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Baylor Brew 1/10: In Good Company

Baylor Brew 1/10: In Good Company

Baylor Track & Field Star Earns National Attention Heading Into Season Opener

Baylor Brew Crew
January 10, 2025

🐻The Official Daily Newsletter For Baylor Athletics

TGIF Bear Country. What’s that in the sky? A bird? A plane? A drone?

Nope, just another throw unleashed by Zaza! The Baylor track & field star is ready to cap off his star-studded career this spring for the Bears.

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!

🙌 In Good Company
🏀 The Butler Did It
🎟 Secure Your Seat
🐻 And much, much more!

🎟 SECURE YOUR SEAT

After an eight-win season and another Bowl game, expectations are high for the Baylor football program entering next fall.

You don’t want to miss out on your chance to see the Bears in action next year and now you can by securing your season ticket for the 2025 campaign!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 In Good Company. It was quite a summer for BU track star Chinecherem Prosper Nnamdi, competing against the world’s best at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Now “Zaza” (as he’s commonly known) is back to cap off his already star-studded career for the Bears.

This week, the javelin thrower was among 10 athletes nationwide to be named The Bowerman 2025 men's preseason watch list, announced by USTFCCCA.

The Bowerman is the highest honor bestowed to collegiate track and field's most outstanding athletes of the year. Nnamdi makes his career watch list debut and is the third Baylor man to do so, joining Trayvon Bromell (2014, 2015) and KC Lightfoot (2020, 2021).

Nnamdi’s teammates will open the indoor season tonight in College Station at the McFerrin-12 Degree Invitational

👟: Previewing The Season Opener

🔼 Desert Double Dip. With temps this cold outside, the Bears decided it’s best to travel to the desert.

Ok, that’s not exactly how it happened, but that’s what’s on the docket for the Baylor hoops squads as they take on a doubleheader in Temple with both teams facing Arizona State on Saturday.

The women’s squad get things started at 4:30, followed by the men taking on the Sun Devils at 8:30 pm.

🔼 The Butler Did It. The Butler. With A Basketball. In Philadelphia.

Ok, we know we’re not playing the board game, Clue, but that’s what took place on Wednesday night when former Baylor star Jared Butler had a career night with the Wizards, pouring in a career-best 26 points, along with seven assists and four rebounds for Washington.

He is the first player in franchise history to come off the bench to score 25+ points, dish out 7+ assists and shoot 100-percent from long range.

✍️ FROM OUR LEADER

It may be a new calendar year, but the goal of the Baylor athletic department remains the same.

As we enter a new year, Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades sat down to address the Baylor fam and give an outlook of what’s in store for the future of the Bears.

📅 ON THE DOCKET

Friday, Jan. 10th
👟 Track & Field at McFerrin-12 Degree Invitational (College Station, Texas)

Saturday, Jan. 11th
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Arizona State @ 4:30pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Arizona State @ 8:30pm

Sunday, Jan. 12th
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Lamar @ 12pm
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Abilene Christian @ 6pm

Tuesday, Jan. 14th
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Utah @ 7pm l Tickets
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Arizona @ 10:30pm

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

During his three seasons at Baylor, how many times did Jared Butler score 25+ points in a game?

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🐻 Enjoy your weekend, y’all!