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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 4 — BYU vs. Rice (Basketball Travelers) BYU HOSTS BASKETBALL TRAVELERS INVITATIONAL 2008-09 SCHEDULE BYU (3-0) enters day two of the Basketball Travelers Invitational on Friday with a game against Rice at 8:30 p.m. in the NOVEMBER Marriot Center. The Cougars are coming off a 74-41 victory against North Florida and Rice defeated Cal Poly 81-76 in 6 (Thu.) Concordia University (Exhibition) 96-54 W its opening game of the Basketball Travelers Invitation. Also on Friday Cal Poly will take on North Florida at 6 p.m. 11 (Tue.) Georgetown College (Exhibition) 80-53 W 14 (Fri.) Long Beach State 75-65 W BASKETBALL TRAVELERS INVITATIONAL 18 (Tue.) @ Pepperdine 82-53 W Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 20 (Thu.) North Florida* (BYUTV) 74-41 W 5 p.m. Rice 81, Cal Poly 76 21 (Fri.) Rice* (BYUTV) 8:30 p.m. 22 (Sat.) Cal Poly* (BYUTV) 8:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. BYU 74, North Florida 41 29 (Sat.) @ Idaho State 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 DECEMBER 6 p.m. Cal Poly vs. North Florida 3 (Wed.) @ Weber State (KJZZ, BYUTV) 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Rice at BYU 6 (Sat.) vs. Utah State (KJZZ, BYUTV) 5 p.m. (Energy Solutions Arena) 10 (Wed.) Boise State (The Mtn.) 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 13 (Sat.) Portland (The Mtn.) 8 p.m. 6 p.m. North Florida vs. Rice 20 (Sat.) vs. Arizona State^ (FSN) 2:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Cal Poly at BYU (University of Phoenix Stadium) 23 (Tue.) Western Oregon 7 p.m. 30 (Tue.) @ Tulsa 7 p.m. JANUARY 3 (Sat.) Wake Forest (The Mtn.) 6 p.m. 10 (Sat.) @ Colorado State (The Mtn.) 1 p.m. 13 (Tue.) TCU (The Mtn.) 8 p.m. 17 (Sat.) @ New Mexico (VERSUS) 2 p.m. 21 (Wed.) UNLV (CBS C) 8 p.m. 24 (Sat.) San Diego State (The Mtn.) 7 p.m. 27 (Tue.) @ Utah (The Mtn.) 8 p.m. 31 (Sat.) Wyoming (The Mtn.) 4 p.m. FEBRUARY BYU GAME #4 FAST FACTS BYU GAME #5 FAST FACTS 3 (Tue.) @Air Force (The Mtn.) 6 p.m. BYU (3-0) vs. RICE (1-1) BYU (3-0) vs. CAL POLY (0-2) 11 (Wed.) Colorado State (The Mtn.) 6 p.m. Fri., Nov. 21, 2008 • 8:30 p.m. MT Sat., Nov. 22, 2008 • 8:30 p.m. MT 14 (Sat.) @ TCU (The Mtn.) 6:30 p.m. Rice: Ben Braun (1st season at Rice; 552-390 in 32nd Cal Poly Coach: Kevin Bromley (92-125 in 9th season; 17 (Tue.) New Mexico (The Mtn.) 8 p.m. season overall) same overall) 21 (Sat.) @ UNLV (CBS C) 8 p.m. Series: BYU leads 4-2 Series: First Meeting 24 (Tue.) @ San Diego State (The Mtn.) 7:30 p.m. TV: BYUTV (Chris Tunis, play-by-play; Andy Toolson, game TV: BYUTV (Chris Tunis, play-by-play; Andy Toolson, game 28 (Sat.) Utah (CBS C) 3 p.m. analysis; Jarom Jordan, Courtside) analysis) Radio: KSL Newsradio (102.7 FM/1160 AM) and the Radio: KSL X-Stream Audio Channel on KSL.com (8 p.m. MARCH 4 (Wed.) @ Wyoming (The Mtn.) 6 p.m. Cougar Sports Network (7:30 p.m. PT pregame show — PT pregame show — Mark Durrant, play-by-play; Russell 7 (Sat.) Air Force (The Mtn.) 7 p.m. Greg Wrubell, play-by-play; Mark Durrant, game analysis) Larsen, game analysis), live coverage on the X-Stream 11-14 MWC Tournament (Mtn./CBS C/VERSUS) Web: Live audio and live stats links are available on the with tape-delay coverage on KSL Newsradio starting (Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas) basketball schedule page at www.byucougars.com/ with tipoff after BYU-Utah football coverage (10 p.m.) *Basketball Travelers Invitational (Marriott Center) basketball_m/ Web: Live audio and live stats links are available on the ^2008 Stadium Shootout basketball schedule page at www.byucougars.com/ basketball_m/ 2008-09 NUMERICAL ROSTER 2008-09 POS. # NAME HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / LAST TEAM PPG RPG NOTE G/F 1 Charles Abouo 6-5 210 Fr. Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire/ Brewster Academy 6.0 2.7 Hit a three and 6-of-6 from the line for a career-best nine points at Pepp. G 2 Lamont Morgan, Jr. 5-10 170 Jr. Pomona, Calif. / Saddleback CC 1.3 2.3 At Pepperdine had three rebounds, two assists and one steal G 4 *Jackson Emery 6-3 185 So. Alpine, Utah / Lone Peak HS 6.7 2.7 Posted a career-best nine assists to go with nine points at Pepperdine G 5 Archie Rose 6-5 210 Sr. Nassau, Bahamas / Lee College - - Has yet t play this season; is out with an injury G 10 Michael Loyd, Jr. 6-1 170 So. Las Vegas, Nev. / Palo Verde HS - - Is redshirting this season F/C 15 James Anderson 6-10 230 Fr. Page, Ariz. / Page HS 1.0 3.0 Against North Florida posted five boards and three blocks G 20 Matt Pinegar 6-0 190 Fr. Provo, Utah / Timpview HS 1.0 1.0 Posted two points and two rebounds against North Florida G 30 *Lee Cummard 6-7 190 Sr. Mesa, Ariz. / Mesa HS 20.3 7.3 Set a career high with 36 points on 13-of-16 shooting against LBSU G 32 *Jimmer Fredette 6-2 195 So. Glens Falls, N.Y. / Glens Falls HS 9.3 1.7 Had season highs of 16 points and five rebounds at Pepperdine F 34 Noah Hartsock 6-8 215 Fr. Bartlesville, Okla. / Bartlesville HS 3.3 2.7 Scored six points (a career high) and had two boards at Pepperdine F 35 Michael Boswell 6-9 215 Fr. Aloha, Ore. / Aloha HS - - Is redshirting this season G/F 45 *Jonathan Tavernari 6-6 215 Jr. Sao Bernardo, Brazil / Bishop Gorman HS 18.7 7.3 Scored a season-best 25 points against North Florida F/C 53 Gavin MacGregor 6-10 240 Sr. Ridgecrest, Calif. / Burroughs HS 0.7 1.3 Scored two points at Pepperdine F/C 54 *Chris Miles 6-11 235 Jr. Provo, Utah / Timpview HS 9.3 4.0 Scored a season-best 10 points at Pepperdine *Indicates probable starter www.byucougars.com Opponent Info 2008-09 BYU Men’s Basketball BYU SERIES RECORD VS. RICE LOOKING AT RICE Rice is 0-1 to open the 2008-09 season after losing to Portland State, 78-74. Rice led Portland State 38-33 Overall Series Record: BYU leads 4-2 at the half but was outscored 45-38 in the second half. Cory Pflieger scored 17 points to lead Rice while BYU Record in Provo: 3-1 Aleks Perka added 15 points and nine rebounds and Rodney Foster scored eight points and dished out nine BYU Record in Houston: 0-1 assists. Ben Braun is in his first season as the coach of the Owls. He has a career record of 552-390 with BYU Record at Neutral Sites: 1-0 stints at Siena Heights, Eastern Michigan and California. BYU Record under Dave Rose: 0-0 BYU Record in Overtime Games: N/A RICE’S PROBABLE STARTERS Longest BYU Win Streak: 2 (1963-71 and 2000-current) Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Longest Rice Win Streak: 2 (1997-2000) F 43 Aleks Perka 6-7 205 Sr. 11.7 7.5 Largest BYU Margin of Victory: 40 (2002) C 15 Trey Stanton 6-10 230 So. 8.0 3.0 Largest Rice Margin of Victory: 24 (1997) Most Points Scored by BYU: 96 (1971) G 4 Connor Frizzelle 6-1 180 Fr. 8.5 3.5 Most Points Scored by Rice: 78 (1963) G 21 Rodney Foster 6-1 185 Sr. 12.0 3.0 G 32 Cory Pflieger 6-2 185 Jr. 17.0 3.5 12-20-63 Rice 89-78 W 12-29-71 vs. Rice* 96-73 W SERIES NOTES 1-23-97 Rice 59-62 L This will be the seventh meeting between Rice and BYU. The Cougars lead 4-2 and have won the last two 2-22-97 at Rice 44-68 L meetings, including a 96-56 victory in the Marriott Center on Nov. 30, 2002. BYU won the first two meetings 12-9-00 vs. Rice 59-49 W of the series before dropping the next two, one at home and one on the road. The Cougars are 3-1 all-time in 11-30-02 Rice 96-56 W Provo against Rice. *Old Dominion Classic BYU SERIES RECORD VS. NORTH FLORIDA AND CAL POLY LOOKING AT CAL POLY First meeting with Cal Poly. Cal Poly opened the 2008-09 season with a 67-40 loss to Arkansas-Little Rock at home. The Mustangs were led by Titus Shelton’s 15 points and Wes Dipprey added nine points and five boards. Cal Poly is coached by Kevin Bromley, who is in his ninth season at the helm. He has a career record of 92-125. CAL POLY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG G 0 Trae Clark 5-11 185 Sr. 0.0 4.0 G 12 Lorenzo Keeler 6-2 175 Jr. 0.0 0.0 G 23 Shawn Lewis 6-4 210 So.