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 #24 – BYU vs. New Mex i c o BYU HOSTS NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AT 7 P.M. 2003-04 BYU SCHEDULE Riding a four-game winning streak, BYU (16-7, 6-4 MWC) begins a three-game homestand Saturday when it hosts the New Mexico Lobos (13-9, 4-5 MWC) at 7 p.m. (MST) in the Marriott Center. The game is a SportsWest tele- NOVEMBER TIME/RESULT cast (KSL-5 in Salt Lake City and KRQE-TVin Albuquerque), which is also available via ESPN Full Court. The 6 (Thurs.) EA Sports All-Stars (exh.) 75-72 W radio broadcast can be heard on KSLNewsradio 1160, beginning with a one-hour pregame show. Live audio and 11 (Tues.) Northwest Sports (exh.) 104-58 W live stats are available online by selecting the basketball schedule page of the official BYU athletics website, byu- 21 (Fri.) Southern Utah 88-54 W cougars.com. Live audio is also available on KSL.com, via BYU Radio on the Dish Network and at byuradio.org. 26 (Wed.) @ California (SWP-KJZZ) 46-47 L 29 (Sat.) UVSC 84-65 W UP NEXT BYU hosts league-leading Air Force Monday at 8:30 p.m. (MST) in the Marriott Center (SportsWest, KPNZ, Z-24 DECEMBER UPN in Salt Lake City; KXRM in Colorado Springs). 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 (16-7, 6-4) has won four straight games and is currently third in the MWC standings. The preseason 13 (Sat.) Southern California 85-61 W favorite to win the Mountain West Conference, BYU finished nonconference play with a 10-3 record, including the 20 (Sat.) Weber State (SWP-KSL) 86-65 W Cable Car Classic title and wins over No. 25 Oklahoma State and the Pac-10’s USC. BYU returns four starters 23 (Tues.) @ Utah State (KJZZ) 74-76 L from last year’s 23-9 co-championship team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Four-year starter Mark 29-30 @ Cable Car Classic, Santa Clara, Calif. Bigelow and fellow senior Rafael Araujo were both named to the Preseason All-MWC Team. Senior guard Kevin 29 (Mon.)vs. Idaho State 90-66 W Woodberry and junior forward Jared Jensen were starters last season but are primarily come off the bench this 30 (Tues.) @ Santa Clara 68-66 W year. Newcomers include junior transfer Mike Hall and freshmen Garner Meads, Mike Rose and Austin Ainge. Araujo is averaging 18.3 points and 10.3 rebounds to lead BYU this year. Bigelow adds 13.3 points and 3.7 JANUARY rebounds while Hall contributes 12.6 points and 3.6 rebounds. First-year starter Luiz Lemes, a senior combo guard 2 (Fri.) Saint Mary's (SWP-KSL) 70-55 W in his second year in Provo, leads the team in assists (4.5). As a team, the Cougars shoot .478 from the floor, .342 7 (Wed.) @ North Carolina State (ESPN2) 62-89 L on threes, and .734 from the line while scoring 73.1 points per game. BYUallows 64.4 points while the opposition 12 (Mon.)*@ San Diego State (SWP-KSL)^61-65 L has shot .446 from the field and .327 from behind the arc. BYU has an average rebounding advantage of 5.9. 17 (Sat.) *Colorado State (SWP-KSL)^ 82-53 W 19 (Mon.)*Wyoming (SWP-KSL)^ 78-64 W 24 (Sat.) *@ Air Force(SWP-KSL)^ 52-74 L GAME #24 FAST FACTS (MWC GAME #11) 26 (Mon.)*@ New Mexico (ESPN) 63-65 L 31 (Sat.) *@ Utah (ESPN+)^ 56-64 L BYU COUGARS (16-7, 6-4 MWC) vs. NEW MEXICO LOBOS (13-9, 4-5 MWC) SAT U R D A Y, FEB. 21, 2004 FEBRUARY MA R R I O T T CENTER (22,700) 7 (Sat.) *UNLV (ESPN+)^ 64-61 W PROVO, UTAH 9 (Mon.) *San Diego State ( ESPN) 83-69 (OT) W 7:07 p.m. (MST) 14 (Sat.) *@ Wyoming (ESPN+)^ 67-53 W 16 (Mon.)*@ Colorado State (ESPN) 79-73 W Coaches: .BYU, Steve Cleveland (124-85 in seventh year; same overall) 21 (Sat.) *New Mexico (SWP-KSL)^ 7 p.m. UNM, Ritchie McKay (23-27 in second year; 106-116 in eighth year overall) 23 (Mon.)*Air Force (SWP-TBA)^ 8:30 p.m. Series: . .BYU leads, 65-48; First meeting this year: UNM won 65-63 in Albuquerque on Jan. 26 MARCH TV: . .SportsWest Productions (KSL-5 in Salt Lake City; KRQE-TV in Albuquerque; ESPN Full Court) 1 (Mon.) *Utah (ESPN) 10 p.m. Air Time: 7 p.m. (MST) 6 (Sat.) *@ UNLV (ABC)^ 12:30 p.m. Play-by-Play: Tom Kirkland 11-13 MWC Tournament @ Pepsi Center, Denver, Colo. Game Analyst: Craig Hislop ESPN, ESPN+ Radio: . .KSL Newsradio 1160 AM (Cougar Sports Network) -------------- Pregame Air Time: 6 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 . 3 3. 7 Four-year starter scored game-high 21 at Wyoming F 41 Garner Meads 6-8 230 Fr. Salt Lake City, UT / Brighton HS 4.7 3.2 Has 11 starts, including career-high 19-point game vs. SDSU C 55 Rafael Araujo 6-11 280 Sr. Sao Paulo, Brazil /Arizona Western College 18.3 10.3 Second-year starter having All-American-caliber season G 1 Mike Hall 6-3 205 Jr. San Bernardino, CA / Dixie State College 12.6 3.6 NJCAA All-American led BYU last week with 16.5 ppg G 4 Luiz Lemes 6-3 180 Sr. Sao Paulo, Brazil / E. Okla. St. College 7. 8 3. 3 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. 3 1. 7 Has made five starts; held Wyoming’s Jay Straight to 5 points G 2 Mike Rose 6-2 180 Fr. Houston, TX/Spring Woods HS 4. 2 0. 7 Set BYU record of 8 treys vs. SUU; shoots .451 on 3FG F 5 Jake Shoff 6-9 265 Sr. Alpine, UT / Weber State 2.3 2.7 Res e r ve post sparked run at CSU with season-high 9 points G 10 Terry Nashif 5-10 165 Jr.Vancouver, WA / Evergreen HS 1. 2 1. 2 Af ter out 3 games (mononucleosis); has not played last two G 13 Austin Ainge 6-2 180 Fr. Gilbert, AZ / Highland HS 1.4 0.4 Missed first 9 games (injury); has appeared in 7 games G/F 15 Mike Dresser 6-5 195 Fr. Sacramento, CA / Casa Roble HS 1.3 0.3 Walk-on added to roster since USC game; limited play F 52 Jared Jensen 6-9 250 Jr.West Haven, UT / Fremont HS 4. 2 2. 1 Missed first UNM game as one of straight games out with injury 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 NEW MEXICO LOBOS New Mexico returns six lettermen from last year’s team that finished 10-18 and has added some talented BYU vs. NEW MEXICO SERIES BREAKDOWN newcomers. The Lobos are 13-9 this year, including a fourth-place 4-5 MWC mark. They are coming off a Overall Series Record: BYU leads 65-48 51-50 loss at league-leading Air Force last Saturday. UNMis 13-3 at home and 0-6 on the road this year. BYU Record in Provo: 42-16 In league play, the Lobos lost at Wyoming (82-77), at UNLV (89-80), at SDSU(72-68), at Air Force (51- BYU Record in Albuquerque: 22-32 50) and at home to the Falcons (68-42). Lobo league wins have been in The Pit over Utah (70-54), BYU BYU Record at Neutral Sites: 4-3 (65-63), CSU (63-51) and Wyoming (87-75).New Mexico has had a full roster now for the past 16 games BYU Record under Steve Cleveland: 9-7 BYU Record in Overtime Games: 1-3 (1-1 Rd, 0-2 Hm) since transfers Troy DeVries from Portland State and Danny Granger from Bradley became eligible to play. Last Overtime Game: 1994, lost in Provo, 82-84 The Lobos are led by Granger who is scoring 20.8 points and pulling down 9.0 rebounds. Four Lobos score Longest BYU Win Streak: 14 (1950-57) in double figures as Granger is supported in the scoring column by David Chiotti (13.2), Javin Tindall Longest New Mexico Win Streak: 5 (1996-98) (12.7), and DeVries (11.6).