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2003 MWC Co-Champions • 2003 MWCCoach of the Year • 26 Conference Titles • 29 Postseason Invitations • 42 NBA Draft Selections • 81 Winning Seasons BYU COUGAR BASKETBALL Game #26 – BYU vs. Utah BYU HOSTS UTAH MONDAY AT 10 P.M. 2003-04 BYU SCHEDULE Riding a six-game winning streak, BYU (18-7, 8-4 MWC) hosts the Utah Utes (20-7, 8-4 MWC) Monday at 10 p.m. (MST) in the Marriott Center. Tickets are still available at the BYUTicket Office or by calling 378-BYU1. NOVEMBER TIME/RESULT The Cougars and Utes are tied for second in the Mountain West Conference standings with two games remaining. 6 (Thurs.) EA Sports All-Stars (exh.) 75-72 W The radio broadcast of the game can be heard on KSLNewsradio 1160, beginning with a one-hour pregame show. 11 (Tues.) Northwest Sports (exh.) 104-58 W Live audio and live stats are available online by selecting the basketball schedule page of the official BYU athletics 21 (Fri.) Southern Utah 88-54 W website, byucougars.com. Live audio is also available on KSL.com, via BYU Radio on the Dish Network and at byu- 26 (Wed.)@ California (SWP-KJZZ) 46-47 L radio.org. 29 (Sat.) UVSC 84-65 W UP NEXT DECEMBER BYU finishes the regular season at UNLV on Saturday, March 6, at 12:30 p.m. PST (1:30 p.m. MST) on ABC-TV. 2 (Tues.) @ Boise State (SWP-KSL) 75-69 W 6 (Sat.) Oklahoma St. @ Delta Center 76-71 W COUGAR CAPSULE 10 (Wed.) Western Oregon 92-56 W The Cougars (18-7, 8-4) has won six straight games and are currently tied for second in the MWC standings. The 13 (Sat.) Southern California 85-61 W preseason favorite to win the Mountain West Conference, BYU finished nonconference play with a 10-3 record, 20 (Sat.) Weber State (SWP-KSL) 86-65 W including the Cable Car Classic title and wins over nationally ranked Oklahoma State and the Pac-10’s USC. BYU 23 (Tues.) @ Utah State (KJZZ) 74-76 L returns four starters from last year’s 23-9 co-championship team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Four- 29-30 @ Cable Car Classic, Santa Clara, Calif. year starter Mark Bigelow and fellow senior Rafael Araujo were both named to the Preseason All-MWC Team. 29 (Mon.)vs. Idaho State 90-66 W Senior guard Kevin Woodberry and junior forward Jared Jensen were starters last season but primarily come off 30 (Tues.) @ Santa Clara 68-66 W the bench this year. Newcomers include junior transfer Mike Hall and freshmen Garner Meads, Mike Rose and Austin Ainge. Araujo is averaging 18.4 points and 10.1 rebounds to lead BYU this year. Bigelow adds 13.7 points JANUARY and 3.7 rebounds while Hall contributes 12.5 points and 3.6 rebounds. First-year starter Luiz Lemes, a senior 2 (Fri.) Saint Mary's (SWP-KSL) 70-55 W combo guard in his second year in Provo, leads the team in assists (4.5). As a team, the Cougars shoot a MWC-best 7 (Wed.) @ North Carolina State (ESPN2) 62-89 L .487 from the floor, .345 on threes, and .729 from the line while scoring 73.4 points per game. BYUallows 64.5 12 (Mon.)*@ San Diego State (SWP-KSL)^61-65 L points while the opposition has shot .445 from the field and .340 from behind the arc. BYU has an average 17 (Sat.) *Colorado State (SWP-KSL)^ 82-53 W rebounding advantage of 6.1. 19 (Mon.)*Wyoming (SWP-KSL)^ 78-64 W 24 (Sat.) *@ Air Force(SWP-KSL)^ 52-74 L 26 (Mon.)*@ New Mexico (ESPN) 63-65 L GAME #26 FAST FACTS (MWC GAME #13) 31 (Sat.) *@ Utah (ESPN+)^ 56-64 L BYU COUGARS (18-7, 8-4 MWC) vs. UT AH UTES (20-7, 8-4 MWC) FEBRUARY MO N D A Y, MARCH 1, 2004 7 (Sat.) *UNLV (ESPN+)^ 64-61 W MA R R I O T T CENTER (22,700) 9 (Mon.) *San Diego State ( ESPN) 83-69 (OT) W PROVO, UTAH 14 (Sat.) *@ Wyoming (ESPN+)^ 67-53 W 10:00.30 p.m. (MST) 16 (Mon.)*@ Colorado State (ESPN) 79-73 W 21 (Sat.) *New Mexico (SWP-KSL)^ 88-71 W Coaches: . .BYU, Steve Cleveland (126-85 in seventh year; same overall) 23 (Mon.)*Air Force (SWP-TBA)^ 67-61 W Utah, Ker ry Rupp (acting coach 5-2 in first season; third season overall at Utah) Series: . .Utah leads, 119-116; First meeting this year: Utah won 64-56 in Salt Lake City MARCH TV: . .ESPN 1 (Mon.) *Utah (ESPN) 10 p.m. Air Time: 10 p.m. (MST) 6 (Sat.) *@ UNLV (ABC)^ 12:30 p.m. Play-by-Play: Bob Carpenter 11-13 MWC Tournament @ Pepsi Center, Denver, Colo. Game Analyst: Jimmy Dykes ESPN, ESPN+ Radio: . .KSL Newsradio 1160 AM (Cougar Sports Network) -------------- Pregame Air Time: 9 p.m. (MST) Times are local to site and subject to change Play-by-Play: Greg Wrubell ESPN+Plus games broadcast in Utah on KJZZ-TV Game Analyst: Mark Durrant ^Game available via ESPN Full Court Web: . .Live stats and audio links are available at byucougars.com/basketball_m/ (select 2003-04 schedule); audio also available on KSL.com and via BYU Radio on the Dish Network and at byuradio.org. BYU’S PROJECTED STARTERS: POS. # NAME HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN (LAST TEAM) PPG RPG NOTE F 3 Mark Bigelow 6-7 200 Sr. Olympia, WA/Olympia HS 13 . 7 3. 7 Four-year starter scored 21 points vs. Air Force F 41 Garner Meads 6-8 230 Fr. Salt Lake City, UT / Brighton HS 4.7 3.0 Has 13 starts, averages 6.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg in MWC games C 55 Rafael Araujo 6-11 280 Sr. Sao Paulo, Brazil /Arizona Western College 18.4 10.1 Second-year starter having All-American season G 1 Mike Hall 6-3 205 Jr. San Bernardino, CA / Dixie State College 12.5 3.6 NJCAA All-American is third-leading scorer and rebounder G 4 Luiz Lemes 6-3 180 Sr. Sao Paulo, Brazil / E. Okla. St. College 7. 8 3. 2 First-year starter adds team-best 4.5 assists per game BYU OFF THE BENCH: POS. # NAME HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN (LAST TEAM) PPG RPG NOTE G 0 Kevin Woodberry 6-0 170 Sr. Phoenix, AZ / Dixie State College 5. 1 1. 8 Has made five starts; dished out game-high 6 assists vs. UNM G 2 Mike Rose 6-2 180 Fr. Houston, TX/Spring Woods HS 4. 5 0. 8 Set BYU record of 8 treys vs. SUU; 3-4 treys vs. UNM F 5 Jake Shoff 6-9 265 Sr. Alpine, UT / Weber State 2.5 2.5 Has made solid contributions during current winning streak G 10 Terry Nashif 5-10 165 Jr.Vancouver, WA / Evergreen HS 1. 1 1. 2 7 minutes vs. UNM was first action in a month (mononucleosis) G 13 Austin Ainge 6-2 180 Fr. Gilbert, AZ / Highland HS 1.3 0.4 Missed first 9 games (injury); has appeared in 8 games G/F 15 Mike Dresser 6-5 195 Fr. Sacramento, CA / Casa Roble HS 1.0 0.2 Walk-on added to roster since USC game; limited play F 52 Jared Jensen 6-9 250 Jr.West Haven, UT / Fremont HS 4. 0 2. 1 Injured during 3-game losing streak, BYU 6-0 since his return G 14 Ricky Bower 6-4 185 Sr. Meridian, ID / Wisconsin -- -- Out for year (injured back); was last year’s top reserve F 34 Joshua Burgess 6-8 230 So. Irvine, CA / Irvine Valley College -- -- Sitting out as transfer from Irvine Valley C 43 Derek Dawes 6-11 265 So. Salt Lake City, UT / Cottonwood HS -- -- Redshirting; returned in August from two-year mission www.byucougars.com Opponent Information 2003-04 BYU Men’s Basketball UTAH UTES The University of Utah Utes are 20-7 overall and tied with BYU for second in the Mountain West BYU vs. UTAH SERIES BREAKDOWN Conference standings at 8-4. Utah went 15-1 at home this year, and is 5-4 on the road and 0-2 on a neu- Overall Series Record: Utah leads, 119-116 tral floor. The Utes just finished their regular season homestand with a two-point loss to league-leading Air BYU Record in Provo: 64-46 Force followed by a 30-point blowout victory over New Mexico. The Utes are led by senior guard Nick BYU Record in Salt Lake City: 46-70 Jacobson (6-4, 206). Jacobson, Utah’s career three-point leader, leads the team in scoring at 16.3 points BYU Record at Neutral Sites: 6-3 per game. Jacobson is joined by freshman forward Andrew Bogut (6-10, 233), who leads the team in BYU Record under Steve Cleveland: 3-12 rebounds per game at 10.0 and blocked shots with 38. Bogut is second on the team in scoring, averaging BYU Record in OT Games: 4-6* (1-1 Rd, 2-5 Hm, 1-0 Ntrl) 12.6 points per game. Bogut is ranked eighth in the nation in field goal percentage and 15th in rebounding *1-0 in 2OT, 0-2 in 3OT - all in Provo (from 1983-85) average. Sophomore forward Rich Chaney (6-4, 195) adds 9.6 points per game, and senior big man Tim Last Overtime Game: 1991, won v. Utah @ WAC, 51-49 Frost scores 8.5 points and is second on the team at 4.3 rebounds.