🐻 The Official Daily Newsletter For Baylor Athletics

Good Morning Bears. “Alllllll by myself”

When Celine Dion sung those words back in 1996, it had a very different context, but Baylor hoops stands all by itself as we enter mid-December.

16 up, 16 down. Quite a start for the Bears.

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

🎥 Brand New Episode of The Follow
🏀 A Part of History
📞 A Hall Call
🐻 And much, much more!

🎥 BAYLOR+: THE FOLLOW

No seniors on the roster. A youth movement per se.

Expectations? Still the same.

The Baylor volleyball team once again marched their way into the NCAA Tournament and Baylor+ was there to bring you all the behind-the-scenes action.

Join the latest episode of The Follow as the Bears went dancing yet again. 

🎙 INSIDE BAYLOR SPORTS

Dec. 11th Edition:
New Faces In the Family

On today’s show, we update you on the latest coaching hire for Baylor Football, discuss the current challenges of the football recruiting windows, plus discuss the latest with Baylor Men’s and Baylor Women’s Basketball.

🏀 ONE OF ONE

351 Division I basketball schools.
1 school with ✌️ undefeated teams.

That’s right, our beloved Baylor Bears are the ONLY school in the country with two undefeated basketball teams.

16 games, 16 wins. Not a bad start for our Green & Gold, huh?

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 He is A Real (All) American. Talk about a way to debut.

Freshman cornerback Caden Jenkins proved to be a big play specialist in his first season with the Bears and his performance earned the praise nationally as the rook was named a Second-Team Freshman All-American, per The Athletic.
 
Jenkins burst onto the scene with 37 tackles in 2023 and added three interceptions, three pass breakups and two fumble recoveries. He recorded a personal-best seven tackles in BU's Week 4 contest against Texas and caught the nation's attention a week later with his first-career INT and a 72-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown at UCF.
 
A product of Lewisville, Texas, Jenkins was Baylor's second-highest graded defensive player this season with a 74.9 rating, per Pro Football Focus.
 
The Athletic's Freshman All-America teams recognize both true and redshirt freshmen who made the biggest impact for their teams in 2023, prioritizing production and consistency.

🏈: More On Caden’s Award-Winning Season

🔺 A Part of History. Eight seasons into his NBA career, former Bear Taurean Prince became a part of history over the weekend.

The veteran forward was a part of the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament Championship as his Lakers captured the crown in Las Vegas over the weekend.

Prince played in all seven tournament games for LA, averaging over 28 minutes per contest in that span, with 7.9 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

🏀: Taurean’s Full NBA Player Page

🔺 A Hall Call. Make it two new faces on the offensive side for the Green & Gold.

Coach Aranda made a call to Hall, Khenon Hall, that is to become the Associate Head Coach and Running Backs Coach for the Bears in 2024.

One of the top recruiting minds in the state of Texas, Khenon Hall is a Dalls native and product of South Oak Cliff High School. He spent the last two seasons on the staff at SMU as the assistant coach working with running backs, and in 2023 owning that title in addition to run-game coordinator.

Hall previously spent the 2021 season at Texas Southern, which followed seven years at his alma mater, Illinois State (2014-20). He got his start in coaching as a student assistant at Illinois State (2009-10) and as a graduate assistant at New Mexico (2011-12). 

🏈: Learn More About The Latest Addition To The Baylor Fam

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

2023-24 is the first for Taurean Prince in a Lakers uniform.

How many different NBA teams has the former Bear played for in his eight seasons?

Think you got it?

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

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🗓 ON THE DOCKET

Thursday, December 14
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Delaware State @ 11am

Saturday, December 16
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Michigan State @ 1pm (Detroit, Mich.)
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Miami @ 4pm (San Antonio, Tex.)

Wednesday, December 20
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Providence @ 2:30pm (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Duke @ 6pm (Madison Square Garden - NYC)

Thursday, December 21
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. South Florida @ 2:30pm (West Palm Beach, Fla.)

Friday, December 22
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Mississippi Valley State @ 6pm

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Four.

In his eight seasons in the NBA, Prince has played for the Hawks (2016-19), the Nets (2019-21), the Timberwolves (2021-23) and the Lakers (2023).

🐻 Let’s Have A Great Week, Baylor Fam!

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