🐻The Official Daily Newsletter For Baylor Athletics

Good Morning Bears. You know you always here it at BU events… “there’s nothing like the Baylor family!”

On Wednesday, three different Baylor programs officially welcomed new faces to their crew and we can’t wait to see them at work!

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

🏀 Welcome To The Family
🎯 Sharpshooting Sarah
🎥 Baylor+: Backing The Bears
🐻 And much, much more!

🎥 BAYLOR+: BACKING THE BEARS

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Learn more about what GXG has meant to Keaton and
his family during his time in Waco.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Welcome To The Family. The reloading for the 2025-26 season is already in full swing for Coach Drew and the Baylor men’s hoops program.

Earlier this week, they welcomed Wyoming transfer Obi Agbim to the squad.

On Wednesday, it was another transfer addition, this time, all-conference forward Michael Rataj from Oregon State officiallly signed on to join the Bears.
 
The Augsburg, Germany, native started 68 of 87 games over the last three seasons with the Beavers, averaging 11.0 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, including a career-high 16.9 points and 6.7 rebounds in 2024-25.
 
A Karl Malone Award Top-10 honoree last year, Rataj is coming off a season where he was named to the NABC All-Pacific District Second Team, in addition to the All-West Coast Conference First Team
 
The three-time WCC Player of the Week this season finished fourth in the conference in points per game, sixth in rebounds per game and fifth in steals. He scored in double-figures 28 times in 32 games and is 42 shy of 1,000 career points.

🔼 Sharpshooting Sarah. The school record-holder for most 3-pointers made in program history has a few more baskets to fill up this weekend.

Late Tuesday, Sarah Andrews announced that she had been selected to participate in the 2025 Celsius Women's 3-Point Championship, set for April 3 in San Antonio as part of the 2025 State Farm® College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships.
 
The contest will be broadcast live on ESPN beginning at 6 p.m. CT and will feature the King's Hawaiian Slam Dunk Championship, the E*TRADE Men's 3-Point Championship, the Celsius Women's 3-Point Championship and the Dave's Hot Chicken Hot Shot Challenge. The winners of the Men's and Women's 3-Point Championships will then compete in the Skechers Battle of the Champions.
 
Andrews, a 2023 WBCA Honorable Mention All-American ended her career with the program and Big 12 Conference records in career games played and received a mention on the All-Big 12 Second Team, the fourth such honor of her career.

🔼 The Family Keeps Growing. The Baylor men’s hoops program isn’t the only one growing this week as the Baylor football and women’s hoops teams announced additions to their coaching staffs on Wednesday.

On the gridiron, Coach Aranda continued the reorganization of his staff with critical pieces to maintain a competitive edge in the ever-shifting landscape. This adaptation, driven by the dynamic changes shaping the sport, includes the promotion of Aaron Hunt to General Manager, and the addition of Anthony Mauro and Joe Reynolds.
 
Hunt has been elevated to Baylor football General Manager, after previously serving as the Associate AD of Player Personnel. The Bears are also adding Mauro as Assistant General Manager, after previously serving as player personnel coordinator at Georgia. BU also welcomes Reynolds as the associate director of player personnel, with a specific focus on transfer portal management. 

Coming off another appearance in the NCAA Tournament Second Round, Coach Collen and the women’s hoops program welcomed Johnnie Harris as the new associate head coach for the Bears.
 
Coming to Waco after a four-year stint as head coach of the Auburn Tigers, Harris holds 27 years of coaching experience.
 
In Harris' four years at the helm in Auburn, the Tigers compiled 58 victories with a 20-win season in 2023-24 that held the first NCAA Tournament berth for the squad in five years.

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🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

As we mentioned, Sarah Andrews finished her illustrious career at Baylor as the program’s all-time leader in 3-pointers made.

How many three-pointers did Andrews finish her career with?

Think you got it?

Scroll to the bottom to see the answer!

📅 ON THE DOCKET

Thursday, April 3rd
🎾 Men’s Tennis at UCF @ 6pm

Friday, April 4th
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Arizona @ 2pm
🥎 Softball at Houston @ 6pm
⚾️ Baseball vs. Houston @ 6:30pm
👟 Track & Field at Pepsi Florida Relay (Gainesville, Fla.)

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 320.

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