vs. No. 6/6 Baylor (16-1, 4-1) vs. nr/nr Texas (7-10, 1-4)

Jan. 17, 2017 | 6:01 p.m. CT

Waco, Texas | Ferrell Center (10,284)

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Record 16-1, 4-1 Ranking 1st (AP), 1st (Coaches)

Head Coach Scott Drew

Career: 286-184 (15th season)

BU Record: 266-173 (14th season)

TEXAS LONGHORNS

Record 7-10, 1-4

Ranking NR (AP), NR (Coaches)

Head Coach Shaka Smart

Career: 190-79 (8th season)

UT Record: 27-23 (2nd season)



STORY LINES

- No. 6 Baylor hosts Texas in the 90th-anniversary Immortal Ten game at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

- Baylor climbed to No. 1 in last week's AP Top 25, marking the first No. 1 ranking in program history.

- BU's climb from unranked in week 1 to No. 1 in week 9 was the fastest by any team in AP Top 20/25 history.

- BU is one of four teams to reach the No. 1 spot after being unranked in the AP preseason top 20/25.

- A win vs. Texas would tie the best record through 18 games in program history (17-1 in 2011-12). It would also tie the best record through 6 Big 12 games in program history (5-1 in 1998, 2013 and 2016).

- Tuesday is the 249th series meeting - the most-played rivalry in Baylor history dating back to 1905-06.

- The teams have met at least twice per year in every season since 1928.

- BU trails 86-162 in the all-time series, including a 49-66 mark in games played in Waco.

- The Bears are 11-7 vs. Texas since snapping a 24-game series losing streak in 2009.

- Baylor has faced a second-half deficit and come back to win in 8 games this season.

- Baylor's defense this season has been its best of the Drew era - BU ranks 5th nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency, and Drew's previous best defense was ranked No. 23 nationally in 2014-15.

- Baylor is 1 of 3 teams ranked in the nation's top-20 in offensive and defensive field goal percentage. The Bears (17th O, 11th D) join Gonzaga (5th O, 6th D) and Virginia (13th O, 9th D).

- Baylor also ranks in the nation's top-30 in scoring defense (10th, 60.6), scoring margin (17th, +15.9), rebound margin (10th, +8.5), blocked shots (21st, 5.5) and fewest fouls (29th, 16.4).

- BU opponents average 18.6 seconds per possession, 8th-longest nationally according to KenPom.com.

- BU is 1 of 7 teams ranked in KenPom's top-20 in adjusted offensive (20th) and defensive (5th) efficiency.

- BU is 5-1 when trailing at half and averages a +10.8 scoring margin in 2nd halves of those games.

- BU was picked 5th in the Big 12 preseason coaches poll, behind Kansas, WVU, Texas and Iowa State.

- Baylor has won 11 straight home games, tying the 5th-longest winning streak in Ferrell Center history.

- Baylor is 1 of 4 schools with both MBB and WBB undefeated at home this season (Duke, TTU, UCLA).

- Baylor is 87-72 in Big 12 play since 2008 after going 45-131 in the league's first 11 seasons.

- Baylor has 17 wins over ranked teams in the last two-plus seasons (17-15 since 2014-15).

- BU is 36-55 against ranked teams since 2007-08 after going 0-27 in Drew's first four rebuilding seasons.

- BU received 55 first-place votes in last week's poll and has notched 86 first-place votes this season.

- Prior to this season, the Bears had only received one first-place vote since the first AP poll in 1949.

- Johnathan Motley was named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 on Thursday. He was one of four players on the list who weren't included on the Preseason Top 50.

- Baylor's 16-1 start is the 2nd-best record through 17 games in program history (17-0 in 2011-12).

- Baylor's 15-game winning streak to start the season was the 2nd-longest in program history.

- Baylor is 5-1 vs. AP Top 25-ranked teams and 3-1 vs. AP Top 10 teams this season (wins vs. No. 4 Oregon, No. 24 Michigan State, No. 10 Louisville, No. 7 Xavier and at No. 25 Kansas State).

- The Bears have defeated three top-10 teams in a season for the first time in program history.

QUICK HITS

- Head coach Scott Drew is in his 14th season at Baylor and is the school's all-time wins leader (266).

- Drew is 232-104 since 2007-08, the first year he had a full allotment of scholarships.

- Baylor is 141-57 since 2011-12, the 2nd-most wins in the Big 12 behind Kansas (164-38) in that span.

- BU is 38-4 since the start of 2015-16 when it takes the lead at any point in the 2nd half of a game.

- Baylor is one of 13 teams to be nationally ranked in each of the last 10 seasons.

- Baylor is 44-25 in games decided by 5 or fewer points and 12-2 in overtime games since 2008-09.

- Baylor has won 90% of its games when leading at the half since 2011-12 (111-13).

- BU has won 41% of games in which its been tied or trailing at the half since 2011-12, going 30-44 in those.

- Baylor won the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis with wins over VCU, No. 24 Michigan State and No. 10 Louisville. Johnathan Motley was named tournament MVP after averaging 20.0 points per game.

- Baylor came from behind at half to win all 3 Battle 4 Atlantis games. BU trailed by 8 to VCU, by 3 to Michigan State and by 15 to Louisville. The Bears out-scored all 3 by at least 16 points in 2nd halves.

- Baylor has had a nation-leading four players selected in the NBA Draft since 2010 who weren't ranked in the ESPN100 out of high school -- Quincy Acy, Ekpe Udoh, Pierre Jackson and Taurean Prince.

- Six of BU's seven starting point guards during the Drew era have earned All-Big 12 recognition.

- Baylor has the Big 12's 2nd-longest active streak with at least one 3-point FG made in 816 straight games.

- BU did not receive any preseason poll votes for the first time since 2009-10.

IMMORTAL TEN GAME

- BU will honor the 90th anniversary of the 1927 Immortal Ten team. That season was canceled after the team bus was hit by a train while traveling to Austin, killing 10 of 22 players, coaches and fans in the Baylor travel party.

SECOND-BEST START IN PROGRAM HISTORY

- Baylor's 16-1 start is the second-best 17-game record in the program's 111-season history.

- BU's only better start was 17-0 in 2011-12, but the only ranked opponents defeated in that streak were No. 15 Mississippi State and No. 18 Kansas State. This year, BU has won vs. No. 4 Oregon, No. 7 Xavier, No. 10 Louisville, No. 24 Michigan State and at No. 25 Kansas State.

- The Bears' 15-game winning streak was the second-longest in school history (record is 17 in 2011-12).

- Baylor has won 11 straight home games for the 6th time in Ferrell Center history.

SECOND-HALF TEAM

- Baylor has trailed at halftime six times this season (VCU by 8, Michigan State by 3, Louisville by 15, Xavier by 3, OSU by 5, at WVU by 7), but the Bears came back to win five of those six games.

- In the five wins, BU's defense held opponents to averages of 34.4 first-half points and 26.0 second-half points.

- Baylor averaged a +15.8 scoring margin in second halves of those five games.

- BU out-scored VCU 43-27, out-scored No. 24 Michigan State 43-25, out-scored No. 10 Louisville 42-24, out-scored No. 7 Xavier 45-27 and out-scored Oklahoma State 36-27.

- BU has out-scored teams by 5.5 ppg in first halves (603-509) and 10.4 ppg in second halves (699-522).

OVERCOMING SECOND-HALF DEFICITS

- Eight times this season Baylor has faced a second-half deficit and come back to win.

- The Bears faced second-half deficits against FGCU (3 points), vs. VCU (8 points), vs. Michigan State (3 points), vs. Louisville (20 points), Xavier (9 points), Iowa State (6 points), Oklahoma State (7 points) and at Kansas State (2 points).

SERIES HISTORY

- Tuesday is the 249th all-time meeting between Baylor and Texas, the most-played rivalry for both schools.

- Baylor has won 11 of 18 games in the series after snapping a 24-game series losing streak in March 2009.

- Baylor is 86-162 all-time against Texas, including a 49-66 mark in home games.

- The highest Baylor was ever ranked when playing Texas was No. 6 on Jan. 28, 2012, a 76-71 BU win in Waco.

LAST SEASON VS. TEXAS

- Baylor went 2-1 vs. Texas last season, with the lone loss in the first meeting in Waco.

- BU lost 67-59 in Waco on Feb. 1, shooting just 35% from the field (19-54), including 28% in the second-half (8-29).

- The Bears rebounded to win in Austin, 78-64, on Feb. 20. The Bears led by as many as 27 points, shooting 63% from the field (32-51), with 90% of their shots coming from inside the 3-point line (46-51).

- Johnathan Motley shot 12-of-13 for 24 points on his way to earning USBWA National Player of the Week honors.

- Baylor knocked off UT, 75-61, in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals on March 10. Taurean Prince had 24 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists as the Bears built a 19-point second-half lead.

FASTEST CLIMB FROM UNRANKED TO NO. 1 IN PROGRAM HISTORY

- Baylor's climb from unranked in the week 1 AP poll to No. 1 in week 9 was the fastest by any team in AP Top 20/25 history (excludes 1961-68, when only 10 teams were ranked in weekly polls).

- Only two other teams have gone from unranked in the week 1 AP Top 20/25 to No. 1 - 2009-10 Syracuse climbed to the top spot in week 16, and 1978-79 Indiana State claimed No. 1 in week 14.

- BU is one of four teams to go from unranked in the preseason AP Top 20/25 to the No. 1 spot - 1978-79 Indiana State, 1989-90 Kansas and 2009-10 Syracuse also accomplished the feat. Additionally, 1963-64 UCLA and 1965-66 Kentucky went from preseason unranked to No. 1, but only 10 teams were listed in those preseason polls.

- Teams ranked No. 1 in the week 9 AP poll have earned No. 1 or No. 2 NCAA Tournament seeds in each of the last six seasons, but only one of those teams reached the Final Four (2015 Kentucky).

BEARS IN AP POLL THIS SEASON

- Baylor went from receiving no votes in the week 1 AP poll to No. 4 nationally just three weeks later on Dec. 5.

- BU remained No. 4 in the Dec. 12, Dec. 19 and Dec. 26 polls, climbed to No. 2 on Jan. 2 and No. 1 in Jan. 9.

- Following a loss at No. 10 West Virginia and a win at No. 25 K-State, BU dropped to No. 6 this week.

- Baylor has been top-10 ranked for 8 consecutive AP Top 25 polls after being top-10 ranked in just 20 polls all-time prior to this season. BU was top-10 ranked in 2010-11, 2011-12 (13 straight weeks) and 2013-14.

- Baylor has now been ranked in each of the last 10 seasons - one of 13 teams nationally to make that claim.

NO. 1 FOR FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY

- Baylor climbed to No. 1 in last week's AP Top 25, marking the first No. 1 ranking in program history.

- BU received 55 first-place votes in last week's poll and has notched 86 total first-place votes this season.

- Prior to this season, Baylor had received only one first-place vote in school history (2011-12 week 11 poll).

- It marked the fourth time in poll history that a school from Texas has earned the top spot - Houston reached No. 1 during the 1967-68 and 1982-83 seasons, and Texas was No. 1 in 2009-10.

- The Big 12 Conference has now had a nation's-best four teams earn No. 1 rankings since 2010 - Kansas (2010, 2011, 2016), Texas (2010), Oklahoma (2016) and Baylor (2017).

GAME CONTROL

- Baylor has led for at least 16 minutes of game time in 15 of its 17 games this season.

- The only exceptions were against No. 10 Louisville, when the Bears overcame a 22-point deficit and led for only 3:31, and at No. 10 West Virginia, when BU never took a lead.

- Baylor has led for 68% of game time season (464:03 of 680:00).

- The Bears have trailed for only 25% of game time (172:16 of 680:00) and been tied for 6% (43:41 of 680:00).

SEVENTEEN WINS VS. RANKED TEAMS IN LAST THREE SEASONS

- Baylor has gone 17-15 against ranked teams since the start of the 2014-15 season.

- Baylor is 5-1 vs. ranked teams this season (wins vs. No. 4 Oregon, No. 24 Michigan State, No. 10 Louisville, No. 7 Xavier and at No. 25 Kansas State; loss at No. 10 West Virginia).

- Baylor has won at least five games vs. APÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Top 25 teams in each of the last four seasons.

- BU's 5 wins over ranked teams this year ties the 2nd-most in program history (7 in 2015; 5 in 2014 and 2016).

- BU is 36-55 against ranked teams since 2007-08 after going 0-27 in Drew's first four rebuilding seasons.

- Last season, BU won vs. No. 16 Vanderbilt, at No. 13 ISU, vs. No. 13 ISU, at No. 24 Texas and vs. No. 23 Texas.

A WIN WOULD ...

- Give Baylor a 17-1 record, tying the best 18-game start in program history (17-1 in 2011-12).

- Tie Baylor's best record through 6 Big 12 games in program history (5-1 in 1998, 2013 and 2016).

- Improve Baylor's series record to 87-162 all-time vs. Texas, including a 12-7 mark since snapping a 24-games series losing streak in March 2009. It would also improve the Bears to 9-3 when playing as a ranked team vs. Texas.

- Make Baylor 142-57 since 2011-12, the Big 12's second-most wins in that span behind only Kansas (164).

- Give Baylor a 233-104 record since 2007-08, Scott Drew 's first year with a full allotment of scholarships.

- Be Ishmail Wainright's 81st career win, tying Tweety Carter for 9th-most in program history, and his 30th career Big 12 win, tying Brady Heslip for 8th in program history.

- Improve Baylor's record to 89-35 during Wainright's four-year career.

SECOND-MOST WINS AMONG BIG 12 TEAMS SINCE 2011-12

- Baylor's 141-57 record since 2011-12 trails only Kansas (164-38) among Big 12 teams (thru 1/15/17).

- Iowa State (134-57) is 3rd, Oklahoma (119-66) is 4th, West Virginia (115-70) is 5th, Kansas State (114-69) is 6th, Texas (107-80) is 7th, Oklahoma State (100-81) is 8th, TCU (82-97) is 9th and Texas Tech (78-97) is 10th.

- Baylor has averaged 25 wins per season over the last 5 years.

BEST IN TEXAS

- Baylor is 44-8 against in-state opponents since the start of the 2011-12 season, and the Bears have advanced deeper into postseason play than any of Texas' 21 Division I team in four of the last five seasons.

- BUÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € is a combined 57-12 against Lone Star State teams over the last seven seasons after going 10-27 against in-state teams in Scott Drew 's first six seasons at Baylor (9-3 in 2015-16, 10-1 in 2014-15, 6-3 in 2013-14, 7-1 in 2012-13, 10-0 in 2011-12, 5-3 in 2010-11 and 9-1 in 2009-10).

- Additionally, six of the nine NBAÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Draft picks fromÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Texas colleges since 2012 have come from Baylor. North Texas, Texas and Texas A&MÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € have each had one player selected in the last five NBAÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Drafts.

HALFTIME ADJUSTMENTS

- Baylor has won 90% of its games when leading at the half since 2011-12. BU is 111-13 when leading at the break in that stretch (11-0 this season, 18-2 in 2015-16, 21-7 in 2014-15, 18-2 in 2013-14, 17-1 in 2012-13 and 26-1 in 2011-12).

- BU has won 41% of games in which its been tied or trailing at the half since 2011-12, going 30-44 in those.

- BU has led at halftime in 124 of 198 games over the last six seasons, and BU is 141-57 since 2011-12.

PICKED FIFTH IN BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL

- Baylor was picked to finish fifth in the 2017 Big 12 Conference Preseason Poll in a vote by the league's head coaches in October. It's the sixth time in the last seven seasons BUÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € has been picked in the top half of the league.

- Preseason Poll: 1. KU, 2. WVU, 3. UT, 4. ISU, 5. BU, 6. OU, T7. OSU, t7. TTU, 9. KSU, 10. TCU.

- In the last 10 seasons, BU has been picked 9th in 2007-08 (NCAA Tournament), 3rd in 2008-09 (NIT runner-up), 10th in 2009-10 (Elite Eight), 4th in 2010-11, 3rd in 2011-12 (Elite Eight), 2nd in 2012-13 (NITÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € champions), 3rd in 2013-14 (Sweet 16), t-6th in 2014-15 (NCAAÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Tournament), 5th in 2015-16 (NCAA Tournament) and 5th (2016-17).

EXPERIENCED DESPITE ONLY ONE SENIOR

- Baylor may have only one senior on this year's roster, but nine of 10 rotation players are at least 20 years old.

- All five players in Baylor's starting lineup are in their fourth or fifth years of college. Manu Lecomte (21), Johnathan Motley (21) and Al Freeman (22) are fourth-year juniors, Ishmail Wainright (22) is a fourth-year senior and Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. (22) is a fifth-year junior.

- The Bears also have sophomore guards King McClure (20) and Jake Lindsey (20) and junior forwards Terry Maston (21) and Nuni Omot (22).

MOTLEY ON WOODEN AWARD MIDSEASON TOP 25

- Johnathan Motley was named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 on Jan. 12.

- Motley is one of four players on the list who weren't included in the Preseason Top 50, joining Duke's Luke Kennard, UCLA's TJ Leaf and Butler's Kelan Martin.

- Motley is one of four candidates from the Big 12 (KU's Frank Mason and Josh Jackson and ISU's Monte Morris).

- Motley is also on watch lists for the Karl Malone Award, Naismith Trophy and Lute Olson Award.

RACKING UP BIG 12 WEEKLY AWARDS

- Baylor players have been recognized with Big 12 weekly awards a total of six times in the first eight weeks.

- Johnathan Motley (11/28 & 1/9) and Manu Lecomte (12/5) have earned Big 12 Player of the Week recognition.

- Lecomte (11/14 & 1/3) and Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. (12/19) have earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors.

- Motley now has three career Big 12 Player of the Week honors, tying LaceDarius Dunn, Cory Jefferson and Rico Gathers for most in program history.

BOUNCE-BACK WIN AT NO. 25 K-STATE

- Baylor rebounded from its first loss of the season by winning at No. 25 Kansas State, 77-68, on Jan. 14.

- BU trailed 47-45 with 10 minutes left, then went on an 8-0 run and led by at least 5 points the rest of the way.

- BU out-rebounded K-State 37-24 and earned an 18-5 advantage in 2nd-chance points.

- Manu Lecomte scored a career-high 26 points, while Ishmail Wainright added a career-high 15 points and Al Freeman contributed 15 points and a career-high 5 assists.

FIRST LOSS OF SEASON AT NO. 10 WEST VIRGINIA

- Baylor suffered its first loss of the season at No. 10 West Virginia on Jan. 10.

- The Bears committed 29 turnovers, tied for fourth-most in program history and most since Nov. 30, 1999.

- Seven BU players committed 3 or more turnovers, and only Jake Lindsey (3a/3t) had a 1.0 or better A-T ratio.

- Despite out-rebounding WVU 41-32, the Bears attempted 13 fewer shots than the Mountaineers.

- Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. had team-highs of 10 points and 12 rebounds.

BEARS OVERCOME SEVEN-POINT SECOND-HALF DEFICIT TO BEAT OSU

- Baylor overcame a 38-31 deficit with 15:48 remaining to knock off Oklahoma State on Saturday.

- The Bears trailed 30-25 at the break, but Johnathan Motley scored six straight to put BU in front 31-30.

- Al Freeman's free throws with 6:29 remaining put the Bears in front for good.

RALLY FROM SIX DOWN WITH FIVE MINUTES LEFT TO BEAT ISU

- Baylor trailed Iowa State 61-55 with five minutes remaining on Wednesday night. It was only the second time this season BU faced a deficit of more than 3 points in a home game (trailed by 9 points vs. Xavier).

- The Bears out-scored ISU 10-2 over the final five minutes, allowing only one field goal on eight ISU possessions.

- Manu Lecomte shook off a 2-for-9 shooting night and made a game-winning runner with 8.6 seconds left.

STATEMENT BIG 12 OPENER AT OKLAHOMA

- Baylor won its Big 12 opener at Oklahoma, 76-50. OU's 50 points were its fewest at home in the Lon Kruger era.

- Baylor's 26-point win was the largest by any team playing at OU since Kansas won by 31 on Feb. 5, 1963.

BU KNOCKS OFF NO. 7 XAVIER FOR THIRD TOP-10 WIN

- Baylor defeated No. 7 Xavier, 76-61, on Dec. 3 for its school-record third top-10 win of the season and its school-record-tying fourth consecutive win in games against ranked opponents.

- It was the 7th matchup of top-10-ranked teams in program history and BU's first-ever win in a top-10 matchup.

- The Bears trailed by 3 at the half, but out-scored Xavier 45-27 after the break.

- Manu Lecomte had a career-high 24 points, including 6-of-9 on 3-pointers, and was named Big 12 Player of the Week.

- The win helped Baylor climb from No. 9 to No. 4 in the AP Top 25, tying the second-best ranking in BU history.

HUGE COMEBACK TO BEAT NO. 10 LOUISVILLE, CLAIM ATLANTIS

- Baylor claimed its 3rd regular-season tournament title of the Drew era and third win over a ranked team this season by rallying from 22 points down to knock off No. 10 Louisville in the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis title game.

- BU trailed 32-10 with 4 minutes left in the 1st half and trailed 39-24 at the break.

- Baylor still trailed by 20 points at 44-24 with 16:30 remaining, but out-scored UL 42-19 the rest of the way.

- The comeback was keyed by three reserves who played the last 15 minutes - Jake Lindsey, King McClure and Terry Maston combined to shoot 13-of-15 in the second half.

TOP-5 WIN OVER NO. 4 OREGON

- Baylor knocked off No. 4 Oregon, 66-49, on Nov. 15. The Bears became the first team to hold Oregon below 50 points since Feb. 21, 2013 - a streak of 119 games.

- The win was Baylor's 4th in its last 11 games against AP Top 5 teams. Prior to that stretch, BU was 3-34 all-time against top-5 ranked opponents. The Bears are now 4-17 against top-5 teams in the Drew era.

- BU was led by Manu Lecomte with 18 points and 7 assists, while Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. had 8 points, 14 rebounds and 7 blocks. Lual-Acuil's 7 blocks tied the 10th-most in a game in program history.

- Johnathan Motley made his season debut and had 17 points and 7 boards in 28 minutes.

BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS CHAMPIONS

- Baylor knocked off VCU, No. 24 Michigan State and No. 10 Louisville to claim the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis.

- BU overcame halftime deficits in all three games and rallied back from 20 down with 16:30 to go vs. Louisville.

- Johnathan Motley was named tournament MVP and Big 12 Player of the Week after averaging 20.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. The Big 12 weekly award was the second on Motley's career.

- It was the third regular-season tournament title of the Drew era - the 2007 Paradise Jam, 2011 Las Vegas Classic and 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis. BU is now 26-11 in regular-season tournaments under Drew.

- The Bears jumped from No. 20 to No. 9 in the AP poll and from receiving votes to No. 11 in the coaches poll.

CONSISTENTLY AMONG NATION'S BEST OFFENSES

- Baylor's offense has consistently ranked among the nation's best over the last nine seasons under Scott Drew .

- The Bears have finished eight of the past nine seasons among the top 20 nationally in KenPom's adjusted offensive efficiency, joining Duke as the only programs to make that claim.

- This season, Baylor is No. 20 in adjusted offensive efficiency as of Jan. 15.

- BU finished No. 13 in 2015-16, No. 18 in 2014-15, No. 9 in 2013-14, No. 14 in 2012-13, No. 8 in 2011-12, No. 102 in 2010-11, No. 3 in 2009-10, No. 11 in 2008-09 and No. 11 in 2007-08.

BEST DEFENSE OF DREW ERA

- Baylor is known for its efficient offense, but defensive efficiency has the been key in its best seasons under Drew.

- The Bears have been top-100 in KenPom adjusted defensive efficiency in seven straight seasons, but the three top-50 years in that span all resulted in the best NCAA Tournament seeds in program history.

- BU was No. 23 in 2015, No. 37 in 2012 and No. 42 in 2010 - the Bears were NCAA No. 3 seeds all three years.

- This season, Baylor is No. 5 in adjusted defensive efficiency as of Jan 15.

- The Bears were No. 64 in 2013, No. 70 in 2014, No. 79 in 2011 and No. 84 in 2016.

HISTORY OF SUCCESS WITH REDSHIRTS

- Baylor has a track record of success when players redshirt under Scott Drew . Ekpe Udoh, Cory Jefferson, Brady Heslip and Royce O'Neale have all gone on to professional careers after redshirting while at BU.

- Four players in Baylor's current starting lineup have redshirted while at Baylor for various reasons.

- Al Freeman and Johnathan Motley redshirted in 2013-14 due to the Bears' depth on a Sweet 16 team.

- Manu Lecomte (transfer), Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. (medical issues) and Wendell Mitchell (depth) all redshirted last season.

DREW ERA HIGHLIGHTS

- Drew is coaching his 440th game at Baylor (266-173). His .606 winning percentage is best in BU history among coaches with 35+ games, and he's the program's all-time wins leader.

- Baylor has a .690 winning percentage (232-104) since Drew's first year with no scholarship restrictions in 2007-08.

- BU has graduated 92 percent of its scholarship seniors since Drew took over in 2003 (24 of 26).

- In Drew's first 13 seasons, 25 players have gone on to professional careers.

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT - FROM UNRANKED TO NBA DRAFT

- Baylor has had a nation-leading four players selected in the NBAÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Draft since 2010 who weren't ranked in the ESPN100 out of high school.

- The only other schools with three such players were Colorado,Ãƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Marquette, Missouri, New Mexico and Connecticut.

- Baylor developed QuincyÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Acy, Ekpe Udoh, Pierre Jackson and Taurean Prince into NBAÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Draft picks after joining the program as unranked recruits.

SIX NBA DRAFT PICKS IN LAST FIVE SEASONS

- Baylor's six NBAÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Draft picks over the last five years are the nation's sixth most, trailing only Kentucky, Duke, Syracuse, Kansas and North Carolina and tied with Arizona, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State and UCLA.

- A program-record three Baylor players were selected in the 2012 NBAÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Draft -- PerryÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Jones III (28th pick; Oklahoma City Thunder), QuincyÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Acy (37th pick; Toronto Raptors) and Quincy Miller (38th pick; Denver Nuggets). Pierre Jackson (42nd pick, Philadelphia 76ers; traded to New Orleans Pelicans) was chosen in the 2013 draft, CoryÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Jefferson (60th pick; San Antonio Spurs; traded toÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BrooklynÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Nets) was selected in 2014 and Taurean Prince (12th pick; Utah Jazz; traded to Atlanta Hawks) was chosen in 2016.

TWENTY-SIX PRO PLAYERS IN DREW ERA

- In Scott Drew 's first 13 years at Baylor, 26 of his players went on to professional careers.

- All three scholarship seniors from last year's team are now playing professionally.

- Taurean Prince was selected 12th overall in the NBA Draft, becoming the 2nd lottery pick in program history.

- Rico Gathers decided to pursue a pro football career and was selected in the NFL Draft's 6th round.

- Lester Medford recently began his professional career playing in Hungary.

- Additionally, Isaiah Austin recently signed to play in Serbia, and Pierre Jackson made his NBA debut with Dallas.

GRADUATING 92 PERCENT

- Since Scott Drew took over the Baylor Basketball program in 2003, 24 of 26 scholarship players who have exhausted their collegiate eligibility have graduated from Baylor.

- Players recruited by Drew who have graduated at Baylor: Tim Bush, Patrick Fields, Aaron Bruce, Mamadou Diene, Delbert Simpson, Curtis Jerrells, Henry Dugat, Kevin Rogers, Tweety Carter, Josh Lomers, Ekpe Udoh, Fred Ellis, Quincy Acy, Anthony Jones, J'mison Morgan, A.J. Walton, Cory Jefferson, Brady Heslip, Gary Franklin, Kenny Chery, Royce O'Neale, Lester Medford, Rico Gathers and Taurean Prince.

FIVE STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS

- Baylor has won 20+ games in a school-record five consecutive seasons and in eight of the last nine years. The Bears had just three 20-win seasons in the program's first 101 years (1907-2007).

- Baylor has topped 22 wins in each of the past 5 seasons and is averaging 25.0 wins per season in that span.

RANKED IN 10 STRAIGHT SEASONS

- Baylor is one of 13 teams to be nationally ranked in each of the last 10 seasons.

- BU went from receiving no votes in the week 1 AP poll to No. 20 in week 2, No. 9 in week 3 and No. 4 in week 4.

- BUÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € cracked a string of 38 consecutive unranked seasons when it was tabbed No. 25 in 2007-08.

- The Bears reached as high as No. 19 in 2008-09, No. 19 in 2009-10, No. 9 in 2010-11, No. 3 in 2011-12, No. 16 in 2012-13, No. 7 in 2013-14, No. 14 in 2014-15 and No. 13 in 2015-16.

POINT GUARDS THRIVE IN DREW'S SYSTEM

- Six of Baylor's seven starting point guards during the Scott Drew era have earned All-Big 12 recognition.

- Lester Medford (2016), Kenny Chery (2014, 2015), Pierre Jackson (2012, 2013), Tweety Carter (2010), Curtis Jerrells (2007, 2008, 2009) and Aaron Bruce (2005, 2006, 2007) have been named All-Big 12.

- All seven starting point guards in the Drew era are currently playing professionally.

THREE CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

- Baylor is on a school-record streak of three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. Prior to earning at-large bids in each of the last three seasons, the Bears had never been to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments.

- The Bears are one of nine teams nationally to earn a top-six seed in each of the last three NCAA Tournaments, joining Arizona, Duke, Iowa State, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Villanova and Virginia.

- Baylor was a No. 6 seed in 2014, a No. 3 seed in 2015 and a No. 5 seed last season.

UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS

- Baylor has enjoyed unprecedented success over the last 10 seasons under 14th-year head coach Scott Drew .

- Since the start of the 2007-08 season, Baylor is 232-104 (24 wins per season) and has made eight postseason appearancesÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (NCAA -- 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016; NITÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € -- 2009, 2013) and posted eight 20-win seasons.

- Prior to 2007-08, Baylor won only 135 games in the first 11 seasons of the Big 12 era (12.3 wins per season).

- Baylor has made 15 postseason appearances (eight under Drew) and won 20+ games just 11 times (eight under Drew) in the program's first 110 seasons.

NATION'S SIXTH-BEST POSTSEASON RECORD

- Baylor's 17-6 postseason record over the past eight seasons is the nation's sixth-best among teams with at least three NCAAÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Tournament berths since 2009.

- The only teams with better postseason winning percentages than Baylor's .739 are Connecticut (.783), Kentucky (.781), North Carolina (.781), Duke (.778), Louisville (.750)

- The Bears' 17 postseason wins in that span are eighth-most, trailing only Kentucky (25), North Carolina (25), Duke (21), MichiganÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € State (20), Kansas (18), Connecticut (18) and Louisville (18).

- Baylor went 4-1 and advanced to the 2009 NIT Championship game, 3-1 on their way to NCAA Tournament Elite Eight berths in 2010 and 2012, 5-0 to claim the 2013 NIT title and 2-1 on its way to the 2014 Sweet 16.

DREW AMONG NATION'S ELITE

- Head coachÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Scott Drew is the youngest of 12 coaches nationally to take his current program to three Sweet 16 appearances since 2010. Drew (46) is joined by Xavier's Chris Mack (47), Arizona's Sean Miller (48), OhioÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € State's Thad Matta (49), Indiana's TomÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Crean (50), Kansas' Bill Self (54), Kentucky's John Calipari (57), Michigan State's Tom Izzo (61), Louisville's RickÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Pitino (64), North Carolina's Roy Williams (66), Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (69) and Syracuse's Jim Boeheim (72).

- Baylor is one of 15 teams to make three Sweet 16 appearances since 2010.

BAYLOR BASKETBALL ON THE RADIO

- Baylor basketball is aired live via the Baylor-IMG College Radio Network on ESPNÃƒ ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Central Texas and flagship station 1660AM ESPN Radio (KRZI) in Waco and worldwide on Sirius XM Radio.

- Games are broadcast by the "Voice of the Bears" John Morris and former Baylor basketball standout Pat Nunley.

- Morris is in his 29th year doing Baylor broadcasts, while Nunley is in his 34th season as color analyst.

- All of Baylor's games can be heard live on the Internet at www.BaylorBears.com and via the TuneIn App.