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Fifth-year senior, sat out and redshirted 2019-20 season after playing freshman year at Presbyterian College … 2021 Second-Team All-Big 12 selection … One of Three Big 12 players on Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Top 10 Watch List … Scored in double-figures in 39 of 59 games played at BU (24 of 30 as starter), including 18 games with 15+ points … Scored in double-figures in 71 of 95 collegiate games; has 17 career 20-point games (seven at Baylor) … Tied the second-most points in an NCAA Tournament Game with 27 against North Carolina … Came off the bench in 28 games of 2020-21 national title season, had 14 double-figure scoring games and led BU in scoring 5 times … Led team with 16 points and made 2 of team’s 3 treys in Sweet 16 win over No. 18 Villanova (3/27/21) … Scored 13 points in 21 minutes off bench in national title game win over Gonzaga (4/5/21) … Earned 2019 Big South Freshman of the Year honors and was 5-time Big South Freshman of the Week

Earned 2019 Big South Freshman of the Year award and was five-time Big South Freshman of the Week ... Led Presbyterian with 15.9 points per game in 2018-19 ... Posted career-high 29 points at UCLA (11/19/18), including 24 points and 6 treys in 2nd half … Scored 20+ points 10 times as freshman, including games at Dayton, at UCLA and at Marquette … Brother, Duvaughn, played football at Gardner-Webb (2004-07) and finished with 188 receptions, 2,552 yards and 31 TDs … Aspires to become a pediatrician.

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2022 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM

• 2021 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM

• 2020 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM

• 2019 BIG 12 ALL-ROOKIE TEAM

• COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL (FALL 2018, SPRING 2019, FALL 2019)

2021-22 (SENIOR)

Had an all-around game for the Bears at UT Arlington with seven points, eight rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a handful of charges taken … Recorded a career game with 13 points and a team-best six assists vs. Alcorn State … Tied her career-high in scoring twice more (vs. North Texas, at Iowa State) before going off for 21 points off 8-for-14 shooting against Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championships semifinal … True spark off the bench for the Bears who led the team in charges taken … Set a career high with six assists against Alcorn State and then again against Texas Tech … Went 3-for-4 from deep against North Texas.

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A transcendent leader on the forefront of the growing sport of acrobatics and tumbling, Felecia Mulkey has won all 11 of the National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association (NCATA) championships offered and boasts a career record of 106-4 over 12 seasons as a head coach of acrobatics and tumbling.

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Erin Bean joined Baylor Athletics in January 2021 to serve as the Assistant AD for Marketing Strategy. In September 2021 she was promoted to Associate AD for Strategic Marketing & Fan Engagement. She oversees the areas of strategic marketing, fan, and community engagement, social media & digital engagement, and the Baylor Spirit & Traditions program. Bean is the sports program administrator for Baylor Equestrian. 

A former Division III volleyball student-athlete at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pa., Bean brings 10 years of experience, savvy, and passion for collegiate athletics, including experience in all three NCAA Divisions. She's had stints at Saint Leo University, University of South Florida, Tennessee Technological University, and the Northeast Conference, and started her career at her alma mater, Juniata College. 

Prior to joining the Baylor family, Bean served as the Assistant Athletic Director for External Operations at Saint Leo (DII). She oversaw external components of athletic communications, marketing, special events, community engagement, game environment, ticket operations, concessions, merchandise sales, corporate partnerships, and Lions Athletic Fund. She also provided leadership to the areas of communication, alumni relations, fan engagement, development, and special events. This was her second stint at Saint Leo, where she previously served as a Director of Athletic Communications.

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What year did you start working at Baylor Athletics?

2011/2015

Where is your hometown?

Waco, Texas

Best part of the job:

Interacting with all sports and having the opportunity to develop meaningful relationships with student-athletes, coaches, and other administrators.

Favorite quote:

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou

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Stacey Smith is in her 21st season as a coach at Baylor working with the Bears’ jumpers and her first season as the associate head coach of the program. The most decorated women’s athlete in program history, the former Stacey Bowers currently holds the Baylor outdoor and indoor record in the triple jump while claiming the only individual national title in women’s program history when she won the 1999 NCAA outdoor triple jump title.

Smith was promoted from assistant coach to associate women’s track head coach during the summer of 2017, and then from associate women’s coach to associate head coach in the summer of 2022.

In almost two decades of coaching at her alma mater, Smith has been able to translate her personal collegiate success into success for the student-athletes she has mentored. She coached Felix Obi as he became Baylor’s first national champion in the triple jump in the 2014 indoor season.

She has coached 19 All-Americans during her time, including 14 on the women’s side and five on the men’s, along with nine Big 12 champions.

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Britni Sneed Newman is in her 20th season as Baylor’s pitching coach. She joined the Baylor staff in 2004 after spending one season as a student assistant at LSU. Newman has developed some of the most prolific pitchers in Baylor history, several of which have been among the nation’s best. Newman was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in the class of 2022, for her three-time All-American honors and illustrious career pitching at LSU. 

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Zach Dillon was announced as Baylor's hitting coach and recruiting coordinator on June 25, 2022. A former Baylor baseball player from 2003-06 and volunteer assistant coach in the 2012 season, Dillon returns to Waco after spending the last six years as the director of operations for Twelve Baseball, a premier select youth and high school program based out of Katy, Texas.

Since the 2016-17 calendar year, Dillon’s work with Twelve Baseball has been influential, particularly in the 2018-2025 recruiting classes. On a daily basis, he assisted in youth and high school practice planning, ensuring a competitive culture and environment that maximized player development. Off the field, he created the club’s annual operating budget, handled program development and fundraising, managed scheduling and other organizational administrative duties. Dillon’s relationships with college coaches and next-level resources greatly helped in sending Twelve Baseball players to college programs around the nation.

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Jon is the CEO of Startup Waco, a collaborative brand builder and business strategist, with a relentless focus on empowering people and teams. A proven track record across all levels of business development including operations, finance, fundraising, marketing and sales.

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Two-time Baylor All-American and 2005 NCAA Champion Sophia Young-Malcolm joined Baylor's staff as Assistant AD for Player Development in May of 2021.

Young-Malcolm played on Baylor's first NCAA Championship team in 2005, was a two-time All-American and one of seven players in BU history to amass both 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in her career.

As Assistant AD for Player Development, Young will serve the student-athletes in the women's basketball program as the liaison between the Baylor Student-Athlete Center for Excellence (SACE). The SACE department serves student-athletes in two major areas: academic services and character formation. Young will also spearhead the program's community service efforts and assist in recruiting.

Young's four-year playing career at Baylor spanned from 2002-06. Through the 2020-21 season, Young still ranks fourth all-time in scoring, fifth in field goal percentage, second in rebounds (first in NCAA era), and second in double-doubles.

At the time of her selection, Young was Baylor's highest-ever draft pick in the WNBA when she was the fourth overall selection of the San Antonio Silver Stars in 2006. The Silver Stars got a solid return on their investment with Young playing 301 career games over nine seasons, including three WNBA All-Star selections. She tallied 4,300 career points and 1,807 rebounds in a career that spanned from 2006-2015 and resulted in a selection to the San Antonio Stars' All-Decade Team. Young also played overseas in the Euroleague and Eurocup.

After leaving professional basketball, Young continued leading her AAU basketball program called Sophia Young Elite in San Antonio. Her programs produced student-athletes that went to Division I schools that included UTEP, Oklahoma State, Abilene Christian and Indiana, among others. She also coached for two seasons as head coach at the Cornerstone Christian School in San Antonio, collecting a winning record in each of the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons. Since that time, she has served the San Antonio community as a realtor.

Young was born in Saint Vincent, West Indies, and she played her high school basketball in Shreveport, La. at Evangel Christian Academy. She was a 2016 inductee into the Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame and a 2021 inductee into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

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