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Following a fantastic freshman season at Baylor, guard Ja’Kobe Walter declared for the 2024 NBA Draft on Monday morning. During his lone season in Waco, Walter led the Bears in scoring with 14.5 points per game, while also finishing third on the team in rebounding.
Baylor center Yves Missi is entering the NBA Draft after a standout freshman season in Waco, Texas, he announced on Wednesday. Missi reclassified up last summer to join the Bears for the 2023-24 season and found a consistent role in the starting lineup immediately.
Baylor guard Matthew Mayer announced that he will enter the 2022 NBA Draft but will retain his eligibility for a possible return to Waco in 2022-23. In 2021, Mayer appeared and started in 33 games, averaging 22.8 minutes per appearance. He averaged 9.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.2 steals, and 1.0 assists per game.
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Two cases that stand out to Austin are those of young boys in Texas—Owen Gray, a 13-year-old from Houston, and an 11-year-old named Carson in Waco. But, as Karen Murray, chairwoman of the Marfan Foundation, whose son, Michael, has grown up with Marfan syndrome, points out, Austin’s impact has already stretched beyond the realm of those with whom he has interacted directly. “He has connected with a lot of people personally, through conferences,” Murray said, “but at the end of the day, there are so many people with Marfan syndrome that he has given a lot of hope to, because he is a role model for them. They look at him as an individual who is moving through his diagnosis and doing all the right things—he is a role model for so many kids whose names he does not even know. They’re affected and they’re motivated and inspired by him. My son has Marfan, and he talks about him all the time. He is affecting people whose names he does not know.”
Ekpe Udoh: Back in the in the United States safely So happy to be back and to start back up playing. Prob hit Waco again and get some practice time!! Had a great time in Israel with my bros tweety and lace. Thanks to Bnei Hasharon for having me even though it was shorter than expected!!!
Power forward Ekpe Udoh is working on his degree at Baylor and doing workouts there in Waco, Texas. Shooting guard Monta Ellis has made some appearances at youth camps in the Southeast and shoots nearly every day at the courts on his 6.5-acre Tennessee estate. Mid-level staffers from both the owner and player sides met Friday, but no negotiating sessions involving Commissioner David Stern or NBPA executive director Billy Hunter have been scheduled. No top-level meetings, no new proposals and no movement toward an end since the lockout began.
Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie wasn't in his usual seat near the team bench Wednesday. He was scouting in Waco, Texas, where Baylor beat Nebraska 74-70. Baylor freshman forward Perry Jones is one of the nation's top prospects. He had 11 points and seven rebounds against Nebraska.
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