QUICK HITS
• Baylor has posted a combined 144-33 record in November and December games during the Drew era, including a 62-11 mark in November and December games since 2013.
• Baylor is one of nine teams to be nationally ranked in each of the last 11 seasons dating back to 2007-08 – Baylor, Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, Notre Dame and North Carolina.
• BU is 103-86 in Big 12 play in 11 seasons since 2008 after going 45-131 in the league's first 11 seasons.
• BU is 38-67 against AP-ranked teams since 2007-08 after going 0-27 in Drew's first 4 rebuilding seasons.
• Baylor has defeated 6 top-10 teams in the last two seasons entering 2018-19.
• Baylor is 11-21 against AP Top 10 teams since March 2012. BU started the Drew era 1-26 vs. top-10.
• Baylor has won 88% of its games when leading at the half since 2011-12 (138-18).
• BU has recorded double-digit non-conference wins in 11 of the last 12 seasons (all except 2012-13).
• Baylor is 178-83 over the last 7 seasons, averaging 24.4 wins per season since 2012.
• Baylor's 178 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (220).
• Baylor is 269-130 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.
• Baylor has the nation's 11th-longest active streak with at least one 3-point FG made in 880 straight games.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
• Drew is in his 16th season at Baylor and is the school's all-time wins leader (301).
• Baylor is one of nine teams to be nationally ranked in each of the last 11 seasons dating back to 2007-08 – Baylor, Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, Notre Dame and North Carolina.
• 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 Baylor players have been selected in the last six NBA Drafts, 10th-most nationally.
• In Drew's first 15 seasons at Baylor, 38 players have gone on to professional careers.
• Drew (48) is the youngest of 11 coaches to take his current program to four Sweet 16s since 2010.
• The Bears have advanced to postseason play in a school-record seven straight seasons (5 NCAA, 2 NIT).
• BU is 20-4 in regular-season tournaments since 2013-14, including wins in 14 of its last 15 games.
• Drew has won 20+ games in nine of the last 11 years — the Bears had 3 seasons of 20+ wins prior to his arrival.
DREW ERA HIGHLIGHTS
• Drew is coaching his 503rd game at Baylor (303-199). His .604 winning percentage is best in BU history, and he's the program's all-time wins leader by 102 victories over the next closest coach.
• Baylor has a .674 winning percentage (269-130) since Drew's first year with no scholarship restrictions in 2007-08 and a .682 winning percentage (178-83) over the last 7 seasons since 2011-12.
• In Drew's 16 seasons as Baylor head coach, BU has been ranked in 211 of 503 games. Prior to Drew, BU was ranked in 2 of 2,197 games over 97 seasons. In 10 seasons since 2008-09, BU has been ranked in 208 of 368 games.
• BU has graduated 91 percent of its scholarship seniors since Drew took over in 2003 (31 of 34).
• In Drew's first 15 seasons at Baylor, 38 players have gone on to professional careers.
• Baylor has won 5 tournament titles under Drew — 2007 Paradise Jam, 2011 Las Vegas Classic, 2013 Postseason NIT, 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis and 2017 Hall of Fame Classic. BU is 20-4 in regular-season tournaments since 2013-14.
A WIN WOULD ...
• Be Scott Drew's 304th win at Baylor, 103 more than any coach in program history.
• Give Baylor an 8-4 or better record entering Big 12 play for a 13th consecutive season.
• Make Baylor 34-9 in games against non-Big 12 teams since 2016-17.
• Make Baylor 145-33 in November/December games under Drew, including 73-19 in December games.
• Improve BU's record to 76-39 during King McClure's 4-year career and 73-39 in games McClure has played.
• Make Baylor 44-4 in its last 48 non-conference games against unranked teams.
• Improve Baylor to 58-4 in its last 62 non-conference home games, 123-16 in non-conference home games in the Drew era and 32-5 in home games vs. unranked teams since 2016-17.
CLARK EFFICIENT ON BOTH ENDS
• Sophomore forward Tristan Clark leads the nation with a .768 field goal percentage, which is more than 5% better than the closest player (Dayton's Obi Toppin at .716). Clark is averaging just 1.7 missed field goals per game.
• Clark leads the Big 12 and ranks 22nd nationally with 2.5 blocks per game, and with 28 blocks through 11 games, he's nearly surpassed last season's blocked shots total (29 blocks in 33 games).
• Clark's 28 blocked shots are more than 51 Division I teams (thru Dec. 25), and he's blocked multiple shots in 10 of 11 games this season after doing so in 9 of 33 games as a freshman last season.
MCCLURE LEADING AS LONE RETURNING SENIOR
• Senior King McClure, Baylor's lone player with 3+ years in the program, has taken his game to a new level this season. He's averaging 11.1 points per game, up 3.0 points from last year's 8.1 ppg average.
• McClure is shooting 43% from the field (up 4% from last year), 39% from 3-point range (up 4%), has more than doubled his rebounding average to 5.1 rpg (up from 2.5 rpg) and is averaging 2.5 assists per game (up from 1.7 apg).
• McClure has posted 20+ points 3 times this season after doing so in 1 of 100 games over his first 3 years.
• McClure set a program record for rebounds by a guard when he grabbed 14 boards against George Mason (11/24).
MASON BATTLING THROUGH INJURED ANKLE
• Makai Mason has started the last 8 games after missing the majority of the previous 2+ seasons due to injury.
• Mason played in only 1 game over his last two seasons at Yale before joining the Bears as a grad transfer. He also missed the first 3 games at Baylor with an ankle injury before debuting as the first grad transfer in program history on Nov. 16.
• Mason leads the team with 14.1 points per game and 2.8 assists per game.
• Mason led the Bears to a huge road win at Arizona (12/15) with a game-high 22 points and career-high 7 rebounds.
• He has scored 9+ points in all 8 games played, including 3 games with 18+ points.
IMPRESSIVE NON-CONFERENCE NUMBERS AT HOME
• Baylor is 57-4 in its last 61 non-conference home games dating back to Dec. 12, 2012.
• Baylor is 31-5 in home games against unranked opponents since 2016-17 (losses vs. K-State (2), Miss. St, Texas So., SFA).
• Baylor is 122-16 in non-conference home games in the Drew era, including 96-8 since 2007-08.
SUCCESS IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY
• Baylor is 33-9 in games against non-Big 12 teams since 2016-17 – losses in the 2017 Sweet 16 vs. South Carolina, at No. 21 Xavier, vs. No. 8 Wichita State, at No. 20 Florida, vs. Mississippi State, vs. Texas Southern, in a neutral-site game vs. Ole Miss, at Wichita State and vs. SFA.
• Among the 33 wins are home victories against No. 4 Oregon, No. 7 Xavier and vs. Oregon, neutral site wins vs. No. 10 Louisville, vs. No. 24 Michigan State, vs. VCU, vs. USC, vs. Wisconsin and vs. Creighton and road wins at Arizona and Ole Miss.
SERIES HISTORY VS. NEW ORLEANS
• Baylor and New Orleans are meeting for the first time.
• The Bears are 50-14 vs. current Southland Conference teams — Abilene Christian (3-1), Central Arkansas (1-0), Lamar (10-1), McNeese State (3-0), Nicholls State (1-0), Northwestern State (8-1), Sam Houston State (9-3), Southeastern Louisiana (2-0), Stephen F. Austin (10-7) and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3-1).
• BU is 13-3 vs. Southland Conference teams in the Drew era — Central Arkansas (1-0), Lamar (1-0), McNeese State (1-0), Nicholls State (1-0), Northwestern State (2-0), Sam Houston State (3-0), Stephen F. Austin (2-2) and TAMU-Corpus Christi (2-1).
STRONG DEFENSIVE EFFORT LEADS BAYLOR PAST OREGON
• Baylor posted a strong defensive effort to earn a 57-47 win over Oregon on Dec. 21.
• BU held Oregon to 16 first-half points and limited the Ducks to their fewest points in a game since Feb. 21, 2013.
• Baylor built a 20-5 lead and led by 16 points in the 2nd half before a furious Oregon rally cut it to 47-45 with 3:32 to play. BU closed the game on a 10-2 run, with Makai Mason scoring 6 of his 14 points during the closing run.
