By DJ Ramirez | Sports Writer
After missing out on last year’s NCAA Tournament and falling to Mississippi State in the NIT, the Baylor men’s basketball team is all too excited to have earned a spot in March Madness this year.
The ninth seeded Bears will face eighth seeded Syracuse at 8:57 p.m. Thursday in Salt Lake City for round one of the NCAA Tournament.
Senior guard King McClure expressed that after not being selected in last year’s tournament, Baylor was determined to get a bid this season.
“It motivated us a lot, you know, for the guys who were here.