🐻The Official Daily Newsletter For Baylor Athletics

Good Morning Bear Country. You know how parents always say, “They grow up so fast!”

That statement holds true for a couple of Baylor’s young stars, who are growing up right in time.

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

🏀 The Wright Stuff
🤸 View From The Top
👟 Nine Is Fine
🐻 And much, much more!

🎥 BAYLOR+: ROAD TRIPPIN’

What’s a winning road trip like? Well, come on along and find out!

Earlier this year, the Baylor+ team jumped along and went along for the ride as the Baylor women’s hoops squad strolled through Arizona to grab ✌️ big road wins!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 The Wright Stuff. Sometimes the future arrives a little earlier than expected.

For the Baylor men’s hoops program, the future is now as the Bears took home their second straight Big 12 Newcomer of the Week accolade, this time it was Robert Wright III who earned the honor.

The Wilmington, Del., native joined VJ Edgecombe, who picked up the award last week and Norchad Omier, who was the Big 12's Player of the Week back in November.
 
Wright has played well beyond his years, averaging 23 points per game in two contests when his team needed him most. As Baylor continues to battle through injuries, Wright put the team on his back, giving the Bears a chance to win both games last week.

🏀: Recapping Rob’s Big Week

🔼 View From The Top. The view’s so nice, they might stay awhile.

That’s right, the legendary Baylor acrobatics & tumbling team is back for another season and will start it right where they left off, being named the preseason favorite by the NCATA for the 10th consecutive season.
 
Heading into Felecia Mulkey's 11^th season at the helm of the Bears' program, BU is on the hunt for its 10^th-straight NCATA title.
 
The NCATA's preseason poll reflected that quest, BU earning 42 first-place votes from the association's coaches. It's the 10^th-straight time Baylor's been picked first in the preseason poll.

🤸: A Look at the Preseason Praise

🔼 Nine Is Fine. The trip back from the Little Apple was a little heavier for the Baylor track & field squad.

A busy weekend for the Bears wrapped up on Sunday with Baylor bringing home nine medals overall, four gold, four silver and one third place finish.

👟: The Full Recap

🔼 On The Move. The addresses keep on changing.

After BU legend Britney Griner signed with the Atlanta Dream last week, two more former Bear standouts are headed to new homes as well.

Kalani Brown inked a free agent deal with the Phoenix Mercury, while Nalyssa Smith joined the Dallas Wings and will reunite with former Baylor teammate DiJonai Carrington.

🎥 BAYLOR+: SIC ‘EM POD

There’s no place like home.

For former National Champion and nine-time Big 12 title winner, Aaliyah Miller,
that home is in Waco as the former Bear is now back with BU in
a little bit of a different capacity.

Earlier this month, head coach Michael Ford announced the addition of Miller to his coaching staff for the 2025 season. This week, she sat down as a guest of the Sic ‘Em Pod to talk about her career and her new role with the Bears.

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

Monday marked the second straight week that Baylor brought home the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week accolade.

When was the last time Baylor brought home a weekly honor in consecutive weeks?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to see the answer!

📅 ON THE DOCKET

Tuesday, Feb. 4th
⛳️ Women’s Golf at PDI Intercollegiate (Orlando, Fla.)
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. #22 Texas Tech @ 8pm

Wednesday, Feb. 5th
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Houston @ 7pm

Thursday, Feb. 6th
🥎 Softball vs. Abilene Christian @ 2pm (College Station, Tex.)

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: January 2022.

James Akinjo and Adam Flagler took home Big 12 Player of the Week honors in back to back weeks.

🐻 Have a great one!

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