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First-year head coach Mark Pope | 248-39 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 .......Dec. 4, 2019, 6 p.m. MST N9 Sat San Diego State BYUtv L, 71-76 TV .....................Pac-12 Network N13 Wed Southern Utah+ BYUtv W, 68-63 TV Talent. .Ted Robinson (play-by-play) N15 Fri at Houston ESPNU W, 72-71 . Matt Muehlebach (analyst) N20 Wed at Boise State (OT) CBS SN L, 68-72 Live Video ..............pac-12.com/live Radio ...............BYU Sports Network N25 Mon UCLA+ ESPN2 W, 78-63 . BYU Radio – Sirius XM 143, KSL 102.7 FM/1160 AM N26 Tue No. 4/5 Kansas+ ESPN L, 56-71 Radio Talent .....Greg Wrubell (play-by-play) N27 Wed Virginia Tech+ ESPN2 W, 90-77 . Mark Durrant (analyst) N30 Sat Montana Tech BYUtv W, 98-63 Utah (5-2, 0-0 Pac-12) Live Stats ..............BYUcougars.com BYU (6-3, 0-0 WCC) D4 Wed at Utah Pac-12 Net 6 pm UTES COUGARS D7 Sat UNLV# BYUtv 1 pm Head Coach ............Larry Krystkowiak SERIES INFORMATION Head Coach . Mark Pope D10 Tue Nevada ESPNU 7 pm Alma Mater ...............Montana, 1996 Series Record. BYU leads 131-128 Alma Mater ...............Kentucky, 1996 D14 Sat Utah State^ BYUtv 6 pm Career Record ............202–133 (11th) Last Meeting .....BYU won 74-59, 12/08/18 Career Record ................83-59 (5th) D21 Sat Weber State BYUtv 7 pm Record at Utah .............160-113 (9th) H/A/N ................ 75-49/49-74/7-5 Record at BYU �����������������������������������6-3 (1st) D28 Sat Oral Roberts BYUtv 7 pm J4 Sat Loyola Marymount* BYUtv 7 pm BYU STORYLINES J9 Thu at Saint Mary’s* ESPN2 or ESPNU 8 pm • After a slow start shooting the ball from 3-point range, senior guard TJ Haws began to heat up last week, hitting 13 of J11 Sat Portland* BYUtv 7 pm 24 from downtown over a four-game stretch. He was at his best the last two games of the week, hitting 4 of 7 against J16 Thu San Diego* BYUtv 7 pm Virginia Tech and 4 of 4 against Montana Tech. J18 Sat at Gonzaga* ESPN2 or ESPNU 7 pm • Senior guard Jake Toolson has proved to be one of BYU’s most versatile players as he leads the Cougars in scoring J23 Thu at Pacific* Stadium 7 pm (15.0 ppg) and is second in rebounding (4.8 rpg) and assists (3.3 apg). Toolson also leads the way with 21 made J25 Sat at San Francisco* Stadium 2 pm 3-pointers on 42.0 percent shooting. He is the only BYU player to have hit a 3 in every game. J30 Thu Pepperdine* CBS SN 6:30 pm • Senior forward Yoeli Childs will make his 2019-20 season debut Wednesday night against Utah. In last season’s 74- F1 Sat Saint Mary’s* ESPN2 or ESPNU 8 pm 59 BYU win in the Beehive Classic, Childs posted 31 points on 13 of 16 shooting and 11 rebounds. F6 Thu at Portland* Stadium 7 pm BYU’S PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (BASED ON THE PREVIOUS GAME) F8 Sat San Francisco* BYUtv 7 pm #30 | TJ Haws GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% F13 Thu at Loyola Marymount* ESPN2 or ESPNU 8 pm 9/9 31.4 14.0 2.6 4.1 1.1 .449 .354 .619 F15 Sat at San Diego* CBS SN 7 pm Guard Notes: Named the WCC Player of the Week on Dec. 2 ... hit the game winner as time expired at 6-4 | 170 | Sr. F20 Thu Santa Clara* CBS SN 7 pm Houston ... scored a season-best 20 points vs. Virginia Tech .... has scored in double figures in all F22 Sat Gonzaga* ESPN Networks 8 pm Alpine, Utah nine games this season ... an All-WCC Preseason honoree ... named All-WCC Second Team and F29 Sat at Pepperdine* CBS SN 3 pm Lone Peak HS NABC All-District 9 Second Team in 2018-19 ... 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 9/9 31.6 10.2 3.3 2.3 1.1 .507 .444 .800 # at Vivint Smart Home Arena Guard Notes: Has scored in double figures four times and secured three steals twice ... has hit a 3 in ^ Beehive Classic at Vivint Smart Home Arena 6-2 | 180 | Jr. seven of nine games ... played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Arizona ... appeared in 51 * WCC Game Chandler, Arizona games for the Wildcats ... posted career highs of 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists at Arizona ... All times local to site Arizona was the No. 2 recruit in Arizona and an ESPN Top 100 recruit in the class of 2017 SOCIAL MEDIA #5 | Jake Toolson GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% 9/9 34.4 15.0 4.8 3.3 0.7 .447 .420 .857 Website: www.BYUcougars.com Guard Notes: Scored a BYU career-best 22 points vs. SUU ... has scored in double figures seven times Facebook: /BYUbasketball | /BYUcougars 6-5 | 205 | Sr. this season, including 20-plus twice ... has hit a 3 in every game ... played the previous two Twitter: @BYUbasketball | @BYUcougars Gilbert, Arizona seasons at Utah Valley ... was the 2018-19 WAC Player of the Year ... posted career highs of 27 Instagram: BYUcougars Utah Valley points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists at UVU ... played at BYU from 2014-16 Hashtags: #BYUhoops #GoCougs #33 | Dalton Nixon GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% 9/9 24.4 8.2 4.6 1.8 1.0 .518 .417 .545 **Follow @BYUgamenotes on Twitter for in-game Cougar achieve- Forward Notes: Scored a season-high 14 points on 6 of 7 shooting vs. Virginia Tech ... posted 13 points, 7 6-7 | 215 | Sr. ments, milestones and notes.** rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and 2 steals vs. Southern Utah ... has hit a 3-pointer in seven of nine Orem, Utah games and multiple 3-pointers three times this season ... has appeared in 84 career games and Orem HS made 19 starts ... has career highs of 15 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals #40 | Kolby Lee GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% 9/9 22.4 9.4 3.7 1.7 0.2 .596 .500 .652 Forward Notes: Has shot 50.0 percent or better six times including the last four games ... has scored in 6-9 | 240 | So. double figures in each of the last four games and five of the last six ... in Maui hit 17 of 20 from Meridian, Idaho the field and averaged 12.0 points per game ... posted career highs of 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 Rocky Mountain HS assists at Houston ... made his first career start vs. Cal State Fullerton 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. 7.4 5.1 Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS) Scored a season-best 14 points and added 6 rebounds and 2 steals vs. Montana Tech 3 Blaze Nield G 6-1 185 So. 1.5 0.0 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. 0.6 0.8 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 0.3 Lakewood, Colorado (Chatfield HS) Was a member of the practice squad in 2018-19 21 Trevin Knell G 6-5 190 Fr. 2.6 0.9 Woods Cross, Utah (Woods Cross HS) Hit a pair of 3-pointers for 6 points against Virginia Tech 23 Yoeli Childs F 6-8 225 Sr. 0.0 0.0 South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) All-WCC First Team in 2018-19 ... sitting out the first nine games due to NCAA suspension 24 Evan Troy G 6-5 180 Sr. 0.6 0.6 Longview, Washington (Mark Morris HS) Made his first career 3-pointer against Kansas 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 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. 7.0 4.1 Pocatello, Idaho (Highland HS) Had 11 points, a career-best 8 rebounds and 3 assists vs. Cal State Fullerton #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.