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Prominent Bears join in celebrating men’s basketball’s national title

…re in Indianapolis. For instance — NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III (BA ’10) was there with his family: Let’s Go!!!!!!! #Sicem #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/pUfmLsFQJQ — Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) April 6, 2021 Magnolia megastars Chip (BBA ’98) and Joanna (BA ’01) Gaines made their way to Indy, too: National champs!!!!!! ⁦⁦@FinalFour⁩ ⁦@BaylorMBB⁩ ⁦@BUDREW⁩ #sicEm pic.twitter.com/6LcaH3uGZ6 — Chip Gaines (@chipgaines) April 6, 2021 Long…

EnJOY it — the Baylor Bears are NCAA champions!!!!

…ayer Jared Butler led the way with 22 points, while Mark Vital pulled down 11 rebounds. In the waning minutes, Drew pulled the starters from the floor into a huge embrace that embodied the team’s culture of J.O.Y., and the Bears soon celebrated a national title. [LINKS: Watch the final seconds again || “One Shining Moment” video || Get your National Champions gear] When Drew was introduced as the Bears’ head coach on Aug. 22, 2003, his promises to…

Baylor 1 of 3 schools to have both men’s & women’s hoops reach Sweet 16

…tant Paul Mills. In San Antonio, the Baylor women blew past Jackson State (101-52) and Virginia Tech (90-48) to advance to their 12th straight Sweet 16. Senior Moon Ursin led the Lady Bears in scoring in both games with 24 and 21 points, respectively. Next up for the defending national champions: 14th-ranked Michigan (Saturday, 2 p.m. CT, ABC). The Wolverines are enjoying the best season in program history, earning their best-seed ever (No. 6) and…

10 things we’ve learned about slavery/racism & Baylor’s history from the Conversation Series

…your time. To whet your appetite, here’s a sampling of the conversations — 10 things our BaylorProud team learned about slavery, racism, and Baylor’s history: 1. The British came to the Americas pledging liberty, and tried multiple labor systems (indentured servitude, convict lease, etc.) before settling on slave labor as the most profitable approach. By the 17th century, British laws had been reinterpreted to note that a change in religious statu…

Big 12 champion Lady Bears set to defend national title in San Antonio

…A tournament, they celebrated. A dramatic win over Notre Dame in Tampa in 2019 clinched the program’s third national championship under head coach Kim Mulkey. And while COVID-19 has led to plenty of changes since then (including the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA tournament), a lot has remained familiar. In the two years since that national title, the Lady Bears have claimed two more Big 12 regular season titles (their 10th and 11th straight, the n…

Baylor men’s basketball earns first-ever No. 1 seed in NCAA tournament

…es against tournament teams came in conference play; seven of the Big 12’s 10 teams made the tournament, adding additional heft to the Bears’ conference title. Against that slate, the Bears won more games than anyone else in the Big 12 (despite four cancellations). Along the way, the Bears picked up a host of honors: Big 12 Coach of the Year for Scott Drew; Big 12 Player of the Year for Jared Butler; Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year for Davion…

Vinnie Johnson builds success — from Baylor to the NBA to business

…ng traded to the Detroit Pistons in 1981, where he would play for the next 10 seasons before retiring in 1992 with the San Antonio Spurs. Nicknamed “The Microwave” during his NBA tenure, Johnson was a fan favorite for the Pistons and a key piece of the team’s back-to-back title runs in 1989-90. The Pistons would retire Johnson’s No. 15 jersey in 1994. Retirement from basketball as a two-time NBA champion would mark the pinnacle of achievement for…

Culture of JOY leads Baylor men’s basketball to first Big 12 title

…ID-19 issues. Others looked back on the job Drew has done at Baylor since 2003, when he took a job few coaches wanted in the wake of the Dave Bliss scandal. Yet others predicted Baylor has locked up a No. 1 seed for the NCAA tournament. But the best stories? They focused on the #Joy that surrounds this Baylor team — as seen in Drew jumping on senior Mark Vital’s back after the buzzer sounded, and racing to the locker room so he could be the one to…

Looking back on Black History Month 2021 at Baylor

…poetry. We also put together this brief history of Baylor’s National Pan-Hellenic Council organizations, often referred to as the “Divine Nine” — an integral part of life at Baylor for many Black students. The Heavenly Voices Gospel Choir blessed us all with their medley arrangement of three Black Gospel songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itis2D7So7A Former Baylor football and NFL standout Walter Abercrombie (BSED ’86, MSED ’92) explained the…

Baylor student cybersecurity team training to protect from 21st-century cyberattacks

…ive student cybersecurity team, known as CyberSec. CyberSec was formed in 2016 with a unique focus on training students to solve problems related to safeguarding critical infrastructure. This includes both offensive strategies (such as enabling two-factor authentication and stronger password use) and defensive skills (like installing firewalls and white-hat hacking). The team is comprised of students from a variety of disciplines — not just comput…