No. 21 All-Time Victories NCAA Division I • 2 National Titles (NIT 1951, 1966) • 28 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 Game 31 – No. 24 BYU at TCU NO. 24 BYU PLAYS AT TCU SATURDAY 2007-08 SCHEDULE Mountain West Conference Champion and 24th-ranked BYU (24-6, 13-2 MWC) will close out the regular season this Saturday playing at TCU (14-14, 6-9) at 7 p.m. CT (6 p.m. MT). The Cougars are coming off a 78-61 victory NOVEMBER against Wyoming on Wednesday, their 12th win in 13 games. The victory secured BYU’s second-straight outright 2 (Fri.) Laval University (Exhibition) 91-60 W MWC title. The Horned Frogs have lost back-to-back games including a 57-36 setback at Air Force Wednesday. 7 (Wed.) Bryant University (Exhibition) 83-53 W Saturday’s game will be televised on The Mtn. The radio broadcast can be heard on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM 10 (Sat.) @ Long Beach State 74-34 W /1160 AM out of Salt Lake City and on the Internet at KSL.com beginning with the pregame show at 6 p.m. CT. 14 (Wed.) Idaho State 90-69 W 16 (Fri.) Jackson State (BYUTV) 100-61 W 20 (Tues.) Hartford (BYUTV/KBYU) 97-73 W UP NEXT 23 (Fri.) vs. No. 6 Louisville (BYUTV/KBYU) 78-76 W BYU will be the No. 1 seed in next week’s MWC Tournament, playing either Wyoming or Colorado State on Thursday (Orleans Arena in Las Vegas) at 12 p.m. PT in Las Vegas. 24 (Sat.) vs. No. 1 North Carolina (ESPN2) 63-73 L (Orleans Arena in Las Vegas) COUGAR QUICK HITS — No. 24 BYU became the first MWC team to win two outright league titles with a 13-2 record in conference play DECEMBER this season. The Cougars also won the MWC crown outright last season. 1 (Sat.) @ Portland (BYUTV) 78-54 W — The Cougars will have a chance to make history on Saturday as a victory would set a BYU record for most regu- 5 (Wed.) Weber State 72-57 W lar-season wins at 25 and an MWC record for most league wins at 14. 8 (Sat.) vs. No. 9 Michigan St. (BYUTV) 61-68 L — BYU is 5-2 on the road in conference play, winning four straight between losses at UNLV and San Diego State. (EnergySolutions Arena in SLC) Overall, BYU is 7-4 in away games this season and 1-2 on a neutral floor. 12 (Wed.) Lamar (The Mtn.) 88-66 W — Two-time reigning MWC Coach of the Year Dave Rose helped make BYU the second-most improved program in 15 (Sat.) Pepperdine (The Mtn.) 86-67 W the nation in his first season with a 20-9 record and guided the Cougars to the outright MWC title and a top-25 21 (Fri.) Southern Utah (The Mtn.) 70-55 W ranking in his second campaign in Provo as the Cougars went 25-9 last season. 29 (Sat.) @ Boise State (BYUTV) 70-73 L — This year’s BYU squad returns two starters among seven lettermen from last year’s outright league leaders (13-3 MWC record) as well as returned missionary Chris Miles, who made six starts as a freshman in 2004-05. JANUARY Headlining BYU’s top returners are 2008 MWC Player of the Year candidates Trent Plaisted, a two-time All-MWC 3 (Thurs.) Loyola Marymount (The Mtn.) 91-62 W Second Team selection in his first two seasons, and Lee Cummard, a versatile junior guard who earned All-MWC 8 (Tues.) @ Wake Forest 62-79 L Third Team honors one year ago. Sophomore forward Jonathan Tavernari and senior guards Sam Burgess and Ben 12 (Sat.) Colorado State (The Mtn.) 92-73 W Murdock are all full-time starters for the first time this season. Burgess and Murdock have contributed solid play 15 (Tues.) @ UNLV (The Mtn.) 41-70 L at the guardline while Tavernari has provided a solid scoring punch. Last year Tavernari followed Plaisted’s lead the 19 (Sat.) @ Utah (VERSUS) 55-52 W prior season by being named the 2007 MWC Freshman of the Year. 23 (Wed.) San Diego State (The Mtn.) 59-56 W 26 (Sat.) New Mexico (The Mtn.) 83-66 W 30 (Wed.) @ Air Force 69-53 W BYU GAME #31 FAST FACTS FEBRUARY BYU COUGARS (24-6, 13-2 MWC) 2 (Sat.) @ Wyoming (The Mtn.) 73-63 W 6 (Wed.) TCU 83-72 W at 13 (Wed.) @ Colorado State 79-65 W 16 (Sat.) UNLV (CSTV) 74-48 W TCU (14-14, 6-9 MWC) 20 (Wed.) Utah (The Mtn.) 67-59 W Saturday, March 8, 2008 23 (Sat.) @ San Diego State (CSTV) 65-69 L Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (7,201) 26 (Tues.) @ New Mexico (The Mtn.) 70-69 OT W Fort Worth, Texas 7 p.m. CT (6 p.m. MT) MARCH 1 (Sat.) Air Force 76-57 W Coaches: .....BYU, Dave Rose (69-24 in third season; same overall) 5 (Wed.) Wyoming (The Mtn.) 78-61 W TCU, Neil Dougherty (75-106 in sixth season; same overall) 8 (Sat.) @ TCU (The Mtn.) 7 p.m. Series: ..........BYU leads, 10-3, after the Cougars’ 83-72 win in Provo on Feb. 6 12-15 MWC Tournament TBD TV: ..................The Mtn. (Bill Doleman, play-by-play; Blaine Fowler, game analyst) (Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas) Radio: ........... KSL Newsradio (102.7 FM/1160 AM) and the Cougar Sports Network (6 p.m. CT pregame show — Greg Wrubell, play-by-play; Mark Durrant, game analyst) Web: .............Live audio and live stats links are available on the basketball schedule page at www.byucougars.com BYU PROBABLE STARTERS POS. # NAME HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / LAST TEAM PPG RPG NOTE F/C 44 Trent Plaisted 6-11 245 Jr. San Antonio, Texas / Clark HS 16.1 8.1 Preseason All-MWC pick; has scored 20+ in six of last eight games F 45 Jonathan Tavernari 6-6 215 So. Sao Bernardo, Brazil / Bishop Gorman HS 13.2 5.4 2007 MWC Freshman/Year; set the BYU single season 3-point record G 30 Lee Cummard 6-7 185 Jr. Mesa, Ariz. / Mesa HS 15.8 6.5 Player of the Year candidate leads MWC shooting .568 from the field G 20 Sam Burgess 6-3 190 Sr. Alpine, Utah / Snow College 8.7 3.6 Scored in double digits 13 times; avg. 11.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg in last 4 games G 24 Ben Murdock 6-2 185 Sr. Bountiful, Utah / Dixie State College 4.2 2.3 5+ assists in 10 games this year; 17th nationally in a/to ratio at 2.55 OFF THE BENCH G 1 Michael Loyd, Jr. 6-1 170 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. / Palo Verde HS 1.9 0.8 Avg 8.7 min/game; had 6 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds vs. AFA G 5 Archie Rose 6-5 205 Jr. Nassau, Bahamas / Lee College 0.8 0.8 JC transfer (Lee College) has played in 18 of 30 games as reserve wing G 14 Nick Martineau 5-11 170 Fr. Fruit Heights, Utah / Davis HS 0.7 0.4 Has appeared in 19 games, averaging 5.8 minutes per game G 32 Jimmer Fredette 6-2 190 Fr. Glens Falls, N.Y. / Glens Falls HS 6.9 0.9 Has hit a three in 21 games; has seen more time at the point recently F 41 Chris Collinsworth 6-9 205 Fr. Provo, Utah / Provo HS 3.0 4.9 Has started six games this season; seven rebounds vs. AFA F/C 54 Chris Miles 6-11 235 So. Provo, Utah / Timpview HS 2.5 1.6 Averaging 11 minutes in MWC play; played in 04-05 before LDS mission REDSHIRTS/OUT DUE TO INJURY F/C 10 Vuk Ivanovic 6-10 250 Sr. Pancevo, Serbia / Seton Hill Univ. 3.3 2.4 Out indefinitely—foot injury; avg. 7.7 minutes in 15 games before injury F/C 53 Gavin MacGregor 6-10 235 Jr. Ridgecrest, Calif. / Burroughs HS -- -- Out—foot injury; has not played this season; played in 11 games last year G 2 Lamont Morgan, Jr. 5-10 170 Jr. Pomona, Calif. / Saddleback CC G 21 Matt Pinegar 6-0 185 Fr. Provo, Utah / Timpview HS F/C 50 James Anderson 6-10 220 Fr. Page, Ariz. / Page HS www.byucougars.com Opponent Info 2007-08 BYU Men’s Basketball LOOKING AT TCU BYU SERIES RECORD VS. TCU BYU vs. TCU TCU returns four starters and eight lettermen Overall Series Record: BYU leads 10-3 STATISTICAL COMPARISON (MWC Rank Overall) from last year’s 13-17 team that tied for eighth BYU Record in Provo: 6-1 (4-1 in the Marriott Center) Season Averages Overall BYU TCU in the Mountain West Conference with a 4-12 BYU Record at TCU: 2-1 (2-1 in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum) record. Coach Neil Dougherty’s squad this year Points Scored/Game 74.8 (1st) 67.7 (7th) BYU Record at Neutral Sites: 2-1 is 14-14 overall and 6-9 in league play, currently Points Allowed/Game 63.3 (5th) 67.3 (7th) BYU Record Under Dave Rose: 6-0 in seventh place. The Horned Frogs have been a Rebounds/Game 39.8 (1st) 35.6 (3rd) BYU Record in Overtime Games: 1-0 team of streaks this year.