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Baylor basketball to face Yale in NCAA tournament; could face gauntlet of tough opponents afterwards

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KANSAS CITY, MO - MARCH 10: Rico Gathers #2 of the Baylor Bears cheers on his team during a game against the Texas Longhorns in the second half during the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Basketball Tournament at Sprint Center on March 10, 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri. Baylor won 75-61.

WACO -- Five-seed Baylor basketball will face off against 12-seed Yale in the 2016 NCAA tournament.

For the first time in program history, Scott Drew leads Baylor basketball to three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. No other Bear coach has even brought the team consecutively.