No. 17 MBB Continues Homestand with Jackson State
11/17/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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| #17/17 Baylor (2-0) vs. Jackson State (0-2) Nov. 18, 2010 | 7 p.m. CST Waco, Texas | Ferrell Center (10,284) TV: None |
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GAME CENTER: GAME 3
MEDIA INFORMATION
Date: Thu., Nov. 18, 2010
Tip-Off: 7 p.m. CST
Location: Waco, Texas
Arena: Ferrell Center (10,284)
Television: None
Radio: Baylor ISP Sports Network; ESPN/KRZI 1660 AM €ˆ(Waco)
Talent: John Morris (pxp), Heath Nielsen (color)
Series (Overall): Baylor leads 3-0
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In-Game Blog: None
QUICK HITS
• No. 17/17 Baylor continues its seven-game homestand Thursday when it hosts Jackson State at 7 p.m. CST.
• Baylor and Jackson State will meet for the fourth consecutive season.
• Baylor is a perfect 36-0 vs. the Southwestern Athletic Conference, including a 17-0 in the Scott Drew era.
• 33 of Baylor's 36 games vs. the SWAC €ˆhave been decided by 10+ points, including 15 by 30 or more points.
• Since the 2006-07 season, Baylor is 56-15 at the Ferrell Center.
• Baylor has won seven straight home games -- the longest since the Bears' Ferrell Center-record 11-game streak last season.
• Baylor is 37-10 in its last 47 games dating back to its 2009 postseason run.
• Junior F €ˆQuincy Acy has scored 20+ points in back-to-back games to open the 2010-11 season. Acy has scored 20+ points in three consecutive home games, dating back to March 5 vs. Texas.
• Freshman F Perry Jones III is averaging 11.5 points, a team-best 9.5 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 2.5 assists.
• Jones III is one of 50 players on the 2010-11 Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List.
• Baylor's front line trio -- Acy, Anthony Jones and Jones III -- has combined to average 49.5 points, 29.5 rebounds and 5.5 blocks through the first two games.
• 126 of Acy's 226 career FGM have been dunks (55.7 percent).
• Junior F Fred €ˆEllis has scored 23 points in first two games of 2010-11 season. Ellis scored 40 points in each of his first two seasons -- 26 games in 2008-09 and 29 games in 2009-10 -- at Baylor.
SERIES HISTORY
• Baylor leads the all-time series, 3-0.
• Thursday will mark the fourth consecutive year Baylor and Jackson State have met in Waco.
• Baylor is averaging 101.0 points in three series wins vs. JSU.
BAYLOR VS. SWAC
• Baylor is a perfect 36-0 vs. the Southwestern Athletic Conference, including a 17-0 in the Scott Drew era.
• 33 of Baylor's 36 games vs. the SWAC €ˆhave been decided by 10+ points, including 15 by 30 or more points.
• Baylor has scored 100+ points against SWAC schools eight times.
A BAYLOR WIN WOULD...
• Mark its fourth consecutive 3-0 start.
• Extend its home winning streak to eight games.
• Be its 11th straight home win in the month of November.
• Be the 17th in its last 18 non-conference November home games.
• Improved its series record to 4-0 vs. Jackson State.
• Improve its home record to 57-15 since the 2006-07 season.
• Be its 27th as a ranked team in the Scott Drew era.
• Improve its record to 28-6 in the month of November under Drew.
• Improve its record to 63-19 in non-conference games in the Drew era.
• Improve its record to 38-10 in its last 48 games (dating back to 2009 Big 12 Championship).
HOME, SWEET GOLDEN DOME
• Since the 2006-07 season, Baylor is 56-15 at the Ferrell Center, including a facility-record 15 wins during the 2009-10 season.
• In its first seven seasons in the Big 12, Baylor was 76-38 (.667) at the Ferrell Center. In the first eight seasons of the Scott Drew era, the Bears are 74-39 in home games at the Ferrell Center.
ELLIS PROVIDING MORE POINTS
• Junior F Fred Ellis €ˆis more of Baylor's most improved players from last season's Elite Eight team. Ellis, who has started each of Baylor's first two games, has scored 23 points (11.5 points-per-game average).
• In his career-first start Nov. 12 vs. Grambling State, Ellis scored a career-high 14 points.
• The Sacramento, Calif., native has scored 40 points in each of his first two seasons -- 26 games in 2008-09 and 29 games in 2009-10 -- at Baylor.
ACY'S 20-POINT (HOME COURT) ADVANTAGE
• Junior PF €ˆQuincy Acy is averaging 22.5 points in Baylor's first two games of the 2010-11 season, including a career-high 25 points vs. La Salle on Tuesday. Acy also scored 20 points in Baylor's 87-52 season-opening win over Grambling State.
• Three of Acy's four career 20-point games have come in Baylor's last three home contests. Acy scored a then-career-high 24 points and added 10 dunks in Baylor's 2009-10 home finale win March 5 vs. Texas.
• Acy had only two 20-point outings in his first two seasons (first 70 games of his career).
IMPRESSIVE DEBUT
• Freshman sensation Perry Jones III has been impressive in the first two games of his Baylor career. Jones III is averaging 11.5 points, a team-best 9.5 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 2.5 assists.
• Jones III posted his career-first double Nov. 16 vs. La Salle, posting 12 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks.
THE FRONTCOURT OF OFFENSE
• Baylor's starting frontline of junior F €ˆQuincy Acy, junior F Anthony Jones and freshman F €ˆPerry Jones III €ˆis not only one of the most athletic in the nation, but also one of the most productive. The trio has combined to average 49.5 points, 29.5 rebounds and 5.5 blocks through Baylor's first two games.
• Acy, Jones and Jones III have scored 99 combined points -- 61 percent of Baylor's offensive production so far.
• The trio is shooting 56.5 percent from the floor (39-of-69), compared to Baylor's 52.2 field goal percentage as a team (60-of-115).
Quincy Acy, THE DUNK FACTOR
• In Baylor's 2009-10 regular-season finale against Texas, Quincy Acy scored a career-high 24 points and electrified the Ferrell Center crowd with 10 dunks that earned him a spot on SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays.
• Of his 226 career FGM, nearly 56 percent (126) have been dunks.
NOVEMBER SUCCESS UNDER DREW
• Baylor is 27-6 in the month of November under Scott Drew.
• Baylor has won 16 of its last 17 non-conference November home games.
• Baylor is 76-32 all-time in the month of November (regular-season only).
NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS
• Since 2003-04, Baylor has had considerable success in non-conference play. The Bears are 62-19 (.765) against non-conference competition in the Scott Drew era.
• Baylor is 35-3 in non-conference home games, dating back to the 2006-07 season, including a 24-1 record in its last 25 non-conference home games (lone loss to South Carolina in Jan. 2009).
BAYLOR IN THE TOP 25
• Baylor is 27-12 -- 26-11 in the Scott Drew era -- when ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and 18-8 when ranked in the ESPN/USA €ˆTODAY Coaches €ˆTop 25 Poll.
• Baylor is 17-7 all-time when ranked simultaneously in both polls.
FORMIDABLE FRONT LINE
• For the second consecutive season, Baylor will own one of the tallest and longest starting front lines among NCAA €ˆDivision I programs. Last season, Baylor's front line of Josh Lomers, Ekpe Udoh and Anthony Jones combined to give the Bears the second-tallest team in the nation behind Kentucky.
• This season, Baylor's projected starting front line will include 6-foot-7 PF Quincy Acy (Wingspan: 7 feet, 2.5 inches), 6-foot-10 SF Anthony Jones (Wingspan: 7 feet, 1.5 inches) and 6-foot-11 F/C Perry Jones III (Wingspan: 7 feet, 1.5 inches).
• The trio has a combined wingspan of 21 feet and 5.5 inches (width of NCAA playing court is 50 feet).
