2017 NCAA DIVISION I MEN S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA EAST REGIONAL NEW YORK, N.Y. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

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1 NCAA TOURNAMENT INFORMATION BAYLOR NCAA TOURNAMENT MEDIA INFORMATION TEAM HOTEL Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel (212) th Avenue New York, NY VIDEO Associate Director: Justin Hoff Cell: RADIO Play-By-Play: John Morris, Assistant AD / Broadcasting Cell: Color Analyst: Pat Nunley 2017 NCAA DIVISION I MEN S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA EAST REGIONAL NEW YORK, N.Y. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN BAYLOR VISION BAYLOR-IMG TEAM AVAILABILITY (Thursday) Player Press Conference: 1:30-1:45 p.m. ET Drew Press Conference: 1:45-2:00 p.m. ET Open Practice: 2:10-3:00 p.m. ET PRINT Local Beat Writer: John Werner, Waco Tribune-Herald Cell: Institutional Beat Writer: Jerry Hill, Baylor Bear Insider Cell: Beat Writer: Chuck Carlton, Dallas Morning News Cell: Beat Writer: Chad Conine, The Sports Xchange Cell: BAYLOR NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY Eleventh Appearance: record, two Final Fours, two Elite Eights (modern era), four Sweet 16s (modern era) YEAR OPPONENT W/L RESULT ROUND SITE COACH 1946 Oklahoma State* L West Regional, Semifinal Kansas City, Mo. Bill Henderson Colorado L West Regional, Third Place Kansas City, Mo. Bill Henderson 1948 Washington W West Regional, Semifinal Kansas City, Mo. Bill Henderson Kansas State W West Regional, Final Kansas City, Mo. Bill Henderson Kentucky* L National Championship New York, N.Y. Bill Henderson 1950 BYU W West Regional, Semifinal Kansas City, Mo. Bill Henderson Bradley L West Regional, Final Kansas City, Mo. Bill Henderson N.C. State L National Third Place New York, N.Y. Bill Henderson 1988 (8) (9) Memphis L Midwest Regional, First Round South Bend, Ind. Gene Iba 2008 (11) (6) Purdue L West Regional, First Round Washington, D.C. Scott Drew 2010 (3) (14) Sam Houston St. W South Regional, First Round New Orleans, La. Scott Drew (11) Old Dominion W South Regional, Second Round New Orleans, La. Scott Drew (10) Saint Mary s W South Regional, Sweet 16 Houston, Texas Scott Drew (1) Duke* L South Regional, Elite 8 Houston, Texas Scott Drew 2012 (3) (14) South Dakota St. W South Regional, First Round Albuquerque, N.M. Scott Drew (11) Colorado W South Regional, Second Round Albuquerque, N.M. Scott Drew (10) Xavier W South Regional, Sweet 16 Atlanta, Ga. Scott Drew (1) Kentucky* L South Regional, Elite 8 Atlanta, Ga. Scott Drew 2014 (6) (11) Nebraska W West Regional, First Round San Antonio, Texas Scott Drew (3) Creighton W West Regional, Second Round San Antonio, Texas Scott Drew (2) Wisconsin L West Regional, Sweet 16 Anaheim, Calif. Scott Drew 2015 (3) (14) Georgia State L West Regional, First Round Jacksonville, Fla. Scott Drew 2016 (5) (12) Yale L West Regional, First Round Providence, R.I. Scott Drew 2017 (3) (14) New Mexico State W East Regional, First Round Tulsa, Okla. Scott Drew (11) USC W East Regional, Second Round Tulsa, Okla. Scott Drew (7) South Carolina East Regional, Sweet 16 New York, N.Y. Scott Drew *- denotes eventual national champion BAYLOR NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES Baylor is in 11 NCAA Championships trips, including a 10-6 record in the Scott Drew era. Baylor is appearing in the NCAA Tournament for a school-record fourth consecutive season. Baylor is making its eighth NCAA Tournament appearance in the modern tournament era. BU s first three NCAA Tournament appearances in 1946, 1948 and 1950 were in an eight-team bracket. Baylor is 2-1 in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 games under Drew. The Bears beat No. 10 seed Saint Mary s in 2010, defeated No. 10 seed Xavier in 2012 and lost to No. 2 seed Wisconsin in Baylor is one of 13 teams nationally to play in four Sweet 16s since Baylor has the nation s fourth-best postseason winning percentage since 2009 (.760; 19-6) [min. 3 NCAA berths]. Baylor is in postseason tournaments (conference, national) over the last nine seasons. Baylor has played in two Final Fours (1948 and 1950) when it was an eight-team bracket and one national championship game (lost to Kentucky in 1948 title game). Baylor has played 20 total games against 14 different NCAA Tournament teams this season. BU is 14-6 against the 2017 NCAA Tournament field No. 1 Kansas (0-2), No. 2 Louisville (1-0), No. 3 Oregon (1-0), No. 4 West Virginia (1-1), No. 5 Iowa State (1-1), No. 9 Michigan State (1-0), No. 10 Oklahoma State (2-0), No. 10 VCU (1-0), No. 11 Xavier (1-0), No. 11 Kansas State (1-2), No. 11 Southern California (1-0), No. 14 FGCU (1-0), No. 14 New Mexico State (1-0) and No. 16 Texas Southern (1-0). Baylor and South Carolina will be meeting for the 7th time, with all games since BU is 4-2 in the series. Baylor series records vs. potential Elite Eight opponents: 1-0 vs. Florida, 0-1 vs. Wisconsin. Six of Baylor s seven losses this season came against 2017 NCAA Tournament teams. Ishmail Wainright is the first player in program history to appear in four NCAA Tournaments. QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY David Kaye Director of Athletics Communications Location: Waco, Texas Founded: 1845, by the Republic of Texas Enrollment: 16,959 Interim President: Dr. David Garland Athletic Director: Mack Rhoades Faculty Representative: Jeremy Counseller Sport Administrator: Todd Patulski Conference: Big 12 Nickname: Bears Colors: Green (PMS 560) and Gold (PMS 1235) Arena (capacity): Ferrell Center (10,284) MEN S BASKETBALL HISTORY First Season: All-Time Record: 1,314-1,344 (.494) Overall Postseason Record: (.579) NCAA Appearances: 11th in 2017 NCAA Tournament Record: (.520) Final Four Appearances: 2 (1948, 1950) Last NCAA Appearance: 2016 (First Round) NIT Appearances: 5 NIT Record: 9-4 Last NIT Appearance: 2013 (Champions) Conference Titles: 5 (1932, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950) TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record: Big 12 Record: Big 12 Finish: t2nd Top-25 Ranking: 12th AP / 11th Coaches Roster Breakdown: 1 Sr. / 6 Jr. / 3 So. / 3 Fr. Lettermen Returning/Lost: 6/3 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 MEN S BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler 93) Record at Baylor: (14 years) Career Record: (15 years) Assistant Coach: Jerome Tang (Charter Oak State 07) Assistant Coach: Alvin Brooks III (Idaho State 02) Assistant Coach: Paul Mills (Texas A&M 96) Director of Operations: Tim Maloney Dir. Player Development: Jared Nuness Dir. Video Operations: Sam Patterson Strength Coach: Charlie Melton Athletic Trainer: David Chandler A1

2 PHOTO ROSTER BAYLOR MEN S BASKETBALL 0 JO LUAL-ACUIL JR. F Jr. SQ Melbourne, Australia 1 WENDELL MITCHELL G RFr. SQ Rockdale, Texas 3 JAKE LINDSEY G So. 1L Houston, Texas 5 JOHNATHAN MOTLEY F Jr. 2L Houston, Texas 10 TYSON JOLLY G Fr. HS Oklahoma City, Okla. 11 MARK VITAL F Fr. HS Lake Charles, La. 20 MANU LECOMTE G Jr. SQ Brussels, Belgium 21 NUNI OMOT F Jr. TR St. Paul, Minn. 22 KING McCLURE G So. 1L Dallas, Texas 24 ISHMAIL WAINRIGHT F Sr. 3L Kansas City, Mo. 25 AL FREEMAN G Jr. 2L Charlotte, N.C. 30 JONATHAN DAVIS F So. SQ Argyle, Texas 31 TERRY MASTON F Jr. 2L DeSoto, Texas SCOTT DREW Head Coach 14th Season JEROME TANG Assistant Coach 14th Season ALVIN BROOKS III Assistant Coach First Season PAUL MILLS Assistant Coach 14th Season TIM MALONEY Director of Operations Eighth Season JARED NUNESS Dir. of Player Development Seventh Season SAM PATTERSON Dir. of Video Operations 13th Season ADITYA MALHOTRA Special Asst. to Head Coach Fourth Season DAVID CHANDLER Dir. of Athletic Training 30th Season CHARLIE MELTON Dir. of Strength & Conditioning 12th Season A2

3 BAYLOR BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2017 NCAA DIVISION I MEN S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA EAST REGIONAL NEW YORK, N.Y. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME 1 ORAL ROBERTS Follow Baylor Basketball on Twitter, Instagram and GAME 35 No. 3 BAYLOR (27-7, 12-6 Big 12) vs. No. 7 SOUTH CAROLINA (24-10, 12-6 SEC) March 24, :29 p.m. CT Watch: TBS Listen: Sirius, XM, Westwood One, ESPN Central Texas New York, N.Y. Madison Square Garden (19,812) Social #SicUSC #SicMarch MEDIA INFORMATION TV: TBS and March Madness App Talent: Verne Lundquist (pxp), Jim Spanarkel (analyst), Allie LaForce (reporter) Baylor Radio: Baylor-IMG College / ESPN Central Texas Talent: John Morris (pxp), Pat Nunley (analyst) Streaming Radio: Sirius, XM, Westwood One Live Stats: NCAA.com Social #SicUSC #SicMarch All-Time Series Baylor leads 4-2 Waco South Carolina leads 1-2 Columbia Baylor leads 3-0 First Meeting Dec. 9, 2006 SC (Waco) Last Meeting Nov. 18, 2014 BU (Columbia) SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE BU OPP OPPONENT TV TIME N11 / / ORAL ROBERTS ESPNU W, N15 / 4/4 OREGON ESPN2 W, N18 / / FLORIDA GULF COAST 1 FSSW W, N23 20/rv /rv vs. VCU 2 ESPN2 W, N24 20/rv 24/20 vs. Michigan State 2 ESPN W, N25 20/rv 10/10 vs. Louisville 2 ESPN W, N30 9/11 / SAM HOUSTON STATE FSSW W, D3 9/11 7/7 XAVIER ESPN2 W, D14 4/5 / SOUTHERN ESPNU W, D17 4/5 / JACKSON STATE 3 FSSW W, D18 4/5 / JOHN BROWN FSSW W, D21 4/6 TEXAS SOUTHERN FSSW W, D30 4/4 at Oklahoma ESPN2 W, J4 2/3 rv/ IOWA STATE ESPNEWS W, J7 2/3 /rv OKLAHOMA STATE ESPNEWS W, J10 1/1 10/9 at West Virginia ESPN2 L, J14 1/1 25/rv at Kansas State ESPNU W, J17 6/6 TEXAS ESPN2 W, J21 6/6 rv/rv at TCU ESPNU W, J25 5/5 TEXAS TECH ESPNEWS W, J28 5/5 at Ole Miss 4 ESPN2 W, F1 2/3 3/2 at Kansas ESPN2 L, F4 2/3 /rv KANSAS STATE ESPNEWS L, F8 6/8 rv/rv at Oklahoma State ESPNU W, F11 6/8 TCU ESPNU W, F13 4/4 at Texas Tech ESPNU L, F18 4/4 3/3 KANSAS CBS L, F21 9/9 OKLAHOMA ESPN2 W, F25 9/9 rv/rv at Iowa State ESPN L, F27 11/11 10/10 WEST VIRGINIA ESPNU W, M4 11/11 at Texas ESPN W, M9 9/10 vs. Kansas State 5 ESPNU L, M17 12/11 vs. New Mexico State 6 trutv W, M19 12/11 /rv vs. Southern California 6 trutv W, M24 12/11 /rv vs. South Carolina 7 TBS 6:29 p.m. SCHEDULE KEY 1 Battle 4 Atlantis (Waco, Texas); 2 Battle 4 Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas); 3 home game played at Abrams Gym (Fort Hood, Texas); 4 SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Oxford, Miss.); 5 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) 6 NCAA Tournament First and Second Rounds (Tulsa, Okla.) 7 NCAA Tournament East Regional Semifinal (New York, N.Y.) Big 12 Conference game; Rankings: AP/Coaches; All times Central BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS DAVID KAYE Director David_Kaye@baylor.edu STORY LINES Baylor faces South Carolina in the 2017 NCAA Tournament East Regional semifinals Friday on TBS. Baylor is appearing in the NCAA Tournament for a school-record fourth consecutive season. Baylor is in 11 NCAA Championships trips, including 10-6 in the Scott Drew era. Drew has led Baylor to two Elite Eights (2010, 2012) and four Sweet 16s (2010, 2012, 2014, 2017). Baylor is one of 13 teams nationally to make four or more Sweet 16 appearances since Baylor s No. 3 NCAA Tournament seed ties its best-ever (2010, 2012, 2015). Baylor is in postseason tournaments (conference, national) over the last nine seasons. BU is seeking its 28th win, which would tie the 2nd-most in program history (30 in 2012, 28 in 2010). Baylor s 25 regular season wins tied its most in program history (2012), its 12 Big 12 wins tied its most in conference play (2012) and its tie for 2nd place tied its best-ever Big 12 finish (2010). Friday is the 7th series meeting, all since Baylor leads 4-2, including 3 straight wins. Baylor and South Carolina last met in Columbia on Nov. 18, 2014, a BU win. Baylor is 9-1 against SEC teams since the season, including two wins over South Carolina. Baylor, Gonzaga and UCLA are the nation s only teams still undefeated vs. non-conference opponents. BU is 15-0 vs. non-conference teams, including 9 wins over non-big 12 NCAA Tournament teams. BU has reached the 20-win mark for a school-record 6th straight season and 9th time in the last 10 years. Baylor has faced a second-half deficit and come back to win in 13 games this season. BU is 9-2 when trailing at half and averages a scoring margin in 2nd halves of those games. BU is 49-9 over the last two seasons when it takes the lead at any point in the 2nd half of a game. Baylor s defense held teams to 64.3 points per game in Big 12 play, which led the league by 7.7 ppg. Baylor s defense this season has been its best of the Drew era BU ranks No. 13 nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency Drew s best previous defense was ranked No. 23 nationally in Baylor s defense ranks 20th nationally in effective field goal percentage defense (45.9), 24th in 2-point FG defense (44.9), 32nd in 3-point FG defense (31.9) and 26th in block percentage (13.3). BU has been out-rebounded just 4 times (all BU wins) and has out-rebounded its opponent by double-digits in 6 straight games and 19 times this season. BU ranks 3rd nationally with a +9.1 rebounding margin. BU opponents average 18.5 seconds per possession, 9th-longest nationally according to KenPom.com. Drew was named Basketball Times National Coach of the Year. Drew is since , the first year he had a full allotment of scholarships. Baylor is over the last 6 seasons, averaging 25.3 wins per season since Johnathan Motley is a Naismith Trophy semifinalist (10), on the Wooden Award National Ballot (15) and a Karl Malone Award finalist (5). He s a 2nd Team All-American by USBWA, Sporting News and NBC. Motley is the 16th All-American in BU history and the first-ever unanimous first-team All-Big 12 pick. Manu Lecomte is Baylor s 2nd player to win Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (Ekpe Udoh, 2010). BU had 4 All-Big 12 honorees, as Ishmail Wainright and Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. were also recognized. TEAM INFORMATION PROJECTED STARTERS BAYLOR (27-7, 12-6 Big 12) # P NAME YR PPG RPG APG MPG Ranking 12th AP, 11th Coaches 5 F Johnathan Motley Jr Head Coach Scott Drew (Butler, 1993) 20 G Manu Lecomte Jr Career Record (15th season) 0 F Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. Jr * 26.2 BU Record (14th season) 24 F Ishmail Wainright Sr vs. SC G King McClure So * - blocks per game SOUTH CAROLINA (24-10, 12-6 SEC) Ranking NR AP, RV Coaches Head Coach Frank Martin (FIU, 1993) Career Record (10th season) SC Record (5th season) vs. BU 4-6 (0-2 at SC, 4-4 at KSU) SID Emily Miles efeeney@mailbox.sc.edu # P NAME YR PPG RPG APG MPG 0 G Sindarius Thornwell Sr C PJ Dozier So G Duane Notice Sr G Chris Silva So * F Maik Kotsar Fr * - blocks per game

4 PRONUNCIATIONS Jo LUAL-ACUIL Jr. MANU LECOMTE Johnathan MOTLEY NUNI OMOT A4 LOO-ahl ah-chu-ill MAHN-ew la-conn-t MAHT-lee NOO-nee OH-maht INDIVIDUAL HONORS SCOTT DREW National Coach of the Year (Basketball Times) Naismith Coach of the Year Semifinalist (1 of 10) MANU LECOMTE Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (coaches) All-Big 12 Third Team (coaches) All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (AP) Big 12 All-Newcomer Team (coaches) All-District VII (USBWA) Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 13) Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 3) Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 5) Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Nov. 14) Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year JAKE LINDSEY Academic All-Big 12, First Team JO LUAL-ACUIL JR. All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (AP) Big 12 All-Defensive Team (coaches) Big 12 All-Newcomer Team (coaches) Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Dec. 19) KING MCCLURE Academic All-Big 12, Second Team JOHNATHAN MOTLEY All-America, Second Team (USBWA) All-America, Second Team (Sporting News) All-America, Second Team (NBC Sports) All-America, Third Team (USA Today) All-Big 12 First Team; unanimous (coaches) All-Big 12 First Team; unanimous (AP) District VII Player of the Year (USBWA) All-District VII (USBWA) Naismith Trophy Semifinalist (1 of 10) Wooden Award National Ballot (1 of 15) Karl Malone Award Finalist (1 of 5) Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List (1 of 19) Lute Olson Award Watch List 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis MVP Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 23) Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 9) Big 12 Player of the Week (Nov. 28) Preseason All-Big 12 ISHMAIL WAINRIGHT All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (coaches) Big 12 All-Defensive Team (coaches) BAYLOR MEN S BASKETBALL QUICK HITS Baylor (152), Iowa State (147) and Kansas (178) are the only Big 12 teams with 125+ wins since BU held opponents to an average of 9.4 ppg below their scoring averages in Big 12 play. BU led the Big 12 in FG defense (41%), rebounding (38.3) and rebounding margin (+9.5) in league play. Baylor is 6-3 vs. AP Top 25-ranked teams and 4-3 vs. AP Top 10 teams this season (wins vs. No. 4 Oregon, No. 24 Michigan State, No. 10 Louisville, No. 7 Xavier, at No. 25 Kansas State and No. 10 West Virginia). BU is in Big 12 road games since 2014 and since 2012, both trailing only Kansas. Baylor has 18 wins over ranked teams in the last three seasons (18-17 since ). BU has won 22+ games every year since 2012, one of 19 teams to make that claim entering Head coach Scott Drew is in his 14th season at Baylor and is the school s all-time wins leader (277). Baylor has won 88% of its games when leading at the half since (118-16). BU has won 42% of games in which its been tied or trailing at the half since , going in those. The Bears have defeated four top-10 teams in a season for the first time in program history. Baylor climbed to No. 1 in the Jan. 9 AP Top 25, marking the first No. 1 ranking in program history. BU s climb from unranked in week 1 to No. 1 in week 9 was the fastest by any team in AP Top 20/25 history. BU is one of four teams to reach the No. 1 spot after being unranked in the AP preseason top 20/25. BU received 55 first-place votes in the Jan. 9 AP poll and has notched 92 first-place votes in AP polls this season. Prior to this season, the Bears had only received one first-place vote since the first AP poll in Baylor is one of 13 teams to be nationally ranked in each of the last 10 seasons. Baylor is in games decided by 5 or fewer points and 12-2 in overtime games since Baylor has the nation s 2nd-longest non-conference home winning streak at 43 straight. Duke has the longest streak at 132 games, followed by Baylor at 43 and Arizona at 39. The Bears last non-conference home loss was vs. Northwestern on Dec. 4, BU averages a 22.3-point margin of victory and has nine wins over high-major teams during the streak. Baylor won the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis with wins over VCU, No. 24 Michigan State and No. 10 Louisville. Johnathan Motley was named tournament MVP after averaging 20.0 points per game. Baylor has had a nation-leading four players selected in the NBA Draft since 2010 who weren t ranked in the ESPN100 out of high school Quincy Acy, Ekpe Udoh, Pierre Jackson and Taurean Prince. Seven of BU s eight starting point guards during the Drew era have earned All-Big 12 recognition. Baylor has the Big 12 s 2nd-longest active streak with at least one 3-point FG made in 834 straight games. BU did not receive any preseason poll votes for the first time since MOTLEY BECOMES 16TH ALL-AMERICAN IN PROGRAM HISTORY Johnathan Motley was named to the All-America 2nd team by USBWA, Sporting News and NBC Sports and to the 3rd team by USA Today. He became the 16th All-American player in program history. Motley can become Baylor s first-ever AP 1st-team All-American. The only previous Bears named to the AP All- America 1st or 2nd teams were Vinnie Johnson (2nd team, 1979) and Terry Teagle (2nd team, 1982). Motley is the first Naismith Trophy semifinalist (1 of 10) in program history. He s also 1 of 15 players on the Wooden Award National Ballot and is on the Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List (1 of 19) and the Lute Olson Award watch list, and he s 1 of 5 finalists for the Karl Malone Award. Motley is currently 3rd in KenPom.com s National Player of the Year rankings at 1.563, trailing only Villanova s Josh Hart (1.674) and Saint Mary s Jock Londale (1.591). He s the top-ranked Big 12 player, with KU s Frank Mason (1.362) in 7th and OSU s Jawun Evans (1.362) in 8th BAYLOR BASKETBALL ROSTER NO. NAME POS HT WT CL.-EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. F Jr.-SQ^ Melbourne, Australia/Kingsway Christian College (Neosho CC) 1 Wendell Mitchell G RFr.-SQ^ Rockdale, Texas/Rockdale HS 3 Jake Lindsey G So.-1L Houston, Texas/Olympus HS [Utah] 5 Johnathan Motley F Jr.-2L* Houston, Texas/North Shore HS 10 Tyson Jolly G Fr.-HS Oklahoma City, Okla./Putnam City West HS 11 Mark Vital F Fr.-HS Lake Charles, La./Advanced Prep International 20 Manu Lecomte G Jr.-SQ^ Brussels, Belgium/Athene des Pagodes (Miami) 21 Nuni Omot F Jr.-TR St. Paul, Minn./Mahtomedi HS (Concordia-St. Paul/Indian Hills CC) 22 King McClure G So.-1L Dallas, Texas/Triple A Academy 24 Ishmail Wainright G Sr.-3L Kansas City, Mo./Montrose Christian [Md.] 25 Al Freeman G Jr.-2L* Charlotte, N.C./Findlay Prep [Nev.] 30 Jonathan Davis F So.-SQ Argyle, Texas/Argyle HS 31 Terry Maston F Jr.-2L DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto HS * - sat out as redshirt ^ - sat out as redshirt COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler, 1993), 15th season overall, 14th season at Baylor Assistant Coaches: Jerome Tang (Charter Oak State, 2007), 14th season; Alvin Brooks III (Idaho State, 2002), 1st season; Paul Mills (Texas A&M, 1996), 14th season Director of Operations: Tim Maloney (Manhattanville, 1982), 6th season at Baylor Director of Player Personnel: Jared Nuness (Valparaiso, 2001) Director of Video Operations: Sam Patterson (Baylor, 2008) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Charlie Melton (Memphis, 1998) Athletic Trainer: David Chandler (Baylor, 1985)

5 2017 NCAA DIVISION I MEN S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA EAST REGIONAL NEW YORK, N.Y. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN FOURTH SWEET 16 APPEARANCE Baylor is appearing in its fourth NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 since the field expanded to 32 teams in All four of Baylor s Sweet 16 appearances have come since The Bears are 2-1 in previous Sweet 16 games, with wins against Saint Mary s (2010) and Xavier (2012) and a loss against Wisconsin (2014). Baylor is one of 13 teams to play in four or more Sweet 16s since 2010 Arizona, Baylor, Duke, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Syracuse, Wisconsin and Xavier. MANU, MOTLEY, MCCLURE, MASTON LEAD BU PAST SOUTHERN CAL, INTO SWEET 16 Baylor trailed Southern Cal with 7:30 left, but the Bears went on a 14-4 run and held on to win in the NCAA Tournament Second Round, earning their fourth Sweet 16 berth since BU won despite allowing USC to shoot 55% for the game and 57% in the 2nd half. The Bears shot 62% in the second half and capitalized on a edge in rebounding. Manu Lecomte scored all 12 of his points in the final 4:40, starting with a 4-point play that put BU ahead for good. King McClure tied his career high with 17 points on 5-of-8 from 3-point range, including 14 first-half points. Johnathan Motley posted another double-double with 19 points and 10 boards in 27 minutes before fouling out. Terry Maston recorded his second consecutive 19-point, 9-rebound game off the bench. FREEMAN AND MASTON LEAD BEARS OVER NMSU, INTO SECOND ROUND Baylor rallied from halftime deficit to defeat New Mexico State in the NCAA Tournament first round, thanks in large part to contributions off the bench from Al Freeman and Terry Maston. BU trailed by 4 early in the 2nd half, then went on a 28-6 run over the next 11 minutes to take control. Freeman had a season-high 21 points and added 5 rebounds, while Maston poured in 19 points on 9-of-12 shooting and a season-high-tying 9 rebounds. The duo combined for 25 of Baylor s 38 first-half points. Johnathan Motley overcame first-half foul trouble to post a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. BENCH STEPPING UP IN NCAA TOURNAMENT Baylor is averaging 33.5 bench points in its first two NCAA Tournament games, including 42 bench points against New Mexico State. The Bears averaged 20.2 bench points per game entering the tournament. Terry Maston had 19 points and 9 rebounds in both games and is shooting.640 from the field (16-of-25). Al Freeman scored a season-high 21 points in the first round win over New Mexico State. ONE OF THREE TEAMS UNDEFEATED AGAINST NON-CONFERENCE TEAMS Baylor, Gonzaga and UCLA are the nation s only teams still undefeated against non-conference opponents. The Bears are 15-0 against non-big 12 teams, including 9 wins over NCAA Tournament teams: Oregon, FGCU, VCU, Michigan State, Louisville, Xavier, Texas Southern, New Mexico State and Southern California. SUCCESS AGAINST SEC TEAMS Baylor is 9-1 against Southeastern Conference teams since the season. The Bears have wins at Kentucky, at Vanderbilt, at South Carolina and at Ole Miss, as well as a neutral-site win against Kentucky and home wins against Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Georgia and Texas A&M. BU s lone loss against an SEC opponent in the last five seasons was at No. 24 Texas A&M in Baylor is also 4-0 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, including a win at Ole Miss on Jan. 28. HISTORY AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN Baylor is 4-5 all-time at Madison Square Garden, including a 3-1 mark under Scott Drew. The Bears played four games at MSG at the end of the 1948 season. BU lost to Kentucky in the NCAA Championship, then played three games as part of the Olympic Trials, defeating NYU and losing to Kentucky and the Denver Nuggets. BU again played at MSG two years later in the 1950 NCAA Third Place Game, a loss to North Carolina State. The Bears returned to Madison Square Garden 59 years later for the 2009 NIT final four. BU defeated San Diego State, then lost to Penn State in the title game. Baylor defeated BYU and Iowa at MSG to win the 2013 NIT title. PROGRAM BESTS Baylor tied a number of program bests this season. The Bears 25 regular season wins tied the most in program history (2012), and BU s 12 Big 12 victories tied its most in any conference (2012). BU also tied its best-ever finish in the Big 12 standings, matching the 3-way tie for 2nd place from BU s No. 3 seed in the Big 12 Championship tied the 2010 season for best in program history. Baylor also tied the highest NCAA Tournament seed in program history (No. 3 in 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2017). SERIES HISTORY Friday is the 7th series meeting between Baylor and South Carolina, all of which have been played since The teams played home-and-home series in 2006/2007, 2009/2010 and 2013/2014. Baylor leads the series 4-2, including a 3-0 mark in Columbia and a 1-2 record in Waco. DATE LOCATION WINNER SCORE BU LEADING SCORER SC LEADING SCORER D9, 2006 Waco, Texas SC Aaron Bruce 26-Tre Kelley D19, 2007 Columbia, S.C. BU LaceDarius Dunn 18-Devan Downey/Brandis Raley-Ross J2, 2009 Waco, Texas SC Curtis Jerrells 23-Devan Downey J2, 2010 Columbia, S.C. BU LaceDarius Dunn 20-Devan Downey N12, 2013 Waco, Texas BU Brady Heslip 20-Sindarius Thornwell N18, 2014 Columbia, S.C. BU Kenny Chery 21-Tyrone Johnson SCOTT DREW HEAD COACH 14TH SEASON AT BAYLOR THE DREW FILE PERSONAL Birthdate: Oct. 23, 1970 Birthplace: Kansas City, Mo. Family: Wife, Kelly; daughter Mackenzie, sons Peyton and Brody EDUCATION College: Butler, 1993; Valparaiso, 1994 (Master s) COACHING EXPERIENCE Valparaiso (assistant coach) Valparaiso (associate head coach) Valparaiso (head coach) 2003-pres. Baylor (head coach) THE DREW WORKSHEET YEAR SCHOOL OVERALL CONF Valparaiso Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor * Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor TOTAL 15th season BAYLOR 14th season Baylor played no non-conference schedule due to NCAA sanctions. * Two of Baylor s wins were credited to interim head coach Jerome Tang. 1 NCAA Tournament Appearances 2 NIT Appearances DREW VS OPPONENTS OPPONENT CAREER Florida Gulf Coast Iowa State Jackson State John Brown Kansas Kansas State Louisville Michigan State New Mexico State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Ole Miss Oral Roberts Oregon Sam Houston State South Carolina Southern Southern California Texas TCU Texas Southern Texas Tech VCU West Virginia Xavier CAREER W-L TOTAL A5

6 MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Current Streak... Won 2 Current Home Streak... Won 2 Current Road/Neutral Streak... Won 2 Last Win...March 19 vs. Southern Cal (82-78) Last Home Win...Feb. 27 vs. West Virginia (71-62) Last Away Win...March 19 vs. Southern Cal (82-78) Last Loss...March 9 vs. Kansas State (64-70) Last Home Loss...Feb. 18 vs. Kansas (65-67) Last Away Loss...March 9 vs. Kansas State (64-70) RECORD BY STARTING LINEUP Lecomte (g) Freeman (g) Wainright (f) Motley (f) Lual-Acuil (f) Lecomte (g) McClure (g) Wainright (f) Motley (f) Lual-Acuil (f) Lecomte (g) Freeman (g) Lindsey (f) Wainright (f) Lual-Acuil (f) Lindsey (g) McClure (g) Wainright (f) Motley (f) Lual-Acuil (f) RECORD WHEN DREW ALL B12 ERA Leading or tied at halftime Trailing at halftime Shoot 50 percent or higher Shoot lower than 50 percent Shoot higher pct than opponent Shoot lower percentage than opp Opp. shoot lower than 50 percent Opp. shoot 50 percent or higher Score fewer than 60 points Score 60-plus points Score 70-plus points Score 80-plus points Score 90-plus points Score 100-plus points Opp. score fewer than 50 points Opp. score fewer than 60 points Opp. score fewer than 70 points Opp. score fewer than 80 points Opp. score 80-plus points Opp. score 90-plus points More rebounds than opponent Equal/fewer rebounds than opp rebounds Fewer than 40 rebounds Fewer turnovers than opp Equal/more turnovers than opp Games decided by 5 or fewer pts OT games Games vs. AP ranked opponents Games following a loss Games following a win More points in paint than opp Equal/fewer pts in paint than opp More points off TO than opp Equal/fewer pts off TO than opp More bench points than opp Equal/fewer bench points than opp More 2nd-chance points than opp Equal/fewer 2nd-ch. pts than opp Playing in November Playing in December Playing in January Playing in February Playing in March Playing in April A BAYLOR MEN S BASKETBALL BAYLOR VS NCAA TOURNAMENT FIELD Baylor is 14-6 this season against 14 different teams that are part of the 2017 NCAA Tournament field. BU has played No. 1 Kansas (0-2), No. 2 Louisville (1-0), No. 3 Oregon (1-0), No. 4 West Virginia (1-1), No. 5 Iowa State (1-1), No. 9 Michigan State (1-0), No. 10 Oklahoma State (2-0), No. 10 VCU (1-0), No. 11 Xavier (1-0), No. 11 Kansas State (1-2), No. 11 USC (1-0), No. 14 FGCU (1-0), No. 14 New Mexico State and No. 16 Texas Southern (1-0). BU went 2-2 against teams with No. 3 better seeds and 12-4 against lower-seeded teams. None of the 12 NCAA Tournament teams BU faced during the regular season are in the East Regional. All told, BU is 16-6 against 2017 postseason teams 13-6 vs. NCAA and 3-0 vs. NIT. NATION S FOURTH-BEST POSTSEASON RECORD Baylor s 19-6 postseason record over the past nine seasons is the nation s sixth-best among teams with at least three NCAA Tournament berths since The only teams with better postseason winning percentages than Baylor s.760 are Kentucky (.794), North Carolina (.794), and Connecticut (.783). The Bears 19 postseason wins in that span are sixth-most, trailing only Kentucky (27), North Carolina (27), Duke (22), Michigan State (21) and Kansas (20). Baylor went 4-1 and advanced to the 2009 NIT Championship game, 3-1 on their way to NCAA Tournament Elite Eight berths in 2010 and 2012, 5-0 to claim the 2013 NIT title and 2-1 on its way to the 2014 Sweet 16. MOST POSTSEASON WINS SINCE 2009 BEST POSTSEASON WINNING PERCENTAGES 27 Kentucky, North Carolina.794 Kentucky (27-7); North Carolina (27-7) 22 Duke.783 Connecticut (18-5) 21 Michigan State.760 BAYLOR (19-6) 20 Kansas.759 Duke (22-7) 19 BAYLOR, Florida, Louisville, Wisconsin TIED FOR BEST SEED IN PROGRAM HISTORY Baylor s No. 3 NCAA Tournament seed ties 2010, 2012 and 2015 for best in program history. The Bears are 8-3 in four NCAA appearances as a No. 3 seed. BU advanced to the Elite Eight and lost to the eventual national champion in both 2010 (Duke) and 2012 (Kentucky), and the Bears lost in the first round in 2015 (Georgia State). ONE OF 13 TEAMS WITH FOUR SWEET 16 APPEARANCES SINCE 2010 Baylor is one of 13 teams nationally to make four Sweet 16 appearances in the last eight years. The Bears are joined by Arizona, Duke, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Syracuse, Wisconsin and Xavier. Scott Drew is the youngest of 11 coaches nationally to lead his current program to four Sweet 16s since Drew (46) is joined by Xavier s Chris Mack (47), Arizona s Sean Miller (48), Ohio State s Thad Matta (49), Kansas Bill Self (54), Kentucky s John Calipari (58), Michigan State s Tom Izzo (62), Louisville s Rick Pitino (64), North Carolina s Roy Williams (66), Duke s Mike Krzyzewski (70) and Syracuse s Jim Boeheim (72). WEALTH OF POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE Six Baylor players have previous NCAA Tournament experience, including Ishmail Wainright, who is the first player in program history to play in four NCAA Tournaments. Juniors Johnathan Motley, Al Freeman and Terry Maston and sophomores Jake Lindsey and King McClure played in the 2016 NCAA Tournament. Motley and Freeman played in the 2015 NCAA Tournament and redshirted on the 2014 Sweet 16 team. Additionally, Manu Lecomte has five games of NIT experience from Miami s run to the 2014 title game. DREW IN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Head coach Scott Drew has a 10-6 record over seven NCAA Championship appearances. Drew has guided Baylor to seven NCAA Tournaments in the last 10 seasons. Prior to Drew s arrival, Baylor went to only four NCAA Tournaments, including just once in the 63 seasons precedeing his arrival in Drew was a major factor in Valparaiso s six NCAA appearances (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002) while an assistant on his father Homer s staff. In 2008, Drew guided Baylor to its first NCAA Championship appearance in 20 seasons (since 1988) and just its second appearance in 58 seasons since going to the eight-team tournament in BAYLOR IN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Baylor has 11 NCAA Championship appearances, and the Bears have lost to the eventual national champion four times (1946, 1948, 2010 and 2012). Baylor s 1946 team lost to Oklahoma A&M in the regional semifinals in Kansas City, Mo. Baylor s 1948 squad lost to Kentucky in the national title game at New York s Madison Square Garden, Baylor s 2010 team lost to Duke in the Elite Eight at Houston s Reliant Stadium. Baylor s 2012 team lost to Kentucky in the Elite Eight at Atlanta s Georgia Dome. Prior to 2015, Baylor s NCAA bids all came in even-numbered years 1946, 1948, 1950, 1988, 2008, 2010, 2012 and The Bears are appearing in four straight NCAA Tournaments for the first time in program history. Baylor played in three tournaments in a five-year span between under head coach Bill Henderson, including Final Four appearances in 1948 and 1950.

7 2017 NCAA DIVISION I MEN S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA EAST REGIONAL NEW YORK, N.Y. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN WINNING AWAY FROM HOME VS. NON-BIG 12 TEAMS Baylor is against non-conference teams in neutral/road games in the Scott Drew era, including a record in away games against non-big 12 teams since Baylor is in road/neutral non-conference games since the season (6-0 in ; 1-3 in ; 3-2 in ; 6-2 in ; 5-2 in ; 8-1 in ; 1-3 in ; 8-2 in ; 6-2 in ; 5-2 in ). NINE WINS AFTER TRAILING AT HALFTIME Baylor has trailed at halftime 11 times (VCU by 8, Michigan St. by 3, Louisville by 15, Xavier by 3, OSU by 5, at WVU by 7, at TCU by 2, at Ole Miss by 7, vs. K-State by 15, vs. WVU by 2, vs. NMSU by 2), but BU is 9-2 in those games. Baylor averages a scoring margin in second halves of the 11 games it has trailed at halftime. In the nine wins, BU s defense has allowed 34.7 first-half points and 28.1 second-half points. BU has out-scored opponents by 9+ points in second halves in all 9 of those wins VCU 43-27, Michigan St , Louisville 42-24, Xavier 45-27, Oklahoma St , TCU 36-25, Ole Miss 43-33, WVU and NMSU OVERCOMING SECOND-HALF DEFICITS Thirteen times this season Baylor has faced a second-half deficit and come back to win. BU is 49-9 over the last two seasons when it takes a lead at any point in the second half of a game. The Bears overcame second-half deficits against FGCU (3), vs. VCU (8), vs. Michigan St. (3), vs. Louisville (20), Xavier (9), Iowa State (6), Oklahoma State (7) at K-State (2), at TCU (2), at Ole Miss (10), West Virginia (8), vs. New Mexico State (4) and vs. Southern California (4). A WIN WOULD... Be Baylor s 28th win of the season, tying the 2nd-most in school history (30 in 2012, 28 in 2010). Improve Baylor s all-time NCAA Tournament record to 14-12, including 11-6 in the Scott Drew era. Mark the 3rd time Baylor has advanced to the Elite Eight in 7 NCAA Tournament appearances under Drew. Improve Baylor s record to in postseason tournaments (conference, national) over the last 9 seasons. Give Baylor a 5-2 lead in the all-time series vs. South Carolina, including 4 straight wins. Make Baylor since , the Big 12 s second-most wins in that span behind only Kansas (178). Give Baylor a record since , Drew s first year with a full allotment of scholarships. Be Ishmail Wainright s 92nd career win, 5th-most in program history. Improve Baylor s record to during Wainright s four-year career, tied for 2nd-most wins in a 4-year career. FOUR BEARS EARN ALL-BIG 12 HONORS Johnathan Motley, Manu Lecomte, Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. and Ishmail Wainright earned All-Big 12 recognition. Motley is Baylor s first-ever unanimous first-team All-Big 12 honoree, picking up unanimous recognition from both the league s coaches and media, and he s the seventh different Baylor player named first-team All-Big 12. Lecomte joined Ekpe Udoh (2010) as the only players in program history to earn Big 12 Newcomer of the Year. Lecomte was also named to the coaches All-Big 12 third team and All-Newcomer team. Wainright picked up All-Big 12 honorable mention and All-Defensive team recogition from the league s coaches. Lual-Acuil was an All-Big 12 honorable mention selection by the league s media. Four honorees tied the school record set in 2012 and At least three BU players have been named All-Big 12 in 10 straight seasons, with 33 all-league honors earned by 21 different players since SECOND-MOST WINS AMONG BIG 12 TEAMS SINCE Baylor s record since trails only Kansas (178-41) among Big 12 teams (thru 3/20/17). Iowa State (147-63) is 3rd, West Virginia (128-76) is 4th, Oklahoma (123-78) is 5th, Kansas State (122-78) is 6th, Texas (112-92) is 7th, Oklahoma State (110-87) is 8th, TCU (89-110) is 9th and Texas Tech (83-107) is 10th. Baylor has averaged 25.3 wins per season over six seasons since DREW AND MOTLEY AMONG NAISMITH SEMIFINALISTS Baylor head coach Scott Drew is one of 10 semifinalists for the Naismith Men s College Coach of the Year and junior forward Johnathan Motley is one of 10 semifinalists for the Naismith Men s College Player of the Year. Drew was also named Basketball Times National Coach of the Year. He has led Baylor from receiving no votes in either preseason poll to the first No. 1 ranking in program history. Drew also has four wins over top-10 teams this season and had the Bears top-10 ranked in 14 of the last 16 polls. Motley is the first player in program history named a Naismith semifinalist, and he is the first BU player named a USBWA All-American. He leads the Big 12 with 9.9 rebounds per game and ranks fourth with 17.3 ppg. BEST DEFENSE OF DREW ERA Baylor s defense held opponents to 64.3 points per game in Big 12 play, which led the league by 7.7 ppg. That margin was greater than the 6.1 ppg difference between No. 2 (WVU, 72.0) and No. 10 (OSU, 78.1) in the league. BU opponents averaged 9.4 points per game below their season averages in Big 12 play. BU is No. 13 in adjusted defensive efficiency as of March 19. Its best defense under Drew was No. 23 in The Bears have been top-100 in KenPom adjusted defensive efficiency in seven straight seasons. BU was No. 23 in 2015, No. 37 in 2012 and No. 42 in 2010 the Bears were NCAA No. 3 seeds all three years. The Bears were No. 64 in 2013, No. 70 in 2014, No. 79 in 2011 and No. 84 in BAYLOR IN THE POLLS WEEK W/L AP COACHES Preseason 0-0 NR NR Nov NR NR Nov th (326) RV-26th (60) Nov th [1] (1,068) 11th (407) Dec th [6] (1,437) 6th (629) Dec th [6] (1,439) 5th (657) Dec th [6] (1,439) 6th (658) Dec th [6] (1,458) 4th (656) Jan nd [6] (1,532) 3rd (718) Jan st [55] (1,608) 1st [22] (783) Jan th (1,315) 6th (641) Jan th (1,379) 5th (666) Jan nd [6] (1,504) 3rd (720) Feb th (1,255) 8th (574) Feb th (1,394) 4th (665) Feb th (1,108) 9th (534) Feb th (923) 11th (461) March th (1,084) 10th (516) March th (861) 11th (400) SPECIALTY STATISTICS [PP - Points in the paint; POT - Points off turnovers; 2nd - Second chance points; BP - Points off the bench] [BAYLOR-OPPONENT] OPPONENT PP POT 2ND BP Oral Roberts Oregon Florida Gulf Coast vs. VCU vs. Michigan State vs. Louisville Sam Houston State Xavier Southern Jackson State John Brown Texas Southern at Oklahoma Iowa State Oklahoma State at West Virginia at Kansas State Texas at TCU Texas Tech at Ole Miss at Kansas Kansas State at Oklahoma State TCU at Texas Tech Kansas Oklahoma at Iowa State West Virginia at Texas vs. Kansas State vs. New Mexico St vs. Southern Cal BAYLOR TOTAL 1, Baylor Average OPP TOTAL Opp Average A7

8 GAME TRENDS W/L TIME TIME TIME SCORE LEADING TRAILING TIED Oral Roberts W, :38 1:22 Oregon W, :29 1:41 0:50 FGCU W, :15 1:13 2:32 vs VCU W, :38 15:29 5:53 vs Michigan St. W, :19 18:09 2:32 vs Louisville W, :31 35:32 0:57 Sam Houston St. W, :07 0:53 Xavier W, :21 18:37 3:02 Southern W, :04 0:56 Jackson St. W, :50 2:47 3:23 John Brown W, :38 0:36 2:46 Texas Southern W, :20 1:40 at Oklahoma W, :28 0:32 Iowa St. W, :02 14:13 5:45 Oklahoma St. W, :28 17:42 5:50 at West Virginia L, :09 0:51 at Kansas St. W, :55 7:08 3:57 Texas W, :45 15:11 1:04 at TCU W, :38 4:47 2:35 Texas Tech W, :54 0:35 0:31 at Ole Miss W, :28 30:32 2:00 at Kansas L, :23 20:25 9:12 Kansas St. L, :52 36:25 0:43 at Oklahoma St. W, :50 1:06 1:04 TCU W, :07 1:53 at Texas Tech L, :09 21:25 3:26 Kansas L, :01 2:21 4:38 Oklahoma W, :28 0:23 1:09 at Iowa St. L, :19 17:38 8:03 West Virginia W, :01 18:14 2:45 at Texas W, :24 4:28 2:08 vs. Kansas St. L, :08 21:24 5:28 vs. NMSU W, :42 8:43 3:35 vs. Southern Cal W, :01 8:43 6:16 875:13 384:36 100:11 DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMES POINTS REBOUNDS 29 Motley 16 Motley 21 Lecomte 7 Lual-Acuil Jr. 19 Lual-Acuil Jr. 16 Freeman 10 Maston 7 McClure 5 Wainright 3 Lindsey 1 Mitchell 1 Omot DOUBLE-DOUBLES ASSISTS 15 Motley 1 Lecomte 3 Lual-Acuil Jr. 1 Lindsey 1 Lecomte BIG 12 CONFERENCE STANDINGS BIG 12 OVERALL Kansas West Virginia Baylor Iowa State Oklahoma State Kansas State Texas Tech TCU Oklahoma Texas BAYLOR MEN S BASKETBALL FOUR CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES Baylor is on a school-record streak of four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. Prior to earning at-large bids in each of the last four seasons, the Bears had never been to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments. BU is 1 of 19 teams appearing in their fourth consecutive NCAA Tournaments, joining Arizona, Cincinnati, Dayton, Duke, Gonzaga, Iowa State, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, North Carolina, Oregon, Providence, VCU, Villanova, Virginia, Wichita State, Wisconsin and Xavier. The Bears are one of eight teams nationally to earn a top-six seed in each of the last four NCAA Tournaments, joining Arizona, Duke, Iowa State, Kansas, North Carolina, Villanova and Virginia. Baylor was a No. 6 seed in 2014, a No. 3 seed in 2015, a No. 5 seed in 2016 and a No. 3 seed this season. FINAL FOURS, MR. BILL AND THE GOLDEN YEARS OF BAYLOR BASKETBALL The golden years of Baylor basketball came under the direction of the late Bill Henderson. Mr. Bill led Baylor to its first three NCAA Tournament appearances, two Final Fours and a national runner-up finish in Henderson coached for a collective 19 seasons and amassed 201 wins. He served as president of the NABC and athletic director at Baylor. Henderson is a member of the Baylor Athletic Hall of Fame, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and was the honorary coach of Baylor s All-Centennial Team. Henderson s 201 wins were a school record until Scott Drew surpassed him on March 14, CONSISTENTLY AMONG NATION S BEST OFFENSES Baylor s offense has consistently ranked among the nation s best over the last nine seasons under Scott Drew. The Bears have finished eight of the past nine seasons among the top 20 nationally in KenPom s adjusted offensive efficiency, joining Duke as the only programs to make that claim. This season, Baylor is No. 20 in adjusted offensive efficiency as of March 19. BU finished No. 13 in , No. 18 in , No. 9 in , No. 14 in , No. 8 in , No. 102 in , No. 3 in , No. 11 in and No. 11 in FASTEST CLIMB FROM UNRANKED TO NO. 1 IN AP POLL HISTORY Baylor s climb from unranked in the week 1 AP poll to No. 1 in week 9 was the fastest by any team in AP Top 20/25 history (excludes , when only 10 teams were ranked in weekly polls). Only two other teams have gone from unranked in the week 1 AP Top 20/25 to No Syracuse climbed to the top spot in week 16, and Indiana State claimed No. 1 in week 14. BU is one of four teams to go from unranked in the preseason AP Top 20/25 to the No. 1 spot Indiana State, Kansas and Syracuse also accomplished the feat. Additionally, UCLA and Kentucky went from preseason unranked to No. 1, but only 10 teams were listed in those preseason polls. Prior to this season, Baylor had received only one first-place vote in school history ( week 11 poll). SIX WINS OVER AP TOP 25 TEAMS Baylor is 6-3 vs. ranked teams (wins vs. No. 4 Oregon, No. 24 Michigan State, No. 10 Louisville, No. 7 Xavier, at No. 25 Kansas State and vs. No. 10 West Virginia; losses at No. 10 WVU, at No. 3 Kansas and vs. No. 3 Kansas). Baylor has won at least five games vs. AP Top 25 teams in each of the last four seasons. BU s 6 wins over ranked teams this year are the 2nd-most in program history (7 in 2015; 5 in 2014 and 2016). Baylor has gone against ranked teams since the start of the season. BU is against ranked teams since after going 0-27 in Drew s first four rebuilding seasons. MOTLEY JOINS 1,000-POINT CLUB Johnathan Motley became the 31st player in program history to reach the 1,000-point mark on Feb. 8 at OSU. Motley became the 13th player of the Drew era to reach the milestone, joining LaceDarius Dunn, Curtis Jerrells, Tweety Carter, Kevin Rogers, Quincy Acy, Aaron Bruce, Taurean Prince, Pierre Jackson, Henry Dugat, Rico Gathers, Cory Jefferson and Brady Heslip. Motley (1,211 points) ranks 20th on Baylor s all-time scoring list. He needs 13 points to pass Willie Sublett (1,223) in 19th, 14 points to pass David Wesley (1,224) in 18th, 19 points to pass Henry Dugat (1,229) in 17th, 21 points to pass Vinnie Johnson (1,231) in 16th and 25 points to pass Pierre Jackson (1,235) in 15th. Motley is the first player in Baylor history with 1,000 points, 600 rebounds, 100 blocks and 100 assists. HALFTIME ADJUSTMENTS Baylor has won 88% of its games when leading at the half since BU is when leading at the break in that stretch (18-3 this season, 18-2 in , 21-7 in , 18-2 in , 17-1 in and 26-1 in ). BU has won 42% of games in which its been tied or trailing at the half since , going in those. BU has led at halftime in 134 of 215 games over the last six seasons, and BU is since BEARS IN AP POLL THIS SEASON Baylor went from receiving no votes in the week 1 AP poll to No. 4 nationally just three weeks later on Dec. 5. BU was top-10 ranked for a school-record-tying 13 consecutive weeks, including nine weeks in the top-5. Prior to this season, BU had been top-10 ranked in 20 weekly polls in program history, all during , (13 straight weeks) and Baylor has now been ranked in each of the last 10 seasons one of 13 teams nationally to make that claim. A8