Selection Sunday
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Notes:
Baylor is 3-6 in 4 previous NCAA Tournaments.
Baylor has played in 2 Final Fours (1948 and 1950) and one national championship (lost to
Baylor has 5 wins over NCAA Tournament teams:
No current Baylor player has any postseason experience, NIT or NCAA.
2008 is Baylor's second NCAA Tournament berth since 1950 (first three appearances were in 8-team NCAA bracket).
Baylor is 1-1 all-time vs. Purdue & 2-5 vs. current members of the Big Ten conference.
Baylor has never faced their possible second round opponents of Georgia and Xavier.
All but 2 of Baylor's losses this season came to teams in the NCAA Tournament.
6 Big 12 teams were selected to participate in the 2008 NCAA Tournament.
Quick Facts:
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location:
Founded: 1845
Enrollment: 14,174
President: Dr. John M. Lilley
Athletic Director: Ian McCaw
Faculty Representative: Michael Rogers
Conference: Big 12
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Green (PMS 560) and Gold (PMS 1235)
Arena (capacity):
BASKETBALL HISTORY
First Season: 1906-07
All-Time Record: 1,092-1,244 (.467)
Overall Postseason Record: 3-9 (.250)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (1946, 1948, 1950, 1988)
NCAA Tournament Record: 3-6 (.333)
Final Four Appearances: 2 (1948, 1950)
Last NCAA Appearance: 1988 (lost to
NIT Appearances: 3
NIT Record: 0-3
Last NIT Appearance: 2001 (lost to
Regular Season Conference Championships: 5 (1932, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950)
Conference Tournament Titles: 0
BASKETBALL STAFF
Head Coach: Scott Drew (
Record at Baylor: 57-79 (5 years)
Career Record: 77-90 (6 years)
Assistant Coaches:
Matthew Driscoll (Slippery Rock '92)
Mark Morefield (Valparaiso '98)
Jerome Tang (
Director of Operations: Stephen Brough
Coordinator of Operations: Paul Mills
Athletic Trainer: David Chandler
TEAM INFORMATION
2007-08 Overall Record: 21-10
2007-08 Big 12 Record / Finish: 9-7 / t4th
Top-25 Ranking: rv AP / -- ESPN/USA Today
Roster Breakdown: 3 Sr. / 5 Jr. / 2 So. / 2 Fr.
Lettermen Returning/Lost: 9/3
Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0
2006-07 REVIEW
2006-07 Overall Record: 15-16
2006-07 Big 12 Rec. / Finish: 4-12 / 11th
2006-07 Postseason: none
Returning Scoring: 90.6 percent
Returning Rebounding: 86.8 percent
