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First-year head coach Mark Pope | 258-39 at home over last 21 seasons | 15 All-WCC First Team honors since 2012 Kyle Chilton, BYU Athletic Communications | O: 801-422-4909 | C: 801-372-2080 | [email protected] | 30 Smith Fieldhouse | Provo, UT | 84602 2019-20 BYU SCHEDULE GAME INFORMATION N5 Tue Cal State Fullerton BYUtv W, 76-58 Date/Time .....Feb. 8, 2020, 7:30 p.m. MST TV ............................ BYUtv N9 Sat San Diego State BYUtv L, 71-76 TV Talent. .Dave McCann (play-by-play) N13 Wed Southern Utah+ BYUtv W, 68-63 . Blaine Fowler (analyst) N15 Fri at Houston ESPNU W, 72-71 . .Spencer Linton (courtside) N20 Wed at Boise State (OT) CBS SN L, 68-72 Live Video ........BYUtv.org and BYUtv App N25 Mon vs. UCLA+ ESPN2 W, 78-63 Radio ...............BYU Sports Network N26 Tue vs. No. 4/5 Kansas+ ESPN L, 56-71 . BYU Radio – Sirius XM 143, KSL 102.7 FM/1160 AM N27 Wed vs. Virginia Tech+ ESPN2 W, 90-77 Radio Talent .....Greg Wrubell (play-by-play) . Mark Durrant (analyst) N30 Sat Montana Tech BYUtv W, 98-63 San Francisco (16-9, 5-5 WCC) Live Stats ..............BYUcougars.com BYU (18-7, 7-3 WCC) D4 Wed at Utah (OT) Pac-12 L, 95-102 DONS COUGARS D7 Sat UNLV# BYUtv W, 83-50 Head Coach ................Todd Golden SERIES INFORMATION Head Coach . Mark Pope D10 Tue Nevada ESPNU W, 74-42 Alma Mater ............Saint Mary’s, 2008 Series Record �������������������������������� *19/15-9 Alma Mater ...............Kentucky, 1996 D14 Sat Utah State^ BYUtv W, 68-64 Last Meeting ......USF won 83-82, 1/25/20 Career Record .................16-9 (1st) Career Record ................95-63 (5th) D21 Sat Weber State BYUtv W, 91-61 H/A/N ..............*9/7-2|*7/5-6|3-1 Record at San Francisco ............Same *Win in 2016 and 2017 vacated by NCAA Record at BYU ���������������������������������18-7 (1st) D28 Sat Oral Roberts BYUtv W, 79-73 J4 Sat Loyola Marymount* BYUtv W, 63-38 BYU STORYLINES J9 Thu at Saint Mary’s* (OT) ESPN2 L, 84-87 • BYU has made double-digit 3-pointers the last four-straight games – 15 at San Francisco, 17 vs. Pepperdine, 10 vs. J11 Sat Portland* BYUtv W, 96-70 Saint Mary’s and 12 at Portland. It is the second-longest streak of consecutive games with double-digit 3s in team J16 Thu San Diego* BYUtv W, 93-70 history. The record of six was set earlier this season and the previous record was three. J18 Sat at Gonzaga* ESPN2 L, 69-92 • BYU has shot 50.0 percent or better in eight-straight games, the second-longest single-season streak in team history. J23 Thu at Pacific* Stadium W, 74-60 The record of nine games was set at the end of the 1988-89 season. J25 Sat at San Francisco* Stadium L, 82-83 • The Cougars are ranked among the top 10 in the country in several offensive statistical categories, including: first in J30 Thu Pepperdine* CBS SN W, 107-80 3-point field goal percentage, second in 3-point field goals per game, fourth in field goal percentage, fourth in assist to F1 Sat Saint Mary’s* ESPN2 W, 81-79 turnover ratio and fifth in assists per game. BYU is also 16th in the country in scoring. F6 Thu at Portland* Stadium W, 85-54 BYU’S PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (BASED ON THE PREVIOUS GAME) F8 Sat San Francisco* BYUtv 7:30 pm #30 | TJ Haws GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% F13 Thu at Loyola Marymount* ESPN2 or ESPNU 8 pm 25/25 31.9 13.8 2.4 5.2 1.2 .470 .376 .710 F15 Sat at San Diego* CBS SN 7 pm Guard Notes: WCC Player of the Week (Dec. 2) ... hit a buzzer-beater to win at Houston, game-winner 6-4 | 170 | Sr. F20 Thu Santa Clara* CBS SN 7 pm vs. Saint Mary’s with 8.6 seconds left ... posted a season-high 29 points at Saint Mary’s ... had a F22 Sat Gonzaga* ESPN Networks 8 pm Alpine, Utah career-best 14 assists vs. Portland ... has scored in double figures 19 times this season ... has hit F29 Sat at Pepperdine* CBS SN 3 pm Lone Peak HS a 3 in 20-straight games ... All-WCC Preseason ... father Marty and brother Tyler played for BYU M5-10 WCC Championships GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% +Maui Jim Maui Invitational #4 | Alex Barcello 25/25 29.5 10.2 3.0 1.8 0.9 .508 .488 .897 # at Vivint Smart Home Arena Guard Notes: Has scored in double figures 12 times and secured three steals twice ... has hit a 3 in the ^ Beehive Classic at Vivint Smart Home Arena 6-2 | 180 | Jr. last 10-straight games and 21 of 25 games overall ... has made 12 of his last 16 attempts from * WCC Game Chandler, Arizona 3-point range ... has tallied three-plus assists six times ... scored a career-best 18 points vs. All times local to site Arizona Weber State ... played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Arizona SOCIAL MEDIA #5 | Jake Toolson GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% 25/25 33.9 16.0 4.5 4.2 1.0 .483 .493 .868 Website: www.BYUcougars.com Guard Notes: Has made 24 of 38 3s over the last five games ... scored a career-high 28 points, made Facebook: /BYUbasketball | /BYUcougars 6-5 | 205 | Sr. 6 3s at Pacific ... set a new career high for 3s, hitting 7 of 10 for 25 points vs. Pepperdine ... has Twitter: @BYUbasketball | @BYUcougars Gilbert, Arizona scored in double figures 20 times, including 20-plus seven times ... has hit a 3 in all but one game, Instagram: BYUcougars Utah Valley including the last 14-straight ... was the 2018-19 WAC Player of the Year at Utah Valley Hashtags: #BYUhoops #GoCougs #23 | Yoeli Childs GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Blk FG% 3PT% FT% 12/12 28.6 21.1 8.9 2.4 1.1 .610 .583 .547 **Follow @BYUgamenotes on Twitter for in-game Cougar achieve- Forward Notes: Made his season debut at Utah and had 29 points ... scored 28 on 11 of 13 shooting vs. 6-8 | 225 | Sr. ments, milestones and notes.** Weber State ... has posted four double-doubles, seven games with 20-plus points ... top 10 finalist South Jordan, Utah for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award ... Senior CLASS Award finalist ... an All-WCC Bingham HS Preseason honoree ... is ninth all-time in scoring and second in total rebounds in BYU history #40 | Kolby Lee GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% 24/22 18.4 7.5 3.4 0.8 0.2 .627 .455 .684 Forward Notes: Has shot 50.0 percent or better 17 times ... has scored in double figures eight times ... 6-9 | 240 | So. grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds at Portland ... hit 8 of 8 from the field for a career-best 21 Meridian, Idaho points against San Diego ... in Maui hit 17 of 20 from the field and averaged 12.0 points per game Rocky Mountain HS ... posted career highs of 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists at Houston OFF THE BYU BENCH No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Pts. Reb. Hometown (Previous School) Notes 1 Wyatt Lowell F 6-10 205 So. 0.0 0.0 Gilbert, Arizona (Utah Valley) Was the 2018-19 WAC Freshman of the Year ... sitting out due to NCAA transfer rules 2 Zac Seljaas G 6-7 215 Sr. 6.2 4.2 Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS) Had 7 points, a team-best 7 rebounds and 1 block vs. Saint Mary’s 3 Blaze Nield G 6-1 185 So. 0.9 0.2 Lehi, Utah (USU Eastern) Had 3 points and 3 assists against Montana Tech 10 Jesse Wade G 6-1 175 So. 0.0 0.0 Kaysville, Utah (Gonzaga) Played his freshman season at Gonzaga ... sat out last season due to NCAA transfer rules 13 Taylor Maughan G 6-4 210 Sr. 0.4 0.4 Fullerton, California (BYU-Hawaii) Against Montana Tech made his first career field goal, a 3-pointer 15 Cameron Pearson G 6-0 175 Fr. 0.0 0.2 Lakewood, Colorado (Chatfield HS) Was a member of the practice squad in 2018-19 21 Trevin Knell G 6-5 190 Fr. 1.8 0.8 Woods Cross, Utah (Woods Cross HS) Out with an injury to his right thumb 24 Evan Troy G 6-5 180 Sr. 0.5 0.4 Longview, Washington (Mark Morris HS) Made his first career 3-pointer against Kansas ... made a layup at Portland 25 Gavin Baxter F 6-9 210 So. 0.0 0.0 Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) Named to the All-WCC Freshman Team in 2018-19 ... out indefinitely with a shoulder injury 33 Dalton Nixon F 6-7 215 Sr. 8.0 4.6 Orem, Utah (Orem HS) Has started 16 games ... has made a 3 in 16 games ... has scored in double figures 7 times 42 Richard Harward C 6-11 255 Jr. 0.0 0.0 Orem, Utah (Utah Valley) Posted three double-doubles in 2018-19 ... sitting out due to NCAA transfer rules 44 Connor Harding G 6-6 185 So. 6.3 3.6 Pocatello, Idaho (Highland HS) Had 10 points and 2 assists vs. Pepperdine ... had a career-best 9 boards at Portland #BYUhoops 1 BYU BASKETBALL COACH MARK POPE Career Highlights • As head coach of Utah Valley from 2015-19, led the Wolverines to a record of 77-56 • Led Utah Valley to three-straight bids to the College Basketball Invitational (2017, 2018, 2019), includ- ing a trip to the semifinals in 2017 • Coached the Wolverines to 23 and 25 wins in 2017-18 and 2018-19, the first back-to-back 20-win seasons in Utah Valley history • Utah Valley’s 25 wins in 2018-19 are a school record • Coached the 2019 Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year • Utah Valley was 30-2 at home from 2017-19 • Led the Wolverines to 22-straight home wins from 2017-19, the nation’s second-longest active home win streak at the time and the longest home win streak in school history • In 2018-19 led Utah Valley to its first-ever preseason tournament title as the Wolverines won the MGM Main Event Middleweight Championship in Las Vegas • Helped create and organize the #Toughest24 as Utah Valley opened the 2017-18 season playing at No.