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Baylor Brew 10/19: It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Hoops Season

BU Men's Hoops Preview Upcoming 2023-24 Season at Big 12 Tip-Off

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October 19, 2023

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🐻 The Official Daily Newsletter For Baylor Athletics

Good Morning Bears. Those faithful followers of the Baylor men’s hoops program know the phrase and hashtage, “#CultureOfJoy.”

Joy is exactly what the Green & Gold bring us each and every year and hearing from Coach Drew and some of the guys yesterday in Kansas City, couldn’t help but put a smile on our faces.

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

🎙 On The Mics in KC
🏐 Fill Up Ferrell
🏈 Regrouped. Refocused.
🐻 And much, much more!

🎥 BAYLOR+: OUR TIME

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Our Time, a 12-episode docuseries which originally aired on ESPN+, covered the 2021-22 season and gave an all-access look at Baylor hoops like never before. The full series now available to watch on Baylor+ FOR FREE with no subscription required! Click here to start watching!

🏈 C-YA IN CINCY

Regrouped.
Refocused.
Let’s Go.

Baylor’s football team is ready to take flight to the “birthplace of aviation.”

The Bears hit the road Saturday for a brunch time kickoff with Big 12 newcomer, Cincinnati, at Nippert Stadium.

Baylor will be looking for its second conference win when they battle the Bearcats on Saturday.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Talkin’ Hoops. Lights, Camera, Action. Hoops seasons is almost here.

To help get us ready for the upcoming 2023-24 BU men’s hoops season, the Bears took over KC at the Big 12 Tip-Off Event yesterday with Coach Drew and crew jumping on the mic and having some fun for the cameras.

🔺 Fill Up Ferrell. With BU football on the road, it gives the Green & Gold faithful a great opportunity to fill up the Ferrell Center for a big time weekend for the 20th-ranked Baylor volleyball team.

The Bears enter this weekend with #24 UCF having won four of their past five matches, including a sweep in Cincinnati last weekend.

It’ll be an awesome weekend at Ferrell as Saturday is the Cub Club Event of the month with first serve set for 2 p.m., while Sunday is the program’s annual Pink Game to honor those who have fought and are fighting Breast Cancer.

On the court, BU will have to be sharp defensively as the Golden Knights lead the country in aces per set. Junior Elise McGhee has led the Bears in the past few matches and now has over 200 kills on the season for the Green & Gold.

🔺 Eyes On Aijha. Let’s make it ✌️.

For the second straight season, BU women’s basketball star Aijha Blackwell earned a spot on the Cheryl Miller Award Preseason Watch List.
 
Named after the three-time Naismith Player of the Year and Class of 1995 Hall of Famer, the annual award in its seventh year recognizes the top small forwards in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.
 
Blackwell saw limited action last year due to injury, making eight appearances in her first season with the Bears. A transfer from Missouri, Blackwell spent three seasons with the Tigers and was a three-time all-SEC performer. She led the Tigers during the 2021-22 campaign with 14.9 points and 13.1 rebounds per game, which was the highest single-season rebounding average in Missouri program history.

🐻 BACKING THE BEARS

What’s better than repping your school colors?

Repping your colors and your favorite players. Officially-licensed Nike NIL jerseys are available at the Baylor Bookstore featuring participating football student-athletes.

🎙 INSIDE BAYLOR SPORTS

Oct. 19th Episode: Breaking Down The Bearcats

On today’s show we discuss what a win would mean this weekend over Cincinnati for your Baylor Bears.

We’ll also breakdown this Cincinnati Bearcat team and we hear from quarterback Blake Shapen and safety Bryson Jackson.

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

Apparently Averi Carlson really listened to her parents and teachers growing up because she sure does love sharing the love.

A little more than halfway through the 2023 season, Carlson finds herself just 43 assists away from 2,000 in her young career.

This year, the sophomore from Lucas, Texas ranks 19th in the country in assists per set (10.59). That number ranks third-best among underclassmen.

She’s currently on pace to enter the top-10 all-time in career assists at Baylor after just two seasons.

Who is the all-time leader in career assists?

Got a guess?

Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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🗓 ON THE DOCKET

Thursday, October 19
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Regionals (Fort Worth, Texas)

Friday, October 20
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Regionals (Fort Worth, Texas)

Saturday, October 21
🏈 Football at Cincinnati @ 11am
🏐 Volleyball vs. UCF @ 2pm | Live Coverage
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Regionals (Fort Worth, Texas)

Sunday, October 22
🏐 Volleyball vs. UCF @ 12pm | Live Coverage
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Regionals (Fort Worth, Texas)

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Taylor Barnes.

The All-Conference setter is the only Bear in program history to reach 5,000+ career assists as she dished out 5,210 assists during her four seasons in Waco.

🐻 Enjoy your Thursday, Baylor Fam!

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