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No. 21 All-Time Victories NCAA Division I • 2 National Titles (NIT 1951, 1966) • 26 Conference Titles • 22 NCAA Tournaments • 10 NIT Appearances 1 National Player of the Year • 2 Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees • 42 All-America Citations • 43 NBA Draft Selections • 102 All-Conference Citations BYU COUGAR BASKETBALL Exhibition # 2 — Bryant University BYU FINISHES EXHIBITION PLAY WEDNESDAY AGAINST BRYANT UNIVERSITY 2007-08 SCHEDULE PROVO, Utah (Nov. 5, 2007) -- The BYU men’s basketball team completes exhibition play Wednesday at 7 p.m. when the Cougars host Bryant University in the Marriott Center. NOVEMBER 2 (Fri.) Laval University (Exhibition) 91-60 W Located in Smithfield, R.I., about 20 minutes from Providence, R.I., and an hour from Boston, Bryant University’s 7 (Wed.) Bryant University (Exhibition) 7 p.m. men’s basketball team has developed into one of the region’s top Division II programs. Under the direction of sev- 10 (Sat.) @ Long Beach State 2 p.m. enth-year coach Max Good, Bryant has advanced to four straight Division II NCAA tournaments, including a trip to 14 (Wed.) Idaho State 7 p.m. the NCAA Championship game in 2005. Last year, the Bulldogs reached the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the third time 16 (Fri.) Jackson State 7 p.m. in four years. Two starters and eight letterwinners are back from last year’s team that went 21-11 overall and 14-8 20 (Tues.) Hartford 7:30 p.m. in the Northeast-10 Conference. 23 (Fri.) vs. Louisville 6 p.m. (Orleans Arena in Las Vegas) The Bulldogs played at Connecticut Sunday in an exhibtion outing, falling to the Huskies at Hartford Civic Center, 24 (Sat.) vs. N. Carolina/Old Dominion 4:30/7:30 p.m. 100-65. Jon Ezeokoli scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Bryant, while Ryan McLean added 10 (Orleans Arena in Las Vegas) points and five boards. The Bulldogs shot 32.8 percent from the floor and turned the ball over 17 times in the game. The Huskies, led by Jerome Dyson’s game-high 27 points, led 51-38 at the half and shot 50 percent from the floor. DECEMBER After facing BYU Wednesday, Bryant opens its 2007-08 season on Nov. 17 at the University of Bridgeport. 1 (Sat.) @ Portland 7 p.m. 5 (Wed.) Weber State 7:30 p.m. KSL Newsradio will stream the game live online at KSL.com via the KSL X-Stream. Greg Wrubell will call the play-by- 8 (Sat.) vs. Michigan State (VERSUS) 2 p.m. play action with former Cougar player and assistant coach Andy Toolson providing game analysis. (EnergySolutions Arena in SLC) 12 (Wed.) Lamar (The Mtn.) 7 p.m. COUGAR QUICK HITS 15 (Sat.) Pepperdine (The Mtn.) 7 p.m. — Two-time reigning MWC Coach of the Year Dave Rose helped make BYU the second-most improved program in 21 (Fri.) Southern Utah (The Mtn.) 6:30 p.m. the nation in his first season with a 20-9 record and guided the Cougars to the outright MWC title and a top-25 29 (Sat.) @ Boise State 7 p.m. ranking in his second campaign in Provo as the Cougars went 25-9 last season. — BYU has been picked in the preseason poll to finish first in the MWC race this year by the league’s media. JANUARY — BYU went 17-0 at home last year and enters the 2007-08 season with the nation’s second-longest active home 3 (Thurs.) Loyola Marymount (The Mtn.) 7 p.m. victory streak at 31 games. 8 (Tues.) @ Wake Forest 7 p.m. — This year’s BYU squad returns two starters among seven lettermen from last year’s outright league leaders 12 (Sat.) Colorado State (The Mtn.) 4 p.m. (13-3 MWC record) as well as returned missionary Chris Miles, who made six starts as a freshman in 2004-05. 15 (Tues.) @ UNLV (The Mtn.) 8 p.m. Headlining BYU’s top returners in 2007-08 are MWC Player of the Year candidate Trent Plaisted, a two-time All- 19 (Sat.) @ Utah (VERSUS) 2 p.m. MWC Second Team selection in his first two seasons; versatile junior guard Lee Cummard, who earned All-MWC 23 (Wed.) San Diego State (The Mtn.) 6 p.m. Third Team honors one year ago; and sophomore sharpshooter Jonathan Tavernari, who followed Plaisted’s lead the 26 (Sat.) New Mexico (The Mtn.) 4 p.m. prior season by being named the MWC Freshman of the Year in his first campaign as a Cougar. 30 (Wed.) @ Air Force 7 p.m. — Eight newcomers join the roster in 2007-08, including junior college transfers Lamont Morgan, Jr. (5-10, Jr., G) out of Saddleback Community College (Mission Viejo, Calif.) and Archie Rose (6-5, Jr., G) from Lee College (Baytown, FEBRUARY Texas). Six freshmen becoming Cougars are Jimmer Fredette (6-2, G) from Glens Falls, N.Y., Michael Loyd, Jr. (6-1, 2 (Sat.) @ Wyoming (The Mtn.) 2 p.m. G) out of Las Vegas, Chris Collinsworth (6-9, F) and Matt Pinegar (6-0, G) from Provo, Utah, James Anderson (6-10, 6 (Wed.) TCU 7 p.m. F/C) from Page, Ariz., and Nick Martineau (5-11, G) from Fruit Heights, Utah. 13 (Wed.) @ Colorado State 7 p.m. 16 (Sat.) UNLV (CSTV) 7 p.m. 20 (Wed.) Utah (The Mtn.) 8 p.m. EXHIBITION GAME #2 FAST FACTS 23 (Sat.) @ San Diego State (CSTV) 8 p.m. 26 (Tues.) @ New Mexico (The Mtn.) 8 p.m. BYU COUGARS MARCH vs. 1 (Sat.) Air Force 7 p.m. BRYANT BULLDOGS 5 (Wed.) Wyoming (The Mtn.) 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007 8 (Sat.) @ TCU (The Mtn.) 7 p.m. Marriott Center (22,700) 12-15 MWC Tournament TBD Provo, Utah (Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas) 7:05 p.m. MT Coaches: . .BYU, Dave Rose (45-18 after second year; same overall) Bryant, Max Good (114-73 in seventh year; 223-211 in 15th season overall) Series: . .First meeting TV:. .None Radio: . .KSL.com via KSL X-Stream (Greg Wrubell, play-by-play; Andy Toolson game analysis) Web: . .Live stats broadcast is available at www.byucougars.com/basketball_m/ www.byucougars.com Opponent Info/BYU Quick Facts 2007-08 BYU Men’s Basketball BRYANT UNIVERSITY 2007-08 BYU QUICK FACTS Bryant University, located in Smithfield, R.I. (7 miles NW of Providence), is a Division II school with an enroll- ment of 3,200. On October 17, 2007, Bryant officially accepted an invitation by the Northeast Conference BYU - UNIVERSITY INFO (NEC) to join the league and will formally begin a four-year transition to Division I. Bryant will officially become a Location: Provo, Utah 84602 member of the Northeast Conference in the fall of 2012. Bryant will become the 12th member of the confer- Elevation: 4,553 feet Enrollment: 29,854 (Daytime) ence for all sports. This will be the final year of competing as a member of Division II and as a member of the Founded: October 15, 1875 Northeast-10 Conference. Bryant will play its first Division I schedule starting in the 2008-09 academic year. Owned: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Nickname: Cougars A LOOK AT THE BULLDOGS Mascot: Cosmo Under the direction of seventh year coach Max Good, the Bryant men’s basketball team has developed into Colors: Blue & White one of the region’s top Division II programs. Good came to Bryant after spending the 2000-01 season as Arena (capacity): Marriott Center (22,700) the head coach at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. He led UNLV to a 13-9 record after taking over the Conference: Mountain West program from former head coach Bill Bayno. Good was in his second season as an assistant coach with the President: Cecil O. Samuelson (Utah, 1966) Runnin’ Rebels when he was elevated to head coach. Good has led Bryant to four straight Division II NCAA Athletic Director: Tom Holmoe (BYU, 1983) tournaments, including a trip to the NCAA Championship game in 2005. Last year, the Bulldogs reached Athletic Website: byucougars.com the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the third time in four years before falling to rival Bentley College in the regional Tickets: 422-BYU1 or 1-800-322-BYU1 championship game played in Waltham, Mass. Two starters and eight letterwinners are back from last year’s team that went 21-11 overall and 14-8 in the Northeast-10 Conference. Leading scorer Chris Burns has BYU COACHING STAFF graduated after leading the team last year with a 15.5 ppg scoring average and 113 made three-point field Head Coach: Dave Rose goals. Second-leading scorer Jon Ezeokoli (South Orange, NJ) is back for his senior season. The third-team all- Alma Mater (year): Houston (1983) conference selection averaged 15.1 points per game and made 60 threes on the season. Ezeokoli, a 6-foot-3 Record at School (years): 45-18 (3rd year) guard, led the Bulldogs with 5.4 rebounds per game. Junior Jerrann Wright (Cincinnati, OH) is back after Career Div. I Record (years): same starting 29 of the team’s 32 games. The 6-foot-7 forward averaged 6.9 ppg and 5.2 rebounds per contest Office phone for head coach: Call SID as a sophomore. He’ll be joined up front by 6-foot-7 junior Ryan McLean (Plymouth, Mass.) and 6-foot-6 junior Best time/day to reach coach: Call SID Basketball Office Fax: (801) 422-5965 Nick Pontes (New Bedford, Mass.). McLean was a regular off the bench last season, averaging 3.6 ppg and Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater, year) 3.1 rpg while playing an average of 13.8 minutes per game.