BYU COUGAR BASKETBALL Game 26 — BYU at UNLV
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No. 21 All-Time Victories NCAA Division I • 2 National Titles (NIT 1951, 1966) • 28 Conference Titles • 23 NCAA Tournaments • 10 NIT Appearances 1 National Player of the Year • 2 Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees • 42 All-America Citations • 44 NBA Draft Selections • 105 All-Conference Citations BYU COUGAR BASKETBALL Game 26 — BYU at UNLV KEY CONFERENCE MATCHUP SATURDAY AT UNLV 2008-09 SCHEDULE BYU men’s basketball (20-5, 8-3 MWC) will look to keep its winning streak alive on Saturday when the Cougars head to Las Vegas to take on UNLV in a key MWC matchup. BYU is tied for second in the league with San Diego State NOVEMBER 6 (Thu.) Concordia University (Exhibition) 96-54 W and the Rebels are right behind at 7-5 in conference action. UNLV won the first meeting this season against the 11 (Tue.) Georgetown College (Exhibition) 80-53 W Cougars, 76-70 in Provo. Saturday’s game will be televised live on CBS C in HD while the radio broadcast can be 14 (Fri.) Long Beach State 75-65 W heard on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM out of Salt Lake City and on the Internet at KSL.com beginning 18 (Tue.) @ Pepperdine 82-53 W with the pregame show at 7 p.m. PT. 20 (Thu.) North Florida* (BYUTV) 74-41 W 21 (Fri.) Rice* (BYUTV) 83-52 W UP NEXT 22 (Sat.) Cal Poly* (BYUTV) 76-64 W BYU concludes its road swing at San Diego State on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 7:30 p.m. PT. The Cougars won the first 29 (Sat.) @ Idaho State (BYUTV) 85-65 W meeting in Provo 77-71 on Jan. 24. Follow the game on www.byucougars.com and listen live on the radio beginning with the pregame show at 6:30 p.m. PT on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM out of Salt Lake City or via the DECEMBER 3 (Wed.) @ Weber State (KJZZ, BYUTV) 92-62 W Internet at KSL.com. The game will be televised live on The Mtn. 6 (Sat.) vs. Utah State (KJZZ, BYUTV) 68-63 W (Energy Solutions Arena) COUGAR QUICK HITS 10 (Wed.) Boise State (The Mtn.) 94-56 W — Lee Cummard is 11th all-time in scoring at BYU with 1,439 career points. Jonathan Tavernari is tied with Keena 13 (Sat.) Portland (The Mtn.) 91-76 W Young for 35th all-time with 1,068 career points. 20 (Sat.) vs. Arizona State^ (FSN) 75-76 L — Cummard and Tavernari continue to climb the BYU record books in the categories of made threes and steals. (University of Phoenix Stadium) Cummard is seventh in steals (120) and fourth in threes (146) and Tavernari is second in threes (183) and 10th in 30 (Tue.) @ Tulsa (CBS CS) 74-68 W steals (108) — At 20-5 in 2008-09 two-time MWC Coach of the Year Dave Rose has guided BYU to four-straight 20-win seasons JANUARY 3 (Sat.) Wake Forest (The Mtn.) 87-94 L and three-straight postseason berths. In his first season the Cougars were 20-9 and went to the NIT. In his second 6 (Tue.) Western Oregon 85-64 W campaign he guided the Cougars to the outright MWC title, a top-25 ranking, a trip to the NCAA Tournament and a 10 (Sat.) @ Colorado State (The Mtn.) 86-60 W 25-9 overall record. Last season he led BYU to a 27-8 overall record, a second-straight outright league title and a 13 (Tue.) TCU (The Mtn.) 73-61 W trip to the NCAA Tournament. He has the best record through 120 games of any BYU basketball coach. 17 (Sat.) @ New Mexico (VERSUS) 62-81 L — BYU has been picked to finish second (five first-place votes) in the MWC preseason poll by the league’s media. 21 (Wed.) UNLV (CBS C) 70-76 L 24 (Sat.) San Diego State (The Mtn.) 77-71 W 27 (Tue.) @ Utah (The Mtn.) 88-94 OT L BYU GAME #26 FAST FACTS 31 (Sat.) Wyoming (The Mtn.) 84-60 W BYU (20-5, 8-3) FEBRUARY 3 (Tue.) @Air Force (The Mtn.) 71-50 W at 11 (Wed.) Colorado State (The Mtn.) 94-60 W 14 (Sat.) @ TCU (The Mtn.) 79-63 W UNLV (19-7, 7-5) 17 (Tue.) New Mexico (The Mtn.) 73-62 W Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009 21 (Sat.) @ UNLV (CBS C HD) 8 p.m. Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) 24 (Tue.) @ San Diego State (The Mtn.) 7:30 p.m. Las Vegas, Nev. 28 (Sat.) Utah (CBS C HD) 3 p.m. 8 p.m. PT MARCH Coaches. BYU, Dave Rose (92-31 in fourth season; same overall) 4 (Wed.) @ Wyoming (The Mtn.) 6 p.m. UNLV, Lon Kruger (110-49 in fifth season; 428-282 in 23rd season overall) 7 (Sat.) Air Force (The Mtn.) 7 p.m. Series. UNLV leads, 15-13, UNLV won the first meeting this season 76-70 in Provo on Jan. 21 11-14 MWC Tournament (Mtn./CBS C/VERSUS) TV. CBS C HD (Tom Hart, play-by-play; Pete Gillen, game analysis) (Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas) *Basketball Travelers Invitational (Marriott Center) Radio. .KSL Newsradio (102.7 FM/1160 AM) and the Cougar Sports Network (7 p.m. PT pregame show — ^2008 Stadium Shootout Greg Wrubell, play-by-play; Mark Durrant, game analysis) Web. Live audio and live stats links are available on the basketball schedule page at www.byucougars.com/ basketball_m/ BYU’S PROBABLE STARTERS 2008-09 POS. # NAME HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / LAST TEAM PPG RPG NOTE G 4 Jackson Emery 6-3 185 So. Alpine, Utah / Lone Peak HS 7.9 3.9 Scored a career-high 19 points against New Mexico G 30 Lee Cummard 6-7 190 Sr. Mesa, Ariz. / Mesa HS 17.0 6.3 Had 13 points, six rebounds and five assists vs. New Mexico G 32 Jimmer Fredette 6-2 195 So. Glens Falls, N.Y. / Glens Falls HS 15.4 2.9 Had 10 points, 6 assists and 6 boards against New Mexico G/F 45 Jonathan Tavernari 6-6 215 Jr. Sao Bernardo, Brazil / Bishop Gorman HS 17.1 7.0 Tallied 22 points and seven rebounds against New Mexico F/C 54 Chris Miles 6-11 235 Jr. Provo, Utah / Timpview HS 7.4 3.7 Has hit nine of his last 11 attempts from the free throw line OFF THE BENCH G/F 1 Charles Abouo 6-5 210 Fr. Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire/ Brewster Academy 3.4 2.1 Scored a career-best 11 points vs. CSU — hit 2-of-2 on threes G 2 Lamont Morgan, Jr. 5-10 170 Jr. Pomona, Calif. / Saddleback CC 4.2 1.7 Dished out 5 assists and added 2 points, 3 boards and a block vs. CSU G 5 Archie Rose 6-5 210 Sr. Nassau, Bahamas / Lee College 2.6 2.0 Hit 2-of-2 from the line at TCU F/C 15 James Anderson 6-10 230 Fr. Page, Ariz. / Page HS 2.8 1.7 Had 4 points, 2 boards and 1 steal at TCU G 20 Matt Pinegar 6-0 190 Fr. Provo, Utah / Timpview HS 0.2 0.2 Out with a sports hernia F 34 Noah Hartsock 6-8 215 Fr. Bartlesville, Okla. / Bartlesville HS 2.0 1.8 Scored a career-high 11 points against Wyoming F/C 53 Gavin MacGregor 6-10 240 Sr. Ridgecrest, Calif. / Burroughs HS 2.8 2.4 Out with a stress reaction in his right foot REDSHIRTS G 10 Michael Loyd, Jr. 6-1 170 So. Las Vegas, Nev. / Palo Verde HS F 35 Michael Boswell 6-9 215 Fr. Aloha, Ore. / Aloha HS www.byucougars.com Opponent Info 2008-09 BYU Men’s Basketball BYU SERIES RECORD VS. UNLV LOOKING AT UNLV Overall Series Record: UNLV leads 15-13 UNLV is 19-7 overall and 1.5 games behind BYU in the MWC standings at 7-5. The Rebels are coming off a BYU Record in Provo: 9-4 (9-4 in the Marriott Center) 77-68 road loss at Wyoming on Feb. 18. UNLV had won its previous two contests — home victories against BYU Record in Las Vegas: 4-11 (3-11 in the Thomas & TCU and Colorado State — before the loss to the Cowboys. UNLV’s other conference losses were at Colorado Mack Center) State (71-69), vs. San Diego State at home, at New Mexico and at TCU. The Rebels three conference losses BYU Record at Neutral Sites: 0-0 BYU Record under Dave Rose: 3-6 after TCU were by a total of eight points with the SDSU and New Mexico games going to overtime. UNLV BYU Record in Overtime Games: 2-0 averages 71.4 points per game as a team (5th in the MWC) while shooting 43.5 percent from the field (8th Last Overtime Game: 2005, won in Las Vegas, 82-72 in the MWC). The Rebels are fourth in the league in scoring defense (64.5 ppg) and sixth in field goal percent- Longest BYU Win Streak: 3 (2004-2005) age defense (.422). UNLV is also third in assists (14.4), second in steals (7.2) and first in turnover margin Longest UNLV Win Streak: 4 (1981-98) Largest BYU Margin of Victory: 28, 91-63 in 2001 (+4.15) and threes per game (7.9). Wink Adams leads the Rebels in scoring at 14.3 points per game and Largest UNLV Margin of Victory: 39, 70-41 in 2008 is followed by Tre’Von Willis (11.8), Rene Rougeau (10.9) and Joe Darger (9.7).