No. 22 Men's Hoops Travels to Texas Tech
1/15/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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| No. 22/22 Baylor (13-3, 3-1) at rv/rv Texas Tech (11-4, 1-3) Jan. 16, 2016 | 2:00 p.m. CT Lubbock, Texas | United Supermarkets Arena (15,000) TV: Fox Sports Southwest and Fox Sports Go Radio: ESPN Central Texas |
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STORYLINES
- Saturday is the 131st series meeting.à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Baylor is 54-76 in the all-time series, including 15-9 under Scott Drew.
- Baylor is 13-4 against Texas Tech since 2008, including wins in 5 of its last 6 trips to Lubbock.
- All 3 of Baylor's losses have been true road games against AP Top 25 teams (Oregon, TAMU, Kansas).
- Baylor is looking to tie its best Big 12 record through 5 games since starting 5-0 in 1997-98.
- Baylor is ranked No. 22 in the AP and coaches polls and has been ranked for 22 consecutive weeks.
- Baylor leads the nation in assists/game and ranks top-25 in offensive rebound percentage (5th), assist-to-turnover ratio (4th), rebound margin (7th), free throw percentage (16th), scoring margin (17th) and steal percentage (22nd).
- Baylor's bench has out-scored opponents 87-18 over the last 2 games, led by Johnathan Motley's 37 points and Terry Maston's 30. Both played career-highs with 34 and 27 minutes, respectively, in BU's win at Iowa State.
- Baylor has won 116 games since 2011-12, which ranks 2nd in the Big 12 behind Kansas (129).
- Baylor has a .712 winning percentage over the last five seasons (116-47).
- Baylor is 76-64 in Big 12 play since 2007-08 after going 45-131 in the league's first 11 years.
- Baylor is 49-16 in its last 65 games dating back to Feb. 12, 2014. Fourteen of the 16 losses have been away from home (9 road, 5 neutral) and 11 of the losses have been against ranked teams.
- Taurean Prince ranks 6th in the Big 12 in scoring (15.3), 14th in rebounding (5.9)à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € and 14th in assists (3.1).
- Prince and ISU's Georges Niang are the only players ranked in the Big 12's top 15 in points, rebounds and assists.
- Rico Gathers ranks 24th on Baylor's all-time scoring list (1,062) and has a school record 1,018 career rebounds.
- Gathers ranks 2nd in school history with 31 career double-doubles, 3 back of Brianà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Skinner's school record of 34.
- Al Freeman has 10 double-figure scoring games this season. BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € is 16-1 inà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Freeman's 17 career games with 10+ points.
- Lester Medford has 22 career starts at point guard and has 149 assists and 37 turnovers in those games (4.0 A-T ratio).
- Medford joins ISU's Monte Morris as the only players ranked in the nation's top 20 in steals, assists and A-T ratio.
- Medford has 99 assists with 17 turnovers (5.8 A-T ratio) and 31 steals in his last 13 games.
- Ishmail Wainright has already more than doubled his scoring total from last season (93 this season, 42 last year).
- Jake Lindsey has 43 assists and 9 turnovers, and his 4.78 A-T ratio ranks 2nd among Big 12 players (min. 1.0 apg).
- Scott Drew is coaching his 405th game at Baylor (241-163). His .597 winning percentage is best in BU history among coaches with 60+ games, and his teams have a .688 winning percentage (207-94) since 2007-08.
QUICK HITS
- Saturday's game will be televised on Fox Sports Southwest,à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Baylor's 154th straight televised game.
- Sophomores Johnathan Motley and Terryà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Maston and freshman King McClure combine to average 22 points per game off the bench. They've accounted for 85 percent of Baylor's bench scoring (352 of 414 points).
- Baylor is 94-11 when leading at the half since 2011-12, including 12-0 this season.
- BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € has won 38% of its games (22-36) when tied or trailing at half since 2011-12, including 1-3 this season.
- Baylor has held opponents under 75 points in 58 of its last 61 games overall, and BU is 45-16 in that stretch.
- Baylor, Michiganà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € State and Oklahoma are the only schools ranked in football and men's and women's basketball.
- Baylor is 322-73 in football and men's and women's basketball since 2011-12, the nation's best record in that span.
- Baylor is 207-94 (24 wins per season) over the last 8-plus seasons and has made 7 postseason appearancesà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (NCAA Tournament -- 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015; NIT -- 2009, 2013).
- Baylor's 17-5 postseason record since 2009 is the nation's 4th-best among teams with 3+ NCAAà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € appearances.
- Baylor is one of only 14 schools nationally to play in the Sweet 16 in 3 of the last 6 seasons.
- Baylor made back-to-back NCAAà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Tournaments for the first time in program history in 2014 and 2015.
- Baylor is 39-22 in games decided by 5 or fewer points and 10-2 in overtime games since 2008-09.
- Baylor is one of 13 teams to be nationally ranked in each of the last nine seasons.
- Baylor was picked 5th in the Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll, behind Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa State and Texas.
- Drew is tied with Kansas' Bill Self as the longest tenured head coach in the Big 12 Conference (13th seasons).
- Baylor is 28-12 in postseason tournaments (conference, national) over the last seven seasons.
- Baylor's 5 NBAà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Draft picks in the last 4 years ranks 8th nationally behind Kentucky, Duke, Syracuse, Kansas, Arizona, North Carolina and UCLA.
- Baylor has the Big 12's 2nd-longest active streak (16th-longest nationally) with at least one 3-point FG made in 782 consecutive games. The last time BU didn't make a 3-pointer was Feb. 21, 1990, a win vs.à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Texas Tech.
SERIES HISTORY
- Baylor is 54-76 in the all-time series against Texas Tech, including a 17-46 mark in games played in Lubbock.
- Baylor has won 6 of its last 8 games in Lubbock since snapping a 10-game losing streak in the Hubà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € City in 2008.
- Baylor is 15-9 against Texas Tech under Scott Drew, including a 13-3 mark since 2008.
LINEUP NOTES
- Baylor has used the same starting lineup in all 16 games this season -- 1 of 4 Big 12 teams to do so.
- Baylor's starting lineup has 416 games of combined experience, including 167 starts.
- Ricoà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Gathers and Lester Medford have both started 50 consecutive games.
- Gathers has played in all 125 games during his Baylor career. The Big 12 consecutive games played record is 142 by Texas' Damion James, and Gathers can reach 140 consecutive games entering the Big 12 Championship.
A WIN WOULD ...
- Improve Baylor's record to 55-76 againstà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Tech, including a 14-3 mark since 2008 and a 16-9 mark in the Drew era.
- Tie Baylor's longest winning streak in series history at 4 straight (1959-60, 1966-68, 1987-88 and 2012-13).
- Give Baylor an 8-1 record in its last 9 games against Texas Tech and a 7-2 record in its last 9 trips to Lubbock.
- Make Baylor 4-1 or better through 5 Big 12 games for the first time since 2012-13 and 5th time in league history.
- Give Baylor a 50-16 record over its last 66 games, including a 12-11 record against AP-ranked teams in that span.
- Give Baylor a 117-39 record since the start of the 2011-12 season and 208-94 since 2007-08.
LAST SEASON VS. TEXAS TECH
- Baylor beat Texas Tech twice last season, but the wins were by five and three points, respectively.
- BU won 54-49 in Lubbock on Feb. 17 and 77-74 in Waco on March 6.
- Free throws were the difference, as Baylor shot 76%à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (28-of-37) to Tech's 51% (18-of-25) over the two games.
- Texas Tech built a 15-9 lead in Lubbock, but the Bears went on a 13-0 run and led the rest of the way. Taurean Prince scored 18 first-half points off the bench and made half of Baylor's 18 field goals in the game.
- In the return trip to Waco, Texasà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Tech led 51-39 with 13 minutes remaining, but Baylor finished on a 38-23 run.
- Prince came off the bench just 1:42 into the game and played the rest of the way, scoring 24 points.
- Prince averaged 23.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals in 35.0 minutes per game last season vs. Texas Tech.
KEYS TO VICTORY
- Baylor is 12-0 this season when leading at the half and 94-11 when leading at the break since 2011-12.
- Baylor is 13-0 this season when posting 16+ assists and 0-3 when recording 15 or fewer assists.
- Baylor is 13-0 this season when holding opponents below 35 rebounds and 0-3 when allowing 35+à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € boards.
- Baylor is 12-0 when out-rebounding its opponent and 1-3 when tying or losing the rebounding battle.
- Baylor is 13-0 this season when shooting 40%à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € or better from the field and 0-3 when shooting less than 40%.
- Baylor is 10-0 when holding opponents below 70 points and 12-1 when holding teams below 80 points.
- BU is 8-0 when committing fewer turnovers than its opponent and 10-0 when getting more points off turnovers.
- Baylor is 16-1 when Alà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Freeman scores 10+ points, including a 9-1 mark this season.
- Baylor is 22-2 when Lester Medford records 5+ assists, including a 12-1 mark this season.
- Baylor is 10-0 when Ishmailà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Wainright records 5+ assists, including a 6-0 mark this season.
ONE OF THREE RANKED IN FB, MBB AND WBB
- Baylor, Michigan State and Oklahoma are the only schools ranked by the AP in football, men's and women's basketball.
- Baylor men's basketball is ranked No. 22, football is No. 18 and women's basketball is No. 6.
- Michigan State is ranked No. 3 in football, No. 4 in men's basketball and No. 18 in women's basketball. Oklahoma is No. 4 in football,à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € No. 2 in men's basketball and No. 14 in women's basketball.
- Baylor, Louisville and Michigan State were the only teams to finish the 2014-15 academic year ranked in the final AP Polls for all three sports.
AMONG NATION'S BEST STATISTICALLY
- Baylor ranks top 25 nationally in assists per game, free throw percentage, rebounding margin, steal percentage, offensive rebound percentage, scoring margin, and assist-to-turnover ratio.
- BU leads the nation in assists/game (1st, 21.7) and ranks top-25 nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (4th, 1.78), offensive rebound percentage (5th, 41.5), rebounding margin (7th, +11.4), free throw percentage (16th, .758), scoring margin (17th, +15.3) and steal percentage (22nd, 11.2).
- Individually, Ricoà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Gathers ranks 3rd in offensive rebound percentage (19.5) and 26th in defensive rebound percentage (26.9), while Lester Medford ranks 23rd in steal percentage (4.2) and 26th in assist rate (35.7).
GATHERS AND PRINCE JOIN 1,000-POINT CLUB
- Ricoà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Gathers became Baylor's 29th 1,000-point scorer on Dec. 23 vs. New Mexico State.
- Taurean Prince became Baylor's 30th 1,000-point scorer on Jan. 9 at Iowa State.
- Gathers and Prince were the 11th and 12th players to reach 1,000 points in the Scott Drew era.
- Gathers (1,062 career points) ranks 24th on BU's all-time scoring list, 32 points back of Roddrick Miller in 23rd.
- Prince (1,025 career points) ranks 30th on BU's scoring list, 15 points behind Don Heathington in 29th.
PRINCE DOING IT ALL
- Taureanà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Prince joins Iowa State's Georges Niang as the only players ranked in the Big 12's top 15 in scoring, rebounding and assists. Prince ranks 6th in scoring (15.3), 14th in rebounding (5.9) and 14th in assists (3.1).
- Prince has scored in double figures in 29 of the last 34 games dating back to Jan. 17, 2015.
- Prince has 10 games with 20+ points in that stretch, including a pair of 30-point efforts.
- Prince earned his first career Big 12 Player of the Week award after a career-high 30 points inà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € the Dec. 6 win over No. 13 Vanderbilt. Prince scored 16 of 18 Baylor points in a 6-minute span during the first half.
- Prince joined Rico Gathers (Nov. 16) to give Baylor multiple Big 12 Players of the Week for a 5th straight season.
MEDFORD RUNNING OFFENSE WITH EFFICIENCY
- With the graduation of Kenny Chery, Lester Medford has taken over the starting point guard role after starting as the Bears' shooting guard a season ago.
- Medford is one of two players ranked in the top-20 nationally in assists/gm (7th, 7.1), steals/gm (19th, 2.3) and assist-to-turnover ratio (11th, 3.9). He ranks 2nd in the Big 12 in steals, assists, and assist-to-turnover ratio.
- In 14 games since the loss at Oregon, Medford has posted 104 assists and 19 turnovers (5.5 A-T ratio). He's also recorded 33 steals, creating nearly twice as many turnovers as he's committed.
- Medford has four double-digit assist games this season, including a pair of games with 11+ assists and 0 turnovers.
- In 22 career starts as point guard (6 last season, 16 this season), Medford has 149 assists and 37 turnovers, posting a 4.0 assist-to-turnover ratio.
SECOND-MOST WINS IN BIG 12 SINCE 2011-12
- Baylor is 116-47 since 2011-12, which trails only Kansas (129-34) among Big 12 teams (thru 1/15/16).
- Iowa State (112-44) is 3rd, Oklahoma (97-50) is 4th, Oklahoma State (97-61) is 5th, Kansas State (95-54) is 6th, Texas (90-63) is 7th, West Virginia (89-60) is 8th, TCU (65-80) is 9th and Texas Tech (57-84) is 10th.
GATHERS SETS ANOTHER REBOUNDING RECORD
- Rico Gathers broke Brian Skinner's school record with his 916th career board in the Dec. 6 win vs. No. 13 Vandy.
- Gathers already held Baylor's single-season (394) and single-game (28) rebounding records, both set last season.
- Gathers has 1,018 career rebounds, which ranks 7th on the Big 12's career list. He trails ISU's Melvin Ejim (1,051), CU's Stephan Pelle (1,053), UT's James Thomas (1,077), MU's Arthur Johnson (1,083), KU's Nickà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Collison (1,143) and UT's Damionà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € James (1,318).
- Gathers has 31 career double-doubles, 2nd-most in Baylor history and 3 back of Skinner's school record of 34.
FREEMAN GROWING INTO STARTING ROLE
- Sophomore Alà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Freeman has moved into the starting shooting guard role after coming off the bench last year.
- Freeman has more than doubled his assist-to-turnover ratio from 0.87 last year to 2.14 this season.
- Freeman already has 10 double-digit scoring games, surpassing his total from all 34 games last season. He's posted four 20-point games, including a career-high 22 points at No. 25 Oregon.
- Freeman ranks 16th in the Big 12 in scoring (12.6), 7th in 3-point pct. (.423), 7th in 3-pointers made (1.9/gm) and 10th in minutes per game (30.3).
WAINRIGHT FILLING STAT SHEET
- Junior forward Ishmail Wainright stepped into the starting small forward role with the graduation of Royce O'Neale.
- Wainright ranks 11th in the Big 12 in assists per game (3.3) and 12th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9).
- Wainright has more than doubled his point total from last season (93 this season, 42 last season).
- Wainright has already posted season highs in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. He's made 10-of-30 from 3-point range (33%) this season, after shooting 5-of-20 from long range (25%) over his first two years combined.
LINDSEY STEADY AS BACKUP POINT GUARD
- Freshman Jake Lindsey serves as the backup point guard to Lester Medford, averaging 13.4 minutes per game.
- Lindsey has 43 assists and just 9 turnovers on the season, averaging a team-best 23.8 minutes per turnover.
- Lindsey's 4.78 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks 2nd in the Big 12 among players averaging at least 1.0 assist per game.
- Lindsey, the son of Utah Jazz GMà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Dennis Lindsey, has also played a crucial role as a reserve shooting guard and small forward. He locked down Georges Niang late in the game in a triangle-and-2 defense in the Jan. 9 win at Iowa State.
3M POSTING MAJORITY OF BENCH POINTS
- Sophomores Johnathan Motley and Terryà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Maston and freshman King McClure combine to average 22 points per game off the bench. They've accounted for 85 percent of Baylor's bench scoring (352 of 414 points).
- Motley started all 34 games as a redshirt freshman last year, but he's come off the bench this season and ranks 2nd among Big 12 reserves with 11.1 points in 18.4 minutes per game, including double-digit scoring in 7 games.
- Maston has already quintupled his points and minutes totals from last seasonà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (115 points in 213 minutes; 19 points in 36 minutes last year). He's averaging 7.2 points and 3.3 rebounds in 13.3 minutes per game.
- McClure is averaging 3.7 points in 11.9 minutes per game off the bench. He's scored in double-figures twice and ranks 3rd on the team in 3-point shooting at .371à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (13-of-35).
MOTLEY AND MASTON BREAKING OUT IN BIG 12 PLAY
- Johnathanà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Motley and Terryà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Maston have both drastically increased production in Big 12 play.
- Motley leads the Big 12 with a .656 field goal percentage in league play and Maston ranks 3rd at .576.
- Motley is averaged 12.8 points and 7.0 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per game.
- Maston is averaging 11.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 18.3 minutes per game.
- Motley had a career-high 27 points and 13 boards in Saturday's win at Iowa State, and Maston had a career-high 17 points in Wednesday's win over TCU.à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € The duo has combined for 67 points in the last 2 games.
IMPROVED FREE THROW SHOOTING
- Baylor has shot 79% from the free-throw line over the last 13 games, connecting on 219-of-278 attempts.
- The Bears lead the Big 12 and rank 16th nationally with a .758 team free throw percentage.
- Baylor's current .758 free throw percentage would be a school record, surpassing the .754 in 2011-12.
- Rico Gathers, a 58% free-throw shooter previously, has made 42-of-58 attempts (72%) over the last 13 games.
- The Bears shot 64% (44-of-69) at the charity stripe over the season's first 3 games, and the 79% shooting in the last 13 games has raised their season average by 12 percent from 64% to 76%.
DEFENSIVE STREAKS
- Baylor has held teams under 75 points in 58 of its last 61 games overall is 45-16 during that stretch, including a 12-11 record against AP-ranked opponents.
- Baylor is holding opponents to an average of 62.9 points per game during that 61-game stretch.
- Baylor went 54 consecutive games without allowing 75 points before that nation-leading streak was snapped at Texas A&M on Dec. 19, when the Bears gave up 80 points.
HALFTIME ADJUSTMENTS
- Baylor has won 90% of its games when leading at the half since 2011-12. The Bears are 94-11 when leading at the break in that stretch (12-0 in 2015-16, 21-7 in 2014-15, 18-2 in 2013-14, 17-1 in 2012-13 and 26-1 in 2011-12).
- BU has won 38% of games in which its been tied or trailing at the half since 2011-12, going 22-36 in those.
- BU has led at halftime in 105 of 163 games over the last five seasons. With wins in 94 of those 105 games, and victories in 22 of 58 games it has trailed or been tied at the half, Baylor is 106-47 since 2011-12.
SEVENTH STRAIGHT SEASON WIN ROAD WIN VS. RANKED TEAM
- Baylor has won a road game against an APà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € top 20-ranked opponent in each of the last 7 seasons.
- BU is 9-21 in road games vs. AP Top 25 teams over the last 9 seasons -- prior to that span, Baylor was 2-65.
- Baylor's all-time road wins vs. ranked teams are: No. 13 Iowa State (2015-16), No. 12 Iowa State (2014-15), No. 15 West Virginia (2014-15), No. 8 Oklahoma State (2013-14), No. 8 Kentucky (2012-13), No. 18 Kansas State (2011-12), No. 16 Texas A&M (2010-11), No. 6 Texas (2009-10), No. 17à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Texas A&M (2007-08), No. 13 Oklahoma State (2002-03) and No. 11 Arkansas (1978-79).
DREW VS. RANKED TEAMS
- Baylor is 9-8 against top-25 ranked teams since the start of the 2014-15 season.
- Drew is 28-48 against ranked teams since 2007-08 after going 0-27 in his first four rebuilding seasons at Baylor.
- Baylor is 2-3 vs. ranked teams this season with wins over No. 16 Vanderbilt and at No. 13 Iowa State, and losses at No. 25 Oregon, at No. 24 Texas A&M and at No. 2 Kansas.
BEST IN TEXAS
- Baylor is 38-6 against in-state opponents since the start of the 2011-12 season, and the Bears have advanced as deep into postseason play as any of Texas' 21 Division I team in each of the last four seasons.
- BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € is a 52-10 against Lone Star State teams over the last seven seasons (5-1 this season) after going 10-27 against in-state teams in Scott Drew's first six seasons at Baylor ... (10-1 in 2014-15, 6-3 in 2013-14, 7-1 in 2012-13, 10-0 in 2011-12, 5-3 in 2010-11 and 9-1 in 2009-10).
ALL-TIME WINS LEADER
- Scott Drew holds Baylor's school record with 241 career wins as head coach.
- Drew's .597 winning percentage is the best ever by a Baylor coach with 60+ games at the helm.
ELITE OFFENSIVE EFFICIENCY
- Baylor's offense has ranked among the nation's top 20 in KenPom's adjusted offensive efficiency metric in 7 of the last 8 seasons entering 2015-16, joining Duke as the only teams to make that claim.
- Baylor is No. 14 nationally in adjusted offensive efficiency this season.
- Baylor was No. 18 in 2014-15, No. 9 in 2013-14, No. 14 in 2012-13, No. 8 in 2011-12, No. 3 in 2009-10, No. 11 in 2008-09 and No. 11 in 2007-08.
- Most times ranked inà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € nation's top-20 from 2007-08--2014-15: Duke-8, Baylor-7, Arizona-5, Kansas-5, Kentucky-4, Northà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Carolina-4, Ohioà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € State-4.
NATION'S BEST IN 3 MAJOR SPORTS OVER LAST 5 SEASONS
- Since 2011-12, Baylor has the nation's most combined wins across football and men's and women's basketball.
- The Bears are 322-73 in that span, giving Baylor 79 more wins than any other Big 12 team, and 12 more than the next closest team nationally (Notre Dame at 310-79).
RANKED IN NINE STRAIGHT SEASONS
- Baylor joins Kansas as the only two Big 12 Conference schools to be ranked in each of the last nine seasons.
- Baylor has been ranked for at least three weeks in each of the last nine seasons, including an active streak of 22 consecutive weeks ranked.
- Baylor is one of 13 schools to be nationally ranked in each of the last nine seasons.
BAYLOR BASKETBALL ON THE RADIO
- Baylor basketball is aired live via the Baylor-IMG College Radio Network on ESPNà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Central Texas and flagship station 1660AM ESPN Radio (KRZI) in Waco and worldwide on Sirius XM Radio. All games are broadcast by the "Voice of the Bears" John Morris and former Baylor basketball standout Pat Nunley. Morris is in his 28th year doing Baylor broadcasts, while Nunley is in his 33rd season as color analyst.
- The radio call from all of Baylor's games can be heard live on the Internet at www.BaylorBears.com.
DREW AMONG NATION'S ELITE
- Head coach Scott Drew is the youngest of 10 coaches nationally to take his current program to three Sweet 16 appearances in the last six seasons.
- Drew (45) is joined by Xavier's Chris Mack (45), Arizona's Sean Miller (47), Ohio State's Thad Matta (48), Kansas' Bill Self (52), Kentucky's John Calipari (56), Michigan State's Tom Izzo (60), Louisville's Rick Pitino (63), Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (68) and Syracuse's Jim Boeheim (71).
UPCOMING GAMES AND PROMOTIONS
- Baylor returns to Waco for back-to-back home games against Kansas State (Wednesday) and Oklahoma (Saturday).à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € The K-State game is Socialà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Media Night and the OU game is #StripeFerrell in green and white.
- The Bears then go to Oklahoma State (Jan. 27) before returning home for another set of back-to-back home games against Georgia (Jan. 30)à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € and Texas (Feb. 1). The Big 12/SECà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Challenge game vs. Georgia is #SicEmSellout with a neon t-shirt giveaway, and the Texas game is #EveryoneInBlack on ESPN's Big Monday.
